University of Glasgow
Singapore
Research Opportunities
Professor Trevor Hoey
Dean University of Glasgow
Singapore
UGS activities
New grant (31st March)
Singapore Ministry of Education (Translational
Innovative Grant) SGD 311k to
Sye Loong Keoh (UGS), Chris Johnson (Comp
Sci) and Singapore collaborators
EPSILON: End-to-end Protection for Smartmetering Communication Infrastructure
within a Local Field Area Network
Undergraduate programmes (650
students)
• BEng [Aeronautical Eng; Aerospace
Systems;
Mech Design Eng;
Mechatronics]
• BSc [Computing Science]
• BSc [Nursing from 2016-17]
PhD programme
• 8 students [5 IPP; 2 employer
funded; 1 UGS fee waiver]; all have
Glasgow-based co-supervisors
Academic staff 12
Support staff 5
MaRIO staff 1 (2 from August 2016)
Business development staff (0.5 –
shared post with SDI)
Research Capabilities –
Some Foci
Aerospace Sciences
Cyber Security
Large Data Analytics
Energy
Systems Engineering
Research Capabilities Aerospace Sciences
 Applied aerospace systems
(UAV/MAVs, etc.)
 Smart sensors and vision
based navigation
 Aero-hydro-servoelasticity
 Space hazards – asteroids and
debris
 Experimental aerodynamics
 High speed aerodynamics
Research Capabilities Cyber-Security
Innovation Areas
Security Management
Applied cryptography for new
functionalities in IoT/ICS/Smart Grid
Internet of Things Industrial Control
Smart Cities
Building Automation
Lightweight security protocols
for embedded devices
Policy-based security management
for closed-loop feedback control
Inter-operability and market
adoption
Wireless Sensor Networks &
Distributed Systems
Research Capabilities Energy
 Energy management
systems
 Energy harvesting
 Renewable energy systems
 Solar power satellites
 Power ultrasonics
 Non-destructive testing
 Energy characteristics of
devices
Research Capabilities Large Data Analytics
 Situation detection
 Social life networks
 Decision sport
 Personalised health
records
 Online fault diagnosis
Research Capabilities Systems Engineering
 Radar, sonar and
communications
 Smart antenna array systems
 Beamforming, target detection,
estimation
 Structural health monitoring
 Design and optimisation
 Controller design
Addressing Major Challenges
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Energy & sustainability
Environment
Health & wellbeing
Space
Smart cities
EDB Sponsored Industrial
Postgraduate Program (IPP)
• Candidate’s
Salary
• Employer’s
CPF
contribution
EDB Singapore
• Tuition
Fees
• Research
grant (Cofunded)
Company
• Industry
problem
• Full-time
employment
• Industry
supervision
Research
grant (Cofunded)
University
• Academic
supervision
• Research
training
• PhD award
KEY FEATURES
•
Enrolled at PhD level
to work on an industry
project with a
Singapore-based
company
•
Company treats IPP
PhD researcher as a
normal employee
•
Grant support is
available for a
maximum period of 4
years
•
Bond free
Our Partners in Singapore
Contacts
UGS Research Director
Dr Cindy Goh
([email protected])
UGS Business Development Manager
Deepika Sood
([email protected])
MaRIO SE Asia Regional Manager
Elaine Lew
([email protected])
http://www.gla.ac.uk/study/singapore/research/