Education Background:
2012-2018 PhD. in Computer Science, Anglia Ruskin University, UK.
2007-2009 MSc. in Information Systems, University of Sheffield, UK.
2004-2007 BSc. in Business Information Systems, London Metropolitan University, UK.
Previous Employment:
2023-2024 Lecturer and Module Leader in Game Development dBs Institute,UK.
2021-2022 Lead Frontend Developer, JD Sports,UK.
2019-2021 Web Developer, PHMG,UK.
2012-2018 Associate Lecturer and Researcher, Anglia Ruskin University,UK.
Research Interests:
Worldbuilding and Virtual Worlds, Virtual Reality and Video Games, Digital Media Design and Development
Research Results（selected）：
Recent Papers:
Sawyerr, W. (2026) ‘Indirect Utility Maximization via Second-Order Agents’, in Proceedings of the 18th International Workshop on Immersive Mixed and Virtual Environment Systems (MMVE ’26). New York: Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 15–20. doi: 10.1145/3798090.3799679.
Sawyerr, W. (2026) ‘A Symbolic Virtual World for Training Agents in Cross-World Exploration’, in Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on the Modelling and Implementation of Digital Twins for Complex Systems. Verona, Italy, 8–9 June 2026.
Talks:
Sawyerr, W., Ji, J., Qi, Y., Wang, J. and Zhang, Z. (2025) Talk on Artificial Intelligence in Practice at the 2025 Conference on Intelligent Integration Cross-Boundary: Interdisciplinary Innovation and Future Landscape of Design Disciplines in the AI Era. Xiamen, China, 22-24 November 2025. Jimei University.
Community:
Judge at the 2025 Xiamen International Animation Festival Golden Dolphin Awards (Virtual Reality Track)
