Welcome
Welcome to The Open University’s STEM Research Archive, your gateway to a comprehensive repository of completed projects that showcase the innovative and impactful work done by our faculty, researchers, and developers. Here, you will find summaries and insights into a wide array of projects spanning the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Each project summary is crafted to provide an overview of objectives, methodologies, outcomes, and contributions to the field, offering a valuable resource for current students, educators, researchers, and anyone with a passion for STEM.
Whether you’re seeking inspiration for your own research, looking to explore the breadth of our scholarly activities, or simply curious about the advancements in STEM, our archive is designed to inform and inspire. Dive in to discover the rich tapestry of knowledge and innovation that defines The Open University’s commitment to excellence in STEM education and research.
OpenMark Examples
Open University computer-assisted assessment (CAA) system
Compendium
Managing the connections between information, ideas, interpretations and arguments
Virtual Physiological Human
Sharing for Healthcare A Research Environment
ERA
Enabling Remote Activity
Service Web 3.0
Coordinating the research, standardisation, and dissemination activities creating the internet of billions of web services
SmartProducts
Proactive Knowledge of SmartProducts
webCEF
Language learning assessment to the Common European Framework
D3e-HyperNews
Digital Document Discourse Environment
e-Dance project
performing > recording > tagging > replaying > net.choreography
FirstFlight
Development of virtual science environments
Enrich
Enriching Representations of Work to Support Organisational Learning
Internet Reasoning Service
KMi's Semantic Web Services framework
Presence-Based Multi-user play
Directory of work on Massive MultiPlayer Presence
Cohere
>>> make the Connection
Magpie
The semantic filter
Hypermedia Discourse
Conceptual foundations and practical tools at the nexus of Deliberation, Argumentation and Software
Omnivoke
A Framework for Automating the Invocation of Web APIs
CORDER
COmunity Relation Discovery by named Entity Recognition
OCML
Operational Conceptual Modelling Language
OntoWeb Network
Ontologies as the essential technology for the Semantic Web
OntoWeaver
an ontology-based approach to web site design and development
Clutch
Computer Literacy Understanding Through Community History
BYM600
Virtual Pub Quiz
CoffeeBot Competition
Brew Innovation: Build, Connect & Compete – The Ultimate Coffee Pot Sensor Challenge
BuddyFinder
Find the right people with the right knowledge in the right place at the right time
The Bookshelf Project
Find out who has which books using ISBN and web service lookup
Aqualog
AquaLog, a portable question-answering system for organisational ontologies
mEducator
Multi-type Content Repurposing and Sharing in Medical Education
Station X
The CNM input to Bletchley Park
Expert Search
Open University Expert Search
ELC
Empowering Learning Communities
CompulogNet
Europe's Network of Excellence in Computational Logic
EERU
Energy and Environment Research Unit
PhiloSURFical
Semantically browse a philosophical text
CABER
CLUTCH As a Broadband Educational Resource
Environmental Management (EM)
Empowering Data Mastery for a Smarter Future
Ecohydrology of South African Fynbos Plants
Scientific eco-hydrology for sustainable fynbos management in the Cape Floristic Region
The World's Seven Highest Summits
"A Peak Practice of a Lifetime"
WebOnto
Browse and edit knowledge models over the web
Climate Prediction.net
Harnessing Global Computing Power for Smarter Climate Predictions
Skillmath
Success with Mathematics
PlanetOnto
Web based news server, which facilitates lab-related items of interest in KMi to a wider community
Comrades
Collective Platform for Community Resilience & Social Innovation During Crises
iServe
Where linked data meets services
The Flashmeeting Project
The lightest possible video-conferencing software application
XO Backlot
The Stadium Backlot system facilitates the management and maintenance of both live web casts and replays
Lyceum Voice Groupware
Voice conferencing internet groupware
DIP
Data, Information and Process Integration with Semantic Web Services
KnowledgeWeb
Ontology technology from Academia to Industry
Research Poster Competition 2020
Showcasing student research
Prolearn
Network of Excellence in Professional ELearning
The KnowledgeWeb
Ontology technology from Academia to Industry
Xtreme Webcasting
Taking webcasting to the Xtreme
Multimedia Digital Libraries
New Paradigms for Browsing & Search
AEC
Assisted Electronic Communications in Health
PATMAN
Patient Workflow Management System
KnoFuss
Information fusion system for semantic datasets
iTunes U
iTunes University and Podcasting from KMi
ROLE
Responsive Open Learning Enviornments
Vishnu
Document search engine
The Living Human Digital Library
Technical infrastructure for the Living Human Project
Eureka Comments
Reliving the experience of critical moments of discovery in medical science that have changed the way we live
PowerAqua
A Natural Language Interface to the Semantic Web
A KMi Stadium Webcast - 25th March 1999
BP Amoco - Inflatables - Wytch Farm
