An Introduction to:Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences

The University of SurreyGuildford

UK

Profs Karen Kirkby and Paul Smith

Contents

• Electronic Engineering• Computing• Maths• Physics• Chemical, Civil & Environmental

Engineering• Mechanical, Medical & Aero Engineering

• Approx. 350 UG students, approx. 180 PG (taught) students, and approx 300 PG (research) students

• 50 Faculty including 18 full Professors, all of whom belong to one of four research centres

• Department Research was awarded the highest rating, in the UK 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.

• Approximately £22M per annum activity

• Consistently rated among the top EE Departments in the UK

• Top position in University league tables for employment (typically >97% in post 6, months after graduation).

• Facilities: dedicated teaching laboratories and extensive research laboratories.

THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING- REPUTATION & STATISTICS

2008 Research Assessment ExerciseElectronic Engineering

Overall quality profile

(percentage of research activity at each quality level)

Institution nameFTE staff submitted 4* 3* 2* 1* unclassified

Quality (% 3* and

above)

Quality Index Staff x

Quality GPAStaff x GPA

University of Leeds 22.00 30 50 15 5 0 80 57.50 1265 3.05 67.1

University of Manchester 46.00 25 45 30 0 0 70 52.50 2415 2.95 135.7

University of Surrey 65.65 30 40 25 5 0 70 54.17 3556.0417 2.95 193.668

Bangor University 8.00 30 40 25 5 0 70 54.17 433.33333 2.95 23.6

Imperial College London 44.00 20 55 20 5 0 75 50.83 2236.6667 2.9 127.6

University of Southampton 65.00 25 40 30 5 0 65 50.00 3250 2.85 185.25

University of Glasgow 37.50 20 45 30 5 0 65 47.50 1781.25 2.8 105

University College London 33.00 25 35 35 5 0 60 48.33 1595 2.8 92.4

University of Sheffield 56.00 20 43 33 5 0 63 46.67 2613.3333 2.775 155.4

University of Bath 15.70 25 35 30 10 0 60 47.50 745.75 2.75 43.175

University of Bristol 32.00 10 55 30 5 0 65 42.50 1360 2.7 86.4

University of Nottingham 22.00 10 55 30 5 0 65 42.50 935 2.7 59.4

Loughborough University 26.20 15 45 35 5 0 60 43.33 1135.3333 2.7 70.74

Queen's University Belfast 32.00 20 40 30 10 0 60 45.00 1440 2.7 86.4

Liverpool John Moores University 2.00 20 40 30 10 0 60 45.00 90 2.7 5.4

University of Essex 11.45 20 40 30 10 0 60 45.00 515.25 2.7 30.915

University of Newcastle upon Tyne 30.70 15 45 30 10 0 60 42.50 1304.75 2.65 81.355

University of Liverpool 25.00 15 40 35 10 0 55 40.83 1020.8333 2.6 65

University of York 21.00 10 45 35 10 0 55 38.33 805 2.55 53.55

Cardiff University 18.26 10 40 45 5 0 50 37.50 684.75 2.55 46.563

Queen Mary, University of London 22.00 15 35 40 10 0 50 39.17 861.66667 2.55 56.1

4* Quality that is world-leading in terms of originality, significance, and rigour.

3* Quality that is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour, but which nonetheless falls short of the highest standards of excellence.

2* Quality that is recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance, and rigour.

1* Quality that is recognised nationally in terms of originality, significance, and rigour.

UnclassifiedQuality that falls below the standard of nationally recognised work. Or work which does not meet the published definition of research for the purposes of this assessment.

Overall quality profile(percentage of research activity at each quality level)

Institution nameFTE staff submitted 4* 3* 2* 1* unclassified

Quality (% 3* and

above)

Quality Index Staff x

Quality GPAStaff x GPA

University of Surrey 65.65 30 40 25 5 0 70 54.17 3556.0417 2.95 193.668

University of Southampton 65.00 25 40 30 5 0 65 50.00 3250 2.85 185.25

University of Strathclyde 65.00 15 35 40 10 0 50 39.17 2545.8333 2.55 165.75

University of Sheffield 56.00 20 43 33 5 0 63 46.67 2613.3333 2.775 155.4

University of Manchester 46.00 25 45 30 0 0 70 52.50 2415 2.95 135.7

Imperial College London 44.00 20 55 20 5 0 75 50.83 2236.6667 2.9 127.6

University of Glasgow 37.50 20 45 30 5 0 65 47.50 1781.25 2.8 105

University College London 33.00 25 35 35 5 0 60 48.33 1595 2.8 92.4

University of Bristol 32.00 10 55 30 5 0 65 42.50 1360 2.7 86.4

Queen's University Belfast 32.00 20 40 30 10 0 60 45.00 1440 2.7 86.4

University of Newcastle upon Tyne 30.70 15 45 30 10 0 60 42.50 1304.75 2.65 81.355

