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
Hamid Attar

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Hamid Attar PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Development of key design strategies for the Hot Forming and cold die Quenching (HFQ®) process

Interests:
- Metal forming
- Hot and non-isothermal stamping
- Finite element analysis
- AI/Machine learning
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
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
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
Angus Clark

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Angus Clark Phd Student
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Research

Project Title:
Continuously bending reconfigurable robot manipulators for flexible handling and assembly in confined and remote environments

Research Interests/focus:
- Robotics
- Bio-Inspired Design
- Marine/Space Engineering
- Additive Manufacturing
Andrew Cullen

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Andrew Cullen PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
New Perspectives on Distributed Ledger Technology and Trust

Interests:
- Distributed Ledger Technology/Blockchains
- Computer Networking
- Machine Learning
- Reinforcement learning
Francesco Cursi

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Francesco Cursi PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Robot Model Optimization and Control Towards Safer Robotic Surgery

Interests:
- Robot control
- Machine learning
- Optimization
Nuraini Daud

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Nuraini Daud PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Design for Behaviour Change: A Motive-Centred Approach

Interests:
- Design for Behaviour Change
- Design for Sustainable Behaviour
- Motive in Psychology
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
Harry Duckworth

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Harry Duckworth PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Development of head protection methods for intracranial bleeding prevention

Interests:
- Head trauma biomechanics
- Finite element modeling
- Energy absorbing materials
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
Becky Heath

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Becky Heath PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
3D Acoustics for Audio Monitoring of Rainforest Biodiversity

Interests:
- Bioacoustics
- Tropical Forest Conservation
- Biodiversity
- Machine Learning
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
Shu Huang

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Shu Huang PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Building a model for creative team assembly in the enterprise of product design

Interests:
- Creativity Tool Design
- Co-creative and Co-design
- Multi-cultural cooperation
- Creative Team assembly
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
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
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
Vitaly Levdik

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Vitaly Levdik PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Robot Learning

Interests:
- Machine Learning
- Robotics
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
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
Eman Maali

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Eman Maali PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Secured IoT environment

Interests:
- Cyber Security
- Machine Learning
- Meat-material and Sensing
- Design Thinking
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
Peter Mandeno

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Peter Mandeno PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Design principles and tools to improve human connectivity outcomes in organisational settings

Interests:
- Human connectivity
- Experience design
- Behaviour change
- Design Science Research
- Social isolation
- Workplace design
- Multi-disciplinary settings
- Networks and networking
- Interaction Foundry
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
Fan Mo

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Fan Mo PhD Student
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Project title:
Privacy-preserving Machine Learning System at the Edge

Interests:

- Security and Privacy in Machine Learning
- Trusted Execution Environments
- Tiny/battery-free Machine Learning
- Federated Learning
- Human-computer Interaction
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
Fabio Pardo

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Fabio Pardo PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Deep Reinforcement Learning

Interests:
- Reinforcement Learning
- Deep Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- Robotics
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
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
Kevin Sum

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Kevin Sum PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Spatial hearing augmentation and hearing devices

Interests:
- Audiology
- Assistive hearing devices
- Spatial audio
- Augmented/Virtual reality
- Audio engineering
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
Catriona Tassell

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Catriona Tassell PhD Student
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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
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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Research

Project title:
T(h)inkering with Tech Toys

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

Location

Twitter - @ShafinaVohra
Instagram - @ShafinaVohra
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
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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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
Ke Wang

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Ke Wang PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Design, Modelling and Control of SLIDER: an ultra-lightweight, knee-less, low-cost bipedal walking robot.

Interests:
- Legged robot
- Optimal control
- Learned-based control
- Robot dynamics
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
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
Zhenhua Yu

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Zhenhua Yu PhD Student
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Research

Project Title:
Real-time cooperative motion planning and control for autonomous multi-agent missions

Interests:
- Safety Autonomous Technology
- Medical Robotics Systems
- Human-robot Interaction
- Artificial Intelligence
- Motion Planning and Control
Bowen Zhan

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Bowen Zhan PhD Student
Send email+447517007280

Research

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

Interests:
- Interactive Product Development
- Human motion & Anthropometry
- Mass Customisation
- Manufacturing Futures
Yuting Zhan

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Yuting Zhan PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Multimodel-Data-Based Activity Pattern Detection and Prediction in Smart Environment

Interests:
- Human-data interaction
- Applied machine learning and privacy
- Artificial intelligence for health care
- Product Design and automatic systems
Ric Zhang

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Ric Zhang PhD Student
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Research

Project title:
Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture

Interests:
- Climate change an sustainability
- Food security
- Agriculture
- Innovation
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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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
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
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
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