Dr Stephen Potter

School of Medicine and Population Health

Translational Research Associate

Stephen.Potter@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9183
Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Dr Stephen Potter
School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
Profile

I am a researcher with an interest in the development and evaluation of (primarily digital) assistive technologies. I have a background in artificial intelligence, and more specifically in the applications of AI to everyday problems. Following a BSc degree in computer science at the University of Durham, I studied for an MSc in applied AI at the Universities of Aberdeen and Paris (V), and went on to complete a doctorate at the University of Bath, investigating the role of AI in engineering design.

I worked for over a decade in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, combining academic research with technology transfer consultancy. After a spell working as a business technology project manager at Lancaster University, I joined the ±¬ÁÏTV in 2015 as a translational research associate. In this position, I've worked on a variety of different projects, investigating technologies ranging from walking sticks to healthcare robots, and in different capacities, working with patients and public to collect primary data, develop concepts, evaluate prototypes and manage outcomes.

Research interests

My research interests lie in the co-development and co-evaluation of health and wellbeing services with potential users. Recently, much of this work has taken place in the context of TELLAB, a living lab that I helped to establish with independent-living older people.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Potter S, Hawley M, Higgins A, Amirabdollahian F, Dragone M, Di Nuovo A & Caleb-Solly P (2026) . Journal of Medical Internet Research, 28, e77179-e77179.
  • Kipnis E, McLeay F, Grimes A, de Saille S & Potter S (2022) . Journal of Service Research, 25(4), 667-685.
  • de Saille S, Kipnis E, Potter S, Cameron D, Webb CJR, Winter P, O’Neill P, Gold R, Halliwell K, Alboul L , Bell AJ et al (2022) . Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 9.
  • Astell AJ, Panou M, Touliou K, Karavidopoulou Y, Cabrera-Umpiérrez MF, Aldaz E, Bizjak J, Black B, Buchholz M, Mata JC , Cossu-Ergecer F et al (2022) . Universal Access in the Information Society, 21(1), 1-19.
  • Joddrell P, Potter S, de Witte LP & Hawley MS (2021) . Technology and Disability, 33(2), 77-85.
  • Bentley CL, Powell L, Potter S, Parker J, Mountain GA, Bartlett YK, Farwer J, O'Connor C, Burns J, Cresswell RL , Dunn HD et al (2020) . JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 8(6).
  • Easton K, Potter S, Bec R, Bennion M, Christensen H, Grindell C, Mirheidari B, Weich S, de Witte L, Wolstenholme D & Hawley M (2019) . Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(5).
  • Astell AJ, Smith SK, Potter S & Preston-Jones E (2018) . Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 4, 481-487.
  • Tate A, Chen-Burger Y-H, Dalton J, Potter S, Richardson D, Stader J, Wickler G, Bankier I, Walton C & Williams P (2010) . IEEE Intelligent Systems.
  • Page K, Michaelides D, Buckingham Shum S, Chen-Burger Y-H, Dalton J, De Roure D, Eisenstadt M, Potter S, Shadbolt N, Tate A , Bachler M et al (2005) . Applied Artificial Intelligence, 19(9-10), 881-904.

Conference proceedings

  • Higgins A, Potter S, Dragone M, Hawley M, Amirabdollahian F, Di Nuovo A & Caleb-Solly P (2026) . Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 16131 LNAI (pp 490-498). Naples, Italy, 10 September 2025 - 10 September 2025.
  • Astell AJ, Gradisek A, Bizjak J, Gjoreski H, Gams M, Goljuf K, Cabrera-Umpierrez MF, Montalva JB, Karavidopoulou Y, Panou M , Touliou K et al (2018) . Intelligent Environments 2018, Vol. 23 (pp 526-535). Rome, Italy, 25 June 2018 - 28 June 2018.
  • King P, Ludi K, Mortimer D & Potter S (2017) . Stud Health Technol Inform, Vol. 242 (pp 351-354). Netherlands
  • Potter S, Kalfoglou Y, Alani H, Bachler M, Shum SB, Carvalho R, Chakravarthy A, Chalmers S, Chapman S, Hu B , Preece A et al (2007) The application of advanced knowledge technologies for emergency response. Intelligent Human Computer Systems for Crisis Response and Management Iscram 2007 Academic Proceedings Papers (pp 361-368)

Other

  • Services C () . Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 21(1), 134-137.

Preprints

  • Easton K, Potter S, Bec R, Bennion M, Christensen H, Grindell C, Mirheidari B, Weich S, de Witte L, Wolstenholme D & Hawley MS () , JMIR Publications Inc..