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WELCOME TO THE 2020 E&T INNOVATION AWARDS

This is our opportunity to recognise and celebrate the very best new innovations across the breadth of engineering and technology. These sectors are increasingly fast moving and our ability to innovate is essential to engineering a better world.

We recognise that this is a strange year for everyone and amid the growing uncertainty with Covid-19, we made the necessary switch from red carpet to virtual event so that we continue to showcase the passion, commitment and innovation in engineering and technology today.

As these awards show, engineering and technology are more important now than ever and the engineers and technicians who work across these sectors continue to solve many of the world’s greatest challenges. The IET has just started to celebrate its 150th anniversary year and we will be marking it by sharing the stories of these difference makers with the world.

We have made a number of exciting changes to this year’s awards. Previously known as the IET Innovation Awards, we have rebranded as the E&T Innovation Awards. E&T is the IET’s award-winning monthly magazine for professional engineers and we have aligned the content our members read and enjoy every day with a celebratory event recognising the amazing innovations happening around the world.

This year we have also introduced an Advisory Board to provide expert opinion and independent guidance, ensuring the E&T Innovation Awards remain current, relevant and engaging, with the purpose of celebrating the very best in innovation across engineering and technology.

We are committed to championing a progressive, diverse and inclusive sector and have introduced four new awards to celebrate the brilliance of people within engineering and technology - the Best Diversity and Inclusion Impact Award, Tech for Good Award, Global Challenge Award and the E&T Leader of the Year Award. We have received some remarkable entries covering a broad range of subjects and individuals. All the entries you will hear about today have the potential to make real improvements to modern society, demonstrating the innovation and imagination of engineers and technicians worldwide as they tackle economic and social challenges.

I congratulate all of the finalists and wish them the very best of luck – it is an achievement in itself to have reached this stage. Each award category has its own panel of judges who are all experts in their fields and have chosen the finalists and winners. Thank you to all our judges for giving their time to this worthwhile activity.

Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support, for which we are very grateful.

I hope you all enjoy the 2020 E&T Innovation Awards ceremony.

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Welcome 2

Contents and Your Hosts 3

Advisory Board 4

Sponsors and Supporters 9

The 2020 FinalistsVisionary Award for Protecting Society & Saving Lives 11Outstanding Innovation in Communications & IT Award 13Small Idea, Big Impact: Global Challenge Award 15Outstanding Innovation in Digital Health and Social Care Award 17Outstanding Innovation in Future Power & Energy Award 19Excellence in Creating a Smarter World Award 21Outstanding Innovation in Manufacturing 4.0 Award 22Excellence in R&D Award 23Excellence in Intelligent Systems Award 25Excellence in Cyber Security Award 26Excellence in Model-Based Engineering Award 27Visionary Award for Sustainable Planet 29Future Unicorn Award 31Best Diversity and Inclusion Impact Award 33TechforGood and E&T Leader of the Year Awards 35

Chairs and Judges 36

Contacts 55

Dates for your diary 56

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Our Advisory Board plays an important role in setting the strategic direction of the E&T Innovation Awards by providing expert opinion and independent guidance. This ensures the E&T Innovation Awards remain current, relevant and engaging with the purpose of celebrating the very best in innovation in engineering and technology.

WITH THANKS TO OUR E&T INNOVATION AWARDS ADVISORY BOARD

Charles Adler Designer, Technologist and Entrepreneur

Designer, Entrepreneur and Technologist with a slant toward architecture, the future, creative independence and a world driven more globally by people.

Charles is a social entrepreneur, Co-founder and former Head of Design at Kickstarter, and Founder of Lost Arts.

Kickstarter, the ground-breaking crowdfunding platform, revolutionized how creative projects are funding globally.

Lost Arts, a new experiment in the future of creative work, aims to drive innovation through open support of creativity.

As a leading entrepreneur and designer, his work ranges from systems design to interaction and community design, interface design to information architecture.

In 2013 he was named as one of Forbes Magazine’s Top 12 Most Disruptive Figures in Business.

Charles co-founded Kickstarter in 2009 shaping it into the world’s largest platform funding independent creative endeavours. Since it’s inception, Kickstarter has raised over $2bn from over 6.4m people for over 75,000 successful projects ranging from computer games to music albums, technology, fashion, educational projects and full length feature films.

Charles previously co-founded the online art publication Subsystence, and founded Source ID, where he operated as Principal Creative Director from 2003 to 2009.

Kate Bellingham has had what is best described as a ‘portfolio’ career.

With a degree in Physics, an MSc in Electronics and GTP teaching qualifications, she has worked as a computer programmer, broadcast engineer, TV and radio presenter (including 4 years on BBC TV’s ‘Tomorrow’s World’), secondary school maths and physics teacher and as the National Careers Coordinator for STEM (Science,

Technology, Engineering and Maths). A passionate champion for women’s opportunities in engineering, Kate has been awarded seven honorary doctorates and the University of Hertfordshire’s new student accommodation, Bellingham Court, has been named after her.

Kate Bellingham Broadcaster, Engineer and Champion for Women in STEM






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Dr Poppy Crum is a neuroscientist and technologist. She is Chief Scientist at Dolby Laboratories and an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University in the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics and the Program in Symbolic Systems.

At Dolby, Poppy directs the growth of internal science. She is responsible for integrating neuroscience and sensory data science into algorithm design, technological development, and technology strategy. At Stanford, her work focuses on the impact and feedback potential of modern technologies including gaming and immersive environments such as Augmented and Virtual Reality on neuroplasticity and learning.

Poppy is a U.S. vice-chair to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a member of the Consumer Technology Association’s Executive Board, and a former member of the Defense Science Research Council (DSRC) of DARPA. Prior to joining Dolby Laboratories Poppy was Research Faculty in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine where her neurophysiological research focused on understanding the neural correlates of how we hear in a complex acoustic environment and the functional circuitry that supports human sensory perception.

Poppy is a Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society. She is a 2018 recipient of the Advanced Imaging Society’s Distinguished Leadership Award, a 2017 recipient of the Consumer Technology Association’s Technology and Standards Achievement Award for work towards the introduction of over-the-counter hearing-aid devices, and has been named to Billboard Magazine’s 100 most influential female executives in the music industry. She has numerous patents both published and issued. She is a frequent speaker including at TED, SXSW, IEEE, TNW, WIRED, on topics related to the intersection of human experience, artificial intelligence, sensory data-science, and immersive technologies. Poppy is on a mission to build technologies that break out of one-size-fits all solutions. She believes the technology we surround ourselves in everyday paired with ML and AI can uniquely enhance human capability, wellness, and our interactions with each other and our environments.

Dr Poppy Crum Chief Scientist Dolby Laboratories, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University

An award winning Computer Scientist, Technology Evangelist and Digital Skills Expert, Professor Sue Black was awarded an OBE for “services to technology” in the 2016 Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.

She is Professor of Computer Science and Technology Evangelist in the Department of Computer Science at Durham University, a UK government advisor, thought leader, Trustee at Comic Relief, social entrepreneur, writer and public speaker. Sue set up the UK’s first online network for women in tech BCSWomen in 1998 and led the campaign to save Bletchley Park. Sue’s first book Saving Bletchley Park details the social media campaign

she led to save Bletchley Park from 2008-2011, it has been an Amazon UK bestseller.

Sue didn’t have a traditional start to her career. She left home and school at 16, married at 20 and had three children by the age of 23. A single parent at 25 she went to university, gained a degree in computing then a PhD in software engineering. Sue now has four children and three grandchildren.

