SAGES - Sustainable Advanced Green Engineered Structures
Date: July 2028 - December 2030
Principal Investigator: Dr Brian Ellul
Co-Investigator: Prof. Emanuel Sinagra, Prof. Simon Paul Borg
Collaborating UM Entity: Department of Chemistry, Department of Construction and Property Management
AI-driven topology optimization for soft robotic grippers
Date: October 2025 - October 2028
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael Saliba
Co-Investigator: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone, Prof. Matthew Montebello
MSc: Mr Daniel Attard
Funding Body: Malta Government
Funding Program: Endeavour
PlastiXflow: Microplastic Extraction from Water using Flow Dynamics
Date: July 2026 - June 2028
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jean-Paul Mollicone
Co-Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Collaborating External Partner: Sapienza University of Rome
Funding Body: University of Malta
Funding Program: Research Excellence Fund
EcoTrap: Structured-Channel Eco-Filter Trapping Microplastics via Recirculating Vortices
Date: February 2026 - July 2027
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jean-Paul Mollicone
Co-Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
RSO: Ms Tijana Srbinovska
Collaborating External Partner: Sapienza University of Rome
Funding: Xjenza Malta
Funding Program: Research Excellence Programme
Dyna FOWT : Dynamic Positioning of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines using Variable Length Moorings for Wake Loss Reduction
Date: February 2026 - July 2027
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech, Prof. Simon Fabri
Collaborating UM Entity: Department of Systems and Control
RePACT - IPR, Business Plan and Market Research Vouchers
Date: November 2025 - April 2027
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Co-Investigator: Dr Brian Ellul Grech
Funding Body: Xjenza Malta
Funding Program: Voucher Programmes
Coordinating External Partner: Silvercraft Products Ltd
MARIS-III: A co-design framework for robot-inclusive domestic environments
Date: February 2026 to February 2027
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael Saliba
Co-investigators: Prof. Simon Fabri, Dr Ingrid Galea
MSc Student: Ms Martina Caruana
Funding Body: University of Malta
Funding Program: Research Seed Fund
Study on the TriActive hip, formerly MaltaHip
Date: January 2026 - to date
Principal Investigator: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
Co-Investigator: Prof. Joseph Buhagiar (DMME), Prof. Pierre Schembri Wismayer (Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine)
RSO: Mr Matthew James Barbara
Funding: Garland Surgical Malta Ltd
SocketMill: Masonry Recess Cutting Tool for Electrical Socket Outlets
Date: December 2025 to date
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Co-Investigator: Dr. Brian Ellul Grech
Funding Body: Government of Malta under the 2025 FUSION R&I Technology Development Programme LITE through Xjenza Malta
Development of a Comprehensive Universal Manual Dexterity Test Kit and Protocol
Date: October 2025 to October 2026
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael Saliba
MSc Student: Ms Michela Vella
Funding Body: Malta Government
Funding Program: Endeavour
Floating Wind Aerodynamics
Date: October 2025 to September 2026
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-Investigator: Prof. Jean Paul Mollicone
MSc: Ms Martina Muscat
MOORBUOY: A Variable-Length Mooring System for Floating Wind Turbines and other Maritime Structures
Date: September 2025 - August 2026
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
RSO: Ms Martina Muscat
Funding Body: TOFSA
OsteoMag-3D
Principal Investigator: Prof. Joseph Buhagiar (DMME)
Co-Investigator: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
RSO: Dr Leonardo Fanton
Date: 2025 - to date
Funding Programme: SINO Malta
Funding Body: Xjenza Malta
TALC - Targeted Aerial Litter Collection
