{"id":149,"date":"2026-08-01T18:52:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/computing-and-communications\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2026-08-11T14:19:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:19:52","slug":"research-interests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/computing-and-communications\/research\/research-interests\/","title":{"rendered":"About research in C&#038;C"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research in the School of Computing and Communications is committed to Integrating technology effectively into our lives. We address real problems that matter to a society where computing is increasingly ubiquitous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university.open.ac.uk\/stem\/computing-and-communications\/research\/ai-and-nlp\">AI and Interdisciplinary Modelling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university.open.ac.uk\/stem\/computing-and-communications\/research\/critical-information-studies\">Critical information studies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university.open.ac.uk\/stem\/computing-and-communications\/research\/interaction-design\">Interaction design<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university.open.ac.uk\/stem\/computing-and-communications\/research\/next-generation-multimedia-and-networking-technologies\">Next generation multimedia and networking<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university.open.ac.uk\/stem\/computing-and-communications\/research\/software-engineering-and-design\">Software engineering and design<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university.open.ac.uk\/stem\/computing-and-communications\/research\/technology-and-education\">Technology and education<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/computing-research.open.ac.uk\/\">Computing research across The Open University<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching underpinned by research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Open University doesn\u2019t just teach: it\u2019s a global leader in research and innovation too, with OU research and development ranking in the top third of UK universities. The Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics has a long and distinguished record of conducting high quality, internationally leading research. These researchers contribute to our state of the art curriculum material ensuring our teaching is up to date, informed by scientific research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can get a flavour of our research from our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/faculty_dept\/stem-coco.html\">published research papers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director of Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/ab33792\">Dr Amel Bennaceur<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n        <div class=\"unity-stem-block unity-stem-staff-card unity-stem-staff-card--no-image\">\n            <a class=\"unity-stem-staff-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/staff\/amel-bennaceur\/\">\n                                <div class=\"unity-stem-staff-card__body\">\n                    <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right post-title-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                    <h3 class=\"unity-stem-staff-card__name\">Amel Bennaceur<\/h3>\n                                            <p class=\"unity-stem-staff-card__job-title\">Director Of Research For The School Of Computing And Communications<\/p>\n                                                                <span class=\"unity-stem-staff-card__unit-wrap\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"unity-stem-staff-card__unit unity-stem-staff-card__unit--light\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/cdn\/img\/icons\/computing-and-communications-white.png\" alt=\"Computing And Communications\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"unity-stem-staff-card__unit unity-stem-staff-card__unit--dark\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/cdn\/img\/icons\/computing-and-communications-black.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research in the School of Computing and Communications is committed to Integrating technology effectively into our lives. 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