Loughborough University 26.20 15 45 35 5 0 60 43.33 1135.3333 2.7 70.74

University of Leeds 22.00 30 50 15 5 0 80 57.50 1265 3.05 67.1

University of Birmingham 26.44 10 50 25 10 5 60 39.17 1035.5667 2.5 66.1

University of Liverpool 25.00 15 40 35 10 0 55 40.83 1020.8333 2.6 65

University of Nottingham 22.00 10 55 30 5 0 65 42.50 935 2.7 59.4

Queen Mary, University of London 22.00 15 35 40 10 0 50 39.17 861.66667 2.55 56.1

University of York 21.00 10 45 35 10 0 55 38.33 805 2.55 53.55

Cardiff University 18.26 10 40 45 5 0 50 37.50 684.75 2.55 46.563

University of Bath 15.70 25 35 30 10 0 60 47.50 745.75 2.75 43.175

University of Reading 19.00 5 35 35 25 0 40 28.33 538.33333 2.2 41.8

2008 Research Assessment Exercise:Electronic & Electrical Engineering (UoA)

4* Quality that is world-leading in terms of originality, significance, and rigour.

3* Quality that is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour, but which nonetheless falls short of the highest standards of excellence.

2* Quality that is recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance, and rigour.

1* Quality that is recognised nationally in terms of originality, significance, and rigour.

UnclassifiedQuality that falls below the standard of nationally recognised work. Or work which does not meet the published definition of research for the purposes of this assessment.

University of Bath

University of Birmingham

University of Bristol

University of Essex

Imperial College London

Lancaster University

University of Leeds

University of Liverpool

Liverpool John Moores University

Loughborough University

University of Manchester

University of Newcastle upon Tyne

University of Nottingham

Queen Mary, University of London

University of Sheffield

University of Southampton

University of Surrey

University College London

University of York

University of Glasgow

University of Strathclyde

Bangor University

Queen's University Belfast

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55,0

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70,0

75,0

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Research Qua

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FTE Staff

RAE 2008 : Elec Eng

Analysis from Siemens

Broad-based undergraduate degree programmes in Electronic Engineering leading toBEng (3yrs) or MEng (4yrs)Specialist programmes in: Electronics & Computer Engineering

(BEng or MEng) Telecommunication SystemsElectronics with Satellite Engineering Audio Media or Digital Media Engineering (BEng or MEng)

All programmes can include an optional professional training year (Sandwich programme)All programmes accredited by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)Typical admission 100 full time students each year (of which 10-20% are direct entry to 2nd

year)

Key Contact:

Director of Undergraduate Studies: Dr Neil Emerson

E-mail: N.Emerson@surrey.ac.uk

Undergraduate Programmes

A comprehensive portfolio of taught postgraduate programmes available

Taught by world leading research staff

Programmes accredited by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Current admission figures >180 full time students per year

Key partner admissions agreements negotiable

Taught Postgraduate Programmes

Key Contacts:

Director of Postgraduate Studies: Dr Richard J Curry E-mail: (r.j.curry@surrey.ac.uk)

Taught Postgraduate Programmes 20010/11

MSc Communications Networks and Software

MSc Medical Imaging

MSc Microwave Engineering and Wireless Subsystem Design

MSc Mobile Communications Systems

MSc Mobile and Satellite Communications

MSc Mulitmedia Signal Processing and Communications

MSc Mulitmedia Technology and Systems

MSc Nanotechnology and Nanoelectronic Devices

MSc Satellite Communications Engineering

MSc Signals Processing and Machine Intelligence

MSc Space Technology and Planetary Exploration

• All academic staff teach

• Research excellence feeds into teaching

• Staff are accountable via feedback questionnaires, staff-student liaison committees, and course review panels

• All taught programmes are modular

• Professional Training available on all undergraduate programmes

Teaching Approach

Departmental Research Structure –Department of Electronic Engineering

Department of Electronic Engineering

Prof J Kittler

Advanced Technology Institute (ATI)

