BSc, MSc
Kenny graduated from Glasgow University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science and graduated from Dundee University in 2000 with an MSc in Applied Computing.
Computer vision software plug-in for augmented real-time analysis within interactive installation and performance scenarios.
This project will develop a toilet facility which will adapt automatically to the needs of older people or people with disabilities. As well as being useful in the home, this development will allow greater autonomy and dignity for people whose independence in public environments is currently restricted because of this basic human need. The system will make use of use smart card technologies and advanced mechatronics. The work will be carried out by a European Consortium of user-organisations, rehabilitation centres, and universities, funded under the EU Framework V programme. The Department of Applied Computing will contribute to the user requirements and user evaluation stages of the project, by developing computer-conducted interviews for users which will elicit their requirements and views in a thorough but non-embarrassing way.
The MemoJog project will develop a new interactive system based on mobile phone and palm top technology. This will similarly be able to prompt users and will
also be able to have the users confirm that they have received and acted on the prompt, thereby allowing for an interaction between the user and the system.
MemoJog will allow users with memory problems to live more independently and be more in control of their day to day lives. This should also reduce the demands on their
carers and families
The GESTAID project is a collaboration between our department and the Mackinnon Centre, a
residential and day care centre for people with physical disabiltes run by Dundee City Council's
Social Work Department.
The aim of the project is to use Computer Vision based gesture recognition to enable people with physical
disabilities to use idiosynchratic gestures as a means of human computer interaction (HCI). This aim of this project is to further the state of the art in gesture recognition by
developing techniques for on-line training and adaptation of gesture models and their use for robust, real-time, dynamic recognition of two-handed gestures. Interactive training will allow users, particularly those with motor impairment,
to develop and use their own gesture vocabulary.
It is envisaged that gestures would provide an alternative means of HCI to the keyboard and mouse and could be applied to an application such as a web browser.
The user will train the system to their range of gestures through an online training phase that will prompt the user
for suitably stable and unique gestures. Thereafter the system will enhance the autonomy of the user over alternative
gesture recognition systems that require devices to be attached to the user, often requiring the assistance of a third party.
Morrison K and McKenna S J, "An Experimental Comparison of Trajectory-based and History-based Representation for Gesture Recognition", 5th International Workshop on Gesture and Sign Language based Human-Computer Interaction, Genoa, Italy, April, 2003, 12 pages. Preprint PDF
Morrison K and McKenna S J, "The Dundee Gesture Database for User-Specified, Motor-Impaired Computer Input", 5th International Workshop on Gesture and Sign Language based Human-Computer Interaction, Genoa, Italy, April, 2003
Szymkowiak, A., Morrison, K., Gregor, P., Inglis, E. A., Shah, P., Evans, J. J., & Wilson, B. A. (in press in “Technology and Disability”). A memory aid with remote communication: preliminary findings.
Szymkowiak, A., Morrison, K., Inglis, E. A., Gregor, P., Shah, P., Evans, J. J., & Wilson, B. A. A memory aid with remote communication for elderly and memory-impaired users. In: Stephanidis, C. (ed.) Universal Access in HCI: Inclusive Design in the Information Society, Vol. 4, Proceedings of HCI International 2003 (22-27 June 2003, Crete, Greece) London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 902-906
Morrison, K and McKenna S J, "Automatic Visual Recognition of Gestures made by Motor-Impaired Computer Users", Journal of Technology and Disability, Special Issue on Rehabilitation Engineering. (Accepted for Publication)
Morrison K and McKenna S J, "Contact-Free Recognition of User-Defined Gestures as a Means of Computer Access for the Physically Disabled", Proceedings of the 1st Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology, University of Cambridge, 25-27 March, 99-103
Please email any comments, queries and suchlike to kmorrison@computing.dundee.ac.uk
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