People

Faculty

Stephen Brewster

I lead the Multimodal Interaction group, part of GIST. My research focuses on using multiple sensory modalities and control mechanisms (particularly hearing, touch and gesture) to create a rich, natural interaction between human and computer. My work has a strong experimental focus, applying perceptual research to practical situations.

stephen@dcs.gla.ac.uk
http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~stephen

Post-docs

Mark McGill

I'm a Research Fellow, focusing on VR/AR/MR. I've done research on shared mixed reality experiences and interfaces, mixed reality productivity, passenger VR and multi-user TV, with a focus on the weird and wonderful of new classes of display.

mark.mcgill@glasgow.ac.uk
http://www.markmcgill.co.uk/
 @MarkHCI

Gang Li

Gang grew up in an inland province in China, and in 2007 completed his undergraduate degree in Electronic Information/Communication Engineering at Nanchang Aeronautical University, China. While working on his Bachelor’s of Engineering and for some time after, he became interested in healthcare technologies due to family background. He had been thinking about how people's physiological data can be monitored in a real-time manner and accordingly some targeted interventions can be designed and developed. Intrigued by this, he decided to continue his education at Pusan National University at Busan, South Korea where he completed a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2010. There he studied how to develop surface electromyography (EMG) sensor system and how to apply it to people's negative emotion recognition from the perspective of the emotional motor system. This research experience made him realized that he was interested in pursuing a career in academia. Eager to see how people's brain works, Gang worked towards his PhD under the mentorship of Wan-Young Chung in the School of Electronic Engineering at the Pukyong National University at the same city, Busan. His research developed a fully wearable and AI-driven neuromodulation system to detect and intervene in driver's drowsiness. Now he is a postdoc research associate at the University of Glasgow. He is designing and developing novel brain monitoring and intervention tools to impact the cognitive and mental health aspects of consumer VR users.

lixiaogang110217@hotmail.com
https://sites.google.com/view/riverli

Patrizia Di Campli San Vito

I'm a research associate currently working on the RadioMe project, which aims to help people with mild dementia while still living in their own home. I did my PhD on thermal in car applications and am still doing work on haptics in the driving environment.

Patrizia.DiCampliSanVito@glasgow.ac.uk
 Patrizia Di Campli San Vito

Daniel Medeiros

I am currently a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. I received my PhD in Information Systems and Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, a Msc in Informatics from Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and a Bsc in Computer Science from Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Brazil. At INESC-ID I joined the Visualization and Intelligent Multimodal Interfaces Group at INESC-ID Lisbon. During my Msc I was part of the Virtual Reality and Digital Entertainment Group at Tecgraf Institute/PUC-Rio, where I developed Virtual Reality applications for the oil and gas industry. My main interests include Virtual Reality, 3D User Interfaces, Augmented Reality and Human-Computer Interaction.

Daniel.PiresdeSaMedeiros@Glasgow.ac.uk

Graham Wilson

I am a Research Fellow in Virtual and Augmented Reality, working on the Viajero project. I am designing novel XR interfaces for vehicle passengers, and am interested in the beneficial and problematic uses of VR/AR in terms of mental health, wellbeing and cognition.

graham.wilson@glasgow.ac.uk
Google Scholar
 @grahamwHCI

Students

Yosuef Alotaibi

I am a PhD student doing research in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Glasgow. My research is on the perception of Electrotactile feedback and its use to convey information in haptic interfaces.

y.alotaibi.1@research.gla.ac.uk

Shaun Macdonald

I am currently research Affective Haptics using novel Vibrotactile and Thermotactile stimuli, with the aim of creating discrete, calming and pleasant interactions to bring comfort to people with social anxiety undergoing exposure. Degree: Graduated from The University of Glasgow with a 2:1 BSc(Hons) in Computing Science in 2018. Office: Lilybank Gardens F141

s.macdonald.5@research.gla.ac.uk
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/computing/researchstudents/shaunmacdonald/#/
 @TQ_tarquin  Shaun Macdonald

Joseph O'Hagan

I think a lot about how to increase a VR user's awareness of reality - what this means, how to do it, why to do it. Previously I've wasted a lot of time thinking about spheres, graph theory and social VR experiences.

j.ohagan.1@research.gla.ac.uk

Laura Bajorunaite

I am a PhD student doing research on social acceptability of Virtual and Augmented Reality technologies in travelling contexts as part of the Viajero Project. I have completed my MSc in Human-Computer Interaction with distinction at Nottingham University in 2018. Since then I have worked as a module tutor and a research assistant at Nottingham University and started my PhD in Glasgow in 2019.

laura.bajorunaite@gmail.com
 Laura Bajorunaite

Florian Mathis

I am doing a Research PhD in Human-Computer Interaction with a focus on Usable Privacy and Security. The objective of my PhD is to investigate the suitability of Virtual Reality as a test-bed for usability, security, and privacy evaluations. I am part o the Glasgow Interactive SysTems (GIST) research section and the Edinburgh Technology Usability Lab in Privacy and Security (TULiPS).

