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Research interests
Most of my research aims at improving our understanding of the environmental impact from information and communication technologies (ICT) and the reduction of such impact.
My most significant research contributions, so far, have been in the area of the quantifying the direct impact of ICT. I have a deep understanding of the principles that affect energy consumption in Internet-based services. Based on this, my research has pioneered new methods and tools to assess the carbon footprint of digital media which have been applied by major international media companies. I am currently leading the technical development of the DIMPACT tool (http://www.dimpact.org).
A growing area of my research focusses on the complex system of interactions between use of ICT services, use of infrastructure and design of ICT services, and in response I apply multidisciplinary methods from software engineering, human computer interaction and environmental science.
I also develop infrastructure for sensing of urban environments, in and outside buildings, focussing mainly on energy consumption and air quality.
In my teaching, a positive student learning experience is a top priority for me. I draw from my professional experience to create an authentic learning environment that is motivating and effective in preparing our students for their future careers.
In our software engineering unit (https://bristol.ac.uk/software-engineering) students build prototypes for a wide set of “clients”, including local not-for-profit organisations from Bristol, all the way to international corporations; and is inviting new project proposals.
Structured keywords and research groupings
- Cabot Institute City Futures Research
- Cabot Institute Low Carbon Energy Research
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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CQuanDRI: Quantifying the Carbon Emissions of Digital Research Infrastructure
1/09/22 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
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CenSoF: ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures
Halford, S., Southerton, D., Manchester, H., Evans, D. M., Watson, D. L., Anderson, B., Cater, K. F., Carver, N., Clarke, P. H., Dermott, E., Facer, K., Hauert, S., Liu, W., Liveley, G., McDermont, M. A., McQuillan, D., O'Kane, A. A., Owen, R., Parker, M., Preist, C. W., Schien, D., Sriprakash, A., Milivojevic, S., Hussain, R., Gutierrez Lopez, M., Cheilan, L., Villela , M., Thomas, L. M., Van Isacker, T., Valladares Celis, C., Atkins, E., Knight, E. W., Pykett, J., Pitts, H., Williamson, B., Lagedamont, M., Dowse, M. J., Brand, J. F., James, R. & Okafo, D.
1/05/22 → 30/04/27
Project: Research, Parent
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CANDISE: Change-Oriented Assessments for Net-Zero Digital Services
1/02/24 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
Research output
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Rethinking Allocation in High-Baseload Systems: A Demand-Proportional Network Electricity Intensity Metric
Schien, D., Shabajee, P. J. S. & Preist, C. W., 5 Dec 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review
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Avoiding Overconfidence in Predictions of Residential Energy Demand through Identification of the Persistence Forecast Effect
Akyol, H. B., Preist, C. W. & Schien, D., 15 Aug 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. p. 1 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Using behavioural data to assess the environmental impact of electricity consumption of alternate television service distribution platforms
Schien, D., Shabajee, P. J. S., Chandaria, J., Williams, D. & Preist, C. W., 1 Nov 2021, In: Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 91, 13 p., 106661.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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