Subjective orientation in VR audio Jun 1, 2022 - Feb 27, 2023
This project will involve establishing a method for capturing listeners' experiences of spatial audio in VR. Whilst wearing a Head Mounted Display (HMD), sounds will be presented to listeners who will be asked to indicate the relative position in bo... Read More

The Sound Beneath Our Feet Jun 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
This project will develop an immersive audio installation in which to experience sonified seismic data from volcanic activity. The environment will foster new ways of experiencing data from both scientific and artistic points of views, cutting across... Read More

Design model predictive control with swarm inspired MPPT algorithms to extract optimum power for a single-stage grid connected PV inverter Jun 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
Brief Description

This project aims to develop a control algorithm using Model predictive control with swarm-inspired MPPT algorithm for a single stage grid connected PV inverter. Single-stage PV inverters are the key to adopting mass-... Read More

Building From England's Woodlands Jul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2025
The focus of the project is to develop 5 building system concepts through innovative digital design, adapted to the characteristics of 5 underutilised home-grown English timber species. Each project should be developed to create 1:1 physical prototyp... Read More

Fixing the Future: The Right to Repair and Equal-IoT Oct 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2024
Our 2-year interdisciplinary project will investigate how the lack of repairability in the consumer Internet of Things (IoT) will adversely impact equity, inclusion, and sustainability in the digital economy.

IoT products are becoming... Read More

Behaviour profiling using Touch-based Behavioural Biometrics for Continuous Authentication Systems May 9, 2022 - Jul 31, 2022
Authenticating smartphone users from distinct behavioural biometric patterns provided through human interactions on touch screens would allow users to be continuously authenticated on their devices while protecting them from unauthorised use. More im... Read More

Transforming Cancer Care Evaluation Oct 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2024
This is a follow on Evaluation from the TCAT and the ICJ that Edinburgh Napier undertook.

Holdfast: communities and blue carbon Jun 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Achieving the potential of Blue Carbon (BC) requires excellent communication with diverse audiences, in particular: 1) communities who live adjacent to, and often depend upon, BC ecosystems. 2) Investors and other potential supporters of BC work. 3)... Read More

In Our Hands Jul 1, 2022 - Jan 31, 2023
Following on from last year's Road to COP26 Innovation Programme with British Council Nepal, Kathmandu University and applied Arts Scotland, a revised version is planned for 2022 and the invitation to contribute to the Innovation programme with fundi... Read More

Co-design of a clinical decision support tool for use in patients with acute chest pain in the Emergency Department Aug 1, 2022 - Jan 31, 2024
Our objective is to reduce 30-day reattendance by a fifth in patients presenting with acute chest pain to the Emergency Room using artificial intelligence tools to augment clinical decisions. To achieve this, we will provide diagnostic probabilities... Read More

TrueDeploy - Scottish Enterprise HGSP Company Creation Aug 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2023
The way in which we develop, supply, and secure software is often weak and lacks digital trust. The dominance of open-source software and the interconnectedness of software between organisations has raised cybersecurity risks in the software supply c... Read More

Evolutionary based Generative Adversarial Learning Approach to Metamorphic Malware Detection Jun 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2022
Malicious attacks account for a significant portion of attacks to information assets and computer networks in organisations today. More specifically, dangerous groups of malware that transform their code structures between generations such as metamor... Read More

Measuring the capabilities of new, sustainable materials in digital and traditional craft practices towards repeatability and a widening of their usage. Aug 1, 2022 - Nov 30, 2022
This project offers a novel way of engaging with data about creative practice: getting data on the possibilities and best practices for using particular materials out of the heads of individual creatives and makers and into a repository which can be... Read More

Feasibility Study of Wireless Microwave Power Transfer Oct 3, 2022 - Mar 31, 2023
This project will carry out a feasibility study of building a simple wireless power transfer prototype.
Our research team here will work with EnterGaia Technologies to develop this.

Photosynethics: Responsibility, Sustainability and Plant Work in Professional Kitchens Apr 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2023
Photosynethics: Responsibility, Sustainability and Plant Work in Professional Kitchens

Smart Contract based Reward Scheme Oct 1, 2022 - Jan 31, 2023
Egg Lighting would like to explore the possibility of linking their company value to Smart Contracts via Blockchain. They would eventually like to give away 1/3 of their business (shares) to the general public via tokens tradable on blockchain. Sim... Read More

Design and development of Bike reflectors by using recyclable material Oct 3, 2022 - Mar 2, 2023
Bike reflectors use properties of transparent plastic materials to transmit incident light through prisms specifically designed to reflect the light. The project entails optimising the current bike reflector designs to potentially, reduce the amount... Read More

LastingAsset: Crypto assets custodial solution Sep 26, 2022 - Feb 28, 2023
As the crypto asset market continues to grow, the role of custodians to maintain the safekeeping of crypto assets is becoming ever more important. So far, many institutional investors who manage large amounts of assets such as hedge funds, pension fu... Read More

Veterans foundation - research hub Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2024
Charity grant to support activities for military veterans

Contributing to a circular economy of clothes– repurposing offcuts into accessories fibre for fashion accessories. Jan 16, 2023 - Mar 31, 2023
Ghillied has an ambition to minimise waste in the fashion industry – both in terms of front-end over production, and back-end waste. This encompasses manufacturing too many products that are likely to go to waste, the subsequent offcuts from this pro... Read More