Research output per year
Research output per year
Dr, BSc, PhD, SFHEA
Research activity per year
Helen's research is in the field of computer graphics, virtual environments, visual perception and data visualisation. She has a BSc (2010) and PhD (2014) in Computer Science from Bangor University. She moved to Aberystwyth in 2014 to work as PDRA on the HeritageTogether project, collecting 3D digital recordings of neolithic archeology sites in Wales. In 2015 she became a lecturer for the department. Since 2016, Helen has been working as part of Aberystwyth University’s ExoMars team, simulating images from the perspective of the PanCam instrument led by UCL/MSSL and developing processes to work with the images taken by PanCam.
From 2019-23 she led the £2.4m ESF Advanced Media Production project to develop a postgraduate-level training programme, supporting Wales’ creative industries sector by training professionals and graduates to exploit new technologies in media production. The project was shortlisted for the 2021 Times Higher Education Awards 'Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year'.
Helen is a member of the BCS, and is on the committees for BCSWomen and BCS Mid Wales. From 2017-2020, Helen was chair of the BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium, an annual conference for undergraduate women in computing.
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Person: Doctor of Philosophy
Person: Doctor of Philosophy
Person: Doctor of Philosophy
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding (Non-Journal item)
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding (Non-Journal item)
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding (Non-Journal item)
Llywodraeth Cymru | Welsh Government
01 Jan 2023 → 31 Dec 2023
Project: Externally funded research
Science and Technology Facilities Council
01 Aug 2020 → 31 Mar 2023
Project: Externally funded research
Science and Technology Facilities Council
01 Apr 2019 → 31 Aug 2020
Project: Externally funded research
Science and Technology Facilities Council
01 Jun 2018 → 31 Mar 2019
Project: Externally funded research
Helen Miles (Manager)
Department of Computer ScienceFacility/equipment: Equipment
Helen Miles (Researcher) & Matt Gunn (Researcher)
Impact: Public understanding, information and debate
11 Mar 2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media contribution
14 Jun 2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
14 Jun 2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
14 Jun 2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
11 May 2022
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
22 Jun 2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media contribution
27 Mar 2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media coverage
Helen Miles (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference
Helen Miles (Speaker), Frédéric Labrosse (Speaker), Patricia Shaw (Speaker), Reyer Zwiggelaar (Speaker), Qiang Shen (Speaker), Sophie Bennett-Gillison (Speaker), Vaughan Gething (Speaker) & Samuel Kurtz (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Helen Miles (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference
Helen Miles (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Helen Miles (Consultant)
Activity: Consultancy › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
Helen Miles (Reviewer)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Helen Miles (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Helen Miles (Reviewer)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Helen Miles (Reviewer)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Helen Miles (Presenter)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Festival or Exhibition
Patricia Shaw (Organiser) & Helen Miles (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Festival or Exhibition
Miles, Helen (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)