Dr Ralph Barthel Diplom-Ingenieur (FH), PG Cert HE, PhD

Senior Lecturer

Dr. Barthel is Senior Lecturer with research interests in the areas of applied Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, Human-Data Interaction (HDI) and Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. He has a PhD from the University of Nottingham and many years of industry experience in designing human-centered technologies as consultant and chief technology officer. He is a member of the University's IoT and Security (ISEC) research group, and coordinator for Computing

Responsibilities within the university

Roles within the University

- TEF (Teaching Excellence Framework) coordinator for Computing

Module Leader 19/20

  • Human-Computer Interaction and Design COMP1649

Recognition

Senior Research Associate (UCL) - EPSRC project CEDE (Creating and Exploring Digital Empathy) project

Research Associate (UCL) - EPSRC project TOTeM (Tales of Things and electronic Memory)

Research / Scholarly interests

Human-Data Interaction (HDI)

Internet of Things applications

Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Key funded projects

  • Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Amplifications Award £80,000 - Sound and Vision Scapes (SViS).
  • Proof of Concept Award (University of Greenwich) - Information Mediators £25,000
  • UCL Knowledge Transfer and Enterprise Board Award (BEAMS) £5,000 - Research publication about Internet of Things applications in retail environments.

Recent publications

Coulton, P., Huck, J.,Hudson-Smith, A, Barthel, R., Mavros, P., Roberts, J., Powell, P. (2014) Designing interactive systems to encourage empathy between users. DIS Companion '14 Proceedings of the 2014 companion publication on Designing interactive systems. New York : ACM, 2014. p. 13-16.

Barthel, R., Ainsworth, S. & Sharples, M. (2013), Collaborative knowledge building with shared video representations, International Journal of Human - Computer Studies: Volume 71, Issue 1, pp. 59-75, Elsevier.

Barthel, R., Leder, K., Hudson-Smith A., Karpovich, A., De Jode, M., & Speed, C.(2013). An Internet of Old Things as an Augmented Memory System. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing: Volume 17, Issue 2, pp. 321-333, Springer.

De Jode, M., Barthel, R. & Hudson-Smith, A. (2013). Tales of Things: Interacting with everyday objects in an NFC world. Presented at  the Workshop Interacting with Digital Media in Connected Environments, 27th International British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Conference: The Internet of things, 9 -13 September 2013, Brunel University, London.

Barthel, R., Krner, A.,  & Haupert, J. (2012). Mobile Interactions with Digital Object Memories. Special Issue Interactions with the real-world, Journal for Pervasive and Mobile Computing.

De Jode, M.,  Barthel, R.,  Rogers, J., Karpovich, A., Quigley, M., Hudson-Smith, A. & Speed, C. (2012). Enhancing the Second-Hand Retail Experience with Digital Object Memories, In: Proceedings of the 14th Conference of Ubiquitous Computing (UBICOMP 2012). Nominated for a best paper award.

Barthel, R., De Jode, M. & Hudson-Smith, A. (2012). Approaches to interacting with digital object memories in the real world, Workshop DOMe-IoT, In: Proceedings of the 14th Conference of Ubiquitous Computing (UBICOMP 2012).

Hudson-Smith, A., Gray, S., Ross, C., Barthel, R., De Jode, M., Warwick, C. & Terras, M. (2012). Experiments with the Internet of Things in Museum Space: QRator, Workshop DOMe-IoT, In: Proceedings of the 14th Conference of Ubiquitous Computing (UBICOMP 2012).

Kroener, A., Barthel, R. & Haupert, J. (forthcoming). Digital Object Memory. To appear in the Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition.

De Jode, M., Barthel, R., & Hudson-Smith, A. (2011) Tales of Things The Story So Far. Workshop on Networking and Object Memories in the Internet of Things (NOME) 2011, Ubicomp, Beijing, ACM Press, doi:10.1145/2029932.2029940.

Kroener, A., Haupert, J., Branderm, B., Miche, M., & Barthel, R. (2011). Towards a Model of Object Memory Links. International Workshop on Networking and Object Memories in the Internet of Things (NOME) 2011, Ubicomp, Beijing, ACM Press, doi:10.1145/2029932.2029939.