Date: 2025 to date
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dylan Seychell
Co-Investigator: Prof. Michael Saliba, Prof. Carl Debono
Funding Body: Government of Malta under the 2025 FUSION R&I Technology Development Programme LITE through Xjenza Malta
TowFOWT: Development of a Drag Reduction Fairing to Reduce Fuel Consumption during Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Towing
Date: July 2025 to date
Principal Investigator: Prof. Christopher Micallef
Co-Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant, Dr Jean-Paul Mollicone
RSO: Ms Martina Zammit, Mr Nathaniel Scerri
Funding Body: SINO-Malta 2024 Xjenza - MOST funding program
Spell3D: Single Pellet Extruder for 3D Printing
Date: 2024 - to date
Principal Investigator: Prof Arif Rochman (DIME)
Co-Investigator: Prof Pierluigi Mollicone, Dr Evan Dimech (ESE), Ing David Sciberras (Invent 3D Ltd)
Funding Body: Xjenza Malta
SeRob-in: Service Robotics Research Initiatives
Date: 2023 - to date
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael Saliba
Funding: University of Malta Research Seed Fund
Funding Program: University Research Grant Committee
Simulator for Hydraulic Distributor Flows in Offshore Hydro-pneumatic Energy Conversion Units (SimHyDFlow)
Date: May 2022 to date
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-Investigators: Mr Luke Aquilina, Dr Robert N. Farrugia
Project Partners: University of Malta, Malta
Funding body: Maritime Seed Award
DLANComp – TRAKE - Developing Local Agave Natural Fibre Composites
Date: March 2022 to date
Principal Investigator: Prof. Martin Muscat
Co-Investigators: Mr Neffer Gomez, Dr. Brian Ellul Grech, Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech, Prof. Duncan Camilleri, Prof. Emmanuel Sinagra, Dr Sandro Lanfranco
RSO: Mr Jobin Joy
Project partners: SilverCraft Products Ltd.
Funding Body: University of Malta TRAKE - Transdisciplinary Research and Knowledge Exchange Complex
EUROfusion: Research in the work packages related to the conceptual design and structural integrity assessment of the DEMO fusion project
Funded by: European Atomic Energy Community, EC-Euratom, EU Commission
Date: 2021 to date
Principal Investigators: Prof. Martin Muscat, Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
Project partners: EUROfusion consortium
Funding body: EU Commission
MUSICA - Multiple Use of Space for Island Clean Autonomy
Funded by: European Commission in Call H2020-BG-2019-1, Project No. 862252.
Coordinator: University College Cork, Ireland
Date: January 2020 - to date
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-investigators: Prof. Robert N. Farrugia, Dr Luke Aquilina
In collaboration with: University College Cork (Coordinator); Heriot-Watt University, University of the Aegean , Municipality of Chios, Coral Ltd, International Consortium of Research Staff Associations, Network of Sustainable Greek Islands DAFNI, Platforma Oceania de Canarias, Plocan, Innosea , Aquabiotech Ltd, NeoDyne Ltd, SinnPower Gmbh, INSB Class International Classification Society and Forkys
TNTI - Turbulence
Funded by: University of Malta Research Fund Committee
Date: January 2019 to date
Principal Investigator: External
Co-investigator: Dr. Jean Paul Mollicone
Funded by: UK Research and Innovation
Funding Program: EPSRC
Collaboration External Partner: University of Bologna, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Light Weight Green Composites for a Sustainable Future in Maritime Applications
Funded by: University of Malta Research Fund Committee
Date: January 2018 to date
Principal Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
Motored Engine Friction and Heat Transfer
Funded by: Endeavour Scholarships and Univ of Malta
Date: October 2017 to date
Principal Investigators at UM: Prof. Mario Farrugia, Dr Carl Caruana
Co-investigators: Gilbert Sammut
Industrially partnered projects
Funded by: industrial partners
Date: 2002 to date
