Dr Katerina Bourazeri

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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 873583
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Location
1NW.3.19, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Academic Support Hours: Monday 1pm - 2pm Tuesday 11am - 12pm
Profile
Biography
I am a Lecturer at the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE) at the 糖心Vlog. 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鈥檚 lives; examples include energy efficiency and sustainability, people鈥檚 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
糖心Vlog
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Lecturer, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, 糖心Vlog (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
Developing Serious Games for Promoting Sustainable Behaviour
Enhancing Mental Health through Immersive Experiences
Overcoming Body Dysmorphia with Immersive Virtual Reality
Improving Quality of Life for Parkinson's Patients with Virtual Reality
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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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)
Current supervision
Previous supervision

Degree subject: Computer Science
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 19/1/2023
Publications
Journal articles (9)
Alkhalifah, E., Hammady, R., Abdelrahman, M., Darwish, A., Cranmer, E., Al-Shamaileh, O., Bourazeri, A. and Jung, T., Enhancing Tourist Attitudes and Behaviours in Islamic Religious Tourism through Virtual Reality: The Role of Emotional Attachment and VR Presence. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
Bhattacharya, S., De Feo, V. and Bourazeri, A., (2024). . IEEE Transactions on Games. 17 (1), 196-209
Bhattacharya, S., Rousis, AO. and Bourazeri, A., (2024). . IEEE Access. 12, 11157-11169
Dey, S., Alshehabi Al-Ani, J., Bourazeri, A., Saha, S., Purkait, R., Hill, S. and Thompson, J., (2024). Pixelator v2: A Novel Perceptual Image Comparison Method with LAB Colour Space and Sobel Edge Detection for Enhanced Security Analysis. Electronics. 13 (22), 4541-4541
Claeys, R., Embrechts, E., Bourazeri, A., Debeuf, R., Eggermont, M., Firouzi, M., Filtjens, B., Verstraten, T., Swinnen, E. and Beckw茅e, D., (2024). Guiding exoskeleton development for healthy ageing: Co-design insights from older adults. Gerontechnology. 23 (s), 1-1
Venugopal, R., Shafqat, N., Venugopal, I., Tillbury, BMJ., Stafford, HD. and Bourazeri, A., (2022). . Neural Networks. 153, 339-348
Bourazeri, A. and Pitt, J., (2018). . 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 (15)
Saini, N., Sharma, D., Mehrotra, D. and Bourazeri, A., (2024). A Comprehensive Analysis of Various Federated Learning Techniques
Shah, SB., Garg, S. and Bourazeri, A., (2023).
Khanam, Z. and Bourazeri, A., (2022). Design Challenges for an Energy Exchange Platform Enabling a Successful Energy Transition
Neate, T., Bourazeri, A., Roper, A., Stumpf, S. and Wilson, S., (2019). Co-Created Personas
Bourazeri, A. and Stumpf, S., (2018).
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).
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
2022
Impact Global Work
糖心Vlog (ESRC IAA)
2021
Business Collaboration Fund - Katerina Bourazeri
糖心Vlog (ESRC IAA)
2020
Liverpool Multi-vector Energy Exchange
Innovate UK (formerly Technology Strategy Board)
2019
Breaking Down Barriers for the Benefit of Population Health
糖心Vlog
Contact
Academic support hours:
Academic Support Hours: Monday 1pm - 2pm Tuesday 11am - 12pm