ROMI is a proposed web application that people with type 2 diabetes will be able to talk or text about their
condition using their phone, tablet, or pc. ROMI would then send personalised advice - either verbally, as a
text or as a graphic - to the patient. We are currently co-designing ROMI with people with type 2 diabetes and
health care professionals. The team behind ROMI is made up of researchers from the University of the West of
England (UWE Bristol) and the NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Bristol BRC), and Elzware Ltd, a
technology company that has been developing conversational AI since 2002. This one-year co-design process is
funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (Award
page).
THE TEAM
The grant's Principal Investigator is Phil D. Hall who is also leading the technical team in leading
edge
Hybrid AI architecture definition.
The Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) team is led by Professor Andy Gibson of the University of the
West of England, a recognised national leader in the development of PPI methods.
Dr Mari-Rose Kennedy will organise the PPI events.
Dr Elanor Hinton is project manager, drawing upon over 16 years of postdoctoral research experience.
Our diet advisor is Dr Duane Mellor, a double award-winning registered dietitian and science
communicator
at Aston University Medical School.
Dr Faisal Hasan is a consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Southmead hospital. He will advise on
clinical best practice.
Dr Michelle Griffiths will act as Research Associate, developing the theoretical basis of our approach.
Project Director working from the perspective of Elzu Ltd is Rik Lander, an expert in creating
participatory media. He is a member of the Digital Cultures Research Centre.
ROMI is supported by Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (Project page).
The project has been previously been supported by Research Capability Funding from Bristol, North Somerset
and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (Award page).