Professor Sue Black OBETechnology Evangelist, Digital Skills Expert, Entrepreneur and Professor of Computer Science, Durham University






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Professor Danielle George MBE FIET President, The Institution of Engineering and Technology

Danielle Amanda George MBE is a Professor of Radio frequency engineering at Manchester University (UK) in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) and Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning.

Danielle started her career working a Jodrell Bank Observatory as a senior microwave engineer. The next step on her career saw her take a role as lecturer in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

In 2014, Danielle was promoted to Professor at the age of only 38 being one of the youngest professors in Manchester University.

Her work sees her as the UK lead for amplifiers in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope and she has worked with NASA and the European Space Agency on the development of instrumentation for researchers exploring the Big Bang.

In 2014 Danielle become only the 6th women in 189 years to present the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures.

Chris Hayhurst CEng MIET Consulting Manager, MathWorks

Chris leads the MathWorks Consulting Services organisation in Europe and Asia, managing a group of highly experienced engineers covering every aspect of technical computing capability.

Chris works with companies in many industries including automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment and agricultural, to assess and optimize their development processes, helping them to get real value from maths. Before coming to MathWorks, Chris was involved in

the modelling, simulation and design of future flight control systems for helicopters. Chris is also active in encouraging engineering and computing in schools through STEM Ambassadors and Code Club.

Dickon Ross is Editor-in-Chief of Engineering & Technology magazine, the UK-based award-winning magazine for engineers who are members of the IET.

Dickon is an award-winning editor and creative manager with experience of both consumer and business magazines.

Dickon Ross Editor-in-Chief, E&T Magazine






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Fran Scott is the Science Content Developer at the Royal Institution and has been listed in The Progress 1000 London’s most influential people. A scientist by training and an engineer at heart, Fran uses her knowledge to entertain and excite audiences of stage and screen. She is best known for her playful (and often fiery) demonstrations on the CBBC show Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom.

Struck by the lack of female scientist role models on children’s TV, Fran set about changing that. After working behind-the-scenes for many years on hit programmes such as Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab, Bang Goes the Theory and Horizon, Fran then made the move to in-front of camera. She has since presented eight series for CBBC, six series for BBC Learning Zone, and one for BBC Worldwide. For Fran, science and entertainment is at the heart of what she does, and this seems to have struck a chord with those wanting informative and yet engaging factual programmes, with her shows becoming successes across the globe and receiving numerous recognitions including four BAFTA nominations, a JAPAN prize nomination and a RTS award.

Recently, Fran has been moving into more adult-focused programming, with More 4’s Department of

Complaints and the new series of Lego Masters for Channel 4. With her own production company, Great Scott! Productions, she writes and produces high-octane shows for clients such as Google for Education, Mishkat Science Centre, Siemens and National Grid. As the Science Content Producer at the Royal Institution, Fran also heads up the demonstration team in their world famous Christmas Lectures. Balancing entertainment with education, Fran manages to inject her demonstrations with narrative and humour to make them as enjoyable as they are informative, leading her to present with many well-known names including Richard Hammond, Prof. Robert Winston, Prof. Brian Cox, and of course, Dick and Dom!

Finally, Fran also writes science content for print, as columnist for both National Geographic Kids and The Week Junior, as well as contributing to Huffington Post.

Fran ScottMaker, Presenter, Pyrotechnician

Kevin Warwick is Emeritus Professor at Reading and Coventry Universities. His research areas are artificial intelligence, biomedical systems, robotics and cyborgs. Kevin is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the IET who has published over 600 research papers.

His experiments into implant technology led to him being the cover story on the US magazine, ‘Wired’. He achieved the world’s first direct electronic communication between two human nervous systems, the basis for thought communication. He has been awarded higher doctorates (DSc) by Imperial College and the Czech Academy of Sciences. He received the IET Mountbatten Medal, the

Ellison-Cliffe Medal from the Royal Society of Medicine and presented the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. In 2014 he was elected to membership of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and in 2018 he was elected to the International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences.

Professor Kevin Warwick CEng FIETEmeritus Professor, Reading and Coventry Universities






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Dr Shini Somara Mechanical Engineer, Presenter and Media Broadcaster

Engineers are passionate about finding solutions and Dr Shini Somara is no exception. She qualified as a Mechanical Engineer and Fluid Dynamicist early in her career, and her thirst for knowledge and curiosity sent her traveling around the globe discovering cutting-edge science, technology and innovation. Shini translates what she finds into inspiring and engaging television for all ages, and is a spirited advocate for the fascinating work in pushing the boundaries of scientific and technological progress.

Dr Shini Somara translates cutting-edge science into warm-hearted and engaging television. She has always enjoyed demystifying the secrets behind pioneering technology and innovation. Her work can be seen on a variety of television networks including the BBC, BBC World News, BBC America, Sky and Discovery and PBS Digital Studios. Shini is now based in London, where she produces and reports for CGTN Europe. Between 2013-2016, Shini hosted TechKnow for Al Jazeera America from Los Angeles.

Shini’s fascination for innovation is insatiable and diverse. She has reported on subjects including Dark Matter Detection, Quantum Computing, Climate Change, and Nuclear Fusion. Shini feels most comfortable putting herself in the middle of an experiment or interacting with the technology to provide a far more effective explanation, as seen on explainer videos for Dyson and The Okay, but How Show for Sprint Telecom Business. Shini hosted Crash Course: Physics (2016) and Crash Course:

Engineering (2018) for PBS Digital. She is passionate about enthusing people into STEM.

Shini began her career as a mechanical engineer from Brunel University (London), completing a Bachelors of Engineering (BEng(Hons)) and then an Engineering Doctorate (EngD). Shini specialised in Fluid Dynamics, where algorithms and computers simulate how gases and liquids flow. This expertise enables engineers to better design aircraft wings and Formula1 cars for example.

Concerned with the lack of women in STEM subjects, Shini has also launched a weekly podcast called Scilence in 2018, which features many of the female scientists she has met throughout her career. Scilence provides a safe place for women to share their experiences and wisdom in navigating careers in traditionally male-dominated industries. During her speech at the United Nations in February 2017 for ‘Women and Girls in Science’ day, Shini highlighted the importance of role-models and is an Imperial College Mentor for female students in engineering.


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The Protecting Society & Saving Lives category has been designed to recognise the inherently innovative activity of emergency services, sailors, soldiers, aircrew and marines from around the world.

This category seeks to recognise a member or a team within the armed forces or emergency services, who has developed an innovative concept or delivered an innovative product that has had the greatest impact in enhancing operational capability, improving conditions for personnel or increasing environmental sustainability of operations.

JHubMed & Army Medical Services (1 Div)Trial of Pando medical messaging to supported deployed healthcare

With Pando installed on a work or personal phone/tablet it is now possible for military user to see the availability of military colleagues in realtime and to request advice with instant message to specialist teams, enabling the first available specialist to respond, faster than before.

Durham UniversityTesting the Screener: Novel 3D Threat Image Projection for Next Generation Aviation Security

The innovation is an algorithm that performs realistic threat image projection (TIP) in 3D volumetric imagery and is the first algorithm to combine bespoke volume segmentation, particle swarm optimisation and finally metal artefact generation that is indistinguishable from originally occurring threat items.

JHubMed, Defence Medical Academy, Microsoft and KBR Mixed Reality Clinical Trainer (MRCT): simulating complex chemical poisoning symptoms in Military training

The Defence Medical Academy (DMA) worked closely with KBR and Microsoft to generate the world’s first mixed reality clinical simulator aimed at diagnosing and treating chemical poisoning.

