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Biography
Michael joined the University of Dundee as a Lecturer in 2018, having previously completed his PhD and RA positions at the same institution between 2010-2015. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (FHEA), the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA), a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM). His expertise lies in qualitative research analysis, understanding user needs, and web development technologies. His research interests fall into three main areas:
- Immersive Technology Interface Design
- Accessibility of Digital Media Artefacts
- Games Accessibility and Testing
His research has been supported by funding from Scottish Funding Council (through Interface Innovation Vouchers), the Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance, and the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland.
Academic Service and Leadership Summary
Michael holds a number of local, national, and international research leadership positions with this including:
- Co-lead for the UX at Dundee research group,
- Leads the Human Centred Computing Research Cluster within School of Science and Engineering
- Co-lead for the SICSA Human Computer Interaction Research Theme
- Lead for Mixed Reality Accessibility Guideline Development within the W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group WCAG3 Task Force.
In addition to his leadership positions, he also supports Program Committees within a range of high-quality academic conferences including ACM Conference in Computer Human Interaction (ACM-CHI), ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ACM-ASSETS), and ACM Conference in Interactive Media Experiences (ACM-IMX).
Michael is engaged in the organisation of academic conferences and workshops with this including ACM Conference in Interactive Media Experiences (2021 Accessibility Chair), HCI Camp – Research Methods Summer School (2019 Event Chair, Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance Conference (2019 Poster Chair, 2018 General Chair), and SICSA HCI Doctoral Consortium (2018 Event Chair).
Education Summary
Michael teaches within the Discipline of Computing in the School of Science and Engineering. His main teaching responsibilities are within:
- AC11002 – WWW Authoring
- AC31007 – Agile Software Development
Supporting his teaching activities, he is a GitHub Campus Advisor and an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Campus Expert where he supports students and staff in using technologies related to web development. He has received internal awards for his teaching practice (SSEN Best Assessment and Feedback 2020, SSEN Staff Member of the Year 2020) and has previously supported local primary schools in teaching computer science through Code Club and Hour of Code Activities.
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Author Reflections on Creating Accessible Academic Papers
Menzies, R., Tigwell, G. W. & Crabb, M., Dec 2022, In: ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing. 15, 4, p. 1-36 36 p., 33.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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"I’m Surprised So Much Is Connected": A Study on Users’ Online Accounts
Hammann, S., Crabb, M., Radomirović, S., Sasse, R. & Basin, D., 29 Apr 2022, CHI 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery, 14 p. 620. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Adaptive Subtitles: Preferences and Trade-Offs in Real-Time Media Adaption
Gorman, B. M., Crabb, M. & Armstrong, M., 6 May 2021, CHI 2021 - Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Making Waves, Combining Strengths. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 1-11 11 p. 733. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Challenges in designing inclusive immersive technologies
Geerts, D., Vatavu, R-D., Burova, A., Vinayagamoorthy, V., Mott, M., Crabb, M. & Gerling, K., Dec 2021, Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, MUM 2021. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 182-185 4 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Graphic Novel Subtitles: Requirement Elicitation and System Implementation
Crabb, M. & Gourlay, A., 21 Jun 2021, ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX ’21). p. 228-232 5 p. (IMX 2021 - Proceedings of the 2021 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Prizes
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Honorable Mention Award - Developing Accessible Services: Understanding Current Knowledge and Areas for Future Support
Crabb, Michael (Recipient), 2019
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Staff Member of the Year, SSEN Learning and Teaching Awards.
Crabb, Michael (Recipient), Jun 2021
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Best Advisor or Personal Tutor, DUSA Student Led Teaching Awards.
Crabb, Michael (Recipient), Jun 2021
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Best Assessment and Feedback, SSEN Learning and Teaching Awards.
Crabb, Michael (Recipient), Jun 2021
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Innovation in Teaching Award, SSEN Learning and Teaching Awards.
Crabb, Michael (Recipient), Jun 2021
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Activities
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2022 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (ACM IMX '22) (Event)
Michael Crabb (Editorial board member)
Jun 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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2022 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (ACM IMX '22)
Michael Crabb (Participant)
Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM CHI '22) (Event)
Michael Crabb (Editorial board member)
May 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM CHI '22) (Event)
Michael Crabb (Editorial board member)
Oct 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2022 (Event)
Michael Crabb (Editorial board member)
Oct 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity