Undergrad courses

 

(major subjects; Is it 3/4 years degree? At which level/year you want the mobility [10 months only]?)

We would like the students to conduct their final year study at Staffordshire University, in particular to do their final projects here. Many courses are available and the details can be found from:

http://www.staffs.ac.uk/faculties/comp_eng_tech/subject_and_courses/

Postgrad courses

(major subjects; Is it 1/2 years degree? At which level/year you want the mobility [10 months only])

We prefer the students to conduct Mres degree here. There are also many MSC courses with the details

 http://www.staffs.ac.uk/faculties/comp_eng_tech/subject_and_courses/post-graduate.jsp

 Info below are for PhD research (main research areas); 4. Post-doctoral research (main research areas); 5. Academic staff (main subject areas)

 Mobile Computing and Distributed control Systems (MCDS) Research Group (http://www.EPSRCHAM.org.uk/MCDS/)

At Staffordshire University has 8 staff members and supervises about 12 research MPhil/PhD students and 30 MSc students of the postgraduate course in Mobile Computing, Networks and Control. The MCDS group focuses on:

  • Mobile Computing for Business, Mobile Technology

  • Application of knowledge hub and RFID technology in auditing and tracking of plasterboard for environment recycling and waste disposal 

  • RFID Enabled
    Optimization Road
    Transport Logistics

  • RFID Technology in Waste Management Tracking & Verification Systems

  • Application of Mobile Technology in Building Services

  • Supply Chain Management

  • Software development in waste management and building services

  • Simulation and operation control of Green Energy production

  • Strategic applications of mobile technology to business

  • Software development using GPS technology and mobile technology in logistic planning.

 

The theme on Applications of Intelligent Mobile and Wireless Sensor Technologyis built on the £2.5 m WMMW project funded by AWM, which is one of the largest FCET projects since the new Faculty began.The WMMW project has built our regional reputation in mobile and wireless technology, recognised by AWM and many regional SMEs. Since 2005, the WMMW project has established a dialogue with the West Midlands SME community, assisted over 400 businesses in the West Midlands, with 150 of these arising out of direct assists by Staffordshire University.A large number of regional and national relationships and collaborations have also been formed through this work. The rationale for this theme is to bring together expertise from the different former research and enterprise staff to focus the application areas and facilitate further external income generation. A strong enterprise oriented team is working on this project. The team has a strong regional reputation and collaboration in this theme. WMMW can assist SMEs by:-

  • Examining how mobile and wireless could improve business processes

  • Providing technical support for applications using Wi-Fi, RFID, GPRS and hand held devices

  • Enabling access to the latest monitoring and sensor equipment

  • Providing demonstrator facilities for businesses to explore entrepreneurial ideas in a controlled environment

  • Supporting development and innovation in mobile & wireless applications for industry.

There are facilities to examine human and environmental factors that influence usability, privacy and safety and we will be providing opportunities for innovators and users of mobile and wireless technologies to network and collaborate. 

The theme on Robotics and Human Adaptive Mechatronics (HAM)is built on our recent £160k EPSRC-funded Human Adaptive Mechatronics project (www.EPSRCHAM.org.uk) which includes seven national and seven international collaborators. This project has gained us both national and international reputation in this research area. One workshop and three invited sessions on HAM in the international conferences, such as IEEE, UKACC, have been organised by the team. Two special issues on HAM in two international journals have been organised by the team. Over 50 conference and journals publications on HAM have been published by the team. One postgraduate student’s workshop on HAM is planned to be held at Staffordshire University on 15-16 January 2009. The details on the progress of the HAM project can be found from the project website (www.EPSRCHAM.org.uk). We are currently working with JCB to research on the intelligent autonomous remote diggers.

 

The theme on Intelligent Tracking and Auditing Systems in Environment, Manufacturing, Supply Chains and Logistics is built on our EPSRC-funded CTA project and EASTWEST Asia-Link project in Information Engineering System Technology, http://eastwest.inf.brad.ac.uk/. Currently one enterprise reader, three research assistants and one Mres researcher are working in this area by collaborating with three local companies and Chiangmai University (Thailand). This theme has strong industry collaboration (through CTA project) and international collaboration (through EPSRC network project). Three research assistants are working with the companies in this theme.