About me

I am Stuart Watt, a practitioner and researcher with more than 20 years experience in the design and development of practical and easy-to-use, knowledge-intensive systems for use in socially and organisationally sensitive contexts. I have a first degree in computer science from the University of York, and then worked in industry for six years before returning to academic life at the Open University in Milton Keynes, where I have spent many years as a researcher and teacher, completing a part-time PhD in cognitive science in 1997. During this time, I worked in the Social Sciences faculty and in the Knowledge Media Institute - developing teaching materials on the social sciences and psychology, and new technology to enhance and support learning in a range of other fields, such as business and computing.

Until recently, I was a Reader (equivalent to Associate Professor) in Computing at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, working to develop a range of learning support and knowledge management systems for use in industry and academia, and on context-aware information systems. I have now moved to work in industry, living and working in Toronto, where I continue to work on knowledge-rich information systems, as well as doing some educational research independently.