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Biography
Stewart A Birrell is a Professor of Human Factors for Future Transport within the National Transport Design Centre (ntdc) at Coventry University. He received his PhD in Ergonomics from Loughborough University, UK in 2007, and first-class degree in Sport Science in 2002. Stewart has spent the previous 15 years working within the transportation sector within industry and academia, with expertise ranging from driver behaviour and distraction, multimodal warnings, user state monitoring and information requirements – all underpinned by the design of in-vehicle information systems, and their evaluation using simulators, virtual reality (VR) and field operational trials. Currently, he applies innovative Human Factors Engineering methodologies to enable real-world and virtual evaluation of user interaction with Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV), Electric Vehicle (EV) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) technologies and services. Professor Birrell has over 100 journal and conference papers, book sections and articles published in his field to date, and is an Editor of the internationally renowned, Q1/4* journal IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Research Interests
Key Research Areas
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Driver state monitoring and biometrics for adaptive interfaces
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Information requirements for drivers / users in autonomous vehicles
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Design of internal and external HMI for user trust in AVs
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Motion sickness and its impact on driving performance
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Driver behaviour and effect on real-world range of electric vehicles and wireless charging
Methodologies
- Driver-in-the-loop simulator evaluation of new in-vehicle information systems and technologies
- Field Operational Trials (FOTs) for benchmark and evaluation of user interaction with technology and driver behaviour / performance
- Mixed modality virtual prototyping (physical buck enhanced with VR or AR)
- User requirement capture and generation of functional requirements
PhD Project
Current Supervision of Doctorate Projects:
Information requirements for automated vehicles
- What information do people need and does this change over time and exposure to self-driving cars; multimodal warnings
Effects of motion sickness on task completion
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Most people get motion sick, what is the impact on driving-related tasks, and can speed up habituation to motion sickness
Biometrics for Trust in autonomous vehicles
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Trust is usually measured via subjectively, but are there physiological indicators which can use to infer trust in real-time
Driver State Monitoring using wearables
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Embedded or medical sensors are expensive, can we measure the driver state using consumer grade electronic devices (CED)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Levelling up Coventry's EV adoption journey
Birrell, S., Vincent, K., haas, O. & Mansoor, H.
1/06/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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CERTUS
haas, O., Birrell, S., Davies, H., Lu, Q., Vincent, K. & Turley, G.
1/07/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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SCALE: Solihull & Coventry Automated Links Evolution
Birrell, S., Vincent, K., Abdur, R. & Jadidbonab, H.
1/03/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Human Factors standards for remote tele-monitoring and operation
1/07/23 → 31/10/24
Project: Consultancy
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Defining the accuracy of real-world range estimations of an electric vehicle
Birrell, S. A., McGordon, A. & Jennings, P. A., 20 Nov 2014, 17th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC). IEEE, p. 2590-2595Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review
Open AccessFile48 Citations (Scopus)195 Downloads (Pure) -
How driver behaviour and parking alignment affects inductive charging systems for electric vehicles
Birrell, S. A., Wilson, D., Yang, C. P., Dhadyalla, G. & Jennings, P., Sept 2015, In: Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. 58, Part D, p. 721-731 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile65 Citations (Scopus)67 Downloads (Pure) -
Analysis of three independent real-world driving studies: A data driven and expert analysis approach to determining parameters affecting fuel economy
Birrell, S., Taylor, J., McGordon, A., Son, J. & Jennings, P., Dec 2014, In: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 33, p. 74-86 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile29 Citations (Scopus)126 Downloads (Pure) -
Factors influencing the perception of safety for pedestrians and cyclists through interactions with automated vehicles in shared spaces
Brill, S., Kumar Debnath, A., Payre, W., Horan, B. & Birrell, S., Nov 2024, In: Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 107, p. 181-195 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How Do Drivers Perceive Risks During Automated Driving Scenarios? An fNIRS Neuroimaging Study
Perello-March, J., Burns, C. G., Woodman, R., Birrell, S. & Elliott, M. T., Sept 2024, In: Human Factors. 66, 9, p. 2244-2263 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile7 Citations (Scopus)180 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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2022 Energy Innovation Awards - Best Collaborative Initiative
Davies, Huw (Recipient), Birrell, Stewart (Recipient) & haas, Olivier (Recipient), May 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)