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Ifeoluwa Adesina Ahmad Al-Mashoor Joshua Beech [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Aeronautical BSc (Hons) Aeronautical BSc (Hons) Automotive Technology Technology Technology

Proximity Sensor for UAVs Analysis of the SABRE An Aerodynamic Sponsored by The aim of this project is Engine and Use of Heat Investigation into Open to design and implement a Exchanger Car Windows proximity sensor on a UAV Analysis of the Sabre Engine Opening the windows on a to help detect and avoid and the potential application road vehicle at high speeds potential collisions. of the Heat Exchanger triggers wind-buffeting which (Pre-cooler) to a Rolls Royce can be fatiguing for both; the Trent Engine is the aim and driver and passengers. This purpose of the project. has been investigated using Research will be performed to CFD software, focussing on find the potential, advantages the aerodynamic mechanism and disadvantages of using behind this phenomena the pre-cooler. which is supported by a study into the drag and wake flow changes.

Sarah Bonas Christopher Brookshaw Nyasha Chikukwa George Collins [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Motorsport BSc (Hons) Automotive BSc (Hons) Aeronautical BEng (Hons) Automotive Technology Technology Technology Engineering

Two Cylinder Exhaust Analysing Vehicle Chassis Bat Wing Bio-mimicry to Unconventional Impacts: Tuning Investigation Prior to production of a MAVs The Cost of Alternatives It has long been recognised vehicle, analysis of the chassis Bio-mimicking a bat wing into In the modern world, that exhaust tuning can be is of great importance to an MAV wing by modelling consideration for the used to increase vehicle vehicles dynamics; playing and CAD. environment is increasing. performance, with specific key roles in the performance The automotive industry is exhaust lengths having a is the structure and material one where this consideration desirable effect by increasing used. Therefore using drives development. Is merit power and performance. research and CAD based FEA placed upon new technology This is the basis for this analysis; data can be taken too quickly, without proper project as well as studying on how chassis are designed assessment? The entire noise vibration harshness effectively and efficiently. life cycle of an object must and public perception of the be considered in order to exhaust note. determine its overall impact.

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Thomas Cooper Alexander Cottis Benjamin Danquah Laura Davies tcpedrepairsandtuning@ [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] hotmail.co.uk BSc (Hons) Motorsport BSc (Hons) Aeronautical BSc (Hons) Aeronautical BSc (Hons) Motorsport Technology Technology Technology Technology The Gains Achieved Using a The Peripheral Anemometer Aerodynamic Analysis Maximizing the Performance Variable Compression Ratio Anemometer/data logger and Redesign of of a Two Stroke Engine System used to increase flight BloodhoundSSC’s Tail Fin The purpose of this project is For this project the benefits stability. The critical analysis of the to maximize the performance of using variable compression aerodynamic performance of of a two stroke engine using ratio as applied to four stroke BloodhoundSSC’s current tail my own race engineering engines will be examined. fin and the development of a knowledge and experience This will be further refined by refined design specification in tuning. The following applying this principle to a to undergo compressible and methods will be in evidence: three cylinder engine. incompressible flows, utilising Custom manufactured inlet theoretical calculations, manifold; Crankcase flowing; computational fluid dynamics Cylinder porting; Cylinder and 3D printing to undertake head modification and Dyno applied wind tunnel testing. development.

Shakeb Deane Rebecca Feely Andrew Green Nicholas Hancox [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Aeronautical BSc (Hons) Motorsport BSc (Hons) Automotive BSc (Hons) Motorsport Technology Technology Technology Technology

Redesigning an Airbus Stress Analysis within Rear Roof Window Wing on Front Wing and Nose- Flight Deck a Roll Cage a 2007 Hawk Eye Subaru section design within The project is to redesign the Focusing on the analysis The aim to this project is to Formula One Airbus side stick by adding a and development of the improve the design rear roof Examining the aerodynamic force feedback mechanism. roll cage within an MX-5, it wing on the 2007 Subaru and design advancements This will be done by using investigates the stress and this is needed so that the made in Formula One, by springs, screw threads and how it is distributed once a best performance can be comparing a vehicle from motors to allow the side stick to load has been applied. Using achieved. This will be done by 1994 to a 2015 vehicle. move on its own with regards the results to determine if any measuring the original figures All Front Wing and Nose- to speed. A CAD design improvements can be made of how the wing performs sections are of original model of this mechanism will to the design or materials. then to take the design design, attached to a be created and a video file will and improve it with various simplified Formula One car show the side stick move. methods and test. model and aerodynamically tested.

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Rob Harvey Christopher Johnson Christopher MacDonald Anna Micheal [email protected] [email protected] christophermacdonald87@ gmail.com BSc (Hons) Motorsport BSc (Hons) Aeronautical BSc (Hons) Aeronautical Technology Technology BSc (Hons) Aeronautical Technology Technology Liquid Petroleum Gas UAVs and their Stability - Designing a Homebuilt in Compression Ignition How Can It Be Affected? AirCore Med-Evac - VTOL Aircraft Engines Can a Phantom 2 UAV Drone Air Ambulance Conceptual A pre pack kit of homebuilt The production of a working have an increase in the Design aircraft was designed after dual-fuel diesel/LPG system maximum weight it can be Med-Evac is a VTOL taking an inspiration from suitable for compression before stability is lost? Also emergency response seeing the Wright brothers ignition engines. Providing will an increase in propeller Aircraft. Inspired from the monument. Everything a transitional low emission size or increase in the number successful influx of new flight was done from scratch vehicle (TLEV) solution for of power-plants cause this configuration developments including: choosing material, small passenger vehicles that value to change? such as quadcopter UAVs and looking into equations, Tiltrotor technologies, the reduces SOx, NOx, CO2, CO calculating equations, and PM emissions whilst also concept aims to utilise these sketches, component types increasing brake power and innovations for saving lives and finalising designing torque performance. quicker, more safely and more the product in a 2D or 3D efficiently than current Air software. Ambulance vehicles.

Tarvinder Nandhra Andrew Newton Thomas Palmer Joshua Pearman [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Motorsport BSc (Hons) Aeronautical BSc (Hons) Aeronautical BSc (Hons) Motorsport Technology Technology Technology Technology

Variable Swept Volume and Personal Supersonic Flight Improved Helicopter Improving Road Car Cylinder Deactivation Time isn’t just a luxury; it’s Autorotation and Crash Efficiency with Active My project will investigate an opportunity. The Personal Impact Survival Aerodynamics the variable swept volume Supersonic Jet saves time To develop a helicopter This project will explore and the cylinder deactivation with a maximum velocity autorotation landing the concept of active systems. Cylinder deactivation of Mach 1.5. Commercial guidance system to aid a pilot aerodynamics and its ability is used on the newer vehicles, Supersonic flight has been in the event of an emergency to improve the aerodynamic these systems are used to made possible again! landing due to reduced or efficiency of the standard help improve the efficiency Technical advancements have no engine power. Also to road car, using CAD and of the engine and how well overcome the limitations, develop a helicopter crash CFD analysis. it’s running, and deactivating implementing concepts to impact reduction system the cylinders allows this to reduce adverse effects from that will reduce force to happen. sonic booms. the airframe, and thus the occupants, and stop it from rolling during a crash landing.

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Rafael Penna Thomas Perry Adam Pinder Jonathon Pitts [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Aeronautical BSc (Hons) Motorsport BSc (Hons) Motorsport BSc (Hons) Aeronautical Technology Technology Technology Technology

Personal Shadowing Device Optimising a Variable Valve Reducing Drag of an Open UAV’s Flying in Formation A quad-copter with a colour Timing Map for a V8 Engine Wheeled Vehicle This project is aimed towards tracking device that will follow Using the Ricardo Wave Open wheeled vehicles developing a system where the chosen colour. software package, a detailed create drag as the wheel multiple UAV’s will be model of a V8 engine will and often the suspension controlled by a computer/ be produced containing all components protrude from application with pre- necessary information to the vehicle’s body. One or programmed formations that simulate the running of the more products would be can be performed in real engine to ideal parameters. designed and developed time. This will also enable A specific map will then using CFD software and scale the control of any UAV in that be identified and tested, model wind tunnel testing formation to divert from the optimising peak power and to reduce the drag created formation and return back torque. around the wheel assembly into its original place. therefore increasing vehicle performance.

Rowan Portman Gareth Price David Roberts Graham Russell [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Motorsport BSc (Hons) Motorsport BEng (Hons) Automotive BSc (Hons) Motorsport Technology Technology Engineering Technology

Modelling Fuelling Improving Efficiency and Aerodynamic Performance Tuning Exhaust Tract Strategies for Emergency Fuel Economy in HGV and Stiffness: A Compromise Lengths to Optimise Torque Power Generators Trailers In motorsport it is important Tuning exhaust tract lengths This project will investigate Due to the size and volume to design components for to optimise torque from a multi-fuel capability for diesel of goods that HGVs need optimal mechanical and naturally aspirated engine. engines. An application for to transport, operators aerodynamic performance. This is to manage the driving electrical generators are required to make the However these objectives placement and increase of with 100 kW output will be maximum use of load space usually conflict. Using software torque on a given engine, at proposed. WAVE software will and size that is legally and merit indices alongside a given RPM, by changing the be used to create an engine available to them making conflicting objective methods exhaust tract lengths. with a suitably constant them aerodynamically means there could be an output delivery. inefficient. Increasing easier way to design for both. aerodynamic efficiency can reduce fuel usage and therefore operating costs.

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Olumide Samo Matthew Shenton Joe Storey Marc Timko [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Motorsport BSc (Hons) Automotive BSc (Hons) Motorsport BSc (Hons) Motorsport Technology Technology Technology Technology

Structural Analysis of a Concept Car ‘Smart Car’ Supercharger Open-Wheel Race Space Frame Chassis Incorporating Biometric Electromagnetic Clutch Car Closed Cockpit Space frame chassis are Technology Pulley Development Aerodynamic Efficiency design to be as light as An intelligent vehicle The project’s focus being An investigation into the possible while having the concept car incorporating to examine the research aerodynamic effect and structural rigidity and strength biometric technology, that and development design of potential technical issues of a to withstand loading forces also integrates intelligent supercharger electromagnetic closed cockpit design for an which the chassis is likely driver monitoring to prevent pulley operation, and its open-wheel race car, whilst to undertake. The purpose accidents related to alcohol, application to current road designing an aerodynamically of this project using Finite drugs and fatigue. The vehicles. Including the effective version taking safety Element Method (FEM) is project also displays the adaptions and modifications factors and in-depth research to increase the stiffness and concept of smart cities and needed to enable fitment and into account. reduce the weight of an Ariel how these can be linked with required parts. Atom chassis. vehicles in the future.

Vivek Vashi Raghav Wadhwa Kristian Washington Jack Webb [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Automotive BSc (Hons) Motorsport BSc (Hons) Aeronautical BSc (Hons) Aeronautical Technology Technology Technology Technology

The Improvement and Vehicle Exhaust Acoustics Effects of Fatigue on An Unconventional and Influences of Aerodynamic Sound quality plays an Pilot Performance and Innovative Light Aircraft Efficiency important role in customer’s Flight Safety Design This project focusses on perception of product quality. The aim is to investigate The focus of this project is to aerodynamics within the Vehicle sound can help and compare performance design and model an aircraft automotive industry, the determine the type of vehicle levels of pilots with normal which is both unconventional way advancements have and has direct impression and significant fatigue levels and innovative. Achieved been made and the effects on customer’s mind. Can in both short and long-haul by using regulation and that have taken place. The modifying engine’s exhaust operations, and examine mathematical calculations, the regulations for fuel economy manifold tract lengths change aviation rules and legislation aircraft will be modelled in to improve and also because the way a vehicle sounds and to comprehend if they protect CAD software and the viability higher speeds are reached at thus affect its perception in pilots from fatigue and of the design reviewed using quicker rates so the stability customer’s mind? promote flight safety. CFD software. of the vehicles is becoming increasingly important.

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Matthew Wilbrey Jason Wood [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Automotive BSc (Hons) Aeronautical Technology Technology

Adaptive Driving Seat for The Feasibility of a Road Ankylosing Spondylitis Vehicle with Airborne Sufferers Capability Over 200,000 people suffer For years people dreamed from Ankylosing Spondylitis of taking to the skies. My in the UK alone. Many of project aims to make this these patients have difficulty dream a reality. My project is driving their car due to the design of a road vehicle discomfort and pain that which has the capability to be the disease can cause. This used as a light aircraft. It will project has designed a smart/ include designs for the body adaptive seat that can be and the cabin of the vehicle. retrofitted into a patient’s car Ideas for the mechanical to aid the user to drive more systems will also be included. comfortably.

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Mukadim Ahmed Josh Beavis Matthew Bradley [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Human Biology BSc (Hons) Biology http://muudiscovery.blogspot.co.uk BSc (Hons) Biology Effects of Turmeric on Lipid Supplementing Prescribed Peroxidation in Humans Medicines - A Deadly Investigating Green Space This project evaluates Conflict? Habitat Usage in Pipistrellus whether lipid peroxidation Past research has shown that sp. and oxidative stress levels many plant-derived chemicals Redevelopment of urban are affected when Turmeric can modulate the metabolism green areas is on the rise. supplements are consumed. of numerous prescribed This is of concern to bat Monitoring the efficacy of medicines. With the use conservationists, as little is still turmeric on malondialdehyde of plant-based treatments known of their urban habitat levels in blood plasma increasing and patient safety usage within established and monitor the lipid in mind, here the effects of green spaces. The purpose peroxidation, which correlates Ferulic Acid, a chemical found of this project is to determine to the levels of free radical ubiquitously in plants and the fine-scale habitat oxidative stress in the body. herbs, on isoenzyme CYP3A4 preferences of two of our are explored. most widespread species of microchiroptera.

Steven Bratt Charlie Carter Hannah Caswell Charlotte Colucci [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Biology BSc (Hons) Forensic Biology BSc (Hons) Animal Science BSc (Hons) Biology with Animal Behaviour Anti-microbial Properties of The Effect of DNA Recovery Effects of Selenium on Garlic (Allium sativum) on the Quality of Latent Effectiveness of Feeding Serum, Salivary IgA and Folk medicine has long Fingermarks Enrichment for Geoffroy’s WBC proposed that garlic has The aim of this project is Marmosets The aim is to investigate if the a wide range of beneficial to use a variety of different Providing primates with dietary selenium supplement properties such as anti- DNA recovery methods to enrichment is common so an will have any effects on serum bacterial, anti-fungal, analyse the effect which investigation will take place and saliva IgA concentrations anti-inflammatory and many these recovery methods to look at the effectiveness of in addition to the full white more. The aim of this study have on the quality of latent a feeding enrichment device blood cell count. The is to determine whether the fingermarks. This project aims provided to 2 Geoffroy’s generated hypothesis states anti-bacterial properties to look at whether DNA and Marmosets. Each interaction “there will be a significant are affected by exposure fingermarks can be jointly with the device will be timed increase in full white blood to heat applied during a recovered from a scene of and recorded to see if the cell count and serum and small selection of cooking crime. interaction time decreases salivary IgA”. processes. therefore reducing the effectiveness.

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Luke Comley Adam Corden Ashley Cox Charlotte Darvill [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Animal Science BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Animal Science BSc (Hons) Human Biology with Animal Behaviour Science with Animal Behaviour Is Nosema Ceranae more Feeding Yellow Mongoose Painkillers: The Fountain of Enclosure use in Cotton-top Prevalent than Nosema and Effects on Aggression Youth in Plain Sight? Tamarins (Saguinus Oedipus) Apis? The purpose of this study Painkillers such as Aspirin The project will be using Nosema apis has infected is to see if feeding yellow and Ibuprofen are cheap Cotton Top-tamarins European honey bees since mongoose with scatter and readily available, but (Saguinus oedipus). It will be the beginning of the 20th feeding compared with could they hold the key looking at enclosure usage in Century, having little or no bowl feeding will have to a longer life? Using the a poorly designed naturalistic impact on the honey bee a significant effect on model organism Drosophila enclosure compared to a population. By contrast, Asian aggression when fed. Also if melanogaster this study appropriately designed non- species Nosema ceranae (first the time of day and gender investigates the effects of naturalistic enclosure. There found in Europe in 1996) has will have a significant effect these drugs and whether is not much information on been linked to honey bee on aggression. This well they have life extending Callitrichid enclosure usage depopulation. Is Nosema be tested using a series of properties. and this information could be ceranae now more prevalent observations. used by zoos. than Nosema apis?

Zoe Edwards Isobella Emmens Georgina Fisher Brandon Fox [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Biology BSc (Hons) Human Biology BSc (Hons) Animal Biology BSc (Hons) Animal Biology and Conservation and Conservation The Antimicrobial Properties Combining Existing of Breast Milk Treatments for Breast Escherichia Coli and The Feeding Behaviour of Breast milk holds several Cancer Salmonella in Dog Faeces Insect Pests unique properties which have Combination chemotherapies Testing for the presence Insect resistance of pesticides previously been used to treat could lead to a more effective of Escherichia coli and is an ongoing problem in certain mild conditions such treatment for breast cancer. Salmonella in dog faeces left agriculture; limiting the as eczema and conjunctivitis. Different chemotherapies at popular dog walking sites efficiency of pesticides as To investigate this further a induce apoptosis in various by the owner and assessing a defence against insect design has been made to test ways and can be categorised the potential risk to the public pests of crops. Researching the antimicrobial properties accordingly. Combining and their health. nutrient preferences of insect of two types of breast milk; chemotherapies which take pests will underpin future colostrum and mature milk effect at different stages of control measures of insect against certain strains of cell growth is favourable, as pests, combating the feeding bacteria. there are more opportunities behaviour of insect pests. to take effect.

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Kirsty Grantham Paige Griffiths William Hammond Thomas Hancock [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Biology BSc (Hons) Animal Science BSc (Hons) Biology BSc (Hons) Biology with Animal Behaviour Concentration Changes Do Sports Drinks Improve Can Plants “Talk” to Each of Formaldehyde Preference of Olfactory Exertion Levels? Other? In this project I wanted to Enrichment in Snow Becoming a sports star? The ability to communicate find out if changing the Leopards Nowadays we are bombarded effectively over distance is concentration of formalin An investigation will take place with advertisements of sports essential to many animals, would have any effect on the to access the preference of stars endorsing regular sports but what about plants? elasticity of muscle. If this can olfactory scent’s by measuring drinks claiming that, if we buy If plants are capable of be done then potentially this the interaction time and and consume these drinks, we communicating, and if we could result in embalming intervals of three captive snow too can perform at a higher can tell them to induce becoming more efficient and leopards (Uncia uncia) using level. But how much of that is their defence mechanisms cost effective. three scents which include true and how much of that is prior to an attack, we could ground cinnamon, sheep simply clever marketing? significantly reduce the need extracts, and none scented for pesticides. (controlled scent), which will be impregnated on a knotted rope.

Sian Higgins Charlotte Laura Morgan Rabina Nisar [email protected] Marshall-Calcutt [email protected] BSc (Hons) Animal Biology [email protected] BSc (Hons) Animal Science BSc (Hons) Human Biology and Conservation BSc (Hons) Biology with with Animal Behaviour Antioxidant Effects of Microbiology Comparative Study of How UV Light Effects Trachyspermum Ammi in Native Avian Activities How Clean Are Public Growth Rates and Human Subjects A comparative behavioural Toilets? Behaviour in Mantids Trachyspermum ammi is a study, exploring factors that Public toilets are used Gathering data on the effects tracheophyte and flowering influence bird activities; frequently by everyone, of ultraviolet light on the herb, traditionally used temperature variation and but are they being cleaned growth rates and behaviour for medicinal and culinary weather conditions. enough? Swabbing at various of praying mantis. The data purposes. The investigation times of the day using will be collected from a total includes assessing the different public restrooms and of fifteen mantids exposed to effects of the herb on lipid comparing male and female three types of light, to allow peroxidation and total toilets can reveal how clean a comparison on growth and antioxidant activity in human public toilets really are, and behaviour. plasma when consumed and if they are harbouring any chemical analysis of the herb potentially harmful bacteria. by various assays.

