Smart Technologies are progressing faster now than ever before. We have experts with a wide range of skills who can help you utilise the latest technology to enhance your business.

Our Expertise

Our Smart Technology Research Centre offers expertise in the following areas:

• Intelligent Data and Information Processing
  Data Mining, Time Series Prediction, Intelligent Information Retrieval, Data Visualisation, Large Data Handling and Management, Pattern Recognition, Diagnostic Analysis, Decision Support Systems, Fraud Detection, Condition Monitoring.

• Computational Intelligence
  Machine learning, Hybrid Intelligent Techniques, Data and Information Fusion, Learning and Adaptation Methods, Knowledge Bases, Inference Engines, Fuzzy Logic, Artificial Neural Networks, Evolutionary Computation, Nature-inspired Optimisation, Self Organising Systems, Human Computer Interactions, Affective Computing, Cognitive Systems.

• Sensory and Electronic Technologies
  Sensors, Embedded Systems, Smart Environments, Smart Materials, Wireless Technologies, Digital Signal Processing, Electronic Instrumentation, Self healing systems, Adaptive Networks, Microcontrollers, Real Time Operating Systems, Sonar Technology, Robotics.

Collaborative projects

The Smart Technology Research Centre has an extensive track record of collaboration with business and industrial partners, with a few recent partners listed below:

• British Telecommunications (telecommunication industry)
• Lufthansa Systems (airline industry)
• Evonik-Degussa (process industry)
• Siemens (transport industry)
• Screwfix (retail industry)
• Salisbury Hospital Trust (health industry)

Visit the Smart Technology Research Centre website for more details of the above projects and information about their current collaborative projects.

Consultancy

We are frequently involved in consultancy projects. They are usually funded by the companies, with the option of STRC helping in the search of funding from other sources. Recent collaboration examples include:

• Development of a portable 3D-Goniometer for recovery assessment of arms functional deficits, a one year project in collaboration with Royal Bournemouth Hospital, funded by the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) 4, Venky Dubey is principal investigator
• Electronic Height Measuring Device, a one year project in collaboration with and funded by Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Venky Dubey is principal investigator
• Winding temperature indicator and controller for use with power transformers, a project in collaboration with Accurate Controls, Jim Roach and Andrew Watson are consultants
• Electronic Height Measuring Device, a one year project in collaboration with and funded by Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Venky Dubey is principal investigator

Short Courses & Training

Based on our expertise listed above, we are also able to provide tailored short courses for companies and other organisations. An example of an established, very successful course is ''Sonar''. It consists of a 2-day Introduction course and a 3-day advanced Sonar course, running twice a year and attracting delegates from most of the major UK companies active in the sonar field.