JHubMedAugmented Reality Technology to Enable reMote Integrated Surgery for Defence (ARTEMIS – UK)

JubMed and Project LARA have worked closely with an SME (Proximie) to deliver a telemedicine system supporting surgical teams deployed overseas in Field Hospitals/Hospital ships. This is a transformational capability leap - and provides a networked surgical telemedicine solution which was easy to set up, small and lightweight, simple to use with minimal lag and consistent high picture/ sound quality.

Creative Help Ltd, Nith Inshore Rescue, University of StrathclydeSafe Passage – Mapping navigable channels for safer shipping

This system uses satellite data fused in an Artificial Intelligence (AI) framework to map dangerous estuaries and automatically detect changes in channel locations. “Safe Passage” will then deliver a change detection alert and updated map of channel location to Digital Navigation Charts (DNC) in use as navigation aids in vessels across the world.

VISIONARY AWARD FOR PROTECTING SOCIETY & SAVING LIVES

Sponsored by Ministry of DefenceDefence Innovation Directorate is part of Ministry of Defence. Defence Innovation Directorate is one of the central enablers to innovation in defence, ensuring the Armed Forces maintain military advantage over ever evolving global threats. Defence Innovation plays a key role in allowing the Armed Forces to acquire the best warfighting capabilities, implement better and more agile processes and to empower a culture that is innovative by instinct.






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Showcasing great communication, this award will reward an organisation pushing the boundaries in the communications and IT sectors.

Innovations that are demonstrably capable of commercial exploitation and or provide advantages for society at large were reflected in this category.

Darwin College, University of CambridgeJade: An AI-enabled low-cost digital stethoscope

Jade is the first at-home stethoscope of its kind that provides a world-beating solution at a low cost. It is a completely open-source telehealth product for public welfare and is a totally affordable yet radical new approach that combines AIoT and medical technology to catapult the traditional stethoscope into a revolutionized phase of usage.

Darwin College, University of CambridgeLoris: An AI-enabled Open-Source Scan-to-Twin System

Loris is an open-source one-stop system to digitally twin an existing asset into a semantically enriched model from point clouds. It is developed for real application scenarios for the global asset management market, especially those in less developed countries, and combines hardware and software, aiming to efficiently twin an asset for operational and management purposes with a minimum cost and minimum human intervention.

Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyTechniques, Equipments and Platforms of Multiplexed Emergency Visual Communications for Rescue Actions in Disasters

A series of methods, equipments and platforms cooperatively gather and share information on the disaster spot, in a manner of multiplexed transmission via multi-channels. It provides a low-cost, multi-access, wide-range, and high-bandwidth network for all types of wireless terminals on the disaster spot.

JHubMedAugmented Reality Technology to Enable reMote Integrated Surgery for Defence (ARTEMIS - UK)

JubMed and Project LARA have worked closely with an SME (Proximie) to deliver a telemedicine system supporting surgical teams deployed overseas in Field Hospitals/Hospital ships. This is a transformational capability leap and provides a networked surgical telemedicine solution which was easy to set up, small and lightweight, simple to use with minimal lag and consistent high picture/sound quality.

Team ChemDataExtractor: for Molecular Engineering at the University of CambridgeArtificial Intelligence to Serve Data-driven Materials Discovery

We have employed ChemDataExtractor to auto-generate materials databases, to enable data-driven materials discovery for energy sustainable applications, focusing on photovoltaic, battery, optical, magnetic and catalytic materials. Each open-source database takes about two years to construct, in contrast to manually curated databases that would take many lifetimes. The auto-generated optical and magnetic databases led directly to data-driven materials discovery for solar-cell applications in 2019 and for magnetic refrigeration to store hydrogen fuel in 2020.

OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN COMMUNICATIONS & IT AWARD

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When faced with a challenge like responding to a global pandemic, there are strong incentives to accelerate innovation and put new technology to the test.

In response to Covid-19, we’ve seen many examples of innovation, including technology powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to help track the outbreak, clean hospitals, deliver supplies and develop vaccines. We’ve seen how big data platforms can be mobilised quickly and transparently and be a force for good.

AyeAI ConsultingAyeAM Autonomous Ambulance

AyeAI autonomous ambulance is self-contained and equipped with medical telepresence robot, Telemedicine Modalities Autonomous Vehicle Platform, that allow a remote physician to treat patients as if in their clinic. The design is in line with guidelines for constructing ambulances, for land vehicles, and the Al is tuned for autonomous driving and navigation in off-road conditions.

Darwin College, University of CambridgeJade: An AI-enabled low-cost digital stethoscope

Jade is the first at-home stethoscope of its kind that provides a world-beating solution at a low cost. It is a completely open-source telehealth product for public welfare and is a totally affordable yet radical new approach that combines AIoT and medical technology to catapult the traditional stethoscope into a revolutionized phase of usage.

Oreoluwa GriffithsChewing Gum for Covid-19 testing

The main idea for this test is based on the idea that the virus can be detected in sufficient quantities for diagnosis in patient’s saliva. Since Covid-19 has been shown to exist on plastic surfaces for up to 80 hours (plastic being the main component of chewing gum), utilising simple chewing gum for the collection of sufficient amounts of saliva for viable testing is a suitable solution. Through the use of chewing gum, rapid, remote and early sample collection could be achieved.

OxVent – University of Oxford, Kings College London, Smith & NephewThe OxVent, rapid design & manufacture low cost Ventilator for Covid-19

The OxVent is a rapid manufacture low cost volume controlled ventilator for Covid-19. The aim was to design, test and distribute an easy to manufacture ventilator solution in order to rapidly upscale critical care infrastructure to meet the projected patient requirement for the pandemic. The aim was also to utilise components not required of industry standard systems, so as to relieve the logistical pressure on existing manufacturing efforts.

VentilatorChallengeUK ConsortiumProducing ventilators for the NHS

The consortium’s sole objective was to build ventilators swiftly and safely to meet the national need. VCUK progressed two ventilators (Smiths ParaPAC plus and the Penlon ESO 2) and worked collaboratively to establish new production sites and seven new sub-assembly sites around the country which were designed and operational within three weeks.

Versarien PLC Graphene-based technology for large scale manufacture of antiviral (PPE) materials and surfaces

Responding to the global pandemic, our subsidiaries, 2-DTech Ltd. and Cambridge Graphene Ltd., developed a graphene-based technology that can be easily incorporated into textiles and other polymer materials providing them with enhanced antiviral properties. These graphene-enhanced textiles/polymers were used to develop antiviral facemasks and medical garments with enhanced performance, durability and comfortability.

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Rapid engineering development and adoption of technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, 3D printing, medical devices, data science and robotics is changing the way we live day-to-day life and will drive future healthcare engineering projects.

AidocAI algorithm that assists radiologists in identifying medical abnormalities

Aidoc’s innovation is a suite of AI algorithms that support and enhance the impact of radiologist diagnostic power, helping them expedite patient treatment and improve quality of care. The solution reduces turnaround time and increases quality and efficiency by flagging acute anomalies in real time. Radiologists benefit from the deep learning technology that runs behind the scenes, enabling them to focus on the diagnosis itself.

4Blind4Blind for limitless abilities

The device allows communication by means of synthesized voice with people who can speak and hear and access all the features of a touch-screen phone. Using the Perkins 6 keyboard, a deafblind person can type and read text. The process of communication begins with typing by pressing the six main buttons and the text is entered on the principle of Braille.

