Professor Janet Wiles
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Janet Wiles

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Background

Janet Wiles is a Professor in Human Centred Computing at the University of Queensland and leads the Future Technologies Thread of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language (CoEDL).

Her multidisciplinary team co-designs language technologies to support people living with dementia and their carers and social robots for applications in health, education, and neuroscience.

She received her PhD in computer science from the University of Sydney, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in psychology. She has 30 years’ experience in research and teaching in machine learning, artificial intelligence, bio-inspired computation, complex systems, visualisation, language technologies and social robotics, leading teams that span engineering, humanities, social sciences and neuroscience. She currently teaches a cross disciplinary course ”Voyages in Language Technologies” that introduces computing students to the diversity of the worlds Indigenous and non-Indigenous languages, and state-of-the-art tools for deep learning and other analysis techniques for working with language data.

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Professor Janet Wiles is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Human-centred computing Information and Computing Sciences Machine learning Neural networks

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney

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218 works between 1992 and 2024
All (218) Journal Article (90) Book Chapter (11) Conference Publication (108) Book (3) Other Outputs (4) Edited Outputs (2)

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2024

Conference Publication

'Socialifying' the design of language learning applications for classroom use

O'Neill, Ashleigh-Rae, Matthews, Sarah, Wiles, Janet and Matthews, Ben (2024). 'Socialifying' the design of language learning applications for classroom use. DIS '24 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1-5 July 2024. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3656156.3663735

'Socialifying' the design of language learning applications for classroom use

2024

Journal Article

Unearthing the latent assumptions inscribed into language tools: the cross-cultural benefits of applying a reflexive lens in co-design

Matthews, Sarah, Kaiser, Kathrin, Lum, Randell, Moran, Gulwanyang, Richards, Mark, Bock, Sarah, Matthews, Ben and Wiles, Janet (2024). Unearthing the latent assumptions inscribed into language tools: the cross-cultural benefits of applying a reflexive lens in co-design. CoDesign, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-33. doi: 10.1080/15710882.2024.2339500

Unearthing the latent assumptions inscribed into language tools: the cross-cultural benefits of applying a reflexive lens in co-design

2023

Conference Publication

Co-design of a technology to motivate self-managed post-stroke aphasia treatment

Worthy, P., Isaacs, M., Burton, B., Copland, D., Wiles, J., Angwin, A., Palmer, V., Gullo, M., Hill, A., Timmer, B., Shrubsole, K. and Wallace, S. (2023). Co-design of a technology to motivate self-managed post-stroke aphasia treatment. 15th World Stroke Congress, Toronto, Canada, 10-12 October 2023. London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications.

Co-design of a technology to motivate self-managed post-stroke aphasia treatment

2023

Journal Article

Enlarging the model of the human at the heart of human-centered AI: a social self-determination model of AI system impact

Bingley, William J., Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Gillespie, Nicole, Worthy, Peter, Curtis, Caitlin, Lockey, Steven, Bialkowski, Alina, Ko, Ryan K.L. and Wiles, Janet (2023). Enlarging the model of the human at the heart of human-centered AI: a social self-determination model of AI system impact. New Ideas in Psychology, 70 101025, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2023.101025

Enlarging the model of the human at the heart of human-centered AI: a social self-determination model of AI system impact

2023

Journal Article

Revisiting the video deficit in technology-saturated environments: Successful imitation from people, screens, and social robots

Sommer, Kristyn, Slaughter, Virginia, Wiles, Janet and Nielsen, Mark (2023). Revisiting the video deficit in technology-saturated environments: Successful imitation from people, screens, and social robots. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 232 105673, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105673

Revisiting the video deficit in technology-saturated environments: Successful imitation from people, screens, and social robots

2023

Conference Publication

Estimation of statistical manifold properties of natural sequences using information topology

Back, Andrew D. and Wiles, Janet (2023). Estimation of statistical manifold properties of natural sequences using information topology. 22nd IEEE Statistical Signal Processing Workshop (SSP), Hanoi, Vietnam, 2-5 July 2023. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ssp53291.2023.10207948

Estimation of statistical manifold properties of natural sequences using information topology

2023

Journal Article

Where is the human in human-centered AI? Insights from developer priorities and user experiences

Bingley, William J., Curtis, Caitlin, Lockey, Steven, Bialkowski, Alina, Gillespie, Nicole, Haslam, S. Alexander, Ko, Ryan K.L., Steffens, Niklas, Wiles, Janet and Worthy, Peter (2023). Where is the human in human-centered AI? Insights from developer priorities and user experiences. Computers in Human Behavior, 141 107617, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107617

Where is the human in human-centered AI? Insights from developer priorities and user experiences

2023

Other Outputs

Visualising AI #2 - Rockatoo Augmented Reality

Wiles, Janet, De Nagy Koves Hrabar, Catherine, Muhlberger, Ralf, Murtagh, Emma, Thomas, Shelly and Zdenek, Christina (2023). Visualising AI #2 - Rockatoo Augmented Reality. Apple App store; Google Play Store: Ardacious; The University of Queensland.

