CAIR people

(See papers for publications, income for details of research grants, awards, etc. and  events and seminars for other research activities)

Director of Centre

Professor Vic Grout, BSc, PhD, CMath FIMA, CEng FIET, CSci CITP FBCS, SMIEEE ... Computational mathematics, Combinatorial optimisation and Network algorithms

Vic is Professor of Network Algorithms and CAIR leader.  He has various research interests in Internet technologies and is currently Associate Dean for Research and Enterprise of the Institute of Arts, Science and Technology.

Deputy Director of Centre

Dr Rich Picking, BSc, MSc, PhD, FBCS Human Computer Interaction, Technologies for Assisted Living

Rich is a Reader in Human-Computer Interaction at Glyndwr, directing CAIR research into various aspects of interface accessibility and usability, with a particular emphasis on design for the elderly or disabled.

Professors

Professor Peter Excell, BSc, PhD, CEng FIET, CITP FBCS, FHEA, AFRSPSoc, SMIEEE ... Computational Simulation for Wireless Systems

Peter is Professor of Communications and Associate Dean of the Institute of Arts, Science and Technology. 

Professor Graeme Wilkinson, BSc, ARCS, DPhil, MInstP CPhys, FBCS CITP, SMIEEE, FRSA Satellite Remote Sensing

Graeme is Professor of Signal processing and Executive Dean of the Institute of Arts, Science and Technology. 

Visiting Professors

Professor Raed A Abd-Alhameed, BSc MSc, HDipMath PhD, FHEA MIET, CEng MIEEE Electromagnetic field computation

Raed is Professor of Electromagnetics and Radio Frequency Engineering at Bradford University and Visiting Professor at Glyndwr.

Professor Terry Hewitt, BSc, CSci FBCS CITP, CMath FIMA, FEACG High-performance computing

Terry is a Visiting Professor at Glyndwr, supporting research into high-performance computing, visualisation and grid computing.

Professor Luciano Tarricone, BSc, PhD, High-performance computing for electromagnetics

Luciano is a Visiting Professor at Glyndwr, supporting research in the area of electromagnetic enabling technologies for intelligent systems and networks, Internet of Smart Things, and all the applications of HPC to these areas.

Visiting Research Fellow

Photo to follow

Dr Yunzhi Yan, BSc, MSc, DSc, Stochastic analysis and optimization control for complex networks

Yunzhi joins us on a Leverhulme research grant and will be working on analysis and control for complex networks, where the complexity consists of uncertainties, randomicity, interaction, component failures, etc.

Research Supervisors

Dr Stuart Cunningham, BSc, MSc, PhD, FBCS CITP, MIET, MIEEE Audio compression techniques

Stuart is Academic Leader for Creative Industries, Media and Performance at Glyndwr. He has research interests in all things music and audio related.

Denise Oram, BA, MSc, PGCEHE, FHEA, MBCS Information systems ethics

Denise is a Glyndwr Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow with specialist interests in cultural differences relating to I.T. and computing ethics.

John Poulton, BSc, MSc Teaching and learning in IT and computing

John is the Associate Dean of the Institute of Health, Medical Sciences and Society, researching teaching and learning, with a particular emphasis on assessment methods. 

Dr Zhishun She, BEng, MEng, PhD, MIET Imaging systems and analysis techniques

Zhishun is a Reader in Engineering. His work includes synthetic aperture radar imagery and multiple pass radar image processing. 

Dr Wanching Tu, BEE, MSc, PhD, MIEEE Networks and wireless networks

Wanching is a Lecturer in Computing at Glyndwr with research interests across several fields of networking and wireless communication.

John Worden, BSc, MSc E-commerce

John is a Senior Lecturer in Computing at Glyndwr with research interests in various areas of e-commerce.

Mike Wright, BEng, MSc, MIET, MRA Music processing and audio electronics

Mike is a Glyndwr Principal Lecturer, with interests in various Sound Broadcast fields.

Research Staff

Stephen Caulder, BSc, MSc, CPhys MInstP, MBCS, MIEEE Algorithms and security

Stephen is a Glyndwr Lecturer, registered for a PhD, with interests in various aspects of computational intelligence and network security. 

John Davies, BSc, MIET Network performance and management

John is a Senior Lecturer in Computing at Glyndwr, researching access control list (packet filter) optimisation for his PhD.

Mike Headon, BSc, MSc, MBCS Information systems

Mike is a consultant researcher, advising the group on various aspects of procedure and quality.

