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.
Actor-lab
Control Tech for Kids
Eureka Comments
Reliving the experience of critical moments of discovery in medical science that have changed the way we live
Better Martial Arts
Better Martial Arts and Combat Sports
webCEF
Language learning assessment to the Common European Framework
Software Visualization
Bringing Code to Life: Visualise, Debug, and Learn
Evolva
Ontology Evolution
FLOR
FoLksonomy Ontology enRichment
Dedalo
Explaining patterns with Linked Data
Climate Prediction.net
Harnessing Global Computing Power for Smarter Climate Predictions
SmartProducts
Proactive Knowledge of SmartProducts
VagueQuery Responder
Bookshop owners can out perform Amazon and Google when the queries are vague - so can our software
OntoWeb Network
Ontologies as the essential technology for the Semantic Web
CoffeeBot Competition
Brew Innovation: Build, Connect & Compete – The Ultimate Coffee Pot Sensor Challenge
Presence-Based Multi-user play
Directory of work on Massive MultiPlayer Presence
Learning.org
Share practice and experience on the introduction of new technologies into Teaching and Learning
LEDA Project
Preserving the painted visions of Hell in Venetian Crete for future study
ELC
Empowering Learning Communities
Ibrow
An Intelligent Brokering Service for Knowledge-Component Reuse on the World-Wide Web
Service Web 3.0
Coordinating the research, standardisation, and dissemination activities creating the internet of billions of web services
Virtual Participant project
Tool for monitoring, recording and recognising current topics of discussion
GreenDATA
Capturing and sharing renewable energy generation data
XO
The automatic presentation creator
EDV Project
Election Debate Visualisation
Aqualog
AquaLog, a portable question-answering system for organisational ontologies
KnowledgeWeb
Ontology technology from Academia to Industry
SUbTLE
Semantic Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning and Exploration
The Listening Experience Database Project
A crowd-sourced linked data resource of documented experiences of listening to music
CABER
CLUTCH As a Broadband Educational Resource
Research Poster Competition 2020
Showcasing student research
iServe
Where linked data meets services
e-Dance project
performing > recording > tagging > replaying > net.choreography
Compendium
Managing the connections between information, ideas, interpretations and arguments
FirstFlight
Development of virtual science environments
PhiloSURFical
Semantically browse a philosophical text
Open2Innova8ion Tool
User Driven Stimulation of Radical New Technological Steps in Surface Transport
MSG
The World's Simplest Messenger
Real Time Advice and Guidance
Live Advice and Guidance Webcast Sessions
Topic Accessed Video
Judge the educational effectiveness of linear and non-linear video elements
The Living Human Digital Library
Technical infrastructure for the Living Human Project
Expert Search
Open University Expert Search
Enrich
Enriching Representations of Work to Support Organisational Learning
Maths Screencasts
Visual Learning, Real Understanding
Hexagon
The power of 'presence' brought to your browser
Open Networking Lab
Practical learning about computer networking
WeSPOT
Working Environment with Social, Personal and Open Technologies for Inquiry Based Learning
BuddySpace
Enhanced Presence Management for Collaboration, Messaging, and Gaming
TRIVALENT
Against Violence & for Better Communication
Bletchley Park Text
Unlocking the Past – A Personal Journey Through Codebreaking History.
SmartLink
Linking Web APIs & Services to the Web of Data
Omnivoke
A Framework for Automating the Invocation of Web APIs
A KMi Stadium Webcast - 25th March 1999
BP Amoco - Inflatables - Wytch Farm
Institute of Coding Badging
Issuing, Viewing and Validating IoC Badges
ReFLEx
Resources For Learning by Exploration
HC-REMA
Health-Care Resource Management
BuddyFinder
Find the right people with the right knowledge in the right place at the right time
PowerAqua
A Natural Language Interface to the Semantic Web
SEAD
Software Engineering and Design Group
HANS The H&S Robot Inspector
Knowledge Engineering for Autonomous Agents
BPSC 2022
3rd British Planetary Science Conference
University for Industry Observatory
Using KMi technologies for integrating web documents with formal representations of knowledge
WebOnto
Browse and edit knowledge models over the web
CRU
Co-operatives Research Unit
SOA4ALL
Creating a Web of Billions of Services
Maths for Energy
Maths skills you will need if you plan to study energy at the Open University
Cohere
>>> make the Connection
PlanetOnto
Web based news server, which facilitates lab-related items of interest in KMi to a wider community
Multimedia Digital Libraries
New Paradigms for Browsing & Search
VDC
The Virtual Degree Ceremony
Peermiles project
Recognising your Scholarly rewards in a decentralised way!
