The priority of the ARP Laboratory is research on autonomous robotics and active perception, with applications ranging from service robots to autonomous vehicles.

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2024-11-07 New PhD studentship available

Applications are invited for a fully-funded PhD studentship (home or overseas) at Aston University in integrating millimetre-wave radar for smart healthcare monitoring systems. You will join the Department of Applied AI and Robotics as a PhD student, and collaborate with Legrand Care Ltd. who are partially sponsoring this project plus a four-month placement during the studentship.

An increase in the elderly population across the world has drawn rising attention recently. Over the age of 65, older adults may face greater physical and mental risks living alone at home, including a decline in mobility, falls that require immediate medical attention, and other sudden illnesses. These pose challenges not only to older individuals’ health and wellbeing but to public medical services. This project aims to create a low-power, ubiquitous, non-invasive millimeter-wave (mmWave) enabled monitoring system for elderly individuals living independently. Empowered by Deep Learning, a mmWave radar-enabled healthcare monitoring system will provide continuous, privacy-preserving services of vital signs estimation, fall detection, as well as activity recognition to enhance safety and quality of life for the elderly people. The major research goal is to create a reliable elderly activity recognition and incident detection system to facilitate Legrand Care’s next-gen smart healthcare services.

Supervisors: Zhuangzhuang Dai, Luis J. Manso, and Victor Chang.

Application link: https://www.aston.ac.uk/phd-plus/integrating-millimetre-wave-radar-smart-healthcare-monitoring-systems-application.

2023-05-30 New job opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Data Scientist to join our research team as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate. This exciting opportunity involves collaborating with researchers at Aston University and Legrand Care to develop innovative solutions in user behaviour modelling for fall prediction. The successful applicant will play a crucial role in advancing knowledge and making a real-world impact in healthcare technology.

Both MSc and PhD applicants are welcome to apply for this 30 month post.

Do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions!

Application link: https://jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=0429-23.

2021-11-29 Special Issue on Human-Aware Navigation for Autonomous Systems

A new Frontiers In Robotics and AI Special Issue on Human-Aware Navigation for Autonomous Systems is open for submissions. Abstract deadline: 31 January 2022 (optional). Manuscript submissions deadline: 04 March 2022. For more information please visit the Special Issue's website on https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/25726/human-aware-navigation-for-autonomous-systems.