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Resilience projects

Each Researcher in Residence awarded by the Network+ will have to align to at least one of the key thematic areas. Those areas are Net zero, healthcare and wellbeing and resilience.

Within an increasingly interconnected, complex and rapidly changing world, resilience is a measure of robustness to environmental, political, societal and technical impacts. A high level of resilience affords a nation with ‘freedom of independent action’ and increased security against these challenges, which has been highlighted by recent events and current affairs.

Tranche 1 projects

Andy Newton: Towards a national intelligence database for violence against women and girls on public transport

A collaborative project Nottingham Trent University’s Dr Andrew Newton and Connected Places Catapult is set to address a critical gap in addressing Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) on public transport in the UK.

Researcher in Residence: Creating a national database to combat Violence Against Women and Girls on public transport

Mark Goudswaard: Introducing the Physical-Digital Affordance Index (PDAI)

A transformative research project is poised to address a critical aspect of modern engineering—digitisation. The Physical-Digital Affordance Index (PDAI) will be developed by the University of Bristol’s Dr Mark Goudswaard in collaboration with Digital Catapult, establishing a framework for optimising the use of design tools in engineering practices.

Researcher in Residence: Introducing the Physical-Digital Affordance Index (PDAI)

Santosh Bhattarai: Satellite cities and expanding the edge of all we know

Dr Santosh Bhattarai from University College London, working in collaboration with the Satellite Applications Catapult, is set to gather important data on how the space industry can adapt to the dramatic increase of satellites in space.

Researcher in Residence: Satellite cities and expanding the edge of all we know

Zekai Murat Kilic: Advancing manufacturing precision

The University of Manchester’s Dr. Zekai Murat Kilic is driving innovation in manufacturing precision in a bold project in collaboration with the AMRC.

Researcher in Residence: Advancing manufacturing precision

Hassna Louadah: Improving the reliability and resilience of train fleet maintenance – virtual maintenance depot and operations optimisation

Researcher in Residence: Getting the UK train network back on track

James Gopsill: Adopting Artificial Intelligent (AI)‐agent based supply chains in the real world

Researcher in Residence: AI to take on Big Demand

Keith Davey: A deep learning approach to adaptive digital information structures for enhanced product life cycles

Researcher in Residence: Unlocking the manufacturing Metaverse

Philip Davies: Supply chain resilience, a resilience model for responsive additive manufacturing systems

Researcher in Residence: Additive Manufacturing – a solution to supply chain disruption?

Zhixiang Chen: On-machine surface measurement for ultra-precision 5-axis machines

Researcher in Residence: Ultra-precision, ultra-promise

Contact

We are happy to discuss your proposal before submission. Contact the Innovation Launchpad Network+ management team at: RiRapplications@amrc.co.uk

Innovation Launchpad Network+ Management Team

Director: Dr Pete Osborne, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Sheffield – p.osborne@amrc.co.uk
Network Manager: Dr Kristina Parry, The University of Sheffield – k.parry@amrc.co.uk
EPSRC contact: Rhys Perry, Senior Manager, Impact and Business Engagement EPSRC – rhys.perry@epsrc.ukri.org

Alternatively you could make contact with the relevant theme contact/s:

Resilience investigators

Professor Ashutosh Tiwari, University of Sheffield – a.tiwari@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Ben Hicks, University of Bristol – ben.hicks@bristol.ac.uk

Professor Paul Jennings, University of Warwick – paul.jennings@warwick.ac.uk