Dr David Alan Chapman

Biography

David Chapman is a Senior Lecturer in the Computing and Communications Department of the Open University. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of Institution of Engineering and Technology, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is co-editor (with Magnus Ramage and Chris Bissell) of Kybernetes: The international journal of cybernetics, systems and management sciences. Having previously worked as a design engineer on optical fibre communication systems with Plessey Telecommunications, he joined the Open University in 1986 and has contributed material on telecommunications and ICT to a wide range of courses. He was Director of the ICT Programme Committee from 2003 to 2006, Head of the ICT Department from 2006 to 2007 and Director of Learning and Teaching for the Computing and Communications Department during 2014.

Research Interest

David's original field of research - and the topic of his PhD thesis - was optical fibre communication, whereas in recent years he has been developing interests in the nature of information (see his Intropy blog). He also has a long-standing interest in the role of ICTs in development. He is a member of DTMD (The Difference That Makes a Difference) the Social and Educational Aspects of Technology (SEAT) research group.. He is co-editor (with Magnus Ramage and Chris Bissell) of Kybernetes: The international journal of cybernetics, systems and management sciences.