Kate MacFarlane

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Name:

Kate MacFarlane

Email address:

Kate.Macfarlane@sunderland.ac.uk

Department:

Faculty of Technology (8CCS)

Organisation:

University of Sunderland

Address:

The David Goldman Informatics Centre Sunderland SR6 0DD

Country:

United Kingdom

Homepage URL:

https://www.sunderland.ac.uk/

Biography

Expertise:

Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Computer Architectures, Research, Teaching

Job title:

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science

Biography:

My main area of research is Artificial Intelligence, including machine learning, autonomous systems, automated reasoning, data management, communication overhead management, automated decision making, natural language processing, software development. I have experience of working with distributed systems and have designed and built high-performance computing clusters for use in general applications. I am also interested in computer games design, development and technology. As a Senior Lecturer, I deliver modules on Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. I teach across the BSc (Hons) Computing pathways and on BSc (Hons) Digital and Technology Solutions. I contribute to delivery of the software engineering aspects of the modules Fundamentals of Computing and Principles of Compmore...

Qualifications:

Doctor of Philosophy Post Graduate Certificate in Education BSc (Hons) Computer Systems Engineering

My Latest

Hall, Lynne, Paracha, Samiullah, Flint, Tom, MacFarlane, Kate, Stewart, Fiona, Hagan-Green, Gillian and Watson, Derek (2021) Still looking for new ways to play and learn… Expert perspectives and expectations for interactive toys. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction. p. 100361. ISSN 2212-8689
Potts, Danielle, MacFarlane, Kate and Hall, Lynne (2021) Support Rather Than Assault – Cooperative Agents in Minecraft. In: 33rd British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction conference, 19-21 July 2021, Online.
Seedall, M, MacFarlane, Kate and Holmes, V (2019) SafeChat System with Natural Language Processing and Deep Neural Networks. In: EMIT 2019.
MacFarlane, Kate and Holmes, Violeta (2017) Multi-agent System for Safeguarding Children Online. In: Proceedings of SAI Intelligent Systems Conference (IntelliSys) 2016. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 16 (16). Springer International Publishing AG, pp. 228-242. ISBN 978-3-319-56994-9
MacFarlane, Kate (2016) An Intelligent Multi-Agent System Approach to Automating Safety Features for On-Line Real Time Communications: Agent Mediated Information Exchange. Doctoral thesis, University of Huddersfield.

My Most Viewed

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1	SafeChat System with Natural Language Processing and Deep Neural Networks	256	139
2	An Intelligent Multi-Agent System Approach to Automating Safety Features for On-Line Real Time Communications: Agent Mediated Information Exchange	147	1
3	Multi-agent System for Safeguarding Children Online	146	1
4	Agent-Mediated Information Exchange Child Safety Online	127	1

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