Career History Research Laboratories

Partners: various (see COST 2100 website)

Outputs: COST report on measurement campaign on indoor propagation (office environment); propagation in time-varying scenarios (ongoing).

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   Oct 2006 – Sep 2009: NMS 2006-2009 - Wireless Communications Team project “Signal propagation and information transfer in wireless networks operating in real environments”
   

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  Roles: Bid Leader (technical contents); Lead Scientist & Technical manager
  
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  Funding source: National Measurement Office, Department of Trade and Industry, UK
  
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  Value: EUR 640k
  
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  Team size: 9
  
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  Outputs, deliverables & achievements: measurement system, software suite (control, data analysis and visualization) for UWB characterization of indoor IEEE 802.15g wireless propagation; test bed for Mica-Z (ZigBee) wireless sensor network, with performance analysis (packet error rate in noisy environment);
  

13 journal papers, 2 COST reports; 8 conference presentations, 5 technical reports

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  Collaborators: Nokia Research Centre, Farnborough; COST2100 partners Elektrobit, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Bristol, Toshiba Europe, Selex
  

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   Oct 2005 – June 2006: ESA – “Electromagnetic interference in the presence of spacecraft”
   

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  Roles: Leading bid (all technical & managerial aspects); Principal Investigator & Project Manager for theoretical part of the work, Coordinator & Supervisor of the team for experimental work
  
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  Funding source: European Space Agency (ESA/ESTEC), Noordwijk, NL
  
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  Value: EUR 66k
  
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  Team size: 7
  
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  Collaborators: HPS GmbH, Kayser-Threde GmbH, Invent, MIRA
  
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  Outputs, deliverables & achievements: simulation software packages (MATLAB & Fortran) for higher-order modal analysis & simulation of carbon-fibre reinforced plastics, prototype shielding CFRP casings for in-flight equipment, new bonding & shielding methods
  

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   Apr 2005 – Sep 2006: NPL Strategic Research Programme - Anisotropic metamaterials with adaptive parameters
   

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  Role: Project Proposer & Bid Leader; Scientific collaborator, Technical Manager, Assessor, Reporter
  
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  Funding source: National Physical Laboratory Strategy Research fund & DTI National Measurement System Policy Unit – Electrical Programme 2003-2006
  
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  Value: EUR 40k
  
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  Team size: 1
  
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  Collaborators: Queens University, Belfast (Prof. V. Fusco, Dr. A. Schuchinsky)
  
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  Outputs, deliverables & achievements: theoretical analysis, prototype design, building and measurement of a controllable, frequency-selective power splitter for separation of incoming radio-communication channels, improvements to design for reduction of parasitic elements
  

2 research projects (classified)

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   Apr 2005 – to date: International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC): Joint Working Group JWG REV 77B – CISPR/A: Section 20: “Development of IEC61000-4-21.R1: basic EMC test & measurement methods: reverberation chambers”
   

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  Role: Chairman (coordinating research projects & standards development; rapporteur to IEC Advisory Committee and Steering Committees, editing of drafts & final version of standard)
  
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  Funding source: national standards institutes; £30k contribution by NMO
  
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  Membership: 14 members, 6 P-countries
  
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  Outputs, deliverables & achievements: first revision of international standard IEC 61000-4-21
  

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   Oct 2003 – Sep 2006: NMS Electrical Programme: RF & Microwave Team project “Advanced characterization, metrology and applications of reverberation chambers”
   

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  Role: co-Leader of bid; Lead Scientist
  
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  Funding source: National Measurement Office, Department of Trade and Industry, UK
  
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  Value: GBP 277k
  
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  Team size: 3
  
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  Outputs, deliverables & achievements: comprehensive investigation of electronic and hybrid tuning and stirring methods, radiated emissions and total radiated power, measurement uncertainty analysis.
  

6 journal papers, 6 conference papers

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   May 2003 – March 2004: “Design and simulation of ultra-high Q frequency-selective surfaces”
   

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  Role: co-Lead of bid; Technical manager & coordinator of NPL work packages
  
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  Funding source: Ofcom UK
  
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  Value: GBP 125k
  
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  Team size: 2
  
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  Outputs, deliverables & achievements: simulation software suite for Periodic Methods of Moments analysis of ultra-narrow frequency selective surfaces (FSSs) for real-time filtering of WLAN communication channels (IEEE 802.11x)
  

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   Apr 2003 – Sep 2003: “Design of new reverberation chamber for HIRF missile testing (EMC)”
   

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  Role: Bid lead, project manager and technical manager (sole responsibility)
  
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  Contractor & funding: MBDA UK (Filton, Bristol, UK).
  
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  Value: GBP 33k
  
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  Team size: 2
  
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  Outputs: theoretical analysis, complete design & numerical MoM simulation of proposed chamber, predicted performance, expert guidelines on choice of materials
  

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   Jan 1996 – Aug 1996: Technical manager of RUSSTECH Programme of technology transfer for British Aerospace plc (Filton, Bristol, UK).
   

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  Roles: consultant technical manager
  
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  Funding source: BAE strategic funding
  
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  Line Manager: Professor R S McEwen
  
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  Value: GBP 12k
  
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  Outputs, achievements: in-depth technical discussions with Russian experts on potential technology projects; interviews in Moscow, St Petersburg, and Novosibirsk, Russia; production of detailed technical evaluation reports & recommendations for taking forward two projects for funded continued development work
  

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