Intelligent Systems Research Group
Welcome to the Intelligent Systems Research group. Our research focuses on the interactions between biological and electronic systems. Within our five labs, this intellectual focus is maintained through the following objectives:
- The discovery and application of results about human performance and perception in the design of audio systems.
- The development of novel biologically-inspired computing machines and programs inspired by Nature and endowed with capabilities such as adaptation, evolution, growth, healing, replication, and learning.
- The characterisation and understanding of biological and biomedical signals.
- The exploitation of multiagent mechanisms in control systems.
- The development of adaptive video processing algorithms.
These technical developments are applied to a variety of real-world applications areas. These include: musical instruments and effects, autonomous intelligent vehicles, systems with fault-tolerant requirements, flight control systems, acoustic signal discrimination, neural system modelling, analysis of medical data, and video augmented environments.
If you are interested in a research degree, please explore our web-site, and the list of current research degree subjects. If you are interested in working with us, please contact the leader of our research group Andy Tyrrell.
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Audio Systems LabWork in the Audio Lab relates to understanding what gives a sound its naturalness, sound analysis and synthesis, and applications of audio and human perception of sound, particularly in three dimensions. |
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Bio-Inspired Architectures LabThe Bio-Inspired Architectures lab investigates processes and mechanisms found in nature to inspire alternative approaches to the design and implementation of electronic and computational systems. |
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Biological Systems LabThe Biological Systems lab concentrates on the application of electronics and computing to problems in biology, ecology and medicine. Our research falls within three general areas: computational neuroscience, biomedical engineering, and bio-applied systems engineering. |
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Control Systems LabThe lab maintains an overall interest in all aspects of flight control, with particular reference to eigenstructure assignment and the helicopter control problem. These specialisms reflect a strong belief in the effective marriage of modern control theory and application, and as such expertise is maintained in both theoretical and practical control. |
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Visual Systems LabThe Visual Systems Lab concentrates on the development of adaptive algorithms for robust video processing. These are applied to Video Augmented Environments and Video Content Analysis. |