UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW

Computing at Glasgow University
 

Research groups

 

Human Computer Interaction

The Glasgow Interactive Systems Group (GIST) focuses on ubiquitous computing, mobility, multimodal interaction, visualisation and modelling. Key areas are:

  • mobile, wireless and ubiquitous computing
  • interactive system architectures
  • multimodal interaction (haptics and non-speech sound)
  • interfaces for blind, visually impaired people and older people
  • collaborative filtering visualisation and information retrieval
  • accident analysis and safety critical systems
  • dynamics and interaction
  • user modelling and pattern recognition
  • theories of information representation
Our research has a strong focus on users as well as computing science, therefore the group is multi-disciplinary with members drawn from the Departments of Computing Science, Psychology, Community Health and Music. We also have strong links with other universities and companies, such as the Universities of Strathclyde, Nottingham, The Hamilton Institute, Grenoble and Toulouse, Nokia, NASA and IBM.

Keywords: Accident analysis and human error; design and evaluation of human computer interfaces to mobile devices; multi-modal interaction; gesture recognition; machine learning; use of sound in interfaces; applications of haptic (force feedback) and mobile technology.

Academic Staff: Prof Stephen A Brewster, Dr Matthew J Chalmers, Mr Philip Gray, Prof Chris W Johnson, Prof Roderick Murray-Smith, Dr Helen C Purchase, Dr Karen V Renaud.

Associated Links: Glasgow Interactive Systems Group, Glasgow Accident Analysis Group, Multimodal Interaction Group, The EQUATOR Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration, The Dynamics and Interaction group.

Research Assistants and Research Students: Dr Andrew Crossan, Mr Tilman Dingler, Mr John Ferguson, Dr Malcolm Hall, Dr Marilyn McGee-Lennon, Dr David McGookin, Mr Donald McMillan, Dr Alistair Morrison, Mr Ciaran Owens, Mr Stefan Raue, Dr Stuart Reeves, Miss Julie Rico, Mr Scott Sherwood, Mr David Warnock, Dr John Williamson.

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