Director – Prof S R P Silva

Centre for Communications Systems Research (CCSR)

Director – Prof R Tafazolli

Centre for Vision, Speech and Image Processing (CVSSP) Director – Prof A Hilton

Surrey Space Centre (SSC)

Director – Prof Sir M N Sweeting

CENTRE FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH - CCSRProf Rahim Tafazolli

• Faculty – 10• PG Research Fellows – 40• PhD students – >100• Support staff 8• Research Annual Turnover - £4.5m• MSc’s – Mobile Communications,

Satellite Communications, Mobile and Satellite Systems ≈ 70-80 students/year

Research Landscape

• Radio environment characterisation/ modelling, antennas and propagation

• Flexible and self organising networks –mobile/wireless/satellite and fixed systems.

• Advanced air interfaces, cognitive radio, Low energy design green radio,Cooperative communications

• Wireless sensor networks and futuremobile service platforms

CCSR’s research interests include:

Channel sounder

(Future Internet)

CCSR – At the centre of worldwide research• Largest academic communications research group in Europe• Largest recipient of EU IST research funds FP6 (25 projects) - £7.5m;

research funding FP7 (15 projects) £12m• Major player in Mobile VCE in UK • Wide industrial collaboration• Strategic Partnerships – Vodafone, Nokia, Ericson, Thales, EADS Astrium, NPL• Worldwide partners

Asia - China (4G future programme with 4 Universities) and Science Bridge in Mobile Communications- Korea- Japan (NEC & National Institute of Communications Technologies – exchange programme)

USA- Partnership with University of California San Diego / Irvine via SET2 UK-USAprogramme in wireless

India- 5 Indian Institutes of Technology – UK/India Next Generation Networks

• Mobile/wireless• Satellite/HAPS• Core IP Network• Applications and

services• Content and context

EU

Research Councils

Industry –worldwide

• Driving Europe’s communication programme• - Technology platforms: e-mobility (chair), ISI, NEM/NESSI Hermes partnership / 5 networks

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Industry 10%

Research Councils 30%

EU 60%

Surrey Space Centre (SSC)Prof Sir Martin Sweeting OBE, FRS, FREng, FIET

• Centre of Excellence in space system engineering and technology research and space education.

• 10 Faculty; 80+ PhD students; 30 UG/PG students studying space

• Pioneers of modern “Small Satellites” – since 1979.

• Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), spin out company recently sold (Largest cash disposal in UK HE sector)

• Training the next generation of space engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs through PhD, MSc and MEng/BEng Degree Programmes.

• Academic Research Laboratories covering

•advanced multidisciplinary small satellite and space system engineering techniques for Earth orbit and interplanetary space;

•innovative communications, remote sensing, robotics and space science payloads for small satellites;

•enabling technologies for low cost space exploitation and planetary exploration, working in close collaboration with SSTL.

Teaching• Space Technology & Planetary Exploration (BEng/MEng)

• Space Technology & Planetary Exploration (MSc)

• Satellite Engineering (MSc)

• Planetary Environments, Science & EO Instrumentation

• Nano-Satellites, Pico-Satellites & Aerobots

• Astrodynamics & Propulsion

• Space Electronics, Embedded Systems, VLSI & MEMS

• Radiation Environment & Effects

• Data Handling & Communications

• Space Vehicle Attitude & Orbit Control Systems

• Signal Processing, Navigation & GPS Reflectometry

• Remote Sensing Applications

• Space Robotics, Rovers, In-Orbit Servicing

• RF Systems, Antennas & Radar (SAR)

• Autonomy, Artificial Intelligence & Biomimetics

Research

Centre for Vision, Speech, and Signal Processing

Focus: Multidimensional signal (speech, audio, images, volumetric data, video) processing, interpretation and understanding)

Themes: Biometrics, Visual Media, Video Archive Retrieval and Restoration, Security and Surveillance, Audio Perception, Robotics & Cognitive Vision, Medical Imaging, Multimedia – 3D audio/video coding

Membership• 15 Faculty• 80 PhD students• 25 Research Fellows• 3 Support staff

Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing - CVSSPProf Adrian Hilton

Academic staffProf A HiltonProf J IllingworthProf A KondozDr R BowdenDr K MikolajczykDr K WellsDr A FernandoDr P JacksonDr T WindeattDr W WangDr J CollomosseDr S WorrallDr J CalicProf M Bober

CVSSP - Research Overview• Research Support• JIF/SRIF Grants of £3 million to provide a high-definition multi-

camera broadcast studio• Total grant portfolio of £7.5 million including industry funding

