Dr Sanaz Fallahkhair is a Principal Lecturer in Human Centred AI and Interaction at the School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering, University of Brighton. She Leads and Manage Brighton User Centred Design Laboratory: https://www.brighton.ac.uk/ucd  which provides Research and Consultancy in the area of Human Centred AI, User Experience Design (UX), Product Development, and UX testing and Evaluation.

Dr Fallahkhair is research-active (GoogleScholar citations 1088), supervising PhD students, and member of two research centres: "Centre for Secure, Intelligent and Usable systems", and "Centre for Digital Media Cultures". Previously, she has held a Senior Lectureship position at the School of Computing, University of Portsmouth and University of Greenwich Business School. She has more than ten years experience working in higher education in UK. Her research interests include human-centred development of new technologies that incorporate studies of user's experiences, cognition and collaboration in designing a novel intelligent systems delivered via multiple platforms: mobile devices, interactive television, tag-based technologies, wearable technologies, and robotic. Some related themes of her research include Human Computer Interaction, Human Cenrted AI, Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS), User’s Modelling and Adaptation, Human Robotic Interactions, Intelligent Interaction Modelling, Data Analytic and Sentiment Analysis,  for Development of Human Centred AI-based Systems.

She had worked on different research projects funded by European Commission FP6-EU, UK Research Councils JISC (Rapid Innovation Grant), Department of Health,  FAPSEP (Research Council in Brazil), CONICYT (Research Council in Chile), including TAMALLE project (Television and Mobile phone Assisted Language Learning Environment), LOGOS project (Knowledge on-demand for Ubiquitous learning) and CloudBank project (Mobile Knowledge Sharing for Advanced Language Learners), M-health project (Department of Health). She is involved in various professional and editorial membership and have authored or co-authored more than 40 papers in peer-reviewed Journal, Book chapters, and Conference proceedings Worldwide (Google Scholar Citations: 863).  

She is involved in various professional and editorial membership in particular recently with the following:

• Pool of experts reviewer responsible for evaluating Grant Proposals for the European Research Executive Agency (REA).
• Pool of experts responsible for reviewing Grant Proposals submitted to UKIR (UK Research and Innovation) and reviewed many grant applications submitted for EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Science Research Council), MRC (Medical Research Council) and ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) grant funding since 2016. 
• Reviewer of the IEEE Communications Magazine
• Reviewer of Journal of Computers and Education
• Member of the Review Board of the International Journal of Knowledge Based and Intelligent Engineering Systems (KES)

On personal level, Sanaz is passionate about technologies and publicly advocates for Women in STEM. At University of Brighton, she is also a member of Athena Swan working group. Advance HE’s Athena SWAN Charter was established in 2005 to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment in higher education and research. Outside her busy schedule, she is engaged with social communities to outreach to younger generation through social media encouraging girls and women to study STEM related subjects, keen environmentalist, yogi and cyclist.

Sanaz's research interests include human-centred development of new technologies that incorporate studies of user's experiences, cognition and collaboration in designing a novel intelligent systems delivered via multiple platforms: mobile devices, interactive television, tag-based technologies, wearable technologies, and robotic interactions. Some related themes of her research include Human Computer Interaction, Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS), User’s Modelling and Adaptation, Human Robotic Interactions, Intelligent Interaction Modelling, Data Analytic and Sentiment Analysis, Artificial Intelligence Ethics for Development of Human Centred AI-based Systems.

Key Research Themes:

• Human Computer Interaction (HCI),
• Artificial Intelligence (AI),
• User Experience (UX),
• Machine Learning (ML)

Current Research & Development Projects:

•  Artificial Intelligence Ethics:  Development of Evidence-based, Empirical-based Ethical Guidelines for Design and Development of AI-based Systems.

• Evaluation and testing of Sport Technologies, factor including usability and beyond usability, including brain/cognitive performance using EEG devices. The project aims to develop a set of guidelines for sport tech industry to incorporate in design of human centred technologies, to maximise usability, and beyond usability, i.e. efficiency, effectiveness, user satisfaction, and cognitive performance. 

• Research project with University of São Paulo, Universito of Chile, Es el Senor Vagner de Sousa Beserra. Colaboración Internacional para el desarrollo de la Televisión Digital Terrestre Educativa en Chile - to develop an International consortium to explore a potential of educational application for digital television (DTV).

• Sentiment Analysis and Data Mining of Educational Application from Twitter, University of Portsmouth, and Edge Hill University.

• Empirical study to investigate and evaluate Human Robotic Interaction, mainly aspects of usability in terms of, technology acceptances, efficiency, effectiveness and user satisfaction.

• User-centred development of Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), in collaboration of Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

• Smart ambient – development of location based informal learning through mobile and ubiquitous technologies in collaboration of University of Portsmouth and University of Al-Mustansiriyah.

• Brain Computer Interface (BCI): Experimental study to evaluate cognitive loads and performances of users using technologies in edutainment and digital well-being (in particular, mobile apps and wearable technologies)

Currently I am a Postgraduate Research Student Coordinator (PGRC) and User Centred Design Laboratory Coordinator www.brighton.ac.uk/ucd and research active member of staff,  supervising 3 PhD students. My supervisory interests is similar to my research interests and in line with my experience and publications. Some of the main research themes are HCI, AI, UX and Machine learning. Main domains of my research interested inlcude: Digital Healthcare modelling, E-learning, Cultural heritage and Language learning. 

I have successfully supervised 2 PhD students from the beginning to completion. Also examined 5 PhD students through their defence and viva. 

I teach in the area of Human Computer Interaction, and Data Management at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. I have been responsible as Award/Course Leader for BA Business Information Systems, and BSc Business Computing Systems at University of Brighton, and also I lead MSc Information System at University of Portsmouth where I held Senior Lectureship position in the past.

I've supervised more than 150 UG and PG dissertations and degree projects, at BSc, BA, MA, MSc, MBA levels. Currently, I am leading HCI PG and UG Modules at the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics. The following modules I am currently leading:

• MSc Module - IDM21 Interaction Design and Evaluation Process
• MSc Module - ISM122 Data Management 
• MSc Module - IDM22 Interface and Information Design
• BSc Module – CI604 Usability Evaluation 

Also co-teaching BSc CI536 - Computing Integrated Group Projects