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2025

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Citations
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Stephen Brewster is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Computer Science and Psychology, with a substantial focus on subfields including Social Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Neuroscience, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics within their main fields of study. Key areas of research include Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Augmented Reality Applications, Tactile and Sensory Interactions, Interactive and Immersive Displays, Cognitive Functions and Memory, and Visual Perception and Processing Mechanisms.

Stephen Brewster has published extensively with frequent contributions appearing in these publication venues:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction

Collaborations are a consistent part of their research output, with frequent coauthors including Mark McGill, Julie Williamson, Frank Pollick, Laura Bajorunaite, and Gang Li.

Selected recent papers exemplify the range and focus of Stephen Brewster's research contributions:

  • "A Survey of Mid-Air Ultrasound Haptics and Its Applications," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Haptics
  • "Expanding the Bounds of Seated Virtual Workspaces," 2020, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • "From Shielding to Avoidance: Passenger Augmented Reality and the Layout of Virtual Displays for Productivity in Shared Transit," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • "In-cAR Gaming: Exploring the use of AR headsets to Leverage Passenger Travel Environments for Mixed Reality Gameplay," 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts
  • "Multimodal Biosensing for Vestibular Network-Based Cybersickness Detection," 2021, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics

In recognition of their academic contributions, Stephen Brewster was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Tactons: structured tactile messages for non-visual information display

    Stephen Brewster;Lorna M. Brown

  • Investigating the effectiveness of tactile feedback for mobile touchscreens

    Eve Hoggan;Stephen A. Brewster;Jody Johnston

  • Overcoming the Lack of Screen Space on Mobile Computers

    Stephen Brewster

  • Usable gestures for mobile interfaces: evaluating social acceptability

    Julie Rico;Stephen Brewster

  • Tactile feedback for mobile interactions

    Stephen Brewster;Faraz Chohan;Lorna Brown

  • An evaluation of earcons for use in auditory human-computer interfaces

    Stephen A. Brewster;Peter C. Wright;Alistair D. N. Edwards

  • Gestural and audio metaphors as a means of control for mobile devices

    Antti Pirhonen;Stephen Brewster;Christopher Holguin

  • Multidimensional tactons for non-visual information presentation in mobile devices

    Lorna M. Brown;Stephen A. Brewster;Helen C. Purchase

  • Multimodal 'eyes-free' interaction techniques for wearable devices

    Stephen Brewster;Joanna Lumsden;Marek Bell;Malcolm Hall

  • Putting the feel in ’look and feel‘

    Ian Oakley;Marilyn Rose McGee;Stephen Brewster;Philip Gray

  • A first investigation into the effectiveness of Tactons

    L.M. Brown;S.A. Brewster;H.C. Purchase

  • Providing a Structured Method for Integrating Non-Speech Audio into Human-Computer Interfaces

    S.A. Brewster

  • A Dose of Reality: Overcoming Usability Challenges in VR Head-Mounted Displays

    Mark McGill;Daniel Boland;Roderick Murray-Smith;Stephen Brewster

  • Using nonspeech sounds to provide navigation cues

    Stephen A. Brewster

  • The Challenge of Mobile Devices for Human Computer Interaction

    Mark Dunlop;Stephen Brewster

  • A Detailed Investigation into the Effectiveness of Earcons

    Stephen A. Brewster;Peter C. Wright;Alistair D. N. Edwards

  • Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

    Wendy E. Mackay;Stephen Brewster;Susanne Bødker

  • Experimentally Derived Guidelines for the Creation of Earcons

    Stephen A. Brewster;Peter C. Wright;Alistair D. N. Edwards

  • Usability Evaluation of Web Mapping Sites

    Annu-Maaria Nivala;Stephen Brewster;Tiina L. Sarjakoski

  • Investigating touchscreen accessibility for people with visual impairments

    David McGookin;Stephen Brewster;WeiWei Jiang

  • Nonspeech auditory output

    Stephen Brewster

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank E. Pollick
Frank E. Pollick University of Glasgow
Roderick Murray-Smith
Roderick Murray-Smith University of Glasgow
Peter Wright
Peter Wright Newcastle University
Jonathan Evans
Jonathan Evans University of Glasgow
Helen C. Purchase
Helen C. Purchase Monash University
Alessandro Vinciarelli
Alessandro Vinciarelli University of Glasgow
Sally Wyke
Sally Wyke University of Glasgow
Helen Minnis
Helen Minnis University of Glasgow
Susanne Bødker
Susanne Bødker Aarhus University
Matt Jones
Matt Jones Swansea University

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