Catherine Holloway

Brief biography
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science based in UCLIC who is passionate about the design of usable assitive technologies. I am happiest when making things work well, especially when these things are useful to people with disabilities.
My first degree was in Industrial Engineering from the National university of Ireland, Galway. I graduated in 2004 and then worked as an R&D engineer with Medtronic designing angioplasty balloons before deciding to undertake a PhD at UCL in 2006. My PhD focussed on developing methods for measuring accessibility and mobility of wheelchair users out of doors. This began a theme of my research which is measuring clinical parameters in the wild. From this research the SenseWheel was conceived as an idea which was recently spun out as a community interest company called Movement Metrics.
I completed my post-doctoral research as part of the PICAV project from 2009 - 2012 which designed a semi-autonomous vehicle capable of being used on footways. During this time I was the lead researcher within the Accessibility Research Group and also directed UCL's PAMELA facility. During this time I developed the biomedical capabilities at PAMELA, which sits within UCL's Civil Environmental & Geomatic Engineering Department. These capabilities helped secure funding for projects as diverse as Wearable Assistive Materials and Seeing What They See. I also ran a number of research projects for transport authorities such as Transport for London and High Speed Rail 2 investigating infrastructure design on passenger flows. These reports are archives here.
I took up a lectureship at UCL's Civil Environmental & Geomatic Engineering Department in 2012 where I developed the theme of how we measure and aid movement in people with disabilities. During this time I secured funding for AART-BC, AARCS and Seeing What They See. In Sept 2016 I was promoted to senior lecturer.
In February 2016 my appointment was transferred to UCLIC and since then I have received my first grant for a project we fondly call Power-Up!, which looks to design new power sources and interfaces for assitive technologies starting with the humble wheelchair.
Office Hours
Current Research
- Power-Up! Fuelling a new generation of assistive technologies (PI,£99,425, EP/N022971/1, 1st June 2016 - 31st May 2017).
- Adaptive, Assistive, Rehabilitative Technology- Beyond the Clinic (AART-BC), (Co-I and experimental Lead, EP/M025543/1 ≈£1.8 million, Apr 2015 - Apr 2018).
- Accessible Routes from Crowdsourced Cloud Services (ARCCS , (Co-I, EP/L023849/11, £344,853, September 2014 - November 2016).
- Seeing What They See Compensating for Cortical Visual Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease, (Co-I, NIHR/ESRC, ES/K006711/1, £2.7 million, April 2014- Apr 2018).
PhD Students
Primary Supervisor:
• Roxana Ramirez - developing interfaces mobility for under 5's
• Dave Wain - How can e-Health Technologies Aid the Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Shoulder Pathology?
• Rhys Williams - orthotic biofeedback devices to measure thermal comfort
• Giulia Barbareschi - co- design of assitive technologies to aid wheelchair transfers
Secondary Supervisor:
• Chinemelu Ezeh - Shared control of electric wheelchairs
• Raquel Velho. Manoeuvres and campaigns: an investigation into wheelchair users' shaping of London public transport
• Andrew Symonds - Quantifying the forces and identifying the wheelchair propulsion styles which lead to shoulder injury of elderly spinal cord injured patients whilst undertaking activities of daily living.
Completed (as secondary supervisor):
• Tsu-Jui Cheng - Stumbling in the footway in later life.
