School of Computing Science

Abstract: This talk will summarise the ongoing progress of the Enhancing Post-Earthquake Communication Resilience (EPECR) project, an international research collaboration focused on developing intelligent, secure, and resilient communication systems for disaster scenarios. The project investigates the integration of UAV-assisted networking, LoRa-based long-range communication, edge computing, and privacy-preserving frameworks to support reliable post- earthquake connectivity when conventional infrastructure fails. Current progress includes an edge-enabled privacy-aware framework for real-time disaster interpretation, and the design of secure priority-based UAV communication simulations in OMNeT++ for analysing network performance under emergency conditions as well as the development of a computationally efficient UAV-based pavement crack detection system for rapid infrastructure damage assessment. The work is further supported by related research activities in edge AI, autonomous UAV systems, and resilient communication architectures for large- scale disaster management.

 

Bio: Enver Ever received the M.Sc. and PhD degrees from Middlesex University, U.K., in 2004 and 2008, respectively. He is currently a Full Professor with the Computer Engineering Program at Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus (METU NCC), where he previously served as the Program Coordinator (Head of Department). His research interests include computer networks, wireless communication systems, the Internet of Things (IoT), and machine-learning-based systems. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and an active reviewer for leading international journals and conferences.

We are pleased to invite you to the next GIST Seminar, featuring a talk entitled Bodies, Motion, and Design. Everyone with an interest is very welcome to attend. 

Seminar Details

Title: Bodies, Motion, and Design
Speaker: Dr. Dominic Potts
Date: 9th July 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Location: SAWB 423
Online (Zoom): https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/84166272616?pwd=AfIAjDVABkfl0gRatrryb3uaxBWoDj.1

Abstract
Bill Buxton once described three levels of design: "standard, military, and artist spec" arguing the last is hardest and most important. This talk traces my move from experimental HCI towards designing at artist spec, and what that reveals about the assumptions buried in our systems. My earlier work at Bath recognised emotion from physiological signals and ran large-scale virtual reality (VR) experiments. Working with VR and motion capture (mocap) exposed how these technologies presume a normative, non-disabled body, something I examined further at UWE Bristol. Our upcoming ASSETS paper, "The Procrustean Body," argues that mocap reshapes disabled bodies to fit an idealised model rather than observing them neutrally. That critique became an agenda for equitable mocap, realised in EqualMotion, a project co-designing accessible capture systems with disabled artists. Related to mocap, I will describe my work with both disabled and non-disabled artists on gestural musical interfaces, particularly working with the original designers of the MiMU gloves, extending their capabilities through new prototypes. I argue that designing at 'artist spec' and thinking alongside the humanities through the interdisciplinary Bridge Studios, has been essential to my work; and that other HCI groups have much to gain from doing the same.

Bio
Dominic Potts is a Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of the West of England (UWE), where he works across the Music Interaction and Computational Arts (mica) lab and the interdisciplinary Bridge Studios. His research sits at the intersection of human–computer interaction, embodied and physiological sensing, and the creative industries. He completed his PhD at Lancaster University on the making and use of physical tools in augmented reality, before joining the University of Bath, where, as part of the European Media and Immersion Lab (EMIL), he developed methods for automatic emotion recognition in virtual reality, work recognised with two CHI Best Paper Honourable Mentions. He now conducts research related to accessible motion capture through the EqualMotion project and develops gestural musical interfaces as part of the Outside-Interactions Future Leaders Fellowship with Professor Tom Mitchell, collaborating with MiMU, x-io Technologies, Drake Music, and disabled artists and musicians. His recent work brings critical disability studies and the humanities into dialogue with HCI, asking how interactive systems might centre, rather than constrain, the full diversity and plurality of human bodies.

For more information about GIST: GIST Section Website.

Abstract: This talk will summarise the ongoing progress of the Enhancing Post-Earthquake Communication Resilience (EPECR) project, an international research collaboration focused on developing intelligent, secure, and resilient communication systems for disaster scenarios. The project investigates the integration of UAV-assisted networking, LoRa-based long-range communication, edge computing, and privacy-preserving frameworks to support reliable post- earthquake connectivity when conventional infrastructure fails. Current progress includes an edge-enabled privacy-aware framework for real-time disaster interpretation, and the design of secure priority-based UAV communication simulations in OMNeT++ for analysing network performance under emergency conditions as well as the development of a computationally efficient UAV-based pavement crack detection system for rapid infrastructure damage assessment. The work is further supported by related research activities in edge AI, autonomous UAV systems, and resilient communication architectures for large- scale disaster management.

 

Bio: Enver Ever received the M.Sc. and PhD degrees from Middlesex University, U.K., in 2004 and 2008, respectively. He is currently a Full Professor with the Computer Engineering Program at Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus (METU NCC), where he previously served as the Program Coordinator (Head of Department). His research interests include computer networks, wireless communication systems, the Internet of Things (IoT), and machine-learning-based systems. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and an active reviewer for leading international journals and conferences.

We are pleased to invite you to the next GIST Seminar, featuring a talk entitled Bodies, Motion, and Design. Everyone with an interest is very welcome to attend. 

Seminar Details

Title: Bodies, Motion, and Design
Speaker: Dr. Dominic Potts
Date: 9th July 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Location: SAWB 423
Online (Zoom): https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/84166272616?pwd=AfIAjDVABkfl0gRatrryb3uaxBWoDj.1

Abstract
Bill Buxton once described three levels of design: "standard, military, and artist spec" arguing the last is hardest and most important. This talk traces my move from experimental HCI towards designing at artist spec, and what that reveals about the assumptions buried in our systems. My earlier work at Bath recognised emotion from physiological signals and ran large-scale virtual reality (VR) experiments. Working with VR and motion capture (mocap) exposed how these technologies presume a normative, non-disabled body, something I examined further at UWE Bristol. Our upcoming ASSETS paper, "The Procrustean Body," argues that mocap reshapes disabled bodies to fit an idealised model rather than observing them neutrally. That critique became an agenda for equitable mocap, realised in EqualMotion, a project co-designing accessible capture systems with disabled artists. Related to mocap, I will describe my work with both disabled and non-disabled artists on gestural musical interfaces, particularly working with the original designers of the MiMU gloves, extending their capabilities through new prototypes. I argue that designing at 'artist spec' and thinking alongside the humanities through the interdisciplinary Bridge Studios, has been essential to my work; and that other HCI groups have much to gain from doing the same.

Bio
Dominic Potts is a Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of the West of England (UWE), where he works across the Music Interaction and Computational Arts (mica) lab and the interdisciplinary Bridge Studios. His research sits at the intersection of human–computer interaction, embodied and physiological sensing, and the creative industries. He completed his PhD at Lancaster University on the making and use of physical tools in augmented reality, before joining the University of Bath, where, as part of the European Media and Immersion Lab (EMIL), he developed methods for automatic emotion recognition in virtual reality, work recognised with two CHI Best Paper Honourable Mentions. He now conducts research related to accessible motion capture through the EqualMotion project and develops gestural musical interfaces as part of the Outside-Interactions Future Leaders Fellowship with Professor Tom Mitchell, collaborating with MiMU, x-io Technologies, Drake Music, and disabled artists and musicians. His recent work brings critical disability studies and the humanities into dialogue with HCI, asking how interactive systems might centre, rather than constrain, the full diversity and plurality of human bodies.

For more information about GIST: GIST Section Website.