• Research Topics

Medical Imaging Surveillance

Audio Perception

3D Visual Media

Biometrics

Four research groups/centres focusing on Nanoelectronics, Photonics, Ion beams and Theory and Advanced Computation

• Faculty – 26 (14 EE)• Research Staff – 30• Technical and Administrative Staff – 14• PhD Students – 80

• Annual Turnover - >£7m

• Facilities include 300m2 cleanroom, silicon photonics laboratories, nanoelectronics laboratories, supercomputing suite, photovoltaic and renewables laboratories, ultrafast spectroscopy laboratory and the

• Ion Beam Centre (national and european facility).

• MSc in Nanotechnology and Nanoelectronic Devices

Advanced Technology Institute Prof Ravi Silva FREng, FIET, FInstP

Multidisciplinary Research in:

NanotechnologyNanotechnologyEnergy and display researchNanoelectronicsNanobiotechnologyPhotonicsSilicon photonicsIII-V semiconductor light emittersFemtosecond laser studiesNew materials/devices for next generation electrophotonicsIon BeamsIon Beam modification of materialsIon Beam analysis, modelling and simulationBiomedical applications of Ion Beams Theory and Advanced ComputationNanomaterials & nano-physicsQuantum dotsPhotonic metamaterials and plasmonicsLaser dynamics & photonic devices

Advanced Technology Institute

Summary• A high quality department with an excellent reputation• A diverse range of activities within the broad umbrella

of Electronic Engineering• A wide range of taught/research courses for

undergraduates and post graduates • A range of flexible degree options are available to

postgraduates, for both MSc and PhD degrees• World leaders in each of our research activities within

the Department give us a strong research basis upon which to continue to thrive.

Professor Rahim TafazolliDirector, CCSR

Centre for Communication Systems Research

CCSR’s Research Strategy

Industry Relevant Research

Whilst pushing technology barriers

No 1 in the country with 100% graduate employment

No 1 EE Department in  research  in the country (RAE 2008)

No 1 academic recipient of EU funding in Europe

CCSR’ S Strengths

Well known Research Centre in Communications internationally, particularly in Europe

Good networking with industry and academia

Good awareness of strategic and hot research areas ‐To some extent we are the drivers

CCSR - Largest Academic Communications Centre in Europe

Researchers > 165 (PhD, Post‐Docs and academics)

MSc’s > 160 students year Mobile Communications, Satellite Communications, Mobile and Satellite Systems Data Networks and Internet Mobile applications and Web services Operating systems for mobile systems

CCSR

Total annual turnover > £6.5

Research annual turnover ‐ £5M

Research portfolio ‐ £15.5M

World‐wide industrial and academic collaboration

CCSR at the Centre of Worldwide Research

Europe Many top universities, incl;  Luxemburg, Bologna, Oulu 

Asia  China (4G future programme with 4 Univ) and Science Bridge in 

Mobile Communications

Korea (ETRI  and 2 Universities)

Japan (NICT– exchange programme)

USA Partnership with Universities of California San Diego / Irvine, Wright 

State

India5 IIT’s UK/India Next Generation Networks

CCSR

Driving Europe’s communication programme EU Technology platforms: Net!Works (chair), ISI, NEM/NESSI

Standards: IEEE P.1900.6 (chair and Founder), ETSI (co‐Chair) Security Systems

Board Member of UK Future Internet Strategy Group

Mobile VCE Vision Group (Chair)

Research Coverage Cellular (Inc. Femto)

Satellite

M2M (sensor, NFC)

V2V

Future Internet (incl. IoT)

EU

Research Councils

IndustryWorldwide

Cellular (Inc. Femto) W‐CDMA/HSPA, LTE, LTE‐A

Satellite Fixed – BB access;

Video distribution – Ku band

Mobile – BB on the move

Broadcast – passenger vehicles

M2M (sensor, NFC) ZigBee, LTE

V2V 802.11p, LTE

Future Internet (incl. IoT)

Communication and Information Systems

Research Areas

Air‐interface Modulation & coding, Diversity techniques, Receiver/transmitter architectures, 

Detection/estimation techniques, Combining techniques, Energy efficient techniques, Interference modelling, Antenna design and testing, Channel measurement and  modelling, RF Architecture (BS, Handset, Satellite payload)