Research Publications
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C Ezeh, P Trautman, Catherine Holloway, T Carlson | Comparing shared control approaches for alternative interfaces: a wheelchair simulator experiment | 2017 | IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC2017), Conference paper (text), Banff, Canada |
Rhys Williams, ED Washington, M Miodownik, Catherine Holloway | The effect of liner design and materials selection on prosthesis interface heat dissipation | 2017 | Prosthetics and Orthotics International, Journal article |
Ramirez DZ Morgado, Catherine Holloway | "But, I Don't Want/Need a Power Wheelchair": Toward Accessible Power Assistance for Manual Wheelchairs | 2017 | ASSETS '17 Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Conference paper (text) |
Roxana Ramirez Herrera, Catherine Holloway, BM Heravi, T Carlson | Towards a sensor-based system for assessing and monitoring powered mobility skills in children | 2017 | ASSETS 2017 - Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Conference paper (text) |
Catherine Holloway, B Heravi, Giulia Barbareschi, Sarah Nicholson, S Hailes | Street Rehab: Linking Accessibility and Rehabilitation | 2017 | 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Conference paper (text) |
D Hill, Catherine Holloway, Ramirez DZ Morgado, P Smitham, Y Pappas | WHAT ARE USER PERSPECTIVES OF EXOSKELETON TECHNOLOGY? A LITERATURE REVIEW. | 2017 | International journal of technology assessment in health care, Journal article |
Giulia Barbareschi, Catherine Holloway, S Sprigle | Assistive Technology Design Courses: The Mutually Beneficial Relationship between Engineering Education and the Provision of Orphan Devices | 2017 | Annual Conference of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, Conference paper (text), New Orleans |
R Harbird, Giulia Barbareschi, E Makrygianni, Catherine Holloway, S Hailes | Fleas, Caterpillars and Cockroaches: A Summer School in Bio-inspired Robotics | 2017 | IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2017, Conference paper (text) |
Dafne Zuleima Morgado Ramirez, MDPG Souto, BM Oldfrey, P Smitham, M Miodownik, Catherine Holloway | Characterization of Bespoke Force Sensors for Tailored Applications | 2017 | IEEE Sensors Journal, Journal article |
R Thoreau, Catherine Holloway, G Bansal, K Gharatya, TR Roan, N Tyler | Train design features affecting boarding and alighting of passengers | 2017 | Journal of Advanced Transportation, Journal article |
A Symonds, Giulia Barbareschi, S Taylor, Catherine Holloway | A systematic review: the influence of real time feedback on wheelchair propulsion biomechanics | 2017 | Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology, Journal article |
T Bantis, J Haworth, Catherine Holloway, J Twigg | Mapping spatiotemporal patterns of disabled people: The case of the St. Jude’s storm emergency | 2017 | Advances in Geographic Information Science, Conference paper (text) |
CEM Ezeh, Catherine Holloway, T Carlson | MoRe-T2 (Mobility Research Trajectory Tracker): Validation and Application | 2016 | Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, Journal article |
Catherine Holloway, H Dawes | Disrupting the world of Disability: The Next Generation of Assistive Technologies and Rehabilitation Practices. | 2016 | Healthc Technol Lett, Journal article |
Catherine Holloway | Editorial: "This is a very dynamic and exciting time for assistive technologies and for tracking rehabilitation practices." | 2016 | Healthcare technology letters, Journal article |
Tsu-Jui Cheng, L Kenney, J Amor, S Thies, E Costamagna, C James, Catherine Holloway | Characterisation of Rollator Use Using Inertial Sensors | 2016 | Healthcare Technology Letters, Journal article |
CJ James, JD Amor, Catherine Holloway, Tsu-Jui Cheng, L Kenney | AART-BC: A sensor system for monitoring Assistive Technology use beyond the clinic | 2016 | 38th Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2016), Conference paper (text), Orlando, FL, USA |
S Seriani, T Fujiyama, Catherine Holloway | Exploring the pedestrian level of interaction on platform conflict areas at metro stations by real-scale laboratory experiments | 2016 | TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY, Journal article |
T Watanabe, K Miyazaki, M Shiotani, A Symonds, Catherine Holloway, T Suzuki | A Basic Study on Temporal Parameter Estimation of Wheelchair Propulsion based on Measurement of Upper Limb Movements Using Inertial Sensors | 2016 | The 2016 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics ( SMC 2016), Conference paper (text) |
S Seriani, T fujiyama, Catherine Holloway | Estimation of the passenger space in the boarding and alighting at metro stations | 2016 | 44th European Transport Conference, Conference paper (text), Barcelona |
S Seriani, T fujiyama, Catherine Holloway | Modelling passenger distribution and interaction on platform train interfaces | 2016 | XIX Pan-American Conference of Traffic, Transportation Engineering and Logistics (PANAM), Conference paper (text), Mexico City |
A Symonds, Catherine Holloway, S Taylor | The Sensewheel: An Adjunct to Wheelchair Skills Training | 2016 | Healthcare Technology Letters, Journal article |