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-investigators: various
Project Partners: W.E.T. Automotive Systems (Malta); Methode Electronics Malta Ltd.; Baxter (Malta) Ltd.; Toly (Malta) Ltd.; Portughes Laundry and Dry Cleaning; Lufthansa Technik Malta; Abertax Technologies; Playmobil Malta; Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Malta
MaltaKnee: Inflatable Arthroscopic Device as an Alternative to Knee Replacement Surgery
Date: 2021 - 2026
Principal Investigators: Prof. Pierre Schembri Wismayer (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
Co-investigators: Prof. Arif Rochman (DIME), Prof. Joseph Buhagiar (DMME), Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone, Prof. Bertram Mallia (DMME)
RSO: Mr Dylan Abela (year 1), Dr Karl Galea Naudi Borg (year 2 onwards)
External collaborators: EMPAV Engineering Ltd, Mater Dei Hospital
Funding body: MCST
ParaWIND: Augmenting Offshore Wind Farm Production using Lighter-than-Air Parafoils
Date: November 2024 to April 2026
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-Investigator: Dr Jean-Paul Mollicone
RSO: Mr Karl Zammit
Funding Body: XjenzaMalta, Research Excellence Programme
Store WIND@SEA: Advancing Subsea Long Duration Compressed Air Energy Storage Technology for Co-location with Offshore Wind Farms
Date: November 2024 to April 2026
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
RSO: Mr Luke Aquilina, Mr Keith Thomas Borg, Mr Benjamin Abela
Funding Body: XjenzaMalta, Technology Development Programme LITE
PROJOI: Proprioceptive Prosthetic Joint Actuator
Date: August 2024 to April 2026
Principal Investigator: Prof. Reiko Raute
Co-Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Funding Body: MCST Research Excellence Program
LSDi: Liquid State Dual fuel Injection
Date: October 2024 to March 2026
Principal Investigator: Prof. Mario Farrugia
Co-Investigator: Dr Jean-Paul Mollicone
RSO: Mr Anthony Theodore Saliba, Mr Andrew Fenech
Funding Body: Xjenza Malta, Research Excellence Programme
QuadMill: Masonry quadrilateral cutting tool for single and double electrical socket outlets
Date: September 2024 to September 2025
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Co-Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Funding Body: TAKEOFF Seed Fund Award (TOSFA)
ECO-Composite: Ecological Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites
Date: October 2023 to September 2025
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Co-Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech, Prof. Martin Muscat, Prof Emmanuel Sinagra
RSO: Dr Daniel Kawasaki, Dr Tehseen Ullah, Mr Jobin Joy
Funding Body: SINO-Malta 2022 MCST - MOST funding program
SAICOPES: Exploring the Potential of achieving Subsea Air Isothermal Compression using Offshore Pipelines in Long Duration Energy Storage Applications
Date: September 2023 - February 2025
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-Investigators: Mr Charise Cutajar, Mr Luke Aquilina, Dr Daniel Buhagiar (Flasc B.V.)
Funding Body: Xjenza Malta
MaltaHip 2: Development of a Small Diameter Low-Wearing Hip Joint Prosthesis
Date: 2022 - 2025
Principal Investigators: Prof. Joseph Buhagiar (DMME)
Co-investigators: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone, Prof. Bertram Mallia(DMME), Prof. Pierre Schembri Wismayer (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
RSO: Dr Leonardo Fanton
External collaborators: EMPAV Engineering Ltd, Mater Dei Hospital, Dr Donald Dalli
Funding body: UM, TRAKE
Ph.D. project Analysis of the Influence of Cavitation on the Hydrodynamic Forces Produced by Two-Dimensional Hydrofoils
Funded by: Tertiary Education Scholarship Scheme (Malta)
Ph.D. student: Ms Mariana Zammit Munro
Research awards: Maritime Seed Award 2021, MCST IPAS+ 2022, MCST IPAS+ 2023
Date: 2021 - 2025
Supervisor: Dr Simon Mizzi, Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech, Prof. Christopher Micallef
MEMSGRIP: Microelectromechanical System Gripper for Biomedical Applications
