Dr Serengul Smith

Qualifications

PhD, MSc, PGCert HE and BSc

Positions:

• Director of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes
• Programme Leader and Module Leader
• Teaching Fellow

Previous roles within the University:

• Learning and Teaching Strategy Leader
• Outreach Coordinator

Publications: 

• Clifford De Raffaele, Serengul Smith and Orhan Gemikonakli, “Enabling the Effective Teaching and Learning of Advanced Robotics in Higher Education using an Active TUI Framework”, in ACM AME Conference on Software Engineering (AMECSE 2017), Cairo, Egypt, Dec 2017.
• Clifford De Raffaele, Geoffrey Buhagiar, Serengul Smith and Orhan Gemikonakli, “Designing a Table-Top Tangible User Interface System for Higher Education”, in IEEE International Conference on Smart Systems and Technologies (SST 2017), Osijek, Croatia, pp. 286-291, Oct 2017.

• De Raffaele, S. Smith and O. Gemikonakli, “The Application of Tangible User Interfaces for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education”, Book Chapter in LiHE Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 215-226, Jan 2017.

• De Raffaele, S. Smith, and O. Gemikonakli, “Explaining multi-threaded task scheduling using tangible user interfaces in higher educational contexts”, in 2017 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON 2017), Athens, Greece, pp. 1383–1390, Apr 2017.
  
  
• Tuedor, Marian and Franco, Fabia and White, Anthony and Smith, Serengul and Adams, Ray G. (2017) Testing literacy educational software to develop design guidelines for children with Autism. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, ISSN 1034-912X (Accepted/In press)

• De Raffaele, S. Smith and O. Gemikonakli, “The Aptness of Tangible User Interfaces for Explaining Abstract Computer Network Principles”, in Proceedings of 46th IEEE Annual Frontiers in Education Conf. (FIE 2016), Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, Nov 2016.

• De Raffaele, S. Smith and O. Gemikonakli, “Teaching and learning queueing theory concepts using Tangible User Interfaces,” in IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE 2016), Bangkok, Thailand, pp. 194-201, Dec 2016. – awarded Best Paper

• Spiteri, Christine and De Raffaele, Clifford and Smith, Serengul (2017) Bridging the digital divide for e-learning students through adaptive VLEs. In: 2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE 2016), 07-09 Dec 2016, Bangkok, Thailand.

• De Raffaele, C., Smith, S. and Gemikonakli, O. (2016). The Aptness of Tangible User Interfaces for Explaining Abstract Computer Network Principles. In: The 46th Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference-FIE2016, 12-15 October, Erie, PA.

• Doumanis, I. and Porter, S. and Economou, D. and Smith, S. (2015). An expert review of REVERIE and its potential for game-based learning. In: The 11th International Conference on Intelligent Environments - IE'15, 13-14 July 2015, Prague.

• Doumanis, I. and Smith, S. (2015). Evaluating an intelligent Q&A system for mobile cultural learning. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Future Intelligent Educational Environments 15(2): e3, 1 (2). pp. 1-11.

• De Raffaele, C. and Bugeja, L. and Smith, S. (2015). The use of social networking sites in eLearning. Educational-and-Pedagogical-Sciences, 2 (4). p. 638. ISSN 1307-6892.

• Doumanis I., and S. Smith (2014). Evaluating the impact of Embodied Conversational Agents attentional behaviours on user retention of cultural content in a simulated mobile environment. Proceedings of 16th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2014), November 16th, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.

• Campuzano F., Doumanis I., Smith S., and Botia J. A., (2014). Intelligent Environments Simulations, Towards a Smart Campus. CEUR Workshop Proceedings (CEUR-WS.org) – SmartUni 2014 Workshop, London.

• Doumanis I., and S. Smith (2014). Evaluating an Intelligent Q&A System for Mobile Cultural Learning EAI Transaction (accepted).

• Doumanis I., and Smith S. (2014). A Framework for Research in Gamified Mobile Guide Applications International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations(IJGCMS).

• Doumanis I., and Smith S. (2013). Evaluating the accessibility of ECA-based information presentation systems. Thirteenth International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents – IVA2013, 29-31 August 2013, Edinburgh, UK.

• Doumanis I., and Smith S. (2013). Evaluating the Impact of ECAs on User Navigation Performance and Perception. Thirteenth International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents – IVA2013, 29-31 August 2013, Edinburgh, UK.

