PEOPLE

HEAD OF GROUP

Pat Healey email Human Interaction, Collaboration, Miscommunication

DEPUTY HEAD OF GROUP

Matthew Purver email Computational Linguistics (aka Natural Language Processing), Dialogue, Social Media

PRIMARY FACULTY

Paul Curzon email Interaction Design in Healthcare, Computer Science Education and Public Engagement, Formal Methods for Interaction Design
Haim Dubossarsky email
Julian Hough email Embodied dialogue modelling, Spoken dialogue systems, Communicative grounding
Julia Ive email Text Generation, Machine Translation, Biomedical NLP, Multimodal Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning
Shalom Lappin email Computational Linguistics, Semantics, Probabilistic Models, Machine Learning
Maria Liakata email Longitudinal Models for NLP, Opinion Mining and Summarisation, Cross-domain Textual Similarity and Knowledge Transfer, Social and Biomedical Applications of NLP, Rumour Verification.
Athen Ma email Complex Systems and Network Idiosyncrasy, Networked Innovation, Evolution of Ecological Networks
Usman Naeem email Mobile Sensing, Context Awareness, Educational Technologies, Behaviour Analysis
Eran Padumadasa email Human Computer Interaction, Human Decision Making, Privacy and Surveillance
Marcus Pearce email Music Perception and Cognition, Empirical Aesthetics, Cognitive Neuroscience
Massimo Poesio email Anaphora interpretation, Games-with-a-purpose for NLP, semantic interpretation in dialogues, brain data for computational linguistics, deception detection
Karen Shoop email Intelligent Agents
Tony Stockman email Auditory Displays, Interactional Sounds and Haptics, Cross-modal Collaboration
Laurissa Tokarchuk email Data Driven Human Computer Interaction, Mobile and Location based games, Social Computing and Mobile Sensing
Geraint A. Wiggins email Computational Creativity, Music Cognition, Cognitive Architectures
Arkaitz Zubiaga email Social Media Mining, Social Data Science, Computational Social Science, Natural Language Processing

ASSOCIATE FACULTY

Nick Bryan-Kinns email Creativity and Cognition, Interactional Sound and Music, Engagement
Ildar Farkhatdinov email Multimodal Human-Robot interaction with applications in Robot Control, Rehabilitation and Virtual Reality
Anne Hsu email Human Computer Interaction, Behavioural Change, Legal Reasoning
Lorenzo Jamone email Robot Learning and Cognition
Isabelle Mareschal email Visual perception, Social Neuroscience, Eye gaze
Alan McElligott email Animal Cognition, Animal Welfare, Vocal communication
Magda Osman email Dynamic Decision Making, Problem Solving, Agency and Control
Charalampos Saitis email Auditory Semantics and Aesthetics, Musical Acoustics and Haptics, Crossmodal Correspondences

