Professor Phillip Morgan
(he/him)

: Available for postgraduate supervision

Teams and roles for Phillip Morgan

Professor
School of Psychology

I am a Professor (Personal Chair) of Human Factors and Cognitive Science. I Direct the Human Factors Excellence (HuFEx) Research Group and am Director of Research within the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Robotics & Human-Machine Systems (IROHMS). I am seconded part-time (since March 2019) to industry and Direct the Airbus Centre of Excellence in Human-Centric Cyber Security.

My expert areas include: Human Factors; human-machine interface (HMI) design / human-computer interaction (HCI); Cyberpsychology; humans in automation and AI; transport and intelligent-mobility (with a key focus on connected and / or autonomous vehicles); trust in and blame on technology; and the effects of interruption and distraction on task performance. I work with multi-disciplinary teams including computer scientists, engineers, social scientists, and legal experts to address research problems and identify solutions within each of these areas. Many of my past and present research projects involve working with academic and industry collaborators.

I have secured (often as PI or institution Lead) >37m (million, UK£) of research funding from e.g., Airbus, CREST, DHCSTC, EPSRC, ESRC, HSSRC, IUK, MOD, NCSC, RCloud, SOS Alarm; WEFO, and the Wellcome Trust. Recent projects include: AI for Collective Intelligence (AI4CI, 2024-2029, EPSRC, ~£12m - AI for Collective Intelligence (AI4CI) |); Flourish Trusted Secure Mobility for Older Adults (2016-19, IUK, >£5.5m, Cardiff University Lead); IROHMS (2019+, WEFO & Cardiff University, >£5.5m); Airbus Cyber Psychology and Human Factors (2019-2022, Airbus / Endeavr Wales, ~£1m, PI); and Principles of Distributive Liability for Multi-Agent Societies (2020-23: ESRC-JST, Cardiff University (>£700k), PI, with collaborators in Japan – e.g., at the Universities of Kyoto, Osaka and Doshisha).

My research bridges Human Factors and Cognitive Science: addressing important practical issues within workplaces and involving transport whilst drawing upon theory and using – and often developing – best practice methodological approaches, e.g., using behavioural experimental and human factors techniques and methods, vehicles, driving simulators, and human-state monitoring. I am particularly motivated by research that speaks to real world research questions and problems involving human performance, with the goal of identifying effective, feasible and applicable solutions.

My Cognitive Science work is largely focused on the effects of visual and auditory interruption and distraction on performance of tasks involving attention, short-term memory and problem solving. For example, unpicking the effects of interruption on goal-directed memory, and, adapting features of computer interfaces to encourage deeper cognitive processing of key information and thereafter protect against negative effects of interruption.

Date
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2026

Sands, E. et al. 2026. Agency vs. Automation: investigating “Human-in-the-loop” preferences in military-adjacent AI adoption. Presented at: 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction Montreal, Canada 26 - 31 July 2026. Published in: Stephanidis, C. et al., HCI International 2026 Posters 28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2026, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 26–31, 2026, Proceedings, Part VI. Vol. 3052.Communications in Computer and Information Science Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. , pp.422-430. (10.1007/978-3-032-30836-8_43)
Marcinkiewicz, V. et al. 2026. Trust and blame in autonomous vehicles: examining the effects of cyber readiness and response in the UK and Japan. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 119 103589. (10.1016/j.trf.2026.103589)
Zhang, Q. et al. 2026. Should AI be allowed to break the law? Public acceptance and tolerance of discretionary actions performed by autonomous vehicles in response to situations varying by degree of acuteness. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 205 104885. (10.1016/j.tra.2026.104885)
Morgan, P. et al. 2026. Exploring the safety, trust, psychosocial, legal, and economic impact of cyber attacks on social robots: What should people know and how can we mitigate risks? [Abstract]. HRI Companion '26: Companion Proceedings of the 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction , pp.1414-1416. (10.1145/3776734.3788837)

2025

Bishop, L. M. , Asquith, P. M. and Morgan, P. L. 2025. The employee cybersecurity awareness framework. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies 2025 1025045. (10.1155/hbe2/1025045)
Riedl, C. et al., 2025. The potential and challenges of AI for collective intelligence. Collective Intelligence 4 1. (10.1177/26339137241308821)
Lambay, A. J. et al. 2025. Generating synthetic datasets with deep learning models for human physical fatigue analysis. Machines 13 (3) 235. (10.3390/machines13030235)
Javaid, A. et al. 2025. Interruption managements skills: Identifying and addressing the learning needs of medical students: A protocol for an interview-based study. MedRxiv (https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.11.25323751)

