Member
Alessio Antonini
Research Fellow
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Dr Alessio Antonini is a research fellow at the Knowledge Media Institute of the Open University. He is the lead of the Knowledge Design team, part of the Intelligent Systems and Data Science group. His research focuses on the design of intelligent and interactive media, research infrastructures for the Humanities and AI-enabled innovation for community and personal wellbeing.
Keys: System Design, Smart City, Digital Humanities, Ontology Engineering, Web Technologies
Team: Enrico Motta, Iman Naja, Riccardo Pala
Projects
Immersive Online Reading for Mental Wellbeing
Robot Embodied Presence in House Environment (REPHE)
Technologies
News
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23 Jan 2025
Publications
Polilli, W., Galieni, A., Platani, C., Stagnari, F. and Antonini, A. (2026). Automated classification of plant water status through morpho-kinematic monitoring of plant movement. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 241 https://oro.open.ac.uk/107801/.
Marston, H., Brittain, K. and Antonini, A. (2025). Written Evidence PAS0035. [Written evidence to the Economic Affairs Committee: Preparing for an Ageing Society Inquiry]. UK Government - Economic Affairs Committee. https://oro.open.ac.uk/106986/.
Antonini, A., Lupi, L., Pisarski, M. and Brooker, S. (2025). Literary Hypertext, AI, and Google’s New Web: An Aesthetics Discussion. In: HT '25: 36th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media, 15-18 Sep 2025, Chicago, IL, USA. https://oro.open.ac.uk/106344/.
Antonini, A., Lupi, L., Pisarski, M. and Brooker, S. (2025). Literary Hypertext, AI, and Google’s New Web: An Aesthetics Discussion. In: HT '25: 36th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media, 15-18 Sep 2025, Chicago, IL, USA. https://oro.open.ac.uk/105964/.
Antonini, A., Coşar, S., Naja, I., Muhammad Salman, H., Jamie, M., Pasquale, I. and Giacinto, B. (2025). Smartphone as a Sensor in mHealth: Narrative Overview, SWOT Analysis, and Proposal of Mobile Biomarkers. Sensors, 25(12), https://oro.open.ac.uk/104648/.
Antonini, A. and Brooker, S. (2025). On the aesthetics of hypertext: a case study on names and a general framework. New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, 31(1-2), pp. 7–29. https://oro.open.ac.uk/99876/.
Innominato, P., Macdonald, J., Saxton, W., Longshaw, L., Granger, R., Naja, I., Allocca, C., Edwards, R., Rasheed, S., Folkvord, F., de Batle, J., Ail, R., Motta, E., Bale, C., Fuller, C., Mullard, A., Subbe, C., Griffiths, D., Wreglesworth, N., Pecchia, L., Fico, G. and Antonini, A. (2024). Digital remote monitoring using a mobile health solution in cancer survivors: an observational pilot trial protocol. JMIR Research Protocols, 12 https://oro.open.ac.uk/102625/.
Innominato, P.F., Wreglesworth, N.I., Antonini, A. and Buchwald, Z.S. (2024). Drug's Journey of a Thousand Papers Begins With a Single Step. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, 8 https://oro.open.ac.uk/100487/.
Benatti, F. and Antonini, A. (2024). On the margins and at the centre. New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, 30(1-2), pp. 1–7. https://oro.open.ac.uk/100423/.
Antonini, A. and Naja, I. (2024). Positive Media. In: 35th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media (HT '24), 10-13 Sep 2024, Poznań, Poland. https://oro.open.ac.uk/99176/.
Benatti, F., Towheed, S., Blackburn-Daniels, S. and Antonini, A. (2024). @TellMeWhatUReadingbot: the Multi-modal Strategy of the READ-IT Project for Collecting Experiences of Reading. In: Creative Intelligence: 35th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media (HT '24), 10-13 Sep 2024, Poznan, Poland. https://oro.open.ac.uk/99037/.
Naja, I., Valdez Juarez, A. and Antonini, A. (2024). Social Media and Cities: a case-study based analysis of how digital life influences the urban physical environment. In: Proceedings of the 35th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media (HT '24), 10-13 Sep 2024, Poznań, Poland. https://oro.open.ac.uk/98976/.
Naja, I., Divin, N., Coward, S., Campbell, S., Benatti, F. and Antonini, A. (2024). Conversational Media for Inclusive Access to Mental Health Interventions for Schoolchildren. In: Proceedings of the 35th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media (HT '24), 10-13 Sep 2024, Poznań, Poland. https://oro.open.ac.uk/98975/.
Innominato, P.F., Macdonald, J.H., Saxton, W., Longshaw, L., Granger, R., Naja, I., Alloca, C., Edwards, R., Rasheed, S., Folkvord, F., de Batlle, J., Ail, R., Motta, E., Bale, C., Fuller, C., Mullard, A.P., Subbe, C.P., Griffiths, D., Wreglesworth, N.I., Pecchia, L., Fico, G. and Antonini, A. (2024). Digital Remote Monitoring Using an mHealth Solution for Survivors of Cancer: Protocol for a Pilot Observational Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 13 https://oro.open.ac.uk/97317/.
Antonini, A., Brooker, S. and Škopljanac, L. (2024). Spontaneous transmedia co-location: Integration in memory. Memory, Mind & Media, 3 https://oro.open.ac.uk/97210/.
Antonini, A. and Benatti, F.E. (2023). HT '23: Proceedings of the 34th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media. Hypertext Conference Proceedings. New York: Association for Computing Machinery. https://oro.open.ac.uk/93981/.
Antonini, A. and Brooker, S. (2023). Name Links: an Aesthetic Discussion. In: The 34th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media, 4-8 Sep 2023, Rome, Italy. https://oro.open.ac.uk/92626/.
Antonini, A. (2023). Design of Map-based Hypertext Systems. In: The 34th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media, 4-8 Sep 2023, Rome, Italy. https://oro.open.ac.uk/92627/.
Antonini, A., Bushnell, M., Ohge, C., Benatti, F., Adamou, A. and Brooker, S. (2023). Hypertext as Method: Reflections on Hypertext as Design Logic. In: The 34th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media, 4-8 Sep 2023, Rome, Italy. https://oro.open.ac.uk/92625/.
Antonini, A. (2023). Positive by Design: The Next Big Challenge in Rethinking Media as Agents? In: The 34th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media, 4-8 Sep 2023, Rome, Italy. https://oro.open.ac.uk/92623/.
