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Name: Patrik O'Brian Holt mug shot
Job Title: Research Professor
Home Page: http://www.comp.rgu.ac.uk/staff/ph/
Email: ph
Telephone: +44 (0)1224 262708
Room: St Andrews Street Building C43
Patrik Holt - Research

I am a Computer Scientist with a background in Experimental Cognitive Psychology, Statistical Modelling and Cognitive Science. I lead the Cognitive Engineering Research Group in the School of Computing.

I have long standing collaborations with Dr. Gus Ferguson and Dr. Albert Burger of the Biomedical Informatics Systems Engineering Laboratory (BISEL) at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Together we have worked on projects such as genISYS, SCANWeb and XSPAN.

Current research interests include:

  • Use of ACT-R for studying human-computer interaction in Healthcare.
  • Capturing and representing expert domain knowledge in epidemiology.
  • Reliability and validity in measuring usability and learning.
  • Role of presence and emotion in applying virtual reality to Healthcare.

Current Projects:

  • ACT-R based visual toolkits for user interface design in Healthcare.
  • Application of virtual reality to exposure therapy for anxiety and phobias.

Current Teaching:

  • CMM4008 Human-Computer Interaction

Teaching materials can be downloaded from here.


Publications by Patrik Holt

 

 

Selected publications

 

2009

Xiang, G., Ju, X., Holt, P  (2009) An Automated Approach to Establishing Dense Correspondence for 3D Facial Models. Symposium on Facial Analysis and Animation. BMVA, Edinburgh, June. ACCEPTED.

Hogg, S., Holt, P. and Aitchison, J. (2009) A Case Study of Usability Engineering in the Defence Industry. In Spiliotopoulos, T., Papadopoulou, P., Martakos, D. and Kouroupetroglou, G. (Eds) Integrating Usability Engineering for Designing the Web Experience: Methodologies and Principles, Hershey, PA: IGI Global. IN PRESS.

Malcolm Clark, M., Holt, P. and Ruthven, I. (2009) How do People Interact with Structured E-mails in Terms of Genre and Perception? Proceedings of Information: Interaction and Impact (I3), June, Aberdeen. ACCEPTED.

Xiang, G., Ju, X., Holt, P. and Shang, L. (2009) Facial Expression Transferring with a Deformable Model. Proceedings of EuroGraphics UK, Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics. ACCEPTED.

Murano, P., Malik, A. and Holt, P.O’B. (2009) Evaluation of Anthropomorphic User Interface Feedback in an Email Client Context and Affordances. Eleventh International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Barcelona – Spain. ACCEPTED.

 2008

Murano, P., & Holt, P. (2008). Anthropomorphic Feedback In User Interfaces: The Effect of Personality Traits, Context and Grice's Maxims on Effectiveness and Preferences. IN Zaphiris, P. and Ang, C.S. (Eds) Cross-Disciplinary Advances in Human Computer Interaction, User Modelling, Social Computing and Adaptive Interfaces, Hershey, PA: IGI Global (ISBN 978-1-60566-142-1).

Clark, M, Ruthven, I. and Holt, P. (2008) The Evolution of Genre in Wikipedia. LDV Forum, Vol. 23(2) (Special issue on Automatic Genre Identification: State of the Art, Issues, and Prospects).

Clark, M., Ruthven, I. and Holt, P.O’B. (2008) Genre Analysis of Structured Emails for Corpus Profiling. Workshop on Corpus Profiling for Information Retrieval and Natural Language Processing in Conjuntion with Information Interaction in Context(IIiX) 2008; October 19; BCS HQ, London. EWICS. Published by ACM International Conference Proceeding Series.

Clark, M. (2008) Analysis and Retrieval of Structured Text. (Doctoral Consortium). Proceedings of the second international symposium on Information interaction in context. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Vol. 348. [Supervisory Author].

Murano, P., Ede, C. and Holt, P.O’B. (2008) Effectiveness and Preferences of Anthropomorphic User Interface Feedback in a PC Building Context and Cognitive Load. Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Barcelona – Spain, June.

2007

Murano, P., Gee, A. and Holt, P.O’B. (2007) Anthropomorphic Vs Non-Anthropomorphic User Interface Feedback for Online Hotel Bookings. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Funchal, Madeira – Portugal, June.

Holt, P., Ferguson, G., Burger, A, and McCall, J. (2007) GENIE (Genetic Epidemiological Informatics Environment), General Register Office for Scotland – Invited Seminar and Workshop. The General Register Office for Scotland (GROS), Edinburgh.

Murano, P., & Holt, P. (2007). Anthropomorphic feedback in user interfaces: The effect of personality traits, context and Grice's maxims on effectiveness and preferences. In International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, 3(4), 52-65, October-December

2006

Holt, P.O’B., Watt, S., Alexander, D.A., Klein, S. and Tarrier, N. (2006). Delivering Therapy in the Community: The Application of Virtual Reality and the Web. British Psychological Society Annual Scottish Conference, Perth, August.