Date: November 2020 – October 2023 (project) - January 2025 (PhD)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
Co-Investigators: Prof. Ivan Grech(Faculty of ICT), Prof. Bertram Mallia (DMME), Prof. Nicholas Sammut (Faculty of ICT)
RSO: Dr Thomas Sciberras
Industrial endorsement: ST Microelectronics (Malta) Ltd
Funding body: UM, TRAKE
Dual-HPES: A Novel Dual-Liquid Hydro-Pneumatic Energy Storage System for Efficient Long Duration Energy Storage Offshore
Date: September 2023 to August 2024
Principal Investigator: Prof Tonio Sant
Co-Investigators: Dr Luke Aquilina
Funding Body: Maritime Seed Fund Award 2023
Dual fuel engine technology and dynamic Behaviour Improvement for Marine Application, BIMA
Date: June 2022 to August 2024
Principal Investigators: Prof Ing Mario Farrugia
Co-investigators: Dr Kenneth Scerri
Project partners: University of Malta, Malta, Gozo Channel Ltd
Funding body: MCST SINO-Malta Fund-2021/26
Revolutionary Process for Advanced Composite Tapered poles - RePACT, FUSION R&I Go To Market: Accelerator Programme - R&I-2017-039-A
Date: May 2023 to July 2024
Principal Investigators: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Project Partners: Silvercraft Products Ltd
Funding body: MCST
RePACT: Revolutionary Process for Advanced Composite Tapered Poles
Date: March 2023 to July 2024
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
RSO: Dr Brian Ellul Grech, Mr Clayton Sciberras
External collaborators: SilverCraft Products Limited
Funding Body: MSCT Fusion R&I Go To Market: Accelerator Programme
FORTRESS: A Floating Offshore Breakwater for supporting Renewable Energy
Generation around Islands
Date: June 2022 to May 2024
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-Investigators: Mr Charise Cutajar, Mr Andrew Briffa, Dr. Robert N. Farrugia (ISE),
Dr. Daniel Buhagiar (Flasc B.V.)
Funding Body: Energy and Water Agency
HydroGeneration: Hydro Pneumatic Energy Storage for Offshore Green
Hydrogen Generation
Date: June 2022 to May 2024
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert N. Farrugia (ISE)
Co-Investigators: Dr Oleksii Pirotti, Ms Diane Scicluna, Prof. Tonio Sant, Dr. Daniel
Buhagiar (Flasc B.V.)
Funding Body: Energy and Water Agency
LASPAAG: Laser Shock Peening for Automotive Austempered Ductile Iron Gears
Date: 2019 - 2024
Principal Investigators: Prof. Ann Zammit (DMME)
Co-investigators: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone, Prof. Glenn Cassar (DMME), Dr Louis Zammit Mangion (Faculty of Science)
RSO: Mr Matthew Curmi
External collaborators: Institute for Sustainable Technologies - National Research Institute (ITeE-PIB) Poland, The Manufacturing Technology Centre Ltd, UK
Funding Body: UM, TRAKE
MARIS-II- Development of a framework for the conversion to robot-inclusive homes, and upgrading of the UM domestic robot prototype
Date: May 2020 to November 2023
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-Investigators: Prof. Simon Fabri
Funding Body: University of Malta Research Excellence Funds 2020
CAVEAT (CAVitation Experimentation Acquisition Technology)
Date: January 2022 to January 2023
Principal Investigators: Dr Simon Mizzi
Co-investigators: Ms Mariana Zammit Munro, Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
Funding body: Project supported through the Maritime Seed Award 2021
DEXAPP-II - Theoretical and Experimental Manual Dexterity Studies and their Practical Applications
Funded by: University of Malta
Date: 2021 to 2022
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
VENTuRE - Virtual and physical Experimental Towing centre for the design of energy efficient sea-faring vessels
Date: January 2020 to December 2022
Funded by: EU-H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-03, Project Number 856887
Project Coordinators - University of Malta,
Project Partners: University of Strathclyde, GB, University of Genoa, IT, Naval Architectural Services (NAS), Ltd, MT.
