Dr Nadine Aburumman
Lecturer in Computer Science
Topics
I am interested in supervising research in but not restricted to:
- Computer graphics and animation
- Geometry processing
- Computer vision
- Real-time 3D Reconstruction for Mixed-Reality Hologram
- Physics-based simulations
- Feature detection, pattern recognition, structure from motion, and visual learning
- Interdisciplinary research projects that include neuroscience, social interaction, training, and rehabilitation using VR/AR/XR
PhD projects for research students
- Conventional Virtual Humans for Virtual Reality Driven by Large Language Models (LLMs) algorithms.
- Real-time 3D Reconstruction for Animated Mixed-Reality Hologram.
-Assistive tool to help vision-impaired people access and navigate a metaverse experience.
PhD Scholarships and Bursaries:
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Doctoral Researcher funding opportunities (see here)
- Commonwealth PhD Scholarships at a UK institution: Although there are no open calls available right now, please reach out to plan early. More information: https://cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/about-us/scholarships-and-fellowships/
PhD projects for research students
Research supervision
Ph.D. students
Principal supervisor:
- Mingzhao Zhou (2023 -2026): Real-time Visual and Haptic Feedback of Grasping Movements in Virtual Reality (Ming has been awarded the Turing Mobility Fund to support his research visit for 3 months to the TAUCHI Research Center at Tampere University).
- Rania Xanthidou (2021-2024): PhD Awarded Date: 02/2025, Thesis title: The Impact of Haptic Feedback Vibration in Single-User and Collaborative VR Learning Environment. Rania also has won the Vice-Chancellor’s Conference Prize in 2024 (see here).
Research Development Advisor (RDA):
- Gerard Doran (2022-2025): Improving Human-Agent Interaction Using EEG, Virtual Reality, and the Interactive Brain Hypothesis
Research assistants:
- Hossein Keshtkar (Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) is working on a research project that simulates droplet–solid interactions.
- Sunny Kumar (Postgraduate Student at the Computer Science Department) is working on a research project that addresses a digital emotion training intervention for alexithymics.
- Ben Holland (Work Placement - Research Assistant) is working on remote virtual reality enabled interpersonal coordination assessment and intervention platform in the health sciences.
Doctoral Committee
- Nicole Hooker, Sep 2022 (Negotiation Skills Training Intervention Based on Automated Recognition of Human Emotion and Nonverbal Behaviour), Internal Examiner, Brunel University. Nicole's thesis can be found (here).