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PhD Researcher Profile
Ryan Johnston is a PhD researcher focusing on the use of Immersive and visual technologies as communication tools for the built environment and NetZero with Ulster University School of Architecture. Ryan specialises in the use of location intelligence tools and data, skills he used in his previously role as Senior Technologist with Connected Places Catapult to support innovation projects in intelligent mobility and smart city solutions such as digital twins for the safe development of connected & autonomous vehicle and national scale mobile phone data analysis. The exposer to new immersive technologies at the Catapult and Ryan’s passionate interest for the interaction between the built and natural world from earlier studies of Geography at Ulster has led to focused curiosity of how a holistic approach can be used to create positive real-world solutions.
Research Interests
- Digital Twins
- Virtual Reality
- Location Intelligence (GIS)
- Built Environment
- Intelligent Mobility
- Smart City Soultions
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Geographic Information Systems
Award Date: 14 Jul 2014
Bachelor, Geography (BSc Hons)
Award Date: 16 Jul 2012
External positions
Senior Technologist , Connected Places Catapult
10 Aug 2015 → 10 Sept 2020
Mapping & Charting Officer , Land and Property Services
2012 → 2015
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Demand responsive transport: Generation of activity patterns from mobile phone network data to support the operation of new mobility services
Franco, P., Johnston, R. & McCormick, E., 31 Jan 2020, In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 131, p. 244-266 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advanced accident prediction models and impacts assessment
Galatioto, F., Catalano, M., Shaikh, N., McCormick, E. & Johnston, R., 1 Nov 2018, In: IET Intelligent Transport Systems. 12, 9, p. 1131-1141 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Short Term Traffic Prediction on the UK Motorway Network Using Neural Networks
Goves, C., North, R., Johnston, R. & Fletcher, G., 15 Jun 2016, In: Transportation Research Procedia. 13, p. 184-195 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Extended Reality for Sustainable Key Performance Indicators: Creation of a Virtual Environment Fidelity Index Matrix
Johnston, R., Mondol, J., Coyle, B. & Wiberg, A., 22 Mar 2025, (Published online) XR and Metaverse - Proceedings of the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference 2024. p. 371-382 12 p. (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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XR & Visual Communication Survey of Sustainable Built Environment KPIs: Including Both AEC and Non-AEC Industry Professionals
Johnston, R., Mondol, J., Wiberg, A. & Coyle, B., 23 Mar 2025, (Published online) XR and Metaverse Proceedings of the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference 2024, Busan, South Korea. Switzerland, p. 413-424 12 p. (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review