Radio Access System Optimisation  Advanced radio access architectures, Self‐organising radio access, Coverage, Capacity, Energy 

efficiency optimisation, Multi‐cell cooperation, Distributed RM, MAC, Handover & macro‐diversity, 

Cognitive Radio Spectrum sensing, Spectrum sharing, Co‐existence, 

Security  Network security, User Security, Device Security, Information Security

Cognitive Networks and Future Internet Autonomous networking , Traffic engineering , Virtualisation , Routing, Mobility , Management 

Architectures and policy, SIP, QoS mechanisms, MPLS, OpenFlow, Large scale network architecture verification methods, Network coding

Semantic Web & Services and Platforms Web2, Service discovery & provision protocols, data mining/aggregation and filtering, Software 

platforms, User profile methods, Linked Data, Data semantics and ontology with learning capability

Experimental Research Facilities

CCSR Research Facilities

IP‐based wireless networking

Security testbed

Wireless sensor networking

Satellite Communications and broadcasting

RF Lab & Anechoic chamber

State of art computing and software packages

RF MeasurementFacilities

Elektrobit PropsoundWideband channel MIMO sounder 64x32 branches, 2GHz and 5GHz bands.

Mobile RF Lab equipped to test up to 20GHz and beyond. Channel emulators also available.

Anechoic chamber for mobile terminal measurements. Suited for 400MHz‐60GHz.

Satellite Network Test Bed

Supported by Rohde & Schwarz

Opened June 2008

Provides DVB‐S and DVB‐S2 analysis capability

Hands‐on practical training

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2 TVRO antennas on the roof, one fixed, one steerable.

Ku‐band and L‐band operation.

Hardware based physical layer measurement capability.

A Linux based emulator with many of the DVB‐S and DVB‐RCS satellite network functions: various security protocols for unicast, multicast and broadcast systems.  IP multi‐layer security protocols, trust and privacy algorithms. 

Interfaced to Ethernet network and dedicated server.

New Systems

Optimisation

Cellular (Inc. Femto)

Satellite

M2M (sensor, NFC)

V2V

Future Internet (incl. IoT)

Smart Health

Environment information

Energy & Grid

Transportation

Practical research & testbeds

Integration and automation

Smart

ICT for

New Testbeds

Smart Campus with  (2.5k) networked sensors/actuators

Extension of SMART SANTANDER project 3D (360 Degree) CCSR, location based services, 

presence detection/tracking, service mobility between different devices (service adaptation, ...)

HAN Smart metering (Energy usage monitoring and control)

EPSRC ‐ REDUCE project

Cognitive Radio Testbed Part of EU FP7  QoSMoS,  EPSRC UK‐India projects

Advanced Network TestbedAvailable to Industry

Network Domain• Fixed and mobile IPv4 and IPv6• Mobile access networks – LTE, WLAN• Fixed access networks – Optical• Cognitive radios• Cognitive networks• Sensor networks• EPC

Edge Services• Setup interconnectivity across 

educational and commercial network• Protect the network• Control content platforms• Clustering services

Service Domain

Service Domain• Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0• IMS platform• SIP application server farms• Multimedia based services• Distributed content platforms• Clustering services

Future NetworksTestbed

Knowledge Domain

Knowledge Domain• User, device and network profiling• Machine learning• Al Algorithms• Intelligence agents• Cognitive engines• SON algorithms• Network virtualisation algorithms• Traffic engineering algorithms

Network DomainAcademic & 

Public Networks

Remote networks

Thank you for Listening

If you require further information – please contact

Professor Rahim TafazolliDirector, CCSR r.tafazolli@surrey.ac.uk

Computing Research Groups

Multimedia Security and

Forensics, Formal Methods and

Security

Four Research Groups• Formal Methods and Security• Multimedia Security and Forensics• Digital Ecosystems•Nature Inspired Computing and Engineering

Formal Methods and Security•Secure Voting Systems•Applied Cryptography•Network Security•Formal Methods•Verification and Security AnalysisMultimedia Security and Forensics•Image and video forensics•Steganography and Steganalysis•Digital Watermarking and Authentication•Forgery Detection and Camera Identification

19 Academic Staff with 60+ PhD students

Computing Research Groups

Nature Inspired Computing and

Engineering, Digital Ecosystems

Digital Ecosystems •Cloud Computing•Web Oriented Architecture•Models of Open Systems•Data Analytics

Nature Inspired Computing and Engineering (NICE)•Machine Learning and AI•Evolutionary Computing•Development and Cognitive Neuroscience•System Biology and Morphogenetic Engineering