Showing posts with label Wireless Networking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wireless Networking. Show all posts

Monday, 20 October 2014

Research in Wireless Networking, Mobile and Systems


This has been a long-term strength in the Department, with both research and consultancy activities in this area. Expertise in wireless communications, embedded systems, networking and robotics all are within this this grouping.

Resources
·         CISCO networking lab and the Department is a CISCO accredited Academy.
·         Academic partner in the Weightless Wireless Standard group.
·         Embedded Systems lab based around microcontrollers
·         Swarm robots


Recent Publications

  • Sub 1GHz M2M communications standardization: The advancement in white space utilization for enhancing the energy efficiency(Sylvester Ajah, Ali Al-Sherbaz, Scott J Turner, Philip Picton), In PGNET Proceedings of the 15th Annual Postgraduate Symposium on the Convergence of Telecommunications Networking and Broadcasting 2014, M Merabti, O Abuelmaatti, C Oliver (eds.), Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool UK, 2014.   
  • Modelling simulation and experimental validation of nonlinear dynamic interactions in an aramid rope system (Stefan Kaczmarczyk, Seyed Mirhadizadeh, Philip Picton, Rodanthi Salamaliki-Simpson, Scott J Turner), In 11th Biennial International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP-2013) Conference Proceedings, Z Dimitrovova (eds.), ICOVP, 2013. 
  • Analyse the risks of ad hoc programming in web development and develop a metrics of appropriate tools (Manish Gubhaju, Ali Al-Sherbaz), In American Journal of Information Systems, volume 1, pp. 9--20, 2013. 
  • WiMax-WiFi Techniques for Baseband Convergence (Ali Al-Sherbaz), , 2013. 
  • Probabilistic multi robot path planning in dynamic environments: a comparison between A* and DFS (Shwail, S. H., Karim, A. and Turner, S. J.  In .International Journal of Computer Applications. 82(7), pp. 29-34. 0975- 8887, 2013
  • Enhancing the physical layer in V2V communication using OFDM - MIMO techniques (Ahmad Baheej Al-khalil, Ali Al-Sherbaz, Scott J Turner), In Proceedings of the 14th Annual Postgraduate Symposium on the Convergence of Telecommunications Networking and Broadcasting, Omar Arsuelma'atti (eds.), PGNet, Liverpool, 2013. 
  • W2BC: a proposal for a converged baseband implementation of WiMax and WiFi transceivers (Ali Al-Sherbaz, Ihsan Lami), InInternational Journal of Information and Network Security (IJINS), volume 2, pp. 91--102, 2013.   
  • Optimisation of routing protocols for Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) to achieve higher quality of service for real time applications(Rashmi Dravid, Ali Al-Sherbaz), In 3rd Annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing India (GHCI), 2012. 
  • iSurvival: a collaborative mobile network system for disaster management (Ali Al-Sherbaz, Rashmi Dravid, Espen Svennevik, Philip Picton), In Collaborative Networks in the Internet of Services, Luis M Camarinha-Matos, Lai Xu, Hamideh Afsarmanesh (eds.), Springer, Bournemouth, pp. 318--326, 2012. 
  • Utilising mobile mesh networks for disaster management (Ali Al-Sherbaz, Rashmi Dravid), In Proceedings M4D 2012, Jakob Svensson (eds.), Karlstad University Studies, New Delhi India, pp. 441--441, 2012.   
  • Method and process for routing and node addressing in Wireless Mesh Networks (Ali Al-Sherbaz, Sabah Jasim, Ihsan Lami, Chris Adams), In missing booktitle, 2011. 
  • WiMAX-WiFi techniques for baseband convergence and routing protocols (Ali Al-Sherbaz), In missing booktitle, 2010. 
  • WiMAX parameters adaptation through a baseband processor using discrete particle swarm method (Ali Al-Sherbaz, Torben Kuseler, Chris Adams, Roman Marsalek, Karel Povalac), In International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, volume 2, pp. 165--171, 2010. 
  • Private synchronization technique for heterogeneous wireless network (WiFi and WiMAX) (Ali Al-Sherbaz, Chris Adams, Sabah Jassim), In Mobile Multimedia/Image Processing Security and Applications 2008, Sos S Agiain, Sabah Jassim (eds.), Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), Bellingham Washington, 2008. 
  • The application of computerised image analysis to determine physical properties of leather (Saqib Kabeer, Geoff E Attenburrow, Philip Picton, Malcolm Wilson), In XXIX Congress of the International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies, 2007. 

Department of Computing and Immersive Technologies Research & Enterprise Activities​​​​

Taken from: http://www.computing.northampton.ac.uk/index.php/research/overview


Research and Enterprise Activities​​​​


The University of Northampton's research in computing takes place within the Advanced Technologies Research Group (ATRG) and the Science and Technology Research in Pedagogy (STRiPe) Group.
As well as supporting high quality undergraduate and postgraduate education in computing, members of this team are proud of their ability to successfully work with businesses, the public sector and academia. There is a strong interdisciplinary nature to the research and staff work with other parts of the School of Science and Technology​, the University, and external partners.
Particular areas of expertise include graphics, mobile device application development, problem-solving and computing in healthcare, networks, software engineering, serious games and advanced web systems


Summary of the expertise groupings

1 Wireless Networking, Mobile and Systems
This has been a long-term strength in the Department, with both research and consultancy activities in this area. Expertise in wireless communications, embedded systems, networking and robotics all are within this this grouping.
Resources
• CISCO networking lab and the Department is a CISCO accredited Academy.
• Academic partner in the Weightless Wireless Standard group.
• Embedded Systems lab based around microcontrollers
• Swarm robots

2. Science and Technology Research in Pedagogy
This is a formally recognised Research Group in the University and is also one of the biggest in terms of members. Though it is based in the Department of Computing and Immersive Technologies, it has members from across the School and external to the School and was set up to bring together activities in innovative teaching practice that relates to teaching STEM subjects.
Resources
• Small teaching robots.

3. Software Engineering and High Performance Computing
This area is growing both in terms of staff research and consultancy. Examples included
• PhD studentship with GE Aviation on model-based software design.
• Mobile App developed for both small and large organisations (for example Northampton County Council).
Resources
• Eye Tracking software for usability testing of software, video, electronic promotional material and websites.
• Software for developing mobile applications.
• High Performance Computing via NVision server cluster

4. Games Technologies and Visualisation
The use of games and games technology to solve problems is another area of strength within the team.
Resources
• Portable virtual reality equipment
• Haptic devices for providing force feedback
• Use of CAVE via NVision


Examples of recent projects include:


  • Developing material to refine skills in computing and other areas in year seven, eight and nine students in schools
  • A study into the computer interface needs of people with dyslexia
  • Development of mobile device applications for businesses
  • Virtual reality and related techniques for healthcare
  • Robotics and applied artificial intelligence techniques
  • Applied signal and data processing
  • Web-based database systems
  • Effective teaching and learning in computing​
  • Assessment of vehicle to vehicle network communications
  • Development of a language learning game