Neil Anderson

Research output

Research output per year 2013 2015 2017 2023 2024 2025 2025

• 37 Conference contribution
• 15 Paper
• 3 Abstract
• 3 Article
• 6 More
  • 2 Other report
  • 2 Poster
  • 1 Commissioned report
  • 1 Chapter (peer-reviewed)

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2025

  A cross-discipline technopreneurship course: student perceived benefits and considerations

  Browning, J. W., Rafferty, K., Anderson, N. & Galway, L., 26 Feb 2025, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2024): proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 9 p. (IEEE FIE Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Professional Skill 100%
  • Perceived Benefit 100%
  • Engineering Student 100%
  • Feasibility Study 100%
  • Degree Program 100%

• A data science course utilizing genAI

  Browning, J. W., Bustard, J., Anderson, N. & Galway, L., 26 Feb 2025, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2024): proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 7 p. ( IEEE FIE Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Data Science 100%
  • Artificial Intelligence 100%
  • Science Education 15%
  • Student Projects 15%
  • Decision Making 15%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  9 Downloads (Pure)

• ASTRO: a semi-automated grading and feedback system for programming assignments

  Browning, J., Bustard, J. & Anderson, N., 01 Jun 2025, (Accepted) 2025 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE): Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 8 p. (IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE): Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Abstract Syntax Tree 100%
  • Static Program Analysis 9%
  • Static Code Analysis 9%
  • Design Implementation 9%
  • Individual Student 9%

• A toolchain for the in-house education of cloud computing in a vendor agnostic and efficient manner

  Cutting, D., Lobo de Pina, E., Barlaskar, E., McDowell, A. & Anderson, N., 05 May 2025, 2025 IEEE World Engineering Education Conference (EDUNINE): Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Cloud Computing 100%
  • Deep Learning Method 100%
  • Private Cloud 33%
  • Cloud Environment 33%
  • Capital Investment 33%
  2 Downloads (Pure)

• ChatGPT for assessment feedback on a complex programming assessment

  McGowan, A., Anderson, N. & Smith, C., 01 Jan 2025, (Accepted) 2025 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC): Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 6 p. (IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC): Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • ChatGPT 100%
  • Artificial Intelligence 100%
  • Traditional Method 16%
  • programming course 16%
  • Postgraduate Student 16%

• CodeFit. Investigating the impact of providing free access to campus sports facilities on the mental health and academic outcomes of postgraduate software engineering students

  McGowan, A., Anderson, N. & Galway, L., 26 Feb 2025, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2024): Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 5 p. (IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE): Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Software Engineering 100%
  • Academic Outcome 100%
  • Engineering Student 100%
  • Mental Health 100%
  • Sports Facility 100%

• Evaluating the impact of unrestricted genAI usage on experiential-based learning

  Browning, J. W., Bustard, J., Anderson, N. & Galway, L., 20 Mar 2025, IEEE 13th International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEED 2024): Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Learning Course 100%
  • Team Member 100%
  • Critical Reflection 100%
  • Academic Year 100%
  • Peer Assessment 100%

• Evaluation of an employer-led undergraduate extracurricular software engineering programme

  Browning, J. W., Galway, L. & Anderson, N., 23 Jun 2025, (Accepted) 2025 IEEE 14th International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEED): Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 5 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Educational Environment 100%
  • Activity Learning 100%
  • Sustainable Development 100%
  • Extracurricular Learning 100%
  • Academic Learning 100%

• Improving student engagement through gamification in a systems security and cryptography course

  Browning, J., Rafferty, C. & Anderson, N., 01 Jun 2025, (Accepted) 2025 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE): Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 7 p. (IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE): Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Student Engagement 100%
  • System Security 100%
  • Gamification 100%
  • Cybersecurity 50%
  • Academic Outcome 50%

• Improving student extracurricular engagement and innovation through an entrepreneurship course