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Rebecca Parsons Rose Perry Alexander Piercy Georgia Potter [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Animal Science BSc (Hons) Animal Biology BSc (Hons) Biology BSc (Hons) Human Biology with Animal Behaviour and Conservation Does Tempo Have an Effect Probiotics: Can They Enrichment for Meerkats Do Dental Treats Reduce on an Induced Mood State? Improve the Immune the Impact on Behaviour the Bacteria on a Canine’s Music therapy is used to System? and Foraging Teeth? help individuals suffering Probiotics are advertised Adding enrichment to the 80% of domestic dogs will from autism and a variety everywhere as a means meerkat enclosure and have some sort of dental of neurotic conditions. This of digestive regulation. recording any behavioural or or oral problem during study looks into whether However, they could foraging changes. their lifetime, one way that manipulating the tempo of potentially be beneficial to veterinarians prevent this a piece of music will have immunity by increasing white is the use of dental treats. an effect on an induced blood cell count to provide Testing the amount of mood state, in the aim to aid a more effective defence bacteria present before the development of future against pathogens. But is and after dental treats may methods of practice. there a difference between indicate the effectiveness natural yoghurt and Activia at reducing bacteria on the regarding the immune teeth. system?

Thomas Price Sarina Samra Archie Scott Melissa Seabridge [email protected] [email protected] melissa.seabridge1994@ gmail.com BSc (Hons) Animal Biology BSc (Hons) Biology BSc (Hons) Biology and Conservation BSc (Hons) Animal Science Are All Carrots Good Effect of Elderberry with Animal Behaviour Startle Reflex For You? Antioxidants on Intestinal Measuring the response of A project investigating the Microbiota Effects of Enrichment on the skeletal muscles during a best possible conditions to A project into the effects Enclosure Usage of Fennec startle reflex in response to a ensure high beta-carotene of cooked elderberries, Foxes “jump scare”, both alone and content is consumed from with regards to polyphenol Fennec foxes are becoming in company. carrots. Carrots were exposed antioxidants, on the intestinal popular in zoos so it’s vital to different domestic microbiota, using Salmonella that we learn about them preparation conditions and enteriditis as the pathogen, to ensure high standards of beta-carotene was extracted and Lactobacillus acidophilus care. The aim was to increase and measured. as the commensal activity levels and enclosure usage. The enclosure was divided into zones, the foxes were observed with and without enrichment and their zone location at each minute was recorded.

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William Shepherd Paul Sheridan Elizabeth Stoddard Amie Wilton [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Biology BSc (Hons) Animal Biology BSc (Hons) Animal Biology BSc (Hons) Human Biology and Conservation and Conservation Flagellin as a Virulence Can Vitamin D Increase Factor in Vibrio Room to Breed: Green Walls Avian Dietary Behaviour the Effects of Sunscreen parahaemolyticus as Habitat for Urban Birds Malnutrition in wild birds Protection? Project aims to use Populations of urban bird can be life threatening. A Education about the damage mRNA expression of the species have experienced balanced diet is essential which is caused by exposure flagellin protein in Vibrio unprecedented declines since for the success of biological to the sun has increased, yet parahaemolyticus to the 1980s. Such significant processes such as avian moult cases of skin cancers continue assess whether the protein falls appear to be due, in and bodily insulation. Close to rise. This research set out is regulated during the part, to the loss of breeding monitoring of birds during to establish whether the gastrointestinal pathogenesis habitat. Green infrastructure feeding can help determine addition of calcitriol, a vitamin of the organism. The flagellin, is increasingly used to offset which factors have the D metabolite, and sunscreen which comprises the bacterial urbanisation but can it also heaviest influence upon food can be more effective at flagella, is detected by TLR5 offer nesting habitat to our selection at different times of protecting cells from the receptor in multicellular displaced urban bird species? the year. damage caused by UV light. organisms including humans.

George Wood

BSc (Hons) Animal Science with Animal Behaviour

The Effect of Termites on Browser Feeding Site Selection Through the completion of my study I wish to ascertain whether the presence or absence of termitaria within thickets in a savannah habitat has an effect on the utilisation by browsing species of herbivore on the aforementioned thickets. My project will be undertaken at Mankwe Wildlife Reserve in South Africa.

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Shaker Mohammed Mohammed Abdullah Baker Ahmad Abbas mohammed-abdullah@ rosa_nalle_med_string@ hotmail.co.uk BSc (Hons) Biomedical hotmail.com BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science Science Effect of Bee Venom on Postprandial Glycaemic Small Cell Lung and Breast Relationship between Effects of Blueberries Cancer Cells Quality of Sleep and Skin Inhibition of α-glucosidase Bee Venom (Melittin) contains Sensitivity activity is considered an strong peptide that possesses This research project is made effective means of controlling the ability of destroying to investigate what causes the diabetes. Blueberries have cancer cell membranes. increased skin heat sensitivity shown to possess high levels This could allow new in patients with different of inhibitory activities. This opportunity for treatment of amount of sleep. The factors investigation will examine chemoresistant cancer. This being looked at is the amount variation in α-glucosidase study evaluated cytotoxic and of REM sleep, during what inhibition, phenolic and pro-apoptotic cell viability by time the subjects woke up anthocyanin levels in testing effects of bee venom during sleep, and if factors participants consuming on small cell lung cancer and such as gender and BMI play blueberries. human breast cancer cells. a part.

Abubakar Ahmed Laura Ainsworth Shaukat Ali Syed Ali [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science Science Science Science

The Effect of Sodium The Antimicrobial Effect Could Statins Assist in The Effects of Antibiotics on Saccharin on Gut Microbiota of Garlic on Enterococcus Breast Cancer Growth? Cancer Cells Saccharin is an artificial Faecalis Statins are widely used This project investigates sweetener that has been used This project is looking into medical drugs that decrease the effects of bactericidal for more than a century as whether or not garlic has cholesterol biosynthesis antibiotic classes on MCF- alternative for sugar. It is a antimicrobial effects when it within the liver. Recent 7 cancer cells. Previous non-nutritive sweetener agent is added to minced meat that studies state that statins are research suggests that and part of the sulphonamide has been inoculated with a capable of disrupting cellular these antibiotics can cause group and so may cause specific known bacteria. If this activity through numerous mitochondrial dysfunction in allergic reactions in some is true then it could be used biochemical pathways. This a normal cell line (MCF10A) people. Some preliminary to help with preserving meat study explored the in-vitro which causes the over studies in mice suggested products as well as be used effect of statins on Breast production of reactive oxygen saccharin may have anti- to help combat antibiotic Cancer Cells using modern species resulting in oxidative microbial activity. resistance. analytical techniques. damage to the cell.

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Azimah Asif Stephen Avorkliyah Zieshan Aziz Mirza Alice Broadbelt [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science Science Science Science

The Glycaemic Effects of Ascorbic Acid and Selenium, Ancient Practices Used to Ginger: The New Natural Mixed Berry Polyphenols Good or Bad? Inhibit Oral Pathogens Antibiotic? on Humans This project examines the In ancient times the use of a Antibiotic resistance is rapidly Research suggests that effects of ascorbic acid natural toothbrush was a way becoming the greatest threat mixed berries are beneficial and selenium on plants in of maintaining oral hygiene. to human health. With a pre- for human health. This study regards to increasing plant The natural toothbrush antibiotic era on the horizon it investigates the postprandial growth and yield, reducing derives from extracts of the is imperative that alternatives glycaemic effects of the damages caused by free plant known as Salvadora are discovered. Zingiber mixed berry polyphenols. radical produced by ozone Persica. It is mainly effective officinale otherwise known as Conduction of chemical depletion. Selenium and against dental caries, plaque ginger has well documented analysis on mixed berries aids ascorbic acid are chemicals and gum disease causing medicinal properties, but to highlight these benefits. It (antioxidants) which reduce bacteria which will be further could it be an undiscovered is hypothesised that berries the production of free examined with current natural antibiotic? will decrease postprandial radicals and the effects of practices. blood glucose levels. them.

Claire Evans Arrendeep Gill Thomas Hooper Elcin Karyal [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science Science Science Science

The Effect Vitamin D has on Manuka Honey - Naringenin - A Future within Antimicrobial Effects of Breast Cancer Combatting Antimicrobial Cancer Treatment? Vanillin and Ortho-Vanillin The aim of my project is to Resistance Small Cell Lung Cancer Antibiotics have eradicated identify if vitamin D inhibits Bacterial resistance is (SCLC) accounts for 10- many infectious diseases, proliferation of breast cancer, increasing at a rate that 15% of all lung cancers and however due to pathogenic using MCF-7 cell line. This can’t be controlled by the can metastasise quickly adaptations, antibiotic will take place by extracting development of new drugs. throughout the body, before resistance is increasing. exosomes from MCF-7 cells Consequently, traditional detection by clinicians. This project investigates with the added calcitriol, and remedies such as Manuka This project aims to assess the antimicrobial effects of compare the proliferation of honey are being investigated. whether the application of Vanillin and Ortho-Vanillin in exosomes against the amount This project is designed to Naringenin with traditional Gram positive and negative of exosomes taken from observe the efficacy of this SCLC chemotherapy aids the bacteria. It aims to observe MCF-7 cells without calcitriol. and its active ingredient, slowing or eradication of cell potential bactericidal/ methylglyoxal, on various skin growth; aiding and enhancing bacteriostatic properties. microbiota. future treatment methods.