2024

Bullock, S. et al., 2024. Artificial intelligence for collective intelligence: A national-scale research strategy. Knowledge Engineering Review 39 e10. (10.1017/S0269888924000110)
Wallbridge, C. D. et al. 2024. "Warning!" Benefits and pitfalls of anthropomorphising autonomous vehicle informational assistants in the case of an accident. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction 8 (12) 110. (10.3390/mti8120110)
Yang, J. , Liu, Y. and Morgan, P. L. 2024. Human-machine interaction towards Industry 5.0: Human-centric smart manufacturing. Digital Engineering 2 100013. (10.1016/j.dte.2024.100013)
Lambay, A. et al. 2024. Machine learning assisted human fatigue detection, monitoring, and recovery: a review. Digital Engineering 1 100004. (10.1016/j.dte.2024.100004)
Yang, J. , Liu, Y. and Morgan, P. 2024. Sensor and data: key elements of human-machine interaction for human-centric smart manufacturing. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing Lisbon, Portugal 22-24 November 2023. Published in: Longo, F. , Shen, W. and Padovano, A. eds. Elsevier. , pp.191-200. (10.1016/j.procs.2024.01.019)
Zhang, Q. et al. 2024. Public perception of autonomous vehicle capability determines judgment of blame and trust in road traffic accidents. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 179 103887. (10.1016/j.tra.2023.103887)
Lambay, A. J. et al. 2024. Model training through synthetic data generation:Investigating the impact on human physical fatigue. Presented at: International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics and the Affiliated Conferences Nice, France 24 - 27 July 2024. Published in: Nunes, I. L. ed. AHFE International: Human Factors and Systems Interaction. Vol. 154.New York: AHFE Open Access. , pp.22-31. (10.54941/ahfe1005349)
Zhang, Q. , Williams, C. and Morgan, P. L. 2024. Partial habituation to disruption by irrelevant emotive speech – evidence for duplex-mechanism account. Journal of Cognitive Psychology 36 (1), pp.42-60. (10.1080/20445911.2024.2310881)

2023

Marcinkiewicz, V. , Zhang, Q. and Morgan, P. 2023. The effects of cyber readiness and response on human trust in self driving cars. Presented at: AHFE 2023 International Conference San Francisco, USA 20-24 July 2023. Published in: Moallem, A. ed. Human Factors in Cybersecurity. Vol. 91.AHFE. , pp.50-60. (10.54941/ahfe1003719)
Marcinkiewicz, V. and Morgan, P. 2023. Trust and blame in self-driving cars following a successful cyber attack. Presented at: Human Computer Interaction (HCI) 2023 Conference Copenhagen, Denmark 23-28 July 2023. Vol. 14045.Springer. (10.1007/978-3-031-35822-7_22)
Morgan, P. L. et al. 2023. An optimized paradigm to measure effects of anthropomorphized self-driving cars on trust and blame following an accident. Presented at: IEEE Ro-Man 2023 - SCRTIA – Trust, Acceptance and Social Cues in Human-Robot Interaction Busan, Korea 28 - 31 August 2023.
Raywood-Burke, G. , Jones, D. M. and Morgan, P. L. 2023. Maladaptive behaviour in phishing susceptibility: How email context influences the impact of persuasion techniques. Presented at: 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics San Francisco, California, USA 20 - 24 July 2023. Published in: Moallem, A. ed. Human Factors in Cybersecurity: Proceedings AHFE 2023. Vol. 91., pp.40-49. (10.54941/ahfe1003718)

2022

Morgan, P. L. et al. 2022. Reducing risk to security and privacy in the selection of trigger-action rules: Implicit vs. explicit priming for domestic smart devices. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 168 102902. (10.1016/j.ijhcs.2022.102902)
Yang, J. et al. 2022. Review of human-machine interaction towards industry 5.0: human-centric smart manufacturing. Presented at: International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC-CIE 2022) St. Louis, MO, USA 14-17 August 2022. 42nd Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE). Vol. 2.The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. (10.1115/DETC2022-89711)
Wallbridge, C. D. et al. 2022. Towards anthropomorphising autonomous vehicles: speech and embodiment on trust and blame after an accident. Presented at: Robot Trust for Symbiotic Societies (RTSS) at IROS 2022 Kyoto, Japan 23-27 October 2022.
Zhang, Q. et al. 2022. Towards an integrated evaluation framework for xai: an experimental study. Procedia Computer Science 207 , pp.3884-3893. (10.1016/j.procs.2022.09.450)
Zhang, Q. et al. 2022. Using simulation-software-generated animations to investigate attitudes towards autonomous vehicles accidents. Procedia Computer Science 207 , pp.3516-3525. (10.1016/j.procs.2022.09.410)
Parkin, J. et al., 2022. Cyclist and pedestrian trust in automated vehicles: an on-road and simulator trial. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation (10.1080/15568318.2022.2093147)
Lambay, A. et al. 2022. Effects of demographic factors for fatigue detection in manufacturing. Presented at: 14th IFAC Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS 2022) Tel-Aviv, Israel 28-30 March 2022. IFAC-PapersOnLine. Vol. 55(2).Elsevier. , pp.528-533. (10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.04.248)
Marcinkiewicz, V. et al. 2022. Integrating humanoid robots into simulation software generated animations to explore judgments on self-driving car Accidents. Presented at: IEEE Ro-Man 2022 Conference Naples, Italy 29 August - 2 September 2022.

2021

Zhang, Q. et al. 2021. The blame game: double standards apply to autonomous vehicle accidents. Presented at: AHFE 2021 Virtual Conference on Human Aspects of Transportation Virtual 25-29 July 2021. Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems Springer, Cham. , pp.308-314. (10.1007/978-3-030-80012-3_36)
Lambay, A. et al. 2021. A data-driven fatigue prediction using recurrent neural networks. Presented at: 3rd International Congress on Human-Computer Interaction, Optimization and Robotic Applications (HORA2021) Ankara, Turkey 11-13 June 2021. 2021 3rd International Congress on Human-Computer Interaction, Optimization and Robotic Applications (HORA). IEEE(10.1109/HORA52670.2021.9461377)
Raywood-Burke, G. et al. 2021. Human individual difference predictors in cyber-security: exploring an alternative scale method and data resolution to modelling cyber secure behavior. Presented at: 23rd HCI International Conference (HCII 2021) Virtual 24-29 July 2021. Published in: Moallem, A. ed. HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust. Vol. 12788.Lecture Notes in Computer Science Springer, Cham. , pp.226-240. (10.1007/978-3-030-77392-2_15)

2020

Stephenson, A. C. et al., 2020. Effects of an unexpected and expected event on older adults' autonomic arousal and eye fixations during autonomous driving. Frontiers in Psychology 11 571961. (10.3389/fpsyg.2020.571961)
Voinescu, A. et al., 2020. The utility of psychological measures in evaluating perceived usability of automated vehicle interfaces – a study with older adults. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 72 , pp.244-263. (10.1016/j.trf.2020.05.003)
Bishop, L. M. et al. 2020. Examining human individual differences in cyber security and possible implications for human-machine interface design. Presented at: 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2020) Virtual 19-24 July 2020. HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: Second International Conference, HCI-CPT 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings. Vol. 12210.Lecture Notes in Computer Science/ Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI Springer, Cham. , pp.51-66. (10.1007/978-3-030-50309-3_4)
Morgan, P. L. et al. 2020. A new hope: human-centric cybersecurity research embedded within organizations. Presented at: 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2020) Virtual 19-24 July 2020. HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: Second International Conference, HCI-CPT 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science/Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI Vol. 12210. Springer, Cham. , pp.206-216. (10.1007/978-3-030-50309-3_14)
Williams, C. et al. 2020. Human error in information security: exploring the role of interruptions and multitasking in action slips. Presented at: 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2020) Virtual 19-24 July 2020. HCI International 2020 - Posters: 22nd International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part III. Vol. 1226.Communications in Computer and Information Science Springer, Cham. , pp.622-629. (10.1007/978-3-030-50732-9_80)
Asquith, P. and Morgan, P. L. 2020. Representing a human-centric cyberspace. Presented at: 11th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics and the Affiliated Conferences San Diego, US 16-20 July 2020. Published in: Corradini, I. , Nardelli, E. and Ahram, T. eds. Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conference on Human Factors in Cybersecurity. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Springer. , pp.122-128. (10.1007/978-3-030-52581-1_16)
Anastasopoulou, K. et al., 2020. Effects of privacy risk perception and cultural bias on intention of connected autonomous vehicle use. Presented at: 8th International Workshop on Socio-Technical Aspects in Security and Trust within the Annual Computer Security Applications Conference San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA 4 December 2018. Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Socio-Technical Aspects in Security and Trust within the Annual Computer Security Applications Conference. ACM. , pp.5-5. (10.1145/3361331.3361336)
Morgan, P. et al. 2020. Distraction for the eye and ear. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science 21 (6), pp.633-657. (10.1080/1463922X.2020.1712493)
Waller, J. and Morgan, P. 2020. Putting AI into air: what is artificial intelligence and what it might mean for the air environment. Air and Space Power Review 22 (2), pp.42-57.

2019

Whittle, C. et al. 2019. User decision - making in transitions to electrified, autonomous, shared or reduced mobility. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 71 , pp.302-319. (10.1016/j.trd.2018.12.014)
Morgan, P. L. et al. 2019. Exploring older adult susceptibility to fraudulent computer pop-up interruptions. Presented at: AHFE 2018: International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Orlando, FL, USA 21-25 July 2018. Published in: Ahram, T. Z. and Nicholson, D. eds. Advances in Human Factors in Cybersecurity: Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors in Cybersecurity, July 21-25, 2018, Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida, USA. Vol. 782.e Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Springer Verlag. , pp.56-68. (10.1007/978-3-319-94782-2_6)
Williams, C. et al., 2019. The effects of clinical task interruptions on subsequent performance of a medication pre-administration task. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 972 , pp.81-92. (10.1007/978-3-030-19135-1_9)
Morgan, P. L. et al. 2019. Attempting to reduce susceptibility to fraudulent computer pop-ups using malevolence cue identification training. Presented at: AHFE 2019: International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Washington, DC, USA 24-28 July 2019. Published in: Ahram, T. and Karwowski, W. eds. Advances in Human Factors in Cybersecurity: Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors in Cybersecurity, July 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USA. Vol. 960.Springer Verlag. , pp.3-15. (10.1007/978-3-030-20488-4_1)
Bornioli, A. , Parkhurst, G. and Morgan, P. 2019. Affective experiences of built environments and the promotion of urban walking. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 123 , pp.200-215. (10.1016/j.tra.2018.12.006)
Eimontaite, I. et al., 2019. The impact of different human-machine interface feedback modalities on older participants' user experience of CAVs in a simulator environment. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 964 , pp.120-132. (10.1007/978-3-030-20503-4_11)

2018

Bornioli, A. , Parkhurst, G. and Morgan, P. 2018. The psychological wellbeing benefits of place engagement during walking in urban environments: a qualitative photo-elicitation study. Health and Place 53 , pp.228-236. (10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.08.018)
Morgan, P. L. et al. 2018. Exploring the usability of a connected autonomous vehicle human machine interface designed for older adults. Presented at: AHFE 2018: International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Orlando, FL, USA 21-25 July 2018. AHFE 2018: Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation. Vol. 786.Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Vol. 786. Springer Verlag. , pp.591-603. (10.1007/978-3-319-93885-1_54)
Voinescu, A. et al., 2018. Investigating older adults' preferences for functions within a human-machine interface designed for fully autonomous vehicles. Presented at: International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population Las Vegas, NV, USa 15-20 July 2018. Published in: Zhou, J. and Salvendy, G. eds. Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population: Applications in Health, Assistance, and Entertainment. Vol. 10927.Lecture Notes in Computer Science Cham, Switzerland: Springer. , pp.445-462. (10.1007/978-3-319-92037-5_32)
Bornioli, A. , Parkhurst, G. and Morgan, P. L. 2018. Psychological wellbeing benefits of simulated exposure to five urban settings: an experimental study from the pedestrian's perspective. Journal of Transport and Health 9 , pp.105-116. (10.1016/j.jth.2018.02.003)
Morgan, P. L. et al. 2018. Effects of valent image-based secondary tasks on verbal working memory. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 71 (6), pp.1440-1456. (10.1080/17470218.2017.1329324)
Tombs, M. and Morgan, P. L. 2018. Changes in new recruits' motivation and intentions to use a learning portfolio: a longitudinal investigation. Police Journal 91 (2), pp.188-202. (10.1177/0032258X17699227)
Morgan, P. L. et al. 2018. Trust in an autonomously driven simulator and vehicle performing maneuvers at a T-junction with and without other vehicles. Presented at: International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Orlando, FL, USA 21-25 Jul 2018. Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation. Vol. 786.Springer Verlag. , pp.363-375. (10.1007/978-3-319-93885-1_33)

2013

Morgan, P. L. et al. 2013. A novel approach to cognitive engineering: manipulating access cost. Presented at: 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2013 Las Vegas July 2013. HCI International 2013-Posters' Extended Abstracts: International Conference, HCI International 2013. Vol. 373.Springer Verlag (Germany): Computer Proceedings. , pp.437-441. (10.1007/978-3-642-39473-7_87)
Morgan, P. , Patrick, J. and Tiley, L. 2013. Improving the effectiveness of an interruption lag by inducing a memory-based strategy. Acta Psychologica 142 (1), pp.87-96. (10.1016/j.actpsy.2012.09.003)

2012

Morgan, P. and Patrick, J. 2012. Paying the price works: Increasing goal-state access cost improves problem solving and mitigates the effect of interruption. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 66 (1), pp.160-178. (10.1080/17470218.2012.702117)
Patrick, J. et al. 2012. Out of sequence communications can affect causal judgement. Thinking & Reasoning 18 (2), pp.133-158. (10.1080/13546783.2012.658240)

2010

Morgan, P. L. and Patrick, J. 2010. Designing interfaces that encourage a more effortful cognitive strategy. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 54 (4), pp.408-412. (10.1177/154193121005400429)
Patrick, J. and Morgan, P. 2010. Approaches to understanding, analysing and developing situation awareness. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science 11 (1-2), pp.41-57. (10.1080/14639220903009946)

2009

Morgan, P. L. et al. 2009. Improving memory after interruption: Exploiting soft constraints and manipulating information access cost. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied 15 (4), pp.291-306. (10.1037/a0018008)

2007

Morgan, P. L. et al. 2007. Harder to access, better performance? the effects of information access cost on strategy and performance. Presented at: International Conference on Human Interface and the Management of Information Beijing 22-27 July 2007. Human Interface and the Management of Information. Methods, Techniques and Tools in Information Design. Vol. 4557.Springer. , pp.115-125. (10.1007/978-3-540-73345-4_15)
Waldron, S. M. et al. 2007. Influencing Cognitive Strategy by Manipulating Information Access. The Computer Journal 50 (6), pp.694-702. (10.1093/comjnl/bxm064)

2005

Morgan, P. L. 2005. Now, where was I?: a cognitive experimental analysis of the influence of interruption on goal-directed behaviour. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.

Research Areas

Cyberpsychology
Intelligent Mobility & Future Transport (e.g. Connected and Autonomous Vehicles)
Human-Machine Interface Design and Human-Computer Interaction
AI
Automation
Human-Robot Interaction
Interruption and Distraction
Defence and Security
Memory
Problem Solving

Funding

Title	People	External Collaborators	Sponsor	Value	Role	Duration
EPSRC: AI for Collective Intelligence (AI4CI)	Phillip Morgan, Maggie Chen	Universities of Bristol, Bath, Exeter, UCL, Glasgow, Ulster	EPSRC	~12,000,000	Cardiff Lead	2023-2028
Airbus Academic Centre of Excellence in Human-Centric Cyber Security (H2CS)	Phillip Morgan	Airbus	Airbus	Ongoing	PI	2022-2027
R-Cloud: Defence Technology and Human Senses	Phillip Morgan, Candice Morey, Dominic Guitard	K-Sharp	R-Cloud, Dstl	310,000	Cardiff Lead	2023-2025
HSSRC: Measuring Trust in Complex Sociotechnical Systems	Phillip Morgan, Emily Collins, Carolina Fuentes Toro, Liam Turner	BMT Defence, QinetiQ	HSSRC/Dstl	220,000	Cardiff Lead	2021-23
HSSRC Developing Human Factors Guidelines for Robots and Autonomous Systems	Phillip Morgan, Dylan M Jones	Trimetis	HSSRC / Dstl	200,000	Technical Lead	2020-22
ESRC Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Memory and Language Aspects of Cyber Psychology	Candice Morey (PI), Phillip Morgan, David Greeno (Fellow)	Airbus	ESRC	~128,000	Industry Mentor	2020-21
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Hub in Cyber Security Analytics and Cyber Psychology	Pete Burnap (PI), Phillip Morgan, Matthew Williams, Tingting Li, Emily Collins	Industry partners	EPSRC + industry funding	~300,000 not including industry funding	PSYCH Lead	2020-2025
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Hub in Sustainable Transport	C Featherston (PI), L Cipcigan, J Liang, O Rana, P Morgan, D Potoglou, G Santos	Industry partners	EPSRC + industry funding	~300,000 not including industry funding	PSYCH Lead	2020-20-2025
ESRC-JST - Rule of Law in the Age of AI: Principles of Distributive Liability for Multi-Agent Societies: https://www.hufex.co.uk/uk-japanese-projects-to-explore-effects-of-ai-on-society-and-economy	Phillip Morgan (UK PI), Dylan Jones, Bill Macken	Tatsuhiko Inatani (Kyoto University), Minoru Asada (Osaka University) and others	ESRC (with JST)	~750,000 total	Cardiff PI	2020-2023
NCSC: Effects of Task Interruption and Switching on Cyber Security Work	Phillip Morgan (PI), Candice Morey, Bill Macken, Dylan Jones		NCSC	100,000	PI	2019-20
Understanding the role of Individual Differences in the Adoption, Use and Exploitation of Smart Home Technology	Phillip Morgan, Dylan Jones, Bill Macken, Emma Williams (PI), Emma Slade, Duncan Hodges	University of Bristol Cranfield University	CREST	125,000	Co-I (Cardiff Uni Lead)	2019-2020
Cardiff University Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Human Machine Systems (IROHMS)	Dylan Jones, Phillip Morgan, Rossi Setchi (PI), Ze Ji, Stuart Allen, Parisa Eslambolchilar		ERDF	5,300,000 (Incl. match from Cardiff Uni)	Co-I	2019-2023
Cyber Psychology and Human Factors	Phillip Morgan, Kevin Jones, Adam Wedgbury	Airbus	Airbus	550, 000+	PI	2019-2022
Decarbonising Transport through Electrification, a Whole System Approach (DTE)	Liana Cipcigan (PI), Carol, Featherston, Phillip Morgan, Jun Liang, Omer Rana, Georgina Santos, Dimitrios Potoglou, Jonathan Preston, Pietro Tricoli, Clive Roberts, Patrick Luk	University of Southampton University of Birmingham Cranfield University	EPSRC	915,858	Co-I	2019-2021
Cyber Psychology and Human Factors – Scoping Work	Phillip Morgan, Dylan Jones, Bill Macken	Airbus	ESRC (Impact Acceleration Award)	10,000	PI	2019
Security Perception when Interacting with a Machine – Scoping Work	Bill Macken, Phillip Morgan, Dylan Jones	SOS Alarm, Sweden	ESRC (Impact Acceleration Award)	3,500	Co-I	2019
Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research	Pete Burnap et al. (COMSC), Phillip Morgan et al. (PSYCH), Matthew Williams et al. (SOCSI), Andrea Calderaro (LAWPL)	NCSC	NCSC	60,000	Co-I*	2018-2022
Security Perception when Interacting with a Machine –	Philip Morgan, Dylan Jones, Bill Macken	SOS Alarm, Sweden	SOS Alarm, Sweden	30,000	PI	2018-2019
Distracting Effects of Light and Sound on Human Performance	Bill Macken, Phillip Morgan, Dylan Jones, Alexandra Toet, Mark Bray, Aline Bompas, Simon Rushton	2Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), 3BAE Systems	DHCSTC	58,000	Co-I	2018
Evidence Review of Decision-Making in the UK Transport System	Lorraine Whitmarsh, Paul Haggar, Colin Whittle, Phillip Morgan, 2Graham Parkhurst	2UWE-Bristol	Government Office for Science	10,000	Co-I	2017-2018
Launching the Human Factors Excellence (HuFEx) Research Group at Cardiff University	Phillip Morgan, Bill Macken, Dylan Jones, Rob Honey, Lorraine Whitmarsh, Kate Langley		ESRC (Impact Acceleration Award)	3,700	Co-I	2017-2018
Flourish Connected Autonomous Vehicles (http://www.flourishmobility.com/)	Consortium Project, Phillip Morgan is Cardiff University Lead	AgeUK, Aimsun, Airbus, Atkins, AXA, Bristol City Council, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, Burges Salmon, Cardiff University Designability, Dynniq, React ai, SNC Lavalin, South Gloucestershire Council, Transport Systems Catapult, University of Bristol, UWE-Bristol	IUK	5,560,000	Co-I*	2016-2019
Venturer Autonomous Vehicles for UK Roads (http://www.venturer-cars.com)	Consortium Project	Atkins, AXA, BAE Systems, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, Burgess Salmon, Bristol City Council, First, Fusion Processing, South Gloucestershire Council, University of Bristol, UWE-Bristol, Williams Advanced Engineering	IUK	5,000,000	Co-I**	2015-2018
Measuring Executive Functioning Predictive of Real World Behaviours in Older Adults	Phillip Morgan, Nancy Zook, Gary Christopher, Richard Cheston, Margaret Newson	UWE-Bristol, University of Bristol	BRACE	14,500	Co-I	2016-2017
Effects of Emotive Interruptions and Distractions on Cognition	Phillip Morgan	UWE-Bristol	UWE-Bristol	18,000	PI	2015-2017
Developing and Testing an Emotive Stimuli Battery for Human Factors Research within Safety Critical Settings	Phillip Morgan		UWE-Bristol	15,000	PI	2015-2016
Bridging the Gaps in Aerospace, Defence and Security	John Patrick, Alun Preece, Carol Featherstone, Phillip Morgan, et al.	2At University of South Wales	EPSRC	8,000 (47, 152 total)	Co-I**	2013
Researcher Development Grants	Phillip Morgan	2At University of South Wales	University of South Wales	12,000	PI	2012-2014
A Cognitive Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Task Interruption on Goal-Directed Memory	Dylan Jones, Phillip Morgan		ESRC – PhD Studentship & PG Diploma (Comp)	40,000	PhD Student	2001-2004

PI: Principal Investigator, Co-I: Co-Investigator, *: School/University Lead on Project, **Co-I Post Award

PhD Student Funding (Competition):

Title	PhD Student	Supervisors	External Collaborators	Sponsor(s)	Value	Role	Duration
AI and Cyber Security	Mordecai Otter	Phillip Morgan, Rob Honey, Pete Burnap, Eirini Anthi	Airbus	EPSRC, Airbus	90,000	DoS	2023+
Cyber Psychology and Human Factors	Victoria Marcinkiewicz	Phillip Morgan, Omer Rana, Tingting Li		EPSRC	90,000	DoS	2021+
Cyber Psychology and Human Factors	George Raywood-Burke	Phillip Morgan. Dylan Jones, Bill Macken	Airbus	Endeavr Wales	75, 000	DoS	2019+
Cyber Psychology and Human Factors	Laura Bishop	Phillip Morgan, Dylan Jones, Bill Macken	Airbus	Cardiff University	70, 000	DoS	2018-
Cyber Psychology and Human Factors – Scoping Work	Nicola Turner	Phillip Morgan, Dylan Jones, Bill Macken	Trimetis	Cardiff University and Trimetis	70, 000	DoS	2018-
Security Perception when Interacting with a Machine – Scoping Work	Louise Bowen	Andrew Smith, Phillip Morgan		ESRC	~80, 000	2nd Sup*	2017-
Intelligent Data Processing to Support Self-Management and Responsive Care	TBC	UWE-Bristol and Coventry University	Coventry University	UWE-Bristol & Coventry University	~80, 000	Past	2017-
Remote Physiological Monitoring Solutions for Vulnerable Users of Autonomous Vehicles	Alice Stephenson	UWE-Bristol and Airbus	Airbus and Flourish IUK Project Consortium	Airbus	~80, 000	Past	2017-
Exploring and Attempting to Mitigate the Negative Effects of Interruptions in Emergency and Critical Care Hospital Settings	Craig Williams	Phillip Morgan, Gary Christophe, Nancy Zook, Rebecca Hoskins	UWE-Bristol	UWE-Bristol Centre for Health and Clinical Research	~80, 000	DoS, then Ext	2016-
The Influence of the Built Environment on Affective Walking Experience	Dr Anna Bornioli (completed)	Graham Parkhurst, Phillip Morgan	UWE-Bristol	UWE-Bristol Centre for Transport and Society	~75, 000	2nd Sup	2014-2017
Gender Differences in Mental Rotation: Training in Strategies to Overcome Differences	Nicola Leach	Phillip Morgan, Janet Pitman, Ian Stuart-Hamilton	USW	USW	~20, 000	DoS, then Ext	2014-
Individual Differences in Spatial Abilities and Strategies	Janet Mundy	Phillip Morgan, Tom Freeman	Cardiff University, REET	Cardiff University Part-Fees, Roger Edwards Educational Trust (REET) Research Grant Part-Fees.	N/A	DoS	2013-

At Level 6 (final-year undergraduate), I developed (2017-18) and contribute to the Human Factors Psychology (PS3118) module. I supervise BSc Psychology personal tutees at all levels, students on placement and final year projects (Level 6 PS3000) on various topics related to my research areas of expertise. I am a BSc Psychology Placement Year Co-ordinator and I supervise students on placments.

Employment

Sep 2020-: Professor (Personal Chair) in Human Factors and Cognitive Science, School of Psychology, Cardiff University
Mar 2019-: Reader in Human Factors and Cognitive Science, School of Psychology, Cardiff University
Mar 2019-: Senior Researcher and Technical Lead in Cyber Psychology and Human Factors, Airbus, Newport, UK (Secondment)
Sep 2017-Feb 2019: Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Science and Human Factors, School of Psychology, Cardiff University
Jan 2015-Aug 2017: Senior Lecturer in Cognitive and Human Factors Psychology, Department of Health and Social Sciences - Psychology, UWE-Bristol
Sep 2013-Jan 2015: Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology, University of South Wales
May 2011-Aug 2013: Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology, University of Wales, Newport
Dec 2010-Jan 2011: Part-time Visiting Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology, University of Wales, Newport
Jun 2005-May 2011: Research Associate, School of Psychology, Cardiff University
Jan 2005-May 2005: Research Assistant, School of Psychology, Cardiff University
Oct 2004-Dec 2004: Research Technician, School of Psychology, Cardiff University
Oct 2002-Sep 2004: Research and Statistics Advisor, School of Psychology, Cardiff University

Honours and awards

Undergraduate education

2001: BSc (Hons) Psychology – School of Psychology, Cardiff University

Postgraduate education

2002: PGDip Research Methods – School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University (Distinction)
2005: PhD 'Now, where was I?’ A cognitive experimental analysis of the influence of interruption on goal-directed behaviour’ – School of Psychology, Cardiff University
2012: PGCHE – School of Education, University of Wales (Distinction)

Professional memberships

Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPS)
Member of the Experimental Psychology Society (EPS)
Associate Fellow of the Association of Learning Technology (AFALT)
Fellow of the HEA (FHEA)

Academic positions

Sep 2020-: Professor (Personal Chair) in Human Factors and Cognitive Science, School of Psychology, Cardiff University
Mar 2019-: Reader in Human Factors and Cognitive Science, School of Psychology, Cardiff University
Mar 2019-: Senior Researcher and Technical Lead in Cyber Psychology and Human Factors, Airbus, Newport, UK (Secondment)
Sep 2017-Feb 2019: Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Science and Human Factors, School of Psychology, Cardiff University
Jan 2015-Aug 2017: Senior Lecturer in Cognitive and Human Factors Psychology, Department of Health and Social Sciences - Psychology, UWE-Bristol
Sep 2013-Jan 2015: Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology, University of South Wales
May 2011-Aug 2013: Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology, University of Wales, Newport
Dec 2010-Jan 2011: Part-time Visiting Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology, University of Wales, Newport
Jun 2005-May 2011: Research Associate, School of Psychology, Cardiff University
Jan 2005-May 2005: Research Assistant, School of Psychology, Cardiff University
Oct 2004-Dec 2004: Research Technician, School of Psychology, Cardiff University

Speaking engagements

Recent Examples

2023: Keynote Speaker – Human Factors and Ergonomics Society New Zealand (HFESNZ) Annual Conference – Arrowtown, Queenstown, New Zealand - ‘Optimizing Humans’ within AI, Robotic and Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems.

2023: Invited Speaker – University of Auckland, New Zealand (including industry and defence organisations) – Sociotechnical Barriers & Enablers to the Acceptance, Adoption & Safe Use of AI & Automation.

2023: Invited Speaker – New Zealand Government – Wellington, New Zealand – Transportation Human Factors, Automation & Cyberpsychology.

2022: Invited Speaker – Data61 CSRIO (Melbourne, Australia) - A Human Factors Approach to Optimising Humans in Cyber Security.

2022: Keynote Speaker at PeepSec 2022 (part of London Tech Week) - People & Tech: ‘The Age of Empathy.

2022: Special Panel (Keynote) Session at EXPO 2022 - Changing our Behaviours to Advance - Distributed Trust.

2022: Keynote Speaker at the People Matter Conference Series - People Matter: Applying Behavioural Science to Security Behaviours.

2021 – Keynote Speaker at the Think Cyber for Government event - Why People Matter in Cyber Security.

2021: Special Panel (Keynote) for the International Chamber of Shipping - Cyber Security – Safety and Security in the Digital Age.

2021: Co-Chair of a workshop on Humans in Autonomous Systems with Beijing Normal University (BNU) – one of two Keynote Speakers.

2021: Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) Transportation Psychology Section – Winner of Best Paper.

2020: Keynote Speaker at PeepSec 2020 (part of London Tech Week) – Human-Centric Cyber Security.

2020: Keynote Speaker at the OutThink Cyber Annual Conference - Why is Tackling the People Component of Cyber Security so Hard?

2020: Airbus Security Symposium – Human-Centric Cyber Security Interactive Session delivered to >800 Airbus Security staff (including Heads of Security and Cyber Security and HR).

2020: Keynote Speaker at IMPACT 2020 - ‘Are we really the Weakest Link?’: The Story (so far) of a Cyberpsychology Research Team Embedded within a Large-scale Organisation to Enhance Human Cyber Security Strengths and Protect against Vulnerabilities.

Committees and reviewing

2020-: Scientific Advisory Board: HCI for Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust - Human-Computer Interaction International (HCII)

2019-: Scientific Advisory Board: Advances in Human Factors in Cyber Security - Applied Ergonomics and Human Factors (AHFE)

Human Factors; human-machine interface (HMI) design / human-computer interaction (HCI); Cyberpsychology; humans in automation and AI; transport and intelligent-mobility (with a key focus on connected and / or autonomous vehicles); trust in and blame on technology in the event of an incident(s); and the effects of interruption and distraction on task performance.

Current supervision

Victoria Marcinkiewicz

Eoin Sands

George Raywood-Burke

Nicola Turner

Ffion Evans

PhD Student

Past projects

CURRENT PhD STUDENTS

Mordecai Otter The Efficacy of Smart Agents to Enhance Human Acceptance of AI Systems. Principal Supervisor. Funded by EPSRC and Airbus.

Wing Commander Eoin Sands Barriers and Enablers to AI within the RAF. Principal Supervisor. Funded via MOD.

Victoria Marcinkiewicz Human Perceptions of Cyber Security within Autonomous Vehicles. Principal Supervisor. Funded by EPSRC.

Nicola Turner Developing Methods To Mitigate Susceptibility To Malevolent Online Communications. Principal Supervisor. Funded by Cardiff University and EPSRC.

Arsalan Lambay Machine Learning Assisted Human Fatigue Detection, Monitoring, and Recovery in Workplace Settings. 2^nd Supervisor. Funded by Cardiff University.

Jialu Yang Machine Learning For Predictive Maintenance In Smart Manufacturing. Second Supervisor. Funded by Cardiff University.

COMPLETED / PAST PhD STUDENTS:

Dr George Raywood-Burke (Cardiff University): Cognitive Load and Subjective Time Pressure: How Contextual Factors Impact the Quality of Cyber-Security Decision Making. Principal Supervisor. Funded by Endeavr Wales / Airbus.

Dr Laura Bishop (Cardiff University): The Employee Experience in Cybersecurity and How to Mitigate Risk. Principal Supervisor. Funded by Cardiff University & Airbus.

Dr Louise Bowen (Cardiff University): Behavioural Aspects of Safer Transport. Second Supervisor. Funded by ESRC.

Dr Craig Williams (UWE-Bristol): Adapting interfaces to protect against the effects of interruptions within emergency and critical care hospital settings. Director of Studies (DoS).

Dr Anna Bornioli (UWE-Bristol): Affective responses when travelling in pedestrianised urban cities. Second supervisor;

Janet Mundy (UWE-Bristol): Individual differences in spatial abilities and strategies. DoS;

Nia Hughes (UWE-Bristol): Effects of emotive interruptions and distractions on procedural memory tasks. DoS;

Nicola Leach (USW): Training to overcome gender differences in mental rotation tasks. DoS;

Fay Ings (USW): Effects of valent interruptions in emotive workplace settings. DoS;

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