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Dr Alan Godfrey

Associate Professor

Department: Computer and Information Sciences

Dr Godfrey is lead for his departments Digital Health & Wellbeing research group. He was UoA11 Deputy lead for REF2021. He is Head of Degree Apprenticeships for his Department. He received his BEng in electronic engineering and PhD in biomedical electronics from the University of Limerick, Ireland. He also holds the MBA from Newcastle University.

His major research interests are in wearable technology and algorithms for data science and analytics in healthcare. This includes areas of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data mining and multidimensional signal processing. He has published well over 100 papers on those topics in various engineering and medical journals from a portfolio of translational-based research. He serves as Deputy Editor for , Editor for and Associate Editor for . He was previously an International Advisory board member for .

Dr Godfrey is a Member of the Institution Engineering Technology (MIET) and Senior Member of the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (SMIEEE). He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Campus Address

Room 307
CiS Building

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Bioinformatics, Connected Health, Healthcare Technology, Sports Technology, Wearable Systems

Key Publications

Better understanding rehabilitation of motor symptoms: Insights from the use of wearables, Celik, Y., Wall, C., Moore, J., Godfrey, A. 19 Feb 2025, In: Pragmatic and Observational Research
Contextualising free-living gait with computer vision, Moore, J., Godfrey, A. 1 Mar 2025, In: Maturitas
Digital measurement of ocular microtremor in Parkinson’s Disease: Protocol for a pilot study to assess reliability and clinical validation, Graham, L., Vitorio, R., Walker, R., Godfrey, A., Morris, R., Stuart, S. 8 Jan 2025, In: PLoS One
Smart clothing for human movement analysis: future application in sport and clinical practice, Mason, R., Barry, G., Vitorio, R., Lennon, O., Robinson, H., O'Callaghan, B., Morris, R., Godfrey, A., Stuart, S. 1 Feb 2025, In: Expert Review of Medical Devices
The Views of Healthcare Professionals on iFall, a Smartphone Application for Falls Reporting in Parkinson’s Disease: A Qualitative Study, Kelly, M., Naisby, J., Wales, J., Webster, E., Standerline, G., Barry, G., Amjad, A., Moore, J., Ratcliffe, N., Godfrey, A., Morris, R. 1 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
Wearable Sensors for Balance, Gait, and Mobility, Wall, C., McMeekin, P., Walker, R., Godfrey, A. 17 Jan 2025, Gait, Balance and Mobility Analysis, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Elsevier
Active Rehabilitation Following Acute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review, Coman, B., Powell, D., Das, J., Graham, L., Mason, R., Harrison, M., Rae, G., Vitorio, R., Godfrey, A., Stuart, S. 29 Aug 2024, In: Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada
Artificial Intelligence Approaches in Sport, Young, F., Godfrey, A. Feb 2024, Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering, London, Routledge
Assessment of Visual Attention in Teams with or without Dedicated Team Leaders: A Neonatal Simulation-Based Pilot Randomised Cross-Over Trial Utilising Low-Cost Eye-Tracking Technology, Loganathan, P., Garg, A., McNicol, R., Wall, C., Pointon, M., McMeekin, P., Godfrey, A., Wagner, M., Roehr, C. 21 Aug 2024, In: Children

Professional Activity

Other: A range of perspectives for concussion management in men’s rugby union 2021

PGR Supervision

Conor Wall Multimodality in healthcare: The role of AI and digital biomarkers (Multi-Bio) Start Date: 01/10/2022

Qualifications

Business Administration MBA August 31 2017
Electronics PhD November 06 2008
Engineering BEng June 28 2004
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy FHEA

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