Florian.Mathis@glasgow.ac.uk
http://fmathis.com/
 @florian_mathis

Jacqueline Borgstedt

I am a PhD student at the UKRI centre for doctoral training in socially intelligent artificial agents with a background in Psychology. My doctoral research explores how multimodal interaction between robots and humans can facilitate reduction of stress and may foster emotional support. Specifically, I am investigating the role of thermal feedback and squeeze input/output during human-robot interaction and its potential for improving psychological well-being.

j.borgstedt.1@research.gla.ac.uk
 @J_Borgstedt  Jacqueline Borgstedt

Isna Alfi Bustoni

2486621b@student.gla.ac.uk

Ammar Al-Taie

I am a PhD student in the School of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow. My area of research is Autonomous Vehicle-Cyclist interaction. This often involves utilising unconventional technologies, such as new displays on the car's exterior. I am a "hands-on" researcher; most of my work is conducted in real-world settings using new technologies such as eye-tracking. In my free time, I enjoy running, cycling, reading graphic novels and playing mario kart!

a.al-taie.1@research.gla.ac.uk

Past Members

  • Ashley Walker – Ashley worked on 3D sound and its use in HCI, games sound and the combination of 3D sound and graphics
  • Gregory Leplatre – Gregory worked on sound design for navigation in large menu structures like mobile telephones. He left for Edinburgh Napier University.
  • Antti Pirhohen – Antti was a visiting researcher from July 2000 – July 2001. He left to work at the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland.
  • Ramesh Ramloll – He worked on the MultiVis project on audio and 3D audio interfaces for blind people.
  • Murray Crease – Murray worked on the Toolkit project using sound to improve the usability of widgets, plus context and resource sensitivity. He left to work for NRC in Canada.
  • Ray Wai Yu – Ray worked on haptic and multimodal interfaces in the MultiVis project and left to move to the Virtual Engineering Centre in Queens Belfast.
  • Ian Oakley – He worked on haptic enhancement of desktop interfaces and collaborative haptics for his PhD. He left to work for Media Lab Europe in Dublin.
  • Jo Lumsden – Jo worked on the Toolkit project and then moved on to audio and gestures for mobile devices (in a forerunner of the AudioClouds project). She moved to work for NRC in Canada.
  • Beate Riedel worked on the MultiVis project with Mike Burton in Psychology.
  • Joy Goodman worked on the Utopia project designing systems for older people. She left to work  at the Engineering Design Centre in Cambridge.
  • Georgios Marentakis left to work on audio and gesture interfaces at McGill University in Canada.
  • Lorna Brown left to work at Sony in London.
  • Steven Wall left to work for Amberlight in London.
  • Sarah Baillie left to work at Bristol University.
  • Johan Kildal left to work on multimodal interaction at Nokia Research Center in Helsinki, Finland.
  • Eve Hoggan left to work at HIIT in Helsinki
  • Tilman Dingler left to work in the Stuttgart
  • Craig Stewart left to work at Dundee University
  • Calkin Suero-Montero left to work in Finland
  • Andrew Crossan left to work as a lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Martin Halvey left to work as a lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University
  • David McGookin worked on all things multimodal
  • Ciaran Owens worked on pedestrian navigation and errors
  • Topi Kaaresoja left to work at Nokia Research Center in Helsinki, Finland
  • Julie Williamson left to work as a lecturer at University of Glasgow
  • Marilyn McGee Lennon left to work at Strathclyde University
  • Euan Freeman left to work as a lecturer at University of Glasgow
  • Dong-Bach Vo left to work at the University of Toulouse, France
  • Alex Ng worked on in-car haptics and Viajero.
  • Maxime Reyal worked on mid-air gestures in the Levitate project.
  • Jamie Ferguson left to work with SICSA
  • Gözel Shakeri moved on to work at the University of Oldenbourg, Germany