Research Topics...

My research areas of commercial and academic consulting interest include (but are not limited by):

Constructionism in Software Engineering
Knowledge Elicitation Methods and Tools (for use in the various phases of the software lifecycle)
Human Experience Transfer in Digital Domains
Apps Engines and Software Engineering Methods for Rapid Prototyping
E-Commerce and M-Commerce Design Patterns
HCI in Advanced Interactive Web 2.0 (HTML5/jQuery Programming) Interface Design
Hardware Accelerated Graphics Engines with 2D and 3D interfacing Haptics and Motion Sensing (Kinect)
Microcontroller Development Templates for Interconnected and Multiple Sensor Devices
User Centred Mobile Computing and User Centred Wireless Interaction Strategies
Interaction Issues and Design Theory (Touch, Gesture, Sensor, Camera Detection, Force and Feedback etc)
Graphics Engines (2D & 3D) including Digital Inking and Pen Based Input methods
Image Recognition and Prediction in HDR Space
Automation of Embedded UI design to Large Visualisation Space UI design
Constrained Information Visualisation and Reduction of Visual Data with Lossless Meaning
Real-time Feed Mechanisms & Web Architecture Design, Web Patterns and Template Design
Collaborative Online Systems, E-Learning Frameworks and CSCW Tool Development
Virtual Reality/Virtual Environments, World and Avatar Construction Concepts, Virtual World Communities
Network and GPS Location Awareness, User Navigation Patterns and Usability for Location Services
Multidisciplinary Programming Languages, Toolkits, APIs and Cross-Platform Compilation Techniques

Memberships, Patents and Key Publications

Member of the British Computing Society (MBCS) since 2001.
Joint patents (2009) and publication with Chelsea and Westminster Hospital UK for the development of original accelerometer-sensor systems for use in surgical training scenarios. Follow up patents are in progress.
Parkar, S., Mohamedally, D., Haddad, M., Child, C., Doroana, R. (2010). Development of a Virtual Laparoscopic Trainer using Accelerometer Augmented Tools to Assess Performance in Surgical training. In Proceedings of the 19th International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG) Congress, Hawaii, USA.
Parkar, S., Mohamedally, D. & Haddad, M (2009). Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy Training Using Haptic Feedback in a Virtual Simulation Model. In Proceedings of the 18th International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG) Congress, Arizona, USA.
Mohamedally, D. & Zaphiris, P. (2009). Categorisation-based Constructionist Assessment with Mobile Software-based Affinity Diagramming. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishing, USA.
Mohamedally, D. & Zaphiris, P. (2008). Constructionist Assessment with Mobile Software-based Paper Prototyping, International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation. Inderscience Publishing, USA.
Mohamedally, D. (2006). Constructionism through Mobile Interactive Knowledge Elicitation (MIKE) in Human-Computer Interaction. PhD Thesis. Centre for HCI Design, City University London, UK.
Zaphiris, P., Dellaporta, A. & Mohamedally, D. (2006). User needs analysis and evalution of portals. In Cox, A. (ed.) Portals: people, processes and technology, Facet Publishing, London UK.
Mohamedally, D., Edlich, S., Klaus, E., & Zaphiris, P. (2006). "MIKE's PET- A Participant-based Experiment Tracking Tool for HCI Practitioners using Mobile Devices" , In Proceedings of SPIE's 18th Annual Symposium for Electronic Imaging 2006, San Jose, California, USA.
Mohamedally, D., Zaphiris, P., & Petrie, H. (2005). "Incorporating Digital Inking Methods in HCI Knowledge Elicitation". presented at BCS Workshop "improving and Assessing Pen-Based Input Techniques". In Workshop Proceedings of HCI 2005 Edinburgh, British HCI Group, British Computing Society, UK.
Mohamedally, D., Zaphiris, P., & Petrie, H. (2005). "PROTEUS: Artefact-Driven Constructionist Assessment within TabletPC-Based Low-Fidelity Prototyping". In Proceedings of HCI 2005 Edinburgh, British HCI Group, British Computing Society, UK.
Mohamedally, D., Zaphiris, P., & Petrie, H. (2005). "Mobile Interactive Knowledge Elicitation (MIKE) - Mobile Cyberscience in HCI Methods". In Proceedings of HCI International 2005, Las Vegas, USA.
Mohamedally, D., Edlich, S., Zaphiris, P., & Petrie, H. (2005). "MIKE's CONKER - A COllaborative Non-linear Knowledge Elicitation Repository for Mobile HCI Practitioners", Proceedings of SPIE's 17th Annual Symposium for Electronic Imaging 2005, San Jose, California, USA.
Mohamedally, D., Zaphiris, P., & Petrie, H. (2004). "The Development of MIKE based tools for Human Computer Interaction", presented at a Mobile Internet Workshop entitled "You have the whole world in your hands - where to now?"; 5th Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR v.5), Sussex University, Brighton UK.
Mohamedally, D., Zaphiris, P., & Petrie, H. (2004). "User Centred Mobile Computing". Encyclopaedia chapter in Multimedia Technology and Networks. (In Print). Idea Group Inc. IRM Press.
Mohamedally, D., Zaphiris, P., and Petrie, H. (2004). Asynchronous Knowledge Elicitation Through Software Based Card Sorting in Collaborative and Geographically Dispersed Environments. IEEE Prep 2004, Hertfordshire, UK.
Mohamedally, D. (2004). "The Development of MIKE - Mobile Interactive Knowledge Elicitation Tools for Human Computer Interaction". MPhil Presentation, Centre for HCI Design, City University London, UK.
Mohamedally. D, Zaphiris. P, & Petrie. H. (2003). "A web based tool for HCI-orientated massively asynchronous linear card sorting", In Proceedings of HCI 2003 Bath, British HCI Group, British Computing Society, UK.
Mohamedally. D, Zaphiris. P, & Petrie. H. (2003). "Recent research in mobile computing: A review and taxonomy of HCI issues", In Proceedings of HCI International 2003, Crete, Greece.