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Jansher Khan Sharon Lees Hadjer Meraihia Nii Mills [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science Science Science Science

Can Essential Oils Change A Comparison of Airborne The Effects of Spirulina and Vegetable Extracts the New Future of Antimicrobial Microorganisms Utilising the C-Phycocyanin on Cancer Face of Cancer Treatment? Treatment? MB2 Cells The use of natural phenol Many essential oils are A comparison of airborne Spirulina platensis is a compounds referred to as widely known for many bacteria and fungi collected photosynthetic bacteria and flavonoids and their varying health benefits and aromatic from laboratory R214 and its supplements of spirulina antiproliferative effects is an fragrances however testing surrounding rooms utilising displays anti-cancer effects increasingly explored area of for sensitivity and reduction the Microbio MB2 sampler. in cell culture models. The cell culture. The comparable of growth of certain in vitro What could be anticipated in aim of this study was to test effects of Luteolin and microbial infections could a regularly used microbiology the anti-proliferative and Kaempferol were examined help change the face of laboratory and what effect on apoptotic effects of spirulina on TC7 cells alongside a treating microbial infections dispersal and density does a extract against human CaCo- molecular investigation and preventing the use Fabric Air Dispersal System 2/TC7 cancer and murine with anti-apoptotic protein of antibiotic drugs and have? L929 non-cancer cell lines. regulation. resistance.

Denis Murimi Lori Newman Philomena Osei-Kwame Kristian Pace [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science Science Science Science

Does Vitamin C Reduce the Exosomes and their The Effects of Vitamin K Does Soup Affect the Effects of Oxidative Stress Association to Acquired Supplementation on Blood Immune System? Adults aged 18-25 have a Drug Resistance Clotting The aim of my project is to higher percentage of smokers Exosomes were thought Vitamin K is a fat soluble establish if a link between compared to adults 25+ and to be a mechanism in vitamin that is essential for super foods and on the are at high risk to diseases removing cellular waste. human health, it is not a immune system, establishing caused by free radicals Recent research suggests single vitamin but a group if Tomato soup and Chicken produced by the cigarette an involvement in cellular compound that relates the soup can affect our immune which lead to oxidative stress. signalling and the structure and function in system in a positive manner, I will be testing antioxidant transportation of cellular human nutrition. This is a or if a positive mood set aids from the vitamin C components to distant cells. stimulating nutritional based our body’s in producing a supplements and the effects This investigation seeks to project that investigates the strong immune system. on the free radicals between establish if exosomes are association between Vitamin smokers and non-smokers. contributing to acquired drug K and blood coagulation. resistance in the L929 cell line.

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Sameet Plahe Tracy Quate Charlotte Simm Rebecca Simpson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical tracy-quate-4a65a7a8 rebecca-simpson-028b8ba4 Science Science BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical The Effect of Nicotine on Science The Efficiency of Science Fat Cells Disinfectant against A project measuring Are You Addicted to Your Bacterial Growth Salivary Cortisol: A Little the effect of different Smartphone? During food preparation Spit of Anxiety concentrations of nicotine Some psychological cross-contamination can often In an ever changing world on SBGS cells (human fat experiments have found that occur therefore, disinfection is stress has become second cells), to determine whether smartphone users develop a required to reduce the risk of nature. But how do we weight loss can be achieved dependency on their device foodborne illnesses. However, distinguish between the through the use of nicotine, and separation can result factors such as: contact degrees of stress and why and to find the concentration in feelings of stress and time, temperature and is it a part of our biological needed. anxiety. This study analyses disinfectant type may affect make up? By measuring different physiological stress their efficiency to eradicate significant changes in cortisol markers following a period of microorganisms and these production it could provide separation to further validate variables were investigated. an indication of the impact of these claims. a real life stressor on human biology.

Gurikbal Singh Tawanda Sithole Jonathon Stanway Jodie-Anne Swatton [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Forensic Biology BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science Science Science The Analysis of Current and New Semen Detection Is Ndorani Effective? The Potential Inhibition The Effect of a Probiotic Methods Investigating the medicinal of CYP2C19 by Diallyl Organism on Gut The analysis and comparison effects of Eephontorrzia Disulphide Microbiota of current tests used to detect Goertez (Ndorani) which is Numerous herbs contain The use of probiotic drinks semen that can be found a traditional plant based many phytochemicals that as a way of speeding up at a crime scene ranging medicine used mainly in may inhibit cytochrome P450 recovery time from certain from presumptive tests to Africa to treat several ailments enzymes, as most clinical disorders has been observed confirmatory tests, against including diarrhoea. drugs are metabolised in previous research. This possible new presumptive by cytochrome enzymes study aims to identify whether tests that can be used to this effect on cytochrome an in vitro effect of an detect semen to the same activity may reduce the organism found in probiotic level of accuracy. pharmacokinetics of drugs. drinks is present against Diallyl disulphide was microorganisms commonly investigated to determine found in the human gut. its potential inhibitory effects on CYP2C19.

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Jennifer Uttams Crisma Visnulal [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Human Biology BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science Do Saliva Melatonin Levels Increase with Trytophan The Effect of Pre-Workout Foods? Supplements on Blood The aim of my project is to Plasma investigate whether foods Consumption of pre-workout containing trytophan can supplements is increasing, increase melatonin levels in their use is seen as essential saliva as well as alter mood for active trainees, strength states before and after sleep. athletes and bodybuilders to enhance performance. Their use may increase nitric oxide levels and decrease malondialdehyde levels in the blood, over time the metabolites may be detrimental to the users.

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Mustafa Al Salem Aderotimi Ayoola Muhammad Bilal [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ BEng (Hons) Electrical BEng (Hons) Electrical tim-ayoola-20758899 Engineering Engineering BEng (Hons) Mechanical Wireless Electricity Transfer Engineering Effect of Thermal Annealing Sponsored by to Charge Batteries on the Efficiency of Solar Researching different wireless Energy Management Cells techniques. Deciding a Saving energy is one of This project is based on suitable technique to produce the most effective ways of the production of Organic a low power (5W) wireless reducing carbon-dioxide solar cells (OSCs). It consists charger. Designing and footprint, this can be of the phenomena called building of the prototype. achieved by analysing the photovoltaic (PV), where cost rate of consumption of light is directly converted natural gas and electricity. into electrical energy. In this This also produces ways project, new methods to for energy reduction, enhance the efficiency of OSC investments, payback devices by applying simple periods, and opportunities for and quick manufacturing renewable energy resources. procedures are studied.

Timothy Chigbo James Connolly Mariusz Dudek William Dukes [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.TimothyChigbo.com www.DIYisFun.com BEng (Hons) Mechanical BEng (Hons) Electronic BSc (Hons) Product Design Engineering BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering Technology Engineering Erosion of Small Bore A Smart Case for Smart Energy Efficient City Pipework in Critical Multi-Zone Active Central Warehousing Transportation using Maritime Systems Heating Controller A microprocessor based Modern Technology A study into the erosion of The Heating Controller is system which measures a This project aims to implement small bore pipework in the a wireless feedback based change of weight within a and introduce a new energy sewage system of a Royal system capable of active packing case and interprets efficient transportation Navy submarine and how controlling of the temperature that change as the addition or system which goes under the cleaning process to clear within the rooms or buildings removal of pre-programmed the company name: Manea Struvite build-up affects the which are heated with use of a items. Items’ numbers can be Motors. To develop a new integrity of the pipework. single boiler. The energy, cost, displayed on the LCD panel system with the incorporation and environmental impact can and are updated as numbers of Modern Technology, the be reduced by implementing change. Data is transmitted design process of this project this system in both domestic via a ZigBee link to update was developed through and commercial CH systems. the central database. extensive market research and concept ideation.

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Kewin Dzwonowski Rhys Edwards Daniel Godwin Richard Grantham [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BEng (Hons) Electronic BEng (Hons) Electrical BEng (Hons) Mechanical BEng (Hons) Mechatronics Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering

Secure Door Lock Micro-Energy Harvesting Reverse Engineering and 3D Traffic Flow Energy Keyless secure door lock Energy harvesting is Scanning Technologies Harvester entrance system. The beneficial due to the Owning Computer Aided With the focus of electrical system uses RFID (radio generation of power with little Design (CAD) models of energy generation moving frequency identification) it effort, limited by the timing in components is vital for from fossil fuel based to is a wireless technology of which this ambient energy is engineering companies. 3D renewable sources an electromagnetic fields used available. Using a range of EH scanning technologies allow interesting research area to identify the ID tag. Tags or technologies simultaneously quick ‘reverse engineering’ of energy harvesting has cards have stored code which in one system can negate this of components to create opened up. The design is identified by the receiver limitation due to the different CAD models. An evaluation developed during this project to release the lock. Hardware technologies operating of current technologies is an energy harvester which used in this project is Arduino. irrespective of each other. was carried out to provide converts the kinetic energy of a solution to a local moving vehicles into a useful engineering company. form of electrical energy.

David Grocott Panashe Kanyuchi Ann Mariya Sabu Kurt Reuben [email protected] [email protected] BEng (Hons) Electronic BEng (Hons) Electrical BEng (Hons) Mechanical BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering

DoorSmart - A Wireless Vapour Annealing of an Numerical Modelling of Active Tuned Mass Damping Home Security System Organic Solar Cell Human Coronary Circulation Vibrations are prevalent Non-contact security has To fabricate a P3HT-PCBM The main investigation of in everywhere in the modern become the standard in polymer-fullerene organic taking project is numerical age. Ignoring them or not today’s modern world. With solar cell and obtain its modelling of human coronary dealing with them correctly keyless entry & engine start electrical characteristics and circulation, this particular can have catastrophic results. for our cars and wrist fobs power conversion efficiency. subject research has been This project is aimed at for our offices, why do we Attempt to improve power carried and have been formed controlling vibrations where still fumble for keys to enter conversion efficiency of and investigated further due some parameters may not be our home? DoorSmart is a the fabricated solar cell via to the countenance problems constant. contactless, easily installed, solvent vapour annealing. faced with the active or system for almost any former ways of observations domestic door. of flow conditions in coronary circulation.

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Stephen Serlenga Davina Yalley [email protected] [email protected] www.stephenserlenga.com http://dyalley95.wix.com/digitalportfolio BEng (Hons) Electronic BSc (Hons) Product Design Engineering Technology

Wireless LED Message Create a Workstation Display that ensures a Productive LED message displays Workspace provide an effective method Distraction is a problem in this of conveying information. current age. Hoffman, E.H. An embedded design of and Hoffman, C. (2006) say a display which can be that technology has divided fully controlled from a our attention. This project Bluetooth enabled computer will be exploring common (using custom software) distractions in places of study was designed and built. and work to identify the The product is ideal for effects on the productivity of information or advertising the work environment and purposes in difficult to reach discover a way to solve this areas. issue.

