AI for Human Representation and Understanding in Mixed Reality

Imagine being able to have a conversation with someone who is hundreds of miles away, but it feels like they are actually there. Technology which can achieve this would change society - bringing distant family and friends closer together, transforming the way we work and reducing carbon footprints. However, creating compelling interactive experiences involving other people in mixed reality and the metaverse is a challenging task combining expertise in computer vision, graphics, AI and engineering. In this talk I will examine some of the technologies required to make this a reality and the challenges ahead.