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Past Research

Past Research

Past PhD Students

• 2007: Kris Jack,"A Computational Model of Staged Language Aquisition".
• 2004: Dave O'Mara, "Providing Access to Verbal Humour Play for Children with Severe Communication Impairment".
• 2006: Andy Judson, "Access to Communication for Adult Patients in Hospital Intensive Care Units: A Comparison of Vocabulary Retrieval Techniques" (2nd supervisor).

Past Research Projects

• STANDUP - System to Augment Non-speaker's Dialogue Using Puns (for more details please visit the project pages). (Funded by (EPSRC).
• "ECHoeS I - Exploring E-Learning and Communication Tools for Improving Children's Language Usage in Social Interactions. (Funded by ESRC/EPSRC TEL Programme)
• Development of a phonic based speech synthesiser for children with complex communication needs. (Funded by Capability Scotland)
  
• PhonicStick - extension of the BabbleStick Project. (Funded by Capability Scotland)
  
• The Babblestick - Providing Children with Severe Communication Disorders with Access to Phonic Speech Output) (Funded by Capability Scotland)
  
• Mobile Technology and Teenagers with Diabetes
• ICU-Talk : A communication device for intubated patients in Intensive Care (Funded by EPSRC).
• WriteTalk: Personal story telling for young people who use augmentative and alternative communication (Funded by EPSRC).
• TalksBac: A communication device for adults with non-fluent aphasia.