School of Engineering and Information Sciences
Dr Serengul Smith
PhD, MSc, BSc
University Teaching Fellow
EIS Outreach Coordinator
Programme Leader
(Information Technology, Information Technology and Networking Multimedia Computing and Interactive System Design)
I am a senior lecturer in the School of Engineering and Information Sciences at Middlesex University
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Teaching
Module Leader - CMT3320 Interactive Design Project
ResearchThis project investigates the feasibility of developing a novel working prototype solution that demonstrates garment tracking based on RFID or other technology, and including transfer and storage of information in an on-line database accessible via the web from both PC and Mac computers.
MUSKET Project - Middlesex University Skills and Education Planning Tool
The project aims to support employer engagement and workforce planning requirements by providing a CRM based integrated view of employer based, professional and tertiary sector education.
Bookmarkstore Project
Development of a configurable social bookmarking component that could easily be incorporated into any website irrespective of the motivation for developing the website.
The notion of bookmarking websites or adding them to a favourites list within a web browser is second nature for most web users. Although this facility is indispensable given the large number of websites that people access, the concept is limited as the bookmarks are stored locally on the users computer, are subject to loss in the event of a computer failure and will not be available if accessing the internet from another computer such as one in an internet cafe or some other such location.
In order to overcome these limitations a number of websites have developed facilities that allow users to store their bookmarks on them and such facilities are offered by both Yahoo and Google amongst others.
These facilities overcome the issues outlined with a local repository and also usually offer additional features such as the ability to add personal notes to the bookmark, something not available as a standard feature on the most common web browsers.
Social bookmarking is a development of this web based bookmark storing concept taken to another level. Social bookmark sites offer the ability to store bookmarks on a website but also either encourage or insist on users sharing their bookmarks with other users of the site. The underlying notion here is that a consensus will form within the community of users about which websites are valuable, in some sense, based on the number of times or frequency they are bookmarked by individual contributors to the website.
Aim Higher (ACE) Event
AIm Higher Event with London North partnership was held at Trent Park Campus of Middlesex University on the 21st of May 2009.
The primary school children (Year 9) from local schools were invited with their teachers for a resourceful day out at Middlesex University.
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Event organiser and Outreach Manager - Marta Topornicka
Session organiser - Serengul Smith
Student supervisors - Daryl Sobers and Goolshun Sharma Belut (EIS Workplacement students)
Mentors - Neesha Kodagoda (PhD Student) and Phyllis Francois (Post Graduate Student)
Digital Futures Event
- Augmented Reality Demonstrations and Mii - Middlesex Interactive Interface Prototype
Stephen Gaukrodger gave a presentation on the Mixed Reality continuum from Reality to Virtual Reality and showed students a couple of Augmented Reality demos developed by him.
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Session organizers: Serengul Smith and Bob Fields
Work placement students: Daryl Sobers and Goolshun Sharma Belut
- Young Scientest and Engineer Competition Event
On Saturday 7 March 2009, a group of 10 and 11 year olds from Barnet primary schools took part in the University’s Young Scientist and Engineer competition, which was held in the Hendon campus at Middlesex University to celebrate National Science and Engineering week.
Building your own Computer - workshop run by Serengul Smith and Bob Fields with a help of two students, Daryl Sobers and Goolshun Sharma Belut. The event was organised by Marta Torpornicka and her outreach team from BIRO.
Open days
15th November 2008, 7th February 2008 and 14th March 2008
Applicants' Day Event
Reseach Students
Director of Studies
Jainaba Jagne: Integrating cultural and social factors of the shopping metaphor, in the context of indigenous users, into eCommerce interface design.
Supervisor
Ioannis Doumanis: Evaluating Humanoid Animated Agents in Mobile Guide Applications.
Second Supervisor
Marian Tuedor: Using interactive multimedia software to articulate reading skills in children age 5-10 with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and severe learning disabilities (SLD).
Research Groups IDC - http://www.cs.mdx.ac.uk/research/idc/
Interaction Design Centre
AI Group -
http://www.cs.mdx.ac.uk/research/groups/ai/
Artificial Intelligence Research Group
CIRCUA - http://www.cs.mdx.ac.uk/research/CIRCUA/index.html
Collaborative International Research Centre for Universal Access
e-UARM - http://www.e-uarm.com/
e-journal of Universal Access Research Methods
My Notes
Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Application of Machine Learning Algorithms, Adaptive Hypertext Systems - click here
Publications
Jagne J., A. Serengul Smith-Atakan (2006). Cross-cultural interface design strategy, Universal Access in the Information Society archive Volume 5, Issue 3 pages 299 - 305, ISSN:1615-5289.
Jagne J., Duncker-Gassen E., Smith-Atakan S., Curzon P. (2006). Cross-cultural system design strategu: avoiding problem in usability evaluation, IADIS International Conference WWW/Internet.
Jagne J., Serengul Smith, Paul Curzon and Bob Fields, (2006) "Integrating social and cultural variances into international eCommerce interface design" Volume 2 Proceedings of HCI 2006.
Jagne J., Serengul Smith, Elke Duncker, Paul Curzon (2005) "Cross-Cultural Factors of Physical-Shopping and eShopping" To be presented at HCI International.
Adams. R, Smith-Atakan, A. S. (2005) "Methods for Universal Access Technology" To be presented at HCI International.Research.
Adams. R, Smith-Atakan, A. S. (2005) "Emerging Research Methods for Universal Access" To be presented at HCI International.Research.
Jagne J., Serengul Guven Smith, Elke Duncker and Paul Curzon (2004) Cross-cultural Interface Design Strategy. Middlesex University Interaction Design Centre Technical Report: IDC-TR-2004-006. February 2004.
Smith, A.S.G. and Blandford, (2003). ML Tutor: An Application of Machine Learning Algorithms for an Adaptive Web-based Information System. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, IJAIED Vol. 13, 2003.
Smith S.G, Abeysinghe G.K. (2002). How easy are graphical notations to understand and produce? The proceedings of the 6th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics an Informatics, Vol XI, Computer Science II, pages 256-261.
Smith Guven A. S. (2000). Application of Machine Learning Algorithms in Adaptive Web-based Information Systems,CS-00-01, School of Computing Science Technical Report Series. ISSN 1462-0871.
Guven S (1999). MLTutor: A Web-based educational adaptive hypertext system Proceedings of IEE Colloquium on Lost in the Web - Navigation on the Internet, November 1999, IEE Savoy Place, London.
Guven S, Blandford A. (1998). MLTutor: A Symbolic Multi-Algorithmic Approach to Leaner Profiling in WWW-Based Educational Hypertext System European Conference on Machine Learning, ECML 98 Workshop: Learning in Humans and Machines, April 1998, Chemnitz.
Guven S and Blandford A. (1998). An adaptive WWW-based Educational Hypertext System using Symbolic Machine Learning Proceedings of Third Middlesex University Conference on Research in Technology, April 1998, ISSSN 1462-0871, Middlesex University.
