Dr Katerina Bourazeri
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Email
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Location
3A.533, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Academic Support Hours: Friday 11am - 1pm
Profile
Biography
I am a Lecturer at the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE) at the University of Essex. I hold a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Imperial College London, an MSc in Internet and Wireless Computing from the University of York, and a BSc in Computer Science from Piraeus University, Greece. My research interests include Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Game Design & Development, Interface Design, Information Visualisation, Health Informatics, Smart Cities and Internet of Things (IoT). More generally, I am interested in designing, implementing and evaluating technologies that address everyday problems with a direct impact on people’s lives; examples include energy efficiency and sustainability, people’s empowerment and inclusivity in societies, and independent living at home for people with disabilities or chronic conditions.
Qualifications
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PhD Imperial College London, (2015)
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MSc University of York, (2011)
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BSc University of Piraeus, (2009)
Appointments
University of Essex
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Lecturer, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Essex (1/5/2019 - present)
Other academic
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Research Fellow, Computer Science, City, University of London (6/3/2017 - 30/4/2019)
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Research Associate, Coventry University (22/2/2016 - 3/3/2017)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Active Consumer Participation in SmartGrids
Avatar-Based Games for Mental Health
Mobile Applications for Helping People with Down's Syndrome
The Effectiveness of Exercise in Parkinson's Disease
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Computer Game Programming (CE218)
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High-Level Games Development (CE318)
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Game Design (CE810)
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High-Level Games Development (CE818)
Publications
Journal articles (3)
Bourazeri, A. and Pitt, J., (2018). Collective attention and active consumer participation in community energy systems. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 119, 1-11
Bourazeri, A., Pitt, J. and Arnab, S., (2017). Enabling collective awareness of energy use via a social serious game. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Game-Based Learning. 4 (13), 153510-153510
Pitt, J., Bourazeri, A., Nowak, A., Roszczynska-Kurasinska, M., Rychwalska, A., Rodriguez Santiago, I., Lopez Sanchez, M., Florea, M. and Sanduleac, M., (2013). Transforming Big Data into Collective Awareness. Computer. 46 (6), 40-45
Book chapters (2)
Bourazeri, A., Almajano, P., Rodriguez, I. and Lopez-Sanchez, M., (2014). Assistive Awareness in Smart Grids. In: The Computer After Me. IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS. 117- 130. 9781783264179
Pitt, J., Busquets, D., Bourazeri, A. and Petruzzi, P., (2014). Collective Intelligence and Algorithmic Governance of Socio-Technical Systems. In: Social Collective Intelligence Combining the Powers of Humans and Machines to Build a Smarter Society. Springer. 31- 50. 3319086812. 9783319086811
Conferences (12)
Neate, T., Bourazeri, A., Roper, A., Stumpf, S. and Wilson, S., (2019). Co-Created Personas
Bourazeri, A. and Stumpf, S., (2018). Co-designing smart home technology with people with dementia or Parkinson's disease
Bourazeri, A., Arnab, S., Heidmann, O., Coelho, A. and Morini, L., (2017). Taxonomy of a gamified lesson path for STEM education: The beaconing approach
Pitt, J., Diaconescu, A. and Bourazeri, A., (2017). Democratisation of the SmartGrid and the active participation of prosumers
Bourazeri, A., Bellamy-Wood, T. and Arnab, S., (2017). EnCity: A serious game for empowering young people with Down's syndrome
Bourazeri, A., Pitt, J. and Arnab, S., (2017). Social Mpower: An Educational Game for Energy Efficiency
Clarke, S., Arnab, S., Morini, L., Wood, O., Green, K., Masters, A. and Bourazeri, A., (2016). EscapED: A framework for creating live-action, interactive games for higher/further education learning and soft skills development
Bourazeri, A. and Pitt, J., (2014). Collective Awareness for Collective Action in Socio-technical Systems
Bourazeri, A. and Pitt, J., (2014). Social Mpower: A Serious Game for Self-Organisation in Socio-technical Systems
Bourazeri, A. and Pitt, J., (2014). A Game-Based Approach for Collective Action in Self-Organising Socio-technical Systems
Bourazeri, A. and Pitt, J., (2014). An Agent-Based Serious Game for Decentralised Community Energy Systems
Bourazeri, A., Pitt, J., Almajano, P., Rodriguez, I. and Lopez-Sanchez, M., (2012). Meet the Meter: Visualising SmartGrids Using Self-Organising Electronic Institutions and Serious Games
Grants and funding
2021
Business Collaboration Fund - Katerina Bourazeri
University of Essex (ESRC IAA)
2020
Liverpool Multi-vector Energy Exchange
Innovate UK (formerly Technology Strategy Board)
2019
Breaking Down Barriers for the Benefit of Population Health
University of Essex
Contact
Academic support hours:
Academic Support Hours: Friday 11am - 1pm