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Research in the School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering

Research in the School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering

Renowned across the world, our research and partnerships transfer knowledge to industrial, commercial, policy-making and government departments.

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Renowned across the world, our research and partnerships transfer knowledge to industrial, commercial, policy-making and government departments.

See below for a list of our research groups.

The Smart City

Group Leaders: Jaswinder Lota and Seyed Ghorashi

Investigating how future Smart Cities can be innovative by integrating information systems into the physical environment and the people living in it.

Areas of expertise: 

  • IoT
  • Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence
  • Information systems, cloud computing and big data technologies
  • 5G/6G technologies
  • Cyber-physical systems
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Signal processing
  • Intelligent transportation
  • Digital healthcare
  • Simulation and modelling

Resilient Built Environment

Group leaders: Ravindra Jayaratne and Arman Hashemi

Exploring the capacity of individuals, systems and the physical environment to be resourceful, adaptive and robust.

  • Designing systems that can adapt
  • Innovative materials and construction
  • Future trends in engineering
  • Disaster risk reduction
  • Sustainable urban development
  • Climate change adaptation and mitigation

Culture and Environment

Group leaders: Anastasia Karandinou and Renee Tobe

Social and environmental resilience are key issues driving the research projects of this group. This research group looks into how political and social phenomena are depicted in visual arts and into how design responds to – and also leads – social, cultural, political change. Creative and transformative analysis and mapping of spaces and phenomena is key to our processes. Mapping and critically transcribing observations and information from one medium to another allows our analyses to be transformative and productive. Architecture, interior and spatial design, photography and visual arts address how we live, and apart from producing spaces and artefacts, they also challenge and propose new paradigms; they constitute a device to think and debate with.

  • Creating buildings, artefacts and spaces that promote wellbeing
  • Creative practice
  • Social and environmental infrastructure
  • Social resilience in cultural and environmental contexts
  • Cultural engagement and sustainability

Intelligent Technologies

Group leaders: Saeed Sharif and Nadeem Qazi

Research focused on the development of automated, intelligent and applied solutions, creative AI emerging from artistic practices and the exploration of artistic practices working with AI and machine learning.

  • Automation and digitisation
  • AI and Intelligent Systems
  • Digital and hybrid fabrication
  • Information and cyber security
  • Creative technologies
  • Digital culture

Research Enhanced Learning and Teaching

Group leaders:  Gaurav Malik and Rawad Hammad

Investigating pedagogic research across the disciplines in the School, involving students as participants in the research and enquiry process and investigating the rapid and widespread delivery of technology-enhanced learning, teaching and assessment.

  • Affective pedagogy
  • Innovative research-informed teaching
  • Teaching-informed research
  • Technology enhanced learning

Resilient Materials and Structures

Group leaders:  Dr Salim Barbhuiya, Dr Jaya Nepal

Our research will focus on developing a strategy for resilient infrastructures composed of low carbon and energy efficient construction materials through laboratory, numerical and theoretical strategies and suggest guidelines for designers, policy makers, practitioners and researchers.

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Centre of FinTech

In collaboration with the Royal Docks School of Business and Law (RDSBL)

Group leaders: Dr Julie Wall and Dr Iwa Salami (RDSBL)

The Centre has been created with the aim of creating a pipeline of FinTech talent that ultimately facilitates the global digital economy and will work in collaboration with industry partners who are part of the Strategic Development Board of the Centre.

Five main streams of focus:

  • Outstanding research in FinTech
  • Projects with commercial relevance
  • Engagement with FinTech industry
  • Policy and regulatory work
  • FinTech education

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      Learn more about our research centres and how to support our inter-disciplinary community
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      Discover our creative and collaborative research centres and groups
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      We focus on teacher education and professional development. Learn more about our centres
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      Read about our internationally-renowned Institutes and their local and global impact
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      We focus on at-risk and vulnerable communities. Learn more about our research projects
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      Find out about our research groups extensive industrial, commercial and policy-making impact
    REF 2021
    Research at UEL is influencing practice, pioneering community focus and community-led initiatives, and changing policy on a national and international scale.
    Read our REF impact case studies

Data and Senses; Architecture, Neuroscience and the Digital Worlds

International Conference organised by UEL, supported by ARUP, RIBA and the Museum of Architecture.
23-24 March 2017.

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