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 Note **the number** after the client name indicates how many students have signed up for it.
-====== NOTE FOR 2021-22 ======
-Please note that the current project page was for the past academic year (2021-21), and this page will be updated in the near future once projects have been confirmed for this new academic year.
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-===== Project with Advance HE =====
-Advance HE is the global member-led development agency for higher education. We help people make higher education the best place it can be to work and study. The majority of UK Higher Education providers are members of Advance HE and we also have a growing international membership.
-**Project Description:** As part of Advance HE’s work supporting the Higher Education sector we often have to undertake complex searches of the ‘grey literature’ using Google Search i.e. documents that are in the public domain and available via institutional websites but are not published in journals or books. Grey literature can include strategies, policies, reports or even module and course descriptions.
+===== Supporting fathers alienated from their children =====
-The aim of this project would be to set up a process to enable effective searching and classification of this literature:
-  * Develop a user interface for the input of Boolean search terms and parameters
-  * Conduct Google search according to user input parameters
-  * Clean results to remove duplicates and sort results
-  * Conduct a refined search of results and extract context of search terms
-  * Output search results into a spreadsheet: URL, filename, title of document and context of where search term was found
-** Contact: **
+This is a cross-disciplinary opportunity, with **multiple projects possible**, focusing on different aspects such as software development, security & privacy and automated analysis using AI.
-  * Dr Vegard Engen ([[vengen@bournemouth.ac.uk]])
-  * Any academic from the Department of Computing and Informatics
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+The projects associated with this opportunity will be tested in a wider research project **to capture the experiences of fathers who have been alienated from their children**: https://100kfathers.com/
-===== Projects with Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service =====
+Ultimately, the aim is to develop a proof of concept for a mixed methods research platform on iOS / Android, allowing fathers to upload artefacts of their everyday life, e.g., pictures, soundbites or text to a secure server anonymously. Also, the researchers on the platform should be able to push free text questions to the participants who should respond either using tick boxes, scales or free text, depending on the question. The data can then be analysed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and downloaded by the researcher for manual analysis using Qualitative Data Analysis Software like NVivo.
-Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service works hard to protect its local communities, often working with partners to reduce the risks wherever possible. In addition to tackling fires, we help people involved in road traffic collisions and we will respond when all manner of emergencies arise.
-However, we’re not just about providing a 24/7 emergency response. We place a great deal of focus on Prevention, aiming to reduce the risk of incidents happening in the first place, and working closely with partners to assist protecting people in our society.
-We are particularly interested in working with BU Students to bring **Gamification** and **Visual Interactive Learning** to our Service. We have detailed some specific projects but would be willing to explore ideas that meet our priorities of protecting the public and supporting and developing our people. We are passionate about ‘Changing and Saving Lives.’
-** Contact: **
-  * Dr Vegard Engen ([[vengen@bournemouth.ac.uk]])
-  * Any academic from the Department of Computing and Informatics
-==== Project 1: Road Safety Awareness ====
-Our Road Safety Team would very much like to collaborate with students to help develop Virtual Reality Safety Awareness packages or a gaming App that helps to raise awareness and safety amongst young drivers on the dangers of driving. This will be aimed at future teenage drivers and those that have just started driving.
-==== Project 2: Gamefication in Learning Packages ====
-Our Learning & Organisational Development would welcome the opportunity to work to create a ‘fun’ and interactive learning packages across a range of subjects. Specific details can be agreed but the focus should be on using Apps, games and interactive methods that engage the user in using on-line training packages.
-==== Project 3: Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Training App ====
-Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Team are looking to develop interactive packages and Apps that take people through a learning experience on E, D & I to raise awareness and reduce bias and prejudices.
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-===== Projects with Gilmond (2021 - 22) =====
-** Contact: **
-  * Any academic from the Department of Computing and Informatics who is willing to supervise
-  * Robert Knight ([[robert.knight@gilmond.com]])
-==== Project 1: Data Lake ingestion, correction, manipulation and reversion. (Data Quality). ====
-  * Data lake management system. Showing the weaknesses, the positives etc.
-  * Generic Data Quality Adapter
-  * Between host product, service and then back.
+This proof of concept contains at least three different conceptual areas of interest. Each of the following areas can be addressed by different individuals:
+  * App development, UI development and User Experience (UX)
+  * Data collection and processing
+  * Privacy and security
+  * Automated Data Analysis using AI (Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, etc.)
-==== Project 2: Data lake performance stepping – caching engine that is configured by a closed loop performance validation. ====
-==== Project 3: Closed loop ‘real-time’ configuration system ====
+** Interested? **
-  * Product inputs being controlled by the outputs of Data analysis.
+  * Express your interest to Dr Vegard Engen ([[vengen@bournemouth.ac.uk]])
-  * Enabling an end customer to see what is happening and then also engage with the data.
+  * Note that Stefan Kleipoedszus from the Faculty of Health and Social Science will act as your client
-  * A ‘wrapper’ that can then be put around an existing product.
