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.

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 research methods for thesis and masters students, and is developing a new course in human-centred AI. Previous special interest courses include a cross disciplinary course ”Voyages in Language Technologies” that introduced computing students to the diversity of the worlds of 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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Availability

Professor Janet Wiles is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

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

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney

Search Professor Janet Wiles’s works on UQ eSpace

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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1999

Journal Article

A recurrent neural network that learns to count

Rodriguez, P., Wiles, J. and Elman, J. L. (1999). A recurrent neural network that learns to count. Connection Science, 11 (1), 5-40. doi: 10.1080/095400999116340

A recurrent neural network that learns to count

1999

Conference Publication

A paradox of neural encoders and decoders or why don’t we talk backwards?

Tonkes, Bradley, Blair, Alan and Wiles, Janet (1999). A paradox of neural encoders and decoders or why don’t we talk backwards?. Asia-Pacific Conference on Simulated Evolution and Learning, Canberra, Australia, 24-27 November 1998. Berlin, United States: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/3-540-48873-1_46

A paradox of neural encoders and decoders or why don’t we talk backwards?

1999

Book Chapter

The integration of cognitive knowledge into a perceptual representation: Lessons from human and computer go

Burmeister, J. M., Wiles, J. H. and Purchase, H. (1999). The integration of cognitive knowledge into a perceptual representation: Lessons from human and computer go. Perspectives on Cognitive Science II: Theories, Experiments, and Foundations. (pp. 239-257) edited by J. Wiles and T. Dartnall. Stamford, Connecticut: Ablex Publishing Company.

The integration of cognitive knowledge into a perceptual representation: Lessons from human and computer go

1999

Conference Publication

Learning to predict a context-free language: Analysis of dynamics in recurrent hidden units

Boden, M. B., Wiles, J. H., Tonkes, B. and Blair, A. D. (1999). Learning to predict a context-free language: Analysis of dynamics in recurrent hidden units. ICANN'99, Edinburgh, Scotland, 7-10 September, 1999. London, United Kingdom: IEE. doi: 10.1049/cp:19991135

Learning to predict a context-free language: Analysis of dynamics in recurrent hidden units

1998

Conference Publication

Recurrent neural networks can learn to implement symbol-sensitive counting

Rodriguez, Paul and Wiles, Janet (1998). Recurrent neural networks can learn to implement symbol-sensitive counting. 11th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems,, Denver, CO, United States, 1-6 December 1997. Maryland Heights, MO, United States: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.

Recurrent neural networks can learn to implement symbol-sensitive counting

1997

Conference Publication

Adding phase to recurrent backpropagation networks: An application to binding tasks in vision

Majewski H. and Wiles J. (1997). Adding phase to recurrent backpropagation networks: An application to binding tasks in vision. 4th International Work-Conference on Artificial and Natural Neural Networks, IWANN 1997, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, June 4, 1997-June 6, 1997.

Adding phase to recurrent backpropagation networks: An application to binding tasks in vision

1997

Conference Publication

Towards a grounding of simple recurrent networks in analog computation theory

Rodriguez, P. and Wiles, J. H. (1997). Towards a grounding of simple recurrent networks in analog computation theory. Fourth Biennial Australasian Cognitive Science Conference, Newcastle, 26-28 Sept 1997. Newcastle: The University of Newcastle.

Towards a grounding of simple recurrent networks in analog computation theory

1996

Journal Article

Using bottlenecks in feedforward networks as a dimension reduction technique: an application to optimization tasks

Wiles, Janet, Bakker, Paul, Lynton, Adam, Norris, Michael, Parkinson, Sean, Staples, Mark and Whiteside, Alan (1996). Using bottlenecks in feedforward networks as a dimension reduction technique: an application to optimization tasks. Neural Computation, 8 (6), 1179-1183. doi: 10.1162/neco.1996.8.6.1179

Using bottlenecks in feedforward networks as a dimension reduction technique: an application to optimization tasks

1996

Journal Article

Mathematical constraints on a theory of human memory - Response

Dennis, S., Humphreys, M.S. and Wiles, J. (1996). Mathematical constraints on a theory of human memory - Response. Behavioral And Brain Sciences, 19 (3), 559-560. doi: 10.1017/s0140525x00082212