Project Leader: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
Co-investigators: Prof. Tonio Sant, Dr Simon Mizzi, Dr Mitchell Borg
Investigating the Thermal Performance of Subsea Energy Storage Accumulators with a 2-Phase Fluid transition (SEA2F)
Date: September 2021 to November 2022
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-Investigators: Mr Charise Cutajar, Mr Luke Jurgen Briffa
Funding Body: MCST Research Excellence Funds 2021
MAProHand: Development of the mechanical and control framework for a minimal anthropomorphic prosthetic hand
Date: March 2019 to November 2022
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-investigators: Prof. Kenneth Camilleri, Dr Jesmond Attard, Prof. Alexiei Dingli
Project partners: University of Malta, Malta, Orthopaedic Centre Malta, Pieta’,
Malta Funding body: MCST Fusion R&I-2017-028T
Design Optimisation Analysis of Offshore-Based Hydro-Pneumatic Energy Storage Systems (FLASC-Optima)
Date: May 2020 to October 2022
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-Investigators: Dr Robert N. Farrugia, Mr Andrew Borg
Funding Body: University of Malta Research Excellence Funds 2020
VideO Light field Acquisition and REconstruction, VolARe
Date: May 2020 - October 2022
Principal Investigators: Dr Ing Reuben Farrugia
Co-investigators: Prof Johann Briffa, Prof Mario Farrugia
Project partners: University of Malta, Malta, StarGate Studios Malta Ltd
Funding body: MCST R&I-2018-021T
Dexterity analysis for hand assessment and rehabilitation – DexAR
Date October 2021 to September 2022
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-Investigators: Dr Marjorie Bonello, Ms Charmaine Mifsud
Funding Body: FUSION R&I CVP Programme, MCST
Advanced Revolutionary Manufacturing Solutions and Development of GFRP Composite Pole – ARM-D-COP
Funded by: MCST Fusion Technology Development Programme R&I-2017-039T
Date: November 2018 to May 2021
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Co-investigator: Prof. Martin Muscat
Industrial collaborators: SilverCraft Products Ltd
ARIES: Accelerator Research and Innovation for European Science and Society
Funded by: European Commission in Call Horizon 2020
Date: 2017 – 2021
Ph.D. supervision at the University of Malta: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone and Prof. Nicholas Sammut (Faculty of ICT)
Coordinator: CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland
SmartPvB - Smart Design Software for Cost Optimisation of Pressure Vessel Bundles for Offshore Hydro-pneumatic Energy Storage (SmartPVB)
Funded by: the TakeOff and Malta Maritimma Agency, MarSA
Date: October 2019 to September 2020
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-investigators: Dr Charise Cutajar, Prof. Robert Farrugia
REpLACE - Renewable, sustainable & Eco-friendLy Agave CompositEs
Funded by: Internationalisation Partnership Awards Scheme PLUs – IPAS+ Part B – 2019 , IPAS-2019-001
Date: August 2019 to September 2020,
Principal Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
ELACAPA - Exploiting Local Agave Plants
Funded by: Maritime Seed Award (2018)
Date: January 2019 to April 2020
Principal Investigator: Claire Muscat-Fenech
Co-investigators: Prof. Martin Muscat, Aaron Meilak, Prof. Duncan Camilleri, Prof. Sandro Lanfranco
MARIS I - Mobile Assistive Robot in an Inclusive Space
Funded by: Malta Government Seed Fund
Date: 2017 to 2020
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-investigator: Prof. Simon Fabri
Development of a Low-Wearing Novel Hip Joint Prosthesis with a Longer Lifespan - MaltaHip
Funded by: FUSION R&I Programme, MCST
Date: 2016 to 2020
Principal Investigator: Prof. Pierre Schembri Wismayer (Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine)
Researcher / Ph.D. student: Dr Donald Dalli
Ph.D. Supervisor: Prof. Joseph Buhagiar (Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering)
Ph.D. Co-supervisors: Prof. Pierre Schembri Wismayer (Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine), Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
Mechanical Optimisation and Design of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
Funded by: European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council (ENIAC) LAB4MEMSII - Department of Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics, Faculty of ICT, UM
Date: 2014- 2020
Researcher: Dr Russell Farrugia
Academic Mentors: Prof. Joseph Micallef, Prof. Ivan Grech, Prof. Duncan Camilleri, Prof. Owen Casha and Prof. Edward Gatt
Development of a Hydro-Energy Storage System for Offshore Multi-Purpose Floating Platforms, FLASC
Date: July 2016 – June 2019
Funded by: Malta Council for Science and Technology Fusion Programme, 2015.
