Dr Bob Fields


NameDr Bob Fields
Job titleAssociate Professor in Software Engineering
Research institute
Primary appointmentComputer Science
Email addressb.fields@mdx.ac.uk
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1117-1844
Contact categoryAcademic staff

Research outputs

Formalizing federated learning and differential privacy for GIS systems in IIIf

Kammueller, F., Piras, L., Fields, B. and Nagarajan, R. 2024. Formalizing federated learning and differential privacy for GIS systems in IIIf. 3rd International Workshop on System Security Assurance. Bydgoszcz, Poland 19 - 20 Sep 2024 Springer.

Designing for learnability: improvement through layered interfaces

Forsey, H., Leahy, D., Fields, B., Minocha, S., Attfield, S. and Snell, T. 2024. Designing for learnability: improvement through layered interfaces. Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications. https://doi.org/10.1177/10648046241273291

Characteristics and circumstances of rail suicides in England 2019-2021: a cluster analysis and autopsy study  

Norman, H., Marzano, L., Fields, B., Brown, S., MacDonald Hart, S. and Kruger, I. 2024. Characteristics and circumstances of rail suicides in England 2019-2021: a cluster analysis and autopsy study  . Journal of Affective Disorders. 354, pp. 397-407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.020

Patterns and motivations for method choices in suicidal thoughts and behaviour: qualitative content analysis of a large online survey

Marzano, L., Katsampa, D., Mackenzie, J., Kruger, A., El-Gharbawi, N., Ffolkes-St-Helene, D., Mohiddin, H. and Fields, B. 2021. Patterns and motivations for method choices in suicidal thoughts and behaviour: qualitative content analysis of a large online survey. BJPsych Open. 7 (2), pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.15

An approach to human-machine teaming in legal investigations using anchored narrative visualisation and machine learning

Attfield, S., Fields, B., Windridge, D. and Xu, K. 2019. An approach to human-machine teaming in legal investigations using anchored narrative visualisation and machine learning. Conrad, J., Pickens, J., Jones, A., Baron, J. and Henseler, H. (ed.) First International Workshop on AI and Intelligent Assistance for Legal Professionals in the Digital Workplace (LegalAIIA 2019).. Montreal, Canada 17 Jun 2019 CEUR Workshop Proceedings. pp. 7-11

Factors deterring and prompting the decision to attempt suicide on the railway networks: findings from 353 online surveys and 34 semi-structured interviews

Marzano, L., Mackenzie, J., Kruger, A., Borrill, J. and Fields, B. 2019. Factors deterring and prompting the decision to attempt suicide on the railway networks: findings from 353 online surveys and 34 semi-structured interviews. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 215 (4), pp. 582-587. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2018.303

A resources model for distributed sensemaking

Attfield, S., Fields, B. and Baber, C. 2018. A resources model for distributed sensemaking. Cognition, Technology and Work. 20 (4), pp. 651-664. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-018-0529-4

MIRTO: an open-source robotic platform for education

Androutsopoulos, K., Aristodemou, L., Boender, J., Bottone, M., Currie, E., El-Aroussi, I., Fields, B., Gheri, L., Gorogiannis, N., Heeney, M., Micheletti, M., Loomes, M., Margolis, M., Petridis, M., Piermarteri, A., Primiero, G., Raimondi, F. and Weldin, N. 2018. MIRTO: an open-source robotic platform for education. 3rd European Conference on Software Engineering Education. Seeon, Germany 14 - 15 Jun 2018 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). pp. 55-62 https://doi.org/10.1145/3209087.3209106

Behaviours preceding suicides at railway and underground locations: a multimethodological qualitative approach

Mackenzie, J., Borrill, J., Hawkins, E., Fields, B., Kruger, I., Noonan, I. and Marzano, L. 2018. Behaviours preceding suicides at railway and underground locations: a multimethodological qualitative approach. BMJ Open. 8 (4), pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021076

360 Cinematic literacy: a case study

Passmore, P., Glancy, M., Philpot, A. and Fields, B. 2017. 360 Cinematic literacy: a case study. International Broadcasting Convention Conference 2017. Amsterdam 14 - 18 Sep 2017 International Broadcasting Convention.

