Human Centred Computing Research

The Human Centred Computing (HCC) group is concerned with the design, development and evaluation of systems with which humans interact and engage in complex and varied ways, focusing on computer graphics, data visualisation, human-computer interaction and natural language processing. We aim to develop international expertise in empirical design, user centred methodologies, visual analytics, information visualisation, natural language processing, multi-modal interfaces, human factors, and human computer interaction.

People

Dr Alfie Abdul-Rahman

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science

Dr Ruba Abu-Salma

Deputy Head of the Cybersecurity Group

Bdour Alwuqaysi

PhD Student

Munkhtulga Battogtokh

PhD Student

Dr Rita Borgo

Head of the Human Centred Computing Group

Dr Michael Cook

Deputy Head of the Human Centred Computing Group

Publications

‘A Completely Different Person’: Embodied Dialectics and Biographical Disruption After Stroke
Rowland-Coomber, S., Stevens, E., McKevitt, C., Williamson, N., Muzafer, I., Neate, T., Chapman, M., Bhalla, A., Wolfe, C., Marshall, I. & Wyatt, D., 6 Nov 2025, In: Sociology of Health & Illness. 47, 8, p. 1-10 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Few-Shot Open-Set Classification via Reasoning-Aware Decomposition
Singh, A. & Yannakoudakis, H., 4 Nov 2025, p. 13866–13887. 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference types › Paper › peer-review
Logging Keystrokes in Writing by English Learners
Velentzas, G., Caines, A., Borgo, R., Pacquetet, E., Hamilton, C., Arnold, T., Nicholls, D., Buttery, P., Gaillat, T., Yannakoudakis, H. & Ballier, N., 2024, 2024 Joint International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluation, LREC-COLING 2024 - Main Conference Proceedings. Calzolari, N., Kan, M.-Y., Hoste, V., Lenci, A., Sakti, S. & Xue, N. (eds.). European Language Resources Association (ELRA), p. 10725-10746 22 p. (2024 Joint International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluation, LREC-COLING 2024 - Main Conference Proceedings).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Effects of Spatial Abilities and Domain on Estimation of Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
Tandon, S., Abdul-Rahman, A. & Borgo, R., 2024, Proceedings - 2024 28th International Conference Information Visualisation, IV 2024. Banissi, E., Datia, N., Pires, J. M., Ursyn, A., Nazemi, K., Kovalerchuk, B., Andonie, R., Gavrilova, M., Nakayama, M., Nguyen, Q. V., Mabakane, M. S., Rusu, A., Sciarrone, F., Temperini, M., Bouali, F., Venturini, G. & Huang, T. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 81-88 8 p. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Color Coding of Large Value Ranges Applied to Meteorological Data
Braun, D., Ebell, K., Schemann, V., Pelchmann, L., Crewell, S., Borgo, R. & Von Landesberger, T., 2022, In: Proceedings - 2022 IEEE Visualization Conference - Short Papers, VIS 2022. p. 125-129 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reflections on the Use of Dashboards in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Arleo, A., Borgo, R., Kohlhammer, J., Ruddle, R. A., Scharlach, H. & Yuan, X., 12 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND APPLICATIONS. 45, 2, p. 135-142 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Impact of Social Media Use on Mental Health and Family Functioning Within Web-Based Communities in Saudi Arabia: Ethnographic Correlational Study
Alwuqaysi, B., Abdul-Rahman, A. & Borgo, R., 2024, In: JMIR Formative Research. 8, e44923.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Privacy Perspectives and Practices of Chinese Smart Home Product Teams
He, S., Lei, Y., Zhan, X., Zhang, C., Ye, J., Abu-Salma, R. & Such, J., 9 Sept 2025, (Accepted/In press) IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P) 2026.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Exploring the Privacy and Security Challenges Faced by Migrant Domestic Workers in Chinese Smart Homes
He, S., Zhan, X., Lei, Y., Liu, Y., Abu-Salma, R. & Such, J., 25 Apr 2025, CHI '25: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
"Living-Alone Girls' Lives Matter": Exploring the Security and Safety Perceptions and Practices of Young Women Living Alone in China
He, S., Ma, C., Zhang, C., Abu-Salma, R. & Such, J., 25 Apr 2025, CHI EA '25: Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 8 p. 23
