Daune West

Daune West is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences. Her research focuses on systems inquiry, requirements engineering, and action research, with emphasis on human-technology interaction. She leads the Educational Research Group, exploring teaching methodologies in computing and requirements analysis. Current projects involve analyzing human-horse interactions using physiological signals to study equine-assisted therapy's psychological benefits. She has collaborated with signal processing colleagues to explore emotion detection through brain signals in equine contexts.

Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to mental health and well-being. Major awards include the Sir Geoffrey Vickers Memorial Award (1990). She has organized CPD courses on systems thinking and agile methodologies, and reviewed for journals like the International Journal of Systems and Society. Research activities span over three decades with publications in action research, systems theory, and interdisciplinary applications.