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Maria Acierno Gina Banga Lauren Bates [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic Science BSc (Hons) Forensic Investigation Investigation Cognitive Bias and the Latent Fingermarks on Fired Error Associated with Effects of DNA Recovery Sponsored by and Unfired Cartridge Cases Blood Spatter Techniques on Subsequent ACH Crisford Charitable To determine the most A study conducted on Fingermarks Foundation. effective techniques available whether extraneous Fingerprints and DNA are Andrew Crisford is a to analyse and develop information affects the the most encountered types Computing graduate from latent fingermarks using a interpretation of blood of evidence at crime scenes, Staffordshire University. range of different powders spatter patterns at a mock however it’s questioned and chemicals on fired and crime scene. whether both types can be unfired cartridge cases. Then recovered from a single using a 360o camera device to source. This research capture any ridge detail that attempts to establish whether can then be used for further it is possible for finger analysis. marks to be recovered after DNA recovery and whether identification is possible.

Laura Bird Dominic Bloomfield Victoria Boyde Joseph Burgess [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic Science BSc (Hons) Policing and BSc (Hons) Forensic Investigation Criminal Investigation Investigation Petrol, Octane Boosters and Weather and Climate Arson Investigation Does Restorative Justice Recovering Fingermarks and Effects on the Identity of petrol brands have a Viable Place in Blood Simultaneously Decomposition Process and octane boosters and Policing? Deciding on whether to dust An investigation into the determining if adding octane Restorative Justice (RJ) for fingermarks or to swab factors that can affect the Boosters to petrol can mask is a practice that allows for blood can be challenging decomposition process. This the identity during an arson the victims and offenders when faced with a surface at a study considers temperature investigation. of a crime to meet and crime scene as the techniques amongst other factors to communicate directly about will destroy the other determine the rate of decay how the crime has affected evidence type. With this new of pork samples. Mass loss is each other. By bringing both proposed technique both can analysed for all samples from parties together, RJ aims be performed simultaneously varied conditions to conclude to help repair harm and with no effect to the quality of what weather environment rehabilitate both sides of the results. affects the decomposition those affected in the offence rate the most. in a controlled environment.

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Kurstie Burgess Josie Bush Louis Caen Leanne Campbell [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Forensic Biology BSc (Hons) Policing and BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic Criminal Investigation Investigation Investigation Ignitable Liquid Recovery from Hands Policing Schools and the Investigation of Pressure on Voice Recordings as An evaluation of the recovery Reduction of Anti-Social 2D Footwear Marks Evidence methods utilised for the Behaviour The purpose of this project This project looks at the retrieval of ignitable liquid A secondary school’s is to see if pressure has possibility of identifying a from suspects’ hands; reputation can be damaged any effect on a footwear single voice within a group a comparison of well- by the frequency of anti-social impression. This will be recording of known and established methods with behaviour (ASB); could this achieved by deformation unknown voices and the variations to those previously be diminished by a Police of the sole. Deformation evidential value of a voice under-utilised for this field. Officer walking the corridors? can turn characteristics recording in a criminal Safer School Partnerships and into recordable data to be investigation and in the court School Liaison Officers are statistically analysed to find room. schemes that are enforced, any correlations of weight but implemented with increments. differing intensity fluctuating the impact on ASB.

Grace Catling Rae Chase Allumdeep Chatha Olivia Churchill [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic Science BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic Science Investigation Investigation Terminal Ballistics of Round Recovering Touch DNA from Testing Cadaver Dogs’ Nosed Air Rifle Pellets The Analysis of Gunshot a Handled Surface Capabilities in Realistic The behaviour of air rifle Residue on Select Pieces of Four swab materials were Settings pellets when projected Clothing used to recover touch DNA Dogs are used by police at different materials at The aim of my project was samples from textured plastic. forces when searching for various angles was studied. to identify if there was a They were extracted and human remains and missing Lower firing angles caused difference in the type of amplified, then analysed people. There is a lack lower ricochet angles with gunshot residue left behind using different profiling of literature focusing on less deflection. As angles from different ammunition systems. Results were uncontrollable, naturally increased so did the ricochet on select pieces of clothing. compared to determine the occurring scents that could be and deviation. The materials’ These gunshot residues were most effective swab material found in search environments. densities and textures also analysed in order to identify for recovering touch DNA, This study aims to determine affected the ricochets of the whether they could tell me and the effect of increasing if any of these non-target pellets. anything about the type of sensitivity on profile quality. samples will distract a dog firearm used. from the target sample.

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Victoria Cooke Thomas Dexter Rebecca Evans Joshua Forde [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic Science BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic Science Investigation Investigation How Effective is Lumicyano The Analysis of Nitrates Analysis of Phytoplankton in When used in Situ? Commingled and and Nitrites in a Cured a Forensic Context Lumicyano is a new one step Disarticulated Remains in Meat Sample An understanding of cyanoacrylate fuming process the Court Room To analyse cured meat phytoplankton in drowning for fingermark development. Commingling of remains (specifically bacon) using ion cases has been poorly It has been shown to work occurs when there is more than chromatography and flame researched in forensic successfully when used in a one set of remains in a grave, photometry and investigate pathology. Phytoplankton fuming cabinet, but no tests and remains can become into the levels of nitrate and may offer vital information have been carried out to see disarticulated through various nitrite salts used in regards to in regards to drowning how useful it is when used means. This study looks at the required acceptable daily diagnoses and the time since in situ with the SUPERfume. the value of disarticulated amount. death in both freshwater and This project tests Lumicyano’s and commingled remains salt water environments. effectiveness using both in the context of criminal methods. investigations, focusing on the Queensville assemblage.

David Freeman Thomas Fugill Lewis Green Charlotte Grove [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic Science BSc (Hons) Forensic Science BSc (Hons) Forensic Science Investigation A Comparison of Existing Burned Bone - Time, Persistence of Petrol Found The Detection of Trace Heroin Analysis Techniques Temperature, Thickness on Clothing Amounts of Cocaine on with XRD and Crystallinity As part of a fire case, petrol World Banknotes Illicit heroin is often cut with A range of results was is a common accelerant used 34 banknotes from 15 other substances to increase generated showing how by the perpetrator to start a different countries around profits. Gas chromatography features of bone (thickness fire. Therefore the potential the world were collected and and high performance and crystallinity) differ before for the accelerant to be tested for the presence of liquid chromatography are and after incineration at deposited on the clothing of cocaine using GCMS. 7 of frequently used techniques three different temperatures the perpetrator is reasonably the 34 notes from 3 different for separating and identifying and for three different times. high. The presence of petrol countries tested positive. components in seized Links between the various on cotton clothing as part samples. But are these factors were investigated. of an investigation has been techniques the most suitable? Potential for original bone explored. Or would another method be thickness determination was more efficient? considered.

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Ruth Hall Sophie Hartless Matthew Holland Mohammed Ishola [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic Science BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic Science Investigation Investigation Touch DNA: Forensic Tool Using Wet Digestion and Analysis of Signature or Trauma? A Comparison of Driver Dry Ashing to Detect Trace Forgery using In forensic investigations Eye Movement between Elements Measurements and Optical touch DNA is often found Different Ages The research looks at Examination of signature on handled items. This has My experiment was prepared comparing wet digestion forgery using optical the potential to indicate links using video clips from a and dry ashing techniques examination of the slant, between suspects and scenes hazard perception test DVD. to determine concentration width and height of the of crime but has a relatively Participants of different ages levels of trace elements questioned signature. low success rate. Further watched a series of videos in several ground coffee research into the recovery of containing a range of hazards samples by graphite and touch DNA may yield a higher and driving conditions. While flame atomic absorption success rate and increase its watching the video, the Eye spectroscopy. This will be value forensically. Tracking Software was used carried out by examining to find where the drivers were six elements which are: looking at pre-set interest manganese, zinc, copper, points. nickel, iron and lead.

Rebecca Latham Arina Matvejenko Benjamin McShane Joseph Moss [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Forensic Biology BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Policing and BSc (Hons) Forensic Science Investigation Criminal Investigation The Persistence of Trace Extraction and Detection DNA on Buried Firearms Effect of Air Weapon Terrorist and Organised of 2,4-Dinitrotoluene from Trace DNA is a valuable Characteristics on Terminal Crime Interplay Wood evidence type found on Ballistics The project involves the At the site of an explosion, firearms recovered from Crime scene reconstructions examination of the interplay samples of the surrounding crime scenes. However, through test firing are critical between terrorist and debris are taken for laboratory various factors can prevent for investigating firearms organised crime groups analysis to detect whether a the successful recovery and incidents. Research typically across the globe. The bomb was involved and, if so, amplification of trace DNA. focuses on handguns, but activities of the two impact on the chemicals used within the The optimal time to recover this research focuses on air the UK greatly, therefore it is device itself. This project was DNA and the best recovery weapons due to their higher important to understand how to investigate whether the methods to produce STR rate of discharge in the UK, they do it in order to create varying weather conditions profiles from a handled cause of criminal damage legislation and prevention had an effect on the recovery firearm were investigated. and injuries in animal related tactics against it. This project of these residual chemicals. crime. looks to do exactly that.

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Rebecca O’Donnell Matthew Onions Christopher Parkes Lewis Parsons [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Policing and BSc (Hons) Forensic Biology Investigation Investigation Criminal Investigation How Swabbing Solutions Comparison of Semen Recovering Footwear The Relationship Shared Affects DNA Recovery Quantity and Quality over Impressions from Different Between the Media and Three different swabbing Eight Days Surfaces the Police solutions will be compared Looking at the correlation The sole of the shoe had This research will determine to distilled water which is of semen collected from the been damaged for realistic whether there are sufficient commonly used by CSI as high vaginal cavities and wear on the impression. safeguards in place to a swabbing solution. The knickers over an eight day The water was added at ensure that the Police Force’s percentage increase or period. different levels and the relationship with the Media decrease will be calculated impressions were recovered is both effective and ethical, for the quantity of DNA by dental stone casting. when dealing with major recovered and extracted from The impressions made in crime investigations and other nylon and cotton swabs. sand show better when the major crime incidents. sand is dry, compared to the impressions in soil that showed better when the soil was moist.