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Bystander Privacy in Smart Homes: A Systematic Review of Concerns and Solutions
Saqib, E., He, S., Choy, J., Abu-Salma, R., Such, J., Bernd, J. & Javed, M., 14 Oct 2025, In: ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction. p. 1 43 p., 43.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Modeling Subjectivity in Cognitive Appraisal with Language Models
Zhou, Y., Xu, H., Ong, D., Liakata, M., Slovak, P. & He, Y., 23 Sept 2025, Modeling Subjectivity in Cognitive Appraisal with Language Models. Findings: Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP)
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
A Survey of Cognitive Distortion Detection and Classification in NLP
Sage, A., Keppens, J. & Yannakoudakis, H., 13 Aug 2025.
Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Preprint
What Makes a Design Study Sustainable in Complex Domains? A Characterisation Framework for Regulated, Stakeholder-Rich Contexts
Surodina, S. & Borgo, R., 10 Sept 2025, EG UK Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (2025). The Eurographics Association, 10 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Grand Challenges in Human-Centered Privacy
Seymour, W., Abu-Salma, R., Such, J., Anthonysamy, P., Benenson, Z., Berens, B., Coopamootoo, K., Gutmann, A., Jenkins, A., Patil, S., Preibusch, S., Schaub, F., Tahaei, M., Tuncdogan, A., Van Kleek, M. & Wilkinson, D., 12 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Security and Privacy. 23, 4, p. 103-110 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Life as an International Computer Science PhD Student with Cerebral Palsy
Mo, T., Curtis, H. & Neate, T., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. (Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
"An Old Bastard in Bright Orange Satin!": Zuzenna’s Aphasia Diary And Lessons Learned from DIY Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Curtis, H., Bircanin, F. & Neate, T., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. (Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Image-Based Finger Thickness Measurement for Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring
Eken, D., Neate, T., Galloway, J. & Gionfrida, L., 2025, In: 24th IEEE Proceedings on EMBS/BMES.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review
MultiClear: Multimodal Soft Exoskeleton Glove for Transparent Object Grasping Assistance
Hu, T. C. H., Neate, T., Luo, S. & Gionfrida, L., 2026, Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems - 26th Annual Conference, TAROS 2025, Proceedings. Cavalcanti, A., Foster, S. & Richardson, R. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature, p. 195-209 15 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 16045 LNAI).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
IoT & AI: Evolving Risks and Regulatory Responses
Abu-Salma, R., Coté, M., Derbyshire, S., Griffiths, M., Haggman, A., Hassan, W., Peersman, C., Peters, S., Polamarasetty, A., Pybus, J., delli Santi, M., Seymour, W. & Singh, J., 2025
Research output: Book/Report › Report
Embodied AI at the Margins: Postcolonial Ethics for Intelligent Robotic Systems
Ghoshal, A., Brandão, M., Abu-Salma, R. & Modgil, S., 19 Jul 2025, (Accepted/In press) AAAI/ACM Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society (AIES).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Set Size Matters: Capacity-Limited Perception of Grouped Spatial-Frequency Glyphs
Li, Y., Shao, S., Baudains, P., Meso, A., Holliman, N., Abdul-Rahman, A. & Borgo, R., 31 Jul 2025, (Accepted/In press) IEEE VIS.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Collaborating across Domains and Roles: An Interview Study of Visualization Design Practices
Xing, Y., Ortoleva, M.-T., Borgo, R. & Abdul-Rahman, A., 2 Nov 2025.
Research output: Contribution to conference types › Paper › peer-review
OwnershipTracker: A Visual Analytics Approach to Uncovering Historical Book Ownership Patterns
Xing, Y., Ji, M., Dondi, C. & Abdul-Rahman, A., 2 Nov 2025.
Research output: Contribution to conference types › Paper › peer-review
Design and Evaluation of Visualizations for Large Value Ranges in Multiple Time Series
Borgo, R., Braun, D., von Landesberger, T. & Sondag, M., 22 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Information Visualization.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Designing Interactions with Generative AI for Art and Creativity: A Systematic Review and Taxonomy
Hu, X., Xing, Y., Cai, X., Zhao, Y., Cook, M., Borgo, R. & Neate, T., 2 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '25). July 5–9, 2025, Funchal, Portugal: ACM, 30 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
To Each Their Own: Exploring Highly Personalised Audiovisual Media Accessibility Interventions with People with Aphasia
Nevsky, A., Neate, T., Bircanin, F., Simperl, E. & Cruice, M., 22 Apr 2025, (Accepted/In press) ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. p. 1-18 18 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Improving stroke outcomes and care through technology: stakeholders' perspectives on the use of patient portals
Stevens, E. (Editor), Rowland-Coomber, S., Huo, Z. (Editor), Neate, T. (Editor), Curcin, V. (Editor), Marshall, I. (Editor), Wolfe, C. (Editor) & Wyatt, D., 11 Mar 2024.
Research output: Contribution to conference types › Poster › peer-review
Harnessing data and patient portal technology to improve stroke outcomes and care: a qualitative study of stroke survivor and wider stakeholder perspectives
Stevens, E. (Editor), Wolfe, C. (Editor), Rowland-Coomber, S., Huo, Z. (Editor), Neate, T. (Editor), Curcin, V. (Editor), Wyatt, D. & Marshall, I. (Editor), 4 Dec 2023.
Research output: Contribution to conference types › Poster › peer-review
Sounds Accessible: Envisioning Accessible Audio Media Futures with People with Aphasia
Bircanin, F., Nevsky, A., Perera, H., Agarwal, V., Song, E., Cruice, M. & Neate, T., 25 Apr 2025, CHI 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, 277. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Designing Daily Supports for Parent-Child Conversations about Emotion: Ecological Momentary Assessment as Intervention
Ibrahim, S., Klasnja, P., Gross, J. J. & Slovak, P., 26 Apr 2025, CHI 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, p. 1-21 21 p. 720. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
``The Internet is Hard. Is Words'': Investigating Information Search Difficulties Experienced by People with Aphasia and Strategies for Combatting Them
Kladouchou, V., Makri, S., Frankowska-Takhari, S., Neate, T., MacFarlane, A. M., Wilson, S. & Roper, A., 24 Feb 2025, (Accepted/In press) Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). ACM, 20 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Trusting Tracking: Perceptions of Non-Verbal Communication Tracking in Videoconferencing
Vazquez Gonzalez, C., Neate, T. & Borgo, R., 26 Apr 2025, CHI 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 786. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
"My Best Friend's Husband Sees and Knows Everything": A Cross-Contextual and Cross-Country Approach to Understanding Smart Home Privacy
Despres, T., Constantino, M. A., Lizola, N. Z., Romero, G. S., He, S., Zhan, N., Abdi, N., Abu-Salma, R., Such, J. & Bernd, J., 15 Jul 2024, The 24th Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Diverse Migration Journeys and Security Practices: Engaging with Longitudinal Perspectives of Migration and (Digital) Security
Abu-Salma, R., Talhouk, R., Such, J., Aradau, C., Meloni, F., He, S., Ahmed, S. I., Ekmekcioglu, C., Sabie, D., Jensen, R. B., McClearn, J., Weibert, A., Krüger, M., Hussain, F. & Baguma, R., 19 Apr 2023, CHI 2023 - Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery, 345. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Towards a Robust Experimental Framework and Benchmark for Lifelong Language Learning
Yannakoudakis, H., 2021, Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) Track on Datasets and Benchmarks.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
FewShotTextGCN: K-hop neighborhood regularization for few-shot learning on graphs
van der Heijden, N., Shutova, E. & Yannakoudakis, H., 2023, p. 1179-1192. 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference types › Paper › peer-review
Scientific and Creative Analogies in Pretrained Language Models
Czinczoll, T., Yannakoudakis, H., Mishra, P. & Shutova, E., 2022, p. 2094-2100. 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference types › Paper › peer-review
CK-Transformer: Commonsense Knowledge Enhanced Transformers for Referring Expression Comprehension
Zhang, Z., Yannakoudakis, H., Zhen, X. & Shutova, E., 2023, p. 2541-2551. 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference types › Paper › peer-review
The Hateful Memes Challenge: Competition Report
Yannakoudakis, H., 2021, PMLR.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Gameful Simulations for Exploring Nuclear Arms Control Treaty Verification as a Systems Problem
