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.
The Living Human Digital Library
Technical infrastructure for the Living Human Project
Omnivoke
A Framework for Automating the Invocation of Web APIs
GratitudeTREE
Digital 'forest of thanks'
SemSearch
A Search Engine for the Semantic Web
Ecosensus
Electronic/Ecological Collaborative Sensemaking Support System
BuddySpace
Enhanced Presence Management for Collaboration, Messaging, and Gaming
WeSPOT
Working Environment with Social, Personal and Open Technologies for Inquiry Based Learning
XO Backlot
The Stadium Backlot system facilitates the management and maintenance of both live web casts and replays
AEC
Assisted Electronic Communications in Health
Ecohydrology of South African Fynbos Plants
Scientific eco-hydrology for sustainable fynbos management in the Cape Floristic Region
Citischool
Where young people are citizens and citizens are teachers
VagueQuery Responder
Bookshop owners can out perform Amazon and Google when the queries are vague - so can our software
Storymaking Project
Design and evaluation of a story metadata scheme and annotation environment
VDC
The Virtual Degree Ceremony
Evolva
Ontology Evolution
Station X
The CNM input to Bletchley Park
WebOnto
Browse and edit knowledge models over the web
Clutch
Computer Literacy Understanding Through Community History
Enrich
Enriching Representations of Work to Support Organisational Learning
ReFLEx
Resources For Learning by Exploration
Hexagon
The power of 'presence' brought to your browser
FLOR
FoLksonomy Ontology enRichment
Magpie
The semantic filter
Environmental Management (EM)
Empowering Data Mastery for a Smarter Future
D3e-HyperNews
Digital Document Discourse Environment
ELC
Empowering Learning Communities
CRU
Co-operatives Research Unit
LUISA
Learning Content Management System Using Innovative Semantic Web Services Architecture
webCEF
Language learning assessment to the Common European Framework
Hank
Cognitive Modelling Environment
KnowledgeWeb
Ontology technology from Academia to Industry
Espotter
Adaptive Named Entity Recognition for Web Browsing
DOT.KOM
Designing adaptive information extraction from text for Knowledge Management
MIAKT
Medical Images & Advanced Knowledge Technologies
CABER
CLUTCH As a Broadband Educational Resource
XO
The automatic presentation creator
Xtreme Webcasting
Taking webcasting to the Xtreme
University for Industry Observatory
Using KMi technologies for integrating web documents with formal representations of knowledge
X-Media
Knowledge Sharing and Reuse across Media
Prolearn
Network of Excellence in Professional ELearning
Lyceum Voice Groupware
Voice conferencing internet groupware
Compendium
Managing the connections between information, ideas, interpretations and arguments
Open2Innova8ion Tool
User Driven Stimulation of Radical New Technological Steps in Surface Transport
Education and Technology Interest Group
Advancing Education Through Research and Technology
TRIVALENT
Against Violence & for Better Communication
ReelLives
Personal Documentaries Constructed From Digital Data
Making The News
Syndicating School News
FirstFlight
Development of virtual science environments
Exploring the Total Customer Experience in E‑Commerce Environments
Redefining E-Commerce: CRM-Driven Design and Unmatched Customer Value
Cohere
>>> make the Connection
Actor-lab
Control Tech for Kids
NoTube
Networks and Ontologies for the Transformation and Unification of Broadcasting and the internet
CORDER
COmunity Relation Discovery by named Entity Recognition
OpenMark Examples
Open University computer-assisted assessment (CAA) system
Evidence Hub
A collective intelligence platform for mapping a community and what it knows
Service Web 3.0
Coordinating the research, standardisation, and dissemination activities creating the internet of billions of web services
AKT
Advanced Knowledge Technologies
BuddyFinder
Find the right people with the right knowledge in the right place at the right time
PhiloSURFical
Semantically browse a philosophical text
Ibrow
An Intelligent Brokering Service for Knowledge-Component Reuse on the World-Wide Web
The Bookshelf Project
Find out who has which books using ISBN and web service lookup
MSG
The World's Simplest Messenger
SUbTLE
Semantic Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning and Exploration
SUPER
Semantics utilised for process management within and between enterprises
Topic Accessed Video
Judge the educational effectiveness of linear and non-linear video elements
ScholOnto
Build and deploy a prototype infrastructure for making scholarly claims
PlanetOnto
Web based news server, which facilitates lab-related items of interest in KMi to a wider community
OntoWeaver
an ontology-based approach to web site design and development
PATMAN
Patient Workflow Management System
mEducator
Multi-type Content Repurposing and Sharing in Medical Education
Safety Centre
Website design for the Milton Keynes Safety Centre
KMi Planet
Online Newspaper
SmartProducts
Proactive Knowledge of SmartProducts
Simlink
Shared control of virtual experiments via Instant Messaging
