Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science
Faculty of Engineering and
Information Sciences
The University of
Hertfordshire
E-mail: g.r.saward@herts.ac.uk
Phone and
voicemail: (01707) 284375
Fax: (01707) 284303
Courses |
Research |
Academic Admin |
Industry |
Qualifications
For ideas or sample projects, see suggestions on
evaluating search effectiveness
,
graphical representations of knowledge
and
fuzzy database searches
.
NOTE: Access to some course websites is via
StudyNet
and access is limited to registered staff and students.
Past Courses
- Level 1 (Cognitive Science) - Foundations of Computing and Artificial Intelligence
- Level 2 (CS) - Software Quality
- Level 2 (CogSci) - Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks
- Level 3 (CS) -
Software Process Management, Development and Implementation of
Information Strategies, Requirements Specification Research and
Practice, Intelligent Internet Commerce, Specialist projects
- Level 3 (CogSci) - Knowledge Engineering
- Level M (CS) - Intelligent Internet Environments, Systems Modelling, Specialist projects
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Recent Projects
- TERM - Tagging Electronic Resources for Modules:
supporting social book marking for sharing online, externally sources resources.
- KEEP - Extent Limited:
Knowledge transfer for emergency professions system integration.
- CABLE - Change Academy for Blended Learning Enhancement:
embedding e-learning developments into existing practice for on-line and on campus study,
including the use of discussion forums, blending on-line and print resources, and monitoring and managing student progress.
- OPAC - Overcoming Problems of Academic Content:
investigating and improving the navigation of complex information collections by non-expert users
- FIN - Feasibility of Integrating Naviguidance:
developing solutions to embed navigation guidance into existing inter-/intra-net sites.
Themes
- Software assisted information retrieval and navigation
- Intelligent systems and semantic web techniques for E-Commerce and Knowledge Management
- Software Engineering Methods for Knowledge-based, Object-Oriented and Case-based Reasoning systems
- Truth Maintenance Systems, Non-Monotonic Logics and Belief Revision
Publications
- Tagging Electronic Resources for Modules – A Case Study in Web 2.0 People and Technology
- Using Existing Website Ontologies to Assist Navigation and Exploration
- Changing Designs for Internet Information System Navigation, Usability and Acceptance
- Assessing Usability through Perceptions of Information Scent
- A Case Study of Confidence in Internet Information Retrieval
- Navigating Heterogeneous Knowledge Sources in a Customer Service
Environment
- Modelling Intelligent Agents and Assistants in a Call Centre Environment
- Macro and Micro Applications of Case-Based Reasoning to Feature-Based
Product Selection
- Representing Process Knowledge Using Case-Based Reasoning
Projects, abstracts
and downloads
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- Blended Learning Teacher
- CABLE management team
- Course Leader for PAWS and Web Services
- Moderator for Software Process Management, Development and Implementation of Information
Strategies, HCI, Multimedia
- BSc review panel member
- External examiner, University of Staffordshire
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Employment
- Director, Naviguide Search Technology Limited
- Principal Consultant, eGain (formerly
Inference International)
- Senior Consultant, Deloitte &
Touche (formerly Touche Ross Management Consultants)
- Systems Analyst, Ford Motor Company
- Software Engineer, IBM UK
Skills
- Knowledge and Change Management
- Systems Development Project Management
- Internet Information Systems Navigation and Information Architecture
- Problem Resolution and Decision Support Systems Analysis and Design
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Last updated on 01/10/2008 by Guy Saward
Email: g.r.saward@herts.ac.uk
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