Shadow Robot The Tactile Telerobot: the world’s first smart haptic telerobot hand for hands-on healthcare

The Tactile Telerobot has been developed as a safety and mission-critical tool for environments such as pharma sterile labs and the need for this technology is exacerbated by Covid-19. The technology allows key workers to perform intricate lab tasks at a safe distance without having to physically be in the lab and without having to wait on, or work long hours in, cumbersome PPE.

University of QueenslandNon-invasive Skin Cancer Detection System

This innovation presents an efficient, low-cost and non-invasive near-field system that can detect skin cancers at an early-stage without the need to extract any skin sample. The millimetre-waves based imaging system utilises a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) probe to emit and receive signals at high frequencies.

University of Portsmouth and Chailey Heritage Foundation Embedded intelligent real-time digital systems to enhance the use of powered-wheelchairs

Work at Portsmouth University and Chailey Heritage has resulted in new embedded and real-time intelligent digital systems for powered wheelchairs that include: effort-reduction, predictive and interactive assistance and collision avoidance; so children can drive for longer and in some cases for the first time.

OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN DIGITAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE AWARD






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The power & energy generation and distribution industry is facing new challenges at an exponential rate. Within this new frontier, technology is an exciting area where new and better solutions are constantly being devised.

NG BaileyPOC-MAST: Creating viable solutions for connecting to a distribution network

The Point of Connection Mast (POC-MAST) offers a viable alternative solution for connecting projects to a distribution network. Designed to meet the technical advancements in the generation, load and battery storage markets, POC-MAST offers a faster and more cost-effective means of connecting. It also has significant health and safety, and environmental benefits.

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Open Energi’s optimisation platform, Dynamic Demand 2.0, uses artificial intelligence to automatically optimise a network of distributed energy resources to radically reduce energy costs and provide reliable, real-time flexibility to enable a 100% renewable energy system. The innovation will provide ancillary services to National Grid, while at the same time optimising the battery to maximise on-site consumption of co-located renewable generation.

Best.Energy Eniscope: the world’s most complete Energy Management System

Eniscope is an energy measurement and analysis system for commercial and industrial buildings. It collects a continuous, real-time stream of fine-grained data about a company’s consumption of gas, water and electricity. Via an intuitive, cloud-based interface, the data is analysed to discover the true patterns of consumption, site-wide.

PVStop International Pty Ltd PV Stop - Making Solar Energy Safe

PVStop is the only solution available that can “switch off” and safely deactivate the power produced by solar PV systems in all weather conditions. It eliminates the risk of high voltage DC electrocution by coating the panels with a light blocking agent, shutting down the solar PV system in seconds. Once a threat has been eliminated, PVStop can simply be peeled off without causing any damage to the system for up to 12 months after application.

UK Power NetworksUK Power Networks’ innovation project Powerful-CB is opening the door to a new wave of low carbon energy in London.

This device, a metal box about the size of a transit van, is the world’s first and fastest electronic circuit breaker. It can detect and protect from a fault on the electricity network in just four-thousands of a second (0.0004s); 20 times faster than any existing circuit breaker on the market. The device makes it easier and cheaper for low-carbon energy technologies such as wind, solar and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) units to connect to our network.

OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN FUTURE POWER & ENERGY AWARD

Sponsored by National GridNational Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) owns and maintains the high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales. That includes over 7,200 kilometres of overhead line, 2,280 kilometres of underground cable and 346 substations.

We move electricity from where it’s generated, down the ‘motorway’ of the electricity system, to our direct customers and to the distribution companies who deliver that power to homes and businesses. We play a vital role in connecting millions of people to the energy they use, safely, reliably and efficiently

Through transformational engineering, we are helping our country to achieve its green targets, including by ensuring our network gives fair access to cleaner sources of energy. The transition to a low carbon economy is one of the defining issues of the 21st century, and we can’t make a bigger difference in today’s, or tomorrow’s, world than to create a road to net zero.






At Frazer-Nash we use our skills and talents to ensure a sustainable future for society. Our work helps deliver a safe and secure world, where natural resources are conserved, and clean energy is available to all. And we focus on actions to reduce climate change; supporting rapid and far-reaching transformations in the delivery of energy, security, industry and transport.

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At Frazer-Nash, we harness creativity and innovation to help create

a smarter world…

...that’s why we’re proud to support The E&T Innovation Awards –

celebrating the very best of science, engineering and technology.

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

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Smarter power grids, smarter food systems, smarter water, smarter healthcare, smarter traffic systems, smarter buildings... the list is endless, however, all have one thing in common – building smarter systems, which have measurable benefits for companies and communities in the world we live in.

Archimedes Research LimitedThe Em1 Microscope: Portable, Powerful, Digital-Enabled Microscopy

The Em1 microscope meets an urgent need for a robust, portable, affordable field microscope capable of assisting the diagnoses of a range of tropical diseases either in the field or remotely via digital interfaces. It combines leading-edge optical engineering with a robust and simple-to-use chassis interfaceable with smart phones to deliver high specification microscopy up to 1000x magnification.

MagwayMagway pipes delivering the future today

Combining tried tested technology and its own international patents, the vehicles fit in small-diameter pipes of only 0.9m with the small size lowering upfront capital investment and impact from a planning perspective. The vehicles are powered by linear motors, which are highly reliable as they contain no moving parts within the drivetrain and have low operating and maintenance costs.

MTR Corporation LimitedSmart Junction: All-in-one Solution for Enhancing Light Rail Transit Safety

Smart Junction is an all-in-one integrated solution that comprises of Video Analytic Module (VAM), CCTV system, Audio Warning System and On-board Train Management System, tailor-made for detecting hazards, providing real-time alerts to Train Captains, passengers, road users as well as staffs at Light Rail Transit (LRT) control centre and enabling on-board automatic braking application under emergency condition.

University of Portsmouth and Chailey Heritage FoundationSmart technology to enhance the use of powered-wheelchairs using intelligent systems

Work at Portsmouth University and Chailey Heritage has resulted in new embedded and real-time intelligent digital systems for powered wheelchairs that include: effort-reduction, predictive and interactive assistance and collision avoidance; so children can drive for longer and in some cases for the first time.

Vertical AerospaceVertical Aerospace’s air taxi, enabling electric flight for everyone.

Vertical’s innovation is in creating pioneering all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft which can carry up to four passengers and one pilot, travelling speeds of up to 150mph at distances of 100 miles. The aircraft themselves work through battery powered electric motors and distributed propulsion and they will be certified to aerospace standards.

EXCELLENCE IN CREATING A SMARTER WORLD AWARD

Sponsored by Frazer-Nash ConsultancyFrazer-Nash is a leading systems, engineering and technology company. We help organisations deliver innovative engineering and technology solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable.

With over 800 employees, we work from a network of 11 UK and four Australian locations. Our people apply their expertise to develop, enhance and protect our clients’ critical assets, systems and processes.

We use our skills and talents to ensure a sustainable future for society. Our work helps deliver a safe and secure world, where natural resources are conserved, and clean energy is available to all. And we focus on actions to reduce climate change; supporting rapid and far-reaching transformations in the delivery of energy, security, industry, and transport.






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This award celebrates innovation in designing, developing and making the things people need. Our focus is to recognise the work, leadership and transformation of those companies that are committed to innovation and adapt to the new era of Industry 4.0.

