FABRICELL
· Artificial Cell research.
· Design of artificial synthetic and bio hybrid cellular devices.
In collaboration with Professor Oscar Ces and King’s College London.
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Funded by Imperial College of London.
ANTI-MICROBIAL SURFACES
Health Protection Unit (HPRU) in Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR):
· Anti-microbial surface research.
· Stakeholder behaviours.
· Product design.
In collaboration with Professor Alison Holmes from Imperial College London.
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Funded by the National Institute for Health Research.
COMAC
· Design Engineering and advanced Aeronautical engineering training programme.
· Design of the next generation aircraft, fusing consideration of aviation stakeholders along with state-of-the art engineering, human factors and enterprise.
In collaboration with Dr. Robert Hewson from Imperial College London.
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Funded by Comac.
BLADEBUG
· Robots for wind turbine blade inspection and repair.
· Chairman.
REFURBISHMENT & TRANSFORMATION
A four year collaborative project with 30 multisectoral partners across London, Copenhagen, Hamburg and Helsinki region. Focus is in the areas of:
· Demolition and reuse.
· Refurbishment and transformation.
· Principles for designing new circular buildings and future developments.
The project also explores city-wide systems:
· Governance and planning.
· Material and data flows.
· Training and knowledge sharing.
In collaboration with the Grantham Centre.
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Funded by the EU - H2020 scheme.
Q-BOT LTD
In collaboration with Q-Bot CEO Mathew Holloway.
DISTRIBUTED DECISION MAKING IN RETROFIT
This project aims to decrease uncertainty in designing retrofit solutions for low-rise domestic dwellings, with a focus on risk factor (starting with energy and costs).
In collaboration with the Alan Turing Institute and Professor Jennifer Whyte from Imperial College London
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Funded by ATI - Lloyds Register.
SLIDER
· Bipedal robot with knee-less legs and vertical hip sliding motion.
In collaboration with Dr. Petar Kormushev from Imperial College London.
WHISKER
· Biologically inspired whiskers sensor for surface identification.
In collaboration with my PhD student Haoyu Zuo.
PATENT INSPIRED INNOVATION
· Knowledge graphs: logistic reasoning
· Hypernyms / Synonyms
· LAMA algorithms construct knowledge graphs (KGs) from pre-trained language models, facilitating knowledge understanding from other domains to inspire idea generation.
In collaboration with my PhD student Haoyu Zuo and Professor Rafael Calvo from Imperial College London.
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Funded by the China Scholarship Council.
TECH TOYS
The use of boundary objects in design thinking for a teenage classroom.
Aim – An intervention study using LEGO Education, Meccano & K’nex intends to investigate whether using tech toys within a design thinking process that promotes engagement and creativity, improves outcomes.
Hypotheses – Do the use of boundary objects enhance engagement & creativity in terms of number of skills used for a purposeful outcome (use) and improvement in performance (grades)? Do the use of boundary objects (tech toys) promote knowledge development (Learning outcomes ), knowledge transfer (Application outcomes ) within STEAM disciplines and Non-STEAM?
In collaboration withmy PhD student Shafina Vohra and Dr. Stephen Green from Imperial College London.
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Funded by the Saudi Scholarship.
“SYSTEMATIC”
My new book exploring the criticality of time in creativity, design thinking, enterprise and project management.
MECHANICAL DESIGN BOOK 3rd EDITION
Childs, P.R.N. Mechanical design, 3rd Edition, Butterworth Heinemann, 2021.
ISBN 9780128211021