Current and Recent 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.

Past Projects

• 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.

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