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-investigators: Dr Daniel Buhagiar, Prof. Robert Farrugia
In collaboration with: Medserv plc
Spar-Type Floating Wind Turbine Platform with Integrated Deep Seawater Storage for reducing carbon footprint of LNG liquefaction
Funded by: the TakeOff and Malta Maritimma Agency, MarSA
Date: October 2017 to March 2019
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-investigators: Ms Federica Strati, Mr Daniel Buhagiar, Prof. Robert Farrugia
Thermo-Mechanical Studies of Novel MEMS Micro-grippers for Manufacturing in Malta
Funded by: Reach High Post doc scholarship, Malta for Dr Marija Cauchi
Date: 2016 – 2019
Researcher: Dr Marija Demicoli (née Cauchi)
Main Academic Mentor: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
Mentors: Prof. Ivan Grech, Prof. Bertram Mallia, Prof. Nicholas Sammut
Funded by: Reach High Post doc scholarship, Malta for Dr Marija Cauchi
Endorsed by: ST Microelectronics, Malta
DEXAPP - Application of Manual Dexterity Studies to Prosthetics and Service Robotics
Funded by: University of Malta Research Seed Fund
Date: 2017 to 2018
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-investigator: Prof. Kenneth P. Camilleri, Mr Jesmond Attard
Project Partners: Orthotics and Prosthetics Unit (OPU), Karen Grech Hospital
Development of the mechanical and control framework for a minimal anthropomorphic prosthetic hand - MAProHand
Date: 2017 to November 2018
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-investigators: Prof. Kenneth Camilleri, Dr Jesmond Attard, Prof. Alexiei Dingli
Project partners: University of Malta, Malta, Orthopaedic Centre Malta, Pieta’,
Malta Funding body: MCST Fusion R&I-2017-028T
Advanced Revolutionary Manufacturing Solutions and Development of Novel GFRP Composite Poles ARM-D-COP
Date: August 2017 – March 2018 (Commercialization voucher)
Principal Investigators: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Co-investigators: Prof. Martin Muscat, Dr Brian Ellul Project
Partners: University of Malta, Malta SilverCraft Products Ltd.
