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Stuart Allen

Professor Stuart Allen

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Overview

My research interests concern how we interact with technology, what this reveals about our behaviour and personality, and how to apply Artificial Intelligence for social benefit. I am the Director of the Centre for Social Care and Artificial intelligence Learning (SCALE), an interdisciplinary project aiming to use AI to transform social care in the UK.

 

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Research

My research covers areas in artificial intelligence, mobile and social computing, including:

  • Applying AI techniques to address challenges in Social Care.
  • Understanding the role of human behaviour in our use of technology.
  • Information dissemination in social newtorks and pervasive communication technologies, based on models of human behavior and mobility.
  • Developing detailed mathematical models and metrics to represent the diverse technical and economical constraints and objectives of wireless networks.
  • Developing metaheuristic algorithms to select and configure network infrastructure.

Teaching

My teaching introduces Python, algorithms and discrete maths.

Biography

Education and qualifications

  • 1996: PhD (Graph Theory) University of Reading, UK
  • 1991: BSc Mathematics, Nottingham University, UK

Career overview

  • 2000 - present: Cardiff University School of Computer Science & Informatics
  • 1996 - 2000: Research Fellow, University of Glamorgan

News articles

The university welcomed the Governor of the State of Yucatan to Cardiff to promote international collaboration and knowledge sharing between Wales and Mexico.

Cardiff University strengthens international collaboration on cybersecurity research and knowledge exchange

22 February 2024

The university welcomed the Governor of the State of Yucatan to Cardiff to promote international collaboration and knowledge sharing between Wales and Mexico.

University-led focus groups demonstrate benefits to Welsh drinks sector

Co-operative clusters brew across Wales

21 January 2019

University-led focus groups demonstrate benefits to Welsh drinks sector

Funding backs National Software Academy

£1.2m supports Cardiff coders

01 May 2018

Funding backs National Software Academy

Cardiff University will form part of a brand new Institute of Coding set up to tackle the UK’s digital skills gap by training the next generation of digital specialists.

Prime Minister announces Institute of Coding

31 January 2018

Cardiff University will form part of a brand new Institute of Coding set up to tackle the UK’s digital skills gap by training the next generation of digital specialists.

University planning new centre of excellence for innovative teaching and research

Top architects chosen for £23m maths and computer science centre

27 September 2017

University planning new centre of excellence for innovative teaching and research

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Research themes

Specialisms

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Human-centred computing