AidriversAI enabled autonomous retrofitting solution for industrial mobility automation

The autonomous retrofitting systems includes hardware, sensors and robotics with software which can be applied to any vehicle and crane (particularly in the seaport industry) for autonomous operations including enabling solutions like AIRS -drive-by-wire retrofitting and autonomous intelligent retrofitting system with responsive vehicle drive manager designed for complex vehicles and engines.

Mid UK RecyclingVolumetric Sensor

On the belts of a waste recycling and recovered waste fuel production plant, these innovative units use an ultrasonic sensor to measure the height to the material with millimetre accuracy and a doppler radar unit to detect the belt moving. The information is processed in an Arduino mega 2560 which also has a web server that allows the parameters to be adjusted across the network.

TG0 Touch, gesture, pressure and deformation sensing smart materials

TG0 offers a platform technology replacing electronic sensor networks with one flexible conductive material that senses touch. The resulting material produces three-dimensional controls that are ergonomic, intuitive and engaging. The material is uniformly moulded and no mechanism is housed within either. Instead, the electrical signal output is generated through touch and transmitted to a microprocessor for analysis.

3D Microfluidics LLCHybrid Laser Printing

The proprietary Hybrid Laser Printing (HLP) technology will enable quick, cost-effective, and scalable printing of precision microfluidic devices with channel dimensions 1-25μm. HLP technology can potentially replace the current gold standard of photolithography and provide a new way to manufacture high-resolution microfluidics devices.

OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN MANUFACTURING 4.0 AWARD






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Entries included innovative emerging technologies from R&D departments within industry and academia. Innovations submitted to this category ranged from a product to a specific feature of a product. The product itself may be mass-produced or custom-made, but all were in working, marketable condition.

Archimedes Research LimitedThe Em1 Microscope: Portable, Powerful, Digital-Enabled Microscopy

The Em1 microscope meets an urgent need for a robust, portable, affordable field microscope capable of assisting the diagnoses of a range of tropical diseases either in the field or remotely via digital interfaces. It combines leading-edge optical engineering with a robust and simple-to-use chassis interfaceable with smart phones to deliver high specification microscopy up to 1000x magnification.

Bar-Ilan University and NanodropsMaking spectacles redundant: A home-use treatment including light-based device and special eye drops

This treatment includes a home-use portable device and special eye drops, repeated every 2-3 weeks. It projects special patterns on the cornea of the user (the specific pattern is computed after the user inputs into the device his/her refraction) while those patterns ablate only the epitheliam layer of the cornea (unlike in laser surgery, the epithelium layer renews itself every few days).

Boston UniversityUltra-open, metamaterial-enabled noise silencing

A deep-subwavelength acoustic metasurface unit cell was developed with an ultra-open geometry allowing for efficient air passage, while serving as a high-performance selective sound silencer. This novel metamaterial was validated experimentally, demonstrating a reduction in the transmitted acoustic energy approaching 95%.

Durham UniversityTesting the Screener: Novel 3D Threat Image Projection for Next Generation Aviation Security

The innovation is an algorithm that performs realistic threat image projection (TIP) in 3D volumetric imagery and is the first algorithm to combine bespoke volume segmentation, particle swarm optimisation and finally metal artefact generation that is indistinguishable from originally occurring threat items.

Shadow RobotThe Tactile Telerobot - the world’s first smart haptic telerobot hand

The Tactile Telerobot is the world’s first smart haptic telerobot hand. It comprises of three key elements of remarkable engineering, Shadow Robot’s Dexterous Hand (the world’s most advanced human-like robotic hand available on the market), biomimetic tactile sensors from SynTouch (detecting everything the human finger can feel such as force, vibration, temperature) and realistic haptic feedback gloves from HaptX (feeling what the robot hands touch).

XAG R150 Unmanned Ground Vehicle: The World’s First Mass-produced Farm Robot

This innovation is a four-wheeled multifunctional, lightweight robotic platform developed to unshackle human labour from tedious, dirty farming operations on both open and rugged terrains. The robot is endowed with various kinds of superpowers, including terrain-adaptive autonomous operation, centimetre-level high accuracy navigation, 360° high-speed atomisation spraying, and AI fault prediction, that have never been achieved by its predecessors or counterparts.

EXCELLENCE IN R&D AWARD






REINFORCEMENT LEARNING

MATLAB SPEAKS

With MATLAB® and Simulink®, you can apply reinforcement

learning to robotics, autonomous driving, and other

systems. Quickly implement controllers and decision-

making algorithms, create deep neural network policies,

and model the environment and reward signals. Use

reference examples and tutorials to get started right away.

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This category recognises excellence in the development of ‘intelligent systems’, the new wave of embedded and real-time systems that are typically highly connected, have massive processing power, and perform complex functions that are often safety-critical or mission-critical.

MTR Corporation LimitedSmart Junction – All-in-one Solution for Enhancing Light Rail Transit Safety

Smart Junction is an all-in-one integrated solution that comprises of Video Analytic Module (VAM), CCTV system, Audio Warning System and On-board Train Management System. Tailor-made for detecting hazards, they provide real-time alerts to Train Captains, passengers, road users as well as staffs at Light Rail Transit (LRT) control centre and enabling on-board automatic braking application under emergency condition.

Shadow RobotThe Tactile Telerobot - the world’s first smart haptic telerobot hand

The Tactile Telerobot is the world’s first smart haptic telerobot hand. It comprises of three key elements of remarkable engineering, Shadow Robot’s Dexterous Hand (the world’s most advanced human-like robotic hand available on the market), biomimetic tactile sensors from SynTouch (detecting everything the human finger can feel such as force, vibration, temperature) and realistic haptic feedback gloves from HaptX (feeling what the robot hands touch).

Team ChemDataExtractor: for Molecular Engineering at the University of CambridgeArtificial Intelligence to Serve Data-driven Materials Discovery

We have employed ChemDataExtractor to auto-generate materials databases, to enable data-driven materials discovery for energy sustainable applications, focusing on photovoltaic, battery, optical, magnetic and catalytic materials. Each open-source database takes about two years to construct, in contrast to manually curated databases that would take many lifetimes. The auto-generated optical and magnetic databases led directly to data-driven materials discovery for solar-cell applications in 2019 and for magnetic refrigeration to store hydrogen fuel in 2020.

EXCELLENCE IN INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS AWARD

Sponsored by MathWorksMathWorks is the leading developer of mathematical computing software. MATLAB, the language of engineers and scientists, is a programming environment for algorithm development, data analysis, visualization, and numeric computation. Simulink is a block diagram environment for simulation and Model-Based Design of multidomain and embedded engineering systems.

Engineers and scientists worldwide rely on these product families to accelerate the pace of discovery, innovation, and development in automotive, aerospace, electronics, financial services, biotech-pharmaceutical, and other industries. MATLAB and Simulink are also fundamental teaching and research tools in the world’s universities and learning institutions.

Founded in 1984, MathWorks employs more than 5000 people in 16 countries, with headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, USA.






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This award recognises an organisation which is taking proactive steps to counter cyber attacks and take preventative measures to remain one-step ahead of cyber threats.

It recognises the creative thinking, engineering, people and projects that are taking on this growing threat for the benefit of the global community. In particular, innovations that have reached the stage where its potential to mitigate risk to organisations, government and individuals has been clearly identified.

BTMobius - Simulation of Malware for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Mobius began in January 2020 as a combination of traffic simulation and web-based geospatial analytics. It was developed with the aim of enabling anomaly detection in a population of mixed manual, semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. The aim is to assist in identifying vehicles that may have become compromised as well as supporting planning and decision-making processes and enables complex modelling of cyber physical traffic incidents using urban traffic data and vehicle information.