Research Topics...

My research areas of commercial and academic consulting interest include (but are not limited by):

Constructionism in Software Engineering

Knowledge Elicitation Methods and Tools (for use in the various phases of the software lifecycle)

Human Experience Transfer in Digital Domains

Apps Engines and Software Engineering Methods for Rapid Prototyping

E-Commerce and M-Commerce Design Patterns

HCI in Advanced Interactive Web 2.0 (HTML5/jQuery Programming) Interface Design

Hardware Accelerated Graphics Engines with 2D and 3D interfacing Haptics and Motion Sensing (Kinect)

Microcontroller Development Templates for Interconnected and Multiple Sensor Devices

User Centred Mobile Computing and User Centred Wireless Interaction Strategies

Interaction Issues and Design Theory (Touch, Gesture, Sensor, Camera Detection, Force and Feedback etc)

Graphics Engines (2D & 3D) including Digital Inking and Pen Based Input methods

Image Recognition and Prediction in HDR Space

Automation of Embedded UI design to Large Visualisation Space UI design

Constrained Information Visualisation and Reduction of Visual Data with Lossless Meaning

Real-time Feed Mechanisms & Web Architecture Design, Web Patterns and Template Design

Collaborative Online Systems, E-Learning Frameworks and CSCW Tool Development

Virtual Reality/Virtual Environments, World and Avatar Construction Concepts, Virtual World Communities

Network and GPS Location Awareness, User Navigation Patterns and Usability for Location Services

Multidisciplinary Programming Languages, Toolkits, APIs and Cross-Platform Compilation Techniques

Memberships, Patents and Key Publications

Member of the British Computing Society (MBCS) since 2001.

Joint patents (2009) and publication with Chelsea and Westminster Hospital UK for the development of original accelerometer-sensor systems for use in surgical training scenarios. Follow up patents are in progress.

