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Faculty of Engineering
Research in a Nutshell
School
Schoolofof
Electrical
Electrical
Engineering
Engineering
Systems
Systems
School
Schoolofof
Manufacturing
Manufacturingand
and
Design
Engineering
Faculty of
Design Engineering
Engineering
FACULTY
FACULTYOF
OF
ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING
School
SchoolofofCivil
Civiland
and
Building
Services
Building Services
Engineering
Engineering
School
Schoolofof
Electronic
Electronicand
and
Communications
Communications
Engineering
Engineering
School
Schoolofof
Mechanical
Mechanicaland
and
Transport
Transport
Engineering
Engineering
Mech &
Trans.
7
Electrical
Eng. Sys.
12
Electronic &
Comm.
15
Part Time
Over Run
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Submitted
Temp
withdrawn
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11
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39
TOTAL:
Research Assistants:
Postdoctoral Fellows:
10
Research Associates/Managers:
TOTAL: 22
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TOTAL:
RESEARCH INCOME:
Research income in 2007:
Research income by October 2008:
Value of research proposals under evaluations:
Value of research proposals not approved in 2008:
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3,500,000
1,800,000
8,083,000
3,317,000
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DIT International
Collaborative Research
25 Countries in the EU
China
India
USA
South America
Research Groups/Centres/Institutes
within the Faculty of Engineering
Audio Research Group (Centre of Excellence)
Applied Optoelectronics Centre
Centre for Elastomeric Research
Communications Network Research Institute (CNRI)
Antennas & High Frequency Research Group
Dublin Energy Lab
Electrical Power Research Group
Biomedical Engineering, Assistive Technology and Health Informatics
National Institute for Transport Logistic
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Communications Network
Research Institute (CNRI)
The CNRI has origins in the School of
Electronic and Communications Engineering and
is headed-up by Dr. Mark Davis. The research
staff complement currently stands at 3
Postdoctoral Fellows, 1 Research Assistant,
3 PhD and 3 MPhil full-time candidates.
The CNRI is funded under a SFI Multi-Investigator Award and under
an Enterprise Ireland Informatics Initiative project.
The CNRI is undertaking research in the area of wireless networks and
specifically the IEEE 802.11 family of wireless LAN standards.
The main focus of the work is in radio resource management for quality
of service (QoS) provisioning. QoS provisioning is a critical element in
the delivery of real-time services such as Voice over IP (VoIP) and
video streaming over wireless networks
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Centre for
Elastomeric Research
The Centre for Elastomeric Research led by
Dr Stephan Jerrams offers FEM modelling
and equi-biaxial dynamic testing of
hyperelastic and viscoelastic materials
(fatigue, swelling, stress softening and
relaxation), including magnetorheological
elastomers, through their unique DYNAMET
system, funded by Enterprise Ireland. This
research group comprises principal and
advisory researchers, 2 postdoctoral
researchers, 3 PhD students and has
developed strong collaborations with German
Institute of Rubber Technology (DIK), the
universities of Dundee, Portsmouth, London,
Lyon and Warsaw.
(http://www.dit.ie/research/centres/nlmrg/).
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Definition of research
A standard, textbook definition of scientific research is:
Scientific research is the systematic, controlled, empirical
and critical investigation of natural phenomena guided by
theory and hypotheses about the presumed relations among
such phenomena.
(Kerlinger 1986, page 10)
This definition can be simplified to:
Scientific research is asking questions in a systematic way
to obtain answers that will be meaningful and can be
replicated.
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Mathematical
or/ and
numerical
modeling
Validation
InterInterpretation
pretation
of data
data
of
Problem
Problem
Research is
a cyclical
process
Collection
Collection
of data
data
of
Goal
Goal
Experiments
Paul Leedy,
"Practical Research:
Planning and Design"
Hypothesis
Hypothesis
SubSubproblems
problems
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Biogerontechnology
Energy Storage Materials
Biofuels and Bio-Based Chemicals
Clean Coal Technologies
Service Robotics
The Internet of Things
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Technical/
Administrartion
Staff
Community
Engagement
International
Collaboration/
Sabbaticals
y
r
5PGina
l
p
i VS
PIsc
i
d
r 1T 3PD
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In
RESEARCH TEAM
Proposal
EU Training Courses/
IUTAM Summer Schools
OUTPUTS
Graduates research experience
Research outputs
Innovation outputs
Visible research strengths
Partnerships with extended
knowledge actors & stakeholders
Workshops/
Seminars
Internal funding:
e.g. Abbest, CaBS
External funding:
Critical
Mass
Priority research
area
RSU,
OGS&R
Information/
Support
Funds
7FP
COST
RFP
UREKA
QUALITY
The quality of the outputs
in turn impacts on the
ability of the Faculty to
attract research income
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Researchers attributes
Are you
curious about the whys and hows of things ?
persistent in your approach ?
an independent thinker and worker ? YES
creative and innovative ?
disciplined and focused when you need to be ?
You can
undertake
postgraduate
research
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Your career ?