Electronics of the Future, Inc Terahertz Cyber Security Testing using Artificial Intelligence

A new terahertz Artificial Intelligence testing technique was developed for non-destructive identification of genuine integrated circuits. Even in-situ and even under bias, their response to terahertz and/or sub-terahertz radiation is measured at the circuit pins and AI algorithms are used for the response classification and interpretation.

Northumbria UniversityFlow-based Botnet Detection System through Optimised Bio-inspired Machine Learning

The innovation is the development of an intelligent botnet detection system with very high accuracy. It is innovative as it uses a flow-based and optimised-AI based approach to detect the botnets in a network with 99.8% accuracy, without knowing what is inside the packets. This software can stop botnet attacks on a network with good accuracy.

SternumSecuring IoT Devices from Within

This innovation is threefold: (i) the focus on the exploitation stage, or the point where the hacker takes advantage of a vulnerability to execute an attack; (ii) solutions are embedded directly into the binary code using patent-pending binary instrumentation technology and (iii), it enables protection from all third-party vulnerabilities within the device, even if they come in closed-source binary form.

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Tricerion LimitedFrictionless Secure Customer Authentication with Neurographic Passwords

This simple, easy to use and low-cost patented software enables frictionless secure customer authentication and addresses the economic impact of spoof phishing. It can easily digitally authenticate an individual with a proven patented solution providing frictionless Secure Customer Authentication to all, but especially to the most underserved demographic that often struggle with the technological complexity, such as the elderly, disabled or neurodiverse.

EXCELLENCE IN CYBER SECURITY AWARD






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This award recognises projects, at any stage of development, where modelling and simulation have been used in the design, implementation and test of products, especially innovative embedded systems.

BAE Systems Maritime – SubmarinesRe-designing a test component; the ice pigging of a submarine

The design process was driven by literature and discussion with the ice pigging developer Suez to ensure the design can withstand ice slurry flow without blockage. The design was then verified by model-based engineering for assurance that the restriction had been alleviated. In collaboration with BAE Aerospace, MATLAB and Simulink simulations were carried out to predict the experimental and in-situ water-based flushing responses of the original and redesigned probes.

BTMobius - Simulation of Malware for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Mobius began in January 2020 as a combination of traffic simulation and web-based geospatial analytics. It was developed with the aim of enabling anomaly detection in a population of mixed manual, semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. The aim is to assist in identifying vehicles that may have become compromised as well as supporting planning and decision-making processes and enables complex modelling of cyber physical traffic incidents using urban traffic data and vehicle information.

Emblation FEA Advanced FEA Computational Modelling: Identifying the Interaction between Microwave Energy and the Human Anatomy

The innovation relates to the development of a standardised non-ablative (finite element analysis) FEA model used for treating surface-based conditions using Emblation devices. With this model, Emblation is able to select the lesion and surrounding tissue types, the precise tissue characteristics and then optimise the treatment protocol (power, time, etc) to produce accurate thermal responses.

Nanyang Technological University, Western Sydney UniversityThe emergence of AI as an alternative to the traditional modelling of wind farms

New analytical wake models are derived from the soft computing technique, called Genetic Programming (GP) to predict wake velocities and turbulence intensity. The design of the wind farm’s appropriate layout is essential for minimizing cost and maximizing the wind farm power generation. This needs a precise wake velocity model to simulate the wake effect of the wind farm within a limited time duration.

Ocado TechnologyDASH Simulations - Where Physical and Digital Worlds Collide: From Simulated Robot Control System To True Digital Twin

DASH (Distributed Automated Storage Handling) used hundreds of AI algorithms and millions of lines of software, developed in-house using Java, to orchestrate this bot swarm, deciding bot travel routes and optimising storage bin access. We generated simulations from a database of specifications so as our warehouses evolve, we simply update the specifications and regenerate the simulation on demand. We automated simulation result analysis making it possible for even non simulation experts to derive valuable insight.

EXCELLENCE IN MODEL-BASED ENGINEERING AWARD






Futures Fund

Why support the next generation?

BECAUSE BECAUSE ENGINEERING ENGINEERING

MAKES THE WORLD MAKES THE WORLD A MORE EXCITING A MORE EXCITING PLACE TO LIVE INPLACE TO LIVE IN

Fred Akuamoah, 29IET Engineering Horizons Bursary recipient

IET Futures Fund raises money to support the next generation of engineers, to find solutions to our most pressing problemstheiet.org/futuresfund

The Institution of Engineering and Technology is registered as a Charity in England and Wales (No. 211014) and Scotland (No. SC038698). The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2AY, United Kingdom.

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This award rewards an organisation who is making significant steps to bridge the gap between an unsustainable present and a more sustainable future.

It includes innovations in fields of engineering, science and technology that demonstrate a significant contribution to sustainability or achieving a positive impact on current environmental issues and challenges.

Hogen Systems LtdWater From Air: Hogen Atmospheric Water Generation

Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG) is the process of extracting water vapour from the ambient air and rendering it safe for drinking. This allows for potable water to be produced almost anywhere in the world without the need for piping or infrastructure and eliminates the need for single use plastic bottles to be shipped to location. AWG produces no waste products and can produce water from as little as 0.26kWh per litre.

National University of Singapore, Ecoline SolarEnergy-efficent Solar-thermal Air Conditioners that Harness Heat

The team developed the next-generation of hybrid solar-thermal air conditioners, to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint associated with cooling buildings. This game-changing air conditioning technology utilises a solar thermal collector (i.e. heat collector) comprising vacuum tubes filled with a novel medium specially designed and engineered to absorb more solar energy and ambient heat.



Vertical AerospaceVertical Aerospace’s air taxi, enabling electric flight for everyone


Williams Advanced Engineering, Aerofoil EnergyF1 inspired technology helping to reduce CO2 emissions in UK supermarkets

This innovation is the deployment of aerofoil shelf edge technology (“Aerofoils”) on supermarket cabinet’s shelves which draws the cold-air curtain back into the fridge, largely eliminating cold-air spill, without creating a barrier to shopping. Consequently, Aerofoils are shown to reduce energy consumption in the fridge by up to 25%, representing significant cost savings to retailers and a major reduction in their carbon footprint.

VISIONARY AWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANET






The shortest distance between innovationand reality.

The shortest distance between innovationand reality.

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This award is a spotlight on the startups who have the potential to be the next tech giant. In particular, it’s aimed at companies who go beyond the “idea” stage and have evidence demonstrating that the rest of the world sees value in what they are doing.

Bar-Ilan University and NanodropsMaking spectacles redundant: A home-use treatment including light-based device and special eye drops

This treatment includes a home-use portable device and special eye drops, repeated every 2-3 weeks. It projects special patterns on the cornea of the user (the specific pattern is computed after the user inputs into the device his/her refraction) while those patterns ablate only the epitheliam layer of the cornea (unlike in laser surgery, the epithelium layer renews itself every few days).

FeTu LimitedThe Positive Displacement Turbine will transcend how we generate, use and recover energy across all platforms

FeTu’s Positive Displacement Turbine seamlessly translate between rotational and volumetric sources, the fundamental principle of all pumps, compressors, expanders and engines. Early development work focused on the compressor application and tests delivered breakthrough results, a 15kW compressor weighing 5kg achieved 7.2:1 pressure ratio at only 1000RPM with +80% thermal efficiency whilst running oil-free.