PHD CANDIDATES

Raneem Alharthi email Data Science, Prediction Systems, AI, ML.
Rabab Alkhalifa email Temporal Data Mining, Cross-lingual Models, Social Media Analysis
Dina Almanea email Artificial intelligence, Deep Learning Models, Social Media Analysis
Abdulrahman Aloraini
Juan Alvarado email Evaluating Creativity in Generated Text
Nick Ballou
Jorge Del Bosque email Spoken Dialogue Systems, Linguistic Computational Creativity, User Modelling
Mark Dorling email Computer Science Education, Concept Maps
Alex Fletcher
Rémi de Fleurian email Music Cognition, Empirical Aesthetics
Rosella Galindo email Embodied Interaction, Collaboration, Participatory Performance in HCI
Yujian Gan
Tom Gurion email Non-verbal social interaction, Virtual reality
Janosch Haber
Edward Hall email Probabilistic modelling of thematic development and structural coherence in music
Muhammad Irfan
Parisa Jamadi email Natural Language Processing, Stance Prediction, Cross-target representations, Social Media Analysis, Deep Learning
Aiqi Jiang email Hate Speech Detection, Cross-linguistic Text Analysis, Machine Learning, Deep Learning
Anna Nolda Nagele email Wearable Technology, Interaction Design, Posthumanism
Pakawat Nakwijit email Natural Language Processing, Cross-lingual Models, Asian Languages
Shamila Nasreen email Alzheimers Disease Symptom Detection in Dialogue, conversational analysis in Health Care
Soomi Park email Symbolic Interactionism, Embarrassment, Social Robotics, Speculative Design
Jack Ratcliffe email Virtual Reality, Immersion, Learning Cognition
Morteza Rohanian email Natural Language Processing, Multimodal Machine Learning
Sophie Skach email Textile Sensing, Social Interaction, Non-Verbal Behaviour
Alexandra Uma email Computational modelling of ambiguous anaphoric expressions
Jane Waite email Computational Thinking in Early Years and Primary Education, Programming in Education, Girls in Computing
Vivek Warriar
George Wright email Natural Language Processing,Deep learning,Machine learning
Wenjie Yin email Natural language processing, machine learning, hate speech detection
Peiling Yi email Natural language processing
Hassan Zaal
Xia Zeng email Natural Language Processing, Fact-checking, Semantics

RESEARCH STAFF

Derya Çokal
Mladen Karan email NLP (dialogue, personality analysis, abusive language, cross-lingual models)
Prashant Khare email Natural Language Processing, Language Interaction, Dialogue, Machine Learning, Social Data Science
Doruk Kicikoglu email Games-with-a-purpose for NLP
Elena Kochkina email Misinformation detection, Stance classification, Social Media
Chris Madge email Games-with-a-purpose for NLP
Silviu Paun email Bayesian inference and NLP
Ravi Shekhar email Natural Language Processing, Cross-Lingual Representation, Language and Vision Interaction
Hamit Soyel email Interaction Design in Healthcare, Healthcare, Creative Arts and Science Outreach App Development, sensing and modelling multimodal human affective states
Adam Tsakalidis email Longitudinal Models for NLP, Applications of NLP in Mental Health, Computational Social Science
Juntao Yu email Dependency parsing, mention extraction, anaphoric interpretation

VISITING SCHOLARS

Stephen Clark
Mariona Coll-Ardanuy email Linguistics, Social networks, Information theory (Statistical methods & theory), Pattern recognition and Natural language processing
Roger Dean email Computational Creativity, Improvisation, Music Cognition, Musical affect
Ruth Kempson email Dialogue Modelling (Language as Interaction), Dialogue, Communication
Ann Light email Design for Sustainability, Technology & Mediation, Digital Interdependence
Natasa Milic-Frayling email Digital Content Management, Communication, Social Interaction

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

Jo Brodie email CS4FN, Teaching London Computing, Public Engagement, Science Communication

