Europedia Hellas

The following are the main subject areas pursued by our research Groups. We welcome postgraduate enquires in any of these or more widely in Electronics.

This research group has interests in all aspects of image analysis, and has an international reputation for its work in a number of key application areas.

generic techniques for optimal multiclassifier design and implementation
biometrics and security
handwriting analysis in text reading, in writer identification and as a medium for assessing neurological functioning in clinical populations
document processing, with particular emphasis on security and distributed electronic documents, digital watermarking and intelligent encryption
formal specification techniques in neural system design and implementation.

Our track record to date, in terms of quality and quantity of publications, our ability to attract external research funding from a wide range of sources, and our participation in key events within the research community nationally and internationally, is excellent. Our collaborative links with other researchers in the UK , Europe and worldwide provide a stimulating research environment, and we support a large and thriving group of research staff and students. Our research laboratory is well-equipped with state-of-the-art computational facilities to underpin our work.

This research group has a diverse range of research interests in the field of embedded system design for both software and hardware.

The group has a good portfolio of near-term and long-term research activities with funding from a variety of different sources in the UK and Europe . It has also established strong links with industry through the Electronics Systems Design Centre and has obtained significant funding for industrial projects. The current areas of research include:

high-speed architectures for real-time image processing
novel algorithms for fixed pattern noise reduction in CMOS based cameras
novel signal processing architectures based on logarithmic arithmetic
design for testability and debug support for systems on chip (SoC)
real-time signal processing for optical sensors
massively parallel optoelectronic processor architectures
application and implementation of novel architectures for neural networks
cached processors in embedded real-time systems.

Future research will build on these activities to include SoC architectures and ASSP (application specific signal processors), ambient intelligence, reconfigurable computing, and biologically inspired computing. These themes also include a good mix of basic and short-term research goals.

This group's activities fall into four broad categories - antennas, photonics, networks and systems and microwave and millimetre wave components. The group is actively involved in national and international projects and has an international reputation. Excellent facilities for measurements (to over 300GHz) and industry-standard modelling software support the work. Current research themes include the following.

mobile and vehicle communications
frequency selective surfaces
electromagnetic bandgap materials
covert antennas
antenna and vehicle simulation

optical generation of millimetre wave and sub-millimetre wave signals
novel optical receivers for millimetre wave and sub-millimetre wave systems
radio over fibre systems technology and modelling
research into modified glass substrates and waveguides, particularly for optoelectronic/ microwave system on a chip integration
ultra-high-speed optical technology for next generation networks

integration of components and antennas for millimetre wave systems
integrated waveguide systems and multichip modules
photonic crystal resonators, waveguides and antennas
non-radiative dielectric waveguides and components

This is a newly formed group, bringing together the exciting new work of the Multimedia Team with the long-established Medical Electronics Group. As digital media is by its very nature multidisciplinary, research projects in this group reflect the complementary interests of its group members. The group draws on its existing strengths in these areas, in particular: internet technology, distributed systems and object technology, medical multimedia applications and telemedicine, interface/interaction design, multimedia authoring, human-computer interaction and 3D modelling and digital effects. Current research themes include:

Automated media analysis and understanding: development of systems and procedures for the automatic analysis of audio-visual content, automatic video analysis, video summary generation, video content understanding, and camera parameter estimation from video

digital media design: adaptive interfaces, wearable multimedia platforms, and experiential design
interactive entertainment systems: image and video synthesis, virtual reality, 3D modelling, special effects, interactive entertainment systems, computer games, 3D TV, and digital holography
internet technologies: XML applications, distributed web-based applications, multimedia databases
non-invasive physiological measurements: gait analysis, rehabilitation, instrumentation for speech and language therapy and wound healing.