A research paper by Nora AlMuhanna, Wendy Hall and David Millard discussing antisocial behaviour on the Internet. The authors propose a model for studying antisocial behaviour on Twitter and validate the model using interviews with experts in the field.
Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt has led an independent review commissioned by the UK government to examine the supply of and demand for Computer Science graduates and the issue of degree accreditation.
The review makes a number of recommendations, including increasing the opportunities for Computer Sciences students to gain work experience, improving the data on graduates and employers, carrying out research to better understand the requirements of employers and improving graduates’ soft skills.
A paper by Peter West, Richard Giordano, Max Van Kleek and Nigel Shadbolt describing research into the use of patient self-logged data in medical diagnosis and care planning. The study involved role-play exercises with doctors, which revealed many opportunities for using self-logged data in diagnosing and treating patients.
A paper by Ramine Tinati, Markus Luczak-Roesch, Elena Simperl and Wendy Hall describing research into people’s motivations for participating in citizen science projects.
The research indicated a number of motivations, including interest in the subject, the desire to learn, the feeling of contributing to the project, belonging to a community and achievement.
A paper by Paul Smart and Nigel Shadbolt on the World Wide Web from an epistemological viewpoint. The authors discuss personalised searches, Social Machines, networks and trust/reliability.
A paper by Markus Luczak-Roesch, Ramine Tinati, Saud Aljaloud, Wendy Hall and Nigel Shadbolt on a design for a socio-technical
computing machine that allows collective problem solving activities to emerge naturally, without the need for initial problem structuring work or task definition.
A paper by Kieron O’Hara, Nigel Shadbolt and Wendy Hall for the Centre for International Governance Innovation and Chatham House, examining the tensions between individual rights to privacy and transparency and the rights to free speech.
Professor Dame Wendy Hall was named in the Inspiring Fifty list of Most Inspirational Women in European Technology for 2016. The aim of Inspiring Fifty is to address the gender imbalance in technology. It arranges events and produces publications to motivate, inspire and educate women in the technology sector.
Janneke Niessen, co-initiator of Inspiring Fifty, said “Looking at the Inspiring Fifty of this year really makes me proud. These fifty women are the best of the best, with truly inspirational careers.”
Shari Yoder Doherty from Atomico, which is in partnership with Inspiring Fifty, said “What a fantastic group of inspirational women. It was a tough selection process as we had hundreds of impressive nominations, but these fifty stood out for their experience and achievements, particularly over the past year. One thing they all have in common is a very obvious passion for the tech industry, which makes them the perfect role models to inspire other women looking to build a career in the sector.”
Professor Dame Wendy Hall has begun a three month tenure in the prestigious post of Kluge Chair of Technology and Society at the Library of Congress in the United States of America.
Professor Hall will work on a research project entitled “Internet Histories and Futures.” She will also chair a public symposium on the ways in which institutions can archive the contents of the Web and co-host a two-day “hackathon.”
The USA Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections.
A Q&A with Professor Dame Wendy Hall for the Royal Academy of Engineering to celebrate International Women’s Day. She discusses her motivations for choosing to go into engineering, her current research and being a woman engineering.