Publication
2022
- Morris, R. L. 2022. Modelling cultural contagion using Social Impact Theory. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2020
- Morris, R. L., Turner, L. D., Whitaker, R. M. and Giammanco, C. 2020. Breadth verses depth: the impact of tree structure on cultural influence. Presented at: 2020 International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling & Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation (SBP-BRiMS), Washington DC, USA, 19-21 October 2020Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling: 13th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2020, Washington, DC, USA, October 18–21, 2020, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science/Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI Vol. 12268. Springer Verlag, (10.1007/978-3-030-61255-9_9)
2019
- Morris, R., Turner, L., Whitaker, R. and Giammanco, C. 2019. The impact of peer pressure: extending Axelrod’s model on cultural polarisation. Presented at: 2019 IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Computing (ICCC 2019), MIlan, Italy, 8-13 July 2019IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Computing (ICCC). IEEE pp. 114-121., (10.1109/ICCC.2019.00030)
2018
- Bellamy, R. et al. 2018. A computational framework for modelling inter-group behaviour using psychological theory. Presented at: SPIE Defense + Security 2018, Orlando, FL, USA, 15-18 April 2018Proceedings Volume 10653, Next-Generation Analyst VI, Vol. 10653. International Society for Optics and Photonics pp. 106530G., (10.1117/12.2309621)
Conferences
- Morris, R. L., Turner, L. D., Whitaker, R. M. and Giammanco, C. 2020. Breadth verses depth: the impact of tree structure on cultural influence. Presented at: 2020 International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling & Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation (SBP-BRiMS), Washington DC, USA, 19-21 October 2020Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling: 13th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2020, Washington, DC, USA, October 18–21, 2020, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science/Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI Vol. 12268. Springer Verlag, (10.1007/978-3-030-61255-9_9)
- Morris, R., Turner, L., Whitaker, R. and Giammanco, C. 2019. The impact of peer pressure: extending Axelrod’s model on cultural polarisation. Presented at: 2019 IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Computing (ICCC 2019), MIlan, Italy, 8-13 July 2019IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Computing (ICCC). IEEE pp. 114-121., (10.1109/ICCC.2019.00030)
- Bellamy, R. et al. 2018. A computational framework for modelling inter-group behaviour using psychological theory. Presented at: SPIE Defense + Security 2018, Orlando, FL, USA, 15-18 April 2018Proceedings Volume 10653, Next-Generation Analyst VI, Vol. 10653. International Society for Optics and Photonics pp. 106530G., (10.1117/12.2309621)
Thesis
- Morris, R. L. 2022. Modelling cultural contagion using Social Impact Theory. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Teaching
As Teacher:
- Module lead: Computational Thinking (BSc Applied Software Engineering) 2022 - present
- Contributor: Object Oriented Java Programming (BSc Computer Science) 2023/24, 2024/25
- Contributor: Manipulating and Exploiting Data (MSc Software Engineering) 2022/23
Past teaching support:
Various modules across the school of Computer Science.
Biography
Education and qualifications
- 2023: PhD, Computer Science, Cardiff University
- 2007: BEng, Software Engineering, Aberystwyth University
Career overview
- 2022 - present: Teacher, School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University
- 2017 - 2022: PGR Demonstrator/Teaching Associate, School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University
- 2017: Research Internship, Crime & Security Research Institute, Cardiff University
- 2005 - 2016: Software Developer/Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer. Various organisations, public and private sector.
Honours and awards
Nominated for Enriching Student Life Award - Most Outstanding Use of the Learning Environment
Committees and reviewing
Journal paper reviewer: Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory