Personal profile
Biography
I am an Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Portsmouth, UK. During my PhD, I was based at the London Knowledge Lab and I obtained a PhD in Computer Science from Birkbeck College, University of London. I also hold an MSc by Research in Learning Technologies from the National College of Ireland and a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from the University of Portsmouth.
My research interests are in Intelligent Systems in general and user-adaptive systems in particular, User Modelling and Personalisation, data mining and knowledge discovery, decision support, and motivation and affect.
Research Interests
- Intelligent Systems in general and user-adaptive systems in particular;
- User Modelling and Personalisation - developing techniques for modelling users and for adaptation/personalisation
- Data mining and knowledge discovery
- Decision support
- Motivation and affect - modelling of motivation and other affective characteristics; adaptation to the affective characteristics of the user
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A systematic review of voluntary cybersecurity standards and frameworks
Reuben-Owoh, B. & Haig, E., 12 Sept 2025, In: International Journal of Information Security. 24, 5, 31 p., 206.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing facial emotion recognition using deep learning techniques in challenging conditions
Boitel, E., Mohasseb, A. & Haig, E., 23 Jun 2025, Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations. AIAI 2025 IFIP WG 12.5 International Workshops : MHDW 2025, ΑΙ4GD 2025, and SilverTech 2025, Limassol, Cyprus, June 26–29, 2025, Proceedings, Part II. Papaleonidas, A., Pimenidis, E., Papadopoulos, H. & Chochliouros, I. (eds.). Springer Nature, p. 55-68 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; vol. 754).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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MIST: Multimodal emotion recognition using DeBERTa for text, Semi-CNN for speech, ResNet-50 for facial, and 3D-CNN for motion analysis
Boitel, E.J.-C. P., Mohasseb, A. & Haig, E., 22 Jan 2025, In: Expert Systems with Applications. 270, 12 p., 126236.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Toward cyclic A.I. modelling of self-regulated learning: a case study with e-learning trace data
Schwabe, A., Akgün, Ö. & Haig, E., 25 Jun 2025, arXiv, p. 1-6, 6 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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A comparative analysis of GPT-3 and BERT models for text-based emotion recognition: performance, efficiency, and robustness
Boitel, E., Mohasseb, A. & Haig, E., 1 Feb 2024, Advances in Computational Intelligence Systems: Contributions Presented at the 22nd UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence (UKCI 2023), September 6–8, 2023, Birmingham, UK. Naik, N., Jenkins, P., Grace, P., Yang, L. & Prajapat, S. (eds.). Springer, p. 567–579 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; vol. 1453).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Datasets
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Data availability statement for 'Nature inspired framework of ensemble learning for collaborative classification in granular computing context'.
Liu, H. (Creator) & Cocea, M. (Creator), Springer Nature, 24 Jul 2018
Dataset
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Data availability statement for 'Granular computing based approach of rule learning for binary classification'.
Liu, H. (Creator) & Cocea, M. (Creator), Springer Nature, 27 Apr 2018
Dataset
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Data availability statement for 'Multi-task learning for intelligent data processing in granular computing context'.
Cocea, M. (Creator), Ding, W. (Creator) & Liu, H. (Creator), Springer Nature, 30 Nov 2017
Dataset
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KTP Citizens Advice Arun and Chichester £235,516,57
Sekhon, J. (CoI), Haig, E. (PI) & Khusainov, R. (CoI)
3/03/25 → 1/05/27
Project: Innovation
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ICIKS 2023: The 6th International Conference on Information and Knowledge Systems (ICIKS 2023) Portsmouth, June 22-23, 2023
Chakhar, S. (PI), Williams, N. (CoI) & Haig, E. (CoI)
22/06/23 → 24/06/23
Project: Research
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Analysis of state-backed propaganda on social media
Haig, E. (PI) & Conduit, D. (CoI)
1/10/20 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
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Rule Based Systems for Classification in Machine Learning Context
Liu, H. (PI), Gegov, A. (CoI), Haig, E. (CoI) & Bader-El-Den, M. (CoI)
1/02/13 → 31/01/16
Project: Research
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Impact of off-task and gaming behaviour on learning
Haig, E. (PI), Hershkovitz, A. (CoI) & Baker, R. S. J. D. (CoI)
1/07/08 → 31/07/08
Project: Research
Activities
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IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI), The International Joint Conference on Neural Networks
Haig, E. (Member of programme committee)
19 Jul 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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The 13th International Conference on Educational Data Mining
Haig, E. (Member of programme committee)
10 Jul 2020 → 13 Jul 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Intelligence Support for Mentoring Processes in Higher Education Workshop, held during the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) 2020
Haig, E. (Member of programme committee)
8 Jun 2020 → 12 Jun 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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The 12th International Conference on Educational Data Mining
Haig, E. (Member of programme committee)
2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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The IEEE 19th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies
Haig, E. (Member of programme committee)
2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Prizes
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Best Paper Award
Boitel, E. (Recipient), Mohasseb, A. (Recipient) & Haig, E. (Recipient), Sept 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Paper Award at the 17th IEEE Networking and Computing Applications Conference (IEEE NCA) 2018
Fajana, O. T. (Recipient), Owenson, G. (Recipient) & Cocea, M. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best PhD Student Paper Award KES 2010
Cocea, M. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Internship at Université Paris 12, France
Cocea, M. (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Press/Media
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BBC World Service -- The History Hour: Five great inventions that changed the world
15/07/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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