As part of the Futures Hub Series, Lucy Cavendish College at University of Cambridge, interviewed Georgina Leadley, winner of this years’ Female Founder's Prize. Her start-up company SLICE aims to develop a tool to optimise the delivery of transplant organs.
Melanie Whitfield, alumna of the IPES CDT programme and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge, has been awarded second place in the 2023-24 Trinity Bradfield Prize. The competition run by The Bradfield Centre and Trinity College Cambridge explores new technology, ideas and innovation across a range of life sciences.
New research has led to an augmented reality head-up display that could improve road safety. Jana Skirnewskaja, doctoral researcher on CEPS CDT programme, is developing new in-car technology that could help drivers see hazards.
Arymurti Santosa has successfully completed the EnterpriseTECH Entrepreneurial Education programme designed to help researchers develop their entrepreneurial skills and understanding of commercialisation pathways.
Congratulations to Rebecca McClelland, PhD researcher on the CEPS CDT, on winning 1st prize in the Frontiers in Bioimaging poster competition at Microscience Microscopy Congress (MMC) 2023.
Ronit Sohanpal, PhD researcher on the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Integrated Photonic and Electronic Systems (IPES CDT), has been awarded the 2023 Paul Baran Young Scholars Award. This award recognises researchers for their contributions to the fields of advanced communications and information technology, their leadership and commitment to digital equity.
Dr Gemma Bale and Prof Sarah Bohndiek have been selected as two of eight founding Programme Directors of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), a new governmental research and development funding agency built to unlock scientific and technological breakthroughs for everyone’s benefit.
UCL's Optical Networks Group (ONG), lead by Professor Polina Bayvel, has been announced as a finalist of the Royal Academy of Engineering Bhattacharya Award 2023.
Unparalleled speed, capacity and reliability of new fibre broadband technology, invented by UCL researchers, could provide connectivity needed for applications of the future such as driverless cars and drone fleets.
Pioneer in science and technology of organic electronic materials, Professor George Malliaras, has been recognised with Blaise Pascal Medal.
Hao Wang, a PhD student aligned to the CEPS CDT, and a team of researchers at University of Surrey and University of Cambridge are investigating how fast data transmissions could be delivered in homes and offices through light-emitting diodes (LED) bulbs, complementing existing communication technologies and networks.
Congratulations to Professor Alwyn Seeds on being awarded the IEEE Photonics Society Engineering Achievement Award for pioneering developments in microwave photonic devices and systems, leading to successful commercialization of wireless-over-fiber for 5G+ cellular communication.
Oana Niculescu’s PhD research is aiming to improve upon solutions to an age-old problem faced by astronomers: how to correct telescope images distorted by the Earth’s atmosphere.
Step into the world of augmented reality at this interactive evening event, hosted by CEPS CDT student Jana Skirnewskaja and a team of PhD researchers from University of Cambridge.
Cambridge Professor, Steven Lee, believes that one day ‘to Zomp’ will mean to carry out high-volume, three-dimensional imaging of individual cells.
Research by UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering student, Zacharaya Shabka, with world-renowned industry partner, Polatis, finds real-world application.
Christopher Parsonson is a PhD student in AI & Networks on the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Integrated Photonic and Electronic Systems programme (IPES CDT) at University College London (UCL). As part of a team of researchers lead by Dr Georgios Zervas, Associate Professor of Optical Networked Systems, he produced an open access (OA) framework called TrafPy, which was recently published in the Elsevier journal Optical Switching and Networking.
Congratulations to Callum Deakin on being selected for the IEEE Photonics Society Award - a prestigious scholarship programme established to reward outstanding student members pursuing education within the Photonics Society field of interest.
Georgina Leadley, a PhD student on the CEPS CDT at University of Cambridge, and her research group conducted an experiment at Green Man Festival to monitor the brain activity of healthy volunteers whilst they listen to music. This small study forms part of early investigations into the possible links between dementia, memory and music using non-invasive techniques with light.
Professor Georgios Zervas from the Optical Networks Group, recently spoke to the Guardian on the growing demands for energy efficient and resilient networks and systems for data centres.
Science Week at St. Benedict’s Junior School in London proved to be both hair-raising and enlightening with a visit from PhD students and academic staff in photonics at UCL and University of Cambridge.
Watch this 10-minute presentation by PhD student, Miguel El Guendy, on his research using computer-generated holography on augmented reality (AR).
Lucy Cavendish College Research Day at University of Cambridge is free and open to all, offering researchers the opportunity to reach a wide audience.
UCL are kicking off 28 Days of Sustainability with a lightning lecture presented by Dr Alejandra Beghelli from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
Holographic displays project realistic 3D digital content that floats in front of your eyes. It is a visual experience that is transforming the way we view, interact and connect with the world around us, says Photonics CDT alumnus and industry partner, Andrzej Kaczorowski.
Professor Polina Bayvel, Head of the Optical Networks Group, has been awarded the 2021 Institute of Physics Thomas Young Medal and Prize for distinguished contributions to the field of optical communications.
Dr Hannah Joyce is among 13 winners of the coveted Pilkington Prize for Teaching and Learning 2021 in recognition of her teaching excellence. As well as the prestige of winning the award Hannah will receive £1,000.
Congratulations to IPES CDT student researchers Joshua Nevin and Christopher Parsonson, both of whom have been successful in their applications to the highly competitive Turing PhD Enrichment Scheme.
UCL and University of Cambridge climb even higher in the QS World University Rankings 2022 international league table.
Here's your chance to see inside the Optical Networks Lab in the Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department at UCL.
