Peter James Thomas
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Peter James Thomas is a British
academic and entrepreneur. Thomas was educated at Mexborough
Grammar School, South Yorkshire
, York St. John University, and The University of Cambridge
. Following a PhD at The University of Hull in the applications of social science to computing, he lectured in Human-Computer Interaction at Brunel University
, West London between 1990–1992 and became Professor of Information Management and Director of the Centre for Personal Information Management at the University of the West of England
, Bristol
in 1993. During 1999-2000 he was Executive Director of the Interactive Information Institute (III) at RMIT University
in Melbourne
, Australia
, and in 2000-2001 was CTO of Serco's e-Business consulting group, and adviser to Serco Usability (now Serco ExperienceLab). Thomas was founder of the EPSRC-funded Appliance Design Network and chaired the three international Appliance Design (AD) conferences held at HP Labs
, Bristol
in 2002, 2003 and 2004. In 2004 he founded the user experience research company CareyThomas in Melbourne, Australia and in 2007 he founded the Manifesto Group which operates in Australia, the UK and the US. He is a Senior Fellow at The University of Melbourne
, Australia where he teaches entrepreneurship in the Department of Information systems, and a visiting Professor at Brunel University
, West London. Thomas is founder and editor-in-chief of the Springer
research journal Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
, and founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Springer
research journal Communications in Mobile Computing (ComC) which will be launched in August 2011 in Stockholm.
United Kingdom
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academic and entrepreneur. Thomas was educated at Mexborough
Mexborough
Mexborough is a town in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, situated on the north bank of the River Don west of its confluence with the River Dearne...
Grammar School, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, York St. John University, and The University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. Following a PhD at The University of Hull in the applications of social science to computing, he lectured in Human-Computer Interaction at Brunel University
Brunel University
Brunel University is a public research university located in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom. The university is named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel....
, West London between 1990–1992 and became Professor of Information Management and Director of the Centre for Personal Information Management at the University of the West of England
University of the West of England
The University of the West of England is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about five miles north of the city centre...
, Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
in 1993. During 1999-2000 he was Executive Director of the Interactive Information Institute (III) at RMIT University
RMIT University
RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and in 2000-2001 was CTO of Serco's e-Business consulting group, and adviser to Serco Usability (now Serco ExperienceLab). Thomas was founder of the EPSRC-funded Appliance Design Network and chaired the three international Appliance Design (AD) conferences held at HP Labs
HP Labs
HP Labs is the exploratory and advanced research group for Hewlett-Packard. The lab has some 600 researchersin seven locations throughout the world....
, Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
in 2002, 2003 and 2004. In 2004 he founded the user experience research company CareyThomas in Melbourne, Australia and in 2007 he founded the Manifesto Group which operates in Australia, the UK and the US. He is a Senior Fellow at The University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
, Australia where he teaches entrepreneurship in the Department of Information systems, and a visiting Professor at Brunel University
Brunel University
Brunel University is a public research university located in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom. The university is named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel....
, West London. Thomas is founder and editor-in-chief of the Springer
Springer Science+Business Media
- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...
research journal Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1997. It covers original research on ubiquitous and pervasive computing, ambient intelligence, and handheld, wearable and mobile information devices, with a focus on user experience and interaction...
, and founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Springer
Springer Science+Business Media
- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...
research journal Communications in Mobile Computing (ComC) which will be launched in August 2011 in Stockholm.