Under construction...
Due to the new grants, we are still looking for 7 new postdoctoral Research Associates in the area of machine learning, deep learning, and computer vision.
Grant Awards:
(More to come. If you would like to join us as a Researcher (RA/PDRA), please send me your CV)
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“AI-powered player action analysis for talent identification”. Innovate UK/KTP (Ref: 14176), £278K, PI, from 1 Dec 2024 for 2.5 years.
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"Self-Learning Digital Twins for Sustainable Land Management", UKRI/EPSRC, CoI, £2.4M, 1 May 2023-31 March 2025.
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"Integrated last-mile logistics solution for sensitive medical and other high value applications", PI, £1.6M, (£1,622,974), 3 years from 2024/2025.
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“Intelligent real-time embedded vision system for railway passenger detection and counting, and smart passenger information system”, CoI, KTP (Project No 13597), £487K, 2.5 years from Oct 2023.
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"Robust and Trustworthy AI for autonomous systems", PhD studentship from Willis Towers Watson, PI, £40K, 2023-2026.
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"Computer vision based automatic herbicide performance assessment", in collaboration with MoA technology, £185K, 2023-2025.
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"Computer vision and AI for building fire risk assessment", PhD studentship from Willis Towers Watson, £40K, 2022-205.
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Core equipment award, CoI, EPSRC, EP/X035433/1, , £875K, 2022.
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"Neuromorphic memristive circuits to simulate inhibitory and excitatory dynamics of neuron networks: from physiological similarities to deep learning", CoI, EPSRC, EP/S032843/1, £965,567, Jan 2020 - Jan 2024
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"JADE: Joint Academic Data science Endeavour - 2", CoI, Loughborough PI, EPSRC, £5.5M, 01 January 2020-31 December 2024.
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"Embedded AI and computer vision for real-time quality monitoring of automatic food processing", KTP project (PI), £250,451, 2021-2024.
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"AI platform for strategic planning and operational decision-making for companies in the fast-moving consumer goods sector", KTP project, (CoI), 2021-2023, £197,792.
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"Connected and intelligent device for personalised diagnostic, treatment and management of sleep breathing disorders", Innovate UK, Qinggang Meng (PI), Loughborough University, SNOOZEAL LIMITED, £428K in total, from July 2019. One PDRA is available.
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AI and Machine Learning for Financial Risk Analysis, KTP project from June 2019 for 24 months. Qinggang Meng (PI). One Research Associate available, salary up to £50K p.a.
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" Novel real-time algorithms and system architecture for defect detection on patterned textiles", Qinggang Meng (PI), Innovate UK, £421,482 in total. Three partners: Loughborough University, Shelton Machines Ltd (SML), Burberry Group Plc, from summer 2018. One PDRA post will be available soon.
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"Triple-Network Air Quality Monitoring and Carbon Credit Trading Platform for Sustainable Urban Environments", Qinggang Meng (PI), Newton Fund, £470K in total. Four partners: Loughborough University, Satochi Systems Ltd, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT)-Chinese Academy of Sciences, EEGSmart Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd., from Aug. 2018. One PDRA post will be available soon.
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"AgriRobot: Autonomous agricultural robot system for precision spraying", Qinggang Meng (PI), Innovate UK, 4 partners, £126k to Loughborough University. From 1 April 2018. One PDRA post is available.
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“YOBAN- a companion robot to assist walking, sitting down and standing up for older people”, Qinggang Meng (PI), 1st April 2017-30th March 2019, £380,227 to Loughborough University/Dept. Computer Science, total about £1.1M. Newton Fund – China-UK Research and Innovation Bridges.
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KTP project: ARM and Loughborough University, Qinggang Meng (Co-I), result announced on 14 Feb 2017, 3 April 2017 to 02 April 2019, £230,194, to Loughborough University/Dept. Computer Science.
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“Stabilisation and walking in a bipedal robot based on the Flexmotor”, Qinggang Meng (PI), 1 July 2016-30 June 2020, £40,000 to Loughborough University/Dept. Computer Science, EPSRC CDT-EI and Motion Robotics Ltd,
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“Video based feature extraction and object tracking”, Qinggang Meng (PI), £70,000, SUKE INTEL, Sept 2017-Sept 2018.
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"Towards more autonomy for unmanned vehicles: situational awareness and decision making under uncertainty", Qinggang Meng (Co-I), EPSRC, 1 March 2012-31 Dec 2016, £1,006,188 (£1M) in total, £246,410 to Computer Science Dept. I led WP bio-inspired multi-vehicle cooperation and decision making.
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“To optimise the design, implementation and deployment of an intelligent CCTV video forensic tool using multi-core processors”, Qinggang Meng (Co-I), £121,160, TSB, KTA, Oct 2011—Sept 2013. Leading multi-core image/video processing.
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“Highly autonomous and safe mining robot”, China State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, GDT20163200052, support travel and accommodation for visiting China University of Mining and Technology for total 3 months, 2016-2017.
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“On objective shooting quality assessment methods for stereo cameras based on stereo camera sources”, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Qinggang Meng (Co-I), Grant number: 61471260, 850K RMB, 01, 2015-12, 2018.
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“Developmental robotic writing control driven by enhanced constraint-lifting algorithms”, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Qinggang Meng (Co-I), 220K RMB, Grant No. 61203336, 01.2013-12, 2015.
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“Integrative computation for autonomous agents: a novel approach based on the vertebrate brain”, 2005-2010, EPSRC, £1,893,234 (£1.89M) (as a PDRA).
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“Developmental learning algorithms for embedded agents,” 2002- 2005. EPSRC, £208,307 (As a PDRA).