Kyriacou, Theocharis

• Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Science

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Bentick, Kieran, Wilkinson, Hollie, Al Khader, Ali, McCarthy, Helen, Wright, Karina, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Flanagan, Adrienne M. and Cool, Paul (2026) Diagnosing orthopaedic infection by identifying neutrophils in whole histology slide images with machine learning trained on publicly available datasets. Bone & Joint Research, 15 (3). pp. 238-247.

Morris, Ceris ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8794-059X, Agbo, Benjamin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8846-2094, Osman, Mogdam, Basketts, Joe and Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 (2026) The components and implications of teacher workload: a review. Educational Research. pp. 1-22.

Akinyemi, Isaiah, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Burton, Katie and Statham, Jonathan (2025) A Machine Learning Model for Frozen-thawed Bull Semen Quality Assessment. In: Association of Embryo Technology in Europe (AETE), 4-5 September 2025, Cork, Ireland. (Unpublished)

Akinyemi, Isaiah, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Burton, Katie and Statham, Jonathan (2024) Application of Machine Learning for Objective Bull Semen Quality Assessment. In: British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA) Congress, 17-19 October 2024, he Celtic Manor Resort, Newport. (Unpublished)

Matetic, Andrija, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Mamas, Mamas A. (2024) Machine-learning clustering analysis identifies novel phenogroups in patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction. International journal of cardiology, 411. p. 132272.

Agbo, Benjamin, Morris, Ceris, Osman, Mogdam, Basketts, Joe and Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 (2024) A systematic literature review on software applications used to support curriculum development and delivery in primary and secondary education. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 7 (100385).

Ajibade-Ajibosin, Boluwatife, Ani, Uchenna Daniel, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Turner, Mark (2024) Improving Credit Card Fraud Detection with Combined Feature Extraction and Class Balance Optimisation Techniques. In: Jaatun, M. G., (ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference on Cybersecurity, Situational Awareness and Social Media. Cyber Science 2024. : Springer Proceedings in Complexity . Springer, pp. 27-44

Bentick, Kieran, Runevic, Joel, Akula, Sriram, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Cool, Paul and Andras, Peter (2023) Machine learning models based on routinely sampled blood tests can predict the presence of malignancy amongst patients with suspected musculoskeletal malignancy. Methods, 220. pp. 55-60.

Jordan, Kelvin P., Rathod-Mistry, Trishna, van der Windt, Danielle A., Bailey, James, Chen, Ying, Clarson, Lorna, Denaxas, Spiros, Hayward, Richard A., Hemingway, Harry and Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 (2023) Determining cardiovascular risk in patients with unattributed chest pain in UK primary care: an electronic health record study. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 30 (11). pp. 1151-1161.

Lazraq, Khalil, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Gahart, Anne (2022) Applied data science in the automotive industry: a customer churn case study. In: Royal Statistical Society International Conference, Aberdeen, 12-15 September 2022. (Unpublished)

Jordan, K., Rathod-Mistry, T., Bailey, J., Van Der Windt, D., Chen, Y., Clarson, L., Denaxas, S., Hayward, R., Hemingway, H. and Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 (2022) Prediction of cardiovascular disease in patients with unattributed chest pain in UK primary care. In: 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the SAPC, 4-6 July 2022, UCLan. (Unpublished)

Joseph, Georghios, Orme, Rowan P., Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Fricker, Rosemary A. and Roach, Paul (2021) Effects of surface chemistry interaction on primary neural stem cell neurosphere responses. ACS omega, 6 (30). pp. 19901-19910.

Rukasha, Tendai, I. Woolley, Sandra, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Collins, Tim (2020) Evaluation of wearable electronics for epilepsy: A systematic review. Electronics, 9 (6). p. 968.

Lauria, Stanislao, Bugmann, Guido, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Klein, Ewan (2020) Mobile robot programming using natural language. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 38 (3-4). pp. 171-181.

Philp, Fraser, Al-Shallawi, Ahmad, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Blana, Dimitra and Pandyan, Anand (2020) Improving predictor selection for injury modelling methods in male footballers. BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 6 (1).

Patterson, KD, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Desai, M., Carroll, WD and Gilchrist, FJ (2019) Factors affecting the growth of infants diagnosed with cystic fibrosis by newborn screening. BMC pediatrics, 19. p. 356.

De Quincey, Ed, Briggs, Chris, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Waller, Richard (2019) Student centred design of a learning analytics system. In: Proceedings of the 9th international conference on learning analytics & knowledge.

Jarvis, Dean and Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 (2018) The Effect of Pose on the Distribution of Edge Gradients in Omnidirectional Images. In: Annual Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems.

Wootton, Adam J., Butcher, John B., Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Day, Charles R. and Haycock, Peter W. (2017) Structural health monitoring of a footbridge using Echo State Networks and NARMAX. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 64. pp. 152-163.

