southampton

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Gilberto Brambilla

Associate Dean International

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Other researchers

Research interests

Paul has research interests which include signal processing, underwater acoustics and bioacoustics (the way animals, especially marine mammals, use sound). He is primarily concerned with developing tools to assist in the computer-aided analysis of underwater sounds and understanding the role of those sounds in the marine environment.
Acoustics, in the form of sonar, is an important tool for the exploration of the marine environment. It is used by the seismic industry to locate oil and gas reserves, by the military to detect objects, by oceanographers to make measurements and by marine mammals to survive.
Man-made underwater acoustic systems rely upon computers to process the data coming from sensors to interpret the environment. The processing methods within the computer systems are a critical component often defining the overall success of the instrument.

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Research interests

Fluid Flow and Carbon Capture and Storage
Monitoring, Measurement and Verification
Marine Geophysics

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Research interests

Continental breakup and the onset of seafloor spreading
Methane hydrate beneath the seafloor and its role in the Earth system
Exploration geophysics: seismic and electromagnetic imaging

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Dr Ali Masoudi

Senior Research Fellow

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Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Distributed Optical Fibre Sensing

We design and develop novel optical fibre sensors capable of measuring temperature, strain, and vibration at thousands of points using a single strand of optical fibre.

Geology and Geophysics

We research a wide range of societally impactful areas of geology and geophysics for a sustainable future. The latest facilities and technology development support our activities.

Optical Fibre Sensors and Devices

Our group develops a variety of innovative optical fibre devices and sensors.

Signal Processing Audio and Hearing Group

Our aims are to understand and develop technological innovation in complex signaling and human acoustics.

Research outputs

Surface deployment of DAS systems

Nicholas Harmon, Catherine A. Rychert, John Davis, Gilberto Brambilla, William Buffet, Ben Chichester, Yuhang Dai, Petros Bogiatzis, James Snook, Lieke van Putten & Ali Masoudi, 2022, Near Surface Geophysics, 20(5), 465-477

DOI: 10.1002/nsg.12232

Type: article

Polarization fading mitigation in distributed acoustic sensors based on a high-speed polarization rotator

Shahab Bakhtiari Gorajoobi, Ali Masoudi & Gilberto Brambilla, 2022, Optics Letters, 47(5), 1283-1286

DOI: 10.1364/OL.450388

Type: article

152km-range single-ended distributed acoustic sensor based on in-line optical amplification and micromachined enhanced-backscattering fiber

Ali Masoudi, Gilberto Brambilla & Martynas Beresna, 2021, Optics Letters, 46(3), 552-555

DOI: 10.1364/OL.413206

Type: article

An analysis of railway track behaviour based on distributed optical fibre acoustic sensing

David Milne, Ali Masoudi, Geoff Watson, Edgar Ferro & Louis Le Pen, 2020, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 142