  Browning, J., Anderson, N. & Galway, L., 16 Jan 2025, 2024 21st International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET): proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 1-8 8 p. (International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET): proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Entrepreneurship 100%
  • Sustainable Development Goals 100%
  • Student Engagement 100%
  • Real-World Problem 100%
  • Engineering Student 100%
  10 Downloads (Pure)

• LGBTQ+ inclusion and gender equity through a beginner programming event

  Browning, J. W., Anderson, N., Galway, L. & Caslin, J., 23 Jun 2025, (Accepted) 2025 IEEE 14th International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEED): Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Gender Equity 100%
  • LGBTQIA+ 100%
  • Gender Diversity 100%
  • Mixed-Methods 100%
  • Case Study 50%

• Queering software engineering education: integrative approaches and student experiences

  Browning, J. W., Bustard, J. & Anderson, N., 16 Jan 2025, 2024 21st International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET): proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 8 p. (ITHET Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Student Experience 100%
  • Engineering Education 100%
  • LGBTQIA+ 100%
  • Pedagogical Practice 16%
  • Systematic Review 16%
  31 Downloads (Pure)
• 2024

  Exploring expectations and prior experience in student-centered software engineering education

  Anderson, N., McGowan, A., Galway, L., Hanna, P. & Collins, M., 08 Jul 2024, Proceedings of the IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 8 p. (IEEE EDUCON Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Engineering Education 100%
  • Prior experience 100%
  • Collaborative Learning 33%
  • Problem-Based Learning 25%
  • Career Aspiration 25%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Implementing generative AI and large language models in education

  Anderson, N., McGowan, A., Galway, L., Hanna, P., Collins, M. & Cutting, D., 17 Jan 2024, ISAS 2023: 7th International Symposium on Innovative Approaches in Smart Technologies: proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Language Modeling 100%
  • Utility 100%
  • Institution 100%
  • Learning Environment 100%
  • Learning Process 100%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Innovative capstone project approaches in a software development Master's program

  Anderson, N., McGowan, A., Galway, L. & Hanna, P., 08 Jul 2024, IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON 2024): proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 5 p. (IEEE EDUCON Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Program Outcome 100%

• Learning to improve gender equality: an analysis of software engineering education in a UK university

  Anderson, N., McGowan, A., Galway, L., Collins, M. & Hanna, P., 28 Aug 2024, IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Gender Equality in Software Engineering (GEICSE 2024): proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 37-44 8 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • UK 100%
  • Gender Equality 100%
  • Engineering Education 100%
  • Software Engineering Education 100%
  • Gender Diversity 100%
  14 Downloads (Pure)

• Learning to segment publicly accessible green spaces with visual and semantic data

  Gao, J., McLaughlin, N., Valson, J. S., Anderson, N. & Hunter, R., 30 Nov 2024, The British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC 2024): proceedings. British Machine Vision Association

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Remote Sensing Data 100%
  • Green Space 100%
  • Data Source 50%
  • Image Segmentation 50%
  • Geographical Information 50%
  21 Downloads (Pure)

• The use of ChatGPT to generate summative feedback in programming assessments that is consistent, prompt, without bias and scalable

  McGowan, A., Anderson, N. & Smith, C., 23 Jun 2024, AICCONF '24: Proceedings of the Cognitive Models and Artificial Intelligence Conference. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 39-43 (Proceedings of the Cognitive Models and Artificial Intelligence Conference).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

  File

  • Limitations 100%
  • Assignment 100%
  • Case Study 100%
  • ChatGPT 100%
  • Automated Tool 25%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  61 Downloads (Pure)

• Using ChatGPT in software development education

  Anderson, N., McGowan, A., Hanna, P., Cutting, D., Galway, L. & Collins, M., 08 Jul 2024, Proceedings of the IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (IEEE EDUCON Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Software Development 100%
  • ChatGPT 100%
  • Artificial Intelligence 100%
  • Large Language Model 75%
  • Teaching and Learning 25%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Video versus source code lab solutions

