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Adults and children, novices and experts, disabled and able-bodied, first-time and returning visitors all arrive with different knowledge, capabilities and expectations. The depth of information, its style of presentation and the delivery medium may all be varied to suit the needs and expectations of the individual.This talk will examine how recent research in ‘ubiquitous’ or ‘pervasive’ computing may help to turn this scenario into a reality.
Nick Ryan
Dr Nick Ryan has research interests in mobile, ubiquitous and context-aware computing, and the visualization of historic environments. His first degree was in Archaeology and a his PhD spanned both Computing and Archaeology. Subsequently he has worked as an academic computer scientist with a particular interest in the application of new technologies to cultural heritage. He is a member of the EPOCH Executive Committee and chairs the Steering Committee of the CAA (Computer Applications in Archaeology) international conference. He has a long-term research interest in the use of context-aware tools in scientific fieldwork and the remote use of research data from the field. Working with ecologists, archaeologists and anthropologists from the UK and Netherlands, such tools have been successfully deployed on projects in the UK, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Cameroon and Kenya. He has also acted as a consultant to museums and on location-based services to a mobile network service provider.