ALUMNI

Kat Agres email Music Cognition, Learning & Memory, Change Detection
A-STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore
Vincent Akkermans email Computational Creativity, Creative Processes, Machine Learning
Saul Albert email Conversation Analysis, Aesthetics, Ethnomethodology
Department of Communication and Media, University of Loughborough
Carlos Armendariz email Computational Linguistics
Pollie Barden email Participatory Design in HCI with Older People, Actor Network Theory in Telematic Interactions, Game Design
Trevor Bragg email Computer Science Education
Nela Brown email Human-Computer Interaction for Children
Sophie Chesney email Detecting Sensationalism in the News
Marcus Colman email Intersubjectivity, Human Interaction, Experimental Social Psychology
KMPT (Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust)
Shauna Concannon email Dialogue, (Dis)agreement
Newcastle University
Ioana Dalca email Cognitive & Affective Science, Music Psychology, Empirical Aesthetics
Diogo Cortiz email Applied Natural Language Processing, AI Ethics and Governance, HCI
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo – PUC-SP, Brazil
Maximilian Droog Hayes email Automatic Summarization, Computational Creativity, Natural Language Processing
Sam Duffy email Music Tuition, Interaction, Embodiment
University College London
Arash Eshghi email Dialogue, Computational Linguistics
Heriot-Watt University
Henrietta Eyre email Computational Creativity, Multi-Agent Systems, Philosophy of Language
Black Swan Data
Marjan Falahrastegar email Privacy, Recommendation
Christine Farion email Wearables, Forgetfulness & Distributed Cognition, Embedded Systems
Maryam Fatemi email Social Computing, Recommendation
Robin Fencott email Design and Evaluation of Collaborative Music Software, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, New interfaces for Musical Expression
Feng Feng email Crossmodal interaction, Multimodal information processing, Sonification and Haptics
Chrisantha Fernando email Cognitive Robotics, Darwinian Neurodynamics, Artificial Creativity and Curiosity
Google DeepMind
Christopher Frauenberger email Interaction Design, Assistive Technologies, Child Computer Interaction
U. Sussex
Colombine Gardair email Interaction and Communication, Audience, Media
Sascha Griffiths email Human-Robot Interaction, Embedded Systems, Dialogue
University of Hamburg
Niall Gunter email Language Use & Demographic Attributes, Social Networks, Twitter
OpenBet Ltd
Michael Harrison email Modelling and analysis of interactive devices and ubiquitous systems
Peter Harrison email Statistical modelling of polyphonic music
Hamed Haddadi email Social Computing, Online Advertising, Privacy
Imperial College London
Thomas Hedges email Computational Creativity, Music Cognition, Musicology
Christine Howes email Interaction, Dialogue, Communication
University of Gothenburg
Huayi Huang email Distributed Communication in Patient Safety, HCI, Causal Inference in the Real World
Gibson Ikoro email Social Computing, Interaction, Communication
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester
Matthew Jarvis email Wearable Computing, Sensors and Sensing, Affective Computing
Kleomenis Katevas email Mobile Sensing, Crowd Behaviour, Human-Computer Interaction
Antonios Kaniadakis email Information Systems, Economic Sociology, Innovation Studies and Management
Brunel University London
Nicole Karakin email Embodied Cognition, Movement Qualities, Somatics
Mary Lavelle email Schizophrenia, Social Interaction, Coordination
King’s College London
Jeni Maleshkova email Visual Arts, Design, Media Technology
Fiore Martin email Multimodal Interaction, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, Accessibility
Paolo Masci email HCI for Safety-Critical Systems, Formal Methods, Distributed Cognition Systems
NASA/NIA
Stephen McGregor email Computational Creativity, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind
Oussama Metatla email Multimodal and Crossmodal Interaction, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, Accessibility
University of Bristol
Dmitrijs Milajevs email Distributional Semantics, Dialogue, Machine learning
Gregory Mills email Interaction, (Mis)communication, Conventionalization
Mariano Mora email Computational Creativity, Emergent Systems, Deep Learning
Chrystie Myketiak email Communication, Discourse, Sociolinguistics
University of Brighton
George Papatzanis email User Experience and Usability
HMRC
Nicola Plant email Embodied Interaction, Intersubjectivity, Empathy
Kavin Preethi Narasimhan email Interaction, Media, Communication
University of Surrey
Rimvydas Ruksenas
Sasha Scott email Mediatized Ritual, Affective Performance, Social Media
European Broadcasting Union
Sandra Servia email Social Data Mining
Yading Song email Music Perception, Music Psychology, Music Cognition
Lida Theodorou email Non-verbal Behavior, Audience, Social sensing
Bogdan Vera email Networked Musical Interaction, Machine Learning, Prediction Algorithms
Xinyue Wang email Social Computing, Event Characterization
Sonia Wilkie email Psychoacoustics, Audio Technology, DSP
Graham White email Formal Reasoning about Action, Metaphysics
Leshao Zhang email Human (Computer) Interaction, Virtual Reality