Dr. Michael Crabb
CV
Contact Information
School of Computing
Robert Gordon University
Aberdeen
Scotland
[email protected]
http://mike.crabb.info
+44 (0)1382 388115
Research Interests
Human Computer Interaction, aging, ability based design, accessibility.
Professional
Experience
Associate Lecturer, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland.
April 2015 –Present
Research Scientist (Academic Secondment) BBC Research and
Development, Salford, England.
November 2014 – January 2015
Research Assistant, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland.
April 2014 – March 2015
PhD Researcher. University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland.
April 2010-March 2014
Awards and Honors
• Grand Finalist – ACM Student Research Competition 2013/2014.
• First Place - CHI 2013 Microsoft/ACM Student Research Competition.
• Second Place - UIST 2013 Microsoft/ACM Student Innovation
Competition (Most Useful Category).
• First Place – FastFoward 2012. Innovation in Health Care Competition,
National Final (Education Category).
• First Place – UK AppJam 2010. Best Overall App (iGiveaDamn team).
Education
Ph.D Computing, 2014, University of Dundee, Scotland.
Thesis title: An exploration into the use of cognitive characteristics when
designing for older adults
B.Sc, Applied Computing (Hons), 2010, University of Dundee, Scotland.
Professional
Memberships/
Affiliations
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The Association for Computer Machinery (Professional Member)
The ACM Special Interest Group in Accessible Computing
The ACM Special Interest Group on Human Computer Interaction
Funding Awarded
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Microsoft/ACM scholarship to attend CHI2013
European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) - Travel
scholarship to attend TUTOREM Training School (November 2012)
British Computer Society Travel Scholarship to attend BCS-HCI 2012
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Peer-reviewed
conference papers
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Extended abstracts and
posters.
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Conference Activity –
Papers Presented.
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Conference Activity –
Workshop Attendance
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Brown, A. Jones, R. Crabb, M. Sandford, J. Brooks, M. Jay, C.
Armstrong, M. Dynamic Subtitles: the User Experience. In TVX15
Proceedings of the 2nd ACM International conference on Interactive
Experiences for Television and Online Video. (Acceptance Rate: 24%)
Hughes, C. J, Armstrong, M. Jones, R. Crabb, M. Responsive Design for
Personalised Subtitled. In W4A15 Proceedings of the 12th Web for All
Conference. (Acceptance Rate: 34%)
Menzies, R. Crabb, M. Herron, D. Petrie, K. Stewart, C. Zarb, M. An
Analysis of User Engagement in Relation to Computing Workshop
Activities . In SIGCSE ’15 Proceedings of the 46th Technical Symposium
on Computer Science Education. (Acceptance Rate: 36%)
Crabb, M. Hanson, V.L. The Use of Age, Technology Usage, and
Cognitive Characteristics in Relation to Perceived Disorientation and
Reported Website Ease of Use. In ASSETS’14 Proceedings of the 16th
International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and
Accessibility. (Acceptance Rate: 26%)
Crabb, M. Hanson, V.L Breaking the ‘age’ old rule: Alternative metrics
in user research Digital Economy 2014, Fifth Annual Digital Economy All
Hands Conference, London.
Crabb, M. The Use of Age, Technology Usage, and Cognitive
Characteristics in Relation to User Perceived Disorientation. In ACM
Student Research Competition – Grand Final 2014.
Crabb, M. 2013. Human Cognitive Measurement As A Metric Within
Usability Studies. In CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in
Computing Systems. (Acceptance Rate: 32%).
Crabb, M, 2012. Understanding Older Adults’ Search Habits. BCSHCI
The 26th Annual British Human Computer Interaction Conference 2012 –
Doctoral Consortium
Crabb, M, Hanson, V. L., and Cobley, A. 2012. Cognitive Usability:
Using Human Factors to Influence Future Online Usability Requirements.
Digital Futures 2012, Third Annual Digital Economy All Hands
Conference, Aberdeen.
Crabb, M, Hanson, V.L., and Cobley, A. 2012. Aiding Data Gathering in
Web Usability Studies Digital Futures 2012, Third Annual Digital
Economy All Hands Conference, Aberdeen University.
Crabb, M, Hanson, V.L., and Cobley, A. 2011. Understanding Older
Adults Search Habits - A Pilot Study. Digital Futures 2012, Second
Annual Digital Economy All Hands Conference, Newcastle.
The Use of Age, Technology Usage, and Cognitive Characteristics in
Relation to Perceived Disorientation and Reported Website Ease of Use.
ASSETS2014
Human Cognitive Measurement As A Metric Within Usability Studies,
CHI2013.
Cognitive Usability: Using Human Factors to Influence Future Online
Usability Requirements. Digital Futures 2012
Aiding Data Gathering in Web Usability Studies. Digital Futures 2012
ACM ECRC – The First European Computing Research Congress eAccess. Paris, France, May 2 – May 4, 2013.
TUTOREM12. 2nd Annual Workshop on Research Methods for Human
Computer Interaction. Bled, Sloevenia, 6th - 9th November 2012
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Service to Profession
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Harnessing the Power of Storytelling in the Digital Economy. Digital
Engagement 2012 - The 3rd Annual Digital Economy All Hands
Conference, Aberdeen, UK, October 23 - 25, 2012
Computing and How It Changes Peoples Lives. SICSA PhD Conference The 4th Annual SICSA PhD Conference, Glasgow, UK, June 20 – 22,
2012.
Tiree Tech Wave 1. The 1st Bi-Annual Tiree Tech Wave Workshop.
Tiree, Scotland, UK, March 2011.
Conference Co-Chair – The 4th SICSA HCI All Hands Meeting, July
2014, Dundee, Scotland.
Website Chair - Digital Engagement 2011 - The 2nd Annual Digital
Economy All Hands Conference, Newcastle, UK, November 15 – 17,
2011.
Peer Reviewer – The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in
Computing Systems. CHI’14 (Short Papers), CHI’15 (Full Papers, Short
Papers, WiP, alt.chi)
Peer Reviewer – The ACM TVX Conference on Interactive Television
Experiences. TVX’14 (Courses).
Peer Reviewer – The ACM Conference on Computer Supported
Cooperative Work and Social Computing. CSCW’14 (WiP).
Peer Reviewer – The International Conference on Intelligent User
Interfaces. IUI’15 (Posters, Demos).
Student Volunteer – UIST’13, ITS’13, BCSHCI’12, ASSETS’12.
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