Visualising AI #2 - Rockatoo Augmented Reality

2023

Conference Publication

Natural language processing for language documentation: a progress report for Japhug and Na

Wisniewski, Guillaume, Macaire, Cécile, Galliot, Benjamin, Adams, Oliver, Lambourne, Nicholas, Foley, Ben, Wiles, Janet, Michaud, Alexis, Guillaume, Séverine and Jacques, Guillaume (2023). Natural language processing for language documentation: a progress report for Japhug and Na. Sixth Workshop on Sino-Tibetan Languages of Southwest China 2021, Kobe, Japan, 7 - 11 September 2021.

Natural language processing for language documentation: a progress report for Japhug and Na

2023

Journal Article

Putting “the broken bits together”: A qualitative exploration of the impact of communication changes in dementia

Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Angwin, Anthony J., Cheng, Bonnie B.Y., Liddle, Jacki, Worthy, Peter, Wiles, Janet H., Angus, Daniel and Wallace, Sarah J. (2023). Putting “the broken bits together”: A qualitative exploration of the impact of communication changes in dementia. Journal of Communication Disorders, 101 106294, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106294

Putting “the broken bits together”: A qualitative exploration of the impact of communication changes in dementia

2023

Other Outputs

Elpis speech recognition tool: assistance for language material transcription

Wiles, Janet, Foley, Ben, Lambourne, Nicholas, San, Nay, Keightley, Harry and De Nagy Koves Hrabar (2023). Elpis speech recognition tool: assistance for language material transcription. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

Elpis speech recognition tool: assistance for language material transcription

2022

Journal Article

Animettes: a design-oriented investigation into the properties of tangible toolkits that support children’s collaboration-in-making activities

Matthews, Sarah, Kaiser, Kathrin and Wiles, Janet (2022). Animettes: a design-oriented investigation into the properties of tangible toolkits that support children’s collaboration-in-making activities. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, 33 100517, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcci.2022.100517

Animettes: a design-oriented investigation into the properties of tangible toolkits that support children’s collaboration-in-making activities

2022

Journal Article

Interactive neurorobotics: behavioral and neural dynamics of agent interactions

Leonardis, Eric J., Breston, Leo, Lucero-Moore, Rhiannon, Sena, Leigh, Kohli, Raunit, Schuster, Luisa, Barton-Gluzman, Lacha, Quinn, Laleh K., Wiles, Janet and Chiba, Andrea A. (2022). Interactive neurorobotics: behavioral and neural dynamics of agent interactions. Frontiers in Psychology, 13 897603, 897603. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.897603

Interactive neurorobotics: behavioral and neural dynamics of agent interactions

2022

Conference Publication

Necessary but not sufficient: assurance mechanisms for enhancing trust in AI-enabled job screening

Lockey, Steve, Gillespie, Nicole, Curtis, Caitlin, Bingley, William, Worthy, Peter, Haslam, Alexander, Steffens, Niklas, Bialkowski, Alina, Ko, Ryan and Wiles, Janet (2022). Necessary but not sufficient: assurance mechanisms for enhancing trust in AI-enabled job screening. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA United States, 5-9 August 2022. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2022.10638abstract

Necessary but not sufficient: assurance mechanisms for enhancing trust in AI-enabled job screening

2022

Journal Article

Estimating sentence-like structure in synthetic languages using information topology

Back, Andrew D. and Wiles, Janet (2022). Estimating sentence-like structure in synthetic languages using information topology. Entropy, 24 (7) 859, 1-25. doi: 10.3390/e24070859

Estimating sentence-like structure in synthetic languages using information topology

2022

Journal Article

Personal and complex: The needs and experiences related to technology use for people living with dementia

Liddle, Jacki, Worthy, Peter, Frost, Dennis, Taylor, Eileen, Taylor, Dubhglas, Beleno, Ron, Angus, Daniel, Wiles, Janet, Angwin, Anthony and The Florence Project Living Experience Expert Reference Group (2022). Personal and complex: The needs and experiences related to technology use for people living with dementia. Dementia, 21 (5), 1-21. doi: 10.1177/14713012221084521

Personal and complex: The needs and experiences related to technology use for people living with dementia

2022

Journal Article

An information theoretic approach to symbolic learning in synthetic languages

Back, Andrew D. and Wiles, Janet (2022). An information theoretic approach to symbolic learning in synthetic languages. Entropy, 24 (2) 259, 259. doi: 10.3390/e24020259

An information theoretic approach to symbolic learning in synthetic languages

2022

Conference Publication

A systematic study reveals unexpected interactions in pre-trained neural machine translation

Richardson, Ashleigh and Wiles, Janet (2022). A systematic study reveals unexpected interactions in pre-trained neural machine translation. 13th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), Marseille, France, 20-25 June 2022. Paris, France: European Language Resources Association (ELRA).

