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sharing our work during the IEEE International Conference on Omni-layer Intelligent Systems

we are very happy to share that we will have the opportunity to read a paper on inertial guidance and mapping, during the IEEE International Conference on Omni-layer Intelligent Systems (IEEE COINS) to be held in Madison in August.

our paper will be read in the track on Tiny ML and Embedded AI.

we thank God for this opportunity.

Investigating effects of microclimate on stress and affect using low-cost wearables in quasi-formal academic contexts

our team gives thanks to God for our paper publication. we acknowledge this opportunity comes only through His grace.

our most recent publication is in AI, Brain and Child and is titled Investigating effects of microclimate on stress and affect using low-cost wearables in quasi-formal academic contexts.

its abstract reads:

The influence of microclimate on the affective state of learners is of interest in the context of anthropogenic climate change. In prior work, these impacts have been documented using electrodermal activity (EDA). This paper extends that approach with a multimodal analysis of neuro-physiological data in the context of scholastic activity with the inclusion of electroencephalography (EEG), facial action units (FAU), EDA, and photoplethysmography (PPG). Our methodology represents a citizen science, neuroergonomic and multi-pronged approach to investigate the relationships between human neuro-physiologic health and mental well-being. In the present study, low-cost, bespoke wearables were assembled, including EEG headsets, and physiological wristbands. EEG was chosen for its potential to offer neuro-physiological insights. EDA was incorporated as a non-invasive method to detect stress and emotional arousal. PPG was utilised as another indicator, being influenced by vascular, cardiac, and autonomic nervous systems. Finally, FAUs were analysed to prove the feasibility of FAUs as a stand-alone source of data which can support other analysis methods. Statistical tests and machine learning models were used to investigate relationships between neuro-physiological data, subjective data and the surrounding environment. Results suggest that features of the multimodal data were significant as they are correlated with environmental factors, and emotional arousal. The specific extent of the influence was also confirmed using Shapley values. With a deeper understanding of the feasibility of a robust multimodal approach, more complex relationships can be investigated with the upscaling of experiments for different age groups, especially children. This pipeline of data analysis could also be improved and enhanced by the usage of AI. Subsequently, there is potential for policy makers, and individuals to improve environments to maximise well-being.

Conversational primers to Disciplinary Intuitions, neuroergonomics, and the Life2Well Project

we understand that our work can be challenging to get to grips with.

we invite you to try the following podcast-style audio primers, courtesy of Google.

a general introduction to Disciplinary Intuitions and the design of learning environments.

a primer focusing on neuroergonomics, the Life2Well Project, and the design of learning environments.

sharing our thoughts on the digital humanities and the potential of Generative AI in nurturing environmental stewardship

one of the most happening communities within the geography fraternity is the Digital Geographies research group of the Royal Geographical Society. 

this year, their annual symposium will be held from the 19th to the 20th of June, themed on Global Digital Geographies: Digitalising the Territorial / Territorialising the Digital. By global digital geographies, the conveyors aim to foreground two interconnected dimensions of the global. First, one engages with geography’s long-standing critique of the binary conception of territory and network in the context of globalization—a debate that has gained renewed urgency and complexity with the advent of digitalisation and information technology. Second, they envision this as a global platform for scholarly exchange, bringing together diverse perspectives and insights on these topics from different regions around the world.

given this, we are so thrilled and thankful to God to be afforded the opportunity to share two studies undertaken by our team; the first being on the potential of Generative AI in nurturing environmental stewardship, on the 19th; and the second on the analysis of political records through the digital humanities, on the 20th.

we give thanks to God for these blessings.

invited to participate in 'Digital Education for Digital Transformation: Shaping the future of learning and innovation'

our team has been invited by World Learning and Digital Communication Network Global as guest speakers and facilitators at Digital Education for Digital Transformation, Shaping the future of learning and innovation.

this event will be held in Seoul from the 15th to the 17th of June 2025 and is made possible through funding by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the State Department of the United States.

we will be hosting a plenary on Virtual Field Trips and Spatial Media as Scalable Learning Tools on the 16th; and on the 17th speaking as part of a panel on Redefining Higher Education in Southeast Asia, and finally facilitating a workshop on XR within and without the Classroom: Designing authentic immersive learning experiences.

we thank God for these fantastic opportunities.

students' work on AI and plant growth at this year's EdMedia conference

i am very happy to share that my students have the opportunity to share their work on Designing an AI and automated system for analysing plant growth to predict and speed-up harvest the EdMedia conference to be held in Barcelona from the 19th to the 23rd of May this year; our paper will be read on the 20th of May.

we thank God for this opportunity.

hosting visitors from Indonesia around conversations on Data Science and AI

we were very grateful to be afforded the opportunity to play host to a visiting delegation from Indonesia, and engage in conversations around the intersection of Data Science, AI and learning. 

the delegation represents the Muhammadiyah Group in Indonesia, which is the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, with members estimated to be around 60 million. the group operates more than three thousand schools and more than 170 institutes of higher learning. In Indonesia, the present Minister of Primary and Secondary Education - Prof. Abdul Mu'ti - is also the Secretary-General of Muhammadiyah for the 2015-2027 term. Present in today's delegation were the Head of Education for the group in East Java province and Yogyakarta Special Region, which are both amongst the regions running the largest number of Muhammadiyah schools.

student projects on natural language processing in the digital humanities at the 15th annual symposium of the Mobiles for Education Alliance

today our team received news that we have been invited to share our work on natural language processing in the digital humanities, during the 15th annual symposium of the Mobiles for Education Alliance.

we thank God for His continued grace and provision.

this year, the symposium is being conducted as an in-person event between the 7th to the 9th of October, with the overarching theme of Marvelous Education

The mEducation Alliance was formed by USAID in 2010. It is an international collaborative effort between bilateral and multilateral donors, NGOs, foundations, private sector partners, and academic researchers. The collective agenda of the alliance is to: highlight and catalyze promising information and communications technology for education (ICT4E) practices and initiatives, particularly in low-resource and developing country context; to reduce duplicative efforts; to promote collective knowledge-sharing, and to identify and support efforts to evaluate and scale promising ICT4E interventions.

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reading papers at the annual conference of the Royal Geographical Society

the annual conference of the Royal Geographical Society has been a highlight of my academic calendar for many years, and this year is no different.

i am happy to share that i will be attending the conference, during which on the 27th of August in the session on Development, Policy and Planning my students will be sharing their work, while i share updates on our work on the affordances for learning of generative artificial intelligence (as it pertains to geography and geography education).

i hope to see you in Birmingham in the summer!

papers on Machine Learning, Large Language Models and the Science of Learning to be read at AI4X 2025

our team is very happy and grateful to have the opportunity to share two projects in July during the inaugural AI4X conference.

AI4X 2025 is jointly organised by the Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials at the National University of Singapore, together with the National Research Foundation of Singapore and the DSO National Laboratories.

we will share on Exploratory investigation of electrodermal activity in learning from a large language model versus from curated texts, and on Evaluating the effectiveness of Machine Learning algorithms in stock price prediction across different time frames.

we thank God for this opportunity.