Mathematical constraints on a theory of human memory - Response

1995

Conference Publication

On relating local and global factors: A case study from the game of Go

Burmeister, Jay, Wiles, Janet and Purchase, Helen (1995). On relating local and global factors: A case study from the game of Go. 3rd Australian and New Zealand Conference on Intelligent Information Systems, ANZIIS 1995, Perth, WA Australia, November 27 1995. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ANZIIS.1995.705738

On relating local and global factors: A case study from the game of Go

1995

Conference Publication

The challenge of go as a domain for AI research: A comparison between go and chess

Burmeister, Jay and Wiles, Janet (1995). The challenge of go as a domain for AI research: A comparison between go and chess. 3rd Australian and New Zealand Conference on Intelligent Information Systems, Perth, WA Australia, November 27 1995. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ANZIIS.1995.705737

The challenge of go as a domain for AI research: A comparison between go and chess

1994

Journal Article

Beyond the Tower of Babel in human memory research: The validity and utility of specification

Humphreys, Michael S., Wiles, Janet and Dennis, Simon (1994). Beyond the Tower of Babel in human memory research: The validity and utility of specification. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 17 (4), 682-692. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X0003661X

Beyond the Tower of Babel in human memory research: The validity and utility of specification

1994

Journal Article

Toward a theory of human memory: Data structures and access processes

Humphreys, Michael S., Wiles, Janet and Dennis, Simon (1994). Toward a theory of human memory: Data structures and access processes. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 17 (4), 655-667. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X00036451

Toward a theory of human memory: Data structures and access processes

1993

Conference Publication

PARALLEL DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING APPROACHES TO CREATIVE REASONING: TENSOR MODELS OF MEMORY AND ANALOGY

Halford, Graeme S., Wiles, Janet, Humphreys, Michael S. and Wilson, William H. (1993). PARALLEL DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING APPROACHES TO CREATIVE REASONING: TENSOR MODELS OF MEMORY AND ANALOGY. Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.

PARALLEL DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING APPROACHES TO CREATIVE REASONING: TENSOR MODELS OF MEMORY AND ANALOGY

1993

Conference Publication

Intersecting regions: the key to combinatorial structure in hidden unit space

Wiles, Janet and Ollila, Mark (1993). Intersecting regions: the key to combinatorial structure in hidden unit space. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, Denver, CO, United States, 30 November 30-3 December 1992 . Maryland Heights, MO, United States: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.

Intersecting regions: the key to combinatorial structure in hidden unit space

1993

Conference Publication

Error signals, exceptions, and back propagation

Lister Raymond, Bakker Paul and Wiles Janet (1993). Error signals, exceptions, and back propagation. Proceedings of 1993 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks. Part 1 (of 3), Nagoya, Jpn, October 25, 1993-October 29, 1993. Publ by IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ijcnn.1993.713980

Error signals, exceptions, and back propagation

1993

Conference Publication

Exponential generalizations from a polynomial number of examples in a combinatorial domain

Phillips Steven and Wiles Janet (1993). Exponential generalizations from a polynomial number of examples in a combinatorial domain. Proceedings of 1993 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks. Part 1 (of 3), Nagoya, Jpn, October 25, 1993-October 29, 1993. Publ by IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ijcnn.1993.713964

Exponential generalizations from a polynomial number of examples in a combinatorial domain

1992

Conference Publication

Operators and curried functions: training and analysis of simple recurrent networks

Wiles, Janet and Bloesch, Anthony (1992). Operators and curried functions: training and analysis of simple recurrent networks. 5Th Conf On Neural Information Processing Systems - Natural and Synthetic ( NIPS-91 ), Denver, CO, United States, 2-5 December 1991. Maryland Heights, MO, United States: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.

Operators and curried functions: training and analysis of simple recurrent networks

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

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    AI and automation in language technologies: securing Queensland's data sovereignty
    Trusted Autonomous Systems Defence Cooperative Research Centre
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Measuring, Monitoring, and Motivating Adherence to Self-Managed Aphasia Treatment
    NHMRC MRFF - Cardiovascular Health Mission
    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

    The storyteller social robot

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Marie Boden

  • 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

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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