Emeritus Professor
I am an Emeritus Professor with wide-ranging research interests. I have supervised over 50 PhD and Professional Doctorate candidates and examined over 50 doctoral candidates around the world, across the UK, Ireland, Spain, India and Hong Kong.
I am interested in working with PhD and professional doctorate students. I have published over 300 research outputs including seven textbooks, and numerous journal and conference papers. I would like to highlight my textbook "The PhD Viva" which prepares candidates for their oral examination. I am happy to offer mock vivas to candidates from any discipline. I enjoy helping and supporting doctoral students.
Teaching and supervision
Research interests for potential research students
Research
Publications
Article
Smith, Peter and Smith, Laura (2022) Editorial piece: Technology built on sand? AI and Ethics. ISSN 2730-5953
Gillies, Alan and Smith, Peter (2021) Can AI systems meet the ethical requirements of professional decision-making in health care? AI and Ethics, 2 (1). pp. 41-47. ISSN 2730-5953
Ebell, Christoph, Baeza-Yates, Ricardo, Benjamins, Richard, Cai, Hengjin, Coeckelbergh, Mark, Duarte, Tania, Hickok, Merve, Jacquet, Aurelie, Kim, Angela, Krijger, Joris, MacIntyre, John, Madhamshettiwar, Piyush, Maffeo, Lauren, Matthews, Jeanna, Medsker, Larry, Smith, Peter and Thais, Savannah (2021) Towards intellectual freedom in an AI Ethics Global Community. AI and Ethics, 1 (2). pp. 131-138. ISSN 2730-5953
Lizcano, David, Martínez-Ortiz, Andrés-Leonardo, Gómez, Genoveva López and Smith, Peter (2021) Modelling web component quality using Delphi study. Computer Standards & Interfaces, 78. p. 103547. ISSN 09205489
Bist, Dinesh and Smith, Peter (2021) Music and spirituality: Reflections on the role of music and the natural environment in healing. Journal for the Study of Spirituality, 11 (1). pp. 75-86. ISSN 2044-0243
Smith, Peter and Smith, Laura (2020) Artificial intelligence and disability: too much promise, yet too little substance? AI and Ethics, 1 (1). pp. 81-86. ISSN 2730-5953
Evans, Jeffrey, McGarry, Kenneth and Smith, Peter (2015) Investigating the rate of company compulsory liquidation in the UK via Bayesian inference and frequentist statistical methods. Journal of Business & Economic Policy, 2 (1). ISSN 2375-0766
Smith, Peter (2015) Holidays in the Sun: The Sex Pistols at the Seaside. Popular Music and Society, 38 (4). pp. 487-499. ISSN 0300-7766
Beard, R, Karimova, G and Smith, Peter (2014) Linking integrated electronic prescribing and robotic dispensing: identifying benefits at ward level. European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Science and Practice. ISSN 2047-9956
Dunn, D, Irons, Alastair, Smith, Peter and MacIntyre, John (2013) Sunderland Software City: The Impact of a Collaborative Project to Develop the Software Industry within the North East of England. GSTF International Journal on Computing, 3 (2). pp. 98-102. ISSN 2251-3043
Beard, R and Smith, Peter (2013) Integrated electronic prescribing and robotic dispensing: a case study. SpringerPlus, 2 (295). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2193-1801
Trimble, Robert, Copeland, Keith, MacIntyre, John and Smith, Peter (2013) The Use and Impact of Manufacturing Productivity Improvement Tools and Methodologies within the Automotive Component Industry. Engineering Management Research, 2 (1). ISSN 1927-7318
Belkhouche, B, Hamden, K and Smith, Peter (2013) The Influence of Leadership and Work Culture on Software Cost Effort. Journal of Software, 8 (6). pp. 1353-1367. ISSN 1796-217X
Brown, A, Smith, Peter and Kuit, Judith (2013) The use of a social enterprise construct for widening participation, learning and training for employment. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 14 (3). pp. 202-215. ISSN 1466-6529
Maxwell, Andrew, Eichhorn, Michael, Seddighi, Hamid and Smith, Peter (2012) 360 degree Internal Auditing: A complimentary approach to strengthen the effectiveness of Internal Audit functions? Audit and Risk. ISSN 2048-8408
Plekhanova, Valentina, Smith, Peter and Hamdan, Khaled (2012) A Role of Quality of Information for Innovation: Leadership Style and Information Management. Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology (Innovations '12). 344 -349. ISSN 1569543409
Thompson, Jane, Smith, Peter and Cooper, Bridget (2012) An autoethnographic study of the impact of reflection and doctoral study on practice. Work Based Learning e-Journal International, 2 (2). ISSN 2044-7868
Hamdan, Khaled, Smith, Peter and Plekhanova, Valentina (2012) Leadership and Cultural Issues: Evaluation and Measurement in the Context of Software Development Projects. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 2 (1). pp. 68-76. ISSN 2010-3689
Fulton, John, Kuit, Judith, Sanders, Gail and Smith, Peter (2012) The Role of the Professional Doctorate in Developing Professional Practice. Journal Of Nursing Management. ISSN 0966-0429
Sanders, Gail, Kuit, Judith, Smith, Peter, Fulton, John and Curtis, Helen (2011) Identity, reflection and developmental networks as processes in professional doctorate development. Work Based Learning e-Journal, 2 (1). ISSN 2044-7868
Smith, Peter, Curtis, Helen, Sanders, Gail, Kuit, Judith and Fulton, John (2011) Student perceptions of the professional doctorate. Work Based Learning, 2 (1). ISSN 2044-7868
Hall, Lynne, Irons, Alastair, MacIntyre, John, Sellers, Charles and Smith, Peter (2010) Sunderland Software City: An Innovative Approach to Knowledge Exchange in the North East of England. Journal of Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 15 (3). pp. 317-327. ISSN 1359-6748
Maxwell, Andrew, Eichhorn, Michael, Seddighi, Hamid and Smith, Peter (2010) Measuring Operational risks in the context of Basel. Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, 25 (2). pp. 83-88. ISSN 0267-937X
Smith, Peter (2010) Measuring operational risks in the context of Basel II: are internal audit functions on the "right" hymn sheet? Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, 25 (11). pp. 543-548. ISSN 0267-937X
Moses, John, Farrow, Malcolm, Parrington, Norman and Smith, Peter (2006) A Productivity Benchmarking Case Study using Bayesian credible intervals. Software Quality Journal, 14 (1). pp. 37-52. ISSN 09639314
Smith, Peter, Hung, Chihli and Wermter, Stefan (2004) Hybrid Neural Document Clustering Using Guide Self-Organisation and WordNet. IEEE Intelligent Systems, 19 (2). pp. 68-77. ISSN 10947167
Smith, Peter, Farrow, Malcolm and Moses, John (2002) Statistical Methods for Improving Cohesion using Information Flow: An Empirical Study. Software Quality Journal, 10 (1). pp. 11-46. ISSN 09639314
Peters, James, Alfano, Roberto, Smith, Peter and Tozzi, Arturo Discrete and Continuous Curved Surface Antipodal Paths. Extensions of the Borsuk-Ulam Theorem and Application of the Feynman Path Integral and Wodehouse Contour Integral.
Book Section
Hayes, Catherine and Smith, Peter (2020) Defining and Framing Epistemology. In: Beyond Disciplinarity: Historical Evolutions of Research Epistemology. Routledge, London UK. ISBN 9781138090934
Hamdan, Khaled, Belkhouche, Boumediene and Smith, Peter (2018) A Culture-Based Profile Model of Software Evaluators. In: Information Science and Applications 2018. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering (514). Springer, pp. 559-570. ISBN 9789811310553
Smith, Peter (2017) An Analysis of The Clash in Concert: 1977 to 1982. In: The Clash Takes on the World: Transnational Perspectives on The Only Band that Matters. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781501317330
Bell, Bob, Eaton, Johnathan, Hodgson, Richard, Mytton, Graham and Smith, Peter (2016) Scholarly Activity in a Vocational Context: Pitfalls and Potential. In: Scholarly Communication and the Publish or Perish Pressures of Academia. IGI Global. ISBN 9781522516989
Smith, Peter (2016) An analysis of The Who in concert: 1971 to 2014. In: The Who and Philosophy. Lexington Books, pp. 209-222. ISBN 978-1-4985-1447-7
Smith, Peter (2015) A Personal History of UK Arena Concerts: Reflections on Gigs over the Past Forty Years. In: The Arena Concert: Music, Media and Mass Entertainment. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781628925555
Smith, Peter, Fulton, John, Irons, Alastair and Sanders, Gail (2015) The Role of the Professional Doctorate in Developing Professional Practice in STEM Subjects. In: Innovative Professional Development Methods and Strategies for STEM Education. IGI Global, pp. 1-16. ISBN 9781466694712
Smith, Peter (2015) The Roots of Trance: Reflections of Space Rock, Psychedelia, Krautrock and post punk live in the 1970s and 1980s. In: Exploring Psychedelic Trance and Electronic Dance Music in Modern Culture. IGI Global. ISBN 9781466686656
Smith, Peter (2015) Developing Critical Thinking in Doctoral Students: Issues and Solutions. In: Handbook of Research on Advancing Critical Thinking in Higher Education. UNSPECIFIED. ISBN 9781466684126
Macdonald, Stephen J, Clayton, John, Smith, Peter and Wilcock, Angela (2014) The Impact of Digital Inclusion Initiatives in a Civic Context. In: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology. IGI Global, pp. 6863-6873. ISBN 9781466658882
Sanders, Gail (2013) Personal Development and Transformation. In: The Professional Doctorate: A Practical Guide for Students and Supervisors. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137024190
