University of Glamorgan

The Advanced Control and Network Technology (AC&NT) Research Unit specialises in advanced control theory, technology and applications. The unit is engaged in fundamental theoretical research as well as industrial applications, covering the themes of networked control systems, fuel cell modelling and control, nonlinear identification and control, and multiobjective optimal control. The research unit has been in existence for over 15 years and has collaborated with both industry and research groups in the UK, Europe and the world. Since RAE exercise (2001) the members of the unit have published more than 100 journal papers and 100 conference papers, and contributed to 4 books from 2002 to present. Since 2004, the unit has received over 3M pounds research funding from European Framework 6, EUSF, EPSRC, HEFCW, DTI, TSB, ESRC, WAG, Energy Saving Trust, Royal Society, Leverhulme Trust and industrial companies. A paper presenting the results on the testing and modelling of gas turbines was awarded the IEE FC Williams Premium in 1996. Another paper presenting active control of gas turbine combustion was awarded the best paper for applications at UKACC Control '98. One member of the unit is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Automation and Computing. We were the organiser of 2007 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control.