Overview
Background
Dr Chelsea Dobbins is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at The University of Queensland. Before relocating to Australia, Dr Dobbins was a full-time continuing Senior Lecturer within the Department of Computer Science at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in the UK (2013-2018). She has a background in Software Engineering and expertise in Digital Signal Processing, Applied Machine Learning and Human-Computer Interaction. Her research focuses on the detection of emotion using smartphones/wearable sensors and personal informatics. This includes areas such as lifelogging, affective computing, pervasive computing, digital health, human computer interaction, machine learning, mobile computing, mobile/wearable sensors, human digital memories, signal processing, and physiological computing. Her research has been supported by the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for work related to developing a mobile lifelogging platform to detect negative emotions during real-life driving. In 2016 she received an ACM Computing Review Notable Article award for work related to mining multivariate temporal smart mobile data.
Availability
- Dr Chelsea Dobbins is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), Liverpool John Moores University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Liverpool John Moores University
Research interests
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Lifelogging
My overarching research focus is in the area of lifelogging, which feeds into multiple research interests listed below. I am interested in how aspects of our lives can be logged through the use of wearable sensors and mobile device data. This includes detecting emotion and mood using various signal processing and machine learning methods and applying this to psychology and digital health applications. I am also interested in how lifelogging data can be presented and visualized in a more meaningful manner to support HCI and provide a platform for self-reflection and self-improvement.
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Affective Computing
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Signal Processing
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Physiological Computing
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Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
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Digital Health
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Mobile/Wearable Sensors
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Pervasive Computing
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Applied Machine Learning
Research impacts
Featured in Magazines
New Scientist ("Lifelogging: Even your home appliances could do it," Issue 2951) and Times Higher Education (issue 2137).
Media Coverage of Research Outputs
Case study featured on Shimmer's website.
Works
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2022
Conference Publication
Effects of heart rate feedback on an asymmetric platform using augmented reality and laptop
Dey, Arindam, Cao, Yufei and Dobbins, Chelsea (2022). Effects of heart rate feedback on an asymmetric platform using augmented reality and laptop. IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR), Virtual, 12-16 March 2022. Piscataway, NJ USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/VRW55335.2022.00051
2022
Book Chapter
The influence of a neuroadaptive game as a distraction from pain: a fNIRS study
Stamp, Kellyann, Fairclough, Stephen H., Dobbins, Chelsea and Poole, Helen (2022). The influence of a neuroadaptive game as a distraction from pain: a fNIRS study. Current research in neuroadaptive technology. (pp. 95-116) edited by Stephen H. Fairclough and Thorsten O. Zander. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-821413-8.00011-7
2021
Journal Article
Classification of game demand and the presence of experimental pain using functional near-infrared spectroscopy
Fairclough, Stephen H., Dobbins, Chelsea and Stamp, Kellyann (2021). Classification of game demand and the presence of experimental pain using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Frontiers in Neuroergonomics, 2 ARTN 695309. doi: 10.3389/fnrgo.2021.695309
2021
Conference Publication
Analysis of biometric sensor data for predicting fatigue: a framework towards reducing work-related musculoskeletal disorders in aviation manufacturing workers
Liu, Guobin, Dobbins, Chelsea, D'Souza, Matthew and Phuong, Ngoc (2021). Analysis of biometric sensor data for predicting fatigue: a framework towards reducing work-related musculoskeletal disorders in aviation manufacturing workers. 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), Mexico (virtual) , 1-5 November 2021. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/embc46164.2021.9631033
2021
Conference Publication
Focus Group on Social Virtual Reality in Social Virtual Reality: Effects on Emotion and Self-Awareness
Manyuru, Patricia, Dobbins, Chelsea, Matthews, Benjamin, Baumann, Oliver and Dey, Arindam (2021). Focus Group on Social Virtual Reality in Social Virtual Reality: Effects on Emotion and Self-Awareness. 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct), Bari, Italy, 4-8 October 2021. Piscataway, NJ United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ismar-adjunct54149.2021.00099
2020
Journal Article
Deep COLA: A deep COmpetitive Learning Algorithm for future home energy management systems
Mohi-Ud-Din, Ghulam, Marnerides, Angelos K., Shi, Qi, Dobbins, Chelsea and MacDermott, Aine (2020). Deep COLA: A deep COmpetitive Learning Algorithm for future home energy management systems. IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, 5 (6), 1-11. doi: 10.1109/tetci.2020.3027300
2020
Journal Article
Public vs media opinion on robots and their evolution over recent years
Javaheri, Alireza, Moghadamnejad, Navid, Keshavarz, Hamidreza, Javaheri, Ehsan, Dobbins, Chelsea, Momeni-Ortner, Elaheh and Rawassizadeh, Reza (2020). Public vs media opinion on robots and their evolution over recent years. CCF Transactions on Pervasive Computing and Interaction, 2 (3), 189-205. doi: 10.1007/s42486-020-00035-1
2020
Journal Article
Understanding smartwatch battery utilization in the wild
Homayounfar, Morteza, Malekijoo, Amirhossein, Visuri, Aku, Dobbins, Chelsea, Peltonen, Ella, Pinsky, Eugene, Teymourian, Kia and Rawassizadeh, Reza (2020). Understanding smartwatch battery utilization in the wild. Sensors, 20 (13) 3784, 1-29. doi: 10.3390/s20133784
2020
Journal Article
Computer games as distraction from PAIN: effects of hardware and difficulty on pain tolerance and subjective IMMERSION
Fairclough, Stephen H., Stamp, Kellyann, Dobbins, Chelsea and Poole, Helen M. (2020). Computer games as distraction from PAIN: effects of hardware and difficulty on pain tolerance and subjective IMMERSION. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 139 102427, 102427. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2020.102427
2020
Conference Publication
Neurophysiological effects of presence in calm virtual environments
Dey, Arindam, Phoon, Jane, Saha, Shuvodeep, Dobbins, Chelsea and Billinghurst, Mark (2020). Neurophysiological effects of presence in calm virtual environments. 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, Atlanta, GA, United States, 22-26 March 2020. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/vrw50115.2020.00223
2020
Conference Publication
Utilization of neurophysiological data to classify player immersion to distract from pain
Stamp, Kellyann, Dobbins, Chelsea and Fairclough, Stephen (2020). Utilization of neurophysiological data to classify player immersion to distract from pain. International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Copenhagen, Denmark, 19-24 July 2020. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-60128-7_55
2020
Conference Publication
Enabling interprofessional education via a new teaching tool based on an electronic medical record
Barry, Benjamin, Lewis, Peter, Braunstein, Mark, Cottrell, Neil, Mandrusiak, Allison, Jauncey-Cooke, Jacqueline, Darlington, Sharon, Oancea, Iulia, Sullivan, Claire, Dobbins, Chelsea, Steel, Jim and Hansen, David (2020). Enabling interprofessional education via a new teaching tool based on an electronic medical record. ANZAHPE 2020 Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 12-15 July 2020. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators.