Object Memory Modeling, W3C Incubator Group Report (2011)
http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/omm/XGR-omm-20111026/

Barthel, R., Hudson-Smith, A., De Jode, M., &  Blundell, B. (2010) Tales of Things - The Internet of Old Things: Collecting Stories of Objects, Places and Spaces. Workshop Urban Internet of Things  Towards Programmable Real-time Cities (UrbanIOT 2010), Internet of Things 2010 Conference (IoT 2010) Tokyo, Japan. http://www.webofthings.org/urban-iot/2010/pdfs/Barthel.pdf

Barthel, R., Ainsworth, S., & Sharples, M. (2010). Negotiating Perspective with Video Pathways. In K. Drotner & K. Schroder (Eds.), Digital Content Creation: Creativity, Competence, Critique. Peter Lang Publishing Group.

Coulton, P., Huck, J.,Hudson-Smith, A, Barthel, R., Mavros, P., Roberts, J., Powell, P. (2014) Designing interactive systems to encourage empathy between users.DIS Companion '14 Proceedings of the 2014 companion publication on Designing interactive systems. New York : ACM, 2014. p. 13-16.

Barthel, R., Ainsworth, S. & Sharples, M. (2013), Collaborative knowledge building with shared video representations, International Journal of Human - Computer Studies: Volume 71, Issue 1, pp. 59-75, Elsevier.

Barthel, R., Leder, K., Hudson-Smith A., Karpovich, A., De Jode, M., & Speed, C.(2013). An Internet of Old Things as an Augmented Memory System. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing: Volume 17, Issue 2, pp. 321-333, Springer.

De Jode, M., Barthel, R. & Hudson-Smith, A. (2013). Tales of Things: Interacting with everyday objects in an NFC world. Presented at  the Workshop Interacting with Digital Media in Connected Environments, 27th International British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Conference: The Internet of things,9 -13 September 2013, Brunel University, London.

Barthel, R., Kroner, A.,  & Haupert, J. (2012). Mobile Interactions with Digital Object Memories. Special Issue Interactions with the real-world, Journal for Pervasive and Mobile Computing.

De Jode, M.,  Barthel, R.,  Rogers, J., Karpovich, A., Quigley, M., Hudson-Smith, A. & Speed, C. (2012). Enhancing the Second-Hand Retail Experience with Digital Object Memories, In: Proceedings of the 14th Conference of Ubiquitous Computing (UBICOMP 2012). Nominated for a best paper award.

Barthel, R., De Jode, M. & Hudson-Smith, A. (2012). Approaches to interacting with digital object memories in the real world, Workshop DOMe-IoT, In: Proceedings of the 14th Conference of Ubiquitous Computing (UBICOMP 2012).

Hudson-Smith, A., Gray, S., Ross, C., Barthel, R., De Jode, M., Warwick, C. & Terras, M. (2012). Experiments with the Internet of Things in Museum Space: QRator, Workshop DOMe-IoT, In: Proceedings of the 14th Conference of Ubiquitous Computing (UBICOMP 2012).

Kroener, A., Barthel, R. & Haupert, J. (forthcoming). Digital Object Memory. To appear in the Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition.

De Jode, M., Barthel, R., & Hudson-Smith, A. (2011) Tales of Things The Story So Far. Workshop on Networking and Object Memories in the Internet of Things (NOME) 2011, Ubicomp, Beijing, ACM Press, doi:10.1145/2029932.2029940.

Kroener, A., Haupert, J., Branderm, B., Miche, M., & Barthel, R. (2011). Towards a Model of Object Memory Links. International Workshop on Networking and Object Memories in the Internet of Things (NOME) 2011, Ubicomp, Beijing, ACM Press, doi:10.1145/2029932.2029939.

Object Memory Modeling, W3C Incubator Group Report (2011)
http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/omm/XGR-omm-20111026/

Barthel, R., Hudson-Smith, A., De Jode, M., &  Blundell, B. (2010) Tales of Things - The Internet of Old Things: Collecting Stories of Objects, Places and Spaces. Workshop Urban Internet of Things  Towards Programmable Real-time Cities (UrbanIOT 2010), Internet of Things 2010 Conference (IoT 2010) Tokyo, Japan. http://www.webofthings.org/urban-iot/2010/pdfs/Barthel.pdf

Barthel, R., Ainsworth, S., & Sharples, M. (2010). Negotiating Perspective with Video Pathways. In K. Drotner & K. Schroder (Eds.), Digital Content Creation: Creativity, Competence, Critique. Peter Lang Publishing Group.