Duncan Brumby BSc PhD Wales

Brumbycs.ucl.ac.uk

Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction
UCL Interaction Centre
University College London
Malet Place Engineering Building
London, WC1E 6BT UK

Tel: +44 (0)20 7679 0689

Duncan Brumby is a lecturer (assistant professor) at the UCL Interaction Centre. His reseach is concerned with understanding how people interact with technology systems, focusing specifically on how people find things on the web and how they use mobile devices on the move. To address these types of questions, Dr Brumby develops computational models of psychological processes and conducts empirical studies to test theories of interactive behaviour. [see publications, projects, vitae]

Dr. Brumby teaches topics in HCI on a variety of programmes at UCL. He is also the project coordinator on the MSc HCI-E programme. We are always keen to discuss with industry partners the possibility of collaborating on a student project. We host an annual Project Day at UCL in February. Please contact Dr Brumby for more information. [see teaching]

Seeking a PhD student for the New Year ...

Funding is available for a PhD studentship in the area of understanding the causes of errors associated with the use of interactive medical devices. Applicants should have a first or upper-second (2:1) class honours degree in Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science or another related area and have a clear interest in human-computer interaction. Experience of running controlled experiments with human participants is essential, as is an effective working knowledge of statistical data analysis tools (e.g., SPSS, R). High levels of ability in computing and programming are desirable. The studentship runs for 42 months starting January 2010. Closing date for applications is 6 December 2009. [full details]