معرفی
Dr. Ian McChesney serves as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing at Ulster University, based at the Belfast campus (Room BC-05-128) and Jordanstown Campus. His research spans Human Activity Recognition, Process Mining, and Transfer Learning with significant contributions to Autonomic Computing and Open Data initiatives. Affiliated with the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, he actively collaborates on projects like the PwC Advanced Engineering and Research Centre and the Connected Health Living Lab.
His research interests focus on Human Activity Recognition (91% fingerprint match), Process Mining (57%), and Transfer Learning (45%), with applications in smart homes, business processes, and healthcare. Key methodologies include semi-Markov models for IoT device management, synthetic data generation for autonomic systems, and semantic enrichment of HAR datasets. His recent work shows increasing emphasis on educational frameworks for competency-based computing education in the UK.
Among his 49 research outputs and 3 datasets, notable contributions include the InSync dataset and research on dyslexia in programming. He received the Best Paper Award ICAS 2025 for work on synthetic data generation. His projects include the TRAXX Fusion consultancy (2014-2016) and current involvement in the PwC Advanced Engineering Centre (2021-2026).
- Supervision: Mentored 4 students through supervised research work
- Grants: Contributed to KTP Programme with MJM Marine Limited (2022-2025) and Connected Health Living Lab (2018)
His work supports UN Sustainable Development Goals through applications in healthcare optimization, educational innovation, and industrial process improvement. Current projects focus on few-shot learning, large language models, and human activity recognition in connected health environments.