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After A. Pais
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The generation of
PhD and research
degrees as a key for
success in knowledge
economy !
target for R&D: 2.5% GNP by 2010,
ranking in top six countries in scientific
publications and citations,
researchers as proportion of total
employment
doubling,
60 new research
posts,
30% of academic
staff are research
a doubling
of enterprises
performing
active,
R&D500
and
of sales/exports from
peer reviewed papers pa,
products/processes,
600 research students (400 PhD),
50 postdoctoral
appointments
university
patenting,
spin-out and
licensing activity comparable to
norms of leading US institutions
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Knowledge Intensive,
high value-added activities
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Competing on Knowledge
Innovation
Innovation
Research
Research
Knowledge&Technology
Knowledge&Technology
Convertedto
Convertedto
Convertedto
to
Converted
Knowledge&
&Technology
Technology
Knowledge
IntegratedValueChain
Innovation/
R&D
Production of
Goods/Services
Sales
&
Marketing
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Tomorrows Skills.
Towards a National Skills Strategy
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Michael Mintrom,
Managing the research function of the university: pressures and dilemmas
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
Vol. 30, No. 3, August 2008, p. 231244
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Where the owner assigns their IP to DIT to commercialise then DIT will return
65% of net proceeds to the inventor, whereas most IP firms will only return 10-20%.
Where IP was developed using substantial DIT resources and is commercialised
by the inventor or author, only 10% of Net Revenues will be claimed by DIT.
Inventors can also ask Hothouse to assign back IP that was originally assigned to
DIT and in these cases DIT will only claim 10% of any net revenues received.
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A spin-out company:
research, technology transfer and company growth
Some industrialists believe that academics never deliver what they
promise, and some academics believe the objectives of all
industrialists is to steal their ideas. Of course, these preconceptions
are misconceptions, and the challenge for the technology transfer staff
is to help correct the misconceptions. If the intermediary can persuade the
academic that he will not allow the industrialist to steal the academics
ideas, and can persuade the industrialist that this academic does deliver
on promises, then, quite often, the antagonists discover the inaccuracy of
their initial prejudices. The industrialist finds that the academic is, in fact,
quite hard working and does, in fact, deliver. The academic finds that
industrialists are, on the whole, honest and often have some very useful
resources.
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A spin-out company:
research, technology transfer and company growth
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Source of Funding
DIT internal research funding
1. Abbest PhD Scholarship
2. STRAND I (HEA) MPhil, PhD
3. Capacity Building Scheme (CaBS) for Strategic Research (old)
4. STRAND III (HEA)
Two of the major routes for external funding are:
Employment as a research assistant by research programmes
funded by bodies such as Science Foundation Ireland (SFI),
Entreprise Ireland (EI) or EU 7th Framework Programme
Postgraduate stipends under the Embark Programme administered
on behalf of the Government by the Irish Research Council for
Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET)
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Commercialisation Fund
http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/ResearchInnovate/
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Innovation Partnerships
R&D Support
RESEARCH PROJECT
Maximum Grant
190,000 (EI contribution)
Duration 6 Months - 2 Years
Variable Grant Rate (50% - 75%)
Key Features / Benefits
Dedicated researcher & research facilities
Access to up-to-date science /
technology
Duration 6 to 24 months
Skills availability post-project
Reduced R&D costs to company
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Company
25-50%
6 wks
Company
Innovation
Research
College PI
New
Product
or
process
Outline
proposal
Technical
Assessment
Full
Proposal
Max 190K EI
grant
Feasibility
90%
OK
NRSFB
Funded
Project
Commercial
Assessment
EI
Assessment
Enterprise Ireland
50-75%
Max 9K EI grant
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During/By:
Think
Outline
Seek advice
Rethink
Write
Prepare a draft budget
Revise
Ask colleagues to review draft
Revise
Finalise budget (with research accountant)
Solicit final review by colleagues
Revise and proofread
Submit for internal sign-off
Package
Submit to funding agency
September-December
January
Early February
Mid February
March
March
April 1-15
April 15-30
May 1-10
May 12-14
May 15-30
June 1-8
June 2
June 4
June 5
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Aim: Research to develop application specific optical sensing solutions for Fast Measurement of Low Strain
Values, using a common sensor interrogation system
Activities:
Optimisation of the bend loss filter design and characteristics to achieve a high sensitivity to low
values of strain
Development of a high-speed interrogation technique for analysis of multiple sensors
Calibration of the sensor interrogation system for operation in a real world conditions, separation
between temperature and pressure effects, temperature stabilization etc.
Embedding of fibre optic sensors within a working environment for each of the specific applications,
e.g., sensor
mounting, protection etc.
Milestones
& Deliverables:
Milestone:
1.Optimal bend loss filter specification (optical and mechanical) for high speed, low strain value sensing.
2.Versatile calibration technique which can deal with a variety of different application areas and sensor
conditions
3.Understanding of the protection requirements for optical sensors in the three different application
areas
4.Reliable application specific techniques for sensor attachment and/or embedding
Deliverables:
1.A fast and accurate sensor interrogation system which can be adapted to suit the requirements of each
of the three named application areas in the EAOS project
2.Journal and conference publications on fast low strain interrogation of optical sensors (see WP6)
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Months
WP1: Project Management
and Coordination
WP2: Solutions for
Optical Sensing
Applications
WP3: Strain sensing for
robotic surgical
instruments
D4
M1
10
M2
M3
M4
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14
16
D1
D4
D4
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20
22
M1
D2
D4
D3
D4
D4
D1
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D3
D2
M1
M2
D1
D2
D4
D3
M1
D1
M2
D2
D3
D4
M1
M2
D3
D4
D1, D2
D2
D3
D5
D7
M1
D6
M2
D1, D4
M1
D1, D2, D3
D4
M2
D5
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No to PowerPoint Poisoning
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