NovosoundPushing the Limits of Ultrasound Imaging & Measurement

Unlike conventional ultrasound sensors, this new type of ultrasound sensor is flexible, extreme temperature resistant, lightweight, low profile, compact, and capable of producing high-resolution images. Overcoming one of the biggest challenges in NDT, it’s flexible phased ultrasound array enables the inspection of curved surfaces and complex geometries in aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications.

Vertical Aerospace Vertical Aerospace’s air taxi, enabling electric flight for everyone


FUTURE UNICORN AWARD

Sponsored by Arrow ElectronicsArrow Electronics guides innovation forward for over 175,000 leading technology manufacturers and service providers. With 2019 sales of $29bn, Arrow develops technology solutions that improve business and daily life.






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The Institution of Engineering and Technology is registered as a Charity in England and Wales (No. 211014) and Scotland (No. SC038698). The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AY, United Kingdom.

Join us ahead of the awards ceremony in March to find out what inspires our six YWE finalists and learn more about the amazing work they are doing to engineer a better world for us all.

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This award recognises an organisation who has rolled out an initiative which contributes to building a more diverse and inclusive engineering and technology culture, and whose work has helped make the technology industry more accessible to people from traditionally under-represented groups.

BTBT’s TechWomen programme – giving women the tools they need to compete in a traditionally male-dominated industry

This programme is designed to help women achieve their personal and professional goals. The key objectives were to increase career progression and release women’s untapped potential, to create an inclusive environment where women can thrive alongside their male colleagues and to help achieve BT’s gender ambitions of a 50% female workforce by 2030.

Emerson Innovations Portal – Your idea matters

A multi-disciplinary team has created a new process and toolset to capture and deploy innovative ideas. The impact of this Portal is company-wide with ideas relating to all aspects of operations, new product development or manufacturing initiatives to name a few. Ideas from all levels of the organisation are assessed individually by managers and the Innovation Council alike. Outstanding suggestions are recognised and publicly awarded.

Oldalone UK Click & Connect 4 All

Adapting Virtual Learning (VL), brain based learning (BBL), ICT-based managed learning environment (MLE), Assessment for all (AfL), and natural linguistic programming (NLP) have produced powerful teaching/learning for this specific group of older people from underprivileged background, whose low literacy and self-esteem issues have acted as a barrier for them to join mainstream education. This method, gave students a sense of empowerment and autonomy, increasing their confidence, while enhancing their communication skills, promoting social interaction and breading the way for a faster effective and enjoyable learning experience.

BEST DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IMPACT AWARD






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At GCHQ, we have a clear purpose - we want to help protect the UK. We work against cyber-attacks, terrorism and espionage. It’s unique work that relies on people with unique perspectives. That’s why we’ll never ask you to be anything other than yourself. For us, having

a diverse workforce isn’t a box ticking exercise, it’s an essential part of keeping the UK safe.

To fi nd out more about our variety of roles, please visit www.gchq-careers.co.uk

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TECHFORGOOD AWARD

We care about the future. That’s why we’re recognising tech that confronts problems facing our planet and society, accelerates good and transforms lives for the better.

The Judges’ TechforGood award has been selected from entries in other award categories as it has caught the judges’ eye and recognises innovators who are creating solutions which will positively enhance our lives and change the shape of the world we live in today.

Stay tuned to find out who will take home this year’s TechforGood Award.

E&T LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Strong leadership is essential for any successful organisation or project. A good leader will have a clear vision of where their organisation is going, and how to do it. They make sure that goals and priorities are clear to all, always giving the right support for them to be met.

This award recognises and celebrates an exemplary leader whose vision, passion and strategic thinking has had a real impact on their organisation or the wider industry and society, particularly over the last 12 months.

Nominated and chosen by the E&T Innovation Awards Advisory Board, stay tuned to find out who will take this year’s Award.

The Winner of the Tech For Good and E&T Leader of the Year Categories will be announced online at the E&T Innovation Awards at 4pm on 19th November 2020

TECHFORGOOD AND E&T LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Sponsored by GCHQWe’re the Government Communications Headquarters – GCHQ. We’re a world-leading intelligence, cyber and security agency with a clear purpose – to keep the UK and its citizens safe, at home, overseas, and online. Working closely with our partners, MI5 and SIS (MI6), we counter threats such as cyber-attacks, terrorism, and serious crime.

Ours is a highly technical environment, and we recruit graduates from all disciplines into a wide range of technical and engineering roles. While the work is totally unique, the skills and professional qualifications you gain will be industry standard, and transferable. Everyone benefits from personalised training, mentoring and shadowing.

Our unique work relies on people with unique perspectives and that’s why we’ll never ask you to be anything other than yourself. For us, having a diverse workforce isn’t a box ticking exercise, it’s an essential part of keeping the UK safe. So if you’re looking for a genuinely interesting career with outstanding development potential, consider GCHQ.






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Matt CoxLieutenant Commander, Royal Navy, Ministry of Defence

James PomeroyGroup Health, Safety, Environment and Security Director, Lloyd’s Register

Mamta SinghalCouncil Member, IET

Capt (RN) Keith StephensonAssistant Head, Challenge and Facilitate (Defence Innovation Unit), Ministry of Defence

Wing Commander Marcus Stow OBEMStJ Chief Operating Officer, JHubMed

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VISIONARY AWARD FOR PROTECTING SOCIETY & SAVING LIVES

Chair of judging panelStuart LawsAssistant Head in the Defence, Innovation Directorate, Ministry of Defence

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OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN COMMUNICATIONS & IT


Mark DarvillDefence Industry Partner, Defence and Security Accelerator

Kevin Denyer CEng FIET CITP FBCSIndustry Technical Leader, Industrial IBM

Kevin FosterHead of Broadband, Technical Standards and Ecosystems, BT

Nick IrelandNICC Board Secretary, NICC Standards Limited

Philip MarnickGroup Director, Spectrum Ofcom

Justin MitchelPrincipal Engineer, BBC R&D

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Chair of judging panelWill StewartVisitor, Southampton University






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Category

OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN COMMUNICATIONS & IT


Paul SiddleProgramme Manager, HCL GB Ltd

Mike TEngineering Business Lead, GCHQ

Bal VirdeeProfessor of Communications Technology, London Metropolitan University

Dr You YangHead of Information, Engineering Department, Huazhong University of Science and Technology






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Category

OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN DIGITAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE


Ian GoldingInterim CIO, (Portfolio)

Zisis KozlakidisHead, Laboratory Services and Biobanking International Agency for Research on Cancer/ World Health Organization

Cristian LinteAssistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology

Professor Paulo LisboaHead of Department of Applied Mathematics, Liverpool John Moores University

Dr Richard Theodore Grant CEngMedical Device Consultant, Isocline

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Chair of judging panelChristopher JamesProfessor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Warwick






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OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN FUTURE POWER & ENERGY

Chair of judging panelLorna BennetMechanical Engineer, Offshore Renewable Energy, Catapult


Yinka BankoleSenior Flow Assurance Engineer, Eniprogetti

Angela BeddardPrincipal Consultant – Energy & Utilities, PA Consulting

Steve BirdISO55001 Global Lead, Stantec

Ozak EsuCouncil Member, IET

Paul GallagherInnovation Manager, Electricity Transmission National Grid

Phil HaywoodManaging Director, VantagePoint Asset Management

David KnightPartner, Fieldfisher LLP

Graham LawProject Engineer, Capital Delivery, National Grid

Sam MagowanApplications Engineer, Dale Power Solutions

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OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN FUTURE POWER & ENERGY


