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Research
Annalu Waller has worked in the field of Augmentative and Alternate Communication (AAC) since 1985, designing communication systems for and with nonspeaking individuals. She established the first AAC assessment and training centre in South Africa in 1987 before coming to Dundee in 1989. Her PhD developed narrative technology support for adults with acquired dysphasia following stroke. Her primary research areas are human computer interaction, natural language processing, personal narrative and assistive technology. In particular, she focuses on empowering end users, including disabled adults and children, by involving them in the design and use of technology. She manages a number of interdisciplinary research projects with industry and practitioners from rehabilitation engineering, special education, speech and language therapy, nursing and dentistry. She is on the editorial boards of several academic journals and sits on the boards of a number of national and international organisations representing disabled people. Annalu leads the AAC Research Group in the School of Computing which seeks to develop technology with and for people with limited or no speech.
Teaching
Annalu has over 25 years of teaching experience during which she has taught introductory programming (Pascal, C, Java); Database Systems; Human Computer Interaction and aspects of Assistive Technology to a variety of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional students. Her teaching philosophy stems from a desire to enable students to reach their individual potential and to equip them as future leaders.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Providing narratives in an augmentative communication system.
Award Date: 1 Jan 1992
Master of Science, Implementing linguistic text anticipation in a writing device for the disabled., University of Cape Town
Award Date: 1 Jan 1988
Bachelor of Science, University of Cape Town
Award Date: 1 Jan 1983
Keywords
- QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
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ACE-LP - Augmenting Communication Using Environmental Data to Drive Language Prediction (Joint with University of Cambridge)
Black, R., McKenna, S., Waller, A. & Zhang, J.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/02/16 → 31/01/20
Project: Research
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Training Task Switching to Decrease Temper Outbursts in People with PWS
19/11/14 → 18/11/15
Project: Research
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Stories at the Dentist
Freeman, R. & Waller, A.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/01/13 → 30/09/14
Project: Research
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Background, Features, and Principles of AAC Technology
Bornman, J., Waller, A. & Lloyd, L. L., 2023, Principles and Practices in Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Fuller, D. R. & Lloyd, L. L. (eds.). Slack Incorporated, p. 192-215 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Designing electronic graphic symbol-based AAC systems: A scoping review. Part 1: System description
M. Tönsing, K., Bartram, J., Morwane, R. E. & Waller, A., 23 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Designing electronic graphic symbol-based AAC systems: A scoping review. Part 2: Application of human-centred design
M. Tönsing, K., Bartram, J., Morwane, R. E. & Waller, A., 22 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MSc Educational Assistive Technology: Training a new professional group
Slaughter, R. & Waller, A., 11 Sept 2022, p. 54. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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"The Nonsensesnakebat's Poem": Translating "Jabberwocky" into Blissymbolics
Everson, M. & Waller, A., 11 Sept 2022, CM2022 Communication Matters International AAC Conference. Communication Matters, p. 7 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Prizes
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Best Paper
Kristensson, Per Ola (Recipient), Lilley, James (Recipient), Black, Rolf (Recipient) & Waller, Annalu (Recipient), 6 Mar 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy
Waller, Annalu (Recipient), 20 Sept 2017
Prize: Election to learned society
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Dundee Living Library
Heather Doran (Organiser), Amy Cameron (Organiser), Amy Rogers (Organiser), Clara Morriss (Organiser), Caitlin McKay (Speaker), Aisha Syed (Speaker), Jason Hartford (Speaker), Pamela Ferguson (Speaker), Annalu Waller (Speaker), Nikki Gribben (Speaker), May East (Speaker), Linda Jones (Speaker), Oceane Laisney (Speaker), Aurora Sicilia Aguilar (Speaker) & Hope Busak (Speaker)
15 Mar 2022 → 16 Mar 2022Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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Participatory Interface Design for Intelligent Augmentative and Alternative Communication Technologies
Annalu Waller (Keynote speaker)
27 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote
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Inclusive AI: designing for diversity
Annalu Waller (Keynote speaker)
30 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote
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Stories and their role in transition.
Annalu Waller (Speaker)
23 Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Participatory Design and Research: Challenges for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Technologies
Annalu Waller (Speaker)
22 Oct 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote
Press/Media
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Context Aware Text Prediction for Enhancing Augmentative Communication
Rolf Black, Annalu Waller, Hasith Nandadasa, Tamas Suveges, Stephen McKenna, Per Ola Kristensson, Jianguo Zhang, Conor McKillop & Conor Mckillop
19/11/19
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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New app relieves patients’ fear of the dentist
Rolf Black, Annalu Waller, Rachel Menzies & Daniel Herron
17/06/14
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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New app relieves patients’ fear of the dentist
Rolf Black, Annalu Waller, Rachel Menzies, Daniel Herron & Daniel Herron
17/06/14
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Speech App Helps Disabled People to Communicate at the Dentist
Rolf Black, Annalu Waller, Rachel Menzies, Daniel Herron & Daniel Herron
16/06/14 → 17/06/14
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research