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Dr. Iain Darker

Research Associate

 

BSc (hons), PhD


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Research Groups

 

Applied Vision Research Centre (AVRC)

Research Interests

 

Perceptual and cognitive processes associated with the task of detecting gun crime via CCTV. In particular, visual cues that might be used to spot people carrying concealed firearms. This research is in support of the MEDUSA (Multi Environment Deployable Universal Software Application) project.

MEDUSA is concerned with the identification of situations associated with gun related threats, based on behavioural interpretation of CCTV data and through combining psychological and image processing approaches.

   
   

Publications & Dissemination

 

Journals:

Darker, I.T., Ward, H., & Caulfield, L.S. (2008). An analysis of offending by young people looked-after by local authorities. Youth Justice: An International Journal, 8, 134-148.

Sempik, J., Ward, H., & Darker, I.T. (2008). Emotional and behavioural difficulties of children and young people at entry to care. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 13, 221-233.

Darker, I.T., & Jordan, T.R. (2004). Perception of words and non-words in the upper and lower visual fields. Brain and Language, 89, 593-600.

 

Conference proceedings:

Darker, I.T., Kuo, P., Yang, M.Y., Blechko, A., Grecos, C., Makris, D., Nebel, J-C., Gale, A.G. (2009). Automation of the CCTV-mediated detection of individuals illegally carrying firearms: combining psychological and technological approaches. In Z. Rahman, S. E. Reichenbach, M. A. Neifeld (Eds.) Proceedings of SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing Vol. 7341, 73410P.

Darker, I.T., Gale, A.G., Blechko, A., Whittle, M. (2009). Expertise and strategies in the detection of firearms via CCTV. In D. de Waard, H. Godthelp, F. Kooi, K. Brookhuis (Eds.) Human Factors, Security and Safety (Shaker Publishing BV, Maastricht, the Netherlands), pp. 341-353.

Cooper, L., Gale, A., Darker, I.T., Toms, A., Saada, J. (2009). Radiology image perception and observer performance: How does expertise and clinical information alter interpretation? Stroke detection explored through eye-tracking.  In B. Sahiner, D. J. Manning (Eds.) Medical Imaging 2009: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment (SPIE, Bellingham, WA), Vol. 7263, 72630K.

Darker, I.T., Gale, A.G., Blechko, A. (2008). CCTV as an automated sensor for firearms detection: human-derived performance as a precursor to automatic recognition. In E.M. Carapezza (Ed.) Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7112: Unmanned/Unattended Sensors and Sensor Networks V (SPIE, Bellingham, WA), Vol. 7112, 71120V.

Darker, I.T., Gale, A.G., Ward, L., Blechko, A. (2007). Can CCTV reliably detect gun crime? In L.D.Sanson (Ed.) Proceedings of the 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology (IEEE; Piscataway, NJ), pp. 264-271.

Darker, I.T., Gale, A.G., Ward, L., Blechko, A., Purdy, K. (2007). Light, camera, action, and arrest. In P. Bust (Ed.) Contemporary Ergonomics (Ergonomics Society; Loughborough, UK), pp. 171-177.

 

Technical Report:

Gerrett, D., Gale, A. G., Darker, I. T., Filik, R., & Purdy, K. J. (2009).  The use of Tall Man lettering to minimise selection errors of medicine names in computer prescribing and dispensing systems.  Report to the UK National Health Service, Connecting for Health Initiative.

 

Work in progress:

Filik, R., Price, J. M., Darker, I. T., Gerrett, D., Purdy, K. J., & Gale, A. G. (manuscript under review). The influence of Tall Man lettering on drug name confusion: An investigation using older adults and healthcare practitioners.

Darker, I.T., Gerret, D., Filik, R., Gale, A.G., Purdy, K.J. (manuscript in preparation) The influence of "Tall Man" lettering on perceptual errors in the visual recognition of written drug names.

Darker, I.T., Jordan, T.R. (manuscript in preparation). The case of the Reicher-Wheeler task.


 

 

 
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

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