Borgo, R., McNeill, G., Allen, K., Palmer, J., Wade, T. & Bowen, W., Aug 2024, Institute of Nuclear Material Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. 12 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Cross-Cultural Study on Social Media Usage and its Correlation with Mental Health and Family Functioning
Alwuqaysi, B., Abdul-Rahman, A. & Borgo, R., 2024.
Research output: Contribution to conference types › Paper › peer-review
Prompting open-source and commercial language models for grammatical error correction of English learner text
Davis, C., Caines, A., Andersen, Ø., Taslimipoor, S., Yannakoudakis, H., Yuan, Z., Bryant, C., Rei, M. & Buttery, P., 11 Aug 2024, Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics ACL 2024. Ku, L.-W., Martins, A. & Srikumar, V. (eds.). Association for Computational Linguistics, p. 11952-11967 16 p. (Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
“I finally felt I had the tools to control these urges”: Empowering Students to Achieve Their Device Use Goals With the Reduce Digital Distraction Workshop
Lyngs, U., Lukoff, K., Slovak, P., Inzlicht, M., Freed, M., Andrews, H., Tinsman, C., Csuka, L., Alberts, L., de Mello, V. O., Makransky, G., Hornbæk, K., Van Kleek, M. & Shadbolt, N., 11 May 2024, CHI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems. Association for Computing Machinery, 251. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Supporting Cognitive Reappraisal With Digital Technology: A Content Analysis and Scoping Review of Challenges, Interventions, and Future Directions
Kitson, A., Slovak, P. & Antle, A. N., 11 May 2024, CHI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems. Association for Computing Machinery, 694. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
HCI Contributions in Mental Health: A Modular Framework to Guide Psychosocial Intervention Design
Slovak, P. & Munson, S. A., 11 May 2024, CHI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems. Association for Computing Machinery, 692. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
A Review and Analysis of Evaluation Practices in VIS Domain Applications
Xing, Y., Dias Cantareira, G., Borgo, R. & Abdul-Rahman, A., 21 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Visualization Ethics: A Case Study Approach
Correll, M., Impett, L., Klein, L., Panagiotidou, G., Abdul-Rahman, A. & Rockwell, G., 5 Mar 2024, ADHO Digital Humanities Conference 2024.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Looking Past Screens: Exploring Mixed Reality and Discreet AAC Devices
Curtis, H., Jenkins, A., Ibrahim, S. & Neate, T., 24 Jun 2024, (Accepted/In press) ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. ACM, (Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Co-Designing a User-Centred Digital Portal to Support Health-Related Self-Management for Stroke Survivors
Huo, Z., Marshall, I., Wolfe, C., Chapman, M., Wyatt, D., O'Connell, M., Neate, T., Rowland-Coomber, S. & Curcin, V., Jul 2024, 2024 IEEE 12th International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review

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16 September 2025

King's researchers receive coveted Future Leaders Fellowship

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has today announced the latest recipients of its prestigious Future Leaders Fellowship, including three researchers from...

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14 August 2025

AI Chatbots can be exploited to extract more personal information

New research has revealed that AI chatbots can be easily manipulated to encourage users to reveal even more personal information.

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07 May 2025

Smart home devices used to monitor domestic workers raise safety concerns

The growing use of smart home devices is undermining the privacy and safety of domestic workers.

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22 April 2025

Scientists use ChatGPT to make nation's favourite podcasts more accessible

The work breaks new ground on audio media accessibility for people with complex communication needs.

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05 August 2024

Specialised badges help people with invisible disabilities speak up

New customisable digital badges will help people with invisible disabilities sidestep social stigma in public.

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