Dr Alan Godfrey

Associate Professor

School: Computer Science

Dr Godfrey is a digital health-based researcher. He was lead for his Departments/Schools Digital Health & Wellbeing research group (2020-2026) and was UoA11 Deputy lead for REF2021. He is Head of Degree Apprenticeships for his School.

He received his BEng in electronic engineering and PhD in biomedical electronics from the University of Limerick, Ireland. He also holds the MBA from Newcastle University.

His major research interests are in wearable technology and algorithms for data science and analytics in healthcare. This includes areas of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data mining and multidimensional signal processing. He has published roughly 200 papers on those topics in various engineering and medical journals from a portfolio of translational-based research. He serves as Deputy Editor for each of the following journals: npj/Nature Digital Medicine, Maturitas and the Journal of NeuroEngineering & Rehabilitation. He was previously an International Advisory board member for Physiological Measurement.

Dr Godfrey is a Member of the Institution Engineering Technology (MIET) and Senior Member of the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (SMIEEE). He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

He is an Honorary Researcher with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Campus Address

Room 307
CiS Building

Email Alan

Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Bioinformatics, Connected Health, Healthcare Technology, Sports Technology, Wearable Systems

Key Publications

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A prospective analysis of falls in Parkinson’s Disease: Does physical capacity moderate the relationship between walking amount and falls rates?, McArdle, R., Alcock, L., Hunter, H., Galna, B., Godfrey, A., Lawson, R., Del Din, S., Yarnall, A., Klenk, J., Rochester, L. 1 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Parkinson's Disease
Co-designing the future: End-user involvement in digital interventions, Sacre, A., Godfrey, A. 14 Feb 2026, In: npj Digital Medicine
Multi-modal gait assessment in Parkinson's Disease: A pilot study examining the impact of terrain and environment, Celik, Y., Pearson-Noseworthy, L., Das, J., Stuart, S., Woo, W., Godfrey, A. 1 Mar 2026, In: Gait and Posture
Multimodal machine learning mobility assessment in Parkinson’s disease within supervised and unsupervised settings, Celik, Y., Kuduz, H., Vildan Engin, F., Kacar, F., Tarakci, E., Pearson-Noseworthy, L., Das, J., Stuart, S., Woo, W., Godfrey, A. 31 Mar 2026, In: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Parkinson’s disease gait rehabilitation at scale: Insights on personalised smartphone-based music cueing, Wall, C., Sacre, A., McMeekin, P., Walker, R., Hetherington, V., Celik, Y., Vitório, R., Morris, R., Godfrey, A. 5 Jan 2026, In: PLoS One
Retraining gait in Parkinson's Disease via a personalised app: A study protocol, Wall, C., McMeekin, P., Hetherington, V., Morris, R., Vitório, R., Walker, R., Godfrey, A. 15 Apr 2026, In: PLoS One
Too many bits: tackling the waste epidemic in digital medicine: tackling the waste epidemic in digital medicine, Wall, C., Li Stange, L., Solba, H., Gillespie, B., Parks, D., Godfrey, A. 23 Feb 2026, In: npj Digital Medicine

Current and Recent Projects

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Northern Health Futures Hub, Wilson, R. (Principal Investigator), Godfrey, A. (Co Investigator), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, 01/10/23 - 30/09/26, £256,044.00

Professional Activity

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Other: A range of perspectives for concussion management in men’s rugby union 2021

PGR Supervision

Conor Wall CuePD: Investigating the Effect of Personalised Auditory Cueing on Gait in Parkinson's Disease Start Date: 01/10/2022 End Date: 01/10/2025