Applied Informatics is one of the largest subject groups in the School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment with over 35 full time staff and a growing PhD community. We host a range of undergraduate degree and MSc programmes that align with our staff’s broad range of research interests. These include Assistive and Inclusive Technologies, Communities and Creative practices, Digital Media, Experience Design, Education and Widening Participation, Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Robot Interaction, Responsible AI, Participation, Social Informatics, Sound Design, User Experience. We have an active research community that publishes in international and world leading journals or conferences.
Trust, risk and digital identity for digitally-unsure citizens
Supervisor: Dr Peter Cruickshank
A new model for information literacies of community representatives
Supervisor: Dr Peter Cruickshank
Privacy and identity in the metaverse
Supervisor: Dr David Haynes
Enabling Tangible Interactions for Mixed Reality Experiences
Supervisor: Dr Dimitrios Darzentas
Multimodal Applications for Cognitive Differences
Supervisor: Dr John McGowan
HAAR: Hospital Audio Augmented Reality
Supervisor: Dr Iain McGregor
Tangible interfaces in creative practice
Supervisors: Dr Michael Smyth & Dr Ingi Helgasen
Remix Culture and AI tools for Creativity
Supervisor: Dr Michael Smyth
More than Human Design
Supervisor: Dr Michael Smyth
Organisational Learning and Agile Coaching
Supervisor: Dr Pritam Chita
The use of e-Health tools and online information for the self-management of health
Supervisor: Dr Frances Ryan