Research Projects
Exploring the intersection of place-aware computing, geographic information science, and spatial analysis.
Places and Lived Experiences
Traditional GIS captures space—coordinates and boundaries—but often misses place: the subjective, functional, and emotional reality of a location.
PlaceCrafter
A web-based geospatial framework for identifying and visualizing 'platial' functional regions by clustering OpenStreetMap Points of Interest.
PARM-X
An Interactive Projection Augmented Relief Model Web Platform for visualizing and interacting with geospatial data over physical relief models.
Walking and Outdoor Recreation
Bridging the gap between efficient routing and experiential wandering, creating systems that prioritize safety, enjoyment, and environmental connection.
Newman Active Travel Network
A student-staff partnership project focused on mapping and improving active travel routes around Birmingham Newman University.
WalkGIS
A Contextual GIS framework for capturing and analyzing the subjective 'Sense of Place' in leisure walks by linking video narratives with geospatial data.
WalkGrid
A computational platform for curating engaging walking routes enriched with environmental context, personal preferences, and scalable spatial analysis using H3 hexagonal indexing.
Leisure Walking Systems Working Group
A collaborative impact initiative bridging the gap between academic research and industry practice to create safer, more engaging digital walking experiences.
Leisure Walking Framework
A comprehensive, grounded-theory framework for curating personalised leisure walking experiences, creating a bridge between subjective human narratives and computational routing systems.
Systems and Technology
Development of novel hardware-software interfaces and web platforms—from projection-augmented reality models to scalable spatial data infrastructures.
HalesAir
A Royal Society-funded STEM partnership project where T Level Data Analytics students at Halesowen College design, build, and deploy air quality sensors around the college estate — turning raw environmental data into community insights.
SHIELD
A placeholder project for Systems and Technology.