Mike Sharples is Professor of Learning Sciences and Director of the Learning Sciences Research Institute at the University of Nottingham. He has an international reputation for research in mobile learning and the design of learning technologies. He inaugurated the mLearn conference series and is President of the International Association for Mobile Learning.  As Deputy Scientific Manager of the Kaleidoscope Network of Excellence in Technology Enhanced Learning he coordinated a network of 1100 researchers across 90 European research centres.   His current projects include PI: Personal Inquiry, a collaboration with the Open University UK to develop 21st century science learning between formal and informal settings, a national survey of social networked learning at home and school, and undertaking research on curriculum and pedagogy to inform the UK Government’s Harnessing Technology Strategy. Recent projects include MyArtSpace for mobile learning in museums and the L-Mo project with Sharp Laboratories of Europe to develop handheld technologies for language learning. He is author of 160 publications in the areas of interactive systems design, artificial intelligence and educational technology.

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