Dr Tom Owen

Research Highlights

1. Jones, M., Jones, M., Denisova, A., Mitchell, S., & Owen, T. (2019). Acceptability of a Plasticity-Focused Serious Game Intervention for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: User Requirements Analysis. JMIR Serious Games, 7(2), e11909

   https://doi.org/10.2196/11909, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48956

   https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/11909/accepted#Abstract
2. Sun, N., Rau, P., Li, Y., Owen, T., & Thimbleby, H. (2016). Design and evaluation of a mobile phone-based health intervention for patients with hypertensive condition. Computers in Human Behavior, 63, 98-105.

   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40249
3. Owen, T., Pearson, J., Thimbleby, H., & Buchanan, G. (2015). ConCap: Designing to Empower Individual Reflection on Chronic Conditions using Mobile Apps. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (pp. 105-114). MobileHCI '15.

   https://doi.org/10.1145/2785830.2785881, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39918
4. Blandford, A., Berndt, E., Catchpole, K., Furniss, D., Mayer, A., Mentis, H., O’Kane, A., Owen, T., Rajkomar, A., & Randell, R. (2015). Strategies for conducting situated studies of technology use in hospitals. Cognition, Technology & Work, 17(4), 489-502.

   https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-014-0318-7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39919
5. Owen, T. (2012). Understanding user requirements in take-home diabetes management technologies.

   SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39921

All Research

• Exploring personalised virtual reality experiences using real-time user-tracking data in application to loneliness interventions (current)

  PhD

• Developing Problem-Solving and Collaboration Skills in Digital Escape Room Games (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Dr Zoe Clegg

• A Framework for Evaluating Diagnostic Imaging Artificial Intelligence Medical Tools (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Prof Xianghua Xie

  Other supervisor: Prof Matt Jones

• Independence and the affect of 'Meaningful Making' in communities of people living with brain injuries (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Prof Jeremy Tree

• Exploring Patient Focused and Machine Learning interventions for Rare Disease Diagnosis (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Dr Matt Roach

• Interaction modes in Education. (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Prof Gibin Powathil

  Other supervisor: Dr Sean Walton

• CSC306 Writing Mobile Apps

  This module will introduce students to developing well-designed and functional apps for mobile devices. Special emphasis is placed on general design paradigms for mobile devices, taking into account limitations such as battery life, limited memory and low user attention compared with desktop computers.

• CSC410 MSci Computer Science Project Research Methods

  This module will introduce students to some fundamental research methodologies and good practice in research. They will undertake background research including a literature review and specify the aims of their MSci final year project, and produce a plan for their proposed research.

• CSCM04 Software Team Project

  The aim of this module is to provide students with the opportunity to apply their specialised knowledge to a realistic problem, and gain practical experience of the processes involved in the team-based production of software.

• CSCM94 Software Engineering Principles

  Students will be introduced to the principles of software development and the main professional issues associated with its practice. They will also develop a significant piece of software in teams.

• CSGM04 Mobile Application Development

  This module will introduce students to developing well-designed and functional apps for mobile devices. Special emphasis is placed on general design paradigms for mobile devices, taking into account limitations such as battery life, limited memory and low user attention compared with desktop computers.

• CSP400 Software Delivery Project

  This module introduces students to product-driven software development. The project will be linked with industry via the Computer Science Department's Industrial Liaison Office. The project will employ specification and coding standards; and software engineering tools where appropriate. These will be those employed by the industrial organisation involved where possible. If these are inappropriate (for example, not sufficiently developed to meet the required standards), the Department's own standards and software engineering tools will be employed.

• CSP420 MSci Computer Science Project

  This module is the research based Level 7 project for MSci Computer Science students. It consists of a substantial written dissertation which usually involves both a research component and the implementation of a tool/software system.