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Dr Dimitra Gkatzia 

Associate Professor
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

 0131 455 2793

  D.Gkatzia@napier.ac.uk

   

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Dr Dimitri Darzentas 

Lecturer
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

 0131 455 4799

  D.Darzentas@napier.ac.uk

  

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Prof Kenny Mitchell 

Professor
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

 0131 455 4779

  K.Mitchell2@napier.ac.uk

   

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Dr David Brazier 

Lecturer
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

 0131 455 3202

  D.Brazier@napier.ac.uk

   

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Ahmed Shalabi 

Research Student
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

  A.Shalabi@napier.ac.uk

  

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Mr Callum Egan 

Research Technician
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

 0131 455 2790

  callum.egan@napier.ac.uk

   

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Mr. Ethan Robson 

Student Experience
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

  E.Robson2@napier.ac.uk

  

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Dr Alan Cannon 

Research Fellow
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

 0131 455 2437

  A.Cannon@napier.ac.uk

  

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Dr Ashley Morton FHEA, PhD, MRes, MSc, MChem

Lecturer
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

 0131 455 2408

  A.Morton@napier.ac.uk

  

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Dr Iain McGregor 

Associate Professor
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

 0131 455 2788

  I.McGregor@napier.ac.uk

  

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Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education

Journal Article
Helgason, I., Encinas, E., Mitrovic, I., & Smyth, M. (2022)
Speculative and Critical Design: approaches and influences in education. Interaction Design and Architecture(s) IxDetA, 5-7. https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-051-001psi
As guest editors of this special edition we are delighted to present this selection of papers responding to our call about Speculative and Critical Design in education. The re...

“He’s adorable and I want to take him home”. Trust Perceptions Before and After First-Time Encounters with Social Robots

Conference Proceeding
Sobolewska, E., Vanderschantz, N., & Bitcon, F. (2021)
“He’s adorable and I want to take him home”. Trust Perceptions Before and After First-Time Encounters with Social Robots. In Proceedings of the BCS 34th British HCI Conference 2021 (324-328). https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2021.35
For users who have not interacted with a robot their perceptions are shaped by society, inculturation, and popular media. With the steady increase of robots in workplaces, dur...

“I would call them, it seems faster”. The state of Telemedicine in Scotland.

Conference Proceeding
Sfakakis, G., & Sobolewska, E. (2021)
“I would call them, it seems faster”. The state of Telemedicine in Scotland. In Proceedings of the BCS 34th British HCI Conference 2021 (220-225). https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2021.23
The novel Coronavirus pandemic has affected the way people interact with others and services. Online re-mote solutions have been proposed for most interactions including healt...

Hearing Abilities Assessment

Patent
McGregor, I. (2024)
Hearing Abilities Assessment. W O 2024/041821 A1. World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau
A method for assessing hearing abilities of a human person having two ears, the method comprising: - providing two audio signals to two respective ear speakers at a person's c...

What Do Robots Sound Like? Ep 01 - Dr Iain McGregor

Digital Artefact
McGregor, I. (2024)
What Do Robots Sound Like? Ep 01 - Dr Iain McGregor. [Podcast]
Interviews on the topic of sound for human-robot interactions. Game audio designer Ali Tocher enjoys long form conversations with a wide range of guests. This episode’s guest ...

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Walks & Waterfalls Innovation Voucher

2018 - 2018
Walks and Waterfalls is a multi-channel interactive project intended to design and roadmap a blended experience between a fine art photography book, a mobile augmented reality app and physical locatio...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £5,000

The Sound Beneath Our Feet

2022 - 2022
This project will develop an immersive audio installation in which to experience sonified seismic data from volcanic activity. The environment will foster new ways of experiencing data from both scien...
Funder: Arts & Humanities Research Council | Value: £4,915

ENSEMBLE Performing Together Apart: Enhancing Immersive Multi-Location Co-Performance in Real Time

2018 - 2018
The feeling of being immersed within a live performance by an ensemble of world class musicians can be a deeply engaging and highly valued cultural experience for audiences as well as for the performe...
Funder: Arts & Humanities Research Council | Value: £58,268

Information for Action on Climate Change

2017 - 2019
The challenge that climate change poses to humanity and the natural environment is critical and well documented. Faced with such an unprecedented challenge, three responses are needed: drastic cuts in...
Funder: V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation | Value: £3,120

