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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.

Sweet

Semantic Web Service Editing Tool

e-Dance project

performing > recording > tagging > replaying > net.choreography

ELC

Empowering Learning Communities

Cashew

Composition And Semantic enHancEment of Web-services

HC-REMA

Health-Care Resource Management

University for Industry Observatory

Using KMi technologies for integrating web documents with formal representations of knowledge

EERU

Energy and Environment Research Unit

Virtual Physiological Human

Sharing for Healthcare A Research Environment

ScholOnto

Build and deploy a prototype infrastructure for making scholarly claims

MET Group

Multimedia Enabling Technologies Group

Software Visualization

Bringing Code to Life: Visualise, Debug, and Learn

Real Time Advice and Guidance

Live Advice and Guidance Webcast Sessions

OntoWeaver

an ontology-based approach to web site design and development

Education and Technology Interest Group

Advancing Education Through Research and Technology

Compendium

Managing the connections between information, ideas, interpretations and arguments

Bayesian Knowledge Discovery

Bayesian Knowledge Discoverer Tool

Xtreme Webcasting

Taking webcasting to the Xtreme

The World's Seven Highest Summits

"A Peak Practice of a Lifetime"

LUPMIR

Integrating logical inference in language models for context-sensitive information retrieval

Station X

The CNM input to Bletchley Park

Maths for Energy

Maths skills you will need if you plan to study energy at the Open University

NoTube

Networks and Ontologies for the Transformation and Unification of Broadcasting and the internet

iServe

Where linked data meets services

SemSearch

A Search Engine for the Semantic Web

PlanetOnto

Web based news server, which facilitates lab-related items of interest in KMi to a wider community

CRU

Co-operatives Research Unit

Ecohydrology of South African Fynbos Plants

Scientific eco-hydrology for sustainable fynbos management in the Cape Floristic Region

NeOn Toolkit

NeOn's Ontology Engineering Environment

Open2Innova8ion Tool

User Driven Stimulation of Radical New Technological Steps in Surface Transport

FLOR

FoLksonomy Ontology enRichment

Exploring the Total Customer Experience in E-Commerce Environments

Redefining E-Commerce: CRM-Driven Design and Unmatched Customer Value

Interactive Books

Rethinking the book

FirstFlight

Development of virtual science environments

WebOnto

Browse and edit knowledge models over the web

Skillmath

Success with Mathematics

KnoFuss

Information fusion system for semantic datasets

XO

The automatic presentation creator

WeSPOT

Working Environment with Social, Personal and Open Technologies for Inquiry Based Learning

LUISA

Learning Content Management System Using Innovative Semantic Web Services Architecture

X-Media

Knowledge Sharing and Reuse across Media

PATMAN

Patient Workflow Management System

BPSC 2022

3rd British Planetary Science Conference

Podcasting

A short introduction to podcasting

Presence-Based Multi-user play

Directory of work on Massive MultiPlayer Presence

Apollo

User-friendly knowledge modelling application

Actor-lab

Control Tech for Kids

TRIVALENT

Against Violence & for Better Communication

ROSTRA

Technologies for Intelligent News Agency

Virtual Participant project

Tool for monitoring, recording and recognising current topics of discussion

OpenMark Examples

Open University computer-assisted assessment (CAA) system

Hypermedia Discourse

Conceptual foundations and practical tools at the nexus of Deliberation, Argumentation and Software

Clutch

Computer Literacy Understanding Through Community History

DOT.KOM

Designing adaptive information extraction from text for Knowledge Management

Climate Prediction.net

Harnessing Global Computing Power for Smarter Climate Predictions

Debate Hub

A tool for online communities to collectively organise and progress good ideas forward

Knowledge Modelling

Languages, tools, techniques and methodologies for developing abstract models of some target domain or problem solving behaviour

Student Advisor

Offering advice and guidance when selecting appropriate Open University courses and qualifications

SmartLink

Linking Web APIs & Services to the Web of Data

Comrades

Collective Platform for Community Resilience & Social Innovation During Crises

Evolva

Ontology Evolution

Ibrow

An Intelligent Brokering Service for Knowledge-Component Reuse on the World-Wide Web

PowerAqua

A Natural Language Interface to the Semantic Web

The Flashmeeting Project

The lightest possible video-conferencing software application

Research Poster Competition 2020

Showcasing student research

VagueQuery Responder

Bookshop owners can out perform Amazon and Google when the queries are vague - so can our software

PhiloSURFical

Semantically browse a philosophical text

Hank

Cognitive Modelling Environment

CompulogNet

Europe's Network of Excellence in Computational Logic

CIDashboard

An open online service that provides analytics visualisations for online debate platforms

Bletchley Park Text

Unlocking the Past – A Personal Journey Through Codebreaking History.

