SiDE People
Project Investigators
Professor Patrick Olivier
Patrick leads the Connected Home & Community activity on SiDE. His research ranges from the development and deployment of experience-centered and participatory design methods to the development of tangible and embedded interaction techniques and technologies and pervasive computing applications.
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Professor Vicki Hanson
Vicki is Project Lead for the Accessibility Activity and the User Perspective. She is Professor of Inclusive Technologies at the University of Dundee and Research Staff Member Emeritus from IBM Research.
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Professor Pete Wright
Peter leads the Design Perspective and the Creative Industries activity for SIDE. His subject area is human-computer interaction, and his research is concerned with the human-centred design of digital systems, especially the development of experience-centred and participatory methods and media.
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Professor Phil Blythe
Phil is Project Lead for the Inclusive Transport Activity. He is Professor of Intelligent Transport Systems and Director of the Transport Operations Research Group at Newcastle University.
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Professor Aad van Moorsel
Aad is Project Lead for the Technology Perspective. He is Professor of Distributed Systems at Newcastle University having previously worked in industry from 1996 until 2003, first as a researcher at Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies in Murray Hill and then as a research manager at Hewlett-Packard Labs in Palo Alto.
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Professor Feng Li
Feng leads the Business Perspective and the new SiDE-London Spoke. He is Professor of Information Management at Cass Business School (London). Previously he was Chair of E-Business Development at the Newcastle University Business School for 10 years.
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Ranald Richardson
Ranald is Project Lead for the Society Perspective. He is a Principal Research Associate in the Centre for Urban and Rural Development Studies (CURDS) and his main research interests are around the implications of ICT for the socio-economic development of places and how to make the information society more equitable.
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Dr Lynne Corner
Lynne is lead for the Newcastle User Pool. She is the Engagement Manager at the Institute for Ageing and Health (IAH), Newcastle University and Co-ordinator for Years Ahead: the North East Regional Forum on Ageing.
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Project Team
Olga Pykhtina
Olga is a PhD student supervised by Sue Pattison (Education, Language and Linguistic Sciences) and Patrick Olivier (Computing Science) at Newcastle University.
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Sebastian Stein
Sebastian is a PhD student funded by SiDE to research multi-modal activity recognition within the Connected Home and Community activity.
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Dr Abigail Durrant
I'm currently working as a Senior Research Associate at Newcastle University, for SiDE. Current work includes exploring the potential of photography at school to support children with additional needs in interpersonal communication, and how the design of photographic equipment could enhance this.
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Nils Hammerla
Nils is a PhD student funded by the Newcastle University's School of Computing Science to work within SiDE's Connected Community activity.
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Thomas Ploetz
Thomas is an expert and post-doctoral researcher in machine learning and applied statistical pattern recognition. On SiDE he takes responsibility for activity recognition research within the Connected Home and Community activity. Thomas is currently funded the DFG (German Science Foundation) to work with Gregory Abowd at Georgia Tech, USA.
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Anja Thieme
Anja is a PhD student supervised by Thomas Meyer (Institute of Neuroscience), Patrick Olivier (Computing Science) and Peter Wright (Computing Science).
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Paul Dunphy
My research interests centre around usable privacy and security mechanisms & with particular focus on security, usability, deployability and user experience
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Jon Hook
I'm a Research Associate (on the SiDE project) and PhD student at Newcastle University in the School of Computing Science working with Patrick Olivier. For my thesis project I am looking how technology relates to expression in human-computer interaction.
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Lorna Gibson
Lorna Gibson has three research interest areas: working with and for specialist populations.
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Chris Norval
Chris is currently working towards a PhD investigating Social Networking Sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, and the effect that these technologies can have on individuals
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Mike Crabb
Having graduated from Dundee University in 2010 studying Applied Computing, I am now reading for my PhD from within the same department, joining the SiDE Project.
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Kyle Montague
Kyle is currently reading for a PhD as part of the Social Inclusion through the Digital Economy Hub, having completed an undergraduate degree in Applied Computing at The University of Dundee
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Professor John Arnott
Professor John Arnott is Chair of Communication Systems in the School of Computing at the University of Dundee.
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Joelle Bitton
Joëlle Bitton has joined the Culture Lab as a creative researcher in the SiDE program in October 2010. As a media artist, Joëlle co-founded in 2000 an experimental collective, Superficiel
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Andreia Cavaco
Andreia has a background in Natural Sciences. She came to Newcastle University in 2005 to undertake research in an Interdisciplinary European research project lasting three years.
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Lalya Gaye
Lalya is exploring the creative potential of digital media for social inclusion. Her work considers the poetic integration of digital technology into everyday environments, behaviours, urban space
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Dan Brennan
In September 2010 I joined the Transport Operations Research Group (TORG) as a researcher in Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). This has given me the opportunity to be part of the fast paced
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Simon Edwards
Simon is a Senior Researcher in Intelligent Transport Systems with particular interest in accessibility and mobility for disabled and older travellers. He is Chair of ITS(UK)'s Inclusive Mobility Interest Group.
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Dr Amy Weihong Guo
Amy is a Research Associate working on the Transport Activity. She holds a PhD in Evaluation of Future Traveller Information Systems, an MSc in Transport Engineering and Operations and a BEng in Railway Transportation Management.
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Yvonne Huebner
Yvonne studied chemical engineering in Germany before joining the biomedical engineering department at the University of Surrey. In 2007 she started working in the policy team of Chemistry
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Chris Emmerson
Chris is currently studying for a PhD as part of the Social Inclusion through the Digital Economy Hub, having completed a Masters Degree in Transportation Planning and Policy at the University of Newcastle.
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Katerina Pavkova
Katerina joined the Transport Operations Research Group (TORG) in November 2011 as a transport researcher. Her research is focused on road network modelling and developing systems for vulnerable road users.
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Dr Hugo Hiden
Hugo is the software development lead on the SIDE project. His main interests are the development of the e-Science Central system, cloud based data analysis systems and workflows.
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Dr Cas Ladha
Cassim holds a PhD in Electronic Engineering and has specific expertise in embedded computing and control. Within SiDE his work focuses on producing devices and hardware support for SiDE and actively researching new emerging technologies for use within the project
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Dr Karim Ladha
Karim holds a PhD from Loughborough University and has a diverse background in electrical, digital and mechanical systems. Within SiDE his work focuses on producing devices and hardware support for SiDE
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Dr Chris Smith
Chris’s research focuses on the trust and security implications of digital technologies. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Durham University and a PhD in Computing Science from Newcastle University.
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Gavin Wood
Gavin is a mobile software developer for SIDE working with various researchers across the project. Development work has included: interface design and life-blogging in the iPhone application Fritter
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Lakshmi Suresh
Lakshmi joined the computing science department as Research Associate in the MESSAGE project in November 2006. Currently she is working on EVADINE and SIDE.
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Dr Malgorzata Ciesielska
Malgorzata holds the Ph.D in Organisational Analysis from Copenhagen Business School and M.Sc. (Hons) in Business Management degree from the Warsaw University, Poland.
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Dr Kostas Giannaoutakis
Kostas graduated with a Ph.D. in Computational Economics from Imperial College London in 2008 and a degree in Economics from the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece in 2003.
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Dr Zilia Iskoujina
Zilia is currently exploring issues relating to online communities. She holds a PhD in e-Business from Durham University and an MSc in e-Business from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Dr Angela Abbott
I am a qualitative social geographer, interested in home and community based socio-economic practice. My Masters research considered the effects of retail regeneration on older women’s sense of place
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Graeme Mearns
Graeme is a Research Associate in the SiDE Social Sciences team. He has a background in Urban and Cultural Geography and came to Newcastle University in October 2010 following the completion of his PhD
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Marianne Dee
Marianne is a Research Assistant working on the Dundee User Pool. She graduated in Sociology and is a Fellow of the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.
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Dr Tuck Leong
Tuck is a Senior Research Associate with SiDE. Designed in Malaysia and subsequently exported to Melbourne, Australia, Tuck's background is wide-ranging. Spanning Immunology, music, languages, multimedia and interaction design
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Professor Paul Watson
Paul is Director of the SiDE Project. He is Professor of Computer Science at Newcastle University, UK, Director of the Digital Institute, and Director of the North East Regional e-Science Centre.
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Clare Graham
As SiDE Research Secretary Clare is responsible for providing clerical support for all the researchers on the project and assisting in events organisation. She previously worked as receptionist and facilities coordinator in Culture La
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Barry Hodgson
Barry works alongside the project Director to ensure that the project delivers on the research it has promised to undertake and to plan and implement the strategic direction of the project - with the eventual aim of becoming a self-sustaining research Hub.
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Oonagh McGee
Oonagh is the Research Administrator for SiDE. As well as operational and financial management, Oonagh works alongside the project manager to manage the hub's communication strategy.
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Dr Richard Bailey
Richard Bailey is a Senior Portfolio Manager for the Research Councils UK Digital Economy (DE) Programme.
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Professor Patrick Olivier
Patrick leads the Connected Home & Community activity on SiDE. His research ranges from the development and deployment of experience-centered and participatory design methods to the development of tangible and embedded interaction techniques and technologies and pervasive computing applications.
