Duncan Brumby (Brumbycs.ucl.ac.uk)

journal articles

Janssen, C.P., Brumby, D.P., Dowell, J., Chater, N., & Howes, A. (2011). Identifying optimum performance trade-offs using a cognitively bounded rational analysis model of discretionary task interleaving. Topics in Cognitive Science, 3(1), 123-139. [DOI] [pre-print]

Janssen, C.P., & Brumby, D.P. (2010). Strategic adaptation to performance objectives in a dual-task setting. Cognitive Science, 34(8), 1548-1560. [DOI] [pre-print]

Hahn, U., Prat-Sala, M., Pothos, E.M., & Brumby, D.P. (2010). Exemplar similarity and rule application. Cognition, 114(1), 1-18. [DOI]

Brumby, D.P. & Howes, A. (2008). Strategies for guiding interactive search: An empirical investigation into the consequences of label relevance for assessment and selection. Human-Computer Interaction, 23(1), 1-46. [DOI] [pre-print]
*Most-cited articles in Human-Computer Interaction from 2007-2009* [link]

conference papers

Brumby, D.P., Davies, S.C.E., Janssen, C.P., & Grace, J.J. (2011). Fast or safe? How performance objectives determine modality output choices while interacting on the move. To appear in the Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2011.

Ament, M.G.A., Cox, A.L., Blandford, A.E., & Brumby, D.P. (2010). Working memory load affects device-specific but not task-specific error rates. In Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 91-96). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.

Back, J., Brumby, D.P., & Cox, A.L. (2010). Locked-out: Investigating the effectiveness of system lockouts to reduce errors in routine tasks. In Proceedings of the 28th International Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA '10 (pp. 3775-3780). New York, NY: ACM Press. [DOI]

Brumby, D.P., Del Rosario, N., & Janssen, C.P. (2010). When to switch? Understanding how performance tradeoffs shape dual-task strategy. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (pp. 19-24). Philadelphia, PA: Drexel University.

Janssen, C.P., Brumby, D.P., Dowell, J., & Chater, N. (2010). A cognitively bounded rational analysis model of dual-task performance trade-offs. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (pp. 103-108). Philadelphia, PA: Drexel University.
*Received the prize for Best Student Paper*

Janssen, C.P., Brumby, D.P., & Garnett, R. (2010). Natural break points: Utilizing motor cues when multitasking. In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (pp. 482-486). Santa Monica, CA: HFES.

Tarling, K., & Brumby, D.P. (2010). Density guides visual search: Sparse groups are first even when slower. In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (pp. 1311-1315). Santa Monica, CA: HFES. [short movie]

Brumby, D.P., Salvucci, D.D., & Howes, A. (2009). Focus on driving: How cognitive constraints shape the adaptation of strategy when dialing while driving. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI'09 (pp. 1629-1638). New York, NY: ACM Press. [DOI]

Janssen, C.P., & Brumby, D.P. (2009). Dual-task strategy adaptation: Do we only interleave at chunk boundaries? In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling. Manchester, UK.

Schlögl, S., & Brumby, D.P. (2009). Do logos and brand labels impact people's selection behaviour in web search? In Proceedings of the Irish HCI 2009 Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 17-18 September 2009.

Brumby, D.P., Howes, A., & Salvucci, D.D. (2007). A cognitive constraint model of dual-task trade-offs in a highly dynamic driving task. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI'07 (pp. 233-242). New York, NY: ACM Press. [DOI]
*Best of CHI Award: Honorable Mention Paper, awarded by SIGCHI - top 5% of submissions*

Brumby, D.P., Salvucci, D.D., Mankowski, W., & Howes, A. (2007). A cognitive constraint model of the effects of portable music-player use on driver performance. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 51st Annual Meeting (pp. 1531-1535). Santa Monica, CA: HFES. [DOI]

Brumby, D.P., Salvucci, D.D., & Howes, A. (2007). An empirical investigation into dual-task trade-offs while driving and dialing. In Volume 2 Proceedings of the 21st BCS HCI Group Conference. Swindon, UK: BCS. [DOI]

Brumby, D.P., Salvucci, D.D., & Howes, A. (2007). Dialing while driving? A bounded rational analysis of concurrent multi-task behavior. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (pp. 121-126). Psychology Press/Taylor & Francis.

Brumby, D.P., & Hahn, U. (2007). Rules and exemplars in categorization: A computational exploration. In Proceedings of the 29th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 131-136). Mahwah, NJ: LEA.

Salvucci, D.D., Markley, D., Zuber, M., & Brumby, D.P. (2007). iPod distraction: Effects of portable music-player use on driver performance. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI'07 (pp. 243-250). New York, NY: ACM Press. [DOI]

Brumby, D.P., & Salvucci, D.D. (2006). Towards a constraint analysis of human multitasking. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Cognitive Modelling, Trieste, Italy.
*Received the Best Poster Award: First Prize*

Brumby, D.P. & Howes, A. (2004). Good enough but I’ll just check: Web-page search as attentional refocusing. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (pp. 46-51). Mahwah, NJ: LEA. [DBLP]

workshops organized

Cox, A.L., Brumby, D.P., & Back, J. (2010). Workshop on understanding, predicting and mitigating error in routine procedural tasks. Workshop to be held at the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci'10. Portland, OR. [link]

workshop papers

Janssen, C.P., Brumby, D.P., Dowell, J., & Chater, N. (2010). Strategic Adaptation in a Dual-Task Setting. In Proceedings of the European ACT-R Workshop 2010. Groningen, The Netherlands. [link]

Janssen, C.P., Young, R.M., Ament, G.A., Back, J., Brumby, D.P., Cox, A.L., & Grace, J. (2010). Cognitive modelling at the UCL Interaction Centre. In Proceedings of the European ACT-R Workshop 2010. Groningen, The Netherlands. [link]

Rode, J.A., & Brumby, D.P. (2009). Paradigms of interaction and design. Position paper presented at CHI'09 Workshop: Building a Unified Framework for the Practice of Experience Design. Boston, MA.

Brumby, D.P., & Salvucci, D.D. (2006). Exploring human multitasking strategies from a cognitive constraint approach. Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual ACT-R Workshop. Pittsburgh, PA

Brumby, D.P., & Howes, A. (2006). What eye movements have told us about user navigation of the web. Position paper presented at CogSci'06 Workshop: What have eye movements told us so far, and what is next? Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Brumby, D.P., Cutrell, E., & Sarin, R. (2006). Eye-tracking in practice: The path to evaluating a new interface for personal desktop search. Position paper presented at CHI'06 Workshop: Getting a Measure of Satisfaction from Eyetracking in Practice, Montreal, Canada.

Brumby, D.P. (2004). A model of single-page web search: The effect of interdependence on link assessment. Doctoral Consortium at 6th International Conference on Cognitive Modelling, Pittsburgh, PA.

Brumby, D.P., & Howes, A. (2003). Adaptive decision making in menu search: The role of interdependence and past experience on link selection. Doctoral Consortium at HCI 2003: Designing for Society, Bath, UK.

published abstracts

Janssen, C.P., & Brumby, D.P. (2010). Effects of task structure and priorities in a dialing while driving paradigm. In Proceedings of the "TNO Verkeersgedragdag" (TNO day on Traffic Behavior). Soesterberg, The Netherlands. [link]

Janssen, C.P., & Brumby, D.P. (2009). Dual-task strategy adaptation: How task structure is actively reconfigured for improved performance. Poster presented at The 31st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Amsterdam, Netherlands. [view poster]

Brumby, D.P., Salvucci, D.D., & Howes, A. (2007). Towards a bounded rational analysis of multitasking while driving. Poster presented at The 29th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Nashville, TN. [view poster]

Brumby, D.P., & Salvucci, D.D. (2006). Exploring human multitasking strategies from a cognitive constraint approach. Poster presented at The 28th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Brumby, D.P., & Howes, A. (2003). Interdependence and past experience in menu choice assessment. Poster presented at the 25th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Boston, MA. [view poster]

doctoral thesis

Brumby, D.P. (2005). An empirical investigation into strategies for guiding interactive search. Doctoral dissertation, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.