Gilligan, J and Smith, Peter (2013) A formal representation system for modelling assistive technology systems. In: Disability Informatics and Web Accessibility for Motor Limitations. Advances in Medical Technologies and Clinical Practice . IGI Global, pp. 1-42. ISBN 9781466644427
Brown, A, Smith, Peter and Kuit, Judith (2013) A Personal Perspective of Building a Social Enterprise to Support Child and Adult Care. In: Social Entrepreneurship as a Catalyst for Social Change. Research in Management Education and Development . Information Age Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62396-446-7
Smith, Peter (2013) Ladies and Gentlemen, the Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the World: Reflections of the Rolling Stones in concert. In: The Rolling Stones: Sociological Perspectives. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0739176719
Smith, Peter (2013) Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones in Concert. In: The Rolling Stones: Sociological Perspectives. Lexington books. ISBN 978-0-7391-7671-9
Wang, Yi, Kerridge, Simon, Smith, Peter, Foster, Simon, Coppin, Steve and Trowell, Stephen (2011) Integration of CERIF, ESB and Cloud in the Development of a National Global Research and Administrative Management System. In: Metadata and Semantic Research; Proceedings of 5th International Conference, MTSR 2011, Izmir, Turkey, October 12-14, 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol 240 (pt 2). Springer, pp. 245-255. ISBN 978-3-642-24730-9
Hamdan, Khaled, Belkhouche, B and Smith, Peter (2008) The Influence of culture and leadership on cost estimation. In: Software Process and Product Measurement. Lecture Notes in Computer Management, 5338 . Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 223-232. ISBN 978-3-540-89402-5
Conference or Workshop Item
Hayes, Catherine, Smith, Peter and Fulton, John (2017) ‘Ways of Knowing for Professional Doctorate Education; Reconnecting and Reframing Perspectives in Ontology and Epistemology’. In: BERA Annual Conference 2018, 11-13 Sep 2018, Northumbria University. (Submitted)
Smith, Peter, Lawson, Ronald, Sanders, Gail and Shaw, Gary (2013) The use of storytelling as a research method: the case of the Police Service of England and Wales. In: 12th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies, 4 - 5 Jul 2013, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal.
Sanders, Gail and Smith, Peter (2013) An Alternative Approach to the Assessment of Professional Doctorate Candidates. In: International Conference on Developments, Doctoral Education and Training, UKCGE, 11 - 12 Apr 2013, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
Sanders, Gail, Fulton, John, Kuit, Judith and Smith, Peter (2013) Alternative Pedagogies for the Generic Professional Doctorate. In: International Conference on Doctoral Education: Organisational Diversity and Difference in Practice, 16 - 18 Apr 2013, Florida, USA.
Sanders, Gail and Smith, Peter (2013) The Structure and Impact of a Successful 'Second Generation' Professional Doctorate Programme. In: International Conference on Developments in Doctoral Education and Training, 11 - 12 Apr 2013, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
Fulton, John, Kuit, Judith, Sanders, Gail and Smith, Peter (2012) Mixed methods in the context of professional doctorate studies. In: 8th Mixed Methods International Conference, 18 - 21 Jun 2012, Leeds University.
Sanders, Gail, Kuit, Judith, Smith, Peter, Fulton, John and Curtis, Helen (2012) Breaking the boundaries of professional territories through inter-professional dialogues. In: 3rd International Conference on Professional Doctorates: ICPD-3, 2-3 Apr 2012, European University Institute, Florence, Italy. (Unpublished)
Sanders, Gail, Kuit, Judith, Smith, Peter and Fulton, John (2012) Hidden Voices: Exploring personal and professional transformation through video narratives of Professional Doctorate candidates. In: 3rd International Conference on Professional Doctorates: ICPD-3, 2-3 Apr 2012, European University Institute, Florence, Italy. (Unpublished)
Gilligan, John and Smith, Peter (2011) Adapting Linking Rules to the WHO International Classification of Functioning as a Method for Representing Assistive Technology Knowledge. In: 11th European Conference for the Advancement of Assistive Technology, AAATE 2011, 31 Aug - 2 Sep 2011, Maastricht, Netherlands.. (Unpublished)
Hamdan, Khaled, Smith, Peter and Plekhanova, Valentina (2011) A Formal Approach to the Measurement of Leadership and Cultural Capabilities. In: International Conference on Engineering and Information Management (ICEIM 2011), 15-17 Apr 2011, Chengdu, China.