Richard Hebblewhite, BSc Intelligent user interface design

Richard is a Senior Lecturer in Computing, researching adaptive tutoring and assessment systems. Additional research interests include game oriented artificial intelligence and ethics.

Colin Heron, BA Music technology

Colin is a Senior Lecturer at Glyndwr, researching the impact of the Internet and new media on the music industry 

Nigel Houlden, BSc, CITP MBCS Internet Routing Protocols and optimisation

Nigel is a Glyndwr Senior Computing Lecturer, registered for a PhD to research into improved routing algorithms using advanced optimisation techniques.

Bindu Jose, BSc, MBCS Databases

Bindu's research is concerned with various aspects of database design and management.  She is a Senior Lecturer in Computing.

John McGinn, BSc, MBCS, MIET Information visualisation and networks

John is a consultant researcher, advising the group on various aspects of visualisation techniques and network security issues.

Nathan Roberts, BSc Virtual learning environments

A Glyndwr Computing lecturer, Nathan's research uses adaptable learning environments to enhance collaborative learning through online evaluation and mentoring. 

Richard Smith, BSc Musical acoustics

Richard is a Communications Technology Lecturer, researching for an MPhil/PhD in the area of acoustic behaviour of performance spaces. 

Research Students

Photo to follow

Seb Allemand

Details to follow. 

Monir Bhuiyan, BSc, MSc, MBCS Gesture Controlled User Interfaces

Monir is a PhD student researching mobile web accessibility including gesture controlled communication aids for elderly & disabled people. 

Clare Buckley, BSc Women in I.T.

Clare's research interests cover various topics concerning women in computing education and employment. 

Photo to follow

Beck Davies, BSc, MSc e-Society

Beck is a part-time lecturer and PhD researcher investigating the socio-economic impact of online commerce. 

Lyndon Evans, BSc, AMBCS, MIET Software Integration

Lyndon is a Glyndwr graduate and BCS prize-winner, investigating methodologies for integrating disparate software packages as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate. 

Debbie Garside Geolinguistics

Debbie is a Prince of Wales Innovation Scholarship (POWIS) PhD researcher, investigating language, human visual perception and internet technologies. 

Dr. Wei Guo GPS Systems

Wei is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate, researching practical GPS systems with TrackYou Ltd.. 

Photo to follow

Denis Kostenko, BSc, MSc ERP Systems Optimisation

Denis, from Moscow State University is working towards a PhD in Optimising Enterprise Resource Planning Systems. 

Photo to follow

Mathias Kreider, Dipl.Ing.El High-precision timing systems

Mathias is an Application Engineer at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research working on the European FAIR project. 

Fatima Mansour, BSc, MPhil Multimedia

Fatima is a PhD student at Glyndwr, researching holistic visualisation of distributed knowledge.

Dr. Mike Morgan, BSc, PhD Wireless and optical network optimisation

Mike has recently completed his PhD at Glyndwr, investigating and testing meta-heuristics for designing wireless and optical networks.

Max Mulawa, BSc, MPhil Reusable interface components

Max has recently completed his MPhil research investigating definitions of development standards for reusable user interface components.

Noah Olaolu Folorunsho, BSc, MSC, MPIS Internet Applications’ Performance and Optimisation

Noah is a PhD Researcher in IP-based broadcasting and Internet radio optimisation. He also researches into software engineering code optimisation and decision support systems optimisation.

Dr Karim Mohammed Rezaul, BSc, MSc, PhD Long-range dependent network traffic

Karim has recently completed his PhD into measurement and control of self-similar network traffic. 

Alexia Robinet, BSc Usability and interface design

Alexia is a PhD researcher in Computing, researching user interfaces within ambient intelligence systems. 

Photo to follow

Kevin Rogers LEDs and Lasers

Kevin is a Prince of Wales Innovation Scholarship (POWIS) PhD researcher, studying the Development of light emitting diode and laser diode output homogenisation systems. 

Photo to follow

Paul Vertannes Telecommunications Systems Regulation

Paul is investigating the concept of the 'Installation' in Regulation of Telecommunications Systems: an Analytical Approach to Management of Compliance over the Life Cycle. 

Research Administration

Photo to follow

Hayley Dennis Programme Administrator, Postgraduate Research

Photo to follow

Nikki Johnson Senior Programme Administrator, Postgraduate Research

Julia Wainwright Administrative Assistant, Graduate School

back to top ...