Supervisions (3)

Instrumentation & Sensors
Doctor of Philosophy [PhD]

Level	Doctor of Philosophy [PhD]
Student	RAMKUMAR MUTHUKRISHNAN
Status	Current
Part Time	No
Years	2022 - 2026
Project Title	Sensing and Estimation for Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery
Awarding Institution	Robert Gordon University
Director of Studies	Somasundar Kannan

Architecture Research
Doctor of Philosophy [PhD]

Level	Doctor of Philosophy [PhD]
Student	Mr ERFAN ZAMANIGOLDEH
Status	Current
Part Time	No
Years	2021 - 2025
Project Title	Swarm Building: a distributed system for automating low-emission construction using UAVs
Project Description	This PhD studies is investigating the automation of low-emission construction assets, using a swarm of UAVs and light-weight modules, considered as a distributed system to develop the capacity to build structures in an automated deployment manner. This study aims to create a dynamic system, (including blending architectural design, software prototyping methods and engineering of distributed systems), that adapts itself when the number of agents or the environmental conditions change. The recruitment mechanism to recruit a certain number of robots will begin when a UAV detects a new mission or realises that the previous mission must be changed. This multi-agent approach is used to distribute tasks equitably between UAVs and modules that makes the swarm more flexible and durable.
Awarding Institution	Robert Gordon University
Second Supervisor	Somasundar Kannan

Engineering - Energy
Doctor of Philosophy [PhD]

Level	Doctor of Philosophy [PhD]
Student	FLORENCE AISUENI
Status	Current
Years	2020 - 2024
Project Title	Preparation, Characterisation ad Testing of tubular ceramic membranes for treatment of oil emulsions.
Awarding Institution	Robert Gordon University
Director of Studies	Somasundar Kannan
Second Supervisor	Radhakrishna Prabhu