Prof Ing. Andrew Sammut is the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering since 2015 and the Head of the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering since 2012. He is a graduate of the University of Malta, obtaining a Bachelor of Engineering with first class honours in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2005 and a Doctorate in avionics in 2011. He joined the University of Malta academic staff in 2007 and has lectured and supervised projects in analogue and digital electronics, embedded systems, instrumentation and measurement and low/high level programming at various levels.
Prof Sammut is active in research specialising in electronic sensing technologies, low level instrumentation and measurement and electronic miniaturisation and manufacturing. He has been actively involved in various local and EU funded projects (FP6 and 7) as well as through direct engagement by industry.
Prof Sammut is the project leader of the EU funded Transdisciplinary Research and Knowledge Exchange Complex (TRAKE) at the University of Malta, a project aimed at increasing the capacity of collaborative Engineering research though the investment of Eur38M in premises and research facilities. In 2013 he has also led a similar smaller project for the investment in Electronic prototyping facilities within the Department he leads.
In his capacity of Dean and Head of Department, Prof Sammut is heavily involved in programme design and refinement and programme quality assurance and accreditation. He chairs the Faculty board and various boards of studies and boards of examiners, is member of Senate and contributes to the overall University administration.
Prof Sammut holds membership with the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE) and the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and is warranted to practice the Engineering Profession in Malta. He is often engaged as a reviewer on various academic journals and as an expert for project evaluation in areas of instrumentation and measurement, airport operations and aircraft safety amongst others.
Sensing technologies and data fusion
Instrumentation and Measurement
Electronic Manufacturing and Processes
System failure modes, hazard and risk assessment
Navigation accuracy and performance
Human-machine interface analysis and evaluation / immersive simulation
More details at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew_Sammut
Intellectual Property: ------------------------- Zammit-Mangion, D., Sammut, A., Zammit, B., A Method and System for resolving Traffic Conflicts in Take-off and Landing, UK Patent, GB2460954, Awarded 2nd March 2011, Priority MT4225 20th June 2008.
Zammit-Mangion, D., Sammut, A., Zammit, B., A Method and System for resolving Traffic Conflicts in Take-off and Landing, US Patent, US8,457,812-B2, Awarded June 4th 2013, Priority MT4225 20th June 2008.
Awards: -----------
The RTCA 2011 William Jackson Award
Placed 2nd in the Malta Innovation Awards 2011 for Scientific Innovation for the work dealing with improving aircraft safety and novel HMI schemes during runway operations.
Affiliations: ------------ Malta Chamber of Engineers - Warranted Engineer Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)