Tsu-Jui Cheng, B Yang, Catherine Holloway, N Tyler | Effect of Environmental Factors on How Older Pedestrians Detect an Upcoming Step | 2016 | Lighting Research and Technology, Journal article |
Rhys Williams, Catherine Holloway, M Miodownik | The Ultimate Wearable: Connecting Prosthetic Limbs to the IoPH | 2016 | UbiComb/ ISWC '16, Conference paper (text), Heidelberg, Germany |
ID McCarthy, T Suzuki, N Tyler, Catherine Holloway | Mobility in the built environment: age-related changes in gait characteristics when walking on complex terrain. | 2016 | Healthy Aging Research, Journal article |
R Velho, Catherine Holloway, A Symonds, B Balmer | The effect of transport accessibility on the social inclusion of wheelchair users: A mixed method analysis | 2016 | Social Inclusion, Journal article |
Catherine Holloway, I McCarthy, T Suzuki, K Yong, A Carton, NL Bianchi-Berthouze, N Tyler, S Crutch | Classifying persons with dementia from control subjects when ascending and descending stairs based on a single pelvis-mounted sensor | 2016 | Pervasive Health, Conference paper (text), Cancun |
Ana Rodriguez G De, S Seriani, Catherine Holloway | The impact of platform edge doors on passengers boarding and alighting time and platform behaviour | 2016 | Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting, Conference paper (text), Washington, D.C. |
S Seriani, T Fujiyama, Catherine Holloway | Pedestrian level of interaction on platform conflict areas by real-scale laboratory experiments | 2016 | 48th Annual Universities' Transport Study Group Conference, Conference paper (text), Bristol, UK |
K Miyazaki, T Watanabe, A Symonds, Catherine Holloway, T Suzuki | A Basic Study on Measurement of Stroke Information Using an InertialSensor for Evaluation of Upper Limb Movements during Wheelchair Propulsion | 2016 | Transactions of Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering, Journal article |
ID McCarthy, K Yong, T Suzuki, B Yang, Catherine Holloway, N Tyler, A Carton, S Crutch | Infrastructureless pedestrian navigation to assess the response of Alzheimer's patients to visual cues. | 2015 | Proceedings of the IET Conference on Technologies for Active and Assisted Living, Conference paper (text), Kingston, UK |
T Suzuki, K Yong, B Yang, A Carton, I McCarthy, Catherine Holloway, N Tyler, S Crutch | Locomotion and eye behaviour under controlled environment in individuals with Alzheimer's disease | 2015 | Engineering in medicine & biology: 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE, Conference paper (text) |
D Watts, K Jackson, T Clarke, T Williamson, Catherine Holloway | Passenger Boarding Time, Mobility and Dwell Time for High Speed 2 | 2015 | The Fifth International Rail Human Factors Conference, Conference paper (text), London |
T Suzuki, K Yong, B Yang, A Carton, I McCarthy, N Papadosifos, D Boampong, Catherine Holloway, N Tyler, S Crutch | Locomotion and eye behaviour under controlled environment in individuals with Alzheimer's disease | 2015 | 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Conference paper (text), Milan, ITALY |
Giulia Barbareschi, R Richards, M Thornton, T Carlson, Catherine Holloway | Statically vs dynamically balanced gait: analysis of a robotic exoskeleton compared with a human | 2015 | 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Conference paper (text), Milan, Italy |
Giulia Barbareschi, T Bantis, Twigg, Tyler, Catherine Holloway | The Use Of "Big Data" To Evaluate Accessibility Measures For Wheelchair And Mobility Scooter Users: The Case Of London Bus Network | 2015 | TRANSED 2015, Conference paper (text), Lisbon, Portugal |
KXX Yong, Catherine Holloway, A Carton, B Yang, T Suzuki, R Serougne, D BOAMPONG, D Voyce, MP Sullivan, I McCarthy | Effects of cortical visual impairment on navigational ability in posterior cortical atrophy and typical Alzheimer’s disease | 2015 | Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, Journal article |
Catherine Holloway, R Thoreau, E Petit, N Tyler | Time and force required for attendants boarding wheelchair users onto aircraft | 2015 | International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Journal article |
A Bantis, J Haworth, Catherine Holloway, J Twigg | Mapping Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Disabled People in emergencies: A Bayesian approach | 2015 | GeoComputation 2015 Conference, Conference paper (text), Texas, Dallas, USA |
EM Cepolina, A Farina, Catherine Holloway, N Tyler | Innovative strategies for urban car-sharing systems and a simulator to assess their performance | 2015 | TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY, Journal article |
M Gupta, Catherine Holloway, BM Heravi, S Hailes | A Comparison between Smartphone Sensors and Bespoke Sensor Devices for Wheelchair Accessibility Studies | 2015 | 2015 IEEE Tenth Int Conference on Intelligent Sensors Sensor Networks & Information Proc (IISSNIP), Conference paper (text), singapore, SINGAPORE |
R Thoreau, Catherine Holloway, R Solymosi, P Smitham | The Transport Accessibility Rehabilitation Services Advisory Network | 2015 | Http://www.cege.ucl.ac.uk/arg/Lists/ARGnotes/Attachments/12/TARSAN%20ARGnote.pdf, Internet publication |
D Morgado, T Suzuki, P Smitham, Catherine Holloway, D Hill | Instrumented elbow orthosis | 2014 | European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (MBEC 2014), Conference paper (text), Dubrovnik, Croatia |
Ramirez D Morgado, R Jackson, Catherine Holloway, P Smitham, D Hill | Soft Skin Elongation Sensors | 2014 | European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (MBEC 2014), Conference paper (text), Dubrovnik, Croatia |
A Symonds, S Taylor, P Smitham, Catherine Holloway | Age related differences in shoulder joint biomechanics during manual wheelchair propulsion | 2014 | 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of ISCoS, Conference paper (text), Maastricht, The Netherlands |
Catherine Holloway, T Suzuki | Initial investigation into factors affecting rolling of wheelchairs from stationary on train platforms | 2014 | Report |
Catherine Holloway, N Tyler, Roan, D boampong | Effect of vertical step height on boarding and alighting time of passengers | 2013 | Report |
Catherine Holloway, T-R Roan, N Tyler | New Deep tube Train: design features affecting boarding and alighting of passengers | 2013 | Report |
Catherine Holloway, N Tyler | A micro-level approach to measuring the accessibility of footways for wheelchair users using the Capability Model | 2013 | Transportation Planning and Technology, Journal article |
T Suzuki, H Uchiyama, Catherine Holloway, N Tyler | Assisting control for attendant propelled wheelchair based on force velocity relationship | 2012 | Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, Conference paper (text) |
T Suzuki, H Uchiyama, Catherine Holloway, N Tyler | Assisting control for attendant propelled wheelchair based on force velocity relationship. | 2012 | Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference, Journal article |
Catherine Holloway, C Childs, N Tyler | Accommodating variability in ability | 2012 | International Conference on Transport for Elderly and Disabled People, Conference paper (text), New Delhi, India |
Catherine Holloway, N Tyler | Development of a new public transport system of next-generation electric vehicles | 2012 | International Conference on Transport for Elderly and Disabled People, Conference paper (text), New Delhi, India |
Catherine Holloway, R Richards, P Smitham, A Gall, N Tyler | The effect of everyday outdoor tasks on wheelchair propulsion patterns: results linking EMG analysis and a new lightweight force sensing wheel, | 2012 | 51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Spinal Cord Society 2012, Conference paper (text), London, UK. |
EM Cepolina, A Farina, Catherine Holloway | A CAR SHARING SYSTEM FOR URBAN AREAS WITH FULLY AUTOMATED PERSONAL VEHICLES | 2011 | 13th International Conference on Harbor, Maritime and Multimodal Logistics Modeling and Simulation (HMS), Conference paper (text), Rome, ITALY |
T Suzuki, H Uchiyama, Catherine Holloway, NA Tyler | Load on shoulder and elbow joints during autonomous hand-cycling | 2011 | Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, Journal article |
EM Cepolina, N Tyler, C Boussard, A Farina, Catherine Holloway | Modelling of urban pedestrian environments for simulation of the motion of small vehicles | 2011 | International Conference on Harbour, Maritime and Multimodal Logistics Modelling and Simulation, Conference paper (text) |
EM Cepolina, N Tyler, C Boussard, A Farina, Catherine Holloway | Modelling of urban pedestrian environments for simulation of the motion of small vehicles | 2011 | 13th Int. Conference on Harbor, Maritime and Multimodal Logistics Modeling and Simulation, HMS 2011, Held at the International Mediterranean and Latin American Modeling Multiconference, I3M 2011, Conference paper (text) |
Catherine Holloway, L Hills, S Vines, N Tyler | Attendant propulsion of wheelchairs: is there a difference between the 8L and 9L? | 2010 | Conference paper (text) |
Catherine Holloway, T Suzuki, H Uchiyama, N Tyler | Application of the capability model to assess crossfall gradient requirements for attendants pushing wheelchairs | 2010 | Conference paper (text), Hong Kong |
Catherine Holloway, N Tyler | Propelling a wheelchiar in the pedestrian environment-how do people cope with slopes and obstacles? | 2010 | Conference paper (text), Hong Kong |
Catherine Holloway, J Tully, M Ferguson-Pell, N Tyler | Carer Wheelchair Propulsion: Factors Affecting a Carer’s Capacity | 2008 | Conference paper (text), Vancouver, Canada |
Catherine Holloway, NA Tyler | A micro-level approach to measuring the accessibility of footways for wheelchair users using the capability model | N/A | Transportation Planning and Technology, Journal article |
Catherine Holloway, R Thoreau, D Boampong, R Tyng-Rong, N Tyler | Effect of vertical step height on boarding and alighting time of train passengers | N/A | Journal article |
Suzuki, Catherine Holloway, A Symonds, P Smitham, SJG Taylor | COMSOL ANALYSIS OF WHEELCHAIR PUSHRIM SIX DOF LOAD CELL FOR QUANTIFYING PROPULSION EFFICIENCY BY SENSEWHEEL | N/A | Poster, ISB 2015 Glasgow |
Ramirez DZ Morgado, Catherine Holloway | Manual wheelchairs are great! But… | N/A | Poster, Third WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices Geneva, Switzerland |