A systematic study reveals unexpected interactions in pre-trained neural machine translation

2022

Journal Article

Group? What group? A computational model of the group needs a psychology of “us” (not “them”)

Wiles, Janet, Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K. and Jetten, Jolanda (2022). Group? What group? A computational model of the group needs a psychology of “us” (not “them”). Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 45 e125, 53-54. doi: 10.1017/s0140525x21001266

Group? What group? A computational model of the group needs a psychology of “us” (not “them”)

2021

Journal Article

Convergent cross sorting for estimating dynamic coupling

Breston, Leo, Leonardis, Eric J., Quinn, Laleh K., Tolston, Michael, Wiles, Janet and Chiba, Andrea A. (2021). Convergent cross sorting for estimating dynamic coupling. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 20374, 20374. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-98864-2

Convergent cross sorting for estimating dynamic coupling

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    Bridging the Digital Divide: Building Health Self-Efficacy through Communication-Accessible Online Environments
    NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Consumer Led Research
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Measuring, Monitoring, and Motivating Adherence to Self-Managed Aphasia Treatment
    NHMRC MRFF - Cardiovascular Health Mission
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    AI and automation in language technologies: securing Queensland's data sovereignty
    Trusted Autonomous Systems Defence Cooperative Research Centre
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Opie: Indigenous Language Robots for community-led revitalisation
    Department Communication & the Arts
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Discovering patterns in human-robot interaction: new tools for complex adaptive social systems
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Discovering patterns in human-robot interaction: New tools for complex adaptive social systems
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Lexical splits: a novel perspective on the structure of words (Arts & Humanities Research Council Grant administered by Uni of Surrey)
    University of Surrey
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Behavioral, Physiological, and Quantitative Models of Pro-Social Behavior (NIH grant administered by the University of California San Diego)
    University of California, San Diego
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Bio-Inspired Peripersonal Space Sensors for Social Interaction
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Evaluating recurrence as a measure of change in interpersonal dynamics
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Human-robot interactions: Social micro-abilities to establish and manage social exchange
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2022
    ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language (ANU lead institution)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Brain Eager: Socially Situated Neuroscience: Creating a suite of tools for studying sociality and interoception
    University of California, San Diego
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    The Development of Automated Advanced Data Analysis Techniques for the Detection of Aberrant Patterns of Prescribing Controlled Drugs
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Bio-inspired computation: Clock-free, grid-free, scale-free, and symbol-free
    United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Situation Tracking in Large Data Streams
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2017
    iRat: A rat-sized rodent for bridging from neural systems to behavioural neuroscience
    University of California, San Diego
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Data Mining Applications in the Regulation of Prescription Opioids
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Interneurons as clock-free regulators of neural information transfer
    University of California, San Diego
    Open grant
  • 2011
    A systems biology approach to elucidate common principles and mechanisms underlying triplet repeat expansion associated genetic defects
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Understanding Patient Flow Bottlenecks and Patterns from Hospital Information Systems Data
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Talking with Robots:Evolving Grounded Language for Embodied Agents ( ARC Discovery Project administered by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Talking with Robots: Evolving Grounded Language for Embodied Agents
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Structure-Function relationships in stroke data
    Washington University in St Louis
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2011
    How does the birth of new neurons (on shorter time scales) represent episodes at longer time scales from behavioural, neural and modelling perspectives
    University of California, San Diego
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2011
    Thinking Systems: Navigating Through Real and Conceptual Spaces
    ARC Special Initiative
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    The Application of Machine Learning Techniques in Predicting Medical Outcomes
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Enhancing Intelligent Robot Navigation with the Evolution of a Robot-Friendly Language
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2008
    ARC Centre for Complex Systems
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Computational Modeling of RNA Control Networks
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002
    Evaluating connectionist models of normal and impaired semantic memory
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2001
    To attend Complex Systems Summer School & collaborate with colleagues at the Santa Fe Institute Faculty
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 2000
    Evaluating learning in recurrent neural networks: unifying and extending models of linguistic processes
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Janet Wiles is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Make Your Own Language Adventure Game: Co-Developing Complex Digital Language Materials With Young Learners

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Ben Matthews

  • Master Philosophy

    Robot Learning and Modelling of Attention through Multimodal Sensory Fusion

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Marie Boden

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Adapting Spoken Language Modeling for Data-Resource Constrained Languages

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Marie Boden

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The storyteller social robot

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Marie Boden

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Janet Wiles directly for media enquiries about:

  • Cognitive science
  • Complex systems
  • Computational modelling
  • Human memory
  • Intelligent systems
  • Memory
  • Science - cognitive

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