Patterson, KD, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Desai, M., Carroll, WD and Gilchrist, FJ (2016) P89 Modeling nutritional outcomes for infants diagnosed with cystic fibrosis by newborn screening. Thorax, 71. A131-A132.

Kouzouna, A., Gilchrist, FJ, Ball, V., Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Henderson, J., Pandyan, AD and Lenney, W. (2016) A systematic review of early life factors which adversely affect subsequent lung function. Paediatric respiratory reviews, 20. pp. 67-75.

de Quincey, Ed, Turner, Mark, Williams, Nikki and Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 (2016) Learner analytics; the need for user-centred design in learning analytics. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Ambient Systems, 3 (9). e8.

de Quincey, Ed, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Turner, Mark (2016) Data Mining for Learning Analytics: does lack of engagement always mean what we think it does? JADE: THE Journal of Academic Development and Education (6). pp. 101-109.

Blana, Dimitra, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Lambrecht, Joris M. and Chadwick, Edward K. (2016) Feasibility of using combined EMG and kinematic signals for prosthesis control: A simulation study using a virtual reality environment. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 29. pp. 21-27.

de Quincey, Ed, Turner, Mark, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Williams, Nikki (2016) Learner Centred Design for Learning Analytics. In: 14th annual Academic Practice and Technology (APT) Conference.

de Quincey, Ed, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Pantin, Thomas (2016) # hayfever; a longitudinal study into hay fever related tweets in the uk. In: Proceedings of the 6th international conference on digital health conference.

de Quincey, Ed and Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 (2015) Factors for consideration in learning analytics: an investigation into student activity on an MLE. In: Academic Practice and Technology Conference 2015.

Major, Louis, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Brereton, Pearl (2014) The effectiveness of simulated robots for supporting the learning of introductory programming: a multi-case case study. Computer Science Education, 24 (2-3). pp. 193-228.

Stewart, C., Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Postans, N., Jarvis, SE and Roberts, AP (2014) Creating non-linear models of human gait. Gait & Posture, 39 (Supp 1). S140-S141.

Moss, GP, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Wilkinson, SC (2013) The Application of non-linear auto-regressive moving average with exogenous input (Narmax) to modelling the absorption across human skin. In: Issues in Toxicology.

Major, Louis, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Brereton, O. Pearl (2012) Systematic literature review: teaching novices programming using robots. IET software, 6 (6). pp. 502-513.

Major, Louis, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Brereton, Pearl (2012) Teaching Novices Programming Using a Robot Simulator: Case Study Protocol. In: Psychology of Programming Interest Group (PPIG).

Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 (2012) Using an evolutionary algorithm to determine the parameters of a biologically inspired model of head direction cells. Journal of computational neuroscience, 32 (2). pp. 281-295.

Moss, GP, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Wilkinson, SC, Judd, A. and Gullick, DR (2012) Modelling of absorption across skin and silicone membranes using non-linear auto-regressive moving average with exogenous input (NARMAX) methods. In: Stratum Corneum Vll Conference.

Major, Louis, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Brereton, Pearl (2011) Experiences of prospective high school teachers using a programming teaching tool. In: Proceedings of the 11th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research.

Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 (2011) An implementation of a biologically inspired model of head direction cells on a robot. In: Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems.

Major, Louis, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Brereton, Pearl (2011) Simulated Robotic Agents As Tools To Teach Introductory Programming. In: 5th International Technology, Education and Development Conference.

Nehmzow, Ulrich, Melhuish, Chris, Witkowski, Mark and Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 (2010) “Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems”(TAROS)—The UK conference on intelligent, autonomous robotics. North-Holland.

Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Iglesias, R., Rodriguez, M. and Quintia, P. (2010) Unsupervised Complexity Reduction of Sensor Data for Robot Learning and Adaptation. In: Towards Autonomous RObotic Systems (TAROS).

Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Nehmzow, Ulrich, Iglesias, Roberto and Billings, Stephen A. (2008) Accurate robot simulation through system identification. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 56 (12). pp. 1082-1093.

Akanyeti, Otar, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Nehmzow, Ulrich, Iglesias, Roberto and Billings, SA (2007) Visual task identification and characterization using polynomial models. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 55 (9). pp. 711-719.

Nehmzow, Ulrich, Akenyeti, O., Weinrich, Christoph, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Billings, SA (2007) Learning by observation through system identification. Technical Report. Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield.

Iglesias, Roberto, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Nehmzow, Ulrich and Billings, SA (2007) Task identification and characterisation in mobile robotics through non-linear modelling. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 55 (4). pp. 267-275.

