PhD Students

Ahmad Alattar

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Ahmad Alattar PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Kinematic-Model-Free Control for Robot Manipulation

Interests:
- Model-free control
- Robot manipulation
- Adaptive learning
- Robot control
Ranya Aloufi

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Ranya Aloufi PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Preserving Privacy from the Edge for Internet of Things

Interests:
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Privacy Preserving Technologies (PPTs)
- Cyberpsychology
- Edge AI and Audio Signal Processing
Sarah Boufelja

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Sarah Boufelja PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Robustness in Reinforcement Learning: A Probabilistic Approach

Interests:

- Optimal Transport
- Reinforcement Learning
- Probabilistic Inference
- Uncertainty quantification
Thomas Burge

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Thomas Burge PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Development of a mass customisation pipeline for medical devices using artificial intelligence

Interests:
- Medical devices/implants
- Mass customisation
- AI/Machine learning
- API driven CAD
Anna Caltabiano

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Anna Caltabiano PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Scaling Exposure Therapy for Test Anxiety and Contamination Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder through Virtual Reality Based Treatment: Empirically Testing Effectiveness and Persistence of Improvement

Interests:
- VR Therapeutics
- Psychology of Virtual Interactions
- Immersive Environments
- Psychology of Social Networks
Cesare Caputo

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Cesare Caputo PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
A machine learning based framework for the design and evaluation of flexible, sustainable and resilient energy systems under uncertainty

Interests:
- Renewable energy
- Deep learning
- Sustainable development
- Stochastic optimisation
Michelle Cedeno

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Michelle Cedeno PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Managing Transitions with Psychological Ownership

Interests:
- Psychology
- Behaviour Change
- Transition Design
- Temperal Studies
- Developing tools and methods
- Interaction Foundry
Emily Chan Yik Kwan

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Emily Chan Yik Kwan PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Using wearable technology, modelling and AI for real-time prediction of mild traumatic brain injuries in sporting

Interests:
- Head trauma biomechanics
- Metamodelling
- Surrogate modelling
- Machine learning
Ian Chard

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Ian Chard PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for reducing social anxiety in people who stammer.

Interests:
- Digital interventions for mental health
- Social anxiety
- Stammering and mental health
- Design Psychology
Wei Chen

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Wei Chen PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Learning Manipulation of Flexible Objects with a Focus on Clothes

Interests:
- Robot manipulation
- Cloth manipulation
- Cloth grasping
- Perception for grasping and manipulation
Xiaoshuai Chen

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Xiaoshuai Chen PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Robot learning for dynamic manipulation

Interests:
- Robot manipulation
- Reinforcement and transfer learning
- Computer vision and multi-sensing
- Human-robot interaction
Amir Dahari

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Amir Dahari PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Machine learning assisted image data characterisation for materials design

Interests:
- Battery characterisation and optimisation
- Combinatorics
- Machine learning
- Algorithm design
- Data fusion techniques
Rapolas Daugintis

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Rapolas Daugintis PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Assessing accommodation to synthetic sound localisation cues within extended reality applications.

Interests:
- Immersive audio
- Spatial hearing
- XR
- Acoustic Modelling
Zerong Ding

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Zerong Ding PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Development of New Technologies for Forming AHSS-based Fibre Metal Laminates (FMLs) for Ultra-Light Structures

Interests:
- Fibre metal laminate
- Stamp forming process of hybrid/composite materials
- Thermo-mechanical characterisation of composite materials
- Representative volume element
Emily Frost

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Emily Frost PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Developing and Evaluating an auditory-cognitive training application

Interests:
- Self-management of long-term health conditions
- Auditory rehabilitation through training
- Serious games for health
- Participatory design
Chunyi Gao

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Chunyi Gao PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Development of New Technologies for Stamp Forming Technique for Continues Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic (FRTP) Composites

Interests

- Carbon Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic (CFRTP) Composites;
- Stamp Forming Process of Composite Material;
- Experimental and Simulation Analysis of Stamp Forming Process;
- Unidirectional (UD) or Woven Composites Laminate Fabrication Process.
Yukun Ge

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Yukun Ge PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Origami inspired endoscopic capsule for travel direction and speed control under natural peristaltic waves using shape changes.

