Current Grant Portfolio
Below is a list of grants that are currently active in The Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering.
| Grant Title | Awarded to | Awarding Body | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A microsimulation of alcohol control interventions to advance health equity and reverse the current decrease in life expectancy in the US | Robin Purshouse | Government | 08/10/2020 | 31/07/2025 |
| A new approach to identifying and classifying evolving coherent flow structures in the turbulent plasma of the Sun’s photosphere | Viktor Fedun | Charity | 31/03/2022 | 29/02/2024 |
| A Robotic Exoskeletal Sleeve for Flexible Endoscopic Surgery | Lin Cao | Charity | 01/12/2022 | 30/11/2023 |
| An STFC Consolidated grant application to support solar and space science at the University of Sheffield | Viktor Fedun | RCUK | 01/04/2021 | 31/03/2024 |
| Autonomous method for detecting cutting tool and machine tool anomalies in machining | Zi-Qiang Lang | RCUK | 01/09/2020 | 31/08/2024 |
| Cabin Blower Control | Andy Mills | Industrial | 01/11/2022 | 31/07/2023 |
| Causes and impacts of Greenland atmospheric Blocking changes | Hua-Liang Wei | RCUK | 01/02/2023 | 31/07/2025 |
| Cluster Archive | Michael Balikhin | Industrial | 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2022 |
| Cluster WBD operations support | Michael Balikhin | Industrial | 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2022 |
| Cluster WEC operations support | Michael Balikhin | Industrial | 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2022 |
| CoatIN: Intelligent engineering coatings for in-manufacture and in-service monitoring of critical safety products | Ash Tiwari | RCUK | 01/08/2020 | 31/07/2024 |
| DELTA - Digitally Enhanced Low-cost Technology for Aerostructures | Ash Tiwari | RCUK | 01/07/2022 | 30/06/2025 |
| Developing a digital twin of two robot arms to simulate docking procedures in space | John Oyekan | Research England | 01/11/2022 | 01/04/2023 |
| Developing a proof-of-concept agent-based model of the relationship between food advertising and food choices in England | Charlotte Buckley / Robin Purshouse | RCUK | 01/09/2022 | 31/03/2023 |
| DIGI-CORTEX: digital COgnitive architecture to achieve Rapid Task programming and flEXibility in manufacturing robots through human demonstrations | John Oyekan | RCUK | 01/08/2022 | 31/05/2025 |
| Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for Oral Cancer Diagnosis | Zi-Qiang Lang | RCUK | 01/01/2023 | 31/07/2023 |
| Feasibility study for a single blind randomised control trial on effect of exo-skeleton assisted walking on cardiovascular fitness of persons with gait problems due to multiple sclerosis | Mahnaz Arvaneh | Charity | 01/12/2021 | 31/10/2023 |
| Future Advanced Metrology Hub | Visakan Kadirkamanathan | RCUK | 01/03/2017 | 29/02/2024 |
| High energy density battery pack design without compromising on safety | Ross Drummond | Charity | 15/08/2022 | 30/11/2023 |
| Homeostatic machines for Resilience and Adaptability | Dana Damien | RCUK | 01/11/2022 | 30/04/2024 |
| IntegraBrain: Integrated Implant Technology for Multi-modal Brain Interfaces | Ivan Minev | ERC | 01/10/2019 | 31/12/2023 |
| LANDOne: Landing Advances for a New Decade One | Ash Tiwari / Andy Mills | Innovate UK | 01/04/2022 | 31/03/2025 |
| Machine learning for event detection in nuclear power plants | Andy Mills / Will Jacobs | Industrial | 01/11/2022 | 31/10/2023 |
| Made Smarter Innovation - Research Centre for Connected Factories | Ash Tiwari | RCUK | 01/09/2021 | 28/02/2025 |
| MindD4AccelCare: Multimodal Intelligent Neural Decoder for Accessible and empowering mental healthcare | Mahnaz Arvaneh | RCUK | 01/10/2022 | 30/09/2023 |
| NanoMan: Self-Optimising Nanoscale Manufacturing Platforms for Achieving Multiscale Precision |
John Oyekan | RCUK | 10/01/2022 | 09/01/2025 |
| NetworkPlus In Digitalised Surface Manufacturing: Towards "World's Best" Processes | Ash Tiwari | RCUK | 29/11/2019 | 28/11/2023 |
| Neurophysiological Biomarkers for Comparative Diagnosis and Prognosis across Neurodegenerative Diseases | Mahnaz Arvaneh | Charity | 01/03/2019 | 28/02/2023 |
| Northwest European Seasonal Weather Prediction from Complex Systems Modelling | Hua-Liang Wei | RCUK | 01/03/2021 | 29/02/2024 |
| OpenSwarm: Orchestration and Programming ENergy-aware and collaborative Swarms With AI-powered Reliable Methods | Roderich Gross | Horizon Europe | 01/01/2023 | 30/04/2026 |
| PINES: Powerplant Integration of Novel Engine Systems | Visakan Kadirkamanathan | Innovate UK | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2024 |
| Protecting Environments with UAV Swarms | Mila Mihaylova | Innovate UK | 01/06/2022 | 31/05/2024 |
| R3M: Reconfigurable robotics for responsive manufacture | Ash Tiwari | RCUK | 01/07/2021 | 30/06/2024 |
| Reconfigurable robotics for responsive manufacture - R3M | Ash Tiwari | RCUK | 01/05/2021 | 30/04/2024 |
| REINSTATE: Repair, Enhanced Inspection, and Novel Sensing Techniques for increased Availability and reduced Through life Expense | Andy Mills | Innovate UK | 01/10/2020 | 31/03/2024 |
| Resilient Power Tranche 2 | Andy Mills | Industrial | 23/01/2023 | 31/03/2024 |
| Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence | Keith Jackson | Charity | 01/01/2020 | 01/01/2023 |
| Sat-Risk: Satellite Radiation Risk Forecasts | Michael Balikhin | RCUK | 01/06/2020 | 31/05/2024 |
| ShiRAS: Towards Safe and Reliable Autonomy in Sensor Driven Systems | Lyudmila Mihaylova | RCUK | 01/12/2019 | 30/11/2023 |
| SIGNetS: Signal and Information Gathering for Networked Surveillance | Lyudmila Mihaylova | Government | 30/09/2020 | 29/09/2023 |
| Solar vortex tubes and their role in driving atmospheric dynamics | Viktor Fedun | Charity | 12/08/2022 | 11/08/2024 |
| Sustainable advanced manufacturing via machine learning-assisted exploitation of sensing and data infrastructure | Inaki Esanola | RCUK | 01/09/2022 | 28/02/2023 |
| Targeting multiple levels of ‘the smoking cessation system’ using novel scientific approaches | Robin Purshouse | CRUK | 01/04/2022 | 31/03/2027 |
| Towards building an automated scoring model for assessing appropriate use of metadiscourse markers in Aptis Writing across CEFR levels: A multidisciplinary study | John Oyekan | Charity | 01/11/2022 | 31/03/2023 |
| Transfer Learning for Processing Different Neurological Conditions | Mahnaz Arvaneh | Charity | 16/12/2019 | 31/12/2023 |
| UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Node in Resilience | Sanja Dogramadzi | RCUK | 01/11/2020 | 30/04/2024 |
| UK Race to Space | Viktor Fedun / Alistair John | Research England | 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2023 |
| University Technology Centre | Visakan Kadirkamanathan | Industrial | 01/04/2018 | 31/03/2023 |
| What happens when you cross LEGO and a Star Trek Replicator? | Simon Pope | RCUK | 01/08/2020 | 31/07/2023 |