Professor Hongnian Yu

Mobile Fusion Centre

University

• Staffordshire University - a large international institution with more than 18,000 students and 1,500 members of staff

• A turnover of approximately £70 million• Contribution to local economy £100 million

Four Faculties

Arts, Media and Design

Business and Law

Computing, Engineering and Technology

Health and Sciences

University Research

• Centre for Ageing and Mental Health: Applied Ageing Group

• Centre for Sport and Exercise Research

• Creative Connections: Culture, Community and Regeneration

• Centre for Media, Arts and Technology (C-MAT)

• Institute for Education Policy Research (IEPR)

• Centre for Applied Business Research

• Mobile Fusion Centre

• Centre for Information Intelligence and Security Systems (CIISS)

• Staffordshire Centre for Energy Efficient Systems (SCEES)

• Institute for Environment, Sustainability and Regeneration (IESR)

The Octagon at Stafford Campus

• The Faculty’s main computing base is in the £10 million Octagon building on the Stafford campus

• A modern, purpose-built computing center which is one of the largest in the Europe

• A wide range of laboratories and equipment• One of the largest providers of computing education in the UK • Delivering and awarding computing degrees for over 40 years

Faculty

Teaching/Learning Commercial/Enterprise

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Faculty Business

Teaching & Learning

• We are one of the largest providers of computing education in the country. We have been delivering and awarding computing degrees for over 40 years. We are also nationally recognized for being dynamic and innovative in our provision of Engineering

and Technology • We have a portfolio of courses is designed for the 21st century

and the new technology knowledge and information based revolution, including digital electronics, communications and leisure industries.

• Our aim is to produce the computing, engineering and technology innovators of the future

Teaching & Learning – Mobile Systems

• The first University to have a BSc in Mobile Computing in 2001• On-going developments to extend the provision and delivery• We recognise that the wireless Internet and the new generation of

wireless devices will play a key role in the future

Current Modules

Fundamentals of Mobile Computing

Mobile Multimedia and Gaming

Mobile Software Development

Mobile Commerce Systems

Mobile Applications and Systems

Mobile Communications Systems

Ubiquitous Computing

Current Awards

BSc Mobile Computing

B.Eng Mobile Computing

MSc Mobile Computing

MSc Mobile Computer Systems

Teaching & Learning – Mobile Systems

New Awards

BSc Mobile Computing

BSc Mobile Computing

BSc Mobile Phone Technology

BSc Mobile Device Technology

BSc Mobile and Wireless Business Systems

BSc Wireless Networking Technology

MSc Mobile Computing

MSc Mobile Computer Systems

MSc Mobile Computing (Distance Learning)

• On-going developments to extend the provision and delivery

Level 3 Undergraduate

• CE00331-3 Advanced Programming Language Concepts (requires prior knowledge of java and/or C++ to Level 2 standard)

• CE00333-3 Algorithms (requires prior knowledge of java to at least Levedard)• CE00329-3 Distributed Computer Systems (requires prior knowledge of C

and hardware and software systems/architecture/operating systems to Level 2 standard)

• CE00874-3 Enterprise Applications with Java Enterprise Edition (requires prior knowledge of java)

• CE00925-3 Further Programming for Mobile and Handheld Devices (requires prior knowledge/experience of programming for mobile devices to level 2 standard)

• CE00404-3 Malicious Software and Security Programming (requires prior knowledge of C and software systems/architecture/operating systems to Level 1 standard)

• CE00870-3 Real-Time Systems (requires prior knowledge of java)• CE00871-3 Safety Critical and Embedded Systems ( requires prior

knowledge of java)

Level M Postgraduate

• CE00219-M Image Processing • CE00539-M Interactive 3D Graphics and VR• CE00728-M Internet Applications (requires prior knowledge of

java)• CE00213-M Mobile Applications and Systems (requires prior

knowledge of java and [C++ and/or C#])• CE00214-M Mobile Computer Communication Systems• CE00731-M Network Systems and Technologies (requires prior

knowledge of java and C)• CE00204-M Object Oriented Software Systems Engineering 

Research

• Mobile Fusion Centre

• Centre for Information Intelligence and Security Systems (CIISS)

• Staffordshire Centre for Energy Efficient Systems (SCEES)

• Centre for Media, Arts and Technology (C-MAT)

Mobile Fusion CentreFusing All Applied Centres

Energy Security Health

Entertainment

Information & Knowledge management

Mobile Fusion

Mobile Networks & Distributed Control

Engineering Mechanical/Electronics/Electrical

Digital Signal/Vision Processing

Applications

KnowledgeManagement

IS/IT for StrategicManagement

Artificial Intelligence

Information & Knowledge Management (IKM)

Intelligent DecisionSupport

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Mobile FusionDistributed control, Mobile networks