  McGowan, A., Anderson, N., Sage, P., Galway, L., Adhikari, J. & Trombino, G., 05 Jan 2024, Proceedings of the 8th Conference on Computing Education Practice, CEP 2024. Waite, J. & Crosby, R. (eds.). Association for Computing Machinery, p. 41–44 4 p. (Proceedings of the Conference on Computing Education Practice).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

  File

  • Source Codes 100%
  • Student Engagement 50%
  • Engineering Discipline 50%
  • Models 50%
  • Novice Programmer 50%
  63 Downloads (Pure)
• 2023

  An early prediction of academic success using multi-source data mining and machine learning algorithms for students taught in online and hybrid modes after Covid-19

  Anderson, N., McGowan, A., Galway, L., Adhikari, J. & Cutting, D., 08 Mar 2023, INTED 2023: 17 International Technology, Education and Development Conference: proceedings. Gómez Chova, L., González Martínez, C. & Lees, J. (eds.). IATED, p. 7374 1 p. (INTED Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

  • Students 100%
  • Forecasting 100%
  • Machines 100%
  • Academic Success 100%
  • Machine Learning Algorithm 100%

• Designing and implementing a framework to build effective learning-communities in distance learning programmes

  Anderson, N., McGowan, A., Cutting, D., Galway, L. & Collins, M., 03 Jul 2023, EDULEARN23: 15th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies: proceedings. Gómez Chova, L., González Martínez, C. & Lees, J. (eds.). IATED, p. 485 1 p. (EDULEARN Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

  • Students 100%
  • Distance Learning 100%
  • Academic 37%
  • Collecting Data 33%
  • Measure Success 33%

• Does identifying and addressing academic difficulties early on contribute to enhanced student success and higher retention rates for a distance learning course?

  Anderson, N., McGowan, A., Adhikari, J., Cutting, D., Galway, L. & Collins, M., 26 Jun 2023, International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2023): Proceedings. inScience Press, p. 125-128 4 p. (Education and New Developments: Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Students 100%
  • Retention 100%
  • Student Success 100%
  • Distance Learning 100%
  • Learning Course 100%
  51 Downloads (Pure)

• Early intervention for improving student performance by detecting non-engagement

  Barlaskar, E., Cutting, D., McDowell, A., Anderson, N., Ahmaderaghi, B. & Collins, M., 24 Jun 2023, Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and New Developments, END 2023. Carmo, M. (ed.). inScience Press, Vol. 2. p. 149-153 (Education and New Developments ).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Engaging Student 100%
  • Classes 50%
  • Server 50%
  • Student Engagement 50%
  • Teaching and Learning 50%
  67 Downloads (Pure)

• Learning to code – investigating the adoption of video-based lab solutions for university-level novice programmers

  McGowan, A., Anderson, N., Trombino, G., Sage, P., Adhikari, J. & Galway, L., 23 Nov 2023, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, ICERI 2023. Gómez Chova, L., González Martínez, C. & Lees, J. (eds.). IATED, 1136. (ICERI Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

  • Universities 100%
  • Adoption 100%
  • Computer Personnel 100%
  • Traditional Method 100%
  • Code Walk-Through 100%

• Rethinking the capstone experience: offering mini project modules in a software development msc programme

  Anderson, N., McGowan, A., Stewart, D., Barlaskar, E., Galway, L., Hanna, P., Bustard, J. & Adhikari, J., 03 Jul 2023, EDULEARN23: 15th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies: proceedings. Gómez Chova, L., González Martínez, C. & Lees, J. (eds.). IATED, p. 6348-6353 6 p. (EDULEARN Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Prospective Employer 100%
  • Computing Experience 100%
• 2022

