HCI researcher at University of Glasgow. Interests in VR/AR/MR, anything with R at the end really. Biscuit enthusiast. @markhci.bsky.social

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It's been an eventful few months for me as I became a parent (Niamh is 3 weeks old now!), but also because after a rather long wait on the reserve list, my @ERC_Research Starting Grant AUGSOC (augsoc-project.org/) was selected just before xmas for funding (€1.5 million)!

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Want to study human models for AI and interactive systems? We have a postdoc position open👇
Postdoc, research fellow and PhD positions: the call to join the Finnish Center for #ArtificialIntelligence is now open. Check out our research areas and supervisors and apply by Feb 2, 2025: fcai.fi/winter-2025-research…
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Want to be trained in, and study, the collision between people and AI? We are now recruiting our second cohort of cross-disciplinary PhD researchers for our UKRI CDT in Citizen-Centred AI.
Are you ready to help shape a citizen-driven AI future for the UK? Applications are now open to join our UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Citizen-Centred Artificial Intelligence. Apply Now: orlo.uk/Ol5gU #UKRI #AI #CitizenCentredAI #NorthumbriaUniversity
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Several PhD scholarships available in @GlasgowCS @glasgow_gist around HCI, Animal-Computer Interaction, XR/Immersive and Ubiquitous Technologies, Social AI, starting in September 2025, application deadline of 31 January 2025. See gla.ac.uk/schools/computing/… for more details!

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I'm also interested in recruiting students interested in the Future of AR with a focus on multimodal perception, and applications to accessibility for AR/VR. I'm also interested coadvising students in technical HCI and would love to collaborate with my colleague @venkypotluri
I'm recruiting students for the upcoming cycle! If blending accessibility scholarship with real-world impact motivates you, apply to @umsi (Deadline: Dec 1). I'm at #UIST2024 . Reach out if you'd like to chat! Learn more about UMSI's PhD program at si.umich.edu/programs/phd-in….
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HCI systems papers need to tell visual stories. As we near the CHI deadline, here's a set of exemplary figures curated by my lab. Hope it helps inspire! Feel free to contribute some examples. docs.google.com/presentation…
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Registration for Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium 2024 (PETS2024) is now open! Further details can be found here: petsymposium.org/2024/regist… #REPHRAIN
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We are looking for new colleagues at my department, including in #HCI (of any topic and kind). Please repost and get in touch if you want to know more…
Do you want to shape the future of computer science? We are looking for professors at all levels within all areas of Computer Science to join our department! 🚀 📆 Application deadline: 1 September 2024 Take a look at the position and apply here 👉 di.ku.dk/english/about/vacan…
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REPHRAIN is hosting a series of online talks from the 3PO project, presenting their work in Protecting Public-Facing Professionals and their Dependents Online! The next session takes places on June 13 - register below! tinyurl.com/yvbr84az #REPHRAIN #3PO
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[Plese, RT] Are you attending #ACM @TheOfficialACM @ACMIMX '24 / @QoMEXconf? Are you interested in interaction and storytelling possibilities with(in) immersive media? Join our ISIM workshop on June 12th (13-18h) in #Stockholm! @sigchi @sigmm transmixr.eu/isim-workshop/ ( ) Info👇🧵
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Its #CHI2024 week, which means you can catch the presentation by @crisfni of our excellently titled paper ⚡️"Pikachu would electrocute people who are misbehaving"⚡️on child safety in VR this Wed 11AM! Check out the paper here: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/36139…

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encourage y'all to vote in #chi2024 elections -- and, consider voting for @aquigley & @burnettmmosu -- they've done so much over decades of service … back when I was advocating for PDF access and captioning, @aquigley was our CHI exec committee advocate acm.org/elections/sigs/vote
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We're hiring 3 PhDs over the next year on my ERC STG / UKRI project #AUGSOC - focusing on the societal implications of mass adoption of everyday #augmentedreality. First round of applications due July 31st. Open to UK and EU citizens! augsoc-project.org/vacancies… #HCI #CHI2024

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Excited to give my talk on the 14th! If you are in or around Glasgow tickets are here: pintofscience.co.uk/event/ro…
3 weeks to go before #pint24! Check the programme and get your tickets here to join the science celebration here 👇 🎟️ pintofscience.co.uk 🎟️ 🐝🧪👩‍🔬📚🔬👓🧠🐟🫀💫🥼👨‍🔬🔭🧫🦴 🗓13th-15th May 2024 📍40 locations across the UK 🗣450 events
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…to enact information disorder, censorship, discrimination and manipulation). Ultimately AUGSOC will inform voluntary guidelines, legislation, and perceptual human rights to ensure society is resilient to, and prepared for, the mass adoption of everyday AR devices.
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You can read a bit more about my ERC experience here ( augsoc-project.org/blog/2024… ), but in particular I want to thank all my colleagues in @MIG_Glasgow @glasgow_gist @GlasgowCS @UofGSciEng (in particular @SABrewster, the reason I'm still doing HCI research!)...

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...and all those beyond Glasgow that helped (@jgugenheimer, @leotanczt to name a few); the UK initiatives that helped me to build a track record and collaborative network, including @REPHRAIN1 and @SPRITEPlus; and finally @ERC_Research for continuing to fund such research!
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AUGSOC aims to understand how this capacity for perceptual mediation will be used both for social good (empowering individuals and communities to control how they are perceived) and social harm (violating user and bystander privacy, and perpetuating and amplifying our capacity…
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We (Joseph O'Hagan, @grahamwhci, @MKhamisHCI) will be exploring the societal impact that mass adoption of everyday #augmentedreality (AR) glasses will have in facilitating the "Augmented Society" - a world where spatial computing and mediated perception become the norm.
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It's been an eventful few months for me as I became a parent (Niamh is 3 weeks old now!), but also because after a rather long wait on the reserve list, my @ERC_Research Starting Grant AUGSOC (augsoc-project.org/) was selected just before xmas for funding (€1.5 million)!

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Due to the whole brexit thing, this was ultimately funded by #UKRI via the Horizon Europe guarantee funding, and is due to start August this year, running for 5 years, recruiting 3 PhDs over the next two years in particular (advert on the website above!)
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