Interests:

- Origami
- Soft robotics
- Reconfigurable structure
- Medical device
- Industrial design
Ziang Guo

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Ziang Guo PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Development of a novel Stamping process for Titanium Alloy panel components

Interests:
- Experimental and numerical analysis of metal processing
- Machine learning for industrial design
- Characterisation of alloy and polymer materials
- Optimisation of light-weight vehicle process
Freddie Taewoo Hong

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Freddie Taewoo Hong PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Design and Manufacture of Next Generation Intelligent and Connected Devices

Interests:
- Additive Manufacturing for electronics
- 3D modelling and design optimisation
Yushan Huang

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Yushan Huang PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
The Development of Deep Learning Algorithms and Systems in Behaviour Recognition

Interests:
- Machine Learning and deep learning
- Federated learning
- Human-computer Interaction
Nan Jiang

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Nan Jiang PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Model design of improving the collective creativity of employees with different backgrounds in Enterprises

Interests:
- Creativity Tool/Design Thinking Design
- Human-computer Interaction
- Multi-cultural cooperation
- Voice Interaction
Oscar Jones

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Oscar Jones PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Investigating, modelling and improving music listening for hearing impaired individual.

Interests:
- Optimisation
- Large scale simulation
- Room acoustics
- Loudspeaker design
Livia Kalossaka

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Livia Kalossaka PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Structurally optimized bio-receptive materials via Additive Manufacture

Interests:
- Additive Manufacturing
- Hydrogels
- Material Synthesis
- Biodesign
Abi Langbridge

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Abi Langbridge PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Discovery of explainable digital twins in adversarial environments

Interests:
- Graph neural networks
- Deep learning
- Causal modelling
- Trust & fairness in AI
Neel Le Penru

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Neel Le Penru PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Assessing Ecosystem Resilience through the use of EcoAcoustics

Interests:
- EcoAcoustics
- Spatial Audio
- Climate Change and Sustainability
- Ecology and the Environment
- Audio and Music Technology
Dongmyoung Lee

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Dongmyoung Lee PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Random bin-picking of deformable objects based on computer vision using deep learning and design of soft gripper

Interests:
- Robotics
- Deep learning
- Computer vision
- Soft hand design
- Human-robot interaction
Fulin Li

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Fulin Li PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Passive-adaptive controlled Knee exoskeleton design based on notion of the passive walker

Interests:
- Model order reduction
- Control systems
- Passive dynamic walking
- Passive-adaptive control
Haoran Li

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Haoran Li PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Manufacturability and Performance-Driven Design: Optimization of Vehicle Panel Components using deep learning-based Surrogate Models

Interests:
- Deep learning
- Crashworthiness analysis
- Design optimisation
- Manufacturability assessment
Kelin Li

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Kelin Li PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Imitation learning-based robotic grasping for assisted devices

Interests:
- Dexterous Robotics
- Reinforcement Learning
- Robot grasping
- Human-Robot Interaction
Yanyu Li

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Yanyu Li PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Predict Risk of Traumatic Brain Injuries in Vulnerable Road Users Using Sensor Technology, Computational Modelling, and Accident data

Interests:

- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Biomechanics
- Finite element modelling
- Multi-body dynamics
Zhiyuan Lou

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Zhiyuan Lou PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
A skin integrated textile platform for continuous gesture recognition

Interests:
- Electronic textile
- Machine learning
- Human-computer interaction
- Wearable computing
Alasdair Mackay

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Alasdair Mackay PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Aircrew Head Injury Protection

Interests:
- Brain injury biomechanics
- Helmet performance and design
- Computational modelling of fast jet ejection sequences
Islam Mahdy

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Islam Mahdy PhD Student
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Location

Project title:
Improving human connectivity in Fourth Places

Interests:
- Experience Design
- Experience Economy
- Behavioural Setting
- Human Connectivity
- Placemaking
- Social Capita
Luka Malone

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Luka Malone PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Data-Driven Virtual Reality Decision Support System for Dry Space Mining System Design and Analysis

Interests:
-Decision making under uncertainty in the context of space mining
-Using virtual reality as a systems design and analysis tool
Aida Manzano Kharman

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Aida Manzano Kharman PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Designing Fair Data Markets Using Distributed Ledger Technologies.

Interests:
- Data Privacy
- Distributed Ledger Technologies
- Cryptography
- Data Markets
Peter Mazzey

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Peter Mazzey PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Developing a low-cost, scalable, automated design-through-manufacture pipeline for patient specific footwear as an early treatment of diabetic foot ulcers 

Interests:
- Medical devices and Implants
- Additive Manufacturing
- Automation
Alfie Mcmeeking

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Alfie Mcmeeking PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Using Genetically modified Bacteria to mass produce 3D printed, biodegradable and self-healing Biomaterials

Interests:
- Genetic modification of bacteria to enhance material properties and improve cell longevity.
- Experimentation with 3D printing methods, printing living cells.
- Using autonomous self-healing methods to allow materials to return to their original states after being damaged.
- Allowing research topics previously constrained to small-scale laboratory tests to become mass manufacturable.
Barry Mulvey

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Barry Mulvey PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Real-time Multi-modal Sensor Integration for Robots in Unstructured Environments

Interests:
- Robotics
- Sensors
- Artificial Intelligence
Mimi Quynh Trang Nguyen

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Mimi Quynh Trang Nguyen PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Social cognitive study of creativity and multidisciplinary collaboration

Interests:
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Ecosystem Management
- Serendipity in Creative Practices and Innovation
- Technology supporting collaboration
Georgina Nightingall

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Georgina Nightingall PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Conversation design for connectivity outcomes: exploring the role of conversation in forming, maintaining and leveraging connections

Interests:
- Human connectivity
- Experience design
- Behaviour change
- Conversation Analysis
- Networks and networking
- Interaction Foundry
Mengjia Niu

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Mengjia Niu PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Data Analysis on the Edge

Interests:
- Human-computer Interaction
- IoT System
- Tranfer Learning
Ahmed Patel

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Ahmed Patel PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Data Visualization in Healthcare

Interests:
- Data Visualization
- Design Innovation
- Design Thinking
- HCI & Human Factors
- Information Communication
- Product Service Systems
- User Centred Design
- User Experience Design
Qiuchen Qian

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Qiuchen Qian PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Optimal Routing for UAV-Sensor Systems in Dynamic Environments

Interests:
- Quadrotor aircraft
- Routing optimisation
- Cyber-physical system
- Applied Machine Learning
Sam Riley

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Sam Riley PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Electrode Design for Ultra-Flexible Batteries

Interests:
- Electrochemistry & Cell Design
- Materials Science & Engineering
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability & Carbon Capture
- 3D modelling & Additive Manufacturing
Danish Rizvi

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Danish Rizvi PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Convulsive Seizures Detection using Computer Vision and Radar Doppler Processing Techniques

Interests:
- Machine Learning
- IoT
- Radar Signal Processing
- Autonomous Controls
Charlotte Roe

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Charlotte Roe PhD Student
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Project title:
Immersion cooled battery thermal management systems for use in lithium–ion electric vehicles

Interests:
- Electric vehicle thermal management systems
- Battery degradation mechanisms
- Fluid dynamics
- Renewable energy
Malak Sadek

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Malak Sadek PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
The Development of a Computational Tool to Co-Design AI with Diverse Voices

Interests:
- User Centered Design
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Design Psychology & Cognitive Behavior
- Promoting Social & Psychological Well-Being through Inclusive Design
- AI/Machine Learning Ethics & Transparency
Nutnicha Saduagkan

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Nutnicha Saduagkan PhD Student
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Research

Project title: Data-Driven Optimisation of Electric Airport Systems for Better Climate Sustainability and Resilience

Interests:
- Future mobility
- Electric air travel
- Optimisation
- Flexibility
- Sustainability
Margot Sandy

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Margot Sandy PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Individual Perceptions of Expertise in NPD Teams

Interests:
- New Product Development Teams
- Interpersonal Conflict
- Functional Diversity
- Expertise
- Interest Dimensions
Cassandra Seah

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Cassandra Seah PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Novel Dementia Rehabilitation: Can we Prevent Decline?

