Andrew Abel

Dr Andrew Abel is a Lecturer at the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, specializing in Human-Centered AI technologies that enhance educational inclusion and accessibility. His work bridges artificial intelligence with multimodal signal processing to address real-world challenges in speech perception and human-computer interaction.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science (Speech Processing), University of Stirling (2007-2012)

Research Focus: Dr Abel leads the Human-centred AI Technologies for Inclusion in Education and Society project (2023-2027), focusing on AI-driven educational accessibility. He also contributed to AV-COGHEAR (2016-2019), developing cognitively-inspired hearing aid technologies that combine audio-visual inputs for speech enhancement.

Publications span affective computing, speech reconstruction, multimodal fusion, and educational technologies. Recent works include valence-arousal prediction systems, lightweight lip-to-speech models, and automated programming assessment frameworks.

Awards:

• Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellowship

Collaborations: Dr Abel collaborates across biomedical engineering and computer science domains, with emphasis on explainable AI and sustainable educational technologies aligned with UN SDG4 (Quality Education).