User experience of panoramic video in CAVE-like and head mounted display viewing conditions

Philpot, A., Glancy, M., Passmore, P., Wood, A. and Fields, B. 2017. User experience of panoramic video in CAVE-like and head mounted display viewing conditions. TVX '17: ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for TV and Online Video. Hilversum, The Netherlands 14 - 16 Jun 2017 New York, NY, USA Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). pp. 65-75 https://doi.org/10.1145/3077548.3077550

Insight/inside learning: a participatory app for analysing the effectiveness of school environments

Szynalska, K., Fields, B. and Bardill, A. 2017. Insight/inside learning: a participatory app for analysing the effectiveness of school environments. People, Personal Data and the Built Environment: A DIS2017 Workshop. Edinburgh 10 Jun 2017

Effects of viewing condition on user experience of panoramic video

Passmore, P., Glancy, M., Philpot, A., Roscoe, A., Wood, A. and Fields, B. 2016. Effects of viewing condition on user experience of panoramic video. Reiners, D., Iwai, D and Steinicke, F. (ed.) ICAT-EGVE 2016 - International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments. Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. 07 - 09 Dec 2016 The Eurographics Association. pp. 9-16 https://doi.org/10.2312/egve.20161428

Common ground in collaborative intelligence analysis: an empirical study

Laurence, S., Fields, B. and Attfield, S. 2016. Common ground in collaborative intelligence analysis: an empirical study. 30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2016). Bournemouth University, Poole, UK 11 - 15 Jul 2016 British Computer Society (BCS) Learning and Development Ltd.. pp. 1-11 https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2016.30

Developing a model of distributed sensemaking: a case study of military analysis

Wheat, A., Attfield, S. and Fields, B. 2016. Developing a model of distributed sensemaking: a case study of military analysis. Informatics. 3 (1). https://doi.org/10.3390/informatics3010001

The application of mHealth to mental health: opportunities and challenges

Marzano, L., Bardill, A., Fields, B., Herd, K., Veale, D., Grey, N. and Moran, P. 2015. The application of mHealth to mental health: opportunities and challenges. The Lancet Psychiatry. 2 (10), pp. 942-948. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00268-0

Hard-to-get-at data from difficult-to-access users

Fields, B., Bardill, A., Marzano, L. and Herd, K. 2015. Hard-to-get-at data from difficult-to-access users. Abascal, J., Barbosa, S., Fetter, M., Gross, T., Palanque, P. and Winckler, M. (ed.) 15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Bamberg, Germany 14 - 18 Sep 2015 Springer. pp. 409-416 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22723-8_32

SensePath: understanding the sensemaking process through analytic provenance

Nguyen, P., Xu, K., Wheat, A., Wong, B., Attfield, S. and Fields, B. 2016. SensePath: understanding the sensemaking process through analytic provenance. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 22 (1), pp. 41-50. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2015.2467611

Distributed sensemaking: a case study of military analysis

Attfield, S., Fields, B., Wheat, A., Hutton, R., Nixon, J., Leggatt, A. and Blackford, H. 2015. Distributed sensemaking: a case study of military analysis. 12th International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making. McLean, Virginia, USA 09 - 12 Jun 2015

Towards cyber-physical systems as services: the ASIP protocol

Bordoni, M., Bottone, M., Fields, B., Gorogiannis, N., Margolis, M., Primiero, G. and Raimondi, F. 2015. Towards cyber-physical systems as services: the ASIP protocol. 2015 IEEE/ACM 1st International Workshop on Software Engineering for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems (SEsCPS). Florence, Italy 17 - 17 May 2015 IEEE. pp. 52-55 https://doi.org/10.1109/SEsCPS.2015.18

External representation of provenance in intelligence analysis

Wheat, A., Attfield, S. and Fields, B. 2014. External representation of provenance in intelligence analysis. Provenance for Sensemaking IEEE VIS 2014 Workshop. Paris, France 10 Nov 2014

Visual analysis of streaming data with SAVI and SenseMAP

Xu, K., Nguyen, P. and Fields, B. 2014. Visual analysis of streaming data with SAVI and SenseMAP. 2014 IEEE Conference on Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST). Paris, France 25 - 31 Oct 2014 pp. 389-390 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1109/vast.2014.7042580

From global terminology to local terminology: a review of cross-cultural interface design solutions

Duncker-Gassen, E., Sheikh, J. and Fields, B. 2013. From global terminology to local terminology: a review of cross-cultural interface design solutions. Rau, P. (ed.) 5th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design (CCD 2013). Las Vegas, NV, USA. 21 - 26 Jul 2013 Springer. pp. 197-207 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39143-9_22

Conversational spaces for learning and designing

Fields, B., Bardill, A. and Jones, S. 2010. Conversational spaces for learning and designing. CHI2010 Workshop on New Generation of HCI and Education. Atlanta, GA, USA 10 - 15 Apr 2010

The cultural integration of knowledge management into interactive design

Sheikh, J., Fields, B. and Duncker-Gassen, E. 2011. The cultural integration of knowledge management into interactive design. Smith, M.J. and Salvendy, G. (ed.) Symposium on Human Interface 2011. Orlando, FL, USA 09 - 14 Jul 2011 Springer. pp. 48-57 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21793-7_6

Developing a framework of common information space (CIS): grounded theory analysis of airport CIS

Selvaraj, N. and Fields, B. 2010. Developing a framework of common information space (CIS): grounded theory analysis of airport CIS. Kolfschoten, G., Herrmann, T. and Lukosch, S. (ed.) 16th Collaboration Researchers' International Working Group Conference on Collaboration and Technology. Maastricht, The Netherlands 20 - 23 Sep 2010 Berlin, Germany Springer. pp. 281-296 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15714-1_21

Design tribes and information spaces for creative conversations

Bardill, A., Griffiths, W., Jones, S. and Fields, B. 2010. Design tribes and information spaces for creative conversations. The 12th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. Trondheim, Norway 02 - 03 Sep 2010

Lo-fi prototyping to design interactive-tabletop applications for children

Rick, J., Francois, P., Fields, B., Fleck, R., Yuill, N. and Carr, A. 2010. Lo-fi prototyping to design interactive-tabletop applications for children. The 9th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children. Barcelona, Spain 09 - 12 Jun 2010 New York, NY, USA Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). pp. 138-146 https://doi.org/10.1145/1810543.1810559

Mediation role of boundary objects in articulating common information spaces.

Selvaraj, N. and Fields, B. 2010. Mediation role of boundary objects in articulating common information spaces. Workshop held in conjunction with the 9th International Conference on the Designing Cooperative Systems (COOP 2010). Aix-en-Provence, France 18 - 21 May 2010

Cultural representation for multi-culture interaction design

Sheikh, J., Fields, B. and Duncker-Gassen, E. 2009. Cultural representation for multi-culture interaction design. Aykin, N. (ed.) 3rd International Conference on Internationalization, Design and Global Development. San Diego, CA, USA 19 - 24 Jul 2009 Berlin, Heidelberg Springer. pp. 99-107 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02767-3_11

Emergency medical dispatch at the London ambulance service.

Wong, B., Blandford, A. and Fields, B. 2000. Emergency medical dispatch at the London ambulance service. Middlesex University.

Next generation 4D HMI concepts. Deliverable 14. Report prepared for AD4: 4D virtual airspace management system, sixth framework programme, priority 1.4 aeronautics and space.

Wong, B., Panifici, E., Lot, D., Amaldi, P., Fields, B. and Rozzi, S. 2005. Next generation 4D HMI concepts. Deliverable 14. Report prepared for AD4: 4D virtual airspace management system, sixth framework programme, priority 1.4 aeronautics and space. Rome NEXT Sistems Ingegeria o..

Operational concepts report Vol.2: tower control deliverable 12.

Amaldi, P., Fields, B., Rozzi, S., Woodward, P. and Wong, B. 2005. Operational concepts report Vol.2: tower control deliverable 12. Middlesex University Press.

Operational Concepts Report Vol.1: Approach Control.

Amaldi, P., Fields, B., Rozzi, S. and Wong, B. 2005. Operational Concepts Report Vol.1: Approach Control. London Middlesex University Press.

A grounded theory approach towards conceptualizing CIS for heterogeneous work communities

Selvaraj, N. and Fields, B. 2009. A grounded theory approach towards conceptualizing CIS for heterogeneous work communities. BCS-HCI '09: 23rd British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: Celebrating People and Technology. Cambridge, UK 01 - 05 Sep 2009 Swindon, UK British Computer Society. pp. 471-479 https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2009.59

The roles of time, place, value and relationships in collocated photo sharing with camera phones

Stelmaszewska, H., Fields, B. and Blandford, A. 2008. The roles of time, place, value and relationships in collocated photo sharing with camera phones. England, D. and Beale, R. (ed.) The 22nd British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: Culture, Creativity, Interaction. Liverpool, UK 01 - 05 Sep 2008 Swindon, UK British Computer Society.

