Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Contact Details
Phone: +44 (0)121 204 3707
Email: [email protected]
Room: ABS268
Biography
I have worked at Aston University since September 2011. Before joining Aston I worked as a senior researcher on several collaborative projects and as an information scientist in R&D organizations. My current research concerns applications of artificial intelligence and social media, and the use of games in management education.
Research Interests
- AI for business
- Social media
- Games in management education
Teaching Activity
Codirector of the BSc Business Computing and IT programme
I teach a range of information systems modules, including eBusiness, systems analysis and project modules
Employment
May 2009 to August 2011, Senior Research Fellow in the OAK (Organizations, Information and Knowledge) Research Group, Department of Computer Science.
2001-2009, Research Fellow at Knowledge Media Institute (KMi), The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
1991-1997, Information Scientist, The Welding Institute (TWI), Abington, Cambridge, UK.
1989-1992, Technical Editor, Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC), Cambridge, UK.
Qualifications
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Swansea University, BSc Chemistry (2:1) (1988)
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University of Sheffield, MSc Information Science (1989)
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University of Portsmouth, PhD, Computer Science, (2001) Thesis title: Combining Text Categorizers
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Defining Functional Illiteracy to Empower Inclusive Technology Design
Mohammed, K. D., Uren, V., Joel-Edgar, S. & Omonedo, P., 2023.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Efficacy of the 4F Feedback Model: A Game-Based Assessment in University Education
Freitas, S. D., Uren, V., Kiili, K., Ninaus, M., Petridis, P., Lameras, P., Dunwell, I., Arnab, S., Jarvis, S. & Star, K., 6 Feb 2023, In: Information. 14, 2, 16 p., 99.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors Influencing Information Adoption From Social Media About COVID-19 by Saudi Citizens
Almalki, S., Uren, V. & Hall, M., 5 May 2023, Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Social Media, ECSM 2023. Lupa-Wojcik, I. & Czyzewska, M. (eds.). 1 ed. Vol. 10. p. 268-275 8 p. (Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Social Media, ECSM 2023).Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication
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Technology readiness and the organizational journey towards AI adoption: An empirical study
Uren, V. & Edwards, J., Feb 2023, In: International Journal of Information Management. 68, 12 p., 102588.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Usability and User Experience of Mobile Applications: A Case of Functional Illiterates in Nigeria
Mohammed, K. D., Uren, V., Joel-Edgar, S. & Omonedo, P., 27 Nov 2023, ACM AfriCHI'23: 4th African Human Computer Interaction Conference. ACMResearch output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication
Open AccessFile
Datasets
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Technology readiness and the organizational journey towards AI adoption: An empirical study
Uren, V. (Creator) & Edwards, J. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 20 Sept 2022
DOI: 10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000577, https://researchdata.aston.ac.uk/id/eprint/577/
Dataset
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Coding Manual for paper "Public scientific communication on Twitter: visual analytic approach"
Uren, V. (Creator) & Dadzie, A.-S. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 17 Jul 2017
DOI: 10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000274, https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/AJIM-10-2014-0137/full/html
Dataset
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Automatically Extracting Procedural Knowledge from Instructional Texts using Natural Language Processing
Zhang, Z. (Creator), Webster, P. (Creator), Uren, V. (Creator), Varga, A. (Creator) & Ciravegna, F. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 26 Oct 2018
DOI: 10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000386, https://www.aclweb.org/anthology/L12-1094/
Dataset
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Supplementary material underpinning AfriCHI paper on Usability and Ux of Mobile Applications
Mohammed, K. (Creator), Uren, V. (Creator), Joel Edgar, S. (Creator) & Omonedo, P. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 11 Sept 2023
DOI: 10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000608
Dataset
Activities
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SME Practical Insights Workshop Series: How can Artificial Intelligence help SMEs?
Pekar, V. (Speaker) & Uren, V. (Speaker)
18 Jul 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Analysing Public Engagement with Science on Twitter,
Uren, V. (Speaker)
17 Jul 2014Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Semantic Search: Ready to use?
Uren, V. (Speaker)
Nov 2011Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Supervising Doctoral Students
Uren, V. (Member)
2002 → 2012Activity: Other activity types › Types of External academic engagement - Research and Teaching at External Organisation