• Doumanis I., and Smith S. (2013). Beyond Artificial Intelligence Markup Language (AIML) Rapid prototyping of a Q&A system. In: The 9th International Conference on Intelligent Environments – IE'13 – Future Intelligent Educational Environments, 16-17July 2013, Athens.

• Doumanis I., and Smith S. (2013). An Empirical Study on the Effects of Embodied Conversational Agents on User Retention Performance and Perception in a Simulated Mobile Environment. In: The 9th International Conference on Intelligent Environments - IE'13 – Future Intelligent Educational Environments, 16-17July 2013, Athens.

• Smith, S. and Edwards, J. A. (2012). Embedding information literacy skills as employability attributes. ALISS Quarterly, 7 (4). pp. 22-27, ISSN 1747-9258.

• Bernaschina P. and Smith S. (2012). "Embedded writing instruction in the first year curriculum", Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education: Special Edition: Developing Writing in STEM Disciplines,The Association for Learning Development in Higher Education, November 2012, ISSN: 1759-667X.

• Smith S., Bernaschine P. Edwards A. and Hill V. (2012). "Superhighways into the curriculum and employability: A three-way collaboration", Proceedings of National HE STEM Programme Conference, September 2012, Birmingham.

• Bernaschine P. and Smith S. (2012). "Embedding Employability Attributes into the 1st year Curriculum", Aiming for excellence in STEM learning and teaching, STEM Annual Conference, 12 – 13 Apr 2012, Imperial College, London.

• Smith S. and Adams A. (2012). "Embedding Information Literacy Skills as Employability Attributes", LILAC: Librarians' Information Literacy Annual Conferenc,11-13 April 2012.

• Bernaschine P. and Smith S. (2011)."Embedding Employability Attributes into the School of EIS Curriculum", Making Computing Graduates More Employable Workshop, 8th December 2011, British Computer Society (BCS), London.

• Jagne J., A. Serengul Smith-Atakan (2006). Cross-cultural interface design strategy, Universal Access in the Information Society archive Volume 5, Issue 3 pages 299 - 305, ISSN:1615-5289. Jagne J., Duncker-Gassen E., Smith-Atakan S., Curzon P. (2006). Cross-cultural system design strategu: avoiding problem in usability evaluation, IADIS International Conference WWW/Internet.

• Jagne J., Serengul Smith, Paul Curzon and Bob Fields, (2006) "Integrating social and cultural variances into international eCommerce interface design" Volume 2 Proceedings of HCI 2006.

• Jagne J., Serengul Smith, Elke Duncker, Paul Curzon (2005) "Cross-Cultural Factors of Physical-Shopping and eShopping" To be presented at HCI International.

• Adams. R, Smith-Atakan, A. S. (2005) "Methods for Universal Access Technology" To be presented at HCI International.Research.

• Adams. R, Smith-Atakan, A. S. (2005) "Emerging Research Methods for Universal Access" To be presented at HCI International.Research.

• Jagne J., Serengul Guven Smith, Elke Duncker and Paul Curzon (2004) Cross-cultural Interface Design Strategy. Middlesex University Interaction Design Centre Technical Report: IDC-TR-2004-006. February 2004.

• Smith, A.S.G. and Blandford, (2003). ML Tutor: An Application of Machine Learning Algorithms for an Adaptive Web-based Information System. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, IJAIED Vol. 13, 2003.

• Smith S.G, Abeysinghe G.K. (2002). How easy are graphical notations to understand and produce? The proceedings of the 6th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics an Informatics, Vol XI, Computer Science II, pages 256-261.

• Smith Guven A. S. (2000). Application of Machine Learning Algorithms in Adaptive Web-based Information Systems, CS-00-01, School of Computing Science Technical Report Series. ISSN 1462-0871.

• Smith Guven S (1999). "MLTutor: A Web-based educational adaptive hypertext system" Proceedings of IEE Colloquium on Lost in the Web - Navigation on the Internet, November 1999, IEE Savoy Place, London.

• Smith Guven S, Blandford A. (1998). "MLTutor: A Symbolic Multi-Algorithmic Approach to Leaner Profiling in WWW-Based Educational Hypertext System" European Conference on Machine Learning, ECML'98 Workshop: Learning in Humans and Machines, April 1998, Chemnitz.

• Smith Guven S and Blandford A. (1998). "An adaptive WWW-based Educational Hypertext System using Symbolic Machine Learning" Proceedings of Third Middlesex University Conference on Research in Technology, April 1998, ISSSN 1462-0871, Middlesex University.