Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Examples of Research

For a detailed research funding list, please refer to the profile pages of the members of the Electrical Systems and Electronics group.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

• Analytical Modelling of Facts Elements, EPSRC Grant No GR/R11377/01, 2001-2003
• Development of DC Transformer and Fault Current Limiter For High-Power DC Networks, EPSRC Grant No EP/H010262/1, 2009-2012
• Rural Digital Economy Research Hub (Dot.Rural), RCUK, EPSRC Grant No EP/G066051/1 2009-2015
• Developing DC Networks With DC Transformers, EPSRC Grant No EP/K006428/1 and NSFC China, 2013-2016

UK Defence Science Technology Laboratory

• Development of an Ultra-Compact Subsea Holographic Camera For Rapid Three Dimensional Imaging and Processing of Marine Organisms and Micro-Particles, Defence and Security Accelerator, Defence Science Technology Laboratory (DSTL), 2019
• Data and Image Processing of Digital Holograms, Defence Science Technology Laboratory (DSTL), 2020

European Commission

• Modelling Platforms For High-Power Resonant DC Hub and Power Networks With Multiple Converter Systems, European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant, 2011-2015
• Reducing Internet Transport Latency (RITE), European Commission H2020, 2012-2015
• STRengthening MARritime Technology Research Center (STRONGMAR), European Commission H2020 Twinning Programme, 2015
• Progress On Multi-Terminal DC Networks (PROMOTION), European Commission H2020, 2016-2020
• A New, Evolutive API and Transport-Layer Architecture For The Internet (NEAT), European Commission H2020, 2015-2018
• Measurement and Architecture For A Middleboxed Internet (MAMI), European Commission H2020, 2016-2018
• Prioritisation and Resilience for Emergency Communications (PREC) funded within the MONROE EU FIRE Project, European Commission H2020, 2016-2019

European Space Agency

• DVB-RCS Higher Layer Satellite Architecture, European Space Agency (ESA), 2010
• Efficient Networking and MAC Techniques, European Space Agency (ESA), 2011-2014
• Satellite Network of Experts (SATNEX), European Space Agency (ESA), 2012-2020
• QUIC Standardisation Support, European Space Agency (ESA), 2019-2020
• MTAILS, European Space Agency (ESA), 2020-2022
• QUICOPSAT, European Space Agency (ESA), 2022-2024

World Research

• Development of Optical Fibre Based Devices For Sensing Applications, UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) Exchange Project:2013
• Development of Novel Damping Systems For Pedestrian Structures, Spanish Ministry of Economics and Competitiveness, 2014-2016
• Studying Fox Dens and Moose Carcasses In Arctic Conditions With an Intelligent Camera Trap, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, 2015
• In Situ Holographic Imaging and Chemical Spectroscopy For Long Term Scalable Analysis of Marine Particles in Deep-Sea Environments (Ramacam), NERC UK-Japan Collaboration in Marine Science, 2018
• Control of Ultrafast AFM Nanopositioners Using Delayed Feedback and General Internal Model Principle, NSFC (P.R. China) Grant No: 51975375, 2020-2023

Industrial Research

• Resonance Enhanced Drilling (RED), ITI Energy, 2009-2011
• Development of an Apparatus and Method For Neuromuscular Stimulation, Nestech Grant, 2009-2011
• Prototype Development For High Gain DC Transformer, Scottish Enterprise Proof of Concept Award, 2010-2011
• Scottish Hub For Advanced Power Engineering Design (SHAPED), SFC Horizon and ERDF, 2011-2014
• Knowledge Exchange In The Area of Subsea Sensor Systems, SFC Horizon Fund, 2011
• Non-Destructive Techniques For Identification and Quantification of Elemental Changes in Extruded Aluminium, Hydro Aluminium, 2011
• Digital Advanced Rural Testbed (DART), UK Technology Strategy Board, 2011-2013
• A Secure Adhoc Full-Mesh SATCOM Network Based on a DVB-S2 Physical Layer, Astrium UK, 2011-2014
• Development of RTE Northsea DC Grid, Reseau De Transport Delectricite (RTE), France), 2012-2013
• Optimisation of Moray Firth HVDC, Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), PhD Studentships, 2013-2016
• DC Grids With Full-Bridge MMC and DC CBs, Post Doc Fellow, Reseau De Transport Delectricite (RTE), France), 2014-2016
• Isolated Multiterminal DC/DC Converter For High Power DC Grids, Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), Post Doctoral Fellow, 2015-2016
• New Multimedia Transport Standards in a SATCOM Context, Thales-Alenia Space, France, 2015-2019
• Machine Learning Algorithms for Improving Downhole Wireless Communication, The Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC), 2018-2019
• Applying AI techniques to Well Integrity Logging Data, The Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC), 2019-2020
• AI Well Design, Grant Number: WC-P-006, The Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), 2019-2021
• Measuring Performance of Pluggable Transports, Research Award, 2019
• Offshore Platform On-Line mMnitoring (OLM), The Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC), 2020-2021
• State-Space Modelling of Complex Transmission Networks with Multiple Converter Systems (RTE) 2023-2026
• Digital Inspection System Development (Innovate UK), 2023-2025
• Early Warning System for Infective Sea Lice: Development Of Holographic Imaging for In-situ Monitoring, (Centre for Environmental, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science), 2023