Mobile Fusion Centre

• Core members: – Prof. Hongnian Yu, Dr Anthony Atkins, Dr Alison

Carrington, Sam Wane, Dr Justin Champion, Dr Mohammad N Patwary, Prof. James F. O'Kane

– Khawar Hameed, Tony Bowers, Guy Peters, Stephen Silk

– 15 PhD and Mres Research Students• The Mobile Fusion ARC will have the following

three key themes:– Applications of Intelligent Mobile and Wireless Sensor

Technology– Robotics and Human Adaptive Mechatronics– Intelligent Tracking and Auditing Systems in

Environment, Manufacturing Systems, Supply Chains and Logistics

Sample Projects run at Mobile Fusion Centre• West Midlands Mobile and Wireless (AWM)• UK-Japan: Human Adaptive Mechatronics (EPSRC)• Funding to enable the MCDS research group to participate in EU FP7

consortia)• Applications of exact solutions for confined systems (EPSRC)• Collaborative Training Account: Staffordshire University (EPSRC)  • Control Theory and Industrial Applications of Discrete Event Dynamics

Systems (Royal Society/CAS)• UK-China: Intelligent Automation, Computing and Manufacturing,

(EPSRC)• Euro-ASia CollaboraTions and NetWorking in Information Engineering

System Technology, FP6 Asia-Link• Combined Adaptive and Robust Methods for Real-Time Control of

Mechanical Linkage Systems (EPSRC)• Try 3G - Development and Support of Mobile and Wireless Applications

in the West Midlands (Advantage West Midlands)• Project Based Learning Using Web 2.0 Technology for Engineering

Education (Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation)• Mobile Technology for Business Advantage West Midlands)• West Midlands Unplug (Innovative actions)• Mobile Fusion (HEIF4)

Sample of PhD research projects

• Networked control systems over MANETs (Chris Harding) • Closed loop control over ad-hoc network (M Shahidul Hasan) • Modelling and control of an autonomous intelligent capsubot

(Yang Liu) • Development of a propulsion system for capsubots (Sam

Wane) • Placement of Objects in a Dynamic Environment (Justin

Champion) • Trajectory prediction for 3G systems (Carolin Bauer) • Mobile supply chain management (Xin Zheng) • Application of knowledge hub and RFID technology in auditing

and tracking of plasterboard for environment recycling and waste disposal (Lizong Zhang)

• Investigation of RFID Enabled Optimization Road Transport Logistics (Noppon Choosri )

Collaborations• International

– EPSRC HAM project – Universities of Tokyo Denki University, Okayama, Nagoya, Ritsumeikan, Sofia, Tsukubar, Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

– Royal Society link project – Chinese Academy of Science– EU Asia-link project – Universities of Lyon 2, Chiangmai, Shanghai Jiaotong, and Kantipur

Engineering College – EPSRC interact project (Links with China on Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management) -

Chinese Academy of Sciences; Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong, Shanghai, and Shanghai Maritime

• National – EPSRC HAM project – Universities of Sheffield, Loughborough, Essex, Open, West of England

and King’s College London– EU Asia-link project – Bradford University– WMMW project – Universities of Birmingham, Coventry, Staffordshire, Warwick and

Wolverhampton– EPSRC interact project– Universities of Huddersfield, Loughborough, Brunel, Liverpool, Hull,

Nottingham and Central Lancashire– EPSRC UK-China network on Intelligent Automation, Computing and Manufacturing project –

Universities of Manchester, Warwick, Huddersfield, Leicester, Essex, Liverpool, Glasgow , Liverpool John Moores, Salford, De Montfort University, Loughborough , Newcastle, Derby

• Industry– WMMW project - O2, Wit Systems, JCB, Leica, 30 SMEs– CTA project – JCB, Lanner Group– CTA project – Grenville Engineering (GE) Ltd ( 2 CTA projects: 1 optimisation based simulation of

GE manufacturing system; 2 RFID monitor system)– CTA project – Data Driven Logistics

Commercial & Enterprise

• We are a business-oriented organisation focused on the needs of SMEs, industry, communities and public sector agencies. We have a long history with businesses, both large and small, helping them to realise their goals. Our knowledge and facilities are available to help organisations to innovate, create and succeed.

• Our motto is ‘Create the Difference’ - and this is exactly what we achieve in our commercial and enterprise work by effecting

positive changes in people’s lives.  

Mobile Computing and Distributed Control SystemsDistributed Wireless robot control systems

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JCB Excavator Capsule robotHumanoid

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1. To establish and lead developments in mobile and wireless technology

2. To establish partnerships with industry, focusing on the development of mobile and wireless computing

3. To enhance the visibility and reputation of Staffordshire University, and collaborating partners, as being committed to leading edge developments in academia and industry

Teaching/Learning Commercial/Enterprise

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