The Department enjoys a wide range of industrial collaborations and close research linkages.
We strive to develop long-term, stable relationships based on an exchange of ideas and approaches and on a good understanding of the domains in which our industrial collaborators work.
We have current or recent collaborations with over 70 Partner Companies
We have current or recent collaborations with over 70 Partner Companies
Collaborations and Support
The Department enjoys a wide range of industrial collaborations and close research linkages. We strive to develop long-term stable relationships based on an exchange of ideas and approaches and on a good understanding of the domains in which our industrial collaborators work. Current and recent collaborations include:
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In addition to these links with industry and commerce, we benefit from significant amounts of research funding from the following public sources: the DTI, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, various OST Research Councils (EPSRC, BBSRC, ESRC, PPARC), and the EU.
Some specific examples of support received from industry include:
Research Sponsors
We are grateful to the following organisations for their generous sponsorship of our research. The current list is under construction (research councils are not included):
CISCO
PhD - Sebastian Jeuk (2011 - 2014), supervised by Dr Shi Zhou.
Healthsolve.co.uk
IMPACT PhD studentship, supervised by Dr Licia Capra.
Adobe Reseach (San Francisco)
Algorithms for Processing Large Collections of 3D Models (2011 - 2012) with Dr Niloy Mitra.
SAP Research
PhD - Jann Mueller (2011-14) Modelling Argumentation in Engineering Design Documentation, supervised by Professor Anthony Hunter.
Archive of past research sponsorships:
- BT
- HIGHERVIEW project - High Quality Cost Effective Video over Congested IP Networks (2001-2005), A.Sasse
- Studentship (I.Flechais) - An Integrated Approach to Security Design (2001-2004), A.Sasse
- Generative Software Development (2002-2005), A.Finkelstein
- MARS (2001-2005), S.Hailes
- Virtual Environments (2001-2004), M.Slater
- EngD - Clarke (2003)
- PhD CASE award - Hughes (2001-2004), W.Emmerich
- Wellcome Trust
- Diffuse Optical Tomography (travel) (2000-2003), S.Arridge
- Near Infrared Spectography (2000-2003), S.Arridge
- Functional Genomics of Pluripotent Stem cells and their progemy (2003-2007), D.Jones
- Statistical Methods for Image Reconstruction in Optical Tomography (2002-2005), S.Arridge
- Integrating Transcriptomics (2003-2005), D.Jones
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Database of Protein Markers for Predictive Toxicology (2001-2003), D.Jones
- Kodak
- MANIAC (2) - Middleware for Active Network Image Applications Computing (2002-2002), W.Emmerich
- Kodak studentship - Image Processing in Context Aware Peer-to-Peer Networks (2002-2005), C.Mascolo
- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
- PhD - Kumar (and part Bentley) (1998-2002), P.Bentley
- Searchspace/TCS
- TCS/Searchspace II (2001-2003), W.Emmerich
- European Office of Aerospace Research and Development (EOARD)
- MOBIUS - Modelling Biology using smart materials (2002-2004), P.Bentley
- UBS Warburg
- Consistency Management (2001-2004), W.Emmerich
- Electronic Arts
- EngD - Pilgrim (2003)
- EngD - Brewer (2003)
- Banque Safra
- Hedge fund portfolio management (2003-2004), C.Clack
- IBM
- Faculty Partnership Award (2002-2003), W.Emmerich, A.Finkelstein
- Elan Technologies/TCS
- TCS/Elan (2001-2003), C.Mascolo
- BAE Systems
- EngD - Mahdavi (2003-2005), P.Bentley
- Bodymetrics
- EngD - Tahan (2002-2005), B.Buxton
- EngD - SPanlang (2002-2005), B.Buxton
- Glassworks
- EngD - Behravan (2003-2006), P.Bentley
- HP
- PhD CASE award - Henderson (2000-2003), S.Bhatti
- Phillips Electronics UK
- PhD CASE award - Greenhalgh (2000-2003), S.Hailes
- Microsoft
- Donation to Memory Management research (2004), C.Clack
- Symbian
- Donation to Memory Management research (2003), C.Clack
Teaching Partners
We are very grateful to the many guest lecturers who contribute to our teaching, including:
COMPGZ07 (Professional Practice - MSc module) guest lectures:
Knowledge Software Ltd, Derek Jones;
System Simulation Ltd, George Mallen, "Adventures in the Software Trade;"
SMS Exemplar Ltd, Grant Rule;
Wragg & Co. LLP, Peter Hall;
Embarcadero, Jason Volkes and Pawel Glowacki;
Valtech, Andrew Randell;
SSAPS, Gavin Bowden-Hall;
The Creation Company, Doug Mather;
IBM, Hugh Varilly, "How to become a senior technical leader;"
TouchType, Paul Butcher.
COMP2011 (Networks and Databases - Year 2 UG module) guest lecture:
Deutsche Bank, Adrian Phelan "Cloud Computing."
COMP3092/3 (Projects - Year 3 UG modules):
Goldman Sachs runs 2 workshops, one on Team Building and one on Presentation Skills. They also host the final event of Group Project Presentations.
Research Partners
We are grateful to the following organisations for their involvement with our research as collaborative research partners:
Transport for London, part of an EC FP7 project, i-Tour (Dr Licia Capra)
(list under construction)
Academic Collaboration
Our academics are currently working in close collaboration with a number of partners
Dr Kevin Bryson, Anthony Nolan Trust
Prof Anthony Steed, BBC
Prof Anthony Steed, Imagination Technologies
Prof Anthony Steed, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Dr Jun Wang, BT
Dr Jun Wang, Microsoft
Dr Jun Wang, Polecat
Dan Brown, Meganexus
Simone Severini, Replicus Research
Simone Severini, Arup
Dr Tim Weyrich, Anthropics
Dr Gabe Brostow, Anthropics
Dr Gabe Brostow, EADS
UCL Interaction Centre (UCLIC), Draeger
UCLIC, B.Braun
UCLIC, Baxter
UCLIC, Adelard
UCLIC, Elekta
We are in an ideal position to help with the graduate recruitment process for these companies. If a company is supporting our Departmental research or teaching, you can be sure that they hold UCL Computer Science graduates in high regard.
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