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Current Projects
Spatial Reasoning for Understanding Welsh Places New
H-IAA funded project in collaboration with WISERD and ADR, applying spatial reasoning techniques to understand and model Welsh places. Starting Autumn 2026.
LLMs and Ontologies for Mental Health Forums Ongoing
Integrating Large Language Models with the published OCD ontology to build more trusted and reliable mental health support forums.
Geographic Question Answering Ongoing
LLM-based approaches to answering natural language questions about geographic knowledge, bridging semantic place models with conversational AI.
Social Network Analysis on Audio Platforms Ongoing
Analysing user connectivity and thematic engagement on X Spaces, exploring how synchronous audio interactions differ from text-based social media.
Gender-typed Preference Bias in RecSys Ongoing
Investigating how gender-typed preferences distort recommendations, developing frameworks for detecting and mitigating demographic bias.
Qualitative Spatial Reasoning & Place Modelling
Semantic Web Spatial Rule Language Completed
SWSRL — a hybrid framework integrating qualitative symbolic reasoning with quantitative geometric information for geo-ontologies on the Semantic Web.
Place Ontologies & Semantic Place Modelling Umbrella
15 years of research on formal representation of geographic place — from place affordance and geo-folksonomies to qualitative place models on the Linked Data Web.
Global Place Knowledge Graphs Completed
The DLIG ontology design pattern for unified representation of vague and crisp place descriptions in global-scale knowledge graphs.
GIS-Native Qualitative Place Models Completed
A framework extending qualitative place modelling with DGGS integration (H3, S2) for place creation and semantic interoperability in GIS.
Geographic Question Answering Ongoing
LLM-based approaches to answering natural language questions about geographic knowledge, bridging semantic place models with conversational AI.
Human-Centred AI & Social Computing
Elderly Monitoring with Environmental Sensors Completed
Using household sensors and machine learning to detect anomalies in elderly residents' behaviour, providing early warning systems for carers.
Social Network Analysis on Audio Platforms Ongoing
Analysing user connectivity and thematic engagement on X Spaces, exploring how synchronous audio interactions differ from text-based social media.
Gender-typed Preference Bias in RecSys Ongoing
Investigating how gender-typed preferences distort recommendations, developing frameworks for detecting and mitigating demographic bias.