paulvickers

Sonification, auditory display, human-computer interaction, aesthetics, multimedia programming, network security and visualization

 

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I work here in the School of Computing, Engineering, and Information Sciences at Northumbria University. Prior to October 2001 I worked for 12 years in the School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University.


I am a computer scientist. I am a chartered engineer. I teach and research in the computing domain where it intersects with creative digital media. For instance, I teach introductory digital audio, I conduct research into how to use sound to communicate data and information (sonification) and I also look at how the aesthetic properties of scientific artefacts affect how they may be used, that is, how people interact with them.


I collaborate with computer and network security specialists, with 3D modellers and digital special effects experts, with musicians, with artists, and, of course, with other computer scientists and engineers.


I am also a board member of the International Community for Auditory Display.


www.auralisation.org


Northumbria University

School of Computing, Engineering, & Information Sciences

Pandon Building, Camden Street

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 1XE

United Kingdom


e: paul.vickers@northumbria.ac.uk

t: +44(0)191 243-7614

f: +44(0)705 341-7761

 














Here are some events that I’m involved in organising


ICAD 2010: International Conference on Auditory Display, June 9-15, Washington DC. I’m also chairing the Student Think Tank here.


HAID 2010: Fifth International Workshop on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design, Copenhagen, Denmark, 16–17 September 2010


ISWSA 2010: International Conference on Intelligent Semantic Web Services and Applications, Amman, Jordan, 14–16 June 2010

 

Dr Paul Vickers

BSc PhD CEng MIET FHEA


Reader in Human-Computer Interaction







My research is in the following main areas. I am especially interested in the points at which these topics intersect:


  1. BulletSonification & Auditory Display

  2. BulletNetwork security

  3. BulletVisualisation

  4. BulletAesthetic Computing

  5. BulletEmbodied Interaction

  6. BulletComputing & Music


My publications page lists some of my recent work.


Also see the CAITLIN project’s web site


If you are interested in working with me as a collaborator, as a PhD student or on a BSc/MSc dissertation please get in touch.


 

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