Dr Gennaro Imperatore
Teaching Associate
Computer and Information Sciences
Personal statement
Personal statement
I am currently a Teaching Associate at the University of Strathclyde,
I am primarily interested in Accessibility and Human Computer Interaction. My objective is to research ways in which computer science and technology can help those with disabilities.
As part of my teaching roles I am also interested in accessbile pedaogogy of computer science and rasing awareness of both students and educators about the experiences of those with disabilities both inside and outside university.
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Area of Expertise
- Mobile Development
- Games Development
- HCI
- Qualitative / Quantitative Research
Prize And Awards
Qualifications
I became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2024
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Publications
- Towards a Technology that Improves Focus, Comprehension, and Retention in E-learning for Higher Education students with ADHD
- Das Aishee, Constantin Aurora, Imperatore Gennaro
- ASSETS '25: Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, pp. 1-4 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3663547.3759705
- Teaching foundational programming to young learners via a block based game
- Gallacher Marc, Imperatore Gennaro
- UKICER '25: Proceedings of the 2025 Conference on UK and Ireland Computing Education Research UKICER 2025: UK and Ireland Computing Education Research Conference, pp. 1-1 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3754508.3754533
- Formative vs. summative assessment of practical programming tasks : Do we need to investigate?
- Irfan Muhammad, Imperatore Gennaro
- 2024 Conference on United Kingdom & Ireland Computing Education Research, pp. 1-1 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3689535.3689549
- Supporting physical activity for informal caregivers during and beyond COVID-19 : exploring the feasibility, usability and acceptability of a digital health smartphone application, 'CareFit'
- Egan Kieren J, Hodgson William, Imperatore Gennaro, Dunlop Mark D, Maguire Roma, Kirk Alison
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol 19 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912506
- A novel mobile app ("CareFit") to support informal caregivers to undertake regular physical activity from home during and beyond COVID-19 restrictions : co-design and prototype development study
- Egan Kieren, Hodgson William, Dunlop Mark, Kirk Alison, Imperatore Gennaro, Maguire Roma
- JMIR Formative Research Vol 5 (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.2196/27358
- Text entry tap accuracy and exploration of tilt controlled layered interaction on smartwatches
- Dunlop Mark D, Roper Marc, Imperatore Gennaro
- MobileHCI '17 MobileHCI 2017 (2017)
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3098279.3098560
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Research Interests
- Accessibility
- Human Computer Interaction
- Natural Language Processing
- Accessible Games Development
- Ubiquitous Computing / Mobile Applications
- Digital Health
Professional Activities
- Accessible Curriculum: Making the Case
- Invited speaker
- 10/12/2024
- Key Takeaways from TechShare Pro 2024 Conference (University of Edinburgh)
- Speaker
- 12/2024
Projects
- Epsrc Doctoral Training Grant | Imperatore, Gennaro
- Imperatore, Gennaro (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2012 - 03-Jan-2016
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Contact
Dr
Gennaro
Imperatore
Teaching Associate
Computer and Information Sciences
Email: gennaro.imperatore@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted