Projects (39)

Are nurses ready for robots? Understanding the digital technologies needs of nursing students Sep 1, 2024 - Aug 31, 2026
We are witnessing an increased interest in digital health: from AI to robotics, technology is entering the healthcare environment and is proving to be an asset. During Covid-19, robots were used in hospitals to help with repetitive tasks, such as dis... Read More about Are nurses ready for robots? Understanding the digital technologies needs of nursing students.

How machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can enhance Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) Oct 1, 2021 - Apr 16, 2025
The success of Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) for forecasting is predicated on accurate, reliable, robust, and accessible data that underpins the decision-making process. Developing, processing and maintaining vast quantities of often unstructured... Read More about How machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can enhance Labour Market Intelligence (LMI).

Learning from Collaborative Storytelling: Enhancing Visual Scene Understanding through Human-Robot Interaction Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2028
The research project aims to revolutionise how robots comprehend and interact with the physical world by combining advanced techniques in video analysis, knowledge acquisition, and collaborative storytelling. In recent years, there has been a growing... Read More about Learning from Collaborative Storytelling: Enhancing Visual Scene Understanding through Human-Robot Interaction.

Career information literacy and decision-making Oct 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2023
The main aim of this doctoral study is to generate new knowledge on career development learning with reference to decision-making amongst young people in S2-S6 preparing for their lives beyond school education. As well as developing theoretical insig... Read More about Career information literacy and decision-making.

Information literacy and society: a comprehensive review Feb 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023
This project sought to bring out how people learn to understand why and how they need information, and how they gather, process and use information, by reviewing research from 2005 to the present. The word ‘information’ was taken to mean not only wri... Read More about Information literacy and society: a comprehensive review.

Research Impact and Value in Library and Information Science (RIVAL) Network Feb 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2021
This project developed a formal Scotland-wide network of LIS researchers and practitioners, to help spread expertise into a connected practitioner community across all LIS sectors through high quality training and opportunities for knowledge exchange... Read More about Research Impact and Value in Library and Information Science (RIVAL) Network.

A New Generation of Peer Advice Systems– Prototyping and Testing the Freelance Advisor App Jun 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026
Research shows a big knowledge gap in the freelance community, with 56.5% of freelancers not feeling well informed of their rights, 68.5% having issues with late or non-payment, and 57.1% relying on peer advice to solve issues relating to contract ne... Read More about A New Generation of Peer Advice Systems– Prototyping and Testing the Freelance Advisor App.

VanFill Innovation Voucher Jan 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
An innovation voucher applied for in conjunction with VanFill

SICSA AI Small Grant Jan 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023
We are working on a computer vision project to make construction sites and, more general, workshops operations safer. In particular, we are interested on analysing videos of personnel performing certain manual tasks (using a screwdriver, snapping to... Read More about SICSA AI Small Grant.

Audio Mostly 2023 Nov 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2023
This project's aim is to host the Audio Mostly conference 2023 here at Edinburgh Napier University (https://audiomostly.com/).

Conference Theme:
Embodied Sound in the Virtual

Conference Abstract:
Sound design can play a crucial role in suppo... Read More about Audio Mostly 2023.

The Sound Beneath Our Feet Jun 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
This project will develop an immersive audio installation in which to experience sonified seismic data from volcanic activity. The environment will foster new ways of experiencing data from both scientific and artistic points of views, cutting across... Read More about The Sound Beneath Our Feet.

Digital Transformation of the Building Standards System Aug 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2023
This project will support the digital transformation of the building standards system in Scotland by supporting a strengthened compliance system and putting in place the tools to develop a digital golden thread. Other work is being taken forward ar... Read More about Digital Transformation of the Building Standards System.

ESRC PhD studentship - L Middleton - Enhancing the capacity for workplace learning and innovation in Scotland Oct 1, 2015 - Nov 16, 2018
This research studentship will investigate innovation and best practice in skills development in the workplace in Scotland, drawing comparisons with the rest of the UK and other countries. It will explore how employee-led workforce learning can be en... Read More about ESRC PhD studentship - L Middleton - Enhancing the capacity for workplace learning and innovation in Scotland.

ChargeBreak - Electric Vehicle Suitability Tool Aug 23, 2021 - Dec 31, 2021
This partnership will deliver a tool which utilises Big Data processes and methodologies to simplify the selection of EVs. This will enable uptake of EVs across commercial fleets in a manner which is open to use by all across business sectors and ind... Read More about ChargeBreak - Electric Vehicle Suitability Tool.

Personal wellbeing through machine learning Nov 17, 2020 - May 31, 2021
Third Platform Technologies proposes a mental health mobile app that uses data and personal insights to empower people to lead more conscious, fulfilled and purposeful lives, on a global basis. A personal dataset for each user will be built up over t... Read More about Personal wellbeing through machine learning.

Repairing Polluted Artificial Intelligent Systems with Machine Unlearning Dec 1, 2019 - Jul 31, 2021
This project is intended to seek in-depth understanding of the new promising decentralised machine learning scheme, namely federated learning, and develop a proof-of-concept algorithm-independent unlearning scheme for federated learning. Our new mach... Read More about Repairing Polluted Artificial Intelligent Systems with Machine Unlearning.

Gaze tracking through in-ear sensing Jan 1, 2019 - Apr 30, 2019
Eye-tracking is an increasingly popular technique in which user’s eye movements are captured by a computer system, allowing it to ascertain where the user is looking in a display or visual scene (fixations), and the sequence in which these fixations... Read More about Gaze tracking through in-ear sensing.

Solicitor Data Management for TC Young Jun 11, 2018 - Oct 10, 2018
Develop a bespoke system for managing defined client data including charitable clients in Scotland for TC Young.

SDS-SGSSS PhD: Meta-skills maturity for future workplaces Oct 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2023
Workplaces seek creative, innovative, information literate employees with high-order, transferable skills to positively disrupt enterprises and communities, and to deliver exiting new products and services for the future. Known as ‘meta-skills’, thes... Read More about SDS-SGSSS PhD: Meta-skills maturity for future workplaces.

Netmedia: Innovation Voucher for Artificial Intelligence/Optimisation Mar 1, 2018 - Aug 31, 2018
The project will examine the manner in which a scheduling/timetabling system can be enhanced by having classifying users into types and then using problem templates matched to type to guide the user.