Liam Jordan
PhD researcher in perception and timing. I build psychophysics and eye-tracking paradigms, and use modelling to understand how brief intervals shape real-world judgements.
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I am based in Leicester, UK, working at the intersection of perception, attention, and time. My current work focuses on socially relevant timing, particularly the kinds of sub-second cues that people use when interpreting gaze and other rapidly changing signals.
Research snapshot
What I study
How people perceive short intervals and how those intervals shape fast decisions in natural contexts, with an emphasis on socially meaningful signals.
- Brief timing cues that differentiate a glance from sustained attention
- How task performance varies across individuals and contexts
- When timing reflects perception, arousal, or strategic decision processes
How I study it
Controlled experiments with precise timing and principled analysis, designed for reproducibility.
- Laboratory and online psychophysics with careful timing validation
- Adaptive procedures and model-based threshold estimation
- Mixed-effects and Bayesian approaches for robust inference
Why it matters
Timing sits at the boundary between perception, attention, and action, and it is central to fluent interaction and efficient behaviour.
- Sharper theory about how temporal information is represented
- Better tools for studying social cues under realistic constraints
- Foundations for applications in interfaces and assessment
Recent milestones
Note on detail: I keep public summaries high-level while projects are active. If you are interested in collaboration or a specific method, contact me and I can share appropriate details directly.
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Collaboration and enquiries
If you want to discuss collaboration, methods, or a talk, email me. If you met me at a conference and want to follow up, include where we spoke and what you are interested in.
Email: liam@liamjordan.co.uk (or lgj6@le.ac.uk for university matters)