Robin Parsons Katie Peppitt Tayla Pomroy Helen Porter [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Forensic Science BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic Investigation Investigation Investigation Efficiency of DNA Recovery from Latent Fingerprints Utilising Deformation for Quantitative Differentiation Forensic Practices in It has been documented Determining Collision of Bloodstains the Quantification of that DNA can be recovered Speeds Subjectivity of blood pattern Microplastics from fingermarks. Being able Crush damage measurements evidence often reduces the Plastic waste is increasing to recover both evidence are commonly used to evidential value of it in a in our environment, but we types from a single source determine pre collision forensic investigation. One of don’t really know how much could greatly influence an velocities with the relationship the key criticisms is the lack of is out there. I’m looking investigation. DNA from between deformation quantifiable data to support at how the use of forensic latent fingerprints was and impact velocity well interpretations. This research quantification methods will recovered using three researched. This project attempts to quantitatively aid in the quantification of different methods on five simulated low speed collisions, differentiate between contact microplastics from sediment different surfaces. The exploring the measurement and cast-off stains on fabric. in our waterways. quantity and quality of DNA methods recommended to was evaluated. see if a relationship could be observed between these variables.

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Anthony Richards Jessica Robertson Abbeygail Standen Amy Stelfox [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Policing and BSc (Hons) Forensic Science BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Investigation Investigation Criminal Investigation Non-Invasive Techniques Police Privatisation: Used to Locate Burials Mobile Technology to The Effectiveness of UK A Helping Hand or a Non-invasive techniques have Aid in Missing Person’s Policy & Law on Tackling Trojan Horse? been shown to be a useful Investigation Youth Gangs The biggest issue facing technique in archaeology This project evaluated the This project looks at current Police Forces is not how to to locate buried features. way police investigate missing UK legislation, guidance and prevent crime, but how to This project focuses on the people to see if mobile policy around youth gangs do the job with less money. island of Alderney and with technology could contribute and critically discusses how Private company contracts information from archival to this by proposing a new it’s effective on tackling youth within the Police Service have research and case studies software application for gangs. It explores several increased exponentially in of non-invasive techniques, police use. The outcomes aspects of youth gangs such recent years, with austerity suggests a methodology for of the research enabled the as definition, gang injunctions cuts the leading cause. Is searching for possible graves development of a prototype and case studies and the privatisation the solution, or is on the island. app incorporating table top role of the police in a multi- there something looming on research and technological agency approach to tackling the horizon? data such as GPS. youth gangs.

Vicki Stuart Tiffany Taylor Stacey Thompson Sophie Tipton [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic Investigation Investigation Investigation Investigation

Post Mortem Changes to A Study into the Effects of Can the Effects of Alternative Methods to 3D the Aqueous & Vitreous BMI on Breathalyser Test Caffeine on Blowfly Laser Scanning of Evidence Humour Results Larvae Effect PMI? Evaluating the efficiency of Various methods have This is a study into whether This research is an attempt 3D photo-stitching software previously been applied Body Mass Index affects a to determine whether the to produce reconstructions into examining one of the person’s breathalyser test effect of the most commonly of physical evidence as most difficult challenges result, over other factors used drug (caffeine) at an alternative to 3D laser faced by forensic experts such as gender, in regards to different concentrations can scanning. when establishing a time national drink-drive legislation have any effect on the time of death. It’s these changes and guidelines. estimation of death made that possibly offer a more by entomologists. The aim accurate time of death and is to compare the monitored one change of interest is growth and time of larvae life potassium concentration cycle with caffeine to that of within the eye. the controls.

30 www.staffs.ac.uk/gradex Sponsored by the Forensic, Policing and Criminal Investigation ACH Crisford Charitable Foundation STOKE-ON-TRENT

Chloe Waine Amy Walley Laura Western Ryan Whitman [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Policing and BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic Investigation Criminal Investigation Investigation Investigation

The Expert Eye Dealing with Police Blunt Force Trauma vs A Precise Method Testing the observational Corruption Taphonomic Processes for Headspace GC in skills of Scene of Crime Policing in the United To determine whether Undergraduate Studies Officers when analysing a Kingdom is riddled with taphonomic processes In undergraduate studies disaster scene, using an historic cases of corrupt have the ability to conceal/ it’s important to have both eye tracking device to help practice and improper imitate the fractures caused a precise and accurate identify and devise training behaviour. However, by blunt force trauma (BFT) method which is easy to strategies for inexperienced corruption is on the increase and if there are any individual replicate. This project personnel. and public inquiries often characteristics to differentiate looks at an already existing highlight police failings. A between trauma fractures and method for headspace single definition and method decomposition fractures. gas chromatography, used for dealing with corruption in Forensic Science at is vital for preventing further Staffordshire University; and damage to police morality. attempts to enhance both the accuracy and precision of the method.

Alicia Workman Sophie Worn Jordan Wright [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic BSc (Hons) Forensic Science Investigation Investigation Comparison of Freeware Vs Comparative Evaluation Study towards the Licensed Software of Powder for Fingermark Distribution and Can Freeware Software be as Development Redistribution of Fibres effective as licensed software Fingerprints are one of the The examination of fibre for the purpose of processing most important pieces of evidence from a crime scene crime scene panoramic forensic evidence and have has the potential to be of images for the court room? been used for over 100 years. vital importance in a criminal Each individual’s fingerprints investigation. This study aims are unique, meaning no to look into how this process two people have the same can be made more efficient area of friction ridge skin. with an automated fibre Therefore, making sure the counter when looking in to most effective development the persistence of fibres on technique is used is of vital different fabrics. importance.

#StaffsUniGradex 31 Geography and Environmental Science

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Grace Clarke Lauren Critchley Richard Detton [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Geography BA (Hons) Geography BSc (Hons) Geography with Mountain Leadership Take a Rain Check: Are Cultural Regeneration Weather Forecasts Always and Art: A Case Study of Conservation, Management Sponsored by the Right? Liverpool and Tourism in Snowdonia ACH Crisford Charitable It’s forecast beautiful sunshine Ever since the Capital of A study of the impact Foundation. tomorrow so you make plans Culture nomination in 2003, and education of tourists Andrew Crisford is a in advance but in typical Liverpool has designated on the conservation and Computing graduate from English fashion, the heavens culture as one of the main management of Snowdonia Staffordshire University. open and plans are ruined. economic and tourism National Park. Questionnaires, Comparing Met Office drivers of the city. Using both environmental surveys and weather forecast and my own questionnaires and interviews interviews produced data weather station data set up at the effects of both cultural suggesting that tourists Planters Garden Centre, I was regeneration and the arts visiting the national park able to see how accurate the have been analysed. needed more education forecast was over a six month on what conservation and period. management entails.

Ruth Howson Edward Jones Grace Kennedy Abbie Mackintosh [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Animal Science BSc (Hons) Geography with BSc (Hons) Geography BSc (Hons) Animal Science with Animal Behaviour Mountain Leadership with Animal Behaviour Water Quality Analysis Can Herbivore Water Wilderness? Snowdon’s of the Fowlea Brook, Could Fire Management Source Preference Manage Landscape Quality & Stoke-on-Trent Practices Benefit the Safety Distribution? Naturalness This is an assessment of the of Rhino? Studies have shown large This project aims to establish water quality of a small, highly Anthropogenic threats African herbivores to have a a method of monitoring the managed, urban water-way, have decimated the White preferred water source. With impact paths have on the running through a variety of Rhinoceros throughout Africa Rhino and Antelope under naturalness of landscapes. land-use types in an ex- and with their survival today threat from poaching for horn Through subjective and industrial city. The analysis mostly influenced by anti- and bush meat, their chance objective analysis, it is hoped also takes into consideration poaching efforts, proposes of survival is compromised. to find correspondence the flora and fauna within and the question whether White Could the calculated between naturalness, around the brook and how Rhinoceros’ movement placement of artificial water accessibility and attractiveness. water quality may affect their and spatial distribution can sources aid a safer spatial This project also looks at presence and growth. be manipulated using the distribution management what people expect from a common management tool, technique? wilderness experience. prescribed burning?

32 www.staffs.ac.uk/gradex Sponsored by the Geography and Environmental Science ACH Crisford Charitable Foundation STOKE-ON-TRENT

Jonathan Newbould Shraddha Sharma Helen Tromans Kate Wayland [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Geography with BSc (Hons) Environment and BA (Hons) Geography BSc (Hons) Geography Mountain Leadership Sustainability Is Brass Banding a Thing Do the Public Appreciate Ghana and Tourism: How Businesses Can of the Past? Geodiverse Landscapes? Backwater to Tourist Encourage Employees Since their inception, This project attempts to ‘Hotspot’ to Travel Sustainably Brass Band, and the Brass assess the general public’s Ghana is an exciting, dynamic Initial research suggests Banding movement was appreciation of geodiverse destination, yet so far has that the main problem considered to be the most landscapes in relation to failed to attract a significant encountered by the staff typically British form of music their socio-economic status number of tourists. In of a leading company in and entertainment. This and proximity to these reviewing the current status Stoke-on-Trent was limited movement is now, however, landscapes. It also attempts of Ghana’s tourism industry parking spaces. Expected experiencing a decline unlike to evaluate the importance of there is much potential. outcomes are: potential for any previously experienced; education in conserving and This study identifies where setting up sustainable ways is this decline signalling the appreciating the geodiversity significant improvements of commuting to work; and beginning of the end for this of the UK. need to be made to remove setting up company-wide British tradition? the obstacles to future schemes such as car share growth. and cycle to work schemes.

Levi-Jade Worsfold [email protected] BSc (Hons) Geography

Volcano Tourism - the Tourist Experience and Hazard Awareness Volcano tourism is part of a wider branch of geotourism, a way in which to appreciate nature through tourism. Due to the volcanic nature, they are appealing locations for a wide range of tourists to visit. However, not all tourists may be aware of all the hazards involved and thus may not prepare effectively.