Read MoreProfessor Vicki Hanson
Vicki is Project Lead for the Accessibility Activity and the User Perspective. She is Professor of Inclusive Technologies at the University of Dundee and Research Staff Member Emeritus from IBM Research.
Read MoreProfessor Pete Wright
Peter leads the Design Perspective and the Creative Industries activity for SIDE. His subject area is human-computer interaction, and his research is concerned with the human-centred design of digital systems, especially the development of experience-centred and participatory methods and media.
Read MoreProfessor Phil Blythe
Phil is Project Lead for the Inclusive Transport Activity. He is Professor of Intelligent Transport Systems and Director of the Transport Operations Research Group at Newcastle University.
Read MoreProfessor Aad van Moorsel
Aad is Project Lead for the Technology Perspective. He is Professor of Distributed Systems at Newcastle University having previously worked in industry from 1996 until 2003, first as a researcher at Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies in Murray Hill and then as a research manager at Hewlett-Packard Labs in Palo Alto.
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Professor Feng Li
Feng leads the Business Perspective and the new SiDE-London Spoke. He is Professor of Information Management at Cass Business School (London). Previously he was Chair of E-Business Development at the Newcastle University Business School for 10 years.
Read MoreRanald Richardson
Ranald is Project Lead for the Society Perspective. He is a Principal Research Associate in the Centre for Urban and Rural Development Studies (CURDS) and his main research interests are around the implications of ICT for the socio-economic development of places and how to make the information society more equitable.
Read MoreDr Lynne Corner
Lynne is lead for the Newcastle User Pool. She is the Engagement Manager at the Institute for Ageing and Health (IAH), Newcastle University and Co-ordinator for Years Ahead: the North East Regional Forum on Ageing.
Read MoreOlga Pykhtina
Olga is a PhD student supervised by Sue Pattison (Education, Language and Linguistic Sciences) and Patrick Olivier (Computing Science) at Newcastle University.
Read MoreSebastian Stein
Sebastian is a PhD student funded by SiDE to research multi-modal activity recognition within the Connected Home and Community activity.
Read MoreDr Abigail Durrant
I'm currently working as a Senior Research Associate at Newcastle University, for SiDE. Current work includes exploring the potential of photography at school to support children with additional needs in interpersonal communication, and how the design of photographic equipment could enhance this.
Read MoreNils Hammerla
Nils is a PhD student funded by the Newcastle University's School of Computing Science to work within SiDE's Connected Community activity.
Read MoreThomas Ploetz
Thomas is an expert and post-doctoral researcher in machine learning and applied statistical pattern recognition. On SiDE he takes responsibility for activity recognition research within the Connected Home and Community activity. Thomas is currently funded the DFG (German Science Foundation) to work with Gregory Abowd at Georgia Tech, USA.
Read MoreAnja Thieme
Anja is a PhD student supervised by Thomas Meyer (Institute of Neuroscience), Patrick Olivier (Computing Science) and Peter Wright (Computing Science).
Read MorePaul Dunphy
My research interests centre around usable privacy and security mechanisms & with particular focus on security, usability, deployability and user experience
Read MoreJon Hook
I'm a Research Associate (on the SiDE project) and PhD student at Newcastle University in the School of Computing Science working with Patrick Olivier. For my thesis project I am looking how technology relates to expression in human-computer interaction.
Read MoreLorna Gibson
Lorna Gibson has three research interest areas: working with and for specialist populations.
Read MoreChris Norval
Chris is currently working towards a PhD investigating Social Networking Sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, and the effect that these technologies can have on individuals
Read MoreMike Crabb
Having graduated from Dundee University in 2010 studying Applied Computing, I am now reading for my PhD from within the same department, joining the SiDE Project.
Read MoreKyle Montague
Kyle is currently reading for a PhD as part of the Social Inclusion through the Digital Economy Hub, having completed an undergraduate degree in Applied Computing at The University of Dundee
Read MoreProfessor John Arnott
Professor John Arnott is Chair of Communication Systems in the School of Computing at the University of Dundee.
Read MoreJoelle Bitton
Joëlle Bitton has joined the Culture Lab as a creative researcher in the SiDE program in October 2010. As a media artist, Joëlle co-founded in 2000 an experimental collective, Superficiel
Read MoreAndreia Cavaco
Andreia has a background in Natural Sciences. She came to Newcastle University in 2005 to undertake research in an Interdisciplinary European research project lasting three years.
