The Human Factors Integration Defence Technology Centre (HFI DTC) conducts human-centred research over a broad range of military domains.

Now into its fifth year, the Centre's R&D topics include human-centred aspects of Command & Control and networked defence teams, Armed Forces education and training, human performance analysis techniques for complex tasks and systems, Synthetic Environments for training and design and new, quick-to-use field tools for recording human activities across the Armed Forces.

The HFI DTC also provides focused support for the MoD's internal HFI processes via a dedicated team installed at Abbey Wood and through the deployment of key personnel as and when required. Amongst the specific technologies under investigation by the HFI DTC are next-generation wearable computers, advanced display facilities for C4I, virtual environments for uninhabited vehicles and innovative, "games engine-based" simulators for the future training of military personnel including defence medicine specialists.

he HFI DTC is a collaborative venture, primed by Aerosystems International of Yeovil, supported by Lockheed Martin UK Integrated Systems, SEA Group and MBDA Missile Systems, together with the Universities of Birmingham, Brunel and Cranfield.

ISLI is a unique collaborative partnership of the universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde, and Scottish Enterprise. Established in 1998, it supports and delivers postgraduate research and training in all aspects of system level design and integration.

By providing access to the research groups of its partner universities, ISLI offers a range of services and academic expertise to support the aims and objectives of the EMRS and SEAS Defence Technology Centres.

ISLI’s flagship research programme is the Engineering Doctorate, funded by EPSRC and industry. Placing emphasis on research within an industrial context, students combine a research project, based with a sponsoring company, with accredited technical and business training.

The EngD Centre at ISLI has worked with several UK defence companies, and in 2006 partnered with the EMRS DTC to source suitable candidates for a number of new EngD projects designed to attract more UK nationals into defence research. Our EngD projects include:

• Asynchronous processing in FPGA for EO sensors (Thales Optronics/EMRS DTC)
• Detecting unknown waveforms (Selex SAS/EMRS DTC)
• Next generation data links (Filtronic Components/EMRS DTC)
• Development of an automated route to FPGA programming from a suite of image processing algorithms (Thales Optronics)
• Individual waveform generators (Selex SAS)
• High-level design tools for FPGA SoC (QinetiQ)

For more information about these projects, the EngD Centre, and ISLI, please visit us at the stand, or contact us at:

ISLI
Alba Centre
Alba Campus
Livingston EH54 7EG

T: 01506 469 300
E: info@sli-institute.ac.uk

The MathWorks is the world's leading developer of technical computing software for engineers and scientists in industry, government, and education. With an extensive product set based on MATLAB and Simulink, The MathWorks provides software and services to solve challenging problems and accelerate innovation in automotive, aerospace, communications, financial services, biotechnology, electronics, instrumentation, process, and other industries.
The MathWorks produces software for technical computing and Model-Based Design for engineers, scientists, mathematicians, and researchers. Our two core products are MATLAB®, used for performing mathematical calculations, analysing and visualising data, and writing new software programs; and Simulink®, used for modelling and simulating complex dynamic systems, such as a vehicle's automatic transmission system. We also produce more than 80 additional tools for specialised tasks such as processing images and signals and analysing financial data.

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Nallatech is the domain expert in high-performance COTS FPGA computing solutions. Nallatech designs and manufactures high-performance FPGA embedded products, in form factors such as PCI, VME, cPCI, PCI-X PCI-104 and PCIe. Customers benefit from lower costs, reduction in size, weight and power and improved performance. Headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, its wholly-owned subsidiary Nallatech Inc. has U.S. headquarters in Baltimore and offices in San Jose, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Boston. Nallatech has six operating locations worldwide and international partner sales offices in seven countries.

Northern Defence Industries (NDI) is a business development organisation based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.  We work closely with our membership which includes global prime contractors; system integrators and the extensive capabilities of the SME community within the north-east of England and Yorkshire regions.  NDI provides supply chain solutions to the Aerospace, Marine, Electronics and Land Systems markets.

QinetiQ is Europe’s largest science and technology organisation and works at the leading edge of many industries including marine, automotive and energy. It has an unrivalled track record in applied science and technology that makes it one of the world’s leading business solutions providers.

QinetiQ was founded from the world's first top flight national defence laboratory to transition to the private sector. It gives customers access to the output of 50 years of national investment at the forefront of technology. Today, the Group has grown to offer its global customer base technology rich services and solutions, from an expanding base of leading capabilities in both Europe and North America.

For years QinetiQ has carried out cutting-edge research exclusively for the UK Ministry of Defence, but it now offers its unrivalled facilities and expertise to outside organisations and companies. QinetiQ's primary aim is to help its customers maximise advantage from technology, whether that means advice on making optimal use of existing systems or developing, building and implementing new solutions. Typical activities performed by QinetiQ include those prompted by operational needs during conflict or following high‑profile equipment procurement decisions and cover theoretical and applied research, consultancy and evaluation testing.