29 April 2021, 1 pm, UK BST

Machine Vision techniques for composite part inspection

Dr Gary Atkinson, was appointed as a permanent lecturer in 2012 and has a range of teaching duties in the areas of computer vision, component inspection, and stress and dynamics theory for Engineering. In the 2019-20 academic year he took a secondment at the National Composites Centre to work in the Automation Systems group – mostly for composite part inspection. Other notable achievements include delivering a computer vision programme at the University of Qiqihar in Heilongjiang Province, China and acting as UK and EU co-convenor for the 2010 International Conference and Exhibition on Biometrics Technology held in Coimbatore, India.

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The School of Engineering at London South Bank University is an ambitious and progressive centre of research strength, ranked 25th nationally for research power in the last Research Excellence Framework. We have a fabulous central London location and are looking for talented potential students interested in research to work with our academic faculty in areas of strength. We are offering a number of funded PhD scholarships below. These studentships are available to UK nationals & EU
citizen’s and overseas applicants*. Those in possession of their own funding (e.g. via a non-EU government scholarship) are also welcome to apply for a place of study. A total of 8 scholarships are available. 

LSBU Research Centres Website: http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/research/centres-groups, please click on the link here to see the specific PhD posts available.

• Closing date for applications: April 2020
• PhD Start: October 2021

• Closing date: 2 April 2021. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Research and Innovation Practices- LINK
• Closing date: 26 May 2021. Mechanochemistry with Mechanical Bonds- LINK

The title of the Course is “The Smart Enough Factory: Achieving Low Cost, Low Skill, Low Risk Industry 4.0”.

We are delighted on completion of a free on-line course on Digitalisation and Industry4.0. The course was delivered in 3 parts by Dr Steve Dowey. First part of the course was delivered on Tuesday 22nd December 2020, the second part was delivered on 25 February 2021 and the third (last) part was delivered on 8 April 2021. 

RECORDINGS OF PARTS could be accessed via our MEMBERS AREA on the network website, which will be accessible once you have registered.

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• Recordings of both parts- LINK

Closing date: 10 March 2021, 5 pm

• Round Two Feasibility Studies- Resilient bio-safe surface technologies.

Thanks to those who submitted applications for the second round of feasibility. Selection has been made and 4 projects have been funded. The Universities funded are- Northumbria University, LSBU, University of Sheffield and The University of Birmingham.

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