Research output per year
Research output per year
Professor
Email:j.s.edwards@aston.ac.uk
Phone: +44(0)121 204 5033
Room: ABS255
My interest has always been in how people use models and systems to help them do things. For many years I have studied the development and uses of various types of system in management and administration.
My current interests cover three overlapping themes: Knowledge Management, Business Processes and Decision Support. Major strands within this are:
The synergy between knowledge management, analytics (especially Artificial Intelligence) and big data. Although the technical side of Artificial Intelligence has advanced considerably, the management issues are still very similar to those I have been investigating since the 1980s. I am especially interested in the problems that arise when implementing and maintaining real-world systems. These include avoiding/reducing bias in analytics systems and the explainability of recommendations made by AI systems.
Looking at processes and systems for knowledge creation, transfer, organising, sharing, storage, and use or re-use. This is the area of my contribution to the NESTA Creative Credits evaluation project. A further project involved combining simulation with knowledge-based systems to help improve maintenance processes in manufacturing at the Ford Motor Company.
PhD, Contributions to the Methodology of Manpower Planning, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 1980
BA, Mathematics, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jul 1973
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter, comment/opinion or interview › peer-review
Uren, V. (Creator) & Edwards, J. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 20 Sep 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000577, https://researchdata.aston.ac.uk/id/eprint/577/
Dataset
McCracken, S. S. (Creator) & Edwards, J. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 2016
DOI: 10.17036/2e80760e-2397-427b-956f-d560352a8fe1, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1057/kmrp.2015.7?journalCode=tkmr20
Dataset
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
John Edwards (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
John Edwards (Editorial board member)
Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
John Edwards (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
John Edwards (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
John Edwards (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference