One of my interests is in exploring the design, implementation and evaluation of acoustic metamaterials. The aim is to use advances in acoustic metamaterials to create novel interactive applications by dynamically manipulating sound waves.
I have funding for PhD students to join my team to explore three key objectives.
The main objective is to examine different structures of metamaterials brick for transmissive, reflective and combined conditions. The objective here is to understand and design unit cells that perform well in different geometric manipulations.
The objective here is to develop computational control algorithms to allow effective reconfiguration of a metasurface. We will test a variety of approaches to assembling and controlling the metasurface to verify the effectiveness of our strategies.
The final objective is to create interactive prototypes that allow us to critically examine the suitability of metamaterials for building interactive sound manipulation applications. We will construct interactive prototypes that incorporate user-input into metasurface control to create a feedback loop.
My research group is inherently multidisciplinary. Our multidisciplinary approach helps shed new light on scientific principles as well as enable creation of untapped interactive experiences and the exploration of their effects on users. This approach allows us to contribute to a broad range of fields through publications in specialised as well as more trans-disciplinary venues. In addition to publishing our work we actively explore public engagement and impact realisation.
Students joining my team are expected to have a strong background in Computer Graphics and ML/ Signal Processing. Stundets are expected to demonstrate an interest in developing interactive prototypes that will be tested with users.
If you are interested in the above topic, I encourage you to contact me with a statement of purpose. Please note that you will still need to submit an application to UCL (relevant UCL pages). In your applications, you need to identify the advisers that you may be interested in, as that also helps ensure that your application is considered by the appropriate people.