Gilbert Cockton

Background

Cockton, Gilbert was born on August 2, 1958 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. Son of John and Irene (Foster) Cockton.

Education

Bachelor, University Cambridge, 1981. Master of Arts, University Cambridge, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy, Heriot-Watt University, 1993.

Career

Teacher history and social studies Derbyshire County Council, England, 1981-1983. Research associate Scottish Human Computer Interaction Center, Edinburgh, 1986-1988. From research associate to lecturer University Glasgow, Scotland, 1988-1996.

Reader University Northumbria at Newcastle, England, 1996-1997. Research chair University Sunderland, England, since 1997. Senior consultant Mari Computer Systems, Ashington, England, 1995-1996.

Secretary IFIP Working Group 2.7, 1993-1999, member, since 1988. Expert Commission European Community, Brussels, 1992-1997. Project director Digital Media Network, Northeast of England, since 1999.

Achievements

• Gilbert Cockton has been listed as a noteworthy Computer sciences researcher and educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Honorary visiting research fellow University Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, 1995-1998. Honorary visiting lecturer University Glasgow, Scotland, 1996-1998. Fellow Royal Society of Arts.

Member British Human Computer Interaction Group (SIGCHI liaison since 1998, Human Computer Interaction 2000 chair), Association Computing Machinery (Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction internat advisory task force 1997-1998, software system award committee since 1999).

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, hiking, wine, history, art, gymnastics.

Connections

Married Rosamund Eileen Stansfield, June 20, 1986. Children: Jennifer Alice, John Samuel.

Father:

John Cockton

Mother:

Irene (Foster) Cockton

Spouse:

Rosamund Eileen Stansfield

child:

Jennifer Alice Cockton

child:

John Samuel Cockton