Departments / Core Engineering Disciplines
Mechanical, civil, electrical, aerospace, and allied engineering disciplines behind our physical and hybrid programmes.
Prototyping smart-device features — the intelligence layer on top of connected hardware, from simple automation rules to on-device inference.
Embedded/IoT prototyping · Basic automation logic · Python/C++ · Documentation + 1 more
Product-level work on connected devices — how a device, its app, and the cloud work together as one coherent user experience.
Connectivity standards awareness · Mobile/app testing basics · Debugging across systems · Documentation + 1 more
The sensors that feed every IoT and robotics system — interfacing, calibration, and signal processing, a foundational hardware-adjacent skill.
Sensor interfacing · Signal processing basics · Embedded C/Python · Datasheet interpretation + 1 more
End-to-end IoT systems — devices, connectivity, and the backend that ingests their data — for students who want the full-stack view of connected hardware.
IoT protocols (MQTT/CoAP) · Embedded basics · Cloud integration · Python/C++ + 1 more
Embedded firmware is the backbone connecting our hardware prototypes to the software layer.
Embedded C/C++ · RTOS basics · UART/SPI/I2C protocols · Debugging with JTAG/logic analyzer + 1 more
Connected sensors and devices power several of our data-collection and lab-monitoring initiatives.
Microcontroller programming · MQTT/HTTP protocols · Sensor interfacing · Basic cloud IoT platforms + 1 more
For our materials-science-adjacent research and lab safety work, chemical engineering expertise is valuable.
Process fundamentals · Lab safety protocols · Material properties analysis · Basic thermodynamics + 1 more
Mechatronics blends mechanical, electronic, and software systems into single working machines — exactly the discipline behind our automated lab equipment and prototypes.
PLC/microcontroller programming · Sensor & actuator integration · Basic mechanical design · Control systems basics + 1 more
Robotics sits at the intersection of mechanical design, embedded control, and AI perception — central to our automation and physical-interaction research.
ROS/ROS2 · Python/C++ · Sensor integration · Basic control theory + 2 more
Our aerospace research programme explores autonomous swarm and aerospace-adjacent concepts across scales.
Python or MATLAB · Aerospace/mechanical fundamentals · Simulation literacy · Flight mechanics basics + 1 more
As our campus and partner-facility footprint grows, civil engineering support is needed for site assessment, structural review coordination, and facility planning.
AutoCAD Civil · Site surveying basics · Building codes awareness · Quantity estimation + 2 more
From physical-board camera rigs to lab equipment enclosures, mechanical design underlies much of our hardware.
CAD (SolidWorks/Fusion 360/AutoCAD) · GD&T basics · 3D printing workflows · Material selection + 3 more