CATCH Research Expertise

Academic / Department / Faculty / Research Expertise
Prof Mark Hawley / School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) / Medicine, Dentistry and Health / Assistive Technology
Telehealth and Telecare
Digital Healthcare
Prof Gail Mountain / ScHARR / Medicine, Dentistry and Health / Improving the quality of life of older people through provision of appropriate interventions, good design and by facilitating participation
Interventions for dementia
Prof Pam Enderby / ScHARR / Medicine, Dentistry and Health / Speech and language impairments and therapy
Augmentative and alternative communication
Evaluation of allied health interventions
Prof Sue Mawson / ScHARR / Medicine, Dentistry and Health / Applied research and knowledge translation to patient care
Improving quality of life for people with neurological problems
Effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions
Prof Arlene Astell / ScHARR / Medicine, Dentistry and Health / Creative applications of technology to support ageing and healthy living
Interventions to support cognitive function and mental health
Support for people with dementia
Prof Phil Green / Computer Science / Engineering / Clinical applications of speech technology
Augmentative and alternative communication
Speech recognition
Speech synthesis
Prof Fabio Ciravegna / Computer Science / Engineering / Information and knowledge technologies for the web
Human language technologies
Knowledge management in dynamic distributed communities
Prof Roger Moore / Computer Science / Engineering / Computational modelling of spoken language processing
Application of speech technology
Human – robot interaction
Brain – computer interfaces
Prof Neil Lawrence / Computer Science / Engineering / Machine learning and inference
Probabilistic models
Applications across human motion, systems biology and health informatics
Dr Amanda Sharkey / Computer Science / Engineering / Human – robot interaction
Robot ethics
Prof Tony Prescott / Psychology / Science / Robotics
Active and tactile sensing
Haptic interfaces
Actuation, soft body robots
Prof Paschal Sheeran / Psychology / Science / Self regulation
Health behavior change
Emotion regulation
Dr Abigail Millings / Psychology / Science / Attachment, normative processes and health
Attachment and e-health technology
Technology for health and wellbeing
Dr Thomas Webb / Psychology / Science / Self regulation and behavior change
Implementation intention plans
Dr Tom Stafford / Psychology / Science / Cognitive neuroscience of action selection
Learning and decision making
Dr Stuart Cunningham / Human Communication Sciences / Medicine, Dentistry and Health / Speech technology
Augmentative and alternative communication
Dialogue in human – machine interfaces
Prof Patricia Cowell / Human Communication Sciences / Medicine, Dentistry and Health / Effects of hormones on speech production and perception
Sex differences in cortical development and ageing
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Dr Sandra Whiteside / Human Communication Sciences / Medicine, Dentistry and Health / Models of speech encoding
Acquired apraxia of speech
Role of genetics and effects of hormones on speech
Prof Bill Wells / Human Communication Sciences / Medicine, Dentistry and Health / Phonetics of talk-in-interaction
Typical and atypical speech development in children
Dr Ben Rutter / Human Communication Sciences / Medicine, Dentistry and Health / General and clinical phonetics
Dysarthria
Intelligibility issues in children and adults
Issues surrounding sociophonetic variation
Dr Bridgette Wessels / Sociological Studies / Social Sciences / Social and cultural change in relation to the innovation and use of information and communication technologies (ICT).
Dr Peter Bath / Information School / Social Sciences / Health informatics and applications of artificial intelligence and data mining
Health information needs and information behaviours of patients, families, carers and the general public
Analysing health information in relation to health and well being
Dr Matt Carré / Mechanical Engineering / Engineering / Human interaction with objects and devices
Design and measurement of haptic properties
Design and development of sports equipment
Dr Jennifer Rowson / Mechanical Engineering / Engineering / Inclusive design methodologies
Ageing and its influence on design
Dr Roger Lewis / Mechanical Engineering / Engineering / Inclusive design
Skin tribology and interaction with objects and devices
Prof Neil Hopkinson / Mechanical Engineering / Engineering / Additive manufacturing
3D printing
Rapid manufacturing
Dr Candice Majewski / Mechanical Engineering / Engineering / Additive manufacturing
Materials development for additive manufacturing
Dr Alberto Marzo / Mechanical Engineering / Engineering / Computational biomechanics
Cardiovascular disease
Technology development for people with long term disabilities
Prof Alex Frangi / Mechanical Engineering / Engineering / Biomedical image analysis image segmentation and non-rigid registration
Image based computational biomedicine
Virtual Physiological Human
Prof Marco Viceconti / Mechanical Engineering / Engineering / Biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system
Technology for health
Virtual Physiological Human
Prof Tim O’Farrell / Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Engineering / Wireless communications
Physical layer techniques for wireless communication systems
Radio resource management
Dr Charith Abhayaratne / Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Engineering / Video and image coding
Digital watermarking and forensics
Computer vision: image and video analysis
Dr Ling Shao / Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Engineering / Image and video analysis
Object and human action activity recognition
Content analysis, understanding and feature extraction
Dr Mohammed Benaissa / Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Engineering / Design and implementation of dedicated circuits and systems for sensing, communications and signal processing
Integrated low cost and low power systems
Dr Osman Tokhi / Automated Control and Systems Engineering / Engineering / Biomedical applications of robotics and control
Assistive robotics for mobility in disabled and elderly
Adaptive/intelligent and soft computing techniques for modelling and control
Dr Tony Dodd / Automated Control and Systems Engineering / Engineering / Autonomous systems and robotics
Control systems
Machine learning
Prof Mahdi Mahfouf / Automated Control and Systems Engineering / Engineering / Intelligent systems based signal processing, modelling and control in Biomedicine
Dr Chengzhi Peng / Architecture / Social Sciences / Digital design
Healing architecture
Dr Michael Phiri / Architecture / Social Sciences / Guidance and design tools for architectural healthcare environments
Impact of design on health outcomes
Dr Mark Meagher / Architecture / Social Sciences / Digital design practices
Augmented environments
Digital information and interfaces in the built environment
Dr Elizabeth Williams / Oncology / Medicine, Dentistry and Health / Diet and intestinal health
Nutrition, health and well-being of older adults
Relationships between diet, immune function and ageing

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CATCH Research Expertise

24th April 2013