Dr Ian Daly

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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 872015
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Location
1NW.5.3D, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
My Academic Support Hours will be 10-11 on Wednesday and Thursday. I am available on Zoom and in my office. Zoom: the link for this is available from my profile on my CE161-NW/CE162-NW course MOODLE page. Please wait in the waiting room until I can admit you. In person: My office is 1NW.5.3D
Profile
Biography
I received an M.Eng. degree in Computer science in 2006 and a Ph.D. degree in Cybernetics in 2011 from the University of Reading, U.K. Between May 2011 2013 I worked as a post-doctoral researcher in the Laboratory of Brain-Computer Interfaces, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria. There I researched Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) for individuals with stroke and cerebral palsy. I then worked for three years in the University of Reading developing BCIs for music therapy.
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Brain-computer interfacing
Research and development of devices to support communication between the human brain and a computer.
Machine learning
Understanding how computers can be taught to recognise, identify, and/or predict patterns in data.
Signal processing
Functional neural connectivity
Understanding and modelling how neural activity in different brain areas relate to one another and how these relationships change over time and with function.
EEG
Use of EEG to measure and understand brain function, development of signal processing and machine learning methods to understand the EEG, and the use of EEG in the control of brain-computer interfaces.
fNIRS
fMRI
Motor control
Understanding the human motor system and how the brain acts to plan and coordinate movement.
Motor rehabilitation
Development of BCI systems to aid movement rehabilitation after injury or disease.
Brain stimulation
Use of brain stimulation to explore motor control, movement planning, and motor learning.
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Fundamentals of Digital Systems (CE161)
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Digital Electronic Systems (CE162)
Previous supervision

Degree subject: Computer Science
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 10/4/2025

Degree subject: Computing and Electronic Systems
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 25/2/2025

Degree subject: Computer Science
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 30/9/2024

Degree subject: Computer Science
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 14/2/2023
Publications
Journal articles (78)
Jin, J., Xiao, W., Daly, I., Weijie, C., Xinjie, H., Xingyu, W. and Andrzej, C., (2025). . IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 12 (5), 5822-5833
Jin, J., Zhao, X., Daly, I., Li, S., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2025). . IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 72 (3), 1188-1199
Rybar, M., Poli, R. and Daly, I., (2025). Simultaneous EEG and fNIRS recordings for semantic decoding of imagined animals and tools. Scientific data. 12 (1), 613-
Daly, I., Matran-Fernandez, A., Lebedev, MA., Kübler, A. and Valeriani, D., (2025). Editorial: Datasets for brain-computer interface applications, volume II. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 19, 1569216-
Rybar, M., Poli, R. and Daly, I., (2024). Corrigendum: Decoding of semantic categories of imagined concepts of animals and tools in fNIRS. Journal of Neural Engineering. 21 (2), 029501-029501
Jin, J., Xu, R., Daly, I., Zhao, X., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2024). . IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 54 (9), 5565-5576
Li, S., Daly, I., Guan, C., Cichocki, A. and Jin, J., (2024). . Neural Networks. 180, 106655-106655
Rybar, M., Poli, R. and Daly, I., (2024). . Scientific Reports. 14 (1), 28003-
Daly, I., Williams, N. and Nasuto, SJ., (2024). TMS-evoked potential propagation reflects effective brain connectivity. Journal of Neural Engineering. 21 (6), 066038-066038
Liang, W., Jin, J., Daly, I., Sun, H., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2023). Novel channel selection model based on graph convolutional network for motor imagery. Cognitive Neurodynamics. 17 (5), 1283-1296
Daly, I., (2023). . Scientific Reports. 13 (1), 624-
Sun, H., Jin, J., Daly, I., Huang, Y., Zhao, X., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2023). . Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 339, 109969-109969
Xie, X., Zhang, D., Yu, T., Duan, Y., Daly, I. and He, S., (2023). Editorial: Explainable and advanced intelligent processing in the brain-machine interaction. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 17, 1280281-
Wu, R., Jin, J., Daly, I., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2023). . IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering. 31, 3075-3085
Li, S., Jin, J., Daly, I., Liu, C. and Cichocki, A., (2022). . Journal of Neural Engineering. 18 (6), 066050-066050
Jin, J., Sun, H., Daly, I., Li, S., Liu, C., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2022). . IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 30, 20-29
Rybář, M. and Daly, I., (2022). . Journal of Neural Engineering. 19 (2), 021002-021002
Liu, C., Jin, J., Daly, I., Sun, H., Huang, Y., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2022). Bispectrum-based hybrid neural network for motor imagery classification. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 375, 109593-109593
Liu, C., Jin, J., Daly, I., Li, S., Sun, H., Huang, Y., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2022). . IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 30, 540-549
Al-Taie, I., Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco, P., Tymkiw, M., Williams, D. and Daly, I., (2022). . PLoS One. 17 (8), e0269370-e0269370
Fang, H., Jin, J., Daly, I. and Wang, X., (2022). . IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 26 (6), 2504-2514
Daly, I., (2021). . Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 348, 108987-108987
Miao, Y., Jin, J., Daly, I., Zuo, C., Wang, X., Cichocki, A. and Jung, T-P., (2021). . IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 29, 699-707
Li, S., Jin, J., Daly, I., Wang, X., Lam, H-K. and Cichocki, A., (2021). Enhancing P300 based character recognition performance using a combination of ensemble classifiers and a fuzzy fusion method. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 362, 109300-109300
Daly, I., (2021). Removal of physiological artifacts from simultaneous EEG and fMRI recordings. Clinical Neurophysiology. 132 (10), 2371-2383
Daly, I., Matran-Fernandez, A., Valeriani, D., Lebedev, M. and Kübler, A., (2021). . Frontiers in Neuroscience. 15, 732165-
Jin, J., Xiao, R., Daly, I., Miao, Y., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2021). . IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. 32 (11), 4814-4825
Jin, J., Fang, H., Daly, I., Xiao, R., Miao, Y., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2021). Optimization of Model Training Based on Iterative Minimum Covariance Determinant In Motor-Imagery BCI. International Journal of Neural Systems. 31 (07), 2150030-2150030
Ramírez Torres, JA. and Daly, I., (2021). . Journal of Neural Engineering. 18 (4), 046052-046052
Rybář, M., Poli, R. and Daly, I., (2021). . Journal of Neural Engineering. 18 (4), 046035-046035
Daly, I., Williams, D., Malik, A., Weaver, J., Kirke, A., Hwang, F., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., (2020). . IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing. 11 (1), 111-124
Li, S., Jin, J., Daly, I., Zuo, C., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2020). . Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14, 54-
Daly, I., Nicolaou, N., Williams, D., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., (2020). . Scientific Data. 7 (1), 177-
Chen, Z., Jin, J., Daly, I., Zuo, C., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2020). . Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience. 2020, 1-11
Miao, Y., Chen, S., Zhang, X., Jin, J., Xu, R., Daly, I., Jia, J., Wang, X., Cichocki, A. and Jung, T-P., (2020). . Neural Plasticity. 2020, 1-10
Jin, J., Li, S., Daly, I., Miao, Y., Liu, C., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2020). . IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 28 (1), 3-12
Jin, J., Liu, C., Daly, I., Miao, Y., Li, S., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2020). . IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 28 (10), 2153-2163
Daly, I., Bourgaize, J. and Vernitski, A., (2019). . Trends in Neuroscience and Education. 15, 18-28
Feng, JK., Jin, J., Daly, I., Zhou, J., Niu, Y., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2019). . Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience. 2019, 1-10
Daly, I., Williams, D., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Miranda, ER. and Nasuto, SJ., (2019). . Scientific Reports. 9 (1), 9415-
Jin, J., Miao, Y., Daly, I., Zuo, C., Hu, D. and Cichocki, A., (2019). . Neural Networks. 118, 262-270
Cheng, J., Jin, J., Daly, I., Zhang, Y., Wang, B., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2018). . Biomedical Engineering / Biomedizinische Technik. 0 (0), 29-38
Feng, J., Yin, E., Jin, J., Saab, R., Daly, I., Wang, X., Hu, D. and Cichocki, A., (2018). . Neural Networks. 102, 87-95
