Projects (43)

Project Maestro - Ai Musical Analysis Platform Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2026
The Project Objective Algorivm will work in collaboration with our project partners Queen Mary University London and Edinburgh Napier University to develop a groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning digital musical analysis platfor... Read More about Project Maestro - Ai Musical Analysis Platform.

In Our Hands II Aug 4, 2023 - Apr 30, 2024
Since 2020, British Council has worked with partners from academic and creative sectors (private) to develop the necessary spaces where youth can reinterpret Nepal’s natural and cultural heritage to develop a stronger understanding of their contribut... Read More about In Our Hands II.

Sound Design pipeline for cross-platform 360 virtual productions Sep 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2024
With the increasing formats and devices for spatial audio in 360 VPs, the question of the most efficient way to deliver spatial audio becomes more complex. Being aware of audience perception and preferences is fundamental to delivering immersive 360... Read More about Sound Design pipeline for cross-platform 360 virtual productions.

VR Peritoneal Dialysis Training System v2.0 Nov 20, 2023 - Sep 30, 2025
VR Peritoneal Dialysis (VRPD) Training System version 2.0

End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in children is rare - approximately 100-120 children enter ESKD per year in the UK, of whom about 30-35% will commence PD as their initial type of dialysis.... Read More about VR Peritoneal Dialysis Training System v2.0.

VR Home Haemodlaysis Training Application - VR Equipment Future-proofing and Evaluation Dec 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
This proposal seeks funding to acquire the latest generation virtual reality (VR) headsets to evaluate and enhance VR applications designed for haemodialysis training. Haemodialysis is a life-sustaining therapy for patients with end-stage kidney dise... Read More about VR Home Haemodlaysis Training Application - VR Equipment Future-proofing and Evaluation.

Creative Informatics: Data Driven Innovation for the Creative Industries Oct 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2024
Data Driven Innovation (DDI) is transforming society and the economy. DDI is defined as the challenge to make effective use of data to shape, develop and deliver innovative products and services to consumers and citizens. The Creative Industries are... Read More about Creative Informatics: Data Driven Innovation for the Creative Industries.

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.

Visualisation of Metadata in 2D/3D Digital Cuneiform Artefacts Sep 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2023
Cuneiform is an ancient writing system that was first used in around 3400 BC (Finkel & Taylor, 2015). Distinguished by its 3D imprinted, wedge-shaped reed marks on clay tablets, cuneiform script is one of the earliest known writing systems in the wo... Read More about Visualisation of Metadata in 2D/3D Digital Cuneiform Artefacts.

BSL in Embodied Music Interaction Feb 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2023
This is an exploratory study in the field of Embodied Music Interaction (EMI) to greater understand how British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters categorise music for the hearing impaired. EMI looks at how music makes us move, the affordances of soun... Read More about BSL in Embodied Music Interaction.

MeCCSA 2025 Conference: Identity and Belonging Sep 2, 2024 - Dec 19, 2025
Media and culture play a crucial role in shaping identity, especially in contemporary contexts marked by economic struggles, conflict, and migration. The significance of identity is heightened as individuals navigate their sense of self in new and ev... Read More about MeCCSA 2025 Conference: Identity and Belonging.

Mortice Lock Prototype Development Dec 2, 2019 - Dec 31, 2020
The company has designed a new lock on CAD (computer aided design) which is about 95% complete, the design needs to completed by an expert to the British standards requirements and so as the lock is manufacture ready. The outcome will be a new innov... Read More about Mortice Lock Prototype Development.

Cloud platform containerised services design Jun 1, 2019 - Sep 30, 2019
This project will focus on the design and development of a distributed software architecture for the platform with innovative technology approaches. This includes microservices with containerisation, a focus on multi-tenancy, and the use of NoSQL to... Read More about Cloud platform containerised services design.

FutureJewels - Playfully Interactive Wearables for Health and Wellbeing Mar 21, 2018 - Oct 15, 2018
The project focuses on the creation of responsive, wearable objects that create playful interactions by sensing bodily and environmental stimuli, and expressing these through activating elements that consist of colour changing chromic smart materials... Read More about FutureJewels - Playfully Interactive Wearables for Health and Wellbeing.

ENSEMBLE Performing Together Apart: Enhancing Immersive Multi-Location Co-Performance in Real Time Jan 1, 2018 - Sep 30, 2018
The feeling of being immersed within a live performance by an ensemble of world class musicians can be a deeply engaging and highly valued cultural experience for audiences as well as for the performers themselves. Operas, orchestral performances and... Read More about ENSEMBLE Performing Together Apart: Enhancing Immersive Multi-Location Co-Performance in Real Time.

Walks & Waterfalls Innovation Voucher Mar 1, 2018 - May 31, 2018
Walks and Waterfalls is a multi-channel interactive project intended to design and roadmap a blended experience between a fine art photography book, a mobile augmented reality app and physical locations around Scotland.

It brings a unique approach... Read More about Walks & Waterfalls Innovation Voucher.

Landscaping Digital Augmentation of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo May 2, 2016 - Aug 31, 2016
I-POS produce an Intelligent Point of Sale application which runs on Apple iPad hardware for use in bars and restaurants. The application generates transaction based sales data and re-ordering data from each user of the system. Whilst individual user... Read More about Landscaping Digital Augmentation of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

The Invisible Modality: Developing Gaze Input Techniques for the Internet-of-Things Sep 1, 2016 - Apr 30, 2017
The Internet of Things (IoT), a network of physical objects that can communicate, sense and act in the world, is rapidly expanding and is expected to account for nine billion of inter-connected devices by 2018. A popular, commercial example of an IoT... Read More about The Invisible Modality: Developing Gaze Input Techniques for the Internet-of-Things.

Soluis Dome User Interface Feb 1, 2015 - Apr 30, 2015
A digital dome is a large physical object that can fully immerse one or more users and present them digital material via rear projection onto the dome’s surface. Such a system presents unique and currently unsolved possibilities for user interaction... Read More about Soluis Dome User Interface.

Citizen Bank Feb 1, 2015 - Apr 30, 2015
Citizen Bank is looking to work with the University to explore the potential of using technology as a mechanism to aid in community participation. This collaboration seeks to explore the technical requirements mapping and initiate the design needs fo... Read More about Citizen Bank.