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Alistair McConnell

Doctor

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3168-1323

  • Riccarton

    EH14 4AS Edinburgh

    United Kingdom

Accepting PhD Students

20142026

Research activity per year

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Research Grants and Projects

Grants as PI

  • Creative Watts: Helpie: A Recycled Robot Assistant
    • Co-I's - Mrs Jen Collier and Dr Faezeh Shalchy
  • Robobrico, a modular robotic platform co-designed with users
    • Co-I - Prof Mary-Ellen McKendrick
  • RAEng Ingenious Award 2023 Rubbish Robots: Making Robots From Rubbish
    • Co-I's - Dr Lucy Robertson, Dr Marta Vallejo, Dr Mauro Dragone, Dr Adam Stokes

Grants as Co-I

  • Using Machine Learning for Biomarker Discovery in ALS: Analysing Prodromal Gut Tissue for Early Diagnosis and Therapeutic Targeting
    • PI - Dr Marta Vallejo
  • Multi-dimensional Real-World Monitoring of Lower Limb Prostheses Usage with Wearable Technology
    • PI - Dr Encarna Mico Amigo
  • Health OpenSpaces
    • Co-I's -  Dr Andrew Holding, Dr Andrea Ford, Dr Kevin Woollard, Mrs Dhruti Shah
  • Making Waves
    • Co-I's - Dr Aditee Mitra, Prof Antonia Liguori, Dr Imrose Muhit, Dr Charles M. Pigott 

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):

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  4. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  5. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

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  • Co-designing a Socially Assistive Robot intervention for diabetes self-management: perspectives of adults living with diabetes

    Al Bayrakdar, A., Colquhoun, G., Dragone, M., McConnell, A. & Paterson, R., Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Social Robotics. 18, 3, 45.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age

    Pringle, S., Dallimer, M., Goddard, M. A., Le Goff, L. K., Hart, E., Langdale, S. J., Fisher, J. C., Abad, S. A., Ancrenaz, M., Angeoletto, F., Auat-Cheein, F., Austen, G. E., Bailey, J. J., Baldock, K. C. R., Banin, L. F., Banks-Leite, C., Barau, A. S., Bashyal, R., Bates, A. J. & Bicknell, J. E. & 100 others, Bielby, J., Bosilj, P., Bush, E. R., Butler, S. J., Carpenter, D., Clements, C. F., Cully, A., Davies, K. F., Deere, N. J., Dodd, M., Drinkwater, R., Driscoll, D. A., Dutilleux, G., Dyrmann, M., Edwards, D. P., Farhadinia, M. S., Faruk, A., Field, R., Fletcher, R. J., Foster, C. W., Fox, R., Francksen, R. M., Franco, A. M. A., Gainsbury, A. M., Gardner, C. J., Giorgi, I., Griffiths, R. A., Hamaza, S., Hanheide, M., Hayward, M. W., Hedblom, M., Helgason, T., Heon, S. P., Hughes, K. A., Hunt, E. R., Ingram, D. J., Jackson-Mills, G., Jowett, K., Keitt, T. H., Kloepper, L. N., Kramer-Schadt, S., Labisko, J., Labrosse, F., Lawson, J., Lecomte, N., de Lima, R. F., Littlewood, N. A., Marshall, H. H., Masala, G. L., Maskell, L. C., Matechou, E., Mazzolai, B., McConnell, A., Melbourne, B. A., Miriyev, A., Nana, E. D., Ossola, A., Papworth, S., Parr, C. L., Payo-Payo, A., Perry, G., Pettorelli, N., Pillay, R., Potts, S. G., Prendergast-Miller, M. T., Qie, L., Rolley-Parnell, P., Rossiter, S. J., Rowcliffe, M., Rumble, H., Sadler, J. P., Sandom, C. J., Sanyal, A., Schrodt, F., Sethi, S. S., Shabrani, A., Siddall, R., Smith, S. C., Snep, R. P. H., Soulsbury, C. D., Stanley, M. C., Stephens, P. A., Stephenson, P. J., Struebig, M. J., Studley, M., Svátek, M., Tang, G., Taylor, N. K., Umbers, K. D. L., Ward, R. J., White, P. J. C., Whittingham, M. J., Wich, S., Williams, C. D., Yakubu, I. B., Yoh, N., Zaidi, S. A. R., Zmarz, A., Zwerts, J. A. & Davies, Z. G., Jun 2025, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 9, 6, p. 1031-1042 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Robotics use in the care and management of people living with diabetes mellitus: A scoping review

    Al Bayrakdar, A., Wojcik, G., Dragone, M., McConnell, A. & Paterson, R., 24 Feb 2025.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

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  • Robotics Use in the Care and Management of People Living With Diabetes Mellitus: A Scoping Review

    Al Bayrakdar, A., Dragone, M., Wojcik, G., McConnell, A., King, M. & Paterson, R., 20 Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. 19322968251356298.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • A Haptic Sleeve as a Method of Mechanotactile Feedback Restoration for Myoelectric Hand Prosthesis Users

    Borkowska, V. R., McConnell, A., Vijayakumar, S., Stokes, A. A. & Roche, A. D., 25 Apr 2022, In: Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences. 3, 806479.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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