Dr. David Kirk   BSc, MSc, PhD, C.Psychol
Lecturer of HCI & Ubicomp
Mixed Reality Lab
School of Computer Science
University of Nottingham
NG8 1BB

dsk_@_cs.nott.ac.uk (remove underscores)
Dave Kirk
Research Interests
My research is focused on the design, use and evaluation of information and communications technologies. Taking a human-centred perspective I'm interested in exploring how novel interactive and communicative artefacts can be designed to support human activities. Often my work considers technology use in collaborative settings both work-based and domestic.

More specifically, I have previously researched in the areas of video-based communication, tangible user interfaces and media management and archiving in the home.

Recently however, my work has begun to focus on issues to do with the concept of 'Technology Heirlooms'. I am exploring the relationships between people and sentimental artefacts, considering the ways in which digital technologies might come to be both meaningful artefacts and inheritable items, and examining the social relationships that surround such technologies.
Background
BSc Psychology (University of York)
MSc Ergonomics (Loughborough University)
PhD Computer Science (Mixed Reality Lab, University of Nottingham)
Post-Doc Socio-Digital Systems, Microsoft Research, Cambridge
Publications
Click here to see a list of my publications.
Supervision
I will be supervising projects for:

The software engineering group project (G52GRP) see here.

Masters students on the MSc in IT (Information Technology), MIT (Management of Information Technology) & ISD (interactive Systems Design) courses. For a list of possible project areas click here.

3rd Year Undergrad Projects. For a list of suggested project areas click here.

Teaching - 2009/2010 academic year
I will be teaching:

  • G64IHF Issues in Human Factors
  • G64UID User Interface Design
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