Jones, Susan, Hall, Lynne, Hilton, J, Fowler, Jeff, Smith, Peter and Aylett, Ruth (2011) Investigating the use of the iPad in heritage education for children: impact of technology on the 'history detective' in a victorian classroom role play activity. In: 4th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovations; ICERI 2011, 14-16 Nov 2011, Madrid, Spain.
Gilligan, John and Smith, Peter (2011) Representing Interaction Knowledge and Capability Demands in Models of Assistive Technology Systems. In: 11th European Conference for the Advancement of Assistive Technology, AAATE 2011, 31 Aug - 2 Sep 2011, Maastricht, Netherlands.. (Unpublished)
Smith, Peter, Curtis, Helen, Sanders, Gail, Kuit, Judith and Fulton, John (2011) Student Perceptions of the Professional Doctorate. In: UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) 2nd International Conference on Professional Doctorates UKCGE, 20-21 Apr 2011, John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh, UK. (Unpublished)
Smith, Peter (2010) Hearing the voice of disabled students: an action research approach. In: Higher Education Academy Research Conference: Promoting Equity in Higher Education, 27-28 Jan 2010, Eastwood Hall, Nottingham, UK. (Unpublished)
Smith, Peter, Walker-Gleaves, Caroline and Fulton, John (2010) [Professional Doctorate] Developing a cross-disiplinary community of learning within a professional doctorate programme. In: SEDA Teaching Learning and Assessment Conference 2010: Communities of Learning, 6-7 May 2010, Leeds, UK. (Unpublished)
Smith, Peter, Walker-Gleaves, Caroline, Fulton, John and Candlish, Carol (2009) The Professional Doctorate within the context of leadership development strategies. In: First International Conference on Professional Doctorates, 9-10 Nov 2009, UK Council for Graduate Education, Cavendish Conference Centre, London. (Unpublished)
Smith, Peter, Walker-Gleaves, Caroline, Fulton, John and Candlish, Carol (2009) Developing inter-professional communities of practice within the context of a professional doctorate programme. In: Higher Education Academy Conference,, 30 Jun-2 Jul 2009, University of Manchester, UK. (Unpublished)
Gilligan, John and Smith, Peter (2009) Modelling assistive technology systems using coloured petri nets. In: 10th European Conference for the Advancement of Assistive Technology: AAATE 2009, 31 Aug - 2 Sep 2009, Florence, Italy. (Unpublished)
Khaled, Hamdan, Boumediene, Belkhouche and Smith, Peter (2008) The influence of culture and leadership on cost estimation. In: IWSM 2008, Metrikon 2008, and Mensura 2008, 18-19 Nov 2008, Munich, Germany.
Andrew, Paul and Smith, Peter (2008) Meaningful consultation and involvement: how do you achieve it? In: Association of University Administrators (AUA) Conference, 31 Mar-2 Apr 2008, University of York, UK. (Unpublished)
Smith, Peter and Manley, Dennis (2004) An Investigation into Computational Methods for Understanding Gene regulation. In: IEEE SMC 2004, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Smith, Peter, Hung, Chihli and Wermter, Stefan (2004) Predictive Top-down Knowledge Improves Neural Exploratory Bottom-up Clustering. In: ECIR 2004 European Conference on Information Retrieval.
Book
Hayes, Catherine, Fulton, John, Livingstone, Andrew, Todd, Claire, Capper, Stephen and Smith, Peter (2020) Beyond Disciplinarity: Historical Evolutions of Research Epistemology. Routledge, London UK. ISBN 9781138090934
Smith, Peter (2018) Sex Pistol: The Pride of Punk. Rowman and Littlefield. ISBN 9781442255593
Smith, Peter (2018) Sex Pistols: The Pride of Punk - Tempo: A Rowman & Littlefield Music Series on Rock, Pop, and Culture. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442255586
Smith, Peter (2014) The PhD Viva How to Prepare for your Oral Examination. Palgrave Research Skills . Palgrave, London. ISBN 9781137395764
Fulton, John, Kuit, Judith, Sanders, Gail and Smith, Peter (2013) The Professional Doctorate. Palgrave Research Skills . Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137024190
Smith, Peter My Travels Through the Maelstrom of Punk Rock. New Haven Publishing Ltd.
Smith, Peter and Smith, Laura Rock Concert Performance from ABBA to ZZ Top. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-7936-1856-6