TRIVALENT
Against Violence & for Better Communication
TINY-IN
True Interactivity for Young Viewers of Virtual Broadcast Content via Intelligent Interfaces
Maths Screencasts
Visual Learning, Real Understanding
Apollo
User-friendly knowledge modelling application
CRU
Co-operatives Research Unit
LUISA
Learning Content Management System Using Innovative Semantic Web Services Architecture
NeOn Toolkit
NeOn's Ontology Engineering Environment
ClockWork
Creating Learning Organisations with Contextualised Knowledge-Rich Work Artefacts
SOA4ALL
Creating a Web of Billions of Services
uBase
Web-based Image and Video Navigation
Cashew
Composition And Semantic enHancEment of Web-services
XO
The automatic presentation creator
MET Group
Multimedia Enabling Technologies Group
Making The News
Syndicating School News
MIAKT
Medical Images & Advanced Knowledge Technologies
Software Visualization
Bringing Code to Life: Visualise, Debug, and Learn
Ibrow
An Intelligent Brokering Service for Knowledge-Component Reuse on the World-Wide Web
Student Advisor
Offering advice and guidance when selecting appropriate Open University courses and qualifications
Cipher
Communities of Interest to Promote heritage of European Regions
Education and Technology Interest Group
Advancing Education Through Research and Technology
VQR
vague query responder
ROSTRA
Technologies for Intelligent News Agency
Hank
Cognitive Modelling Environment
Hexagon
The power of 'presence' brought to your browser
NeOn
Lifecycle Support for Networked Ontologies
The Listening Experience Database Project
A crowd-sourced linked data resource of documented experiences of listening to music
KMi Stadium
Webcasting large-scale live events and on-demand-replays
X-Media
Knowledge Sharing and Reuse across Media
Safety Centre
Website design for the Milton Keynes Safety Centre
Our MK
Help make Milton Keynes a smarter, greener city
Citischool
Where young people are citizens and citizens are teachers
MSG
The World's Simplest Messenger
KANNEL
Detecting and Managing Semantic Relations Between Ontologies
Open2Innova8ion Tool
User Driven Stimulation of Radical New Technological Steps in Surface Transport
VDC
The Virtual Degree Ceremony
Espotter
Adaptive Named Entity Recognition for Web Browsing
OU Alive
2015/2016 Undergraduate Prospectus brought to life with Augmented Reality by KMi
AKT
Advanced Knowledge Technologies
SUbTLE
Semantic Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning and Exploration
Topic Accessed Video
Judge the educational effectiveness of linear and non-linear video elements
Sweet
Semantic Web Service Editing Tool
FLOR
FoLksonomy Ontology enRichment
WeSPOT
Working Environment with Social, Personal and Open Technologies for Inquiry Based Learning
ANSES
Automatic News Summarisation & Extraction System
University for Industry Observatory
Using KMi technologies for integrating web documents with formal representations of knowledge
Virtual Participant project
Tool for monitoring, recording and recognising current topics of discussion
Interactive Books
Rethinking the book
Peermiles project
Recognising your Scholarly rewards in a decentralised way!
KMi Planet
Online Newspaper
Actor-lab
Control Tech for Kids
BuddySpace
Enhanced Presence Management for Collaboration, Messaging, and Gaming
ReelLives
Personal Documentaries Constructed From Digital Data
Evidence Hub
A collective intelligence platform for mapping a community and what it knows
SUPER
Semantics utilised for process management within and between enterprises
ScholOnto
Build and deploy a prototype infrastructure for making scholarly claims
Storymaking Project
Design and evaluation of a story metadata scheme and annotation environment
SmartLink
Linking Web APIs & Services to the Web of Data
IET Radio
Broadcasting to H802
LUPMIR
Integrating logical inference in language models for context-sensitive information retrieval
Safety Centre
Website design for the Milton Keynes Safety Centre
Bayesian Knowledge Discovery
Bayesian Knowledge Discoverer Tool
ReFLEx
Resources For Learning by Exploration
HC-REMA
Health-Care Resource Management
VagueQuery Responder
Bookshop owners can out perform Amazon and Google when the queries are vague - so can our software
Learning.org
Share practice and experience on the introduction of new technologies into Teaching and Learning
SemSearch
A Search Engine for the Semantic Web
Evolva
Ontology Evolution
Knowledge Modelling
Languages, tools, techniques and methodologies for developing abstract models of some target domain or problem solving behaviour
Ecosensus
Electronic/Ecological Collaborative Sensemaking Support System
Real Time Advice and Guidance
Live Advice and Guidance Webcast Sessions
Exploring the Total Customer Experience in E-Commerce Environments
Redefining E-Commerce: CRM-Driven Design and Unmatched Customer Value
Simlink
Shared control of virtual experiments via Instant Messaging
DOT.KOM
Designing adaptive information extraction from text for Knowledge Management
GratitudeTREE
Digital 'forest of thanks'
Bletchley Park Text
Unlocking the Past – A Personal Journey Through Codebreaking History.
NoTube
Networks and Ontologies for the Transformation and Unification of Broadcasting and the internet
Podcasting
A short introduction to podcasting