#StaffsUniGradex 33 Mathematics and Applied Statistics

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Daniel Cartlidge Kelly Ford Ryan Mitchell [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Mathematics BSc (Hons) Mathematics BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Statistics and Statistics and Statistics

A Mathematical Model of a Young People’s Attitude Factors Affecting Away Zombie Virus to Fat and Sugar in Food Attendances in the Football A mathematical model will be & Drink League created using maths software A report by Public Health Many statistical models have that demonstrates the England for 2013/14 showed been created previously spreading of a zombie virus that 19.1% of children modelling football during a zombie apocalypse aged 10-11 were obese attendances, however no after an outbreak. It will and a further 14.4% were significant papers were use assumptions based on overweight. This project aims found to model solely away modern zombie movies, and to investigate young people’s attendance. This is one reason, the conditions under which attitude and awareness as well as the possibility of the survival of the human race towards the sugar and fat multiple altering variables, is possible will be found if content in everyday foods that the category of away they exist. and drinks. attendance was chosen, as opposed to overall attendance.

Nikolina Papatryfonos Sonaben Patel John Renshall Nathan Timmis [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Mathematics BSc (Hons) Mathematics BSc (Hons) Mathematics BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Statistics and Statistics and Statistics and Statistics

Are You Satisfied with Your Model Muddle of Premier League Forecasting the Grossing of Social Life as a Student? Tumour Growth Forecasting: Modelling an Upcoming Movie The reason for choosing To research and model existing to Predict Football To create a model that this project is the desire to models of cancer growth. The basis of this project is to can predict the grossing know whether the students Finding data too and creating create a model or formula, of an upcoming movie of Staffordshire University a model to see how the model which will be able to predict using multiple variables are satisfied with their social can show the growth of it in results of football matches found through research. A experience and, if not, what one dimension and in space. with an appropriate accuracy questionnaire and interview changes they would like to level and is reproducible. This has been completed too for see. The project involves a data will be used to create the research and statistical questionnaire completed a final league table from the analysis to be used to create by students from different forecasts. the model. The model should awards and different levels. be able to predict movie grossings and award success.

34 www.staffs.ac.uk/gradex FIFTY GLORIOUS YEARS

This year the School of Computing celebrates Subjects that can be studied include Games 50 Years of Computing Excellence (1965-2015) Programming, Software Engineering, – a milestone in its 50 years’ history of being Mobile Systems, Computer Networks, at the forefront of computing education. Cybersecurity, Embedded Systems, Web Over the last 50 years we have directly Programming, Multimedia and Interactive influenced the evolution of computing as a Systems, Information Systems, and Business technical discipline and industry, helping to Information Technology. Latest developments create an international workforce of highly- include courses in Cloud Computing, Big skilled computing professionals who have Data, and the Internet of Things. applied their knowledge and skills to yield transformative solutions to solve society’s The School also continues to invest in problems. industry-leading technologies and resources, and the principle of practical scholarship Our students have taken up employment remains central to its mission. Students within an extraordinary array of industrial, are encouraged to innovate, develop corporate and research environments. Many employability skills, and engage in work employers return year after year, seeking both placements and entrepreneurship so that placement students and graduates - in some they emerge as practitioners ready for a cases seeing the School as their first port of career in the digital sector. The excellent call. Employers typically say that our students work exhibited by our students at GradEx is have impressive theoretical and practical testament to this. knowledge and quickly become valuable and capable members of their teams, making The School of Computing has a great heritage contributions of the highest professional and we look forward to strengthening and standards. building on our success as we move forward – continuing to pioneer in the world of The School of Computing offers courses that computing. continue to meet needs of the sector and emerging markets in the digital economy.

35 Computer Science and Software Engineering

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Wasim Ahmed Thomas Allen Alexander Andrews [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Computer Science Science Networks and Security

Gesture Based control of Can EPoS terminals Become The Impact of Encryption Sponsored by a Robotic Arm Easier to Use? in Relation to Speed and This project aims to evaluate I have worked with Electronic Usability the effectiveness of the Point of Sale systems over Encryption is a growing field, MYO Gesture Armband for many years in different types but does the strength of the controlling a robotic arm. of businesses. From these encryption impact on how fast The electronic components experiences I have kept a a network can perform? With of the arm form a CANbus running list of features that the growing trend of working network and so an application would improve the usability remotely are some VPN is created to connect both of these systems in terms of clients easier than others. the interface with the gesture speed, efficiency and how armband and to connect the these solutions can be easier network. for the user to understand.

James Brian David Brown Matthew Clarke Michael Curry [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Computer Science Science Science Science

Vocal Warm Up Mobile An iOS Application Nutrition Reminder Hardware Modelling/ Application to Enhance Motoring Application for Endurance Simulation Library This project will focus on Experience Athletes A software library that allows creating a mobile application An iOS App that directly The goal of this project is the users to model and simulate which will allow singers to connects to your car to development of a mobile hardware in a programmatic accurately and efficiently improve your driving nutrition reminder application manner. ensure that they properly experience. Get rewarded for endurance athletes, which warm up their voices before for driving milestones and updates the athlete when it they begin to sing and receive improve driving skills using is necessary to take nutrition useful information on their OBD-II and your phone. and fluids for optimum performance. performance during an endurance activity.

36 www.staffs.ac.uk/gradex Computer Science and Software Engineering STAFFORD

Jack Dunning Matthew Felton Samuel Griffiths Salia Hajilashgari [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Software Science Science Science Engineering

Dynamic Vehicle Routing in Mobile Application to An IOS Travel Journal Horticultural Monitoring a Large Scale Environment Control a “Robot Car” Application Software A software simulation for over Wi-Fi An IOS application that allows Horticultural Monitoring dynamic vehicle routing in Attempting to control a car/ the user to visually map, Software allows gardeners large scale environments, robot remotely using a mobile create journal entries and and horticultural enthusiasts using algorithms from application, looking in depth share their travel journeys to record and monitor Ant Colony Optimisation. at the signals required to run across the world. their crops precisely and in The simulation is dynamic and receive feedback from depth by using Raspberry such that changes in the the servos while achieving Pi and Java. HMS also environment, such as traffic control of the micro controller includes an in-depth plant or road closures, can be attached to the car over a deficiency problem solver and adapted to efficiently. WiFi network. information about range of plants.

Jack Henson Darren Hodgkinson Lukasz Holcman Aleksander Kepa [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Software BSc (Hons) Computer Science Science Engineering Science

Investigating QoS Production Line Interface Warehouse Management Camera Based Home Mechanisms over A production line control System Security System Wireless Networks system programmed using This is the software for Software for a camera Investigating QoS Labview, gathering and managing distribution centre based home security system Mechanisms over Wireless reacting to analogue data tasks such as putting goods has been implemented to Networks with Real-Time from a variety of sensors away, replenishment, order accommodate domestic Generated Traffic. placed around the system. picking etc. This report animals. The system is able covers problem analysis, to differentiate between design and implementation an intruder and a domestic of a prototype to manage the animal. No alert is sent if it workload in an efficient and detects an animal. Abnormal intelligent manner. events are logged in a database for use by the police or insurance companies.

#StaffsUniGradex 37 Computer Science and Software Engineering STAFFORD

Andrew Korczak Rebecca Kuhn Thomas Lacey Lewis Luong [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Multiplayer BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Software BEng (Hons) Computer Online Games Programming Science Engineering Science

Panoramic Video Stream Overcoming Creative Block Indoor Positioning: How can Collaborative Robotics in This project delves into A web application with the Supermarkets Benefit? the Electronic Industry the realms of network aim of overcoming creative Supermarkets are forever This project’s purpose is to programming and explores block. pushing the boundaries of look at options for the small ways of effective streaming of their customer relationship to medium businesses in the video. The produced artefact marketing strategies. Using electronics industry to use allows for the streaming of location data provided by an robotics to collaborate with panoramic video across the Indoor positioning system disabled workers. Using robot network and ability to view it could unlock a host of new arm(s) to provide a solution on a head mounted display information that once was and a safer environment to produce the effect of not known about a customer, for disabled workers in the immersion. pushing the boundaries of electronic manufacturing supermarket marketing even industry. further.

Gregory Mayes Daniel Millard Jorge Millares-Bobet Laura Mizzi [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Business BSc (Hons) Software BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Digital Forensics Information Technology Engineering Science Machine Learning For Low-cost Soil Data Logging A Movie Review Personalised Aggregator for Microsoft Azure Forensic and Monitoring System Summarization System Online News Articles Examination A customisable, fully- Summarizing multiple movie In order to keep up with A Microsoft Azure Machine fledged data logging and reviews for end user access the vast amount of news Learning framework to monitoring system comprised via a mobile device. Reviews being produced worldwide, provide a foundation for of inexpensive hardware. will be summarized using this project attempts to forensic analysis. The end The primary focus of the natural language processing combine many news sources result is designed to be a system is to measure soil techniques. to produce a curated page plug-in-and-play artefact with information, but it can be with user defined parameter Python scripts which can be readily adapted for other displayed using a web site easily installed onto existing purposes. The system utilises and an optional newsletter. Azure spaces with low cost a mobile application to and impact to the end user. provide alerting and remote monitoring capabilities.

38 www.staffs.ac.uk/gradex Computer Science and Software Engineering STAFFORD

Waleed Mohammed Leslie Nock Luke O’Neill Richard Owen [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.facebook.com/DapprApps BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Business BSc (Hons) Software BEng (Hons) Computing Science Information Technology Engineering Science Quadcopter Cockpit Asset Management Scheduling System that Can Asian Wedding Planning Controller with Object System for Educational Automatically Assign Care and Management Avoidance Environments Workers Application With the increasing popularity This project is an Asset A scheduling system that A universal mobile application of drones comes a large Management System aimed has the functionality to for iOS which will aid couples spectrum of health and at Educational Environments automatically assign a care and families in planning safety risks. Drones are used such as schools or colleges worker. The main scenario and managing their Asian in a magnitude of scenarios where the whole purpose being when a care worker weddings, with an easy to use ranging from commercial of the system is to make the has an absence and their interface and a well suited photography to military task of asset management visits need to be covered. beautiful design. assistance. By combining simpler, more efficient and, The absent visits will be object avoidance and as a whole, cheaper by giving automatically covered. decision theory can drones IT support staff a strategic continue to thrive and advantage when making contribute to society? business decisions.

James Pepper Tom Poczos Harminder Shoker Alakhdeep Singh [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.james-pepper.co.uk BSc (Hons) Software BSc (Hons) Business BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Computing Engineering Computing Science Science Parallel Execution of Village Hotel Leisure iCoaching: Activity Monitor Using Computer Vision for Biology Inspired Neural Centre Class Booking iOS application Collision Avoidance in a Networks and Management An iOS fitness application Vehicle Machine learning technology The aim for this project is which introduces iCoaching An investigation and that is inspired by and to create a fully functional as a new way of guidance implementation of a collision therefore mimics the structure standalone web application from coachs who don’t live detection and avoidance and way of operation of that will enhance the in same place as the student system, utilising computer the human neocortex, experience for members and and also collects fitness data. vision, for an autonomous Implemented in a way that staff of this gym, resolving vehicle. it is able to leverage the the problems of their current computing power as provided inefficient system and to cut by modern (i.e. multi-core) time and cost for the Village CPU architectures. Hotel Leisure Centre.

#StaffsUniGradex 39 Computer Science and Software Engineering STAFFORD

Luke Styne Leon Tang Aaron Tufft Samuel Ulewich [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Software BSc (Hons) Computing luke-styne-80b2b183 Science Engineering Science BSc (Hons) Computing Science Placement Application A Graphical POS System Card Game and AI Template System that Incorporates E-Receipts A complete card game Distance Based Drive To design a quality web- A graphical point of sale with included AI capable of Monitoring Mobile based CV submission system system for use in a local playing the card game. Application that provides a central place supermarket, that improves Using an Arduino to interpret for university students to the current transaction time a laser range finder signal and display their profiles, and to for customers. The system relay this distance information allow employers to view them will also eradicate the over Bluetooth to a mobile for potential recruitment. need for paper receipts, by device to monitor driving Making a great placement incorporating e-receipts. performance of the user. search engine and also a way for employers to find highly competent candidates for their job offers.

Bogdan Vitel Adam Walker Ashley Walker Thomas Walker [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] v-tek.org BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Multiplayer BEng (Hons) Computer Science Science Online Games Programming Gameplay Design and Production Robotic Arm Controller ESOS - Emergency SOS Peer-to-Peer Redundancy in Using CAN Bus and ESOS is designed to be a Multiplayer Online Games Reactive Homes for the Labview/ vision kind of virtual panic button to Traditional methods of 21st Century This project uses a aid people who may fear their networking multiplayer Our world is built upon vast commonplace mover 6 robot, life is in danger, domestic games have involved either amounts of information and with communication via CAN violence victims for instance. a client-server or a peer-to- data acquisition technologies bus, with a LabVIEW based peer topology, each having yet we fail to properly capitalize vision system so that the their own strengths and upon them. At their core, our robot can interact with its weaknesses. This project living spaces have remained surroundings. creates a Hybrid method stagnant despite significant of communication, utilizing advances in automation. A new technologies like DHTs, system turning this data into lowering maintenance costs meaningful interactions is thus and increasing online stability. a golden opportunity.

40 www.staffs.ac.uk/gradex Computer Science and Software Engineering STAFFORD

Michael Walters Stephen Withey David Young [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Software BSc (Hons) Software Science Engineering Engineering

Multi-use Team Management System for Hotel Mobile Helper Management System Student Records A mobile application to for Varying Sports After much use of similar assist in streamlining hotel A sports team management systems within the Education services, assisting them to system with the ability to view industry I have decided run more efficiently and and categorise all members that these systems, while provide a better overall guest of a sports team for their useful at the time they were experience. The application chosen sport via a mobile created are no longer fit will have features that current device. for the purpose that they hotel applications provide were created for. That’s why however will also integrate I have decided to create a new technology to build in new system using up to date additional features. technologies for the modern era.

#StaffsUniGradex 41 Computing and Information Systems

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Aisha Ahmad Alexander Heath Nafeesa Hussain [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Business BSc (Hons) Network BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology Computing Information Technology

Interactive Learning via Quality of Service of VOIP How can articulate be Gamification over Security Protocols used to teach UML Sponsored by the ACH Crisford Charitable The project involves the To identify if there is are links, To produce and test an Foundation development and delivery between different security artefact to teach UML. of interactive learning via settings and Quality of To find out what the positive Andrew Crisford is a gamification for students at Service setups and the effects impacts are of the application Computing graduate from primary school, it is targeted on the Voice Over Internet developed in Articulate on Staffordshire University. at kids using e-learning apps Protocol packets and to see student learning. to aid them learn the subject what these links are. To produce and test an fast. The material is based on effective interactive quiz for history subject and supports students so they can see how students learn the history in much they have learnt. an entertaining and amusing way.

Menaka Kanesan Rajveer Kaur Corey Keeling Michael Martin [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Business BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Network BSc (Hons) Applied Information Technology Science Computing Computing

Virtual Learning An In-Store Retail Management of Apple An Application to Improve Environment to Learn Navigation System Devices within an Efficiency of MKS Service New Language An app to help customers Education Institution A web application to improve There are a wide variety of navigate around any store This project demonstrates the efficiency of the service online tools to help different in the most efficient manner how open source applications department at MKS by language this project involves according to your shopping and Apple’s native enterprise replacing the current paper- developing an interactive list. It will provide the quickest management features can based system and enabling E-learning application to route through the shop floor provide support for Apple service engineers to focus on teach Tamil Language to you choose to enter without devices within an education repair work. the children. It gives an wasting time searching for institution. opportunity to children products. Furthermore it learn a new language and it protects customers from develop their knowledge in habits such as impulse Tamil via skill based testing in buying. the application.

42 www.staffs.ac.uk/gradex Sponsored by the Computing and Information Systems ACH Crisford Charitable Foundation STAFFORD

Umutsu Sahin Daniel Smith Neil Stringer Robert Williams [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Computing BSc (Hons) Computer Science Science Science Networks and Security

Placement Year Website A Placement Journey An Automated, Highly End to End Security My project is to create a Management Web Customisable Academic An investigation into VPNs placement year website Application Report Writer and the impact they have on that supports the students A web application for A system designed to network traffic and hardware. when finding jobs in their placement students and automatically generate easily placement year. The website tutors to use for efficiently customisable academic will allow the students to use managing tutor visits by reports based on phrases a number of CV templates calculating the optimum provided by users and created by the placements journey plans and matching compiled through academic team. They will be able to tutors to students based on performance in homework find a job and apply to a these. assignments. different number of jobs.

#StaffsUniGradex 43 Film

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Carla Bithell Georgia Boughey-Sandel Nicholas Butler [email protected] georgia.boughey-sandel@ [email protected] hotmail.co.uk BSc (Hons) Television BSc (Hons) Digital Film and Production Technology BSc (Hons) Film Production Post Production Technology Technology Investigation into the A Portfolio of Commissioning Process Investigating Editing Nicholas Butler for a TV Drama Techniques in Promotional Motion graphics has become Commissioning a programme Videos essential within the film in television is an extremely This project will be exploring sector, for both creative and lengthy process for all the use of editing techniques corporate work; and its rise independent production in promotional video content. in popularity can enhance all companies with an idea for This will be carried out by aspects of this industry. This is a channel. Research will be looking at a number of a portfolio of both 3D and 2D undertaken to distinguish promotional videos created for motion graphic animations between broadcasters Film/TV programmes, charities created in both Cinema 4D requirements and the criteria and merchandising companies. and Adobe After Effects. they follow when choosing The techniques used could a programme idea to determine what the audiences commission. reactions are to a certain video.

Jack Candlin Samuel Estall Caleb Irving Jack Kelly [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] https://vimeo.com/jackcandlin www.callmeshauna.com facebook.com/busesfilm BSc (Hons) Film Production BSc (Hons) Film Production BSc (Hons) Film Production Technology BSc (Hons) Film Production Technology Technology Technology Exploring machinima Sunshine Catching Clouds techniques and their Buses Feature Film A practical example of how “Boy meets girl. effect on narrative A feature film written and the narrative of a film can Girl disappears.” Machinima (the use of video produced by Jack Kelly - be affected by colour, with a Catching Clouds is a short game software and assets ‘Buses’ is an indie romantic specific focus on the role of film, written and directed by to create animated films) comedy that includes car colour grading in the post- Sam Estall, created over the is a new up-and-coming theft, vinyl shops and poor production phase. The short summer of 2015, revolving technology. This project decision making. Directed by piece follows the story of around Greg, a struggling aims to research film making Josh Clarke and Jack Kelly. both a young girl and an old writer who meets Niamh, a techniques and then test woman, inter-cutting between girl with the innate ability to them in a machinima short the two as they go about their disappear and reappear at film. separate days. will.

44 www.staffs.ac.uk/gradex Film STAFFORD

Manjit Mattu David Morgan Rhys Reynolds Nathan Riley [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Film Production BSc (Hons) Television BSc (Hons) Games Concept BSc (Hons) Television Technology Production Technology Design Production Technology

Caste Out Trailer Discretion: A Second Animated Composites of Technology in Studio Trailer of a TV drama Chance Portfolio Art Pieces Productions telecasting Indians living in TV drama in the UK is a very Animated project showcasing Researching and the UK facing untouchability competitive industry to enter, the same showreel I would investigating up and coming and discrimination for being and with a big budget drama show to my post-graduate technologies used in both born into a low caste family. like ‘Discretion’ it’s even companies. studio productions and harder. But how would one outside broadcasts and go about getting ‘Discretion’ how they have altered and on TV if they were to try and improved over the years with get it commissioned as an information gained from international co-production? industry professionals.

Paul Ruddle James Sabin Richard Shepherd Sean Sheridan [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Film Production BSc (Hons) Digital Film and BSc (Hons) Digital Film and BSc (Hons) Film Production Technology Post Production Technology Post Production Technology Technology

Is 4K production viable for Animation and its Creation Editing Techniques of An Investigation into the low budget filmmaