• UK-Belgium Deeptech Innovation Event

    UK-Belgium Deeptech Innovation Event

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    Speaker: Professor Xianghua Xie, Computer Science, Swansea University Time: 20th March 2025 Location/Room: Brussels, Belgium Together with AI4Belgium, British Embassy Belgium invited leading Belgian companies, UK representatives, and innovators in the health tech, medtech, and life sciences sectors to meet to exchange ideas and explore collaborations during the European AI Week. This Conference was attended by Professor Xianghua…

  • Measuring Behavioral Variations in Wild Animals Using 3D Computer Vision and AI

    Measuring Behavioral Variations in Wild Animals Using 3D Computer Vision and AI

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    Speaker: Dr Hemal Naik (Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Konstanz & Germany Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour, University of Konstanz, Germany) Time: 13:00, 15th May 2025 Location/Room: Wallace Zoology Museum, Park Campus Intraspecific behavioral variation is a key driver of behavioral diversity in animals. However, studying such variation in wild populations remains challenging, particularly when…

  • Digital Twinning for Temporary Works Enabling Safe and Economic Project Implementation

    Digital Twinning for Temporary Works Enabling Safe and Economic Project Implementation

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    Project Overview The construction industry currently relies on engineers, experience, prescribed codes and manual design processes to deliver buildings andinfrastructures. Due to the growing scale and complexity of construction projects, this existing system has become inefficient and costly. In some cases, it has even compromised safety and quality. Digital technology has significantly improved other industries…

  • Cyber Physical modelling of Deep Pile Foundations

    Cyber Physical modelling of Deep Pile Foundations

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    Project Overview This project aims to develop a cyber-physical model of deep pile foundations to enhance the construction process through real-time monitoring, simulation, and data-driven decision-making. By integrating computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with sensor-based data acquisition and concrete flow simulation using tools like OpenFOAM, the model will provide valuable insights into the behavior of tremie…

  • Image-based Digital Testing for Functional Construction Materials

    Image-based Digital Testing for Functional Construction Materials

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    Project Overview This project integrates physical modelling, data analysis, and microstructural characterisation into long-term product assessment tests. Traditional construction material assessments are costly and time-consuming, limiting industry innovation. By leveraging microstructural imaging, this research aims to simulate and eventually predict accurate material behaviour through structural analysis, enhancing the development of functional construction materials. Project Aims…

  • Blockchain technologies for pharmaceutical supply chains

    Blockchain technologies for pharmaceutical supply chains

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    Project Overview Pharmaceutical supply chains involve complex characteristics and intricate data flow processes, including multiple stakeholders. These complexities give rise to numerous challenges concerning data integration and flow. This research proposes to address these challenges by combining two emerging technologies to suggest unique solutions. Based on the findings of our recent survey, it has been…

  • Predictive Analytics in Steelmaking

    Predictive Analytics in Steelmaking

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    Project Overview Industry 4.0 represents a paradigm shift in manufacturing that leverages technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data and many others to create smart, automated and interconnected systems. Steelmaking is one example of a domain undergoing transformation. Steelmaking constitutes the many processes that are used to create the strong…

  • Hybrid AI for optimisation in industry

    Hybrid AI for optimisation in industry

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    Project Overview Hybrid AI for supply chain optimization in Industry 4.0 Supply chains (SC) are increasingly challenged by uncertainty and risks in this high-tech era. In this context, to effectively identify and mitigate SC-related risks, data, information, and knowledge from different sources must be smartly exploited. This research project focuses on optimizing supply chains through…

  • Morphing and moving matter: mimicking nature

    Morphing and moving matter: mimicking nature

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    Speaker: Mingchao Liu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Time: 14:00-15:30, 31st October 2024 Location/Room: Room 010 (ground Floor), Engineering North, Bay Campus How to find us Nature’s ingenuity serves as a profound source of inspiration for developing advanced materials and robotic systems. In this presentation, we explore how biological phenomena inform innovative engineering solutions, focusing on…