Interests:
- Dementia Rehabilitation
- Games
- Multi-sensory Stimulation
Alina-Irina Serban

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Alina-Irina Serban PhD Student, UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare
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Research

Project Title:
Private Ambient Sensing and Positive Behavioural Interaction with Dementia Patients
Zhengquan Shen

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Zhengquan Shen PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Design and manufacture of recycled thermoplastic composite components

Interests:
- Process simulation
- Numerical modelling
- Neural network
- Laboratory tests
Qingyue Shi

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Qingyue Shi PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Biotribological performance of 3D printed joint replacement implant materials

Interests:
- Laser scanning strategies in selective laser melting
- Microstruture and mechanical properties
- Joint replacement design
Isaac Squires

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Isaac Squires PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Design and Optimisation of Battery Materials with Machine Learning

Interests:
- Generative adversarial networks
- Battery cathode design, characterisation and optimisation
- Electrochemical modelling of Li-ion batteries
- Convolutional neural networks
Sijin Sun

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Sijin Sun PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Cultural Adaptation of Mental Health Technology in the Chinese Workplace

Interests:
- Human Computer Interaction
- Mobile Health
- Workplace mental wellbeing
- Cultural Sensitive Design
Parvathi Sunilkumar

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Parvathi Sunilkumar PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Design of bio-inspired footwear to feel the ground beneath the feet

Interests:
- Rehabilitation robotics
- Robot manipulation
- Human-computer interaction
- Motion planning and control
- Medical robotics
Shaun Sweeney

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Shaun Sweeney PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
On the design of cyber-physical systems for a sustainable and digitalised world

Interests:

- Internet of Things applications
- Flexible energy markets and the energy transition
- Fair, behaviourally driven economic models
- Electric bikes and air pollution
Catriona Tassell

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Catriona Tassell PhD Student
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Affiliations

Project Title:
Product Service Systems and Behaviour

Research I nterests/focus:
- Circular Economy
- Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs)
- Circular & Sustainable Behaviour
- Product Service Systems
- Waste & Value
Jacob Thran

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Jacob Thran PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Assessing the value of demand response in renewable electricity grids

Interests:
- Demand response
- Energy systems modelling
- Flexible and resilient electricity grids
- Life-cycle sustainability analysis
Famin Tian

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Famin Tian PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Development of a novel Heat Stamping process for Titanium Alloy panel components.

Interests:
- Thermo-mechanical and Metallurgical Characterisations
- Unified Viscoplastic Constitutive Model and Phase Transformation Model
- Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Heat Stamping Process.
Ignacio Vilanova Echavarri

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Ignacio Vilanova Echavarri PhD Students
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Research

Project title:
Psychological Data Ownership for Digital Service Innovation

Interests:
- Psychological Ownership
- Big Data in Cultural and Societal settings
- Multidisciplinary settings
- Behavioural design
- Innovation and industrial design
Shafina Vohra

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Shafina Vohra PhD Student
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Location

Twitter - @ShafinaVohra
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Research

Project title:
T(h)inkering with Tech Toys

Interests:
- Creative cognition
- Embodied cognition
- Design thinking
- Hands on learning
- Teaching & learning.
Sander Välk

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Sander Välk PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:

Multidisciplinary design-led innovation

Interests:

Collective Incidental Learning

Creativity triggers

Design Innovation

User Experience Design

Strategic Interactions Design

Design for Subjective Well-Being
Echo Wan

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Echo Wan PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Creating an accessible remote co-design tool

Interests:
- Participatory design tools for ideations
- UX research and user feedback assessment tools
- Design research in the healthcare industry
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Integrated product design
Boheng Wang

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Boheng Wang PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Creativity in Data-Driven Design

Interests:
- Design Creativity Tools
- Machine Learning
- Transformer
- Perception Algorithm
Hongyan Wang

