We would like to congratulate our colleagues at Heriot-Watt, Liverpool University and DSTL, namely Zhao, X., Huang, W., Banks, A., Cox, V., Flynn, D., Schewe, S., & Huang, X, on winning the best paper award at AI Safety 2021 for our research on: Assessing the Reliability of Deep Learning Classifiers Through Robustness Evaluation and Operational […]
Category: Awards
Winner of 2021 EPS Postgraduate Research 2nd Year Prize
The Smart System Group Congratulate Sonam Norbu who has been chosen as the Winner of 2021 EPS Postgraduate Research 2nd Year Prize from the Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems, The School of Engineering and Physical Science (EPS). The prize will be awarded at the upcoming Annual EPS Postgraduate Research (PGR) Day, the 18th October, […]
The Knowledge Exchange Champion Award 2019-20: Professor David Flynn
Professor David Flynn , founder and director of the smart systems group, is referenced within the Interface 2019-2020 Annual Review, as a winner of the Knowledge Exchange Champion award. This award recognises a long standing track record of leading Scottish academics with successful research impact in collaboration with industry. Prof Flynn stated “It’s an honour […]
Dr. Merlinda Andoni of SSG included in special “Women in Energy” list
The Smart Systems Group is proud to congratulate Dr. Merlinda Andoni for the inclusion of her paper “Blockchain technology in the energy sector: A systematic review of challenges and opportunities” in the Women in Energy Special Edition, published by Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. In honour of International Women’s Day, this special edition has been […]
Smart Systems Group Founder Receives Award at 2020 Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards
The founder of Heriot Watt Smart Systems Group Professor David Flynn, was presented with the 2020 award for Knowledge Exchange Champion of the Year at the 5th Annual Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards. Professor Flynn has brought global advocacy for Scotland’s universities, highlighting how they serve society and industry in partnership, not only to bring solutions […]
Smart Systems Group Announced as Network Awards 2020 Finalists
Professor David Flynn will represent the Smart Systems Group and Heriot-Watt University at the Network Awards 2020, as a finalist in the Partner Initiative of the Year in collaboration with Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN). The Network Awards reward individuals and organisations who have demonstrated exceptional performance in the energy networks space. Now in its […]
Knowledge Exchange Champion of the Year Finals 2020
The founder of the Smart Systems Group, Professor David Flynn, has been announced as a finalist in the Interface Awards in the category of Knowledge Exchange Champion of the Year 2020. This award recognises an individual in academia, business or a business support organisation who has made an outstanding contribution and played a pivotal role […]
Heriot-Watt University earns hat trick of awards at the 2019 IET Innovation Awards
Wednesday the 13th of November 2019 was the IET Innovation Awards evening, held at the glamorous Brewery, London. The Information Technology award was hotly contested, with teams from Yale, Princeton and Cambridge Universities being shortlisted. Heriot-Watt’s Smart System Group was being represented by Dr. Valentin Robu as co-director of the Network Constraints Early Warning System […]
Dr. Xingyu Zhao at ISSRE
Dr. Xingyu Zhao presented work on assessing the safety and reliability of autonomous vehicles through the use of on the road testing at the 30th International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE). He was part of a team of our Smart Systems Group researchers here at Heriot-Watt University, as well as colleagues from University of […]
Winner of the Global Learning and Teaching Award
Congratulations to our own Dr Wolf-Gerrit Fruh, winner of Heriot-Watt’s global learning and teaching award. These annual awards celebrate those staff members who have made a significant contribution to the enhancement of the global student learning experience.