ICT - Research Areas - University of Malta

Faculty of Information & Communication Technology

Artificial Intelligence

Adaptive Hypertext;
Human Language Technologies;
Machine Learning;
Search Techniques;
Semantic Web;
eLearning;
Bioinformatics;
Simulation.

Research Projects:
LT4eL (FP6) Language Technology/Elearning;
REWERSE (FP6) Semantic Web;
MLRS (RTDI) Human Language Technologies;
COLLEGE (UoM) eLearning.
The Department hosts an Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Language and Communication Technologies.

Communications & Computer Engineering

Wireless Applications;
Infrastructure-less wireless networks and cognitive radio;
Antennas for mobile communications;
Computer Modelling and KiCAD Coding and its applications;
Security;
Speech technology related to the Maltese language;
Multimedia broadband for virtual classroom;
Signal processing applications;
Multimedia Indexing;
Multimedia Communications;
RTOS for Microcontrollers.

Research Projects:
FPGA Implementation of a Speech Recognizer;
TWISTER (Terrestrial Wireless Infrastructure integrated with Satellite Telecommunications for E-Rural);
START (STimulate Aerospace Research and Technology in Associate Candidate Countries);
Compact Antenna Structures for dual-band wireless LAN applications;
Content Based Multimedia Retrieval with Ordered Relevance Feedback, e-CAB.

Computer Information Systems

Object Oriented Platforms, Languages and Techniques in distributed environments;
System methodologies including real-time and Petri nets;
Data modelling systems including spatial-temporal modelling;
IT strategic management including e-strategy, ERP and software lifecycle Management;
Quality Assurance Frameworks in IT;
Genetic Algorithms and Bioinformatics.

Research Projects:
EIE Surveyor (Erasmus Project) in collaboration with University of Grenoble, France.

Computer Science

High Performance Computing;
Grid Technologies;
Hardware Verification;
Formal Methods;
e-Learning Systems;
Software Engineering and Process Improvement.

Research Projects:
Various projects are in hand undertaken by the following research groups: Semantics and Verification Research Group (SVRG);
Software Engineering Process Improvement (SEPI);
Systems Software Research Group (SSRG).
The Department organises the Annual Computer Science Research Workshop (CSAW). The proceedings may be viewed online at: http://www.cs.um.edu.mt/~csaw/ As of the academic year 2007/8, the workshop will be organised by the Faculty of ICT as a faculty event.

Microelectronics & Nanoelectronics

Analogue low voltage / low power IC design;
Hardware implementation of Neural networks;
High Speed data converters;
Radio Frequency Circuits;
MEMS devices;
Quantum-well structures;
FPGA implementation of digital systems.

Research Projects:
Design of a low voltage low phase noise 1.6 GHz PLL in 130 nm CMOS technology with quadrature output;
Design of a camera interface system for mono and stereo view applications (Part of FP6 Integrated Project SENSATION);
Design of a wireless sensor communication module for medical sensors (Part of FP6 Integrated Project SENSATION).