  Educating for modern cloud technologies in a platform-agnostic fashion

  Cutting, D., McDowell, A., Barlaskar, E., Anderson, N., Watson, M. & Collins, M., 01 Oct 2022, Proceedings of the Education and New Developments Conference 2022. Carmo, M. (ed.). inScience Press, Vol. 2. p. 269-273 (Education and New Developments: Proceedings ).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Cloud Computing 100%
  • Cloud Technology 100%
  • Computing 33%
  • Participatory Design 33%
  • Open Source Tool 33%
  85 Downloads (Pure)
• 2021

  Pre-course prediction of outcomes for Conversion MSc Programming courses

  McGowan, A., Stewart, D., Hanna, P., Sage, P., Anderson, N. & Adhikari, J., 07 Nov 2021, 14th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2021): Proceedings. IATED, (Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI): Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Forecasting 100%
  • Computing 100%
  • programming course 100%
  • Learning 100%
  • Abilities 100%
• 2020

  A cloud in a cupboard: how to teach modern technologies in a resource-constrained environment

  Cutting, D., McDowell, A., Anderson, N., Sage, P., Collins, M. & Allen, A., 2020, (Early online date) Proceedings of the Education and New Developments Conference 2020. p. 409-413 5 p. (Education and New Developments Conference: Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Environment 100%
  • Science and Technology 100%
  • Student 100%
  • Cloud Computing 100%
  • Constrained Environment 100%
  197 Downloads (Pure)

• Creating an interactive tool for student communication: lessons learnt

  Cutting, D., McDowell, A., Anderson, N., Sage, P., Collins, M. & Allen, A., 2020, (Early online date) Proceedings of the Education and New Developments Conference 2020: 27-29 June 2020. p. 291-294 4 p. (Education and New Developments Conference: Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

  File

  • Communication 100%
  • Student Engagement 100%
  • Interactive Tool 100%
  • Computer Technology 100%
  • Classes 50%
  285 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  Use of Wearable Technologies with Machine Learning to Understand University Student Learning Behaviours to Predict Students at Risk of Failing

  McGowan, A., Hanna, P., Greer, D., Busch, J., Anderson, N., Collins, M., Cutting, D., Stewart, D. & McDowell, A., 25 Jul 2019, International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies: IHIET 2019: Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies. Springer, Vol. 1018. p. 325-331 6 p. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Identification 100%
  • Education 100%
  • Machine Learning 100%
  • Classification (Machine Learning) 100%
  • Wearable Technology 100%
• 2016

  A Temporal Operational Analysis of Big Data in Learner Analytics

  Busch, J., Collins, M. & Anderson, N., Jan 2016, HEA STEM Conference 2016.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Teaching Programming: Understanding Lecture Capture YouTube Analytics

  McGowan, A., Hanna, P. & Anderson, N., 11 Jul 2016, ITiCSE 2016 Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 35-40

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Students 100%
  • Understanding 100%
  • YouTube 100%
  • Analytics 100%
  • Youtube 100%
  16 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  Evaluation of information extraction techniques to label extracted data from e-commerce web page

  Anderson, N. & Hong, J., Apr 2014, WWW 2014 Companion. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 1275-1278 4 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Evaluation 100%
  • Information Extraction 100%
  • Web Page 100%
  • Extracted Data 100%
  • e-Commerce 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2013

  A Learning Classifier-based Approach to Aligning Data Items and Labels

  Anderson, N. & Hong, J., 2013, The 29th British National Conference on Databases (BNCOD 2013). Springer, Vol. 7968 LNCS. p. 282-291 11 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Visually Extracting Data Records from Query Result Pages

  Anderson, N. & Hong, J., 2013, The 15th Asia-Pacific Web Conference (APWeb 2013). Springer, Vol. 7808 LNCS. p. 392-403 12 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Visually extracting data records from the deep web

  Anderson, N. & Hong, J., 2013, WWW '13 Companion Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on World Wide Web. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 1233-1238 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Deep Web 100%
  • Data Record 100%
  • Extracting Data 100%
  • Database 33%
  • Accuracy 16%
  13 Citations (Scopus)