Student Projects

• Evolutionary Computation
• Embryological/Developmental models
• Modularity/Scalability/Robustness in Development/Evolution
• Nature inspired creative design
• Evolutionary art
• Mass customisation
• Energy Analysis/Management

• Evolutionary design using computational fluid dynamics The approach here would be to utilise an interactive evolutionary approach to manipulate the computational fluid dynamics model parameters to obtain visually appealing results. This project may require a significant amount of mathematics.


• Role of development in producing complexity Modelling the growth processes we observe in nature may be of concern for a wide variety of reasons. Project suggestions that investigate the application of growth and development are welcome. I'm particularly interested in those that examine some of the innate characteristics that may occur, such as robustness and scalability.


• Optimal purchasing strategies in the energy markets The energy market is very complex making it very difficult to forecast. Deciding when and how much energy to buy is becoming a more important issue for many large industries. Finding optimal purchasing strategies which reduce costs is not only reliant on estimates of future prices but must also take into account many other constraints.