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Anthony Lucas-Smith
I am a Visiting Research Fellow in the Design and Innovation Group. As past course team chair of the postgraduate research course (T802) for technology MSc students, I have been involved with distance learning in research methodology.
My research interests include the industrial application of intelligent agents and multi-agent systems possessing self-organisation, and also computer vision. I am currently co-supervising 4 part-time PhD students.
Contact Information
Email: a.j.h.lucas-smith@open.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1908 655022
Fax: +44 (0)1908 654052
Room: N2023, Venables building
Selected Publications
Control and embedded intelligence Chapter in the book Engineering design in the multi-discipline area: a systems approach (P. Wiese and P. John).
Professional Engineering Publishing. 2003.
Complexity Science for the Design of an Intelligent Geometry Compressor for Jet Aircraft Engines. with J.H. Johnson and P. Wiese. Proc.
Artificial Life and Robotics 7, AROB-7, Beppu, M. Sugisaka (ed), Japan,
15-17 Jan.2002.
Scope and focus in engineering design research: distance learning experience at masters level compared with ICED 99 interests Conference paper given at ICED 01, 13th international conference on engineering design, Glasgow, Aug. 2001.
E-learning – Who? What? Where? Conference paper given at tenth international seminar: Scientific-technical information in the countries of central and eastern Europe. Zakopane, Poland May 2001.
A remote-access autonomous system design laboratory for education and research Conference paper for ICED 99, 12th international conference on engineering design, Munich, Aug. 1999.
Current Projects
Intelligent Geometry Compressor (IGC) The application of multi-agent systems (distributed intelligence) to control variable geometry blading in axial compressors. This has the potential to improve the performance, stability, safety and reliability of compressors used in jet engines and in gas distribution systems.
CV
Qualifications
BSc Hons. Maths/physics, subsidiary geology 1963 Kings College, London
AKC Associate (theology) 1964 Kings College
MSc Computer Science 1975 Birkbeck College, London
PhD Distribution of Automated Intelligence in Computer Integrated
Manufacturing (CIM) Systems. 1991 Kingston Polytechnic.
C.Eng 1990. Engineering Council
FBCS Fellow of the British Computer Society. 1988 (MBCS - 1976)
SSADM Structured Systems Analysis and Design Methodology, 1994
British Computer Society Exam Board certification
BA Hons Open University, Music and Literature. 2005
Employment
2007 - present Visiting Research Fellow, Open University (OU)
1992 - 2007 Lecturer, Open University (OU)
1989 - 1992 Freelance consultant/researcher, Kingston Technology Centre
1967 - 1989 Employed by ICL, formerly ICT.
1987 - 1989 Royal Society/SERC Industrial Fellow at Kingston Polytechnic
1964 - 1967 Assistant Experimental Officer, Science Research Council
1963 - 1964 Secondary school teacher of science and mathematics
External examining and validation
Examiner PhDs, University of Wales at Cardiff June 2005, May 2003
Brunel University July 2002, Kingston University November 2006, Examiner MPhil The Open University of Sri Lanka, 2001 Examiner for MSc research dissertation, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2001 Examiner BSc in Electronics Manufacturing, Cork Institute of Technology, Examiner MSc Technology (informatics) Kingston University 2008-2012
2002-4
PhD proposal assessor for Anglia Polytechnic University, 2001 Validation for MSc/MArch at Architects Association May 2002
PhD student supervision
1995 - 98 Neural networks for computer vision. Successful
1996 - 2002 Flow control of mobile robots. Successful
1996 - 2007 Remote access to a prototyping laboratory. Sucessful
2004 Computer vision, in progress
Teaching and Course Development
MSc research course T802/T801
Mechatronics: designing intelligent machines T395
Communicating
technology T293
Management of professional services T845
Links
Autonomous agents: http://www.agentlink.org
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30 April, 2009