Roger Woods

Roger is a member of the AI Research Theme. His research interests includes:

• Novel computing systems including multi-precision computing, edge computing solutions, Field Programmable Gate Arrays
• Big Data analytics particulalrly focused at manufacturing.
• Innovative telecommunications hardware platforms incorporating edge AI technology for advanced secuirty and IoT applications.

Teaching areas include:

• Digitals systems design including module ELE3038 and relevant final year/MSc projects.
• ELE3044 Engineering Entrepreneurship module which puts students through their paces in establishing a company to commercialise an engineering product. 

• Co-founder and Chief Scientist of Analytics Engines Ltd., a company providing data analytics solutions which reduces complexity, optimises performance and builds intelligence

• Leadership role in establishing and running the EFutures academic network engaged in all aspects of electroncis research in technology/design

• Principal Investigator for the Kelvin-2 Tier-4 High Performance Computing centre involving Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University

• Member of the EPSRC's Strategic Advisory Team on ICT

• Designer of a number of innovative microchips with industry for data processing, commercial standards conversion technology.

• Advisory board member to the IEEE Signal Processing Society Technical Committee on the Design and Implementation of Signal Processing Systems

• Expert on STEM to the Northern Ireland Assembly

• Chair of the Engineering Policy Group Northern Ireland

• General chair of the 2018 International International Symposium on Applied Reconfigurable Computing and the 2014 Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers.