Overview
Background
Yiradhu marang! (Good day!) I’m a Lecturer in the School of Psychology at The University of Queensland, and a proud Wiradyuri man from Wagga Wagga and Brungle. My research background is in cognitive psychology, decision-making, and computational modelling, with my current work focused on the intersection of cognitive science and cybersecurity.
Availability
- Dr Luke French is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Psychology, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Cognitive Psychology, The University of Queensland
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Modeling the impact of single vs dual presentation on visual discrimination across resolutions
French, Luke Adam, Tangen, Jason and Sewell, David (2025). Modeling the impact of single vs dual presentation on visual discrimination across resolutions. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 78 (4), 827-841. doi: 10.1177/17470218241255670
2025
Journal Article
The hacker is vulnerable too: how cognitive science can inform cybersecurity
Thorpe, Alexander, French, Luke, Salibayeva, Kamilya, Brown, Scott, Eidels, Ami, Forties, Robert, Fry, Zachary, Hewlett, Emma and Inoue, Hajime (2025). The hacker is vulnerable too: how cognitive science can inform cybersecurity. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine, 23, 215-221.
2025
Journal Article
The human behind the hack: exploiting the representativeness heuristic to combat cyber-attacks
French, Luke, Thorpe, Alexander, Salibayeva, Kamilya, Brown, Scott, Eidels, Ami, Forties, Robert, Fry, Zak, Hewlett, Emma and Inoue, Hajime (2025). The human behind the hack: exploiting the representativeness heuristic to combat cyber-attacks. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine, 23, 235-241.
2025
Journal Article
Deceptive patterns and defence: teaching cognitive biases through gamification
Salibayeva, Kamilya, Thorpe, Alexander, French, Luke, Fry, Zachary P., Inoue, Hajime, Forties, Robert, Hewlett, Emma, Brown, Scott and Eidels, Ami (2025). Deceptive patterns and defence: teaching cognitive biases through gamification. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine, 23, 194-200.
2024
Other Outputs
The highs and lows of visual categorisation: insights from response time modeling
French, Luke (2024). The highs and lows of visual categorisation: insights from response time modeling. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/6d180ca
2019
Journal Article
How low can you go? Detecting style in extremely low resolution images
Searston, Rachel A., Thompson, Matthew B., Vokey, John R., French, Luke A. and Tangen, Jason M. (2019). How low can you go? Detecting style in extremely low resolution images. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 45 (5), 573-584. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000628
2018
Journal Article
The role of group size in reactions to ostracism and inclusion
Tobin, Stephanie J., McDermott, Sarah and French, Luke (2018). The role of group size in reactions to ostracism and inclusion. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 21 (7), 1014-1033. doi: 10.1177/1368430217702723
2016
Other Outputs
Pixels in place of pictures: Exploring the effect of Image resolution on discrimination between visual categories
French, Luke (2016). Pixels in place of pictures: Exploring the effect of Image resolution on discrimination between visual categories. Honours Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.
Supervision
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