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        Yurgos Politis has research interests in Physics/Science Education and the
        broad field of Higher Education (academic profession, lifelong learning).
        More recently his research focused on Inclusive Learning and he completed
        a Marie Curie Fellowship with the ASSISTID programme, which included a
        2-year visiting scholar post at Michigan State University. His project
        developed a training intervention on conversation skills (through a Virtual World)
        with and for autistic young adults and a new Assessment tool.
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        Nigel Robb received his PhD in philosophy from Queen's University Belfast.
        He also holds a Master’s degree in software engineering. His research uses
        methods from multiple disciplines to understand the development of cognitive
        abilities such as executive functions. He is also involved in the design and
        development of cognitive interventions for people with disabilities.
        He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan.
        Previously, he was a Research Fellow at University College Dublin and a
        Visiting Scholar at Michigan State University.
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            The Neurodiversity in Design research group was founded in 2017 by
            Yurgos Politis, Nigel Robb and Bryan Boyle. We follow the UN and EU in
            believing that access to suitable services, products, and technologies, is
            one of the
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            and we think that
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            represents an exciting way of ensuring this right.
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              Bryan Boyle is Lecturer in the School of Clinical Therapies at University
              College Cork. He has an extensive background in clinical practice
              supporting children with disabilities through the application of
              technology in therapeutic and educational settings. His research
              interests are focussed on the relationship between children with
              disabilities and the technology they employ to support participation.
              His current research focuses on inclusive design practice and on the
              application of virtual world technology on collaborative learning for
              children on the autism spectrum.
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