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Dr Patrick Langdon is a Principal Research Associate in the Cambridge University Engineering Department Design Centre; Lead researcher in Inclusive Design. His past research has examined the psychological reality of certain Artificial Intelligence-based theories of Computer Vision and Neural-Network algorithms for robot control as well as Computational support for Engineering Design. He is currently working in the areas of modelling inclusive interaction, particularly vision, learning, movement and cognition for inclusive design and computer assistance for motion impaired interface use. Pat is author and lead researcher responsible for a number of projects including:• Multi modal interfaces for adaptively creating inclusive interfaces for mobile device (IU-ATC) and Interactive digital TV (EU GUIDE);• Human Machine Interfaces as applied to Automotive displays and controls using signal processing for gestural and pointing intent (MATSA, MATSA2);• Inclusive Human machine interfaces for the future car (CAPE iHMI project);• Haptic interfaces for touch audio devices (JLR TADHADIA);• Psychological models of latent variables in signal processing and machine learning for Automotive (CAPE DIPBLAD.Currently, he is co-PI and lead researcher for the successful bid for The joint EPSRC/Jaguar Land Rover funded programme, Towards Autonomy - Smart and Connected Control (TASCC), Designing Autonomy in Vehicles (HI:DAVe) consortium. This is a joint collaboration between the EDC and University of Southampton; running until 2019, that will conduct research into, and optimise practical solutions for, the difficult problem of how to interface drivers with automated vehicles.

BiographyBSc. (Hons.), in Psychology, University of Sheffield, 1984Ph.D., in Experimental Psychology, University of Sheffield, 1989Pat Langdon's experimental doctoral and post-doctoral research has contributed to cognitive science, artificial intelligence, robotics and psychophysical studies of the human visual system. His experimental PhD researched the psychological reality of certain Artificial Intelligence-based theories of vision and he was employed by an Artificial Intelligence Vision Research Unit at the University of Sheffield working on the area of robotics. Subsequently, he moved into Engineering Design Research at the University of Lancaster EDC, working on the application of AI and user centred design principles to complex engineering design systems. Since 1998 Pat Langdon has been employed at the Cambridge EDC, where he has pursued a number of research directions. These include:The properties and design of Haptic interfaces for use in accessible computer displays for the movement disabled(CAMIU);The representation and formulation of statistical data on disability, for use in Inclusive Design(i~DESIGN 2)Integration of software development and empirical methodology for Good Design Research Practice (EDC PLATFORM GRANT);Inclusive design theory and research on structure and survey of data for capability assessment (i~design III);Developing scales for product-capability interaction assessment in design (i~design III) Multi modal interfaces for adaptively creating inclusive interfaces for mobile device (IU-ATC) and Interactive digital TV (EU GUIDE)Human Machine Interfaces as applied to Automotive displays and conrols using signal processing for gestural and pointing intent (MATSA, MATSA2)Inclusive Human machine interfaces for the future car (CAPE iHMI project)Haptic interfaces for touch audio devices (JLR TADHADIA)Psychological models of latent vatiables in signal processing and machine learning for Automotive (CAPE DIPBLAD)