Personal profile
Research interests
My focus is on the use of computational methods to model complex biological and healthcare phenomena. Research activity spans systems modelling of complex networks and analysis of network behaviour, image analysis and interactive data visualisation using computer games technologies. My research investigates how cancer cells respond to anti-cancer drugs at cellular and tissue scales and extends over systems modelling, image analysis through spatial statistics to analyse cancer patient tissue images to predict survival and interactive visualisation of cell signalling dynamics.
I work with Macmillan Cancer Support and the Digital Health and Social Care Institute on a project using AI and games technology to support optimisation of health and social care provision. I also support the strategic development of research and knowledge exchange at Abertay.
I am also Co-Director of InGAME (Innovation for Games and Media Enterprise). InGAME is the UK Creative Cluster for Computer Games. InGAME is Abertay-led with academic partners Universities of Dundee and St Andrews, and industry partners including Sony, Microsoft, 4J Studios (games include Minecraft), Beano, Outplay (UK’s largest mobile phone games company). InGAME provides a R&D environment for new and experimental creative content, products, services and experiences. The InGAME Applied Games Lab enables industry to work directly with our R&D team to harness the power of computer games to solve real-world problems in games and outwith the games sector (diversification) and de-risk technologies (through experimentation). InGAME, at its mid-point, has delivered 28 outputs (R&D projects, innovation labs, etc.) and provided networking/training opportunities to more than 700 people.
Funding
Selected Funding (grantsmanship of £6M)
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Year(s) |
Title of Award |
Source |
Value |
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2018-23 |
InGAME UKRI Creative Clusters Award |
UKRI (AHRC) and SFC |
£10M (£4.4M to Abertay) |
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2018-22 |
Improving patient care pathways |
Macmillan Cancer Support and Digital Health Institute |
£0.4M |
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2013-23 |
Systems Approaches to Cancer |
Northwood Trust |
£1M (PI) |
Esteem
EPSRC Peer Review Associate College Member
Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
Medical Research Scotland Studentship Panel Member
Visiting Fellow, Department of Computer Science, University of York
Teaching
GRS501 Research Methods
CMP201 Data Structures and Algorithms
CMP400 Honours Project
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Projects
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InGAME: Innovation for Games and Media Enterprise
White, G. (PI), Taylor, S. (PI), Bown, J. (CoI), Falconer, R. (CoI), Sloan, R. J. S. (CoI), Donald, I. (CoI), Szymkowiak, A. (CoI), De Lappe, J. (CoI), Galloway, D. (CoI), Jayemanne, D. (CoI), Jung, J. I. (Researcher) & Anderson, S. (Researcher)
3/09/18 → 30/09/23
Project: Research project
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Creating informative experiences through a visual and interactive representation of health and social care data
Kang, K. L., Hastings, A., Hughes, A. D., Myszkowska, K., Greer, M., Preston, J., McIntyre, D., Hughes, J., Mackenzie, K., Bown, J. & Falconer, R., 1 Apr 2025, In: Information Visualization. 24, 2, p. 150-164 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effective integration of health and social care data for improved decision-making
Kang, K. L., Hastings, A., Hughes, A., Greer, M., Preston, J., McIntyre, D., Hughes, J., Mackenzie, K., Bown, J. L. & Falconer, R. E., 24 Apr 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other
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The impact and future of artificial intelligence in medical genetics and molecular medicine: an ongoing revolution
Ozcelik, F., Dundar, M. S., Yildirim, A. B., Henehan, G., Vicente, O., Sánchez-Alcázar, J. A., Gokce, N., Yildirim, D. T., Bingol, N. N., Karanfilska, D. P., Bertelli, M., Pojskic, L., Ercan, M., Kellermayer, M., Sahin, I. O., Greiner-Tollersrud, O. K., Tan, B., Martin, D., Marks, R. & Prakash, S. & 26 others, , 16 Aug 2024, In: Functional and Integrative Genomics. 24, 4, 24 p., 138.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Robot narratives
Orell, M. S., Bown, J., Stepney, S., Walsh, R. & Winfield, A. F. T., 19 Oct 2021, Handbook of unconventional computing. Adamatzky, A. (ed.). Singapore: World Scientific, Vol. 1: Theory. p. 221-246 26 p. (WSPC Book Series in Unconventional Computing).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Identifying prognostic structural features in tissue sections of colon cancer patients using point pattern analysis
Jones-Todd, C. M., Caie, P., Illian, J. B., Stevenson, B. C., Savage, A., Harrison, D. J. & Bown, J. L., 15 Apr 2019, In: Statistics in Medicine. 38, 8, p. 1421-1441 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Dataset for evaluation workshops for the My Cancer mAI Care Project
Hastings, A. (Creator), Bown, J. (Supervisor) & Falconer, R. (Supervisor), Abertay University, 14 Mar 2024
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Barnes-Hut performance data
Hastings, A. (Creator), Bown, J. (Supervisor) & Falconer, R. (Supervisor), Abertay University, 14 Mar 2024
Dataset
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GPU performance dataset
Hastings, A. (Creator), Falconer, R. (Supervisor) & Bown, J. (Supervisor), Abertay University, 14 Mar 2024
Dataset
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Data for: The pervasive impact of working within the game industry upon the creative practice of its artists
Fee, K. (Creator), Sloan, R. J. S. (Supervisor) & Bown, J. (Supervisor), Abertay University, 1 Mar 2024
Dataset
Thesis
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Issue of scale in individual-based models: applications in fungal and plant systems
Bown, J. L. (Author), May 2000Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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