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Research

Project title:
Fundamental studies on stamp forming of fibre reinforced thermoplastics (FRTPs)

Interests:
- Material characterisation methods
- Thermo-mechanical constitutive material models
- Stamp forming process of fibre reinforced thermoplastics
- Finite element analysis
Xinran Wang

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Xinran Wang PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Control of soft robotics via model-based reinforcement learning

Interests:
- Robotics
- Soft robot control and sensing
- Deep reinforcement learning
- Computer vision
Yanran Wang

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Yanran Wang PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Novel Control and Reinforcement Learning Techniques for Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems

Interests:
- Autonomous Navigation
- Trajectory Planning
- Reinforcement Learning
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Felix Wieberneit

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Felix Wieberneit PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
FACE: Facilitating the circular economy with distributed ledger technologies.

Interests:
- Distributed Ledger Technologies
- Circular Economy
- Innovation Management
Liam Yasin

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Liam Yasin PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Solving fuel cell degradation issues to achieve high efficiency combined heat and power

Interests:
- Hydrogen fuel cells
- Interfaces in electroceramics
- Renewable energy generation and storage
- Materials design and engineering
Yuan Yin

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Yuan Yin PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Using neuroscience technologies to improve creativity ability

Interests:
- Neuroscience technology and cognition
- Creativity tool design
- Human-computer interaction
- Product design
Bowen Zhan

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Bowen Zhan PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Interactivity to increase customer engagement in the garment customisation process

Interests:
- Interactive Product Development
- Human motion & Anthropometry
- Mass Customisation
- Manufacturing Futures
Zheyuan Zhang

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Zheyuan Zhang PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
The Design and Evaluation of an eHealth Intervention Tool for Healthcare Professionals to Prevent Burnout

Interests:
- Mental Wellbeing
- Human-computer interaction
- Culture sensitive design
- Innovative and product design
Bo Zhao

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Research

Project title:
Human Factors Engineering for Autonomous Vehicles

Interests:
- Human-computer interaction
- Semi-/fully autonomous vehicle systems
- Psychological mechanisms
- Behaviour recognition and prediction
Lianna Zhao

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Lianna Zhao PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Direct Acyclic Graph based Distributed Ledger Technologies and its applications

Interests:
- Direct Acyclic Graph
- Smart city
- Internet of Things
- Social compliance
Xiaoyang Zhao

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Xiaoyang Zhao PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Virtual/Augmented reality in human behaviour change based on behaviour settings

Interests:
- Behaviour Change
- Behaviour Settings
- Virtual/Augmented Reality
- Human-Computer Interaction
Yingxue Zhao

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Yingxue Zhao PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Development of design framework on metal forming process based on manufacturability constraints

Interests:
- Manufacturing design
- Modelling and simulations
- Material formability
- Machine learning
Haosu Zhou

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Haosu Zhou PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Development of Field-based Artificial Intelligence empowered surrogate models for the design optimisation of hot-stamped ultrahigh-strength-steel (UHSS) components

Interests:
- Artificial intelligence empowered surrogate model
- Implicit shape representation
- Advanced material modelling and simulation tools
- Design optimisation with manufacturing constraints
Jianan Zhou

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Jianan Zhou PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
A mixed-methods study of the long-term interaction between humans and artificially intelligent conversational agents

Interests:
- Human-AI interaction
- Interaction design
- Voice user interfaces
- Emotion and cognition
Joy Yi Zhou

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Joy Yi Zhou PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Textile Design for the Application of Knitting Sensor in Wearable Monitoring Devices

Interests:
- Fashionable Technology
- Electronic Textile Interface
- Fabrication Technology and Methods
- Wearbale and Physical Interaction Design
Quan Zhou

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Quan Zhou PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence with Guarantees.

Interests:
- Polynomial optimisation
- Semi-definite optimisation
- Fairness in machine learning
- Regulation of artificial intelligence
Haoyu Zuo

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Haoyu Zuo PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Knowledge-graph-based Patent Retrieval System for Design Exploration

Interests:
- Creativity tools
- Knowledge Graph
- GAN
- NLP
- Entrepreneurship