Malta Funding body: MCST Fusion R&I-2017-039-T
Light Weight Structures for Maritime Applications – Design, Fabrication, Characterisation, Testing & Simulation
Funded by: University of Malta Research Fund Committee
Date: January 2015 to January 2018
Principal Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
Cable Pre-Tensioner for Quay Walls Civil Applications
Funded by: Research and Innovation Development Trust (RIDT)
Date: October 2016 to September 2017
Investigators: Dr Brian Ellul Grech (Principal), Prof. Duncan Camilleri, Prof. Zdenka Sant
Diesel Particulate Filter study
Supported by: Transport Malta
Date: October 2015 to July 2017
Principal Investigator: Prof. Mario Farrugia
Ph.D. project Modelling and Analysis of Hydraulic Wind Turbines with Integrated Energy Storage
Funded by: MGSS Scholarship
Ph.D. student: Dr Daniel Buhagiar
Date: 2014 - 2017
Supervisor: Prof. Tonio Sant
Ph.D. project 'Modelling the Self-Induced Cycle-to-Cycle Variations in the Aerodynamic Blade Loads of a Yawed Wind Turbine'
Funded by: Scholarship by Libyan Government
Ph.D. Student: Moutaz Elgammi
Date: 2013 - 2017
Supervisor: Prof. Tonio Sant
Eu-CARD and Eu-CARD-2 - Enhanced European Coordination for Accelerator Research & Development
Date: 2010 – 2017
Funded by: European Commission in Call, FP7
Ph.D. student: Dr Marija Demicoli (née Cauchi)
Ph.D. supervision at the University of Malta: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone and Prof. Nicholas Sammut
Coordinator: CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland
DEXTERITY - Studies on minimalism versus anthropomorphism in robot hand dexterity
Funded by: University of Malta Research Seed Fund
Date: 2013 to 2016
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Design optimization of compact, multi-degree-of freedom mechatronic devices”, leading to the “University of Malta Minimal Anthropomorphic Hand II - UM-MAR-II
Funded by: Malta Government “Master it” Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme
Date: 2014 - 2015
Project Proposer and Principal Supervisor: Prof. M.A. Saliba
Self Adjusting Torque Vertical Axis Wind Turbine - SATVAWT
Funded by: MCST - National Research & Innovation Programme 2011
Date: October 2011 - September 2015
Principal Investigator at UM: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
Co-investigators: Prof. Tonio Sant, Prof. Daniel Micallef
Project Coordinator and Partner: Econetique
Project Partners: Alurwind, Architectural Projects AP
HILDA – High Integrity Low Distortion Assembly
Funded by: European Commission in Call FP7-SST-2012-RTD-1.
Date: September 2012 – August 2015
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Co-investigators: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone, Prof. Daniel Micallef
In collaboration with: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, U.K. (Project Coordinator), Centre de Recherche en Aeronautique ASBL (CENAERO), Belgium, The Welding Institute (TWI) Ltd., U.K., Lloyd’s Register EMEA, U.K., Center of Maritime Technologies e.V. (CMT), Germany, Naval Architecture Progress, Greece, GeonX sprl, Belgium
Biodiversity and Sustainable Development in the Strait of Sicily - BioDiValue
Funded by: Italia-Malta 2007- 2013 project
Date: July 2012 – January 2015
Principal Investigator: Prof. Martin Muscat
In collaboration with: ARPA (Agenzia Regionale per la protezione del'Ambiente), Consorzio Plemmirio Area Marina Protetta, International Ocean Institute - Malta Operational Centre (University of Malta), ISPRA (Istituto Superiore Protezione Ricerca Ambientale), Area Marina Protetta Isole Pelagie Sindaco del Comune di Lampedusa e Linosa, Gal XLOKK, Universita` degli Studi di Catania, Green Life Soc. Coop. a.r.l.
Damage Analysis on Marine Vessels due to Impact and Grounding
Funded by: University of Malta Research Fund Committee
Date: January 2012 – December 2014
Principal Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
FLAMES - Fabrication of Lightweight Assemblies - Modelling, Experimentation and Simulation
Funded by: University of Malta, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, U.K.