Williams, NJ., Daly, I. and Nasuto, SJ., (2018). . Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. 12, 76-
Daly, I., Blanchard, C. and Holmes, NP., (2018). . Journal of Neural Engineering. 15 (2), 026022-026022
Jin, J., Zhang, H., Daly, I., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2017). . Journal of Neural Engineering. 14 (3), 036001-036001
Williams, D., Kirke, A., Miranda, E., Daly, I., Hwang, F., Weaver, J. and Nasuto, S., (2017). . ACM Transactions on Applied Perception. 14 (3), 1-13
Nicolaou, N., Malik, A., Daly, I., Weaver, J., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Roesch, EB., Williams, D., Miranda, ER. and Nasuto, SJ., (2017). . Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 11, 502-
Daly, I., Williams, D., Kirke, A., Weaver, J., Malik, A., Hwang, F., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., (2016). . Journal of Neural Engineering. 13 (4), 046022-046022
Zhou, S., Jin, J., Daly, I., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2016). . Frontiers in Neuroscience. 10 (OCT), 444-
Chen, L., Jin, J., Daly, I., Zhang, Y., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2016). . Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. 10 (JAN), 5-
Huang, M., Daly, I., Jin, J., Zhang, Y., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2016). . Cognitive Neurodynamics. 10 (3), 201-209
Daly, I., Chen, L., Zhou, S. and Jin, J., (2016). . Brain-Computer Interfaces. 3 (1), 59-73
Daly, I., Scherer, R., Billinger, M. and Müller-Putz, G., (2015). . IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 23 (5), 725-736
Williams, D., Kirke, A., Miranda, ER., Roesch, E., Daly, I. and Nasuto, S., (2015). . Psychology of Music. 43 (6), 831-854
Daly, I., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Malik, A., Weaver, J., Williams, D., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., (2015). . Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 242, 65-71
Daly, I., Williams, D., Hallowell, J., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Malik, A., Weaver, J., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., (2015). . Brain and Cognition. 101, 1-11
Wang, M., Daly, I., Allison, BZ., Jin, J., Zhang, Y., Chen, L. and Wang, X., (2015). . Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 244, 16-25
Williams, D., Kirke, A., Miranda, E., Daly, I., Hallowell, J., Weaver, J., Malik, A., Roesch, E., Hwang, F. and Nasuto, S., (2015). . ACM Transactions on Applied Perception. 12 (3), 1-21
Daly, I., Williams, D., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Malik, A., Roesch, E., Weaver, J., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., (2014). . Brain-Computer Interfaces. 1 (3-4), 158-169
Bauernfeind, G., Wriessnegger, SC., Daly, I. and Müller-Putz, GR., (2014). . Journal of Neural Engineering. 11 (5), 056010-056010
Daly, I., Faller, J., Scherer, R., Sweeney-Reed, CM., Nasuto, SJ., Billinger, M. and Müller-Putz, GR., (2014). . Frontiers in Neuroengineering. 7 (JUL), 20-
Daly, I., Malik, A., Hwang, F., Roesch, E., Weaver, J., Kirke, A., Williams, D., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., (2014). . Neuroscience Letters. 573, 52-57
Müller-Putz, GR., Daly, I. and Kaiser, V., (2014). . Journal of Neural Engineering. 11 (3), 035011-035011
Jin, J., Daly, I., Zhang, Y., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2014). . Journal of Neural Engineering. 11 (3), 036004-036004
Daly, I., Billinger, M., Scherer, R. and Muller-Putz, G., (2013). On the Automated Removal of Artifacts Related to Head Movement From the EEG. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 21 (3), 427-434
Jin, J., Sellers, EW., Zhang, Y., Daly, I., Wang, X. and Cichocki, A., (2013). Whether generic model works for rapid ERP-based BCI calibration. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 212 (1), 94-99
Chen, X., Bin, G., Daly, I. and Gao, X., (2013). Event-related desynchronization (ERD) in the alpha band during a hand mental rotation task. Neuroscience Letters. 541, 238-242
Daly, I., Nicolaou, N., Nasuto, SJ. and Warwick, K., (2013). . Clinical EEG and Neuroscience. 44 (4), 291-306
Daly, I., Billinger, M., Laparra-Hernández, J., Aloise, F., García, ML., Faller, J., Scherer, R. and Müller-Putz, G., (2013). . Clinical Neurophysiology. 124 (9), 1787-1797
Daly, I., Sweeney-Reed, CM. and Nasuto, SJ., (2013). . Journal of Computational Neuroscience. 34 (3), 411-432
Scherer, R., Moitzi, G., Daly, I. and Muller-Putz, GR., (2013). . IEEE Transactions on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games. 5 (2), 155-163
Kaiser, V., Daly, I., Pichiorri, F., Mattia, D., Müller-Putz, GR. and Neuper, C., (2012). Relationship Between Electrical Brain Responses to Motor Imagery and Motor Impairment in Stroke. Stroke. 43 (10), 2735-2740
