Short CV

Curriculum Vitae
John Benedict du Boulay

Professor of Artificial Intelligence
Dean of the SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
University of Sussex
Brighton, BN1 9QH, U.K.
Tel: +44 (0)1273 678324 FAX: +44 (0)1273 877945
email: B.Du-Boulay@sussex.ac.uk

Qualifications:

B.Sc. Physics (2.1) Imperial College, London, 1966; P.G.C.E., University of Zambia, 1968; Ph.D., Department of Artificial Intelligence, University of Edinburgh, 1978.

External Activities:

Member of the Advisory Board of the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, on the editorial boards of the International Journal: Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning, the Journal of Interactive Learning Environments and the Journal of Computational Intelligence, and on the International Advisory Board of Science and Technology, the Sultan Qaboos University Journal of Scientific Research.

Programme Chair for AIED'97. Co-chair for ICCE'01. Program committee member for the following recent conferences: PPIG'2008, ITS2008, ICCE2008, NILE2008, AIED'2007, PPIG'2007, ITS'2006, PPIG'2006 PPIG'2005. ITS'2004, AIED'2003, NILE'2002, AIMSA'2002, ICALT'2002, ICCE'2002, ITS'2002, UM'2001, ICCE'2001 PEG'2001 ITS'2000 ICCE'2000 ITS'2000 PEG'2000 AIED'99, PEG'99, ICCE'99, ITS'98, ICCE'98, AIED'97, PEG'97.

Current and Recent Grants:

Co-investigator (2007) STAGE: Authoring as acting: exploring embodied interaction in game authoring environments for children, (with J. Good, P. Romero, J. Robertson, ESRC/EPSRC £38,000. 1RF.

Co-investigator (2004-2008) Human Centred Technology Research Group Platform Grant (with R. Luckin, G. Fitzpatrick and P. Cheng), EPSRC £400,000. 12 RFs over 5 years.

co-investigator (2004-2005) How compelling is the evidence for the effectiveness of e-learning in the post-16 sector, (with J. Coultas and R. Luckin), £ 120,000. 1 RF over two years.

Co-investigator (2003-2006), ESRC/EPSRC PACCIT LINK grant HOMEWORK: HOME and School Linked via Divergent Technology in a Pedagogic frameWORK. 250,000 pounds.

Principal Investigator (2001-2003), EPSRC grant Coordination of Multiple External Representations in Learning Programming. 136,000 pounds.

Co-investigator (1998-2002), EPSRC grant Computer Support in Neuroradiology via Interactive Overviews of Disease Spaces. 150,000 pounds.

Co-investigator (1995-1997), ESRC grant A Cognitive Engineering Approach to the Design of Computer-Based Training in Radiology. Employs Research Fellow. 90,000 pounds.

Contractor, TEMPUS grant with Bulgaria. About 15,000 ECU p.a. 1994-96.

Contractor and Coordinator, TEMPUS grant with Bulgaria. About 130,000 ECU p.a. 1991-94.

Principal Investigator (1989-91), ESRC/MRC/SERC grant. 120,000 pounds.

Selected Recent Publications:

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Pablo Romero, Richard Cox, Benedict du Boulay, Rudi Lutz, and Sallyann Freudenberg.
A methodology for the capture and analysis of hybrid data: A case study of program debugging.
Behavior Research Methods, 39(2):309-317, 2007.
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Pablo Romero, Benedict du Boulay, Richard Cox, Rudi Lutz, and Sallyann Freudenberg.
Debugging strategies and tactics in a multi-representation software environment.
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 65(12):992-1009, 2007.
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Lucinda Kerawalla, Jeanette O'Connor, Joshua Underwood, Benedict du Boulay, Joseph Holmberg, Rosemary Luckin, Hilary Smith, and Hilary Tunley.
Exploring the potential of the homework system and tablet pcs to support continuity of numeracy practices between home and primary school.
Educational Media International, 44(4):289-303, 2007.
online version.