A DecentWeb
Enabling control, exchange and collaboration in a decentralised Web
ROLE
Responsive Open Learning Enviornments
OU Alive
2015/2016 Undergraduate Prospectus brought to life with Augmented Reality by KMi
Lyceum Voice Groupware
Voice conferencing internet groupware
mEducator
Multi-type Content Repurposing and Sharing in Medical Education
D3e-HyperNews
Digital Document Discourse Environment
Evidence Hub
A collective intelligence platform for mapping a community and what it knows
KMi Planet
Online Newspaper
Bayesian Knowledge Discovery
Bayesian Knowledge Discoverer Tool
Magpie
The semantic filter
CORDER
COmunity Relation Discovery by named Entity Recognition
LUISA
Learning Content Management System Using Innovative Semantic Web Services Architecture
The Flashmeeting Project
The lightest possible video-conferencing software application
DOT.KOM
Designing adaptive information extraction from text for Knowledge Management
OntoWeaver
an ontology-based approach to web site design and development
Internet Reasoning Service
KMi's Semantic Web Services framework
Hypermedia Discourse
Conceptual foundations and practical tools at the nexus of Deliberation, Argumentation and Software
Simlink
Shared control of virtual experiments via Instant Messaging
BYM600
Virtual Pub Quiz
TINY-IN
True Interactivity for Young Viewers of Virtual Broadcast Content via Intelligent Interfaces
Storymaking Project
Design and evaluation of a story metadata scheme and annotation environment
CompulogNet
Europe's Network of Excellence in Computational Logic
Hestia
Home for geospatial analysis of Herodotus's Histories
Interactive Books
Rethinking the book
AKT
Advanced Knowledge Technologies
WebLab
research into the development of virtual science environments
EERU
Energy and Environment Research Unit
ANSES
Automatic News Summarisation & Extraction System
NoTube
Networks and Ontologies for the Transformation and Unification of Broadcasting and the internet
SUPER
Semantics utilised for process management within and between enterprises
iSpotnature
Your place to share nature
Making The News
Syndicating School News
KANNEL
Detecting and Managing Semantic Relations Between Ontologies
uBase
Web-based Image and Video Navigation
SemSearch
A Search Engine for the Semantic Web
Apollo
User-friendly knowledge modelling application
ERA
Enabling Remote Activity
Espotter
Adaptive Named Entity Recognition for Web Browsing
Knowledge Architectures
The Knowledge Architectures group specialises in research and innovation infrastructures, connecting research design with modelling and implementations.
PATMAN
Patient Workflow Management System
DiscOU
Discovering Open University Content from Other Online Resources
IET Radio
Broadcasting to H802
The Bookshelf Project
Find out who has which books using ISBN and web service lookup
MIAKT
Medical Images & Advanced Knowledge Technologies
Ecosensus
Electronic/Ecological Collaborative Sensemaking Support System
ScholOnto
Build and deploy a prototype infrastructure for making scholarly claims
Clutch
Computer Literacy Understanding Through Community History
KMi Stadium
Webcasting large-scale live events and on-demand-replays
LiteMap
A Web tool for visually mapping out the content of online debates across different forums and websites
Skillmath
Success with Mathematics
Xtreme Webcasting
Taking webcasting to the Xtreme
Citischool
Where young people are citizens and citizens are teachers
EDSA
European Data Science Academy
Stride
Socio-Technical Resilience In software DEvelopment
QualiChain
Decentralised Qualifications' Verification and Management for Learner Empowerment, Education Reengineering and Public Sector Transformation
MET Group
Multimedia Enabling Technologies Group
CIDashboard
An open online service that provides analytics visualisations for online debate platforms
Cashew
Composition And Semantic enHancEment of Web-services
XO Backlot
The Stadium Backlot system facilitates the management and maintenance of both live web casts and replays
OpenMark Examples
Open University computer-assisted assessment (CAA) system
OCML
Operational Conceptual Modelling Language
AEC
Assisted Electronic Communications in Health
Exploring the Total Customer Experience in E-Commerce Environments
Redefining E-Commerce: CRM-Driven Design and Unmatched Customer Value
Knowledge Modelling
Languages, tools, techniques and methodologies for developing abstract models of some target domain or problem solving behaviour
Sweet
Semantic Web Service Editing Tool
Big Scientific Data and Text Analytics Group
Advance the state-of-the-art and develop new technologies powered by AI in the area of the machine processing of scientific information.
Ecohydrology of South African Fynbos Plants
Scientific eco-hydrology for sustainable fynbos management in the Cape Floristic Region
DIP
Data, Information and Process Integration with Semantic Web Services
PT Anywhere
PT Anywhere offers a network simulation environment via a web interface
Our MK
Help make Milton Keynes a smarter, greener city
Lucero
Linking University Content for Education and Research Online
X-Media
Knowledge Sharing and Reuse across Media
GratitudeTREE
Digital 'forest of thanks'
NeOn
Lifecycle Support for Networked Ontologies
Virtual Physiological Human
Sharing for Healthcare A Research Environment
VQR
vague query responder
KnoFuss
Information fusion system for semantic datasets
Podcasting
A short introduction to podcasting
Comrades
Collective Platform for Community Resilience & Social Innovation During Crises
Safety Centre
Website design for the Milton Keynes Safety Centre
Station X
The CNM input to Bletchley Park
Citizen Forensics
How adaptive software architectures could support the contextual information flows
ReelLives
Personal Documentaries Constructed From Digital Data
NeOn Toolkit
NeOn's Ontology Engineering Environment
Hank
Cognitive Modelling Environment
Environmental Management (EM)
Empowering Data Mastery for a Smarter Future
The World's Seven Highest Summits
"A Peak Practice of a Lifetime"
CityLabs
Research and Innovation in the Digital Economy
ClockWork
Creating Learning Organisations with Contextualised Knowledge-Rich Work Artefacts
Safety Centre
Website design for the Milton Keynes Safety Centre
Student Advisor
Offering advice and guidance when selecting appropriate Open University courses and qualifications
ROSTRA
Technologies for Intelligent News Agency
Cipher
Communities of Interest to Promote heritage of European Regions
Education and Technology Interest Group
Advancing Education Through Research and Technology
iTunes U
iTunes University and Podcasting from KMi
Prolearn
Network of Excellence in Professional ELearning
Debate Hub
A tool for online communities to collectively organise and progress good ideas forward
LUPMIR
Integrating logical inference in language models for context-sensitive information retrieval
Vishnu
Document search engine
