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Dr Mark Dunlop

Senior Lecturer

Computer and Information Sciences

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Personal statement

Dr Dunlop is a senior lecturer in computer science.

His research focuses on usability of mobile systems including mobile text entry, sensor driven interaction and evaluation of mobiles. He is particularily interested in digital health applications of mobile HCI research and co-leads ³Ô¹Ïtv's Digital Health & Wellness Research Group and is a member of the ³Ô¹Ïtv iSchool Research Group, the Active Mobility Hub, and the ³Ô¹Ïtv Ageing Network.

He led the  on text entry for older adults and was co-investigator on grants looking at data modelling for city visitor prediction, supporting active commuting by bike, mobile support for carers' activity during the Covid-19 pandemic, mobile solutions to aid stroke survivors and evaluation of Commonwealth Games Legacy fund projects. 

Dr Dunlop was appointed as sub-committee programme committee chair for User Experience and Usability at  2016 in San Jose and 2017 in Denver. He also regularly acts as an associate chair (Tokyo 2021, Hawaii 2020, Seoul 2014, Toronto 2013, Paris 2012, Austin 2011, Amsterdam 2008). Together with Stephen Brewster and Chris Johnson of Glasgow University he co-founded the conference series in 1998 and has co-organised four MobileHCI (MobileHCI 04 at ³Ô¹Ïtv, MobileHCI 01 in Lille, MobileHCI 99 in Edinburgh, and MobileHCI 98 in Glasgow) and was programme co-chair for ACM MobileHCI 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan. He also sits on the international steering committee for MobileHCI and was programme co-chair for BCS HCI 2024. He is an editor of Springer's  and a founding associate editor of IGI Global's .

He is currently first supervisor for the following PhD students: Huda Banuqitah on fairer crowdsource working; Adel Dadaa on electric vehicle charge station prediction; Craig Speirs on the link between activity data and health outcomes; Joma Alrzini on user experience of English on-line testing; and Salem Naas on interactive video for health information provision to older adults. He has 8 PhD alumni (Majed Al Khan, Ramsay Meiklem, Ryan Gibson, Gennaro Imperatore, Karim el Batran, Frøy Bjørneseth, Andreas Komninos, and Nick Bradley) and 1 MPhil (Sohail Azad).

Using his long experience and knowledge of mobile-HCI research he has acted as an expert witness in mobile technology patent cases in Australia and USA. 

Dr Dunlop's teaching is mainly in human computer interaction (HCI) and mobile programming. Currently he is teaching modules on Mobile Application Development and User Centred Design. Together with Parisa Eslambolchilar and Andreas Komninos, he recently co-edited an ACM textbook on .

Prior to joining ³Ô¹Ïtv, Mark was a senior researcher at Risø Danish National Laboratory (now part of DTU), and a lecturer at Glasgow University.

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Publications

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol 23 (2026)
Alhothaly Omar A, Houchen-Wollof Linzy, Ward Sarah, Chaplin Emma, Zatloukal Jakub, , Singh Sally J, Orme Mark W
BMJ Open Quality Vol 15 (2026)
Stevenson Karen, Meiklem Ramsay, Bouamrane Matt-Mouley, Thomson Peter, , Martin Laura, Jones Catrin, Kingsmore David
The Journal of Vascular Access Vol 26, pp. 1979-1989 (2025)
, , Macdonald Bradley, Meiklem Ramsay, Innes Ryan, , , , , Flynn Greg, Stott Joshua, Windle Gill
Journal of Medical Internet Research Vol 27 (2025)
Munro Keith, ,
Information Research Vol 30, pp. 141-158 (2025)
, Sweeney Gillian, Barber Mark, Forrest Elaine, ,
JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Vol 12 (2025)

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Professional Activities

Participant
2024
Participant
2022
Member
1/12/2012
Editorial board member
2011
Chair
2010
Member
1/2008

Projects

Egan, Kieren (Principal Investigator) Kirk, Alison (Co-investigator) Dunlop, Mark (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2026
Kirk, Alison (Principal Investigator) Dunlop, Mark (Co-investigator) Egan, Kieren (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2022 - 28-Jan-2023
Kirk, Alison (Co-investigator) Dunlop, Mark (Co-investigator) Egan, Kieren (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2025
Harrington, Deirdre (Principal Investigator) Ferguson, Neil (Principal Investigator) Bonner, James (Principal Investigator) Bardid, Farid (Co-investigator) Drakopoulou Dodd, Sarah (Co-investigator) Dixon, James (Co-investigator) Roberts, Jen (Co-investigator) Dunlop, Mark (Co-investigator) Dickson, Alexander (Co-investigator) Shepherd, Mia (Post Grad Student) Carballo, Mia (Researcher) Michnowicz, Alexandra (Post Grad Student) Cory, Katherine (Co-investigator) Bachtler, John (Co-investigator) Hickin, Alice (Post Grad Student) MacKinnon, Calum (Co-investigator) O'Hare, Karen (Post Grad Student)
An inter-disciplinary research and practice group at the ³Ô¹Ïtv. Co-researching the movement of people around places with our community.
14-Jan-2022
Egan, Kieren (Principal Investigator) Kirk, Alison (Co-investigator) Dunlop, Mark (Co-investigator) Maguire, Roma (Co-investigator) Fawcett, Barbara (Co-investigator)
Funded by NIHR linked to WHO iCONNECT
01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2024
Kirk, Alison (Co-investigator) Egan, Kieren (Principal Investigator) Dunlop, Mark (Co-investigator) Maguire, Roma (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2022

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Contact

Dr Mark Dunlop
Senior Lecturer
Computer and Information Sciences

Email: mark.dunlop@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted