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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
Award Date: 1 Jan 1992
Master of Science, 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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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
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/01/13 → 30/09/14
Project: Research
Research output
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Establishing Context: AAC Device Adoption and Support in a Special-Education Setting
Norrie, C. S., Waller, A. & Hannah, E. F. S., 1 Apr 2021, In: ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction. 28, 2, p. 1-30 30 p., 13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Design Engineering Approach for Quantitatively Exploring Context-Aware Sentence Retrieval for Nonspeaking Individuals with Motor Disabilities
Kristensson, P. O., Lilley, J., Black, R. & Waller, A., Apr 2020, CHI 2020 - Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, 11 p. 398. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Developing a Task Switching Training Game for Children With a Rare Genetic Syndrome Linked to Intellectual Disability
Robb, N., Waller, A. & Woodcock, K. A., 1 Apr 2019, In: Simulation and Gaming. 50, 2, p. 160-179 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Digital Assistive Technology Education and Training
Waller, A., 27 Aug 2019, Proceedings of AAATE 2019 Conference Global Challenges in Assistive Technology: Research, Policy & Practice: Technology and Disability. Desideri, L., de Witte, L., Chattat, R. & Hoogerwerf, E-J. (eds.). Supp 1 ed. Holland: IOS Press, Vol. 31. p. 158 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Expecting the Unexpected in Participatory Design
Constantin, A., Korte, J., Fails, J. A., Alexandru, C. A., Dragomir, M., Pain, H., Good, J., Garzotto, F., Eriksson, E. & Waller, A., 2 May 2019, CHI EA 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 1-4 4 p. SIG07. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Open AccessFile95 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Best Paper
Kristensson, P. O. (Recipient), Lilley, J. (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 Sep 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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We are our stories ...
Annalu Waller (Speaker)
17 Mar 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote
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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
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Intelligent AAC…What can artificial intelligence offer?
Annalu Waller (Speaker)
14 Sep 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote
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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