Akanyeti, Otar, Nehmzow, Ulrich, Weinrich, Christoph, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Billings, Stephen A. (2007) Programming mobile robots by demonstration through system identification. In: European Conference on Mobile Robots: ECMR 2007.

Nehmzow, Ulrich, Akanyeti, Otar, Weinrich, Christoph, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Billings, Stephen A. (2007) Robot programming by demonstration through system identification. In: 2007 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems.

Nehmzow, Ulrich, Iglesias, Roberto, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Billings, Stephen A. (2006) Robot learning through task identification. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 54 (9). pp. 766-778.

Nehmzow, Ulrich, Akanyeti, Otar, Iglesias, Roberto, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Billings, Stephen A. (2006) Comparing robot controllers through system identification. In: International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior.

Iglesias, Roberto, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Nehmzow, Ulrich and Billings, SA (2006) Route training in mobile robots through system identification. White Rose Research.

Iglesias, Roberto, Nehmzow, Ulrich, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Billings, Steve (2006) Training and Analysis of Mobile Robot Behaviour Through System Identification. In: Conference of the Spanish Association for Artificial Intelligence.

Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Akanyeti, O., Nehmzow, U., Iglesias, R. and Billings, S. (2006) Visual task identification using polynomial models. Proc. of Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems.

Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Nehmzow, Ulrich, Iglesias, Roberto and Billings, Steve (2005) Task characterisation and cross-platform programming through system identification. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2 (4). p. 34.

Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Bugmann, Guido and Lauria, Stanislao (2005) Vision-based urban navigation procedures for verbally instructed robots. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 51 (1). pp. 69-80.

Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Nehmzow, Ulrich, Igelsiais, R. and Billings, SA (2005) Cross-platform programming through system identification. ACSE Research Report 895.

Iglesias, Roberto, Nehmzow, Ulrich, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Billings, SA (2005) Modelling and characterisation of a mobile robot's operation. White Rose Research.

Iglesias, Roberto, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Nehmzow, Ulrich and Billings, Steve (2005) Robot programming through a combination of manual training and system identification. In: Proc. of ECMR 05-European Conference on Mobile Robots.

Nehmzow, Ulrich, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Rodriguez, Roberto Iglesias and Billings, Steve (2005) Self-localisation through system identification. In: 2nd European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR 2005).

Bugmann, Guido, Klein, Ewan, Lauria, Stanislao and Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 (2004) Corpus-based robotics: A route instruction example. In: 8th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-8).

Nehrnzow, Ulrich, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Iglesias, Roberto and Billingsl, Steve (2004) RobotMODIC: Modelling, Identification and Characterisation of Mobile Robots. In: Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS 2004).

Iglesias, Roberto, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Nehmzow, Ulrich and Billings, SA (2004) Task Identification and Characterisation in Mobile Robots. In: Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS 2004).

Lauria, Stanislao, Bugmann, Guido, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Bos, Johan and Klein, Ewan (2002) Converting natural language route instructions into robot executable procedures. In: Proceedings. 11th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication.

BUGMANN, Guido, LAURIA, Stanislao, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, BOS, Johan and KLEIN, Ewan (2002) Instruction-based learning for mobile robots. In: Conference on Adaptive Computing in Design and Manufacture (ACDM 2002).

Robinson, P., Bugmann, G., Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Culverhouse, PF and Norman, M. (2002) MIROSOT: A teaching and learning tool. In: FIRA 2002 Robot World Congress.

Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Bugmann, Guido and Lauria, Stanislao (2002) Vision-based urban navigation procedures for verbally instructed robots. In: IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. IEEE, pp. 1326-1331

Lauria, Stanislao, Bugmann, Guido, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Bos, Johan and Klein, Ewan (2001) Training Personal Robots Using Natural Language Instruction. IEEE Intelligent systems, 16 (5). pp. 38-45.

Lauria, Stanislao, Bugmann, Guido, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686 and Klein, Ewan (2001) Instruction based learning: how to instruct a personal robot to find hal. In: 9th European Workshop on Learning Robots.

Lauria, Stanislao, Bugmann, Guido, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Bos, Johan and Klein, Ewan (2001) Personal robot training via natural-language instructions. IEEE Intelligent systems, 16 (3). pp. 38-45.

Bugmann, G., Lauria, S., Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Klein, E., Bos, J. and Coventry, K. (2001) Using verbal instruction for route learning. In: Proceedings of 3rd British Conference on Autonomous Mobile Robots and Autonomous Systems: Towards Intelligent Mobile Robots (TIMR’2001).

Bugmann, Guido, Lauria, Stanislao, Kyriacou, Theocharis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-3686, Klein, Ewan, Bos, Johan and Coventry, Kenny (2001) Using verbal instructions for route learning: Instruction analysis. In: Towards Intelligent Mobile Robots (TIMR 2001).