-==== Project 4: ‘Real-Time’ data analysis from Data Lake ====
-  * A configurable mechanism that through cost efficient Data Access provides analysis from obfuscated data.
-  * Next: Decisioning engine that ‘learns’ from the data presented and the cause / effect of the choices that have been made.
-==== Project 5: Consumer interaction interface ====
-  * Building a next generation interface for the consumer to engage with their data.
-  * Thick clients that can cache, validate and service the customers needs without causing a performance bottleneck.
-  * A revolution allowing flexibility within their current providers tariffs – but then also the ability to review available deals.
-==== Project 6: Flexible, deployable, performant and scalable workflow engine ====
-  * Taking inputs, storing, managing, logging and reacting to the needs in a scalable and flexible way
-  * i.e. simple deployments (component based) that can be scaled out building a network of deployments.
-  * This could be the building of a network from the information available.
-  * An engine that can be deployed to any solution – this will be completely configurable and allow ‘seamless’ integration with other modules.
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-===== Projects with OutSystems =====
-OutSystems is a low-code platform to visually develop an application, integrate with existing systems and add your own code when needed. Every aspect of OutSystems is crafted to help build better apps faster and make changes easily. From high-productivity visual development to powerful tools to deploy and manage apps.
-**Support and Assumptions**
-  * The students are expected to use OutSystems and conduct a training. OutSystems will provide an access on-line training courses which will enable the students to get sufficient understanding of the system within a week.
-  * We propose monthly 2-3 days on-site visits (Exeter) that the students are expected to attend to work with the customer and align status and next steps (travel expenses to be discussed upon agreeing the project proposal).
-  * In addition we also propose weekly conf call meetings for a status follow-up.
-** Contact: **
-  * Dr Vegard Engen ([[vengen@bournemouth.ac.uk]])
-  * Any academic from the Department of Computing and Informatics
-==== Project 1:  ====
-As a user researcher I want a secure application for storing research material so I can share research outputs with DCC staff.
-  * A secure document upload method (scope to re-use document upload app for Blue Badge)
-  * External access utilising the OAuth2 authorisation standard enabled via a RESTFul API
-  * Store user research outputs
-  * User interface that makes it easy for users to access research material
-  * Search for content by type
-  * Click and view research outputs
-==== Project 2:  ====
-As a DCC member of staff I want timesheet application so I can record time spent against a variety of activities.
-  * Secure login for all users to UI
-  * Users with administrator role can add and deactivate activities via UI
-  * Activities can be tagged with metadata enabling reporting on groups of activities, like “project work” for example
-  * Users can add, edit and delete entries for individual activities
-  * An API enables access to the data. This API should underpin the functionality of the UI
-  * External access utilising the OAuth2 authorisation standard should be enabled via a RESTFul API exposing the functionality of the API described above
-===== Projects with BAE Systems =====
-BAE Systems is a global defence, aerospace and security company employing around 83,100 people worldwide. Its wide-ranging products and services cover air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology, and support services. During the project you will be co-supervised by developers and engineers at BAE Systems' [[https://www.baesystems.com/en/careers/careers-in-the-uk/life-at-baesystems/locations/christchurch|Christchurch office]].
-BAE Systems support the design and implementation of secure networks and communications.
-** Contact: **
-  * Dr Vegard Engen ([[vengen@bournemouth.ac.uk]])
-  * Any academic from the Department of Computing and Informatics
-==== Project 1: Detection and Disruption of Steganography ====
-Using cross-domain gateway solutions -- exchange of information across security domains can be achieved by breaking down and reassembling data to remove potential leakage of important data.
-Steganography is the practice of concealing information within innocuous digital media, such as images or audio files -- this not only hides the information itself, but also the fact that information is being communicated. This technique poses a risk to secure networks, as it may be used to hide the exfiltration of information. This project therefore poses the student with the challenge of developing techniques to detect, disrupt or remove steganography, offering a mitigation to this risk.
-==== Project 2: Small Portable Cross-Domain Gateways ====
-Using cross-domain gateway solutions -- exchange of information across security domains may be achieved by enforcing unidirectional flow and performing content inspection in various environment to deliver systems that are mobile and flexible, with reduced size, weight and power.
-This project asks the student to investigate innovative concepts for small portable cross-domain gateways. The scope of this task is broad, with potential for the student to propose and explore their own ideas. However, two specific challenges have been identified:
-  - Build an example cross-domain solution using small form-factor, low power hardware.
-  - Consider of protocol break and content inspection methods for simple and/or complex data formats. Content inspection may work by disassembling datagrams, stripping out any unexpected or unauthorised content, and re-assembling according to specification. Complicated protocols may be converted to and from a simpler protocol for performing content inspection.
-==== Project 3: Use of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Techniques to Monitor Air-Gapped Networks for Cyber-Attacks ====
-Information systems may be implemented in an air-gapped configuration, meaning that they have no interconnection with external networks. This approach mitigates many of the common cyber-attack vectors.
-As the Stuxnet malware has demonstrated, air-gapped networks are still not immune to cyber-attack; air-gapped systems may be attacked by deceiving human users into manually performing malicious actions. Traditional Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems may not be configured to recognise this kind of malicious behaviour.
-This project poses the student with the challenge of investigating how artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data techniques could be used to effectively process and analyse vast quantities of information generated by SIEMs, thereby better protecting air-gapped networks by identifying unconventional attack vectors.
-===== Projects with YouGo.World =====
-YouGo.world is a new tech startup offering an online marketplace for remote telepresence. The platform provides a way for people to create connections with and experience the lives of others around the globe. All of this is done online using technology such as real-time video streaming, mobile and AR/VR devices.
-The world of mixed reality offers new opportunities to create engaging and natural human computer interfaces using voice, gesture and gaze as inputs. It would be very easy for VR  engineers to create 2D controls for their software and simply replicate what is really done in a 2D screen but this would be missing the opportunity to create something much more engaging and easier for users to learn to use. The ‘rules’ for interacting with software in a mixed reality world have not been written yet and this creates a tremendous opportunity for engineers to contribute to the future of computing.
-** Contact: **
-  * Dr Vegard Engen ([[vengen@bournemouth.ac.uk]])
-  * Any academic from the Department of Computing and Informatics
-==== Project 1: Create a mixed reality user interface for a global telepresence platform ====
-**Project Description.** As a business focussed on future innovation and with a strategy based around creating the most compelling and realistic ‘virtual travel’ environments for their users, YouGo.World has already experimented with the use of AR as a tool that allows human guides to share their experiences with small online audiences across the world. What they would like to do is provide the ability for their audiences to share this using VR and/or AR headsets.
-YouGo.World would like to look at how they might make the process of searching for guides around the world, signing up to and then joining the online tours, an enjoyable and engaging experience. This means looking more deeply at how people engage with each other in the real world and how some of these principles may be applied to the YouGo.World VR application.
-**Project Aims**
-  * Investigate existing methods of human computer interaction being used in VR/AR software today and identify good examples where it has made good use of the new technology to create a more natural experience for users.
-  * Create a 3 or 4 design concepts on paper that describe how users might search for an online guide for a tour somewhere in the world, sign up and pay for it and then take part in that tour (note that currently the tours are 2D video although in the future they will become 360 degree video).
-  * Turn one of those designs into a working prototype running on a VR headset.
-More details and ideas for the project are available on request.
-==== Project 2: Use of 5G for delivering live 360° video ====
-**Project Description.** Investigate the potential for 5G mobile data networks to support the transmission of high quality 360° video. If possible, create a 5G simulation in Matlab or similar, to demonstrate how it might work.
-**Project Aims**
-  * Understand the technical characteristics of 5G mobile networks
-  * Determine whether or not the technology has the potential for 4K+ streaming
-  * Understand what limitations 5G may impose as a result of the part of the radio spectrum it uses, the network protocols, routing hardware etc which might affect the user experience of consuming it in VR
-  * Investigate the likely timescales for general 5G roll out across the UK and more globally.
-  * Model a 5G network simulation to demonstrate how this might work.
-More details and ideas for the project are available on request.
-==== Project 3: Blockchain for online micropayment marketplace ====
-Project Description
-As a business focussed on future innovation and as an online marketplace primarily based around micro-transactions, YouGo.World must look at whether or not existing blockchain technologies such as Distributed Applications are ready for use by mainstream platforms to deliver back-end services.
-Project Aims
-  * Unordered List ItemDetermine the current status of blockchain technology and providers with respect to its ability to deliver services to mainstream online platforms
-  * Unordered List ItemIdentify any blockchain providers that might meet the needs of YouGo.World i.e. global scale, multi-currency micro-payments, distributed application logic
-  * Compare the use of blockchain vs traditional methods for delivering these services
-  * Understand how users of the platform might be able to pay or get paid
-More details and ideas for the project are available on request.
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-===== Projects with Hugslock =====
-[[http://hugslock.com/|Hugslock systems]] is a security & safety service provider offering infrastructure operators best-in-class incident prevention and response management. The company has launched its flagship product an "intelligent" access cover. Hugslock has redesigned the traditional access cover and made it "intelligent", allowing for remote monitoring 24/7 and remote locking.
-The company offers jointly supervised projects in the areas of dashboard security and development, IoT.
-** Contact: **
-  * Dr Vegard Engen ([[vengen@bournemouth.ac.uk]])
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-====== Comic Book Wiki with version control ======
+===== Comic Book Wiki with version control =====
 There is an existing database about old UK comic books with a simple web interface, but it needs extending so that crowdsourcing information can happen.
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 **Contact**
   * Dr Gernot Liebchen ([[gliebchen@bournemouth.ac.uk]]) who will sort contact with website owner.
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