Najava predavanja: R.J. Howlett "Smart systems: applied research and knowledge transfer"

Sažetak predavanja:

Knowledge transfer is a widely discussed activity in many research circles.  The basic idea is to take the results of research and place them in a commercial setting in order to ensure their profitable exploitation.  However, there are many different knowledge transfer paradigms and methods, and researchers often have different ideas about what knowledge transfer is.  Activities sometimes classed as knowledge transfer are actually more akin to knowledge broadcasting, where the knowledge is transmitted, but there is no guarantee that it is received or profitably exploited.  The most effective form of knowledge transfer includes some explicit mechanism to ensure that the knowledge is embedded in the recipient client company, but this is not always achieved.  Bob Howlett will explore some of these ideas in his talk, and illustrate them using applied research projects he has run with SME (small to medium enterprise) and larger companies.  He will also mention some considerations that have to be taken into account when working with companies, for example intellectual property rights (IPR).



O predavaču:

Dr. Robert J. Howlett has a PhD ("A Distributed Neural Network for Machine Vision") from the University of Brighton, an MPhil from the University of Sussex and a BSc(Hons) from Portsmouth Polytechnic.  He is a member of the UK Institution of Engineering and Technology, a member of the British Computer Society, a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Information Technology Practitioner.
Dr Howlett is Head of the Centre for Smart Systems at the University of Brighton.  He has a number of years experience of applying neural-networks and other intelligent techniques to industrial problems in sensory systems, fault diagnosis, complex data analysis and condition monitoring.  He was for a number of years the Director of the University of Brighton Knowledge Transfer Partnership Centre, (formerly TCS Centre).   The KTP Centre for over a decade took a leading role in collaborations with UK companies, (mainly SMEs) carrying out innovative programmes in areas such as engineering, product development, business improvement and e-commerce, to improve company profitability.

Dr Howlett's intelligent systems research is applied to a range of industrial problem domains, e.g. monitoring and control of internal combustion engines, particularly small engines for off road applications; and a range of condition monitoring applications, including turbine flow-meters, high voltage cables, brewing processes and industrial lasers.  He leads a research team, funded by grants and industrial contracts.  He has published widely on the subject, and has presented invited talks, keynote addresses etc.  He has authored over 50 publications in refereed journals, conferences and books.  He has reviewed research project applications under Framework and for the EPSRC.

He is the Executive Chair of the KES (Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Engineering Systems) Organisation, dedicated to supporting and facilitating Intelligent Systems research.  He is a standing Co-Chair of the successful KES Conference series, which regularly attracts several hundred delegates.  He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Knowledge-Based Intelligent Engineering Systems.  He supports a number of other journals through regional editorship and membership of advisory and review boards.  He is a past and current member of the International Scientific Committees of a number of conferences.  He is editor of an Intelligent Systems book series by IOS Press, and a member of the advisory board of a series published by Springer Verlag.