Harold W. Thimbleby (born 19 July 1955) is an

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. He is known for his works on

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within the realm of

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Overview

Harold Thimbleby held the post of director of UCLIC,

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's Interaction Centre, from its establishment in 2001. From 2001 to 2004, he was also the 28th Professor of Geometry at

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. Thimbleby founded the Future Interaction Technology Lab at Swansea University in 2005. Thimbleby ran the Swansea University Research Forum, as well as giving talks on science and religion.

Research interests

Thimbleby's research interests include: * Interactive handwriting calculators * Improving medical device

* Improving ethics in researc

* Markov Modelin

* Matrix Modelin

Selected works

* Article on

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,1986 (Winner of the

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Wilkes Award.) * ''User Interface Design'',

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, 1990. * ''HyperProgramming'', with G. F. Coulouris, Addison-Wesley, 1990. * ''Press On'',

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, 2007. (Winner, in the Computer and Information Sciences category, of the

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' Publishing Awards for Excellence competition.) *
The Diversity and Ethics
', wit
Paul Cairns
University College London Interaction Center.

References

External links

Harold Thimbleby home page
* 1955 births Living people British computer scientists Human–computer interaction researchers Academics of University College London Academics of Swansea University Academics of Gresham College {{Compu-scientist-stub