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Dr Beryl Plimmer 

Job title: Senior Lecturer
Email: beryl @ cs.auckland.ac.nz
Phone: (64 9) 373-7599 82285
Campus: City
Office: 303 - 483
Office Hours: by appointment
Homepage: http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~beryl/

Biography

I have been involved in the computer industry since the 1970’s when I was a programmer and systems programmer for various organisations in and around Auckland. In 1989 I started teaching at Unitec and moved to Manukau Institute of Technology in 1992. I completed a MSc in Science Maths Education from Curtin (Perth) in 1999 and immediately started a PhD, this time in HCI. My PhD project is the construction and evaluation of sketching software for interface design. In 2003 I moved to my current position at The University of Auckland.

Research Areas

The main focus of my research is Human Computer Interaction. This is a wide and expanding field. My specific interests include; Pen based computing, Informal interfaces, User-centred design and usability, Web-site design and navigation. I am happy to talk to people interested in doing research projects in these or other HCI areas.

Selected Publications

1. Yang, T; Lee, K; Harrison, M and Plimmer, B, An audio-visual display design for the presentation of intra-operative diagnostic information., 2008
2. Chang,SH-H; Chen, X; Priest, RA and Plimmer, B, Issues of Extending the User Interface of Integrated, 2008
3. Blackwell, AF; Church, L and Plimmer, B, Formality in Sketches and Visual Representation: Some Informal Reflections, 2008
4. McCord, G; Wuensche, B; Plimmer, B; Gilbert, G and Hirsch, C, A Pen and Paper Metaphor for Orchid Modeling, 2008
5. Clear, T; Whalley, J; Hill, J; Liu, Y; Pears, A and Plimmer, B, A Tablet PC Capture Platform for Explanograms, 2008

See the publication page for the complete listing.

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