Paul Craig Ph.D.

Lecturer

Paul Craig has been a researcher working in the area of Information Visualization for around 15 years. His PhD studied the use of Animated Information Visualization for the Exploratory analysis of microarray time-course data, with Professor Jessie Kennedy at Edinburgh Napier University in 2006, and has since worked as a research fellow on projects for the National Science Foundation, Scottish enterprise, and the European Community in the areas of taxonomy, bioinformatics and intelligent interfaces. He is currently working on multi-device interfaces and explainable information visualization for antibiotic residue monitoring.


  • Ph.D. , Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK, - 2006
  • MSc , Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK - 2001
  • B.S. , Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK - 1997


  • Lecturer, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University - 2014 to Present
  • Profesor/ Investigador, Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca - 2010 to 2014
  • Research Fellow, Edinburgh Napier University - 2007 to 2010
  • Research Assistant, Edinburgh Napier University - 2006 to 2007


  • Multi-device Visualisation
  • Mobile Visualisation
  • Bioinformatics
  • Information Visualisation


  • , P. Craig, N. Roa-Seïler 2015 'A Cognitonics Approach to Computer Supported Learning in the Mexican State of Oaxaca', Informatica, vol. , no. , p.
  • , P. Craig, A. Cannon, R. Kukla and J. Kennedy 2013 'MaTSE: The gene expression time-series explorer', BMC Bioinformatics, vol. , no. , p.
  • , P. Craig, J. Kennedy and A. Cumming 2005 'Animated Interval Scatter-plot Views for the Exploratory Analysis of Large Scale Microarray Time-course Data', Information Visualization, vol. 4, no. 3, p. 149-163


  • (2015-2016) A Cognitonics Approach to Computer Supported Learning in the Mexican State of Oaxaca In: Informatica: An International Journal of Computing and Informatics, pp. 263-271
  • (2015-2016) Interactive animated mobile information visualisation In: SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 Mobile Graphics and Interactive Applications, pp.
  • (2015-2016) The Mobile Tree Browser: A Space Filling!Information Visualization for Browsing Labelled Hierarchies on Mobile Devices In: PICom 2015 : The 13th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, pp.
  • (2015-2016) Identity-Based Association Protocols for Wireless Personal Area Networks In: The 13th IEEE International Conference on Dependable. Autonomic and Secure Computing (DASC-2015), pp.
  • (2015-2016) Animated Space-Filling Hierarchy Views for Security Risk Control and Visualization on Mobile Devices In: 2015 International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Applied Technology (EEAT 2015), pp.
  • (2015-2016) Pervasive Information Visualization: Toward an Information Visualization Design Methodology for Multi-device Co-located Synchronous Collaboration In: PICom 2015 : The 13th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, pp.
  • (2015-2016) Factors Affecting the Adoption of Third-Party Online Payment In: 2015 International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Applied Technology (EEAT 2015), pp.
  • (2015-2016) SecIoT: A Security Framework for the Internet of Things In: Security and Communication Networks Academic Journal, pp.
  • (2015-2016) An Ethnographic Study of Mobile Videogames for English Vocabulary Development in Urban China In: Fourth International Conference on Cognitonics, pp.
  • (2014-2015) Evaluating the Case for Computer Supported Face to Face Collaborative Learning to Suppliment Traditional Primary Learning in the Mexican State of Oaxaca In: INTED, pp.
  • (2014-2015) Animated Geo-temporal Clusters for Exploratory Search in Event Data Document Collections In: Information Visualisation (IV). 2014 18th International Conference on, pp. 157-163
  • (2014-2015) Defining a Child’s Conceptualization of a Virtual Learning Companion In: INTED, pp.
  • (2013-2014) Information Visualization for the Collaborative Analysis of Complex Data In: 1er. Congreso de Investigación y vinculación para el desarrollo, pp.
  • (2013-2014) Developing Mixed Initiative Educational Web Interfaces for English Education: a Contextual Approach In: 6th Latin American Conference on Human Computer Interaction, pp.
  • (2013-2014) Applying a User Centered Methodology to the Development of Mixed Initiative Web Interfaces for English Education. In: Congreso Internacional de Tecnologías de Información, pp.
  • (2013-2014) Assessing the Potential of Colaborative Video Games to Improve Education in La Mixteca Region of Mexico In: Third International Conference on Cognitonics, pp. 413-417
  • (2013-2014) A combined multidimensional scaling and hierarchical clustering view for the exploratory analysis of multidimensional data In: Visualization and Data Analysis, pp.
  • (2013-2014) The Role of Embodied Conversational Agents in Collaborative face to face Computer Supported Learning Games In: International Conference on System Research. Informatics & Cybernetics IIAS2013, pp.
  • (2013-2014) The Role of Embodied Conversational Agents in Collaborative face to face Computer Supported Learning Games In: 26th International Conference on System Research. Informatics & Cybernetics, pp.
  • (2012-2013) A Vertical Timeline Visualization for the Exploratory Analysis of Dialogue Data In: Information Visualisation, pp. 68 - 73
  • (2012-2013) Visualización de la Información Animada para el Análisis de Sistemas Complejos In: Segundo Congreso Mexicano de Ciencias de la Complejidad, pp.
  • (2012-2013) Validación de una estrategia de interacción de un agente corpóreo conversacional a través de la técnica del mago de Oz In: MexIHC, pp.
  • (2012-2013) Validación de una estrategia de interacción de un agente corpóreo conversacional a través de la técnica del mago de Oz In: MexIHC, pp.
  • (2012-2013) MaTSE: The microarray time-series explorer In: IEEE Symposium on Biological Data Visualization (BioVis), pp. 41-48
  • (2012-2013) A Situated Cognition Aware Approach to the Design of Information Retrieval Systems for Geospatial Data In: European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics, pp.
  • (2010-2011) Pattern browsing and query adjustment for the exploratory analysis and cooperative visualisation of microarray time-course data In: Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Cooperative design. visualization. and engineering, pp. 199-206
  • (2009-2010) Responding to learners’ cognitive-affective states with supportive and shakeup dialogues In: Human-Computer Interaction. Ambient. Ubiquitous and Intelligent Interaction, pp. 595-604
  • (2008-2009) Concept Relationship Editor: A visual interface to support the assertion of synonymy relationships between taxonomic classifications In: Visualization and Data Analysis 2008, pp.
  • (2008-2009) Visualisation to Aid Biodiversity Studies through Accurate Taxonomic Reconciliation In: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 280-291
  • (2003-2004) Coordinated Graph and Scatter-Plot Views for the Visual Exploration of Microarray Time-Series Data In: IEEE InfoVis, pp. 173-180
  • (2002-2003) Towards Visualising Temporal Features in Large Scale Microarray Time-series Data In: 6th International Conference on Information Visualisation - IV2002, pp.


  • Craig, Paul & Roa Seiler, Nena 2016, 'Empathetic Technology' in (eds) Emotions. Technology. and Design, Elsevier, pp.


  • CSE004 Research Methods
  • CSE002 Professional Skills and Emerging Topics in Computer Science
Paul Craig