2005

Day, P. N., Ferguson, R. K., Holt, P. O B., Hogg, S., & Gibson, D. (2005). Wearable Augmented VR for Enhancing Information Delivery in High Precision Defence Assembly: An Engineering Case Study. In Virtual Reality, Vol 8(3), page(s) 177-185

Day, P. N., Holt, P. O B., Ritchie, J. M., Robinson, G., Simmons, J. E. L., Russell, G. T., & Ng, F. M. (2005). Metaphor Based Design of an Immersive Virtual Reality Application. HCI/VR International , Las Vegas, USA

Pitt, M., Goyal, S., Holt, P., Ritchie, J., Day, P., Simmons, J., Robinson, G., & Russell, G. (2005). An Innovative Approach to Facilities Management in the Workplace Design Brief: Virtual Reality in Design. In Facilities (ISSN/ISBN: 0263-2772 ), Vol 23(7/8), page(s) 343-355

2004

Holt, P. O B., Ritchie, J. M., Day, P. N., Simmons, J. E. L., Robinson, G., Russell, G. T., & Ng, F. M. (2004). Immersive Virtual Reality in Cable and Pipe Routing: Design Metaphors and Cognitive Ergonomics. In Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, Vol 4(1)

Ritchie, J. M., Day, P. N., Holt, P. O B., Ng, F. M., Robinson, G., Russell, G. T., & Simmons, J. E. L. (2004). Design Metaphors and Cognitive Ergonomics in Immersive Visual Reality: An Engineering Case Study. Second International Conference on Manufacturing Research (incorporating the 20th UK National Conference on Manufacturing Research) , Sheffield Hallam University

2003

Holt, P. O B., Ferguson, G., & Swanson, J. (2003). Computer Based Learning: What is it and where is it going?. Genetics Learning Network Workshop , Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, on November 2003.

2002

Burger, A., Webber, B., Nutt, W., Wagner, S., Aitken, S., Ferguson, G., Holt, P. O B., & Bard, J. (2002). XSPAN: A Cross-Species Anatomy Network. Standards and Ontologies for Functional Genomics (SOFG), Hinxton, Cambridge, on November 2002.

Holt, P. O B. (2002). Innovative Computing Approaches to Biological Data Analysis. NHS Workshop on Cancer Genetic Risk Analysis , Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

Ritchie, J. M., Simmons, J. E. L., Holt, P. O B., & Russell, G. T. (2002). Immersive Virtual Reality as an Interactive Tool for Cable Harness Design. PRASIC 2002 , University Transylvania of Brasov, Romania, on November 2002.

Simmons, J. E. L., Ritchie, J. M., Holt, P. O B., & Russell, G. T. (2002). Human in the Loop: The Use of Immersive Virtual Reality to Aid Cable Harness Design. 1st CIRP (UK) Seminar on Digital Enterprise Technology , University of Durham, on September 2002.

Simmons, J. E. L., Ritchie, J. M., Holt, P. O B., & Russell, G. T. (2002). Immersing the Human in the Design: Design-for-Manufacture of Cable Harnesses. SCI 2002 (Sixth Multi-Conference on Systemic, Cybernetics and Informatics) , Orlando

Swanson, J., & Holt, P. O B. (2002). A Scholarly Adaptive Interface. HCI2002 , London, on September 2002.

Swanson, J., & Holt, P. O B. (2002). Learnability and Usability: Quantifying the Learner's Mental Model through Mind Maps. HCI2002 , London, on September 2002.

2001

Day, P. N., Holt, P. O B., & Russell, G. T. (2001). Modelling human error in real time control loops with delayed visual feedback. In D. Harris (Ed.)Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, Ashgate , page(s) 183-189

Day, P. N., Holt, P. O B., & Russell, G. T. (2001). The cognitive effects of delayed visual feedback; Working memory disruption while driving in virtual environments. Cognitive Technology 2001: Instruments of Mind , Berlin

2000

Day, P., Holt, P. O B., & Russell, G. T. (2000). A comparison of Real and Virtual Worlds for Human Factors Experimentation. Seventh UK VR-SIG Conference

Day, P., Holt, P. O B., & Russell, G. T. (2000). Modelling Human Operator Error in Real-Time Control Loops with Delayed Visual Feedback. Third International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics , Edinburgh, on 25-27 October 2000.

Day, P., Holt, P. O B., & Russell, G. T. (2000). Modelling Human Operator Error in Real-Time Control Loops with Delayed Visual Feedback. Third International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics , Edinburgh, on 25-27 October 2000.

Holt, P. O B. (2000). The role of HCI in software engineering. Views on Software Development in the New Millennium (EU ESSI SPI) , Reykjavik, on August/September 2000.

Holt, P. O B., & Russell, G. T. (2000). A Simple Approach to the Detection and Visualisation of Road Surface Defects. In Highways and Transport (ISSN/ISBN: 0265-6868 ) , Vol 47(4), page(s) 18-19

Patel, L. N., & Holt, P. O B. (2000). SymGeons: A Prototype Model of Visual Complexity with Implications For Visual Control Tasks. In Cognition, Technology and Work (ISSN/ISBN: 1435-5558 ) , Vol 3(3), page(s) 177-187

Patel, L., & Holt, P. O B. (2000). Comparison of a "Pattern Measure" with Perceived Complexity of Non-determinate Images. Third International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics , Edinburgh, on 25-27 October 2000.

Patel, L. N., & Holt, P. O B. (2000). Modelling Visual Complexity using Geometric Primitives. SCI2000/ISAS2000 (4th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics & Informatics & 6th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis) , Orlando, on July 2000.

Patel, L. N., & Holt, P. O B. (2000). Modelling Visual Complexity using Geometric Primitives: Implications for Visual Control Tasks. EAM 2000 IXX European Annual Conference on Human Decision Making and Manual Control , ISPRA, Italy, on June 2000.

Patel, L. N., & Holt, P. O B. (2000). Testing a Computational Model of Visual Complexity in Background Images. ACIVS2000 (Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Systems) , Baden Baden, on July 2000.

1999

Riglis, E., Holt, P., & Russell, G. (1999). Perceived Cognitive Complexity in Visual Images as a Function of Statistical Characteristics. The British Psychological Society Cognitive Section Annual Conference, Bristol.

 

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