2020
Conference Publication
A neurophysiological approach for measuring presence in immersive virtual environments
Dey, Arindam, Phoon, Jane, Saha, Shuvodeep, Dobbins, Chelsea and Billinghurst, Mark (2020). A neurophysiological approach for measuring presence in immersive virtual environments. 19th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Porto de Galinhas, Brazil, 9 - 13 November 2020. Washington, DC, United States: I E E E Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/ismar50242.2020.00072
2019
Journal Article
Indexing multivariate mobile data through spatio-temporal event detection and clustering
Rawassizadeh, Reza, Dobbins, Chelsea, Akbari, Mohammad and Pazzani, Michael (2019). Indexing multivariate mobile data through spatio-temporal event detection and clustering. Sensors, 19 (3) 448, 448. doi: 10.3390/s19030448
2019
Conference Publication
Detecting and visualizing context and stress via a fuzzy rule-based system during commuter driving
Dobbins, Chelsea and Fairclough, Stephen (2019). Detecting and visualizing context and stress via a fuzzy rule-based system during commuter driving. International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom 2019), Kyoto, Japan, 11-15 March 2019. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/PERCOMW.2019.8730600
2018
Journal Article
Towards Clustering of Mobile and Smartwatch Accelerometer Data for Physical Activity Recognition
Dobbins, Chelsea and Rawassizadeh, Reza (2018). Towards Clustering of Mobile and Smartwatch Accelerometer Data for Physical Activity Recognition. Informatics, 5 (2) 29, 29. doi: 10.3390/informatics5020029
2018
Conference Publication
The Influence of Game Demand on Distraction from Experimental Pain: A fNIRS Study
Stamp, Kellyann, Dobbins, Chelsea, Fairclough, Stephen and Poole, Helen (2018). The Influence of Game Demand on Distraction from Experimental Pain: A fNIRS Study. 2nd International Neuroergonomics Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 27-29 June 2018. Frontiers Media.
2018
Conference Publication
A Lifelogging Platform Towards Detecting Negative Emotions in Everyday Life using Wearable Devices
Dobbins, Chelsea, Fairclough, Stephen, Lisboa, Paulo and Navarro, Felix Fernando Gonzalez (2018). A Lifelogging Platform Towards Detecting Negative Emotions in Everyday Life using Wearable Devices. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, Athens, Greece, 19-23 March 2018. Piscataway, NJ United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/percomw.2018.8480180
2018
Journal Article
The influence of game demand on distraction from experimental pain: A fNIRS study
Stamp, Kellyann, Dobbins, Chelsea, Fairclough, Stephen and Poole, Helen (2018). The influence of game demand on distraction from experimental pain: A fNIRS study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2018.227.00020
2017
Journal Article
MyWallMate: An Investigation into the use of Mobile Technology in Enhancing Student Engagement
Dobbins, Chelsea and Denton, Philip (2017). MyWallMate: An Investigation into the use of Mobile Technology in Enhancing Student Engagement. Techtrends, 61 (6), 541-549. doi: 10.1007/s11528-017-0188-y
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Detection of negative emotions using wearable sensors
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Catherine Haslam
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring Cognitively and Physiologically Adaptive Virtual Reality Systems for Industrial Training
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Arindam Dey
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Doctor Philosophy
Detection of negative emotions using wearable sensors
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Catherine Haslam
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Doctor Philosophy
Integrating Wearable Devices into the Patient-Centred Digital Healthcare Environment
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Juha Toyras
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Doctor Philosophy
Cognitively and Physiologically Adaptive Virtual Reality Systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Arindam Dey
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Doctor Philosophy
Volume and Flow assessment of fluids through micro-vibration characterisation: application towards Cardiovascular Health
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Antonio Padilha Lanari Bo
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Doctor Philosophy
The feasibility of the decentralised clinical trial model in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicole Hartley, Dr Helen Haydon
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Doctor Philosophy
A mobile health intervention for promoting light and moderate intensity physical activity among young cancer survivors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Sandie McCarthy, Associate Professor Stephen Viller
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Doctor Philosophy
The feasibility of the decentralised clinical trial model in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicole Hartley, Dr Helen Haydon
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Doctor Philosophy
Design for Ergonomics & Human/cobotics task allocation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mehmet Kizil
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Integrating Wearable Devices into the Patient-Centred Digital Healthcare Environment
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Juha Toyras
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Development of a Wearable Sensor-based Ergonomic Monitoring System for Aviation Manufacturing Workers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Matthew D'Souza
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