Alan Cannon

Dr Alan Cannon is a Research Fellow at Edinburgh Napier University's School of Computing, affiliated with the Centre for Algorithms, Visualisation and Evolving Systems. His work spans data-driven web technologies, information visualization, interaction design, and software evaluation.

Education:

• PhD: Interactive Visualisation Tools for Supporting Taxonomists Working Practice (2006)

Alan specializes in creating visualization systems for biological and taxonomic data through projects like MaTSE and TaxVis. His recent work focuses on mobile platforms for safety engineering inspections and data-driven web services for academic and commercial applications.

His publications demonstrate expertise in bioinformatics visualization, ontology-driven systems, and mobile application development across multiple domains including taxonomy, property management, and safety engineering.

Research Grants:

• Data Driven Analysis of PEMFT Benefits (2022, £5,000)
• Solicitor Data Management for TC Young (2018, £5,000)
• Managing Archaeological Projects (2017, £5,000)
• Follow-on development for Plansafe Ltd. (2015-2016, £35,837)
• TrueBuild App Development (2014-2015, £5,000)
• Scottish Forestry Project (2016-2017, £28,492)

Alan has extensive experience in academic-industry collaboration, commercialization activities, and developing visualization tools for complex data sets across biological sciences, engineering, and database systems.