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Cohesive Crack Model in Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Theory of Partially Saturated Soils

The fissuring and healing of clay is modeled using a novel approach, within a finite-element framework, that will allow the design of new materials and new geotechnical structures w more...

Supervisor(s): El-Zein, Abbas (Professor)

Self-Healing Clay-Polymer Mixtures: Towards a New Material

The project will develop new clay-polymer mixtures that enhance the ability of clay to self-heal developing fractures, hence helping the emergence of autonomously-repairing geotechn more...

Supervisor(s): El-Zein, Abbas (Professor)

Developing nanoscale analysis techniques for microscopy

This project is a nexus of materials engineering, microscopy and scientific computing. Using advanced microscopy techniques, you will delve into the rich nanostructures and atomic-s more...

Supervisor(s): Ceguerra, Anna (Dr)

A Value-Based Approach to Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change

New approach for building adaptation to climate change is developed while taking into account local and institutional values.Please contact the supervisor directly at the following more...

Supervisor(s): El-Zein, Abbas (Professor)

High frequency radar acoustic sounding for detection of air turbulence

Tracking an acoustic pulse relies on well behaved air flow, hence the short range RASS could be used to identify turbulence in front of UAVs and other relatively slow moving aerial more...

Supervisor(s): Brooker, Graham (Dr)

Effective microwave energy based weed killing

A prototype weed killer based on microwave radiation has been developed. This device is novel in that the emitter horn is fed through a flexible coax cable, allowing the device to b more...

Supervisor(s): Brooker, Graham (Dr)

Electromagnetic Simulation of Complex Dynamic Environments to Assist Cognitive Active Perception

  Active perception involves moving a sensor to maximise information gain about the local environment. Cognitive radar goes even further, to change the sensor parameters themse more...

Supervisor(s): Johnson, David (Dr)

Cross-Spectral Imaging and Classification of Concealed Targets in Cluttered Environments

This project involves developing a software defined radar system to improve robotic perception in highly unstructured environments. Can multi-spectral techniques be used to iterativ more...

Supervisor(s): Johnson, David (Dr)

Measures to Increase Trust and Reliability of Robotic Systems in the Presence of Adversity

Development of low-profile sensing techniques for stealthy robotic platforms in unstructured environments. This includes minimising electromagnetic and acoustic signatures while per more...

Supervisor(s): Johnson, David (Dr)

Active Perception at the System Level, Including Human-(on-the-loop)-Unmanned Teaming

Active perception involves moving a sensor to maximise information gain. For a system comprised of multiple heterogeneous platforms including humans, the problem of maximising infor more...

Supervisor(s): Johnson, David (Dr)