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Smart energy monitoring technology to achieve low carbon homes

2007 - 2015
If the UK is to address its energy reduction targets, it is vital to understand energy use behaviours and to devise technology that positi...
Dr Jon Stinson | Director of Studies: Prof Sean Smith | Second Supervisor: Prof John Currie

1994 - 1997
Prof Kenny Mitchell | Director of Studies: Prof Jessie Kennedy | Second Supervisor: Peter Barclay

Adaptive video game sound based on inherent skill level utilising selective attention

2022 - 2025
In video games, selective attention can be utilised to increase a player’s engagement by adapting the sound design ...
Mr. Ethan Robson | Director of Studies: Dr Iain McGregor | Second Supervisor: Dr Balandino Di Donato

Complex pleasures: designing optional interactions for public spaces

2008 - 2017
This research will investigate the nature of interactions between people and experience-oriented technologies such as new-media artw...
Dr Ingi Helgason | Director of Studies: Dr Michael Smyth

Soundscape mapping: comparing listening experiences

0 - 2011
The perceived auditory environment is an increasingly important part of people’s everyday interactive experiences. While sound design is an establish...
Dr Iain McGregor | Director of Studies: Prof David Benyon | Second Supervisor: Dr Phil Turner

Interactive Visualisation Tools for Supporting Taxonomists Working Practice

2001 - 2006
The necessity for scientists and others to use consistent terminology has recently been regarded as fundamental to advancing ...
Dr Alan Cannon | Director of Studies: Prof Jessie Kennedy

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Augusto Esteves will be delivering a seminar at the University of Bath

22 November 2017
Augusto Esteves has been invited by the HCI group at the University of Bath to deliver a seminar on his work on motion matching input for the Internet-of-Things (IoT). Abstract: Motion matching is a...

Augusto Esteves was featured in The Conversation and EconoTimes

9 October 2017
The articles cover the work published at ICMI '17, exploring the use of head-mounted displays as opera glasses, with the goal of delivering an egalitarian user experience during live events. Links bel...

Emilia Sobolewska - Best Paper Award at British HCI 2017

4 July 2017
Work titled "Tailoring Methodological Bricolage to Investigate Non-Discretionary use of digital technology" by Emilia Sobolewska awarded Best Paper at British HCI 2017 Conference

Augusto presented a demo of his work at the SICSA DEMOfest'16

11 November 2016
SICSA DEMOfest is the annual technology showcase of leading Informatics and Computer Science research from Scottish Universities and it creates an environment for industry partners and academics to co...

Augusto was invited by Prsma to join Lisbon's Web Summit'16

7 November 2016
Augusto joined 53,056 tech CEOs, founders, startups, investors and political leaders driving change across the world in Lisbon for the Web Summit. Over 2,000 of the world’s leading media attended. Tog...

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The SENSORIUM Launch

Edinburgh Napier University, Merchiston Campus 10 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5DT
9 November 2017

UX Scotland Presentation

Edinburgh, Scotland
12 June 2018 - 14 June 2018

UX Spring Special

School of Computing, Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh Napier University; The Whitespace, Norloch House, 36 King's Stables Road
7 April 2019 - 11 April 2019

CymaSense: A Novel Audio-Visual Therapeutic Tool for People on the Autism Spectrum - School of Computing Seminar Series

Core44, Room C44, Merchiston Campus
24 October 2017

Design in Business - School of Computing Seminar Series

Core44, room c44, Merchiston campus
11 January 2017

CI Studio event

Glassroom, Edinburgh Napier University, Merchiston Campus 10 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5DT
3 April 2019

Research in the School of Simulation and Visualisation at The Glasgow School of Art - School of Computing Seminar Series

Core44, room C44, Merchiston campus
27 June 2017

SICSA HCI All Hands Meeting

The Glass Room Merchiston Campus Edinburgh Napier University Edinburgh EH10 5DT
12 December 2017

Building Socially Intelligent Software - School of Computing Seminar Series

CORE 44, Merchiston Campus
12 January 2018

IT4U: Eye-tracking

C19, Merchiston, Edinburgh Napier University.
16 June 2016 - 22 June 2016