Honours and Minor Thesis projects

Mental health challenges disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, often due to limited access to traditional healthcare services. The rise of Generative AI offers a groundbreaking opportunity to bridge this gap by providing personalized, scalable, and accessible mental health support. This project, led out of Action Lab, aims to harness the potential of Generative AI to develop innovative technologies tailored for mental health interventions.

Computational modelling of sign languages aims to develop technologies that can serve as means for understanding (i.e., recognising) and producing (i.e., generating) a particular sign language. The objective of this project is to study and contribute to the state-of-the-art in sign language recognition.

This is a research project best for students who are independent and willing to take up challenges. It is also a good practice for students who wish to pursue further study at a postgraduate level.

Computational modelling of sign languages aims to develop technologies that can serve as means for understanding (i.e., recognising) and producing (i.e., generating) a particular sign language. The objective of this project is to study and contribute to the state-of-the-art in sign language generation.

This is a research project best for students who are independent and willing to take up challenges. It is also a good practice for students who wish to pursue further study at a postgraduate level.

Recognising conversational nonverbal behaviour for speakers and listeners, such as hand gestures, facial expressions and eye-gaze, is of great importance for natural interaction with intelligent agents. The objective of this project is to study and contribute to the state-of-the-art in conversational nonverbal behaviour recognition.

This is a research project best for students who are independent and willing to take up challenges. It is also a good practice for students who wish to pursue further study at a postgraduate level.

Generating conversational nonverbal behaviour for speakers and listeners, such as hand gestures, facial expressions and eye-gaze, is of great importance for natural interaction with intelligent agents. The objective of this project is to study and contribute to the state-of-the-art in conversational nonverbal behaviour generation.

This is a research project best for students who are independent and willing to take up challenges. It is also a good practice for students who wish to pursue further study at a postgraduate level.

Our groundbreaking research explores the intricate relationship between natural language processing (NLP) and electroencephalography (EEG) brain signals [1]. By leveraging advanced machine learning techniques, we aim to decode the neural patterns associated with language comprehension and production, ultimately enabling seamless communication between humans and machines. Our innovative approach has the potential to revolutionize brain-computer interfaces,speech recognition technologies, and assistive devices for individuals with communication impairments.

Collecting and analysing social media content (e.g., Reddit), along with using Google Trends, presents a great opportunity to develop social media epidemic intelligence. This approach can enhance the understanding of chronic conditions such as arthritis, back pain, and knee pain, as well as track associated areas such as treatments and risk factors, including obesity, diet, physical activity, and exercise.

Current studies on diabetes recommender systems and apps mainly focus on the performance and personalisation of AI models and techniques, including machine learning and deep learning models that are trained on user data. These works often use a one-size-fits-all approach for presenting information to users. Yet, research shows that humans process information in different ways, and their attitudes towards an action depend on their attitude-function styles.

Current studies on diabetes recommender systems and apps mainly focus on the performance and personalisation of AI models and techniques, including machine learning and deep learning models that are trained on user data. These works often use a one-size-fits-all approach for presenting information to users. Yet, research shows that humans process information in different ways, and their attitudes towards an action depend on their attitude-function styles.

This project aims to develop effective machine learning algorithms for detecting deepfake videos, which have become a significant concern for disinformation and cybersecurity. The objectives include pre-processing the data for feature extraction, and training machine learning models to accurately classify videos as either real or manipulated. The methodology involves using advanced techniques such as convolutional neural networks, recurrent neural networks or video vision transformer models to analyse visual and temporal patterns in the videos.