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Intelligent Systems and Nanoscience

The next generation of electronic technology will be smaller, faster and smarter than ever before. Our research into intelligent systems and nanoelectronics is driving this revolution.

Much of our research links engineering with nature. Inspired by biological processes, we create electronic, robotic and computational systems with artificial intelligence and emergent behaviour. We also develop and apply machine learning to characterise and understand medical signals, autonomous systems and fault tolerance.

This systems-level research is underpinned by our fundamental studies into the next generation of innovative nanoelectronic materials and devices, including bio-molecular electronic systems and spin-based electron devices.

Our work is supported by world-class facilities, including:

Bio-inspired Systems and Technologies (BIST) hardware lab
Intelligent Robot Laboratory
Cleanroom for fabrication of electronic devices
Bio-inspired technologies wet-lab
Ultra-high vacuum molecular beam epitaxy laboratories

Application areas

Electronics for healthcare

Autonomous and robotic systems

Next generation electronic devices and materials

Nanodevices and microelectronic design and automation

Many-core architectures and systems

Molecular computation

Research capabilities

Adaptive devices and architectures

Adaptive devices and architectures offer much for the future of complex system design.

Next-generation nanoscale technologies

Our ultimate goal is to develop spintronic devices built on the nanometre scale.

Biomolecular electronics

In this area we focus on the integration, detection and manipulation of biological materials using electronic devices.

Computational biomedical systems

We study evolutionary algorithms, signal processing and computer vision methods, and apply our findings to healthcare problems.

Research degrees

Push the boundaries of knowledge in our supportive and stimulating environment.

Research collaboration

We engage in collaborative R&D, allowing your business to access our expertise and facilities.

Masters degrees

We offer MSc courses in Digital Systems Engineering and Intelligent Robotics.

Explore our courses