SOA4ALL

Creating a Web of Billions of Services

Storymaking Project

Design and evaluation of a story metadata scheme and annotation environment

Cipher

Communities of Interest to Promote heritage of European Regions

CoffeeBot Competition

Brew Innovation: Build, Connect & Compete – The Ultimate Coffee Pot Sensor Challenge

The Living Human Digital Library

Technical infrastructure for the Living Human Project

Vishnu

Document search engine

Lyceum Voice Groupware

Voice conferencing internet groupware

Making The News

Syndicating School News

Institute of Coding Badging

Issuing, Viewing and Validating IoC Badges

CORDER

COmunity Relation Discovery by named Entity Recognition

webCEF

Language learning assessment to the Common European Framework

The Bookshelf Project

Find out who has which books using ISBN and web service lookup

mEducator

Multi-type Content Repurposing and Sharing in Medical Education

Our MK

Help make Milton Keynes a smarter, greener city

CityLabs

Research and Innovation in the Digital Economy

iTunes U

iTunes University and Podcasting from KMi

A KMi Stadium Webcast - 25th March 1999

BP Amoco - Inflatables - Wytch Farm

VQR

vague query responder

Omnivoke

A Framework for Automating the Invocation of Web APIs

Prolearn

Network of Excellence in Professional ELearning

KANNEL

Detecting and Managing Semantic Relations Between Ontologies

Aqualog

AquaLog, a portable question-answering system for organisational ontologies

Ecosensus

Electronic/Ecological Collaborative Sensemaking Support System

Enrich

Enriching Representations of Work to Support Organisational Learning

The Listening Experience Database Project

A crowd-sourced linked data resource of documented experiences of listening to music

Multimedia Digital Libraries

New Paradigms for Browsing & Search

DIP

Data, Information and Process Integration with Semantic Web Services

OntoWeb Network

Ontologies as the essential technology for the Semantic Web

Maths Screencasts

Visual Learning, Real Understanding

CABER

CLUTCH As a Broadband Educational Resource

ROLE

Responsive Open Learning Enviornments

ERA

Enabling Remote Activity

BuddyFinder

Find the right people with the right knowledge in the right place at the right time

AEC

Assisted Electronic Communications in Health

OCML

Operational Conceptual Modelling Language

Topic Accessed Video

Judge the educational effectiveness of linear and non-linear video elements

GreenDATA

Capturing and sharing renewable energy generation data

uBase

Web-based Image and Video Navigation

SUbTLE

Semantic Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning and Exploration

ReelLives

Personal Documentaries Constructed From Digital Data

Environmental Management (EM)

Empowering Data Mastery for a Smarter Future

AKT

Advanced Knowledge Technologies

GratitudeTREE

Digital 'forest of thanks'

Hexagon

The power of 'presence' brought to your browser

NeOn

Lifecycle Support for Networked Ontologies

KnowledgeWeb

Ontology technology from Academia to Industry

Cohere

>>> make the Connection

D3e-HyperNews

Digital Document Discourse Environment

BYM600

Virtual Pub Quiz

Eureka Comments

Reliving the experience of critical moments of discovery in medical science that have changed the way we live

ClockWork

Creating Learning Organisations with Contextualised Knowledge-Rich Work Artefacts

XO Backlot

The Stadium Backlot system facilitates the management and maintenance of both live web casts and replays

MIAKT

Medical Images & Advanced Knowledge Technologies

Lucero

Linking University Content for Education and Research Online

Service Web 3.0

Coordinating the research, standardisation, and dissemination activities creating the internet of billions of web services

A DecentWeb

Enabling control, exchange and collaboration in a decentralised Web

BuddySpace

Enhanced Presence Management for Collaboration, Messaging, and Gaming

Simlink

Shared control of virtual experiments via Instant Messaging

Expert Search

Open University Expert Search

SEAD

Software Engineering and Design Group

TINY-IN

True Interactivity for Young Viewers of Virtual Broadcast Content via Intelligent Interfaces

KMi Planet

Online Newspaper

Learning.org

Share practice and experience on the introduction of new technologies into Teaching and Learning

MSG

The World's Simplest Messenger

DiscOU

Discovering Open University Content from Other Online Resources

Evidence Hub

A collective intelligence platform for mapping a community and what it knows

Internet Reasoning Service

KMi's Semantic Web Services framework

Citischool

Where young people are citizens and citizens are teachers

IET Radio

Broadcasting to H802

VDC

The Virtual Degree Ceremony

LiteMap

A Web tool for visually mapping out the content of online debates across different forums and websites

KMi Stadium

Webcasting large-scale live events and on-demand-replays

OU Alive

2015/2016 Undergraduate Prospectus brought to life with Augmented Reality by KMi

Magpie

The semantic filter

Dedalo

Explaining patterns with Linked Data

ANSES

Automatic News Summarisation & Extraction System

SUPER

Semantics utilised for process management within and between enterprises

Espotter

Adaptive Named Entity Recognition for Web Browsing

Safety Centre

Website design for the Milton Keynes Safety Centre

ReFLEx

Resources For Learning by Exploration

Peermiles project

Recognising your Scholarly rewards in a decentralised way!

SmartProducts

Proactive Knowledge of SmartProducts

Safety Centre

Website design for the Milton Keynes Safety Centre