Knowledge Media Institute | The Open University

KMi is a multidisciplinary R&D lab that has been at the forefront of innovation for the past 20 years. We lead in a number of areas, including Semantic Technologies, Educational Media, Social Media Analysis, Big Data, Blockchain, Smart Cities, IoT and others.

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My PhD research focuses on the role that interactive web broadcasts play in enhancing distance learning students' sense of community, engagement and learning within STEM modules. My research uses a...

Testimonials

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"If you are or want to be a brilliant mind, this is where you want to be!"

Valentina Presutti, Institute of Cognitive Science and Technologies, Italy

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"I cannot imagine going to a conference without experiencing deep scientific conversations with KMiers!"

Raphaël Troncy, EURECOM: Graduate School & Research Center, France

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"Top location for SW research for decades and going strong!"

Pascal Hitzler, Wright State University, USA

Publications

Mikroyannidis, A. (2020) Blockchain Applications in Education: A Case Study in Lifelong Learning, The 12th International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning (eLmL 2020), Valencia, Spain

Chowdhury, N., Ramachandran, M., Third, A., Mikroyannidis, A., Bachler, M. and Domingue, J. (2020) Towards A Blockchain-based Decentralised Educational Landscape, The 12th International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning (eLmL 2020), Valencia, Spain

Mensio, M. and Alani, H. (2020) Towards a Cross-article Narrative Comparison of News, Workshop: Text2Story'20 at 42nd European Conference on Information Retrieval, Lisbon, Portugal