Read MoreLalya Gaye
Lalya is exploring the creative potential of digital media for social inclusion. Her work considers the poetic integration of digital technology into everyday environments, behaviours, urban space
Read MoreDan Brennan
In September 2010 I joined the Transport Operations Research Group (TORG) as a researcher in Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). This has given me the opportunity to be part of the fast paced
Read MoreSimon Edwards
Simon is a Senior Researcher in Intelligent Transport Systems with particular interest in accessibility and mobility for disabled and older travellers. He is Chair of ITS(UK)'s Inclusive Mobility Interest Group.
Read MoreDr Amy Weihong Guo
Amy is a Research Associate working on the Transport Activity. She holds a PhD in Evaluation of Future Traveller Information Systems, an MSc in Transport Engineering and Operations and a BEng in Railway Transportation Management.
Read MoreYvonne Huebner
Yvonne studied chemical engineering in Germany before joining the biomedical engineering department at the University of Surrey. In 2007 she started working in the policy team of Chemistry
Read MoreChris Emmerson
Chris is currently studying for a PhD as part of the Social Inclusion through the Digital Economy Hub, having completed a Masters Degree in Transportation Planning and Policy at the University of Newcastle.
Read MoreKaterina Pavkova
Katerina joined the Transport Operations Research Group (TORG) in November 2011 as a transport researcher. Her research is focused on road network modelling and developing systems for vulnerable road users.
Read MoreDr Hugo Hiden
Hugo is the software development lead on the SIDE project. His main interests are the development of the e-Science Central system, cloud based data analysis systems and workflows.
Read MoreDr Cas Ladha
Cassim holds a PhD in Electronic Engineering and has specific expertise in embedded computing and control. Within SiDE his work focuses on producing devices and hardware support for SiDE and actively researching new emerging technologies for use within the project
Read MoreDr Karim Ladha
Karim holds a PhD from Loughborough University and has a diverse background in electrical, digital and mechanical systems. Within SiDE his work focuses on producing devices and hardware support for SiDE
Read MoreDr Chris Smith
Chris’s research focuses on the trust and security implications of digital technologies. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Durham University and a PhD in Computing Science from Newcastle University.
Read MoreGavin Wood
Gavin is a mobile software developer for SIDE working with various researchers across the project. Development work has included: interface design and life-blogging in the iPhone application Fritter
Read MoreLakshmi Suresh
Lakshmi joined the computing science department as Research Associate in the MESSAGE project in November 2006. Currently she is working on EVADINE and SIDE.
Read MoreDr Malgorzata Ciesielska
Malgorzata holds the Ph.D in Organisational Analysis from Copenhagen Business School and M.Sc. (Hons) in Business Management degree from the Warsaw University, Poland.
Read MoreDr Kostas Giannaoutakis
Kostas graduated with a Ph.D. in Computational Economics from Imperial College London in 2008 and a degree in Economics from the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece in 2003.
Read MoreDr Zilia Iskoujina
Zilia is currently exploring issues relating to online communities. She holds a PhD in e-Business from Durham University and an MSc in e-Business from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Read MoreDr Angela Abbott
I am a qualitative social geographer, interested in home and community based socio-economic practice. My Masters research considered the effects of retail regeneration on older women’s sense of place
Read MoreGraeme Mearns
Graeme is a Research Associate in the SiDE Social Sciences team. He has a background in Urban and Cultural Geography and came to Newcastle University in October 2010 following the completion of his PhD
Read MoreMarianne Dee
Marianne is a Research Assistant working on the Dundee User Pool. She graduated in Sociology and is a Fellow of the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.
Read MoreDr Tuck Leong
Tuck is a Senior Research Associate with SiDE. Designed in Malaysia and subsequently exported to Melbourne, Australia, Tuck's background is wide-ranging. Spanning Immunology, music, languages, multimedia and interaction design
Read MoreProfessor Paul Watson
Paul is Director of the SiDE Project. He is Professor of Computer Science at Newcastle University, UK, Director of the Digital Institute, and Director of the North East Regional e-Science Centre.
Read MoreClare Graham
As SiDE Research Secretary Clare is responsible for providing clerical support for all the researchers on the project and assisting in events organisation. She previously worked as receptionist and facilities coordinator in Culture La
Read MoreBarry Hodgson
Barry works alongside the project Director to ensure that the project delivers on the research it has promised to undertake and to plan and implement the strategic direction of the project - with the eventual aim of becoming a self-sustaining research Hub.
Read MoreOonagh McGee
Oonagh is the Research Administrator for SiDE. As well as operational and financial management, Oonagh works alongside the project manager to manage the hub's communication strategy.
Read MoreDr Richard Bailey
Richard Bailey is a Senior Portfolio Manager for the Research Councils UK Digital Economy (DE) Programme.
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