Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Rich Boakes' professional journey balances a deep-rooted history in the tech industry with a distinguished career in academia. He began at the forefront of the dot-com era, contributing to the earliest uses of web technologies at pioneering companies such as IBM and Netscape. His industry experience includes significant projects with telecom giants like Orange, Vodafone, and British Telecom. Transitioning to academia, Dr. Boakes has become an award-winning teacher and learning designer, and currently holds the position of Associate Head in the School of Computing at the University of Portsmouth.
Research Interests
Novel applications of user-centred systems and web technologies.
e.g. Previous work has included:
- understanding digital service use support among displaced people
- monitoring water quality
- modelling and processing unstructured and evolving data
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A comprehensive analysis of combined stormwater overflow (CSO) discharges to coastal waters and data communications by a UK water company between 2021 and 2023
Ford, A., Boakes, R., Richardson, J. & Owens, M., 4 Sept 2025, (Early online) In: Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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WebSight: using AR and WebGL shaders to assist the visually impaired
Ruta, D., Jordan, L., Fox, T. J. & Boakes, R., 23 Apr 2018, Proceedings of the Internet of Accessible Things. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, 9Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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A history and future of Web APIs
Kopecky, J., Fremantle, P. & Boakes, R., Jun 2014, In: Information Technology. 56, 3, p. 90-97Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Position paper: open data-logging for bikes
Boakes, R., Kopecky, J. & Williams, O., 19 Jan 2014. 4 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The need for policies to overcome eGov implementation challenges
Alsaeed, A., Adams, C. & Boakes, R., Dec 2014, In: International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR). 10, 3, p. 66-79Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
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Small Vessel Detection And Tracking
Smart, E. (PI), Chiverton, J. (CoI), Prabhu, S. (CoI), Vuksanovic, B. (CoI), Boakes, R. (CoI), Dennis, M. (CoI) & Ma, H. (CoI)
1/10/21 → 31/03/22
Project: Research