Simulation/Modelling, Image Processing and Machine Learning
Alongside hardware advances there is research into simulating and modelling both materials and tools, improving the quality of the imagery generated by sensors, and machine learning helps make improvements across ultrasound.
Dr Richard O'Leary
Research Interests:
- Polymer Science
- Acoustic Transduction
- Wave Propagation
- Finite Element Modelling
Richard O’Leary is a Lecturer in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. His research is primarily focussed on ultrasonic transduction – primarily the application of novel polymer materials and synthesis methods to the creation of new types of transducers. The main goals are improving sensitivity, so that we can probe deeper into the material or interest, and enhancing resolution, allowing us to see the echoes from small targets especially when they are close together. Click for more
Professor Gareth Pierce
Research Interests:
- Robotics
- Automated inspection
- Machine learning
- Ultrasonic NDT
- Signal processing
Gareth Pierce is a Professor in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. His central research interest is in robotic and automated technologies for Non-Destructive Testing & Evaluation (NDT&E). The automation of NDT is increasingly utilised in manufacturing, this includes ultrasonic, visual and electromagnetic testing. Modern additive manufacturing techniques in particular bring new challenges to both the measurement sensors employed, and real time deployment and feedback into manufacturing processes. Click for more
Dr Katherine Tant
Research Interests:
- Imaging
- Modelling waves in heterogeneous media
- Ultrasonic NDT
- Simulation
Katherine Tant is interested in applied inverse problems and imaging. She studies and develops models of ultrasonic wave propagation and scattering in heterogeneous media to create new and advanced algorithms for material property mapping, defect characterisation and imaging. Her work to date has primarily been applied to ultrasonic NDT problems but can be generalised and adapted across a broad range of application areas. Click for more
Dr Kevin Worrall
Research Interests:
- Autonomous Systems
- Swarm Systems
- Control Algorithms
- Mechatronic system design
- Machine learning
Kevin Worrall is a Lecturer in the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow. He has a background in mechatronic systems for space and other harsh environments. Primarily interested in improving autonomous systems to increase their support of humans working in delicate, sensitive and extreme environments. Click for more
Dr Shufan Yang
Research Interests:
- Image Processing Hardware Acceleration
- Embedded and Intelligent System-on-chip
- AI-Powered Sensor Design
Shufan Yang is a Lecturer Glasgow College UESTC at the University of Glasgow. She has spent more than 20 years working in system-on-chip, embedded vision, artificial neural networks, cognitive computational neuroscience projects. Her research interests are in the general area of embedded and intelligent systems design with particular interests in bio-inspired and neuroengineering and associated algorithm issues. She currently uses deep neural networks to solve engineering problems in telecommunications, high radio frequency communications, and medical image processing. Click for more