Manchester Metropolitan University

Future Networks and Distributed Systems - FUNDS

Funds research Group is actively investigating novel methods, techniques and solutions that address the fundamental challenges of future computer networks and distributed systems. In particular, we seek to focus on the challenges associated with intelligent management and optimisation of large-scale complex distributed systems, such as, reliability, scalability, security, resilience, autonomy and issues associated with data-centric computing (i.e. data-intensive computing). In addition, the group works rigorously on tackling the scientific and industrially relevant problems. Other research is still on-going by the group researchers, which includes the development and performance analysis of novel/advanced computing systems, the development of computational methods based on naturalistic and self-organizing system models and assessing the emergent risks from the globally distributed systems interaction.

Link : Future Networks and Distributed Systems - FUNDS
WWW : http://www.scmdt.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/funds/
contact :Dr. Liangxiu Han

Image and Sensory Computation Group (ISCA)

Link : ISCA
WWW : http://www.scmdt.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/ISCA/
contact : Nick Costen

Intelligent Systems Group

The group research is mainly concerned with Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Fuzzy Logic and Genetic Algorithms. Most of our projects involve hybridization of two or more of the research areas. The group currently has at least one active project in each area and some are carried out in collaboration with industrial partners.

Link : Intelligent Systems Group
WWW : http://www.scmdt.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/Intelgrp/
contact : Dr. Zuhair Bandar

Logic and Computation Group

The aim of this group is to investigate mathematical models for human reasoning and their application to Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. Basic instruments for this research come from Non-Standard Mathematical Logic. Primary we focus on the notion of logical consequence: valid, derivable and admissible clauses. We study temporal and modal phenomena concerning derivation of information from given facts (in particular, we develop technique for recognizing implicit clauses for various temporal logics). Also we investigate knowledge representation within multi-agent based framework (in particular, we construct effective algorithms verifying correctness of clauses for logics of knowledge and agents believes, common knowledge logics); we study of logical systems modeling perception of agents and availability of information for agents.

Link : Logic and Computation Group
WWW : http://www.scmdt.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/logicgrp/
Contact : V. Rybakov

Novel Computation Group

Group members work in the fields of Molecular and Cellular Computing, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), Networks, Bioinformatics, Natural Computation and Collective Dynamics. Overall, the Group's research focuses on the development of new methods and techniques for efficiently solving important scientific and industrially relevant problems, the development and performance analysis of novel and/or advanced computing systems, the development of computational methods based on natural/self-organizing systems, and fundamental underlying theory.

Link : Novel Computation Group
WWW : http://www.scmdt.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/ncg/
contact : M.Amos

Multimedia Group

The Multimedia Research Group comprises a group of staff and postgraduate students in the computing dept at MMU. Initially its main area of research was educational multimedia. This has now extended into studying and evaluating methodologies for commercial multimedia development.

Link : Multimedia Group
WWW : http://www.scmdt.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/mmweb/
contact : A.Waraich

Information Systems Research Group

Information Systems Research encompasses the design, development, application and organisational impact of information systems. Areas of information systems research in the Department of Computing and Mathematics, IS Research Group include:

• Data Mining
• Electronic Commerce (e-Commerce)
• Electronic Learning (e-Learning)
• Information Systems Evaluation
• Management of Information Technology
• The group also has extensive expertise in Systems Analysis and Design Methodologies.

Follow the links below for further detail.

Link : Information Systems Group
WWW : http://www.scmdt.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/isgrp/
contact : M Hancox

Computational and Applied Mathematics

Dr L A M Nejad: Theoretical Astrophysics and numerical methods for stiff ordinary differential equations.

Dr S. Lynch: Dynamical Systems, in particular, nonlinear ordinary differential equations, nonlinear optics, multifractal analysis and neural networks.

Author of three books "Dynamical Systems with Applications using Maple", "Dynamical Systems with applications using mathematica" and "Dynamical Systems with Applications using MATLAB", all published by Birkhauser/Springer.

Dr Lynch is also doing some collaborative work with the Intelligent Systems Group.
Dr Nejad and Dr Lynch collaborate on bistability analysis in astrophysical chemical kinetics.

Link : CAM
WWW : http://www.scmdt.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/CAM/
contact : Lida Nejad , Steve Lynch