Denise MasseyManaging Director, EIC

Chris McGeeSenior Electrical Design Engineer, Renewable Energy

Craig McTaggartHead of Engineering – RIIO-T2, SP Energy Networks

Adam MiddletonCEO, Siemens Energy NL

David MillerFormally Asset Integrity Manager, National Grid

Alex PettenerDesign Manager, Siemens Energy

Ian Phillips

Iliana PortuguesHead of Innovation for UK and Ventures, National Grid

Chuan ZhangFormerly CTO, EDF Energy






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EXCELLENCE IN CREATING A SMARTER WORLD

Chair of judging panelPeter SheppardTechnical Director, System Assurance, WSP


Simon BrownHead of IT Architecture, Operations, Heathrow Airport

Lambert Dopping-HepenstalIET Volunteer, BAE Systems (retired)

Tim GammonsDirector, Intelligent Mobility, Arup

Martin GilesDirector - Projects & Infrastructure, SNCL Rail & Transit

Paul GraystonSenior Associate Director, Jacobs

Phil Harper-SmithTechnical Director, Transportation Atkins

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EXCELLENCE IN CREATING A SMARTER WORLD

Dr Pete JamesTechnical Director and CEO, Lyra Electronics

Mark JohnsonDirector and Head, Tata Motors European Technical Centre

Neil McDougallManaging Director, Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Richard WestgarthHead of Campaigns, BMT






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OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN MANUFACTURING 4.0

Chair of judging panelMargaret Wood MBEChair, ICW (UK) LTD


David BottPrincipal Fellow, WMG, Warwick University

Peter HaythorneBusiness Manager, ICW (UK) LTD

Ruodan LuSenior Member, Darwin College, University of Cambridge

Ian TrotterCEO (Retired)

Steve Wainwright CEng MIMechER&D Projects Manager, Radius Aerospace – Bramah

Ying Wan LohManufacturing Engineer, Rolls-Royce

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OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN MANUFACTURING 4.0

Ted WiggansChairman, Evince Technology

Anne Wilson MBEBusiness Support Advisor, ACW Advisors/Sheffield City Region

Hay WongAssistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong






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EXCELLENCE IN R&D

Chair of judging panelLarissa SuzukiMachine Learning Practice Lead, Google


Hugh ClareVisiting Professor in Integrated System Design, University of Liverpool

Dr Daniel ElfordChief Technology Officer & Co-Founder, Sonobex

Dr Ollie FolayanChairman, AFBE-UK Scotland AFBE-UK

Richard MurrayCEO, ORCA Computing Ltd

Dr Becky SageCEO, Interactive Scientific

Mark SullivanOperations & Capability Director, BMT Global

Keith A Rigby CEng FIETGlobal Engineering Fellow, BAE Systems

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EXCELLENCE IN INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS

Chair of judging panelChris Hayhurst MIET CEngConsulting Manager, MathWorks


Shajida AktharDevOps Engineer, Accenture UK

Dr Michele FioriniProject Engineering Manager (PEM), Leonardo

Brian GillespieCEO, GroundProbe

Andy Ingram-TeddHead of New Concept Design, Ocado Technology

Dr. Valentin RobuAssociate Professor, Co-Director of the Smart Systems Group, Heriot-Watt University

Steve SimpsonChief Engineer & Technology Manager, Viper Innovations

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EXCELLENCE IN INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS

Clara ToSenior Construction Engineer, MTR Corporation

Luke van Beek FIET CBECEO, VATIS

Adam WheeldonChief Engineer, NATS

Bob WilsonEngineering Fellow, Network Rail






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EXCELLENCE IN CYBER SECURITY

Chair of judging panelIan GloverPresident, CREST


Imran Shafique AnsariLecturer (Assistant Professor), University of Glasgow

Rob DartnallCEO and Director, Intelligence Security Alliance

Jay GeorgeDirector, Clear Loop Security

Dr Michelle Govan

Gemma MooreDirector and Co-Founder, Cyberis

Chris MorrissConsultant Engineer, Roke

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EXCELLENCE IN MODEL-BASED ENGINEERING

Chair of judging panelDr Claire LucasProfessor of Engineering Teaching and Learning, Kings College London


Charles HawkinsChief Engineer, McLaren Applied

Darrall HicksChief Engineer, GE Aviation

Jonathan IrvingSenior Engineering Delivery Manager, BAE Systems Submarines

Dr Sanjiv SharmaExpert for modelling and Simulation, Airbus

Jack Tyson MInstP AMIMADoctoral Researcher, University of Southampton

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Category

VISIONARY AWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANET

Chair of judging panelSally WaltersFramework Manager, Stantec


Halimatu AbubakarCost Reduction/Value Engineer, Collins Aerospace

Brian M Back BEng(Hons) CEng FIETFounder, Zero Pollution Network

Peter BallProfessor of Operations Management, University of York Management School

David BlakeEngineering Consultant, Artisan Electronics

Leanne CaseCEO, Vzir Consulting

Dr Tony LamAssociate Director - Sustainability, Arup

Catriona McGillOperations Manager, Desolenator

Declan PritchardDirector, Wind Hydrogen Limited

Graeme WallerEHS Director, The North British Distillery Company

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FUTURE UNICORN

Chair of judging panelPilgrim BeartCEO and Co-Founder, DevicePilot


Professor Damien CoyleFounder and CEO, NeuroCONCISE

Simon MeadChief Executive Officer, CW (Cambridge Wireless Limited)

Shakeeb Niazi FBCS CITP FIOEE FIETFounder & Chair, The Society for Entrepreneurial Education and Development

Dr. Maurizio PiluVP Digital Innovation, Lloyd’s Register

Sam PresleyLead Inspiration Engineer, RS Components

Paul RawlinsonManaging Director, TBG Solutions

Les WilliamsRetired Engineering Manager UK, Benelux for Arrow Electronics

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BEST DIVERSITY & INCLUSION IMPACT

Chair of judging panelDr Nike Folayan MBEChair, Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers


Dr Safia BarikzaiAssociate Professor, School of Engineering London South Bank University

Dr Roy BitrusDirector of Sales, TenzorGEO Ltd

Myrtle DawesSolution Centre Director, The Oil & Gas Technology Centre

Sophie HarkerSenior Engineer – Flight Control Systems, BAE Systems

Adekola LawaLead Project Engineer, Siemens AG

Professor David MbaPro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Enterprise De Montfort University, Leicester

Reneth McKenzie-SchoetzSchools Outreach Programme Manager, AFBE-UK

Jessica MuirheadLecturer in Computer Science, Wrexham Glyndw r University

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TECHFORGOOD

Chair of judging panelProfessor William WebbCEO, WebbSearch


Satish Kumar BogudaSenior Software Developer, Dynamic Enterprise Solutions

Eric BrownChief Technology Officer, Energy Systems Catapult

Jeremy Hadall CEng FIETChief Engineer, IA Group

Preetam HeeramunR&D Technical Lead, National Air Traffic Services (NATS)

Dr Matt Perkins FREngCEO, Oxford University Innovation Limited, Fellow, Kellogg College, Oxford

Captain Steve JoseRoyal Navy

Blane JuddChairman, IET Built Environment Sector

David WrightDirector of Strategic Relationships, Coventry University, National Transport Design Centre

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Deadline for entries 15 June 2021

E&T INNOVATION AWARDS 2021

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Open for entries: 20 April 2021

Deadline for entries: 15 June 2021

Main judging period: 29 June – 3 August 2021

Tech for Good judging: 17 August – 31 August 2021

Finalists announced: w/c 6 September 2021

E&T Innovations Awards 2021: 18 November 2021






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