Postgraduate - Glasgow Caledonian University

School of Engineering and Computing 65
Contact: Prof David Harrison
E: D.K.Harrison@gcal.ac.uk
T: +44(0)141 331 3745
W: www.caledonian.ac.uk/sec
The School of Engineering and Computing has
its research focus in the exciting and fascinating
area of Computer-Based Systems Engineering.
Every day our lives are influenced by computerbased
systems eg mobile phones, satellite
navigation systems, wind power systems,
electricity generators, medical instruments,
aeroplane flight decks, multi-player gesturedriven
computer games. Building these systems
means getting people from different disciplines
working together. As technologies unfold, the
application possibilities are enormous but so are
the challenges, because systems are so complex.
We need fresh, innovative, creative and persistent
minds to crack these challenges and bring these
possibilities to life. We hope you’ll join us and be
the future now!
We can offer you a dynamic and vibrant
environment for research. The School of Engineering and
Computing has more than 100 academics including
Professors, Readers, Postdoctoral Research Fellows and
Research Assistants. We have spent over £1.5m on
research and knowledge transfer infrastructure over
the last 2-3 years and have state-of-the-art facilities.
We have more than 60 PhD students from all over the
world including the UK, China, France, Greece, India,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda and Taiwan. They are a highly
valued and integral part of our academic community.
Each one receives a core induction programme, regular
one to one tuition, personal development plans, and
research methods, employability and other training
courses relevant to their needs. Many also work directly
with companies on leading edge applied research.
They publish papers and present at international
conferences. They are members of the Caledonian
Graduate Centre and have access to all its services.
Postgraduate Research opportunities are offered in the
following areas:
Computing and Creative Technology
• Collaboration and Virtual Enterprises
• Emotion Contingent Software Applications
eg computer games
• Systems and People eg. human computer
interaction design, usability
• Assistive Technologies for disabled people
• Software Engineering for Large Complex Systems eg
reuse, product lines, information visualisation,
project management
Communication, Network and Electronic
Engineering
• Multi-agent and Grid Systems
• Networking and Distributed Systems and
Applications
• Security Biometrics
• Secure Communication Systems
• Sensors and Embedded Technology
• Bespoke Integrated Circuits and Electronic Systems
Energy Systems Engineering
• Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics
• Fault Tolerant Systems
• Asset Health Monitoring and Management
• Demand-Side Energy Management
• Integrated Small-Scale Energy Production Devices
• Photo-Voltaic Conversion and Combined Heat and
Power
• Renewable Energy Sources eg Wind and
Wave/Hydro Power
• Advanced Materials For Energy Production
Applied Statistics and Mathematics
• Financial Modelling
• Health Statistics
• Astrodynamics
• Chaos and Non-Linear Systems
• Rotorcraft Flight Dynamics