Date: October 2007 – September 2014
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Innovative Fibre Reinforced Composites Designed for Higher Structural Performance - FiReCOMP
Funded by: MCST - National Research & Innovation Programme 2010
Date: February 2011 - October 2013
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Co-investigator: Dr Brian Ellul
Industrial Collaborators: SilverCraft Products Ltd
Fabrication of Advanced Hybrid Composite Sandwich Panels - Testing & Simulation – FACTS
Funded by: Malta Council for Science and Technology, MCST: R&I-2011-002,
Date: October 2011 – September 2013
Principal Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
Co-investigators: Prof. Duncan Camilleri, Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
In collaboration with: Buccaneer Boats Ltd, Gudja Malta
Design and Analysis of an Innovative Offshore Wind Turbine for Deep Water Applications in the Maltese, DOW
Funded by: Malta Council for Science and Technology Programme, 2009. MCST: R&I-2009-003
Date: November 2010 – September 2013
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-investigators: Prof. Martin Muscat, Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone, Prof. Duncan Camilleri
In collaboration with: Global Renewable Energy Ltd, HoneyComb Services Ltd
Robot time and cost management in the application to multiple production processes
Date: 2010 – 2012
Project Proposer and Principal Supervisor: Prof. Michael Saliba
Ship Design, Sea Keeping and Ship Damage Analysis on Impact and Grounding
Funded by: University of Malta Research Fund Committee
Date: January 2009 – December 2012
Principal Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
Development of a Prototype Wind Turbine System for Electrical Power Generation
Funded by: Ministry for Resources & Rural Affairs (MRRA)
Date: October 2010 - September 2012
Principal Investigator at UM: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-investigators: Prof. Martin Muscat, Prof. Robert N. Farrigia, Prof. Cedric Caruana
Investigation of the Sealing Properties of Swellable Elastomers for Oil and Gas Industry Applications
Funded by: Tendeka (formerly Swellfix) U.K. and University of Malta
Date: September 2009 - August 2012
Principal Investigator: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
Joint Ph.D. project with Faculty of Aerospace Sciences, TUDelft, '3D flows near a HAWT rotor: A dissection of blade and wake contributions'
Funded by: MGSS Scholarship
PhD student: Prof. Daniel Micallef
Date: 2008 - 2012
Supervisor: Prof. Tonio Sant
AUTOMATE - A rationalisation of industrial automation requirements and service provision in Malta, with a focus on the development of new modular reconfigurable industrial automation systems
Funded by: Malta Council for Science and Technology, R&I-2006-045
Date: 2007 to 2010
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-investigator: Dr Conrad Pace
Project Partners: University of Malta; Cheops (Malta) Ltd.; Prominent Group of Companies (Malta); Toly Products Ltd.; Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry.
IDeLap - Intelligent design and manufacture of micro-parts for biomedical applications: Case Study - The development of a laparoscopic surgery tool
Funded by: Government of Malta under the 2006 National Research and Innovation Programme through the Malta Council for Science and Technology
Date: 2007 to 2010
Co-investigator: Prof. Michael Saliba
HAND - Development of a dexterous robotic hand for manufacturing, prosthetic, and general research applications
Funded by: University of Malta Research Seed Fund
Date: 2006 to 2010
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-investigators: Prof. Simon Fabri, Dr Conrad Pace
CCOOPPS - Certification of Competences in the Power and Pressure Systems Industry
Date: 2006 - 2008
Principal Investigators: Dr J. Wood, Prof. M. Muscat (project co-ordinator for the University of Malta)
Funded through Leonardo da Vinci EU programme UK Agency
Formula SAE Malta
Funded by: University of Malta, Vodafone, MCST, Meli Group and many more
Date: January 2006 - October 2008
Principal Investigator at UM: Prof. Mario Farrugia
Co-investigators: Prof. Robert Ghirlando
Force Control in Robotic Grasping
Funded by: University of Malta
Date: 2001 to 2005
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Funded by: University of Malta through the University Research Grant Committee
Simulation of biological skeletal systems
Funded by: University of Malta
Principal investigator: Prof. Zdenka Sant
Co-investigators: A. Attard, M. Cauchi, A. Lupi, L. Mifsud, C. Muscat, K. Shaw, M. Spiteri
Stress and strain analysis of the sternum after the surgery
Funded by: University of Malta
Principal investigator: Prof. Zdenka Sant
Co-investigators: A. Casha, J. Catania, J. Cilia, N. Farrugia, K. Schembri
Engineering of implants for regenerative medicine
Funded by: University of Malta
Principal investigator: Prof. Zdenka Sant
Co-investigators: J. Calleja-Agius, G. Cassar
