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 is currently developing a citizen science project which uses insights from neuroscience, AI and language technologies to explore the electrical characteristics of mycelial networks of symbiotic fungi in local ecosystems. 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 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

Search Professor Janet Wiles’s works on UQ eSpace

222 works between 1992 and 2025
All (222) Journal Article (92) Book Chapter (11) Conference Publication (109) Book (3) Other Outputs (5) Edited Outputs (2)

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2006

Conference Publication

Towards a spatial language for mobile robots

Schulz, R, Stockwell, P, Wakabayashi, M and Wiles, J H (2006). Towards a spatial language for mobile robots. The 6th International Conference of the Evolution of Language, Rome, Italy, 12-15 April, 2006. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.. doi: 10.1142/9789812774262_0037

Towards a spatial language for mobile robots

2006

Journal Article

Hyperspace geography: Visualizing fitness landscapes beyond 4D

Wiles, J. and Tonkes, B. (2006). Hyperspace geography: Visualizing fitness landscapes beyond 4D. Artificial Life, 12 (2), 211-216. doi: 10.1162/106454606776073387

Hyperspace geography: Visualizing fitness landscapes beyond 4D

2006

Conference Publication

Investigating ontogenetic space with developmental cell lineages

Geard, N. L. and Wiles, J H (2006). Investigating ontogenetic space with developmental cell lineages. ALIFEx 10th International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems, Indiana, USA, 3-7 June, 2006. Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: MIT Press.

Investigating ontogenetic space with developmental cell lineages

2006

Journal Article

Hyperspace geography: Visualizing fitness landscapes beyond 4D

Wiles, Janet and Tonkes, Bradley (2006). Hyperspace geography: Visualizing fitness landscapes beyond 4D. Artificial Life, 12 (2), 211-216. doi: 10.1162/artl.2006.12.2.211

Hyperspace geography: Visualizing fitness landscapes beyond 4D

2006

Journal Article

Potential role for adult neurogenesis in the encoding of time in new memories

Aimone, JB, Wiles, J and Gage, FH (2006). Potential role for adult neurogenesis in the encoding of time in new memories. Nature Neuroscience, 9 (6), 723-727. doi: 10.1038/nn1707

Potential role for adult neurogenesis in the encoding of time in new memories

2006

Conference Publication

Effects of an RNA control layer on the state space of boolean models of genetic regulatory networks

Hallinan, J. S., Bradley, D R, Mattick, J S and Wiles, J H (2006). Effects of an RNA control layer on the state space of boolean models of genetic regulatory networks. 2006 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Vancouver, Canada, 16-21 July, 2006. New Jersey, USA: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/cec.2006.1688626

Effects of an RNA control layer on the state space of boolean models of genetic regulatory networks

2005

Conference Publication

Combining influence maps and cellular automata for reactive game agents

Sweetser, P. M. and Wiles, J. H. (2005). Combining influence maps and cellular automata for reactive game agents. 6th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL 2005), Brisbane, Australia, 6-8 July 2005. Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/11508069_68

Combining influence maps and cellular automata for reactive game agents

2005

Journal Article

A Gene Network Model for Developing Cell Lineages

Geard, Nicholas and Wiles, Janet (2005). A Gene Network Model for Developing Cell Lineages. Artificial Life, 11 (3), 249-267. doi: 10.1162/1064546054407202

A Gene Network Model for Developing Cell Lineages

2005

Conference Publication

There's more to a model than code: understanding and formalizing in silico modeling experience

Wiles, Janet, Geard, Nicholas L., Watson, James, Willadsen, Kai, Mattick, John, Bradley, Daniel and Hallinan, Jennifer (2005). There's more to a model than code: understanding and formalizing in silico modeling experience. GECCO'05: The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference 2005, Washington, DC, USA, 25-29 June, 2005. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/1102256.1102318

There's more to a model than code: understanding and formalizing in silico modeling experience

2005

Journal Article

Transient phenomena in learning and evolution: genetic assimilation and genetic redistribution

Wiles, Janet, Watson, James, Tonkes, Bradley and Deacon, Terrence (2005). Transient phenomena in learning and evolution: genetic assimilation and genetic redistribution. Artificial Life, 11 (1-2), 177-188. doi: 10.1162/1064546053279026

Transient phenomena in learning and evolution: genetic assimilation and genetic redistribution

2005

Conference Publication

Perturbation analysis: A complex systems pattern

Geard, N. L., Willadsen, K. and Wiles, J. H. (2005). Perturbation analysis: A complex systems pattern. Australian Conference on Artificial Life (ACAL'05), Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, 5-8 December, 2005. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing.

