Research Interest
Application of Control Engineering to Agricultural and Healthcare Problems
Systems and Synthetic Biology
Modelling of Dynamical Systems
Data Driven Modelling and System Identification
Research Grant
£10k, British Council UK-Brunei Higher Education Teaching and Learning Partnership Grant, [PI] "Development of shared virtual teaching and learning tools for improved quality hands-on education in system engineering" (with Dr. Dina Shona Laila, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Prof. Peter Mitchell, University of Bradford), 2022-2023.
£14.5k, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), [Co-I] "Real-time input design method with machine learning for cyber-physical system identification" (with Dr. Ai Hui Tan (PI), Prof. Duu Sheng Ong and Dr. Chin Leei Cham, Multimedia University), 2021-2023.
£1.05M, Future Leaders Fellowship, [Co-I] "Developing a synthetic signalling system capable of the precise spatial and temporal control of protein function in living cells" (with Dr. Byron Carpenter (PI), University of Warwick), 2020-2023.
£9.7k, MRC-KHIDI UK Korea Partnering Award [PI], "A framework for robust design of ribocomputing systems in probiotic strains for treating gastrointestinal disease" (with Dr. Jongmin Kim, POSTECH), 2019-2022.
£12.2k, Royal Society Research Grant [PI], "Designing optimal light regulation of plant circadian systems for better crop productivity", 2018-2019.
£27.3k, Ministry of Science and Technology Innovation of Malaysia, Science Fund [Co-I], "Multivariable identification for thermal systems" (with Dr. Ai Hui Tan (PI), Dr. Timothy Yap, Dr. Wee Ong Siew and Dr. Wooi Haw Tan, Multimedia University), 2005-2007.
£29.3k, Ministry of Science and Technology Innovation of Malaysia, IRPA Fund [Co-I], "Identification of direction-dependent process" (with Dr. Ai Hui Tan (PI), Dr. Timothy Yap, Dr. Wee Ong Siew and Dr. Wooi Haw Tan, Multimedia University), 2002-2005.
Current Research Project
Development of shared virtual teaching and learning tools for improved quality hands-on education in system engineering
Collaborators: Dr. Dina Laila (UTB), Prof. Peter Mitchell (Bradford).
Development of optimal lighting system to improve crop productivity
Collaborators: Miao Lin Pay (Coventry), Prof. Jaekyoung Kim (KAIST), Dr. Daewook Kim (UMich).
Design and evaluation of synthetic RNA-based Incoherent Feed-forward Loop circuit
Collaborators: Prof. Jongmin Kim (POSTECH), Seongho Hong (POSTECH), Dohyun Jung (POSTECH), Prof. Xun Tang (LSU), Syeda Simra Shoaib (LSU), Thales Spartalis (LSU).
Modelling and control of diesel engine test cell exhaust pipe pressure
Collaborators: Colin McGurk (Coventry), Dr. Hafiz Ahmed (Bangor), Dr. Dina Laila (UTB), Dr. Andrew Pike (Coventry), Dr. Qian Lu (Coventry).
Hand-eye calibration for vision based robotic guidance
Collaborators: Ikenna Enebuse (Coventry), Dr. Hafiz Ahmed (Bangor), Dr. Babul Ibrahim (Coventry), Dr. Ranveer Matharu (Coventry)
Students Supervision
Current
Syeda Simra Shoaib, PhD, Louisiana State University (2023-present) as co-advisor with Prof. Xun Tang (LSU)
Thales Spartalis, PhD, Louisian State University (2023-present) as co-advisor with Prof. Xun Tang (LSU)
Keng Han Lee, PhD, University of Warwick (2022-present)
Miao Lin Pay, PhD, Coventry university (2020-present)
Colin McGirk, PhD, Coventry University (2020-present)
Ikenna Enebuse, PhD, Coventry University (2020-present)
Completed
Nuno Paulino, PhD, University of Warwick
Aleksandra Oswiecinska, PhD, Coventry University
Iulia Gherman, PhD, University of Warwick
Rucha Sawlekar, PhD, University of Warwick
Seunghyeon Kim, PhD, POSTECH