Supervision

Doctoral Supervision.

This page brings together current PhD researchers, near-completions, and completed doctoral supervision.

Current PhD Researchers

A Hierarchical Framework for Physics-Based Multi-Agent Cooperative-Competitive Simulated Football

Researcher: Mr Stefano Braghetto
Supervisory team: Prof. Darryl Charles, Prof. Frank Lyons, Dr Therese Charles

Constructed, Virtual and Real-Time Integration of Artefact and Environments: Achieving Seamless Digital Spatial Registry in Cinematic Production

Researcher: Mr Kevin Maye
Supervisory team: Prof. Darryl Charles, Prof. Karen Fleming, Dr Henry Melki

Submitting or Completing in 2026

Niall McShane

Augmented Reality Brain-computer Interface

Anousheh Ramezani

Novel adaptive machine learning, for response to changes over time

Completed PhD Students

Zeeshan Tariq (2023)

Process Analytics for predictive and self-correcting processes

Dominic Holmes (2019)

Motivating Adherence to Exercise with Gamified Rehab Systems

Bilal Ahmad (2019)

Resource Optimisation for Cloud-based Digital Gaming

Sarah Howe (2018)

Physical activity for older adults and its role in falls prevention

Craig Hull (2017)

Utilisation of Distributed Resources to Improve QoS of Network Aware Games

Barry Herbert (2015)

The Gamification of Learning in Virtual Worlds

Richard Paul (2012)

Story Authoring and Management for Dynamic Multi-player Game Worlds

Chris Hanna (2011)

Emotional behaviours for intelligent game agents

James Burke (2011)

Games for stroke rehabilitation

Earlier Completions

Therese Charles (2010)

Game enhanced e-learning systems

Leo Galway (2009)

Real time machine learning for computer games

Ben Cowley (2009)

Player modelling and profiling

Stephen Workman (2007)

Adaptive Multipoint Multimedia over Wireless IP Networks

Lina Petrakieva (2004)

Combining Supervised and Unsupervised Neural Network learning

Jos Koetsier (2003)

Unsupervised Neural Networks for Contextual learning