Engineering
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Driving engineering-led solutions to economic and social challenges.
Our world-leading researchers focus on sustaining a pipeline of world-leading basic science that delivers impact through commercialisation and knowledge exchange.
We work with partners across the University, regionally, and beyond, to transform a dependency on traditional manufacturing into a knowledge-based, data-driven economy. Influenced by the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we have eight core research topics.
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Connectivity and Cybersecurity
The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) is home to the UK’s largest cyber-security research cluster, and its work protects the online activity of billions of internet users around the world. It has developed breakthrough innovations, including anti-counterfeit technology to prevent internet fraud; and new processors to deliver filtered internet to homes and businesses, stripping out viruses and malware.
Advanced Manufacturing
Our focus is on developing methods for advanced automation, materials processing and product life cycle technologies for long-term manufacturing economic and environmental sustainability. The research integrates new material, process and machining technologies for a wide range of industrial sectors, including aerospace and automotives. The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre at Queen’s is a collaborative, innovative powerhouse of advanced manufacturing set to elevate our region globally.
Artificial Intelligence
Our key research areas include machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and AI ethics, with applications in healthcare (e.g., biomarker discovery, medical imaging), fintech (e.g., cybersecurity, compliance auditing), and media (e.g., semantic search). Discovery AI integrates multiple AI techniques to advance research through causality discovery and hypothesis generation. In education, AI is being used for innovations like automated question generation and personalised learning, enhancing efficiency and accessibility in teaching and assessment.
Advanced Liquid Materials
We are world leaders in ionic liquids – liquid salts that act as a clean alternative to more polluting solvents, as they do not release fumes. Research conducted through Queen’s University Ionic Liquids Laboratories (QUILL) is helping the UK chemical industry move to greener and more profitable production. Our research, strongly rooted in ionic liquids, extends beyond to other advanced liquid and amorphous materials, such as ionogels, deep eutectic solvents and zwitterionic salts. Our research is interdisciplinary, with the focus on addressing the most urgent technological challenges of our times.
Clean Energy
Developing novel turbomachinery, after-treatment, power systems, biofuel and waste management technologies for improved environmental performance of next generation engineering products. Investigation of resources, conversion processes and impacts of alternative energy technologies and integrated renewable energy systems.
Advanced Composites and Polymers
Queen’s Advanced Composites Research Group (ACRC) explores the design, analysis, manufacture, physical and virtual testing of advanced damage tolerant, multifunctional and nano-enhanced composite materials and structures. Development of new materials, products and processes for the medical devices and drug delivery industries.
Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
Technological and societal changes are transforming the nature of infrastructure. Our research priorities are guided by global challenges and a need to meet sustainable development in our built and natural environment. We look at future sustainable cities which are agile and future ready (e.g. for near zero energy autonomous vehicles), technological innovation for digital transformation of civil engineering, and affordable, reliable and environmentally sustainable marine renewable energy.
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Future Public Transport and Automotives
Developing innovative and crucial global transport solutions, Queen’s is a world-leading research centre for heavy duty hydrogen powertrain technologies - critical in moving towards a net-zero future. We are also coupling advanced simulation methods with new design, material and manufacturing processes to improve the physical, environmental and economic performance of future aircraft systems.
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