Harold Thimbleby
Encyclopedia
Harold W. Thimbleby is a British
professor
of computer science
at Swansea University
, Wales
. He is known for his works on user interface design
within the realm of human computer interaction.
's Interaction Centre, from its establishment in 2001. From 2001 to 2004, he was also the 28th Professor of Geometry at Gresham College
, London
. Thimbleby founded the Future Interaction Technology Lab at Swansea University in 2005.
Thimbleby runs the Swansea University Research Forum, as well as giving talks on science and religion.
United Kingdom
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professor
Professor
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of computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at Swansea University
Swansea University
Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. He is known for his works on user interface design
User interface design
User interface design or user interface engineering is the design of computers, appliances, machines, mobile communication devices, software applications, and websites with the focus on the user's experience and interaction...
within the realm of human computer interaction.
Overview
Harold Thimbleby held the post of director of UCLIC, University College LondonUniversity College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
's Interaction Centre, from its establishment in 2001. From 2001 to 2004, he was also the 28th Professor of Geometry at Gresham College
Gresham College
Gresham College is an institution of higher learning located at Barnard's Inn Hall off Holborn in central London, England. It was founded in 1597 under the will of Sir Thomas Gresham and today it hosts over 140 free public lectures every year within the City of London.-History:Sir Thomas Gresham,...
, London
London
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. Thimbleby founded the Future Interaction Technology Lab at Swansea University in 2005.
Thimbleby runs the Swansea University Research Forum, as well as giving talks on science and religion.
Research interests
Thimbleby's research interests include:- Interactive handwriting calculators
- Improving medical devices http://cs.swan.ac.uk/~csharold/health/
- Improving ethics in research http://www.cs.swan.ac.uk/~csharold/ethics/index.html
- Markov Modeling http://www.cs.swan.ac.uk/~csharold/Markov/index.html
- Matrix Modeling http://www.cs.swan.ac.uk/~csharold/matrixweb/index.html
Selected works
- Article on literate programmingLiterate programmingLiterate programming is an approach to programming introduced by Donald Knuth as an alternative to the structured programming paradigm of the 1970s....
,1986 (Winner of the British Computer SocietyBritish Computer SocietyThe British Computer Society, is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in Information Technology in the United Kingdom and internationally...
Wilkes Award.) - User Interface Design, Addison-WesleyAddison-WesleyAddison-Wesley was a book publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, best known for its textbooks and computer literature. As well as publishing books, Addison-Wesley also distributed its technical titles through the Safari Books Online e-reference service...
, 1990. - HyperProgramming, with G. F. Coulouris, Addison-Wesley, 1990.
- Press On, MIT PressMIT PressThe MIT Press is a university press affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts .-History:...
, 2007. (Winner, in the Computer and Information Sciences category, of the Association of American PublishersAssociation of American PublishersThe Association of American Publishers is the national trade association of the American book publishing industry. AAP has more than 300 members, including most of the major commercial publishers in the United States, as well as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses and scholarly...
' Publishing Awards for Excellence competition.) - The Diversity and Ethics, with Paul Cairns, University College London Interaction Center.