About the creators
Dr Megan Jarman¶
Dr Jarman is a public health nutritionist, and lecturer in psychology at
Aston University. Her expertise is in evaluating influences on the diet quality
of preschool children. Her research has always crossed the disciplines of
nutrition and psychology, recognising that addressing 'what' children eat
lies in understanding 'why' children eat what they eat! Her most recent
fellowship (AXA Research Fund), paved the way for combining established methods
for analysing complex systems from computer science (participatory simulation and
agent-based modelling) to better understand the complexity of drivers of diet
quality in young children.
Professor Jackie Blissett¶
Professor Blissett is a developmental psychologist whose research focuses on
the interactions between biological, affective and cognitive factors of parents
and their children, and their home, community and cultural environments, which
are related to feeding and eating behaviours and problems. Her work focuses on
selective eating, fruit and vegetable consumption, emotional eating and obesity.
Dr Maria Chli¶
Dr Maria Chli is a Reader in Computer Science at Aston University. She has been
leading research in intelligent agents and multi-agent systems for over 15 years.
Her core interests are simulating complex systems and optimising them through
coupling multi-agent systems techniques with machine and deep learning.
Beautiful Canoe¶
Beautiful Canoe is Aston University's student-powered software development
company.
Beautiful Canoe grew out of Aston University's Computer Science department, creating bespoke software as a means of giving our students a competitive edge by enhancing their theoretical knowledge with practical and employability skills.
We specialise in supporting the digital sector or those companies with digital needs that do not have the necessary in-house expertise.
If you think we could help you achieve your goals, please say hello@beautifulcanoe.com.