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Sallyann Bryant, Pablo Romero, and Benedict du Boulay.
Pair programming and the mysterious role of the navigator.
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 66(7):519-529, 2008.
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Benedict du Boulay.
Commentary on kurt vanlehnÕs ``the behaviour of tutoring systems''.
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 16(3):267-270, 2006.
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Rosemary Luckin, Joshua Underwood, Benedict du Boulay, Joe Holmberg, Lucinda Kerawalla, Jeanette O'Connor, Hilary Smith, and Hilary Tunley.
Designing educational systems fit for use: A case study in the application of human centred design for aied.
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 16(4):353-380, 2006.
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Hilary Tunley, Benedict du Boulay, Rosemary Luckin, Joe Holmberg, and Joshua Underwood.
Up and down the number line: modelling collaboration in ccontrasting school and home environments.
In Liliana Ardissimo, Paul Brna, and Antonija Mitrovic, editors, Proceedings of 10th International Conference, User Modelling 2005, Edinburgh, number 3538 in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, pages 412-416. Springer-Verlag, 2005.
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Jorge Adolfo Ramirez Uresti and Benedict du Boulay.
Expertise, motivation and teaching in learning companion systems.
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 14(2):193-231, 2004.
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George du Boulay, Derek Teather, Briony Teather, Benedict du Boulay, Mike Sharples, Nathan Jeffrey, Lisa Hinkley, and Emma Whitcombe.
Computer discrimination between diseases of the brain based on MR image features.
Rivista di Neuroradiologia, 16:957-960, 2003.
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Pablo Romero, Richard Cox, Benedict du Boulay, and Rudi Lutz.
A survey of representations employed in object-orientated programming.
Journal of Visual languages and Programming, 14(5):387-419, 2003.
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M. Sharples, N. Jeffery, J.B.H. du Boulay, D. Teather, B. Teather, and G.H. du Boulay.
Socio-cognitive engineering: a methodology for the design of human-centred technology.
European Journal of Operational Research, 136:310-323, 2002.
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Pablo Romero, Rudi Lutz, Richard Cox, and Benedict du Boulay.
Coordination of multiple external representations during java program debugging.
In Proceedings of the IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languaages and Environemnts, Artlington, Virginia, pages 207-214. IEEE Computer Society, 2002.
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Benedict du Boulay and Rosemary Luckin.
Modelling human teaching tactics and strategies for tutoring systems.
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 12(3):235-256, 2001.
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Benedict du Boulay, Lisa Cuthbert, Fernando De Andres Garcia, George du Boulay, Nathan Jeffrey, Mike Sharples, Briony Teather, Derek Teather, and Emma Whitcombe.
Training in image description and diagnosis for mr radiology of the brain.
In Ela Claridge, Jeff Bamber, and Keith Marlow, editors, Proceedings of the conference on Medical Image Understanding and Analysis, University of Birmingham, pages 85-88. 2001.
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Benedict du Boulay and Rosemary Luckin.
The plausibility problem: An initial analysis.
In Meurig Beynon, Christopher L. Nehaniv, and Kerstin Dautenhahn, editors, Cognitive Technology: Instruments of Mind. 4th International Conference CT 2001, Coventry, number 2117 in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, pages 289-300. Springer, 2001.
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Benedict du Boulay.
Book review of Artificial Intelligence: A new synthesis, Nilsson, N. J.; Artificial Intelligence: Theory and practice, Dean, T., Allen, J., and Aloimonos, Y.; Computational Intelligence: A logical approach, Poole, D., Mackworth, A., and Goebel, R.; Artificial Intelligence: A modern approach, Russell, S. and Norvig, P.
Artificial Intelligence, 125(1-2):227-232, 2001.

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Benedict du Boulay and Rose Luckin.
How to make your system teach well: Learning about teaching from teachers and learners.
In Benedict du Boulay, editor, Workshop on Modelling Human Teaching tactics and Strategies, at the 5th International Conference, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, ITS 2000, Montreal, pages 32-35. 2000.
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Benedict du Boulay.
Can we learn from ITSs?
In Gilles Gauthier, Claude Frasson, and Kurt VanLehn, editors, Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Proceedings of 5th International Conference, ITS 2000, Montreal, number 1839 in Lectures Notes in Computer Science, pages 9-17. Springer-Verlag, 2000.
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Benedict du Boulay.
Fallible, distractible, forgetful, wilful and irrational learners.
In Susanne P. Lajoie, editor, Computers as Cognitive Tools, Volume Two: No More Walls, pages 339-375. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000.

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Derek Teather, Briony A. Teather, Nathan P. Jeffery, George H. du Boulay, Benedict du Boulay, and Mike Sharples.
Statistical support for uncertainty in radiological diagnosis.
Methods of Information in Medicine, 39:1-6, 2000.

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Mike Sharples, Nathan Jeffery, Benedict du Boulay, Briony Teather, Derek Teather, and George H. du Boulay.
Structured computer-based training and decision support in the interpretation of neurological images.
International Journal of Medical Informatics, 60(3):263-280, 2000.
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Paul Brna, Benedict du Boulay, and Helen Pain, editors.
Learning to Build and Comprehend Complex Information Structures: Prolog as a Case Study, volume 3 of Contemporary Studies in Cognitive Science and Technology.
Ablex Publishing Corporation, Stamford, Connecticut, 1999.
Pp ix + 419.

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Benedict du Boulay and Rosemary Luckin.
It ain't what you learn but the way that you learn it.
Computers & Education, 33(2/3):209-215, 1999.
Invited review of papers in this special issue.

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J. Benedict H. du Boulay, Tim O'Shea, and John Monk.
The black box inside the glass box: Presenting computing concepts to novices.
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 51(2):265-277, 1999.
In 30th Anniversary Special issue of most highly cited papers 1969-1999. Reprinted from du Boulay, O'Shea and Monk (1981).

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Maria Virvou and Benedict du Boulay.
Human plausible reasoning for intelligent help.
User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 9(4):321-375, 1999.

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Rosemary Luckin and Benedict du Boulay.
Ecolab: The development and evaluation of a vygotskian design framework.
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 10(2):198-220, 1999.

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Sadhana Puntambekar and Benedict du Boulay.
Design and development of MIST -- a system to help students develop metacognition.
Journal of Educational Computing Research, 16(1):1-35, 1997.
Reprinted as Puntambekar and du Boulay (1999).

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Mukesh J. Patel, Benedict du Boulay, and Christopher Taylor.
Comparison of contrasting prolog trace output formats.
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 47:289-322, 1997.

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Benedict du Boulay and Riichiro Mizoguchi, editors.
Artificial Intelligence in Education: Knowledge and Media in Learning Systems. Proceedings of the AI-ED 97 World Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, volume 50 of Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, Kobe, Japan, 1997. IOS Press.
Pp xvi + 685.