Biography
Website: http://www.cmp.uea.ac.uk/~jrwg/
Career History
Following an appointment as a Research Associate at Manchester, working on languages for programming Dataflow computers, John moved to UEA in 1984 as Information Technology Lecturer. He became a Senior Lecturer in the School of Information Systems in 1991 and was appointed Professor of Computing Science in 2002.
John was Dean of the School from 1997 to 2000 during which period the two disciplines represented in the School, Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, were combined to make a unified School with a common research culture. A significant increase in research funding took annual income from around £500k to over £2,000k in 2000.
Academic Background
John received his BA in Natural Science from Cambridge University in 1976. After studying for an MSc at Manchester University in 1977 he returned to Cambridge and studied for a PhD in the implementation of Relational Databases, awarded in 1984.
All Publications
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(2014)
The effect of test environment on usability testing,
in Proceedings of the International Conferences on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2014, Game and Entertainment Technologies 2014 and Computer Graphics, Visualization, Computer Vision and Image Processing 2014 - Part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2014.
IADIS
pp. 360-364
ISBN 9789898533227
Full Text(Conference contribution)
(Published)
(2012)
Computer-based Technologies and Computational Aspects of Sign Language Research,
in Sign Language : An International Handbook.
Mouton de Gruyer
pp. 1075-1102
UEA Repository(Chapter)
(Published)
(2011)
Using timing information to improve the performance of Avatars,
(Other)
(Published)
(2010)
A dynamic load distribution algorithm for virtual worlds.,
in Journal of Digital Information Management
8
(3)
pp. 181-189
UEA Repository(Article)
(Published)
(2010)
Towards the Integration of Synthetic SL Animation with Avatars into Corpus Annotation Tools,
(Other)
(Published)
(2010)
Requirements For A Signing Avatar,
(Other)
(Published)
(2009)
Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Addressing Diversity,
Full Text UEA Repository(Paper)
(Published)
(2009)
ARA: An aggregate region assignment algorithm for resource minimisation and load distribution in virtual worlds,
Full Text UEA Repository(Paper)
(Published)
(2009)
Joint Hierarchical Nodes based User Management (JoHNUM) Infrastructure for the Development of Scalable and Consistent Virtual Worlds.,
Full Text UEA Repository(Paper)
(Published)
(2008)
Linguistic modelling and language-processing technologies for Avatar-based sign language presentation,
in Universal Access in the Information Society
6
(4)
pp. 375-391
Full Text UEA Repository(Article)
(Published)
(2008)
Tools for Populating Cultural Heritage Environments with Interactive Virtual Humans,
UEA Repository(Paper)
(Published)
(2007)
Emerging Technologies for Deaf Accessibility in the Information Society,
in Universal Access in the Information Society
6
(4)
pp. 321-322
Full Text UEA Repository(Article)
(Published)
(2007)
Providing signed content on the Internet by synthesized animation,
in ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
14
(3)
pp. 1-29
Full Text UEA Repository(Article)
(Published)
(2007)
Incorporating Avatar Signing into Assessment Items,
Full Text UEA Repository(Paper)
(Published)
(2007)
Developing effective interfaces for cultural heritage 3D immersive environments,
Full Text UEA Repository(Paper)
(Published)
(2006)
VANESSA - A system for communication between deaf and hearing people,
in Technology and Disability
18
(4)
pp. 207-216
Full Text UEA Repository(Article)
(Published)
(2005)
The conflict-free Reduction Geometry,
in Theoretical Computer Science
347
(3)
pp. 465-497
Full Text UEA Repository(Article)
(Published)
(2005)
Developing Techniques to Support Scripted Sign Language Performance by a Virtual Human,
UEA Repository(Paper)
(Published)
(2005)
Multilingual Virtual City Guides,
Full Text UEA Repository(Paper)
(Published)
(2005)
Expression Reduction Systems and Extensions: An Overview,
in Processes, Terms and Cycles: Steps on the Road to Infinity. Essays dedicated to Jan Willem Klop on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday.
Springer Verlag
pp. 496-553
ISBN 978-3-540-30911-6
Full Text UEA Repository(Chapter)
(Published)
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Key Research Interests
John Glauert is part of the Virtual Humans Group
A common theme running through my contributions to research has been the development of models of computation that allow for parallel and concurrent computing. My interest is in computations that will often be best executed sequentially, but are not over-constrained in terms of evaluation order.
My concern is for frameworks that lead to practical implementation, but these are approached with the conviction that a sound theoretical basis is essential. Hence I have focussed on high-level programming languages, computer architectures, the models and intermediate forms that bridge the two, and the theoretical foundations of such models. My interest has been in declarative languages - both functional and relational - and more recently in languages with explicit concurrency.
The use of intermediate representations for data and computational objects is central to my current work on the ViSiCAST project where a framework for representing of sign language is being developed, based on XML.
Virtual humans research at UEA
Selected Publications
Kennaway, J. R., Glauert, J.R.W., and Zwitserlood, I., Providing Signed Content in the Internet by Synthesized Animation. ACM Transactions on Computer Human Interaction, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page(s) 1-29, 2007.
Glauert, J. R. W., Elliott, R., Cox, S.J., Tryggvason, J. and Sheard, M., VANESSA - A system for communication between Deaf and hearing people. Technology and Disability, Volume 18, Number 4, Page(s) 207-216, 2007.
Khasidashvili, Z. and Glauert, J. R. W., The conflict-free Reduction Geometry. Theoretical Computer Science, Volume 347, Issue 3, Page(s) 465-497, 2005.
Khasidashvili, Z., and Glauert, J.R.W.,, Relating conflict-free stable transistions and event models via redex families. Theoretical Computer Science, Volume 286, Issue 1, Page(s) 65-95, 2002.
External Activities and Indicators of Esteem
- Invited tutorial presentations at CVHI’06, Kufstein, and VSSM2005, Ghent
- Co-organiser symposium on Language, Speech, and Gesture for Expressive Characters part of AISB07, Newcastle
- Coordinator of three-year EU Socrates project
Key Responsibilities
External liaison
Director of Enterprise and Industrial Engagement
SYSCO Executive Director