Operational potential for 3D displays in air traffic control

Rozzi, S., Amaldi, P., Wong, B. and Fields, B. 2007. Operational potential for 3D displays in air traffic control. Brinkman, W., Ham, D. and Wong, B. (ed.) ECCE07: European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics 2007. London, United Kingdom 28 - 31 Aug 2007 New York Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). pp. 179-183 https://doi.org/10.1145/1362550.1362586

Editorial: In use, in situ: extending field research methods

Fields, B., Amaldi, P., Wong, B. and Gill, S. 2007. Editorial: In use, in situ: extending field research methods. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 22 (1-2), pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447310709336952

3D-in-2D Displays for ATC

Wong, B., Rozzi, S., Boccalatte, A., Gaukrodger, S., Amaldi, P., Fields, B., Loomes, M. and Martin, P. 2007. 3D-in-2D Displays for ATC. Brochard, M. and Jurgens, M. (ed.) 6th EUROCONTROL Innovative Research Workshop and Exhibition. Brétigny-sur-Orge, France 05 - 07 Dec 2007 Eurocontrol. pp. 47-62

Claims analysis "in the wild": a case study on digital library development

Fields, B., Blandford, A. and Keith, S. 2006. Claims analysis "in the wild": a case study on digital library development. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 21 (2), pp. 197-218. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327590ijhc2102_5

A framework for considering spatial-temporal representation design in air traffic control

Wong, B., Rozzi, S., Amaldi, P., Woodward, P. and Fields, B. 2006. A framework for considering spatial-temporal representation design in air traffic control. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th annual meeting. San Francisco, USA 16 - 20 Oct 2006 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. pp. 250-254 https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120605000309

Design sketching for space and time

Rozzi, S., Wong, B., Amaldi, P., Woodward, P. and Fields, B. 2006. Design sketching for space and time. Clemmensen, T., Orngreen, R., Pejtersen, A. and Wong, B. (ed.) 1st IFIP Working Conference on Human Work Interaction Design. Madeira, Portugal 13 - 15 Feb 2006 New York, NY Springer. pp. 161-183 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36792-7_10

Disrupting digital library development with scenario informed design

Blandford, A., Keith, S., Butterworth, R., Fields, B. and Furniss, D. 2007. Disrupting digital library development with scenario informed design. Interacting with Computers. 19 (1), pp. 70-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2006.07.003

Developing visualisations to support spatial-temporal reasoning in ATC.

Rozzi, S., Wong, B., Woodward, P., Amaldi, P., Fields, B. and Panizzi, E. 2006. Developing visualisations to support spatial-temporal reasoning in ATC. in: Pejcic-Tarle, S. (ed.) Second international conference on research in air transportation. Belgrade, Serbia University of Belgrade: Faculty of Traffic and Transport Engineering.

Experiences route-planning by older people.

Wilson, J. and Curzon, P. 2006. Experiences route-planning by older people. in: Fields, B. (ed.) HCI 2006 proceedings. British HCI Group.

Evaluating combined 2D/3D displays for ATC

Rozzi, S., Woodward, P., Amaldi, P., Fields, B. and Wong, B. 2006. Evaluating combined 2D/3D displays for ATC. 5th EUROCONTROL Innovative Research Workshop and Exhibition. Bretigny-sur-Orge, France 05 - 07 Dec 2006 Eurocontrol. pp. 173-180

A study into the effect of digitisation projects on the management and stability of historic photograph collections

Davis-Perkins, V., Butterworth, R., Curzon, P. and Fields, B. 2005. A study into the effect of digitisation projects on the management and stability of historic photograph collections. Rauber, A., Christodoulakis, S. and Tjoa, A. (ed.) 9th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries. Vienna, Austria 18 - 23 Sep 2005 Berlin, Heidelberg Springer. pp. 278-289 https://doi.org/10.1007/11551362_25

Representing collaborative work: the airport as common information space

Fields, B., Tassi, A. and Amaldi-Trillo, P. 2005. Representing collaborative work: the airport as common information space. Cognition, Technology and Work. 7 (2), pp. 119-133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-005-0177-3

Articulating resources: the impact of electronic health records on cross-professional healthcare work

Fields, B. and Duncker-Gassen, E. 2003. Articulating resources: the impact of electronic health records on cross-professional healthcare work. Interaction Design Centre - Middlesex University.

Dynamic digital libraries for children

Theng, Y.L., Mohd-Nasir, N., Buchanan, G., Fields, B., Thimbleby, H. and Cassidy, N. 2001. Dynamic digital libraries for children. JCDL01: 1st ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries. Roanoke, Virginia, USA 24 - 28 Jun 2001 New York, NY, USA. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). pp. 406-415 https://doi.org/10.1145/379437.379738

Research into EMD at the London ambulance service: stage 1 report requirements, priorities and projects.

Wong, B., Fields, B. and Blandford, A. 2000. Research into EMD at the London ambulance service: stage 1 report requirements, priorities and projects. London Middlesex University.
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