
Professor Nicolas S Holliman
Director of CUSP London
- Professor of Computer Science
Research interests
- Computer science
Contact details
Biography
Nick Holliman is the Director of CUSP London and Professor of Computer Science at King's College London.
Nick Holliman obtained a PhD from the Departments of Computing and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds, sponsored by IBM UK. He worked in the computing industry, researching high quality graphics, computer vision and high-performance computing at Sharp's European Research Laboratories in Oxford, leading to a number of globally impactful products. He then moved to academia, most recently leading the development of research and teaching in the Data Science group at Newcastle University. His current research investigates the use of information theory to create novel visualization methods and empirically validates them worldwide using rigorous methods drawn from psychophysics.
Research interests
- Visualization methods for data science and AI
- Information theory and human perception
- Experimental design and statistical methods
- Human-machine teaming in quality assessing visualization work
- High performance computing and advanced display devices
Research

Human Centred Computing Research
The group is concerned with the design, development and evaluation of human computer systems.

Centre for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) London
CUSP London is a collaboration between King’s College London and New York University, which brings together researchers, businesses, local authorities and government agencies, to apply data science and visual analytics to challenges in and for London.
News
Professor Nick Holliman joins King's as CUSP London Director
Professor Nick Holliman will join the Department of Informatics in January 2022 as Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Centre for Urban Science...

Events

Trustworthy Data Visualization
A talk on the need for trustworthy and engaging data visualization in the public sphere
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Research

Human Centred Computing Research
The group is concerned with the design, development and evaluation of human computer systems.

Centre for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) London
CUSP London is a collaboration between King’s College London and New York University, which brings together researchers, businesses, local authorities and government agencies, to apply data science and visual analytics to challenges in and for London.
News
Professor Nick Holliman joins King's as CUSP London Director
Professor Nick Holliman will join the Department of Informatics in January 2022 as Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Centre for Urban Science...

Events

Trustworthy Data Visualization
A talk on the need for trustworthy and engaging data visualization in the public sphere
Please note: this event has passed.