Research Group

Cyber Physical Systems

Computer screen and coding

We explore and develop cyber physical systems - mechanisms controlled or monitored by computer-based processes.

About

Our research group's work reflects society’s increasing dependence on software for control in systems such as transport, telecoms and avionics. 
 
We work on topics including:

  • theoretical foundations
  • modelling and programming languages
  • engineering methods
  • design tools
  • system engineering applications

Our computer scientists work on projects with important implications for people and businesses. For example, we've explored how computers can harvest their own energy to avoid the costs that come with mains or battery-powered operations. We have also designed security systems to help increase resistance to cyber attacks on UK businesses.  
 
Our research themes include:

  • autonomous and intelligent systems - projects include machine learning and its applications
  • control theory and system design - includes work in the aerospace industry
  • embedded systems - includes research into energy-efficiency
  • formal design methods - including theoretical foundation to program semantics and modelling languages

People, projects and publications

People

Mr Epifanios Baikas

Research interests

  • - Embedded Systems
  • - Machine Learning on resource-constrained systems, TinyML
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Professor Geoff Merrett PhD, BEng, PGCert, FHEA, SMIEEE, MIET

Professor

Research interests

  • Energy management of mobile/embedded systems
  • Self-powered computing
  • Internet of Things

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Graeme Bragg

Senior Teaching Fellow
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Ms Katy Warr

Research interests

  • neuromophic
  • artificial intelligence
  • low power
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Dr Konstantinos Gatsis

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Autonomous Systems
  • Control and Optimization
  • Learning for Control

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Mark Vousden

Lecturer

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Matthew Turner BEng, PhD, MIEEE

Professor in Cyber-Physical Systems

Research interests

  • Adaptive control systems and how they can be made robust and function in situations not originally envisaged
  • Anti-windup algorithms for systems with control signal constraints - retro fits to existing controllers to enable them to function well when actuator position/rate-limits are present
  • Absolute stabilty of systems containing static, isolated nonlinearities - especially efficient, convex algorithms for their analysis

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Michael Butler

Dean of Engineering and Physical Science
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Mr Mingyu Hu

Research interests

  • Distributed computing
  • Edge computing
  • Machine learning
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