Author: Dan Diaper
Dr. Dan Diaper provides science and engineering consultancy, education and training services in Systems Analysis and Task Analysis, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), cognitive ergonomics and Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Software Engineering, and in Artificial Intelligence (AI), for public and private sector organisations, including universities, and to individuals: practitioners, academics or students.
Dr. Diaper worked as Senior Research Fellow, School of Computing Science, Middlesex University until 2006. Prior to 2004, he worked as Head, Research Chair and Professor of Systems Science and Engineeering at the School of Design, Engineering and Computing, Bournemouth University, Dorset, United Kingdom.
Dr. Diaper received his B.Sc. (Psychology) at University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Ph.D. (Experimental Psychology) at University of Cambridge. Dr. Diaper is well-known for his work in task analysis and for editing the Handbook of Task Analysis for Human Computer Interaction.
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Productive Colleagues
- Peter Johnson
- Andrew Monk
- Gilbert Cockton
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Publications
Diaper, Dan, Lindgaard, Gitte (2008): West meets East: Adapting Activity Theory for HCI & CSCW applications?. In Interacting with Computers, 20 (2) pp. 240-246. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2007.11.006
Diaper, Dan (2008): Reactionary reactions to altering activity theory. In Interacting with Computers, 20 (2) pp. 260-266. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2007.10.001
Diaper, Dan, Sanger, Colston (2006): Tasks for and tasks in human-computer interaction. In Interacting with Computers, 18 (1) pp. 117-138. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2005.06.004
Diaper, Dan (2002): Scenarios and task analysis. In Interacting with Computers, 14 (4) pp. 379-395.
Diaper, Dan (2002): Task scenarios and thought. In Interacting with Computers, 14 (5) pp. 629-638.
Diaper, Dan (2001): Task analysis for knowledge descriptions (TAKD): a requiem for a method. In Behaviour and Information Technology, 20 (3) pp. 199-212.
Diaper, Dan, Waelend, P. (2000): World Wide Web Working whilst Ignoring Graphics: Good News for Web Page Designers. In Interacting with Computers, 13 (2) pp. 163-181.
Diaper, Dan (1997): Integrating HCI and Software Engineering Requirements Analysis: A Demonstration of Task An. In ACM SIGCHI Bulletin, 29 (1) pp. 41-50. https://www.acm.org/sigchi/bulletin/1997.1/diaper.html
Diaper, Dan (1996): A Goal Satisfied: Rapid Journal Publication. In Interacting with Computers, 8 (1) pp. 3-6.
Diaper, Dan, Sahithi, P. S. (1995): Red Faces over User Interfaces: What should Colour be used For?. In: Kirby, M. A. R., Dix, Alan J., Finlay, Janet E. (eds.) Proceedings of the Tenth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers X August, 1995, Huddersfield, UK. pp. 425-435.
Diaper, Dan, Beer, Martin (1994): Collaborative document annotation using electronic mail. In Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 3 (3) pp. 297-325. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00750744
Diaper, Dan, Addison, Mark (1992): HCI: The Search for Solutions. In: Monk, Andrew, Diaper, Dan, Harrison, Michael D. (eds.) Proceedings of the Seventh Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers VII August 15-18, 1992, University of York, UK. pp. 493-495.
Diaper, Dan, Addison, Mark (1992): Task Analysis and Systems Analysis for Software Development. In Interacting with Computers, 4 (1) pp. 124-139.
Diaper, Dan (1991): Giving Referees Their Head. In: Diaper, Dan, Hammond, Nick (eds.) Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers VI August 20-23, 1991, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. pp. 3-7.
Diaper, Dan, Addison, Mark (1991): User Modelling: The Task Oriented Modelling (TOM) Approach to the Designer's Model. In: Diaper, Dan, Hammond, Nick (eds.) Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers VI August 20-23, 1991, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. pp. 387-402.
Diaper, Dan (1990): Analysing Focused Interview Data with Task Analysis for Knowledge Description (TAKD). In: Diaper, Dan, Gilmore, David J., Cockton, Gilbert, Shackel, Brian (eds.) INTERACT 90 - 3rd IFIP International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction August 27-31, 1990, Cambridge, UK. pp. 277-282.
Diaper, Dan (1989): Giving HCI Away. In: Sutcliffe, Alistair G., Macauley, Linda (eds.) Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers V August 5-8, 1989, University of Nottingham, UK. pp. 109-117.
Diaper, Dan (1989): The Wizard's Apprentice: A Program to Help Analyse Natural Language Dialogues. In: Sutcliffe, Alistair G., Macauley, Linda (eds.) Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers V August 5-8, 1989, University of Nottingham, UK. pp. 231-243.
Diaper, Dan (1989): The Discipline of HCI. In Interacting with Computers, 1 (1) pp. 3-5.
Barlow, Judith, Rada, Roy, Diaper, Dan (1989): Interacting WITH Computers. In Interacting with Computers, 1 (1) pp. 39-42.
Diaper, Dan (1987): Satisfying Goals: An Introduction to People and Computers III. In: Carroll, John M., Tanner, Peter P. (eds.) Proceedings of the ACM CHI 87 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference April 5-9, 1987, Toronto, Canada. pp. 1-8.
Diaper, Dan (1987): Satisfying Goals: An Introduction to People and Computers III. In: Diaper, Dan, Winder, Russel (eds.) Proceedings of the Third Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers III August 7-11, 1987, University of Exeter, UK. pp. 1-8.
Diaper, Dan (1986): Identifying the Knowledge Requirements of an Expert System's Natural Language Processing I. In: Harrison, Michael D., Monk, Andrew (eds.) Proceedings of the Second Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers II August 23-26, 1986, University of York, UK. pp. 263-280.
Johnson, Peter, Diaper, Dan, Long, John (1984): Tasks, Skills and Knowledge: Task Analysis for Knowledge Based Descriptions. In: Shackel, Brian (eds.) INTERACT 84 - 1st IFIP International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction September 4-7, 1984, London, UK. pp. 499-503.
Diaper, Dan (1984): An Approach to IKBS Development Based on a Review of "Conceptual Structures: Information P. In Behaviour and Information Technology, 3 (3) pp. 249-255.
Diaper, Dan, Gilmore, David J., Cockton, Gilbert, Shackel, Brian (eds.) INTERACT 90 - 3rd IFIP International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction August 27-31, 1990, Cambridge, UK.
Diaper, Dan, Winder, Russel (eds.) Proceedings of the Third Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers III August 7-11, 1987, University of Exeter, UK.
Diaper, Dan, Hammond, Nick (eds.) Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers VI August 20-23, 1991, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.
Monk, Andrew, Diaper, Dan, Harrison, Michael D. (eds.) Proceedings of the Seventh Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers VII August 15-18, 1992, University of York, UK.
Alty, James L., Diaper, Dan, Guest, D. (eds.) Proceedings of the Eighth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers VIII August 7-10, 1993, Loughborough University, UK.
Diaper, Dan (2000): Hardening Soft Systems Conceptual Modelling. In: Proceedings of the HCI00 Conference on People and Computers XIV , 2000, . pp. 183-204.
Diaper, Dan, Worman, L. (2003): Two Falls out of Three in the Automated Accessibility Assessment of World Wide Web Sites: . In: Proceedings of the HCI03 Conference on People and Computers XVII , 2003, . pp. 349-364.