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Role

Professor Brown is Director of the Computing and Informatics Research Centre and Research Group Leader for the Interactive Systems Research Group.

External activity

• Governor of the School for students with a severe learning disabilities
• Conference Chair for the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technology  )
• Associate Editor for Frontiers:

Sponsors and collaborators

Notable Research funding:

• 2021: Medical Technologies and Advanced Materials Research Theme – Research Springboard Fund: ML_SELECT: Machine Learning Augmented Selection of Eligible People for Lung Cancer Screening using Electronic Primary Care Data. £34,276.72.
• 2020: Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (KA2 Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices): DIVERASIA – Embracing diversity in ASIA through the adoption of Inclusive Open Practices. €1M.
• 2020: Strategic partnerships in the field of education and training Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, EU: AI-TOP: An AI Tool to Predict Engagement and 'Meltdown' Events in Students with Autism. €449.691.
• 2017: EU Erasmus+. €443,075. Pathway+: A mobile pedagogical assistant to develop meaningful pathways to personalised learning for students with learning disabilities.
• 2015:EU Horizon 2020. €618,000. MATHISIS: Managing Affective-learning through Intelligent atoms and Smart InteractionS (for students with learning disabilities & autism).
• 2014:  EU Horizon 2020 £457,200. No One Left Behind – An Accessible Digital Game Making Tool for Students with Learning Disabilities and Autism.
• 2013: ViPi - Virtual Portal for Interaction and ICT Training for People with Disabilities, EU LLP KA3 ICT, (2010-2013), grant total €107,192
• 2011: AEGIS - Open Accessibility Everywhere: Groundwork, Infrastructure, Standards, EU Seventh Framework Programme: THEME ICT-2007.7.1 ICT and Ageing. (2011-2012), grant total £141,802
• 2010: Promoting Acceptance Using Simulated Environments, D Brown - PI and Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Project Coordinator, PAUSE EU Leonardo, (2010-2012), grant total €285,000
• 2009: RECALL - Reconnecting Communities And Lifelong Learning, D Brown - PI and Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Project Coordinator, EU LLP KA3 ICT, (2009-2012), grant total €585,000
• 2009: Extending the Applicability of a Low Cost VR System for Home Based Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb Following Stroke, iNET EMDA (2011) grant total, £25,360
• 2009: Blind Cricket Simulation Project, D Brown - PI, JISC. grant total £9,600
• 2009: Using the Nintendo Wiimote Controller in Upper Limb Stroke Rehabilitation, D Brown - PI, (CLAHRC) (2009-2010), grant total £46,967 (approx. £5,871 spend in June 2007-2009 period)
• 2008: Game On Extra Time (GOET) (2008-2010) EU Leonardo Serious Games Including Those on Mobile Platforms for People with Cognitive and Sensory Impairments, D Brown - PI and Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Project Coordinator, 2007-2009, grant total €300,000. (approx. €105,895 spend in June 2007-2009 period)
• 2007: GOAL.NET EU Leonardo: Serious games based learning for people with cognitive and sensory impairments, D Brown PI and Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Project Coordinator, 2007-2009, grant total €219,795 (approx. €180,984 spend in June 2007-2009 period)
• 2006: Game On EU Grundtvig: Game On - Accessible Games Based Learning for Offenders and Ex-offenders, D Brown - PI and Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Project Coordinator, (2006-2008) Grant total: €164,079 (approx. €110.047 spend in June 2007-2009 period).