John Murray (professor of robotics)

John Christopher Murray FHEA (born June 1978) is Professor of Robotics and the Academic Dean for the Faculty of Technology at the University of Sunderland, he was previously Professor of Autonomous Systems and Head of Computer Science at the University of Hull.^[1][2] He was previously at the University of Lincoln. He received his BSc from Aberystwyth University and his PhD from the University of Sunderland.

Professor John C. Murray
Murray in 2023
Born	1978 (age 45–46)
Occupation	University Professor
Known for	Professor of Robotics

Murray has spent the majority of his academic career working in the field of robotics, notably in Human–robot interaction where he has developed several models of interaction processes^[3][4] to allow for Humans and Robots to work alongside one another, particularly in how Cognitive bias play a role in this interaction.

Selected publications

• Atanbori J, Dickinson P, Duan W, Murray J, Appiah K and Shaw E, "Automatic classification of bird species using Computer Vision techniques", Pattern Recognition Letters (2016)
• Biswas M and Murray J, "The Effects of Cognitive Biases and Imperfectness in Long-term Robot-Human Companionship: Case Studies using Five biases on Humanoid Robot", Cognitive Systems Research (2016)
• Biswas M and Murray J, "Can Cognitive biases in Robots make more ‘Likeable’ Human-Robot Interactions than the Robots without such Biases: Case Studies using Five Biases on Humanoid Robot", International Journal of Artificial Life Research (2017)
• Frohnwieser A, Pike T, Murray J and Wilkinson A, "Lateralised eye use towards video stimuli in bearded dragons", Animal Behaviour and Cognition, ISSN 2372-5052 (2017)
• Frohnwieser A, Pike T, Murray J and Wilkinson A, "Perception of artificial conspecifics by Bearded Dragons (Pogona Vitticeps)", Integrative Zoology (2018)

References

1. "Gatwick drones pair 'no longer suspects'". Bbc.co.uk. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
2. "Professor John C Murray". Hull.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
3. "Introducing ERWIN, the robot with feelings". independent.co.uk. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
4. "People 'prefer bored robots'". bbc.co.uk. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

External links

• University of Sunderland. "Dean of Faculty of Technology". Retrieved 15 February 2022.
• "John Christopher Murray - PhD - Computational Robotics - University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull - School of Engineering and Computer Science". ResearchGate.net. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
• Kleinecke-Bates, Iris (January 2009). "Hull Repository". Visual Culture in Britain. 10 (1). doi:10.1080/14714780802686340. S2CID 191457620. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
• University of Hull. "British Science Festival Dinner 2018". YouTube. Retrieved 23 December 2018.