Fellowship focus: Establishing intellectual property (IP) protection for acoustic signatures in physical spaces.
Room Impulse Responses (RIRs) – a form of acoustic data representation – play a critical role in today’s audio technology applications. However, they may not meet the legal criteria for IP protection because they fall into a unique category as modelled representations of physical realities. Aimed at reducing uncertainty around IP in digital audio signal processing, Dr Khan will work with academics in Surrey’s Institute of Sound Recording to review existing standards, interview audio practitioners, and develop guidelines for digital audio researchers who want to protect their research outputs as a commercial asset and resource.
Fellowship focus: Exploring the use of AI and digital tools to make green hydrogen production more efficient and sustainable.
Improving the efficiency of green hydrogen production is critical in the global shift to sustainable energy. The primary aim of this project is to develop a ‘digital twin’ – a virtual model which can simulate and optimise green hydrogen production processes in real time. What sets this Fellowship apart is its interdisciplinary approach. Dr Halog will collaborate with academics from chemical engineering, sustainability, civil engineering and business with the aim of not only providing technical solutions, but also helping industry to develop sustainable business practices, enabling greener and more circular operations.
Fellowship focus: Visualising what climate migration means to people through participatory art workshops.
Discussion of climate migration in countries such as the UK usually focuses on environmental risk rather than government’s responsibility in causing the impact which renders places inhabitable. At the same time, climate refugees are often presented as victims or threats. This Fellowship seeks to engage diverse public audiences to consider what climate migration means to them, and use visual arts to consider the intersectionality of climate migration. Ms Esapathi and Dr Loukianov will run workshops with climate activists and lay people and create a visual database for education and advocacy.
Fellowship focus: Expanding research into the impact of a new definition of community banks, exploring areas such as lending availability and competition.
Recently the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recognised the critical role that community banks play in providing access to credit in the US economy. This Fellowship will build on existing research by Professor Ongena and Dr Pappas into the impact of this report on financial stability, asset quality, capitalisation and profitability. In addition to co-authoring several research papers on community banking, they will establish a research network to stimulate future collaborative proposals. Professor Ongena will also help to develop a new Banking and Finance MSc at Surrey and contribute to the teaching curriculum within Surrey Business School