Breitwieser, C., Daly, I., Neuper, C. and Muller-Putz, GR., (2012). Proposing a Standardized Protocol for Raw Biosignal Transmission. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 59 (3), 852-859
Daly, I., Pichiorri, F., Faller, J., Kaiser, V., Kreilinger, A., Scherer, R. and Muller-Putz, G., (2012). What does clean EEG look like?. 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 2012, 3963-3966
Daly, I., Nasuto, SJ. and Warwick, K., (2012). Brain computer interface control via functional connectivity dynamics. Pattern Recognition. 45 (6), 2123-2136
Pfurtscheller, G., Daly, I., Bauernfeind, G. and Müller-Putz, GR., (2012). . PLoS One. 7 (8), e43640-e43640
Daly, I., Nasuto, SJ. and Warwick, K., (2011). Single tap identification for fast BCI control. Cognitive Neurodynamics. 5 (1), 21-30
Book chapters (6)
Wagner, I., Daly, I. and Valjamae, A., Non-visual and Multisensory BCI Systems: Present and Future. Springer. 978-3-642-29745-8
Daly, I. and Williams, D., (2020). “Hello Computer, How Am I Feeling?”, Case Studies of Neural Technology to Measure Emotions. In: Cognitive Science and Technology. Springer International Publishing. 193- 219. 9783030347833
Daly, I., (2018). . In: Brain–Computer Interfaces Handbook Technological and Theoretical Advances. Editors: Nam, CS., Nijholt, A. and Lotte, F., . CRC Press. 147- 164. 9781351231954
Singh, H. and Daly, I., (2015). . In: Brain-Computer Interfaces Current Trends and Applications. Editors: Hassanien, AE. and Azar, AT., . Springer International Publishing. 97- 121. 9783319109770
Daly, I., Roesch, E., Weaver, J. and Nasuto, S., (2014). Machine learning to identify neural correlates of music and emotions. In: Guide to Brain-Computer Music Interfacing. Editors: Miranda, E., . Springer. 89- 103. 978-1-4471-6583-5
Billinger, M., Daly, I., Kaiser, V., Jin, J., Allison, B., Mueller-Putz, G. and Brunner, C., (2012). Is it Significant? Guidelines for Reporting BCI Performance. In: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer. 333- 354. 978-3-642-29745-8
Conferences (34)
Minqiang, H., Daly, I., Xingyu, W. and Jing, J., A pleasant auditory brain computer interface using natural environment sounds
Daly, I., Ho, A., Marcon, J., Hwang, F., Williams, D., Kirke, A., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., Affective Brain Computer Music Interfacing: A Case Study Of Use By An IndividualWith Huntington’s Disease
Daly, I. and Williams, D., BCI for ensemble music making and performance: why and how (not how and why)
Williams, D., Mears, J., Kirke, A., Miranda, E., Daly, I., Malik, A., Weaver, J., Hwang, F. and Nasuto, S., A Perceptual and Affective Evaluation of an Affectively -Driven Engine for Video Game Soundtracking
Daly, I., Williams, D., Kirke, A., Weaver, J., Mailk, A., Hwang, F., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, S., An Affective Brain-Computer Music Interface
Wairagkar, M., Daly, I., Hayashi, Y. and Nasuto, S., Autocorrelation based EEG Dynamics depicting Motor Intention
Williams, D., Kirke, A., Eaton, J., Miranda, E., Daly, I., Weaver, J., Roesch, E., Hwang, F. and Nasuto, S., Dynamic game soundtrack generation in response to a continuously varying emotional trajectory
Daly, I., Jin, J., Huang, M., Zhang, Y. and Wang, X., An optimized auditory P300 BCI based on spatially distributed sound in different voices
Daly, I., Williams, D., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Malik, A., Roesch, E., Weaver, J., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, S., Brain-computer music interfacing for continuous control of musical tempo
Wairagkar, M., Daly, I., Hayashi, Y. and Nasuto, S., Novel single trial movement classification based on temporal dynamics of EEG
Bauernfeind, G., Wriessnegger, S., Daly, I. and Mueller-Putz, G., Physiological noise reduction from multichannel functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) signals
Daly, I., Aloise, F., Arico, P., Belda, J., Billinger, M., Bolinger, E., Cincotti, F., Hettich, D., Iosa, M., Laparra-Hernandez, J., Scherer, R. and Mueller-Putz, G., Rapid prototyping for hBCI users with Cerebral palsy
Daly, I., Grissmann, S., Brunner, C., Allison, B. and Mueller-Putz, G., Hybrid BCI classification via dynamic re-weighting
Bauernfeind, G., Daly, I. and Mueller-Putz, G., On the removal of physiological artifacts from fNIRS
Portelli, A., Daly, I., Spencer, M. and Nasuto, S., Low Cost Brain Computer Interface First Results
Williams, N., Daly, I., Nasuto, S., Saddy, D. and Warwick, K., ERP classification using Empirical mode decomposition
Daly, I., Nastuo, S. and Warwick, K., Phase resetting as a mechanism of ERP generation: evidence from the power spectrum
Soni, A., Daly, I., Zhou, K., Hu, H., Gu, D. and Zhang, H.,
Armani, F., Daly, I., Vernitski, A., Gillmeister, H. and Scherer, R., (2024).
