My research expertise is in Signal and Information Processing, with focus on representation, processing, analysis, communications and data management of information in a range of signals including electrical signals, video,  seismic/geoscience, health/biological and other environmental sensor data. Smart meter energy analytics directly impact energy efficiency in the home and non-residential buildings including agriclture, demand response, environmental impact assessment and net zero GHG emissions. Seismic signal analysis directly impacts mitigation of the effects of climate change and human activity on slope failures, with repercussions on civil infrastructure and transport.  

Overall my research interests revolve around finding patterns in and mining information from noisy, multi modal sensor data. My work is particularly aligned with the following university strategic research themes (Measurement Science & Enabling Technologies, Energy, Health & Well-Being)

I am also 1st year advisor of studies for the Computer and Electronic Systems degree at Strathclyde.

Signal information processing with application to the following problems:

• Non-intrusive load monitoring, load profiling and disaggregation, activity recognition in smart buildings (Energy and environment)
• Motion capture and person-centric kinematrics analysis using portable depth and infrared camera systems (Health & Wellbeing)
• Micro-seismic event analysis, inc. earthquakes (Geosciences)
• Wireless sensor network solutions for civil infrastructure, such as predicting failure in earthworks (embankments and cuttings) and bridge/scour monitoring
• Water consumption, treatment and infrastructure monitoring

• Smart meter energy analytics, including load disaggregation, prediction and profiling
• Non-intrusive Load Monitoring, residential and commercial
• Environmental impact assessment of consumption cycle of Food Systems and Appliances
• Detecting, classifying, understanding and characterising subsurface processes arising from man-made/induced activities, such as hydraulic fracturing
• Model-fitting/system characterisation
• Sensor deployment and data acquisition

PhD and BEng in Electronic Communication Systems from Lancaster University, Senior Member of the IEEE

Current classes:

1st year Engineering Design for Software Development inc. Python programming

4th/5th year Information Transmission and Security, inc. Digital communications principles, channel coding