Mike Fraser

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(born 1975) is a

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computer scientist. He is Head of Computer Science at the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

Life and career

Fraser was a student at

University of Nottingham , mottoeng = A city is built on wisdom , established = 1798 – teacher training college1881 – University College Nottingham1948 – university status , type = Public , chancellor ...

from 1993 until 1996 where he acquired his bachelor's degree in Computer Science. He also attained a PhD in Computer Science from the same institution during 1997 and 2000. After graduating, he worked as a lecturer at the

from 2001 to 2004, before he moved to Bristol and became a senior lecturer at the

from 2004. In 2012, Fraser became a

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of Human-computer interaction. In 2019, he was made Head of Computer Science at the

University of Bath (Virgil, Georgics II) , mottoeng = Learn the culture proper to each after its kind , established = 1886 (Merchant Venturers Technical College) 1960 (Bristol College of Science and Technology) 1966 (Bath University of Technology) 1971 (univ ...

, before returning to the

in 2022. Fraser's research is often based around his specialisation in Human-computer interaction. His first PC was an Amstrad CPC 464.

Awards and recognition

Fraser sits on the steering committee of the TEI conference series, was awarded a ‘best paper’ award at ACM CHI 2005, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser, Mike 1975 births Living people British computer scientists Academics of the University of Bristol Alumni of the University of Nottingham Academics of the University of Nottingham