Dr Yevgeniya Kovalchuk (aka Jenya)

Occupation:              

R & D

Organisations:      

University of Essex: School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Centre for Sports & Exercise Science

Research interests:

Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Agent Technology, Semantic Web, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Neuroscience, Cognitive/Behavioral Psychology, Movement Science, Biological Signal Processing, Data Imaging, Developing Medical Applications, Software Engineering, Robotics, Sensors, Electronics & Hardware, Embedded Systems, SoCs.

Other interests:          

Dance, Contemporary Dance, Dance-Movement Therapy, Travelling, Climbing, Acrobatics, Trampolining, Martial Arts, Skiing, Playing Musical Instruments (piano, guitar, drums),  Composing Music, Improvisation, Popular Science Books, Exploring the World ...  

"Incessantly in motion...There is nothing in the world which is worth clinging to." F.Capra

New! SciT’11 Workshop: “Scientific Theatre: Multidisciplinary Approach to Designing Intelligent Environments” New!

Links: Publications | Projects | Essex Computer Society | Performing (Maluma&Takete) | Pictures

I teach contemporary dance

(including also contact improvisation, Laban analysis, Alexander technique, Feldenkrais, body work, Yoga, Pilates, and somatic)

 

Recent academic activities:

Member of the Editorial Board for the international Open Access journal ‘Computers’ (ISSN 2073-431X)

Paper reviews for conferences and journals, including the International Journal of AI Tools (IJAIT), Transactions on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games (TCIAIG), and the Journal of Medical Systems (JOMS)

Member of The Watching Dance Project (taking a multidisciplinary approach to investigating Kinesthetic Empathy)

2011-current

Senior Research Officer, Embedded and Intelligent Systems research group (EIS)

2008-current

Member of the Intelligent Environments research group (IEG)

2005-current

Member of the Brain-Computer Interfaces research group (BCI)

2008-current

Member of the Language and Computation research group (LAC)

2005-2009

Teaching Assistant: Computer Security, Software Analysis & Design, Development of Large Software Systems, Project Management, Agent Technology, and Agent Technology for e-Commerce 

2008-2009

Founder & Coordinator of the Computer Society at the University of Essex

2009

Member of the Organising Committee of the Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Conference (CEEC)

2006, 2007

Facilitator for new PhD students

 

Work for industry:

2010-2011

UK Data Archive : Systems and Applications Developer

2009-2010

JobServe UK : Knowledge Transfer Program (KTP) Associate

2008-2009

Sun Microsystems, Ltd. : Sun Campus Ambassador

2002-2005

Raiffeisen Bank "Aval" : Senior Economist of the Methodology of Banking Processes Department

2000-2005

Automatic Systems and Technologies, Ltd. : System Analyst, Software Engineer, Project Manager

 

Contact details:
School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

University of Essex

Wivenhoe Park

Colchester CO4 3SQ

United Kingdom

tel:+44(1206)-87-2435

email yvkova@essex.ac.uk