Scholar
Benjamin R Cowan
Google Scholar ID: egypvvYAAAAJ
Professor, School of Information & Communication Studies, University College Dublin
Citations & Impact
Citations
4,262
H-index
30
i10-index
57
Publications
20
Co-authors
184
list available
Contact
Publications
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- - Co-founder and co-director of the HCI@UCD group
- - Co-founder of the SFI D-REAL Centre for Research Training
- - Co-PI in the SFI ADAPT Centre, a €100 million research centre conducting cutting edge research on the future of AI driven content technologies
- - ACM Distinguished Speaker, conducting international keynote presentations on topics related to conversational AI
Research Experience
- - Research Fellow, HCI Centre, School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham (4 Oct 2010 - 1 Sep 2014)
- - Research Assistant, University of Edinburgh (2 Oct 2006 - 1 Sep 2007)
- - Visiting Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh (10 Feb 2014 - 10 May 2014)
Education
- - MA (Hons) in Psychology & Business Studies, University of Edinburgh (2006)
- - PhD in Usability Engineering, University of Edinburgh (2011)
- - Prof Cert University Teaching & Learning, University College Dublin
Background
- Research Interests: The intersection of psychology, human-computer interaction, and communication systems, particularly how people interact with collaborative conversational AI. Professional Field: Information and Communication Studies. Bio: Professor at UCD's School of Information & Communication Studies, focusing on applying psychological theory and quantitative methods to understand and design collaborative conversational AI experiences.
Miscellany
- Languages: French (Can read, write, speak and understand)
