Research Intrests

Academic supervision and Project Management

Current RAs:

• Denis Kolev, SVETLANA: Safety (and maintenance) improVEment Trough automated fLight data ANAlysis), 2012 (co-supervision with Prof. G. Markarian)
• Dmitry Zvihachevsky, SVETLANA: Safety (and maintenance) improVEment Trough automated fLight data ANAlysis), 2012 (co-supervision with Prof. G. Markarian)
• a new position on GAMMA project to be advertised and filled in soon (co-supervision with Prof. G. Markarian)

Current PhD students:

• Pouria Sadeghi-Tehrani, FT, Real-time video streams processing and autonomous systems control, 2008-2012, part-funded by the Faculty, recipient of an IEEE student travel grant for 2011
• Javier Andrieu, FT, Knowledge Extraction from data streams generated in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) in an Ambient Assisted Living application, 2008-2012, funded by Caixa Catalunya, Spain
• Rashmi Dutta Baruah, FT, Evolving collaborative systems in mobile robotics, 2009-2013, funded by Lancaster University bursary
• Julio Trevisan, FT, co-supervision with Prof. F. Martin (LEC), Computational Intelligence algorithms to characterise a morphologically-transformed and a stem cell phenotype, 2008-2012, funded by Uniliver

Consulting PhD studnets and post-docs (supervisor Prof. D. Hutchison):

• Azman Ali, FT, Computer Networks, 2011-2013, funded by Malaysia Telecom;
• Radovan Buncak, FT, Computer Networks, 2011-2012, funded by ResumeNet EU project;
• Mixiu Liu, FT, Situational Awareness in Computer Networks, 2011-2012, funded by China;

PhDs awarded:

•Yi Zhang, awarded 2005, Loughborough University, thesis title: 'Synthesis of Optimum HVAC System Configurations by Evolutionary Algorithm', sponsored PhD studentship by ASHARE research project (RP-1049)
• Xiaowei Zhou, awarded 2008, Lancaster University, thesis title 'Evolving Intelligent Systems with Neuro-Fuzzy Model', also recipient of an IEEE student travel grant for 2006, $750; co-recipient of best paper and best industry-oriented paper runner up awards, 2006, IEEE Symposium EFS; third place in the competition for Fuzzy Car Racing at FUZZ-IEEE 2007, London)
• Simon McDonald, awarded 2010, Lancaster University, thesis: Better Clinical Decisions for Less Effort: Building Prediction Software Models to Improve Anticoagulation Care and Prevent Thrombosis and Strokes, funded by EPSRC Industrial Case Studentship and 4S Information Systems Ltd., methods developed are currently implemented in the company and undergo industrial/real-life tests, license agreement between the company and the Univeristy regarding the patented aspects of the implementation
• Antony Evans, awarded 2011, Lancaster University, thesis: Web-oriented Intelligent Systems

• Jose Antonio Iglesias, Evolving Classification of Internet Users Behaviour, visiting Euro-PhD student, May-July 2008, awarded in Carlos III University, Madrid, Spain, January 2010

Current Project Management:

co-Investigator, SVETLANA: Safety (and maintenance) improVEment Trough automated fLight data ANAlysis), August 2010-September 2012, 1.3M Euro (268K Euro to Lancaster); funded by EC

co-Investigator, 'Exploiting mid-IR microspectroscopy to signature biomolecular alterations in skin cells and transformed cells', August 2008-August 2011 £107,000; funded by Uniliver

Current MSc projects:

• Data Mining for Automatic Analysis of Data from Calls, (Shaffique Tebusweke, 2011)
• Autonomous Tracking & Behaviors classification in video streams, (Harsh Sitani, 2011)
• Autonomous Tracking and Behaviour Classification in Video Streams, (Rahul, 2011)

Current BSc projects:

• Software development for autonomous map building and self-localisation based on real-time video stream using Pioneer 3DX mobile robots, (Harsh Agarwal, 2011)
• Autonomous Objects Detection in Video Streams, (Chirag Gude, 2011)

Previous RAs:

• Ali Hilal Ali, SVETLANA: Safety (and maintenance) improVEment Trough automated fLight data ANAlysis), February 2011-January 2012 (shared supervision with Prof. Garik Markarian)

Previous visitors:

• Ana Cara Belen, visiting Research Associate (from University of Granada, Spain), 15 July-15 October 2011, funded by Ministry of Education, Spain
• Jose Antonio Iglesias, Evolving Classification of Internet Users Behaviour, visiting researcher, February-August 2011, funded by Ministry of Education, Spain, also working part time on STAKE project

Recent Funded Research Projects Management:

• Principal Investigator, 'Assisted Carriage: Intelligent Leader-follower algorithms for ground platforms', 2009, £41,911; funded by Centre for Defence Enterprise, Ministry of Defence
• Principal Investigator, 'UAS Passive Sense, Detect and Avoid Algorithm Development', 2009-2010, £24,000; funded by BAE Systems - this project is a part of ASTRAEA, (Autonomous Systems Technology Related Airborne Evaluation & Assessment)- phase 2, a national multimillion programme that includes several multinational companies and leading Universities
• Principal Investigator, A novel system for autonomous object detection and tracking from uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs)', 2009, £10,000; funded by the Innovation vouchers scheme of the North-West Development Agency and Auton omous Vehicles International, AVi, Ltd (the company (AVi) did not cash in the voucher)
• co-Investigator, Industrial CASE award to develop ' Better Clinical Decisions for Less Effort – Building prediction software models to improve anticoagulation care to prevent thrombosis and strokes' in cooperation and supported by 4S Information Systems 2005 - 2009
• co-Investigator, UAV Safety Study, BAE SYSTEMS T4 adaptive routing, June-December 2008
• Principal Investigator, DTI funded project ASTRAEA in collaboration with BAE SYSTEMS T4 adaptive routing, September 2006 - December 2008
• Principal Investigator, DTI funded project ASTRAEA in collaboration with BAE SYSTEMS T5 sense and avoid, September 2006 - December 2008, recipient of The Engineer 2008 technology and innovation award for Aersopace and Defence and The special award 2008 of The Engineer
• Principal Investigator, BAE Systems funded project 'UAV Collision Avoidance Algorithms Development', March 2006 - March 2007
• Principle Investigator, EvoMap:On-Chip Implementation of Intelligent Information Modelling using EVOlving MAPping 2004-2005
• Principal Investigator, Study of map-building and target recognition with autonomous mobile robot Pioneer-DX3 supported by Nuffield Foundation, summer 2005

Previous supervision:

A. post-docs and PhD:

• Dr. Gang Leng, ASTRAEA T4 and T5, September 2006-December 2008
• Mike Everett, ASTRAEA T4 and T5, June 2007 - end 2007; June 2008 - end 2008
• Dr. Cosmin Danut Bocaniala, ASTRAEA T4 and T5, March 2007 - February 2008
• Dr. Cosmin Danut Bocaniala, 'UAV Collision Avoidance Adaptive Algorithms Development', March 2006 - February 2007 - project finished
• Mike Everett, EvoMap: On-Chip Implementation of Intelligent Information Modelling using EVOlving MAPping 2004-2005
• Dr. Richard Buswell , an EPSRC funded post-doctoral post under project GR/M97299, Application of Fuzzy Rule-based Models in Building HVAC Systems Simulation, 2000-2001
• Ms. Heather Loosemore, a short-term post under project EUNITE (EUropean Network of excellence in Intelligent TEchnologies for smart adaptive systems), sponsored by the European Commission (IST 2000-29207), 2001
• Mr. Yi Zhang, a short-term post under project, EUNITE (EUropean Network of excellence in Intelligent TEchnologies for smart adaptive systems), sponsored by the European Commission (IST 2000-29207), 2002
• Michalis Reoullas, Advanced EEG Signal Analysis by Evovable Classifiers, FT co-supervision, 2003-present
• Shashidhar Madamestty, Advanced Signal Processing, FT co-supervision, 2004-2005
• Daniel Essafi, Intelligent Data Processing Methods for Analysing Behaviour in Financial Markets, PT co-supervision, 2003-2004

B. Previous MSc students/projects:

2003/04

C. Previous BSc students/projects:

• Development of Software for Mobile Robots, June 2010-June 2011 (William Moorhouse)
• Data Mining of Biomedical Spectroscopy data, June 2010-June 2011 (Emma Young)
• Autonomous Objects Detection and Tracking in Video Streams, June 2010-June 2011 (Tu Vong), distinction, IEEE award and Nokia award!!!
• Automatic Intelligent Recognition of Human Activities from Wearable Sensors, June 2010-June 2011 (Adry Purkayashta)
• Intelligent Sensors for product quality prediction, June 2010-June 2011 (Iain Bowes)
• Software and algorithms development for novelty detection and landmark recognition by Pioneer-3 mobile robots , June 2010-June 2011 (Ryan McCafferty)
• Adaptive Filters based Intelligent Sensor for Quality Predictions in Oil Refineries, June 2007-June 2008 (Mahsa Honary) awarded IET 2008 prize
• Controllers for object tracking by a mobile robot, June 2007-June 2008 (Changwei Wang) pubnlished a conference paper