Recent and Past Funded Research Projects - F. Murtagh

EPSRC Industrial CASE PhD Studentship starting late 2006: "New Mathematical Approaches for Structuring, and Searching Through, Very Large Data Stores", with ThinkingSAFE Ltd.
BBSRC project starting late 2006: "Multiple Scale and Multimodal Data and Information Fusion in Human Sensory Discrimination", with Prof Glyn Hymphreys, Psychology, University of Birmingham.
6th Framework Co-operative Research (CRAFT) Project, "WS-Talk: Web Services Communicating in the Language of Their User Community", 2 year project starting in Dec. 2004, value to RHUL 159,000 euros.
"New Applications of Neural Network Signal Modelling and Prediction", 2004-2005, Alliance - Franco-British Joint Research Programme. With Prof Alex Aussem (University of Lyon, formerly ISIMA, Univ. Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand), Alliance project PN 04.052.
Kaleidoscope - Concepts and Methods for Exploring the Future of Learning with Digital Technologies, Sixth Framework Network of Excellence, 9.5M euro, IST, Enhanced Learning Environments 2.3.1.12, starting end 2003.
Astro-Grid, approved by GSC (Grid Steering Committee), PPARC, June 2001. This GBP 5 million project involves lead investigators at Edinburgh, Cambridge, Leicester, Rutherford Appleton, Mullard Space Science Lab, Jodrell Bank, and Computer Science QUB. Further information.
"Model-Based Clustering for Marked Spatial Point Processes, with Application to Minefield Detection", Office of Naval Research, N-00014-96-1-0330. PI: Adrian Raftery, University of Washington, Seattle. 1996-. Chris Fraley's Model-Based Classification area.
Mapping of Textual and Bibliographic Data; Image Compression and Summarization of Information. Continuing projects, Université Louis Pasteur (Observatoire Astronomique; ENSPS), Strasbourg, F.
"SADAM - System for Analysis of Data in Astronomy using Multiresolution (Système d'analyse des données astronomiques par multirésolution)". Continuing project with DSM/DAPNIA, CE-Saclay, F (J.-L. Starck). Wavelet transform, other multiscale transforms, image noise analysis; applications to compression, deconvolution, etc.
iAstro: COST Action 283 - Computational and Information Infrastructure for the Astronomical DataGrid, 2001-2005. Start-up November 23, 2001.
ECIT - Electronics, Communications and Information Technologies Research Centre, flagship of the Science Park, Belfast. GBP 40 million. See ECIT web area.
Virtual Sieve: Machine Vision Methods for Grading Crushed Aggregates, EPSRC, with Profs PAM Basheer, D Crookes and A Long, 1.7.2001-30.6.2004, GBP 169,351.
AQUA-STEW - Water Quality Surveillance Techniques for Early Warning by Interface Sensors Fifth Framework project, 2000-2003. Value to QUB: Euros 113,328.
Sonic Arts Research Centre, PI Michael Alcorn (Music), Co-Is Roger Woods and Colin Cowan (EE), Yo Tomita (Music), Jon Campbell and Fionn Murtagh (CS). Value to QUB: GBP 5 million. Award granted: Dec. 11, 2000. Sonic Arts Research Centre page.
IDHA - Images Distribuées Hétérogènes pour l'Astronomie, Conseil Scientifique de l'Action Concertée Incitative 2001 Globalisation des Ressources Informatiques et des Données (GRID) du Ministère de la Recherche et de la Technologie.
Ithaca Solutions Ltd., Belfast, Teaching Company Scheme partnership, 2001-2003, total value GBP 75,780. Financial software engineering.
Virtual Reality Architecture for Minimal Access Surgery and Interventional Cardiology Simulation: Ergonomic and Human Factor Studies, EPSRC JREI award, with Dr Tony Gallagher, GBP 371,558.
Telecom Tech - The Evolution of Telecom Technologies: Current Trends and Near-Future Implications, Centre for Cross-Border Studies and Eircom, started May 2000. Value to QUB: GBP 25,500.
IRAIA - Getting Orientation in Complex Information Spaces as an Emergent Behavior of Autonomous Information Agents, Fifth Framework project IST-1999-10602, started 1 March 2000. Value to QUB: Euros 157,477.
Data Analysis, Signal Processing, Teaching Company Scheme with Kelman Ltd., Lisburn. Value GBP 119,160. Started 1 March 2000, duration 2 years.
"Web-Based Information Navigation and Retrieval: New Methods and New Applications", 1999-2001, Alliance - Franco-British Joint Research Programme. With Prof Josiane Mothe, IRIT, Toulouse.
"Converging Computing Methodologies in Astronomy", a 3-year scientific network funded by the European Science Foundation, 1995-1997.
"The Virtual Observatory, European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop, September 1999.
"Neurosat: Processing of Environmental Observing Satellite Data with Neural Networks", 3-year Fourth Framework (PL 95 2049 - Environment and Climate Programme) project. Partners include GIE R&I - Sligos, Clamart, F; IPSL, Paris, F; CEC - JRC - IRSA, I; CETIIS, F; University of Aston, GB. Kick-off meeting Sept. 1996.
Environmental and financial forecasting using fuzzy coding methods; multiscale prediction; and dynamic and recurrent connectionist systems. With A. Aussem, Université René Descartes - Paris V, F; and M. Sarazin, ESO, Garching, D.
"ADDSIA - Access to Distributed Databases for Statistical Information and Analysis", Esprit program 22950, kick-off meeting Sept. 1996. Partners include CES, U. Edinburgh (PI), CSOs in Finland, Ireland and UK, Desan Marktonderzoek, U. Athens.