Role
Dr Jordan J. Bird is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at Nottingham Trent University. His research aligns with the Computational Intelligence and Applications Research Group (CIA).
Career overview
Jordan received his BSc Computer Science degree in 2014, graduating from Aston University (Birmingham, UK) with a First Class Honours. Following his bachelor's degree, Jordan was then awarded a scholarship to read for a PhD. In 2021 he was awarded the PhD in Computer Science following the examination of his thesis, "A Socially Interactive Multimodal Human-robot Interaction Framework Through Studies On Machine And Deep Learning".
After completing his PhD, Jordan became a Research Fellow at Nottingham Trent University, and was appointed as the Robotics Lab lead in April 2022. In May 2023, Jordan was appointed as a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science. His research interests mainly involve Artificial Intelligence (AI), including Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning, Transfer Learning, and Data Augmentation.
Research areas
Artificial Intelligence (AI), including Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning, Transfer Learning, and Data Augmentation.
External activity
- Programme Committee - 15th International Conference on Smart Computing and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI 2024) at the 16th IIAI International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics (IIAI AAI 2024). Takamatsu, Japan, July 6-12, 2024.
- Workshop Organiser - Human Behaviour Monitoring, Interpretation and Understanding (NOTION) at The PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA) conference. Crete, Greece, 26-28 June 2024.
- Technical Programme Committee and Deep Learning Session Chair - UKCI 2023: The 22nd UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence. Birmingham, UK, 6-8 September 2023.
- Programme Committee - ALIFE 2023: The 2023 Conference on Artificial Life. Hokkaido, Japan, 24-28 July 2023.
- Workshop Organiser - Human Behaviour Monitoring, Interpretation and Understanding (NOTION) at The PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA) conference. Corfu, Greece, 5-7 July 2022.
- Programme Committee - UA-DIGITAL 2023: UA Digital Theme Research Twinning. Virtual, Ukraine 27-31 March 2023.
- Guest Lecture - "A Socially Interactive Multimodal Human-Robot Interaction Framework" delivered at the Kubota Lab, Tokyo Metropolitan University Hino Campus, Hachioji, Tokyo, September 16th, 2022.
- Workshop Organiser - Human Behaviour Monitoring, Interpretation and Understanding (NOTION) at The PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA) conference. Corfu, Greece, 29th June - 2nd July 2022.
- Guest Lecture - "Biological Signal Processing in Human-Machine Interaction" delivered at the State University of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. December 2019.
- Guest Lecture - "Deep Learning in Human-Robot Interaction" delivered at the BrumAI Birmingham Artificial Intelligence Meetup, Aston University, Birmingham, UK. December 2019.
Sponsors and collaborators
To date, Dr. Bird has successfully secured external funding for several research projects, totalling £688,814 in grants:
- To Create an Innovative AI Approach for Enhancing Data Quality through Data Augmentation in the Finance Sector. Funded by Innovate UK (£235,710) [2024-2027].
- Integrated Virtual Wards For Ageing Well. Funded by Innovate UK (£207,379) [2024-2026].
- SmartBerry: Artificial Intelligence To Enhance Strawberry Farming In Developing Countries. Funded by Innovate UK (£245,725) [2023-2025]
Publications
Details of Jordan's scientific publications can be found on his Google Scholar and ResearchGate profiles
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