Current research students
Research Students - School of Computing and Digital Technology
| Student | Programme | Subject Area | Director of Studies |
| Islah Ali-MacLachlan | MPhil, Part Time | Identification of stylistic features within Irish traditional flute playing | Dr Jason Hockman |
| Muadh Al-Kalbani | MPhil, Full Time | Scene understanding for automated classifications of food items | Dr Ian Williams |
| Dalia El Banna | PhD, Full time | Assessment of QoE of audio/video streaming over IP networks using flexilink: a proposed real-time Ethernet protocol for future internet | Professor Cham Athwal |
| Michael Bickerton | PhD, Part Time | Bridging the gap between musicians and technology | Professor Sharon Cox |
| Matthew Cheshire | MPhil, Full Time | The derivation of musical semantic descriptors via large scale capture of music production data | Dr Ryan Stables |
| Alan Dolhasz | PhD, Part Time | Estimation of global and local scene properties for context-driven object insertion | Dr Ian Williams |
| Sean Enderby | PhD, Full Time | Perceptual control of audio through harmonic excitation | Professor Cham Athwal |
| Oluwaseyi Oginni | PhD, Full Time | To create a real-time, low latency network infrastructure using a software defined networking based approach | Dr Peter Bull |
| Mathew Randall | PhD, Part Time | Supporting interaction between real and virtual content in visual effects using on-set previsualisation | Professor Cham Athwal |
| Samuel Smith | PhD, Full Time | Optimal 3D surface detection using texture features | Dr Ian Williams |
| Yangyang Song | PhD, Full Time | Design of a Wide Area QoS oriented network management protocol for real-time interactive video/audio transmission over Flexilink | Leo Wang |
| Spyridon Stasis | PhD, Full Time | Development of perceptually relevant parameter spaces for dynamic range compression | Dr Ryan Stables |
| Xueyang Wang | PhD, Full time | Non-negative matrix factorisation (NMF) based sound source separation using music informatics features. | Dr Ryan Stables |
| Dominic Ward | PhD, Full Time | Application of auditory models and automatic music mixing systems | Professor Cham Athwal |
| Xiangyu Zhu | MPhil, Full Time | Evaluation of hardware efficient filter designs for low-latency audio sigma-delta analogue to digital connections | Leo Wang |
Research Students - Built Environment
| Student | Programme | Subject Area | Director of Studies |
| Almabrok Alakhal | PhD, Full Time | The Changing Pattern of Libyan Urban Form | Professor Peter Larkham |
| Abdul-Rasheed Amidu | PhD, Part Time | Expertise development in commercial valuation practice | Professor David Boyd |
| Veronica Barry | PhD, Full Time | A place for food: a critical exploration of the role of food in healthy planning in the UK | Professor Peter Larkham |
| M. Selcuk Cıdık | PhD, Full Time | The use of BIM (Building Information Modelling) in interdisciplinary design team collaboration in construction projects | Professor David Boyd |
| Emmanuel Esezobor | PhD, Full Time | Sustainability in construction project management; public sector projects in West Africa | Professor David Boyd |
| Sivagayinee Ganeshamoorthy | PhD, Full Time | Impact of Building Information Modelling (BIM): transformation of project team roles | Dr Niraj Thurairajah |
| Abigail Jackson | PhD, Full Time | "No Place like a rented home?" Examining the effects of eviction and security of tenure on social wellbeing and community engagement in the private rented sector | Julian Sidoli del Ceno |
| Mohammad Mayouf | PhD, Full Time | Incorporating building operation in design in BIM (Building Information Modelling) | Professor David Boyd |
| Amanda Mundell | PhD, Part Time | Community understanding of material planning considerations | Professor Peter Larkham |
| Abigail Robson | PhD, Full Time | Building Information Modelling (BIM) and contractor costing in the supply chain | Professor David Boyd |
| Julian Sidoli del Ceno | PhD by submission of published works | Law, Dispute Resolution and the Built Environment | Prof David Edwards |
| Antony Taft | PhD, Part Time | How to ensure a smooth transition to new collaborative working practices be enabled when BIM is introduced within an SME Construction Design Organisation | Professor David Boyd |
Research Students - Engineering
| Student | Programme | Subject Area | Director of Studies |
| Joshua Adegoke | PhD, Full Time | Optimisation of energy supply chain in Nigeria for hydrogen fuel production | Dr Manjit Srai |
| Ardavan Amini | PhD, Part Time | Enterprise systems tools and applications | Professor Hanifa Shah |
| Shiva Babu | PhD, Full Time | Modelling and evaluating technologies used within the creation of knowledge based engineering-driven virtual product development | Professor Craig Chapman |
| Mohit Bhardwaj | PhD, Full Time | A systematic approach to governance for enterprise systems implementation | Professor Craig Chapman |
| Maxim Filimonov | PhD, Full Time | Logic modelling of systems interaction for design automation purposes | Dr Pathmeswaran Raju |
| Timothy James | PhD, Part Time | Influence of waste water sequestration of CO2 from flue gases using microalgae | Dr Lynsey Melville |
| Vahid Javidroozi | PhD, Full Time | An analysis of business process change to integrate systems and services in the context of smart city development | Professor Hanifa Shah |
| Jens Lahr | PhD, Part Time | An investigation into the parameters controlling fill levels of piston cooling galleries in diesel engines | Dr David Ashman |
| Sahdia Maryam | MPhil, Part Time | Addressing the viability of Fuel Cell (FC) Hybridisation for road transportation | Dr Manjit Srai |
| Sri Laxmi Palle | PhD, Full Time | Interactive augmented reality for knowledge representation and product design | Professor Craig Chapman |
| Roshni Paul | PhD, Full Time | Anaerobic Digestion of algae biomass | Dr Lynsey Melville |
| Mohammad Rabbani | PhD, Full Time | Optimum design of artificial hip joints | Professor Hanifa Shah |
| Joshua Stimson | PhD, Full Time | Optimisation of Monochromator Crystal Configuration for Next Generation Synchrotron Energies | Professor Michael Ward |
| Vibhor Trehan | PhD, Full Time | Modelling and representation of design engineering components for automation | Professor Craig Chapman |
| Daniel Underwood | PhD, Part Time | Model Based Requirements Management | Dr Pathmeswaran Raju |
| Venkatesh Vijay | PhD, Full Time | Enhanced distance learning experience through three dimensional knowledge representations | Professor Mel Lees |
| Andy Williams | PhD, Part Time | Quantification of plausibility cross-checks between physically related measurements in safety related machine control systems | Dr Manjit Srai |
| Light Zaglago | PhD, Full Time | Investigating the impact of culture on knowledge management in design manufacturing automation industries | Professor Craig Chapman |
Research Students - Computing
| Student | Programme | Subject Area | Director of Studies |
| Fatima Abdallah | PhD, Full Time | Making Sense of Data in Smart Environments | Professor Sharon Cox |
| Lamya Abdullah | PhD, Full Time | Security information systems for mitigating cyber threats | Professor Ali Abdallah |
| Salameh Abu Rmeileh | PhD, Full Time | e-health monitoring: autonomous smart space with decision support | Dr Esther Palomar |
| Aliyu Lawal Aliyu | PhD, Full Time | Secure Controller framework for Software Define Network (SDN) | Dr Peter Bull |
| Diana Haidar | PhD, Full Time | Big Data Analytics for Supporting Risk Mitigation Decisions | Dr Iffat Gheyas |
| Andrew James McKeown | MPhil, Full Time | An investigation into the efficiency of broad-band power line communication within a residential setting | Dr Tony Wilcox |
| Stephen Murphy | PhD, Part Time | Improving Adoption of Open Source Software in SMEs | Professor Sharon Cox |
| Asma Patel | PhD, Full Time | Date structures in context modelling for behavioural analysis | Dr Esther Palomar |
| Xiaomei Tao | PhD, Part Time | Enhancing electronic tutoring systems by responding to affective states | Dr Martyn Ratcliffe |
| Margarita Velasco-Olvera | PhD, Full Time | Adaptation for replace-ability in web services interoperability | David While |
| Thomas Wagner | PhD, Full Time | Sharing threats to mitigate cyber attacks | Professor Ali Abdallah |