Parkar, S., Mohamedally, D., Haddad, M., Child, C., Doroana, R. (2010). Development of a Virtual Laparoscopic Trainer using Accelerometer Augmented Tools to Assess Performance in Surgical training. In Proceedings of the 19th International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG) Congress, Hawaii, USA.

Parkar, S., Mohamedally, D. & Haddad, M (2009). Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy Training Using Haptic Feedback in a Virtual Simulation Model. In Proceedings of the 18th International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG) Congress, Arizona, USA.

Mohamedally, D. & Zaphiris, P. (2009). Categorisation-based Constructionist Assessment with Mobile Software-based Affinity Diagramming. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishing, USA.

Mohamedally, D. & Zaphiris, P. (2008). Constructionist Assessment with Mobile Software-based Paper Prototyping, International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation. Inderscience Publishing, USA.

Mohamedally, D. (2006). Constructionism through Mobile Interactive Knowledge Elicitation (MIKE) in Human-Computer Interaction. PhD Thesis. Centre for HCI Design, City University London, UK.

Zaphiris, P., Dellaporta, A. & Mohamedally, D. (2006). User needs analysis and evalution of portals. In Cox, A. (ed.) Portals: people, processes and technology, Facet Publishing, London UK.

Mohamedally, D., Edlich, S., Klaus, E., & Zaphiris, P. (2006). "MIKE's PET- A Participant-based Experiment Tracking Tool for HCI Practitioners using Mobile Devices" , In Proceedings of SPIE's 18th Annual Symposium for Electronic Imaging 2006, San Jose, California, USA.

Mohamedally, D., Zaphiris, P., & Petrie, H. (2005). "Incorporating Digital Inking Methods in HCI Knowledge Elicitation". presented at BCS Workshop "improving and Assessing Pen-Based Input Techniques". In Workshop Proceedings of HCI 2005 Edinburgh, British HCI Group, British Computing Society, UK.

Mohamedally, D., Zaphiris, P., & Petrie, H. (2005). "PROTEUS: Artefact-Driven Constructionist Assessment within TabletPC-Based Low-Fidelity Prototyping". In Proceedings of HCI 2005 Edinburgh, British HCI Group, British Computing Society, UK.

Mohamedally, D., Zaphiris, P., & Petrie, H. (2005). "Mobile Interactive Knowledge Elicitation (MIKE) - Mobile Cyberscience in HCI Methods". In Proceedings of HCI International 2005, Las Vegas, USA.

Mohamedally, D., Edlich, S., Zaphiris, P., & Petrie, H. (2005). "MIKE's CONKER - A COllaborative Non-linear Knowledge Elicitation Repository for Mobile HCI Practitioners", Proceedings of SPIE's 17th Annual Symposium for Electronic Imaging 2005, San Jose, California, USA.

Mohamedally, D., Zaphiris, P., & Petrie, H. (2004). "User Centred Mobile Computing". Encyclopaedia chapter in Multimedia Technology and Networks. (In Print). Idea Group Inc. IRM Press.

Mohamedally, D., Zaphiris, P., and Petrie, H. (2004). Asynchronous Knowledge Elicitation Through Software Based Card Sorting in Collaborative and Geographically Dispersed Environments. IEEE Prep 2004, Hertfordshire, UK.

Mohamedally, D. (2004). "The Development of MIKE - Mobile Interactive Knowledge Elicitation Tools for Human Computer Interaction". MPhil Presentation, Centre for HCI Design, City University London, UK.

Mohamedally. D, Zaphiris. P, & Petrie. H. (2003). "A web based tool for HCI-orientated massively asynchronous linear card sorting", In Proceedings of HCI 2003 Bath, British HCI Group, British Computing Society, UK.

Mohamedally. D, Zaphiris. P, & Petrie. H. (2003). "Recent research in mobile computing: A review and taxonomy of HCI issues", In Proceedings of HCI International 2003, Crete, Greece.