Research Expertise
Mathematics, Statistics and ModellingThe following highlights our research expertise in this area:
Applied Analysis:
Coagulation and fragmentation; fractional calculus; nonlinear applied
analysis- structure of attractors, reaction-diffusion problems.
Applied and Industrial
Mathematics:
Liquid crystal modelling; fluid modelling; nonlinear waves; physical
foundations of continuum modelling; industrial mathematics-free surface
flows; ferroresonce; electromagnetic wave in adhesive bonded structures;
ultrasonics; convection in pourous media.
Architecture and
Buildings:
Modelling urban design.
Biomedical:
Finite element analysis of biomedical devices; modelling biomedical systems.
Civil Engineering:
Effluent dispersion modelling; numerical modelling of landfill processes
and design; simulation of streamflows for reservoir sizing; statistical
flood prediction methods.
Communication
Networks:
Simulation and modelling of large scale mobile communication systems;
broadband communication networks; fibre-optic networks; network traffic
control and management analysis.
Computational
Design:
Advanced computational techniques in design; agent architectures; artificial
intelligence (AI) in design; computer aided learning; computer supported
co-operative working; concept modelling; configuration design; constraint-based
engineering design; design optimisation; interactive sketching and human
computer interaction; machine learning in design; multi-perspective product
modelling; parametric modelling; shared workspaces; simulation; systems,
data, information and knowledge integration; vague geometric modelling;
virtual reality in design.
Continuum Mechanics:
Mathematical modelling of macroscopic effects in thermotropic liquid crystals;
modelling of flow-induced switching in weakly anchored nematic cells;
modelling of chevrons and flow effects in smectic liquid crystals; modelling
of effects associated with the application of external electric and magnetic
fields.
Design Management:
Design co-ordination; design for environment; design methods; design modularisation;
design processes; design re-use; mechatronics; performance improvement;
performance measurement and management; process modelling; process optimisation;
process re-engineering; product diversification; product modelling and
visualisation; team working.
Economics:
Macroeconomic modelling; regional economic modelling; economic forecasting;
economic environmental planning Electrical Machines and Drive: Modelling
and simulation of isolated electrical systems in marine environments;
determination of the suitability of materials for use in marine electrical
devices.
Electrical Power
Engineering:
Plant modelling; power networks modelling; power systems modelling; computational
intelligence techniques for engineering applications.
Engineering and
Manufacturing:
Impact performance of thin-walled adhesively bonded steel and composite
structures; development of cold-formed steel portal frames; continuous
and discrete-event processes; investigation of non-linear behaviour in
the launching of large ships.
Industrial Control:
Non-linear and stochastic control systems; control systems design; modelling,
verification and control of complex integrated systems; estimation and
identification for use in aircraft traffic control, automated factories
and intelligent vehicle/highway systems; condition monitoring; dynamic
modelling and control design; robot manipulators; control design on real-time
discrete-event processes; fault detection and diagnosis; level-luffing
crane systems for offshore use; fuzzy modelling; complex system models;
model free control methods; nonlinear control systems; control systems
simulation and modelling for applications in the marine, steel, aerospace,
manufacturing and electrical power generation industries.
Knowledge Engineering
and Management:
Computational modelling techniques; knowledge elicitation and acquisition;
machine learning; knowledge integration; product knowledge modelling.
Management Science/Operational
Science:
Computer aided decision support for senior managers; multicriteria
decision support; organisational strategy development; management of risk
(modelling effects of delay and disruption in major projects); project
management; strategic management processes modelling; visual interactive
modelling; enterprise modelling.
Materials:
Combined experimental testing with mathematical and computational
materials modelling.
Mathematical
Techniques:
Experimental and advanced finite element analysis; application and
development of computational techniques to the analysis of structures;
boundary elements, finite strips; numerical simulation; non-linear analysis
in pressure design; noise measurement and vibration testing; mathematical
modelling of bubble generation; computational dynamics; computational
fluid dynamics; PIV and CFD modelling of flows in pump sumps; FE analysis
of stab resistance of body armour.
Modelling Projects:
Delay and disruption in large projects; learning curves; measuring risk;
project management; risk analysis; simulation; system dynamics.
Modelling Uncertainty:
Data mining; eliciting beliefs; forecasting; measuring risk; reliability
and dependability; risk analysis; simulation; stochastic thinking.
Numerical Analysis:
Hp-finite elements; domain decomposition methods; computational dynamics;
stochastic differential equations; adaptive methods for partial differential
equations; numerical linear algebra; computational problems in physics
and medicine- keyhole surgery, electromagnetic scattering.
Signal Processing:
Algorithms and architectures (algebraic based methods, adaptive techniques,
parallel algorithms and architectures, non linear optimisation techniques);
parallel signal processing (design of parallel array processors, adaptive
systems, image processing, image coding); image processing (algorithm
and system development; applications include automatic inspection, magnetic
resonance imaging, underwater autonomous vehicles, wavelet based video
coding, low-bit-rate coding); seismic processing (3D event tracking, seismic
data segmentation, use of neural networks for seismic data interpretation);
biomedical signal processing (algorithm development, hardware design for
medical instrumentation, medical image analysis); ultrasonics (mathematical
modelling, transducer and array design, use of piezoelectric materials,
underwater systems, inspection systems, non-destructive testing and evaluation);
algorithms and architectures for use in marine applications; image processing;
ultrasonics; acoustics; SONAR systems; acoustic echo and noise control;
archive restoration of film and video; chaos theory and fractals; chemical
data analysis; condition monitoring; conformation radiotherapy; data fusion
and multimodality image processing; DSP devices technology; forensic signal
and image analysis; fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms and neural networks;
higher order statistical techniques; internet applications; mobile video
coding; multimedia and video processing; multimedia education techniques;
non-linear signal and image processing; signal processing techniques for
telecommunications; software radio; speech processing; sub-band wavelet
analysis; VLSI circuit design and IP protection.
Software Engineering
Technologies:
Development of structural design and analysis software for research
and teaching; empirical foundations of computer science.
Statistics and
Modelling Science:
Animal diseases and health; biomedical modelling; deterministic modelling;
development of methodology; epidemiology; fish stock analysis; image processing
and analysis; infectious diseases; markov branching processes with state-dependent
immigration; modelling of large telecommunication networks; nonparametric
inference for survival models; Pictish stones; population ecology; risk
assessment and modelling; spatial processes; statistical inference; stochastic
analysis; stochastic differential equations; stochastic dynamics and modelling;
theoretical ecology; time series analysis and modelling; 1/f noise. Ultrasonics:
Ultrasonic transducer and array mathematical modelling for design optimisation
for biomedical, sonar, NDT and industrial process control applications;
3D visualisation of NDT inspection data.
Departments and Specialist Centres:
These areas of research
represent the activities of a number of University Departments and Specialist
Centres including:
Architecture
and Building Science
Bioengineering
Unit
Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering
Civil
Engineering
Computer and Information Sciences
Design Manufacture
and Engineering Management
Economics
Electronic and Electrical
Engineering
Industrial
Control Centre
Institute for Energy and Environment
Management
Science
Mathematics
Mechanical
Engineering
Statistics
and Modelling Science