Tates, A., Matran-Fernandez, A., Halder, S. and Daly, I., (2024).
Wang, Z., Daly, I. and Li, J., (2023).
Wang, Z., Li, J., Daly, I. and Li, J., (2022).
Williams, D. and Daly, I., (2021). Neuro-curation
Daly, I. and Rybar, M., (2020). Neural component analysis: source localisation for motor imagery classification
Rybar, M., Daly, I. and Poli, R., (2020). Potential pitfalls of widely used implementations of common spatial patterns
Daly, I., Malik, A., Weaver, J., Hwang, F., Nasuto, SJ., Williams, D., Kirke, A. and Miranda, E., (2015).
Daly, I., Malik, A., Weaver, J., Hwang, F., Nasuto, SJ., Williams, D., Kirke, A. and Miranda, E., (2015).
Jin, J., Zhang, Y., Wang, X., Daly, I. and Cichocki, A., (2014).
Daly, I., Hallowell, J., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Malik, A., Roesch, E., Weaver, J., Williams, D., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., (2014).
Williams, D., Kirke, A., Miranda, E., Daly, I., Roesch, EB., Weaver, JCE. and Nasuto, SJ., (2014).
Daly, I., Billinger, M., Scherer, R. and Müller-Putz, G., (2013).
Daly, I., Scherer, R. and Müller-Putz, G., (2013).
Daly, I., Williams, N., Nasuto, SJ., Warwick, K. and Saddy, D., (2010). Single trial BCI operation via Wackermann parameters
Daly, I., Nasuto, SJ. and Warwick, K., (2008). Towards natural human computer interaction in BCI
Dataset (6)
Daly, I., Nicolaou, N., Williams, D., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., A dataset recording joint EEG-fMRI during affective music listening
Daly, I., Nicolaou, N., Williams, D., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., A dataset recorded during development of an affective brain-computer music interface: training sessions
Daly, I., Nicolaou, N., Williams, D., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., A dataset recorded during development of an affective brain-computer music interface: testing session
Daly, I., Nicolaou, N., Williams, D., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., A dataset recorded during development of an affective brain-computer music interface: calibration session
Daly, I., Nicolaou, N., Williams, D., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., An EEG dataset recorded during affective music listening
Daly, I., Nicolaou, N., Williams, D., Hwang, F., Kirke, A., Miranda, E. and Nasuto, SJ., A dataset recorded during development of a tempo-based brain-computer music interface
Thesis dissertation (1)
Daly, I., (2011). Phase Synchronisation in Brain Computer Interfacing
Grants and funding
2023
Semantic brain to computer communication
Leverhulme Trust
2021
August International KTP 3 Application (2021)
Innovate UK (formerly Technology Strategy Board)
2018
Development of novel functions for wearable technology to be deployed in healthcare applications
Innovate UK (formerly Technology Strategy Board)
Contact
Academic support hours:
My Academic Support Hours will be 10-11 on Wednesday and Thursday. I am available on Zoom and in my office. Zoom: the link for this is available from my profile on my CE161-NW/CE162-NW course MOODLE page. Please wait in the waiting room until I can admit you. In person: My office is 1NW.5.3D