Chris Creed

Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction

School of Computing and Digital Technology

Email:: chris.creed@bcu.ac.uk
Phone:: 0121 331 5419

Dr Chris Creed specialises in the area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and has extensive experience in leading collaborative technical projects exploring the use of innovative technologies. His core research interest is around the design and development of assistive technology for disabled people across a range of impairments. He also leads the MSc User Experience Design course and is the Director of Research Degrees in the School of Computing and Digital Technology.

Prior to joining BCU, Dr Creed worked at the University of Birmingham for 12 years in both the School of Computer Science and the Digital Humanities Hub. He was the Principal Investigator on the AHRC funded D2ART project that explored the potential of digital technologies (e.g. eye gaze tracking, mid-air gesturing, facial expression switches, etc.) to support and transform practice for professional disabled visual artists. He was also the lead academic investigator on the AHRC CATH funded LEAP project that examined the accessibility of interactive experiences (e.g. large multi-touch tables) in public spaces.

Chris is currently leading on several research projects around HCI and disability such as investigating new interface techniques for supporting creative work via gaze/speech interaction, exploring novel wheelchair training approaches using mixed reality technologies, and making coding more accessible for people with physical impairments (which has received support through a Microsoft “AI for Accessibility” grant).

His research is multi-disciplinary in nature and has been conducted in close partnership with national charities, disability arts and accessibility organisations, special needs colleges, large arts/cultural partners, and disabled people. Dr Creed also has significant experience in working directly with industry and SMEs on multiple collaborative projects across a wide range of sectors.

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Selected Publications:

Paudyal, B., Creed, C., Frutos-Pascual, M., and Williams, I. (to appear). Voiceye: A Multimodal Inclusive Development Environment. In Proceedings of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS2020).

Creed, C., Frutos-Pascual, M. and Williams, I. (2020) Multimodal Gaze Interaction for Creative Design. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI2020), pp. 1-13.

Blaga, A., Frutos-Pascual, M., Creed, C., and Williams, I. (2020) Too Hot to Handle: An Evaluation of the Effect of Thermal Visual Representation on User Grasping Interaction in Virtual Reality. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI2020), pp. 1-16.

Frutos-Pascual, M., Harrison, J., Creed, C., and Williams, I. (2019) Evaluation of Ultrasound Haptics as a Supplementary Feedback Cue for Grasping in Virtual Environments." In 2019 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, pp. 310-318

Creed, C. (2018) Assistive Technology for Disabled Visual Artists: Exploring the Impact of Digital Technologies on Artistic Practice. Disability & Society, 33, 7, pp.1103-1119.

Creed, C. (2016) Assistive Tools for Disability Arts: Collaborative Experiences in Working with Disabled Artists and Stakeholders, Journal of Assistive Technologies, 10, 2, pp. 121-129.

Creed, C. (2016) Eye Gaze Interaction for Supporting Creative Work with Disabled Artists. Proceedings of 30th British HCI Group Annual Conference (HCI2016), Bournemouth, UK.

Creed, C., Beale, R., Cowan, B. (2015) The Impact of an Embodied Agent's Emotional Expressions Over Multiple Interactions, Interacting with Computers, 27, 2, pp. 172-188.

Creed, C., Beale, R., Dower, P. (2014) Digital Tools for Physically Impaired Visual Artists. Proceedings of the 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility (ASSETS '14), pp. 253-254.

Creed, C. and Beale, R. (2014) Enhancing Multi-Touch Table Accessibility for Wheelchair Users. Proceedings of the 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility (ASSETS '14), pp. 255-256.

Creed, C., Sivell, J., & Sear, J. (2013) Multi-Touch Tables for Exploring Heritage Content in Public Spaces. In E., Ch'ng, V. Gaffney, and H, Chapman (eds.), Visual Heritage in the Digital World, Springer.

Bowers, C., Creed, C., Cowan, B., Beale, R. (2013) Touching Annotations: A Visual Metaphor for Navigation of Annotation in Digital Documents, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction Studies, 71, 12, pp.1103-1111.

Creed, C. & Beale, R. (2012) User Interactions With An Affective Nutritional Coach, Interacting with Computers, 24, 5, pp. 339-350.

Beale, R. and Creed, C. (2009) Affective Interaction: How Emotional Agents Affect Users, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 67, 9, pp. 755-776.