Perturbation analysis: A complex systems pattern

2005

Conference Publication

Patterns in complex systems modeling

Wiles, Janet and Watson, James (2005). Patterns in complex systems modeling. Sixth International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL 2005), Brisbane, Australia, 6-8 July 2005. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/11508069_69

Patterns in complex systems modeling

2005

Book

Recent advances in artificial life: advances  in natural computation - Vol. 3

H. A. Abbass, T. Bossomaier and J. Wiles eds. (2005). Recent advances in artificial life: advances  in natural computation - Vol. 3. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing . doi: 10.1142/5992

Recent advances in artificial life: advances  in natural computation - Vol. 3

2005

Conference Publication

Towards a network pattern language for complex systems

Watson, J. R., Hawkins, J. C., Bradley, D. R., Dassanayake, D., Wiles, J. H. and Hanan, J. S. (2005). Towards a network pattern language for complex systems. Australian Conference on Artificial Life (ACAL'05), Sydney, Australia, 5-9 December 2005. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing.

Towards a network pattern language for complex systems

2005

Book Chapter

Towards a network pattern language for complex systems

Watson, J., Hawkins, J., Bradley, D., Dassanayake, D., Wiles, J. and Hanan, J. (2005). Towards a network pattern language for complex systems. Recent Advances In Artificial Life. (pp. 309-317) Shatin, Hong Kong: World Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.1142/9789812701497_0023

Towards a network pattern language for complex systems

2005

Conference Publication

Maximally rugged NK landscapes contain the highest peaks

Skellett, B., Cairns, B. J., Geard, N. L., Tonkes, B and Wiles, J. H. (2005). Maximally rugged NK landscapes contain the highest peaks. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2005), Washington DC, 25-29 June, 2005. Washington DC: ACM Press. doi: 10.1145/1068009.1068107

Maximally rugged NK landscapes contain the highest peaks

2005

Journal Article

Scripting versus Emergence: Issues for Game Developers and Players in Game Environment Design

Sweetser, P. M. and Wiles, J. H. (2005). Scripting versus Emergence: Issues for Game Developers and Players in Game Environment Design. International Journal of Intelligent Games and Simulation, 4 (1), 1-9.

Scripting versus Emergence: Issues for Game Developers and Players in Game Environment Design

2004

Journal Article

Towards More Biological Mutation Operators in Gene Regulation Studies

Watson, James, Geard, Nicholas and Wiles, Janet (2004). Towards More Biological Mutation Operators in Gene Regulation Studies. BioSystems, 76 (1-3), 239-248. doi: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2004.05.016

Towards More Biological Mutation Operators in Gene Regulation Studies

2004

Conference Publication

Evolving genetic regulatory networks using an artificial genome

Hallinan, J. S. and Wiles, J. H. (2004). Evolving genetic regulatory networks using an artificial genome. 2nd Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand, 18-22 January 2004. Sydney, Australia: Australian Computer Science Communications.

Evolving genetic regulatory networks using an artificial genome

2004

Conference Publication

Asynchronous dynamics of an artificial genetic regulatory network

Hallinan, J. S. and Wiles, J. H. (2004). Asynchronous dynamics of an artificial genetic regulatory network. Artificial Life IX, Boston, MA, USA, 12-15 September 2004. Cambridge, MA, USA: MIT Press.

Asynchronous dynamics of an artificial genetic regulatory network

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 - 2024
    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 - 2014
    A systems biology approach to elucidate common principles and menchanisms underlying triplet repeat expansion associated genetic defects (NHMRC project adminsitered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    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
  • 2008 - 2011
    Detecting and Understanding Dysfunctional Anomalies in Queensland Healthcare Databases
    ARC Linkage Projects
    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
  • 2007 - 2008
    Exploring the behavioural consequences of neurogenesis in dentate gyrus
    University of California at San Diego - The Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind
    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
  • 1999
    A connectionist simulation of the stroop effect in alzheimer's dementia
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    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
  • 1997
    Development and evaluation of computational primitives in artificial neural network modelling
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Development and evaluation of computational primitives in artificial neural network modeling
    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

    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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