Computational Emotions and Cognition - for interactive cognitive systems, e.g. Human-robot Interaction, sensor fusion and behavior, games, social simulation and eLearning. Multi-agent systems with cognitive architectures approach is often used. My current focus is on emotion modeling and affect state predication for sentiment analysis and eLearning.

Computational Linguistics - which also includes data mining and analytics and it focuses on Arabic language and multi-lingual texts (Arabic/English). My current focus is on sentimental analysis especially in the context of social media and information security.

Swarm Intelligence and Sensor Networks - this focuses primarily on applications of the previous two areas of research especially in mobile networks. This includes social modeling, interaction, optimization, location-based services and user preferences modeling.

[GameEngine-TIF, 2013] Project Name/Description: The DMU Game Engine Role: CoI Source of Funding: Teaching Innovation Funding (TIF) - De Montfort University Value: £5000

[Emotions-Valencia, 2013] Project Name/Description: Investigating Opportunities for Research Collabora- tion - Emotions Modeling for eLearning Environments Role: CoI Source of Funding: University of Valencia International Visiting Researchers Program (6500 Euro) Value: £5530

[Learning-Andalucia, 2010] Project Name/Description: Design And Improvement Of Learning Algorithms Based On Soft Computing And It’s Application To Robot-Person Interaction Role: CoI Source of Fund- ing: Grant No. P09-TIC04813, Proyecto de excelencia financiado por la Junta de Andaluc ́ıa, Spain, 2010-2014.

[AISB, 2010] Project Name/Description: AISB 2010 Convention Role: PI Source of Funding: Confer- ence fees and other associated income - 14 symposiums proposed, 10 ran, 197 attendees Value: £33,428

[TCIT-ONRG, 2010] Project Name/Description: Turing Test (TCIT-2010) Symposium – AISB2010 Role: PI Source of Funding: The Office of Navy Research Global (ONRG) Value: £6442

[Portavata-EU, 2010] Project Name/Description: Innovation Fellowship Role: PI Source of Funding: The Innovation Fellowships programme (funds provided by East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) - 2010 Value: £15,445

[Travel-RAE, 2009] Project Name/Description: Travel Grant Role: PI Source of Funding: Royal Academy of Engineers - 2009 Value: £600

[RoboCup-DMU, 2008] Project Name/Description: DMU RoboCup Team – Arena equipment Role: PI Source of Funding: Research Into Teaching Faculty/HEFCE RITI fund - 2007/08 Value: £500

[Creativity-AHRC, 2006] Project Name/Description: Creativity Research Network Role: CoI Source of Funding: AHRC Duration: 14 months (October 2006 to December 2007) Value: £12,161

[RoboViz-EPSRC, 2006] Project Name/Description: RoboViz: Remote Command and Control for Robotic Emergent Behaviour – The Next Evolution of Telepresence Role: DMU PI Source of Funding: EPSRC- CompuSteer Network Value: £1,480

[IOCTRobots-SRIF, 2005] Project Name/Description: Equipment Funding – Institute of Technology Robots Role: CoI Source of Funding: SRIF 2005/2006 (robots funding share – part of a larger multi- faculties proposal submitted on behave of the University with a £481K proposed budget for equipments) Value: £150,000

[PhiOrch-RC, 2004] Project Name/Description: Philharmonia Orchestra Project Role: CoI Source of Funding: Art Council 2003-2004 Value: £3,400 approx

[TeachingRobots2-HEFECE, 2003] 2003 Project Name/Description: Equipment Funding – Mobile Robots Lab Role: PI Source of Funding: HEFCE 2003/2004 Value: £47,000

[Consultancy-BAe, 2002] Project Name/Description: Consultancy Role: CoI Source of Funding: Com- pany buyout 2002 Value: £2400 approx (our share)

[TeachingRobots1-DMU, 2001] Project Name/Description: Equipment Funding – Advanced Mobile Robots Role: PI Source of Funding: School of Computing Fund 2001/2002 Value: £8,800

[Consultancy-GV, 1999] Project Name/Description: Consultancy Role: PI Source of Funding: Com- pany buyout 1999 Value: £3600 approx

TOTAL £ 295, 786

Other Projects

These are projects which were either funded indirectly or in kind by means of staff time, equipments, software licenses, etc.

[SwarmStream–OHM, 2008] Project Name/Description: this is unfunded open source project, currently in prealpha status on SourceForge.net and the code is being produced in collaboration with Georg-Simon-OHM Hochschule (Technical University) in Germany, where 26 students in 10 groups worked on producing base code of which 4 versions where chosen for release (2010). Role: PI

[FIM-APEng, 2007] Project Name/Description: FIM project Role: PI Source of Funding: Funding in Kind from Ambient Performance Ltd. and Engenuity Technologies Inc.

[AIBO-NL, 2006] Project Name/Description: Narrative Labs – AIBO Stories 2006 Duration: various events and activities, Role: CoI Source of Funding: funded under NLab: creativity and collaboration project.

[TCS, 2001] Project Name/Description: Teaching Company Scheme (TCS) [Predecessor to KTP] Role: CoI

Funded Networks

[EUCog, 2013 -Now] Member of EUCog - European Network for the Advancement of Artificial Cognitive Sys- tems, Interaction and Robotics (ID: 2310, http://www.eucognition.org)

[AIinGames, 2008-2010] Member of An Industry/Academia Research Network on Artificial Intelligence and Games Technologies, EPSRC funded network (http://www.aigamesnetwork.org).

[CompuSteer, 2007-2008] Member of the CompuSteer computational steering network, EPSRC funded network (http://compusteer.net.dcs.hull.ac.uk).

[EURON II, 2004-2007] Represented DMU in EURON Network of Excellence (EU FP6)

[EURON I, 2002-2004] Represented DMU in EURON Network of Excellence (EU FP5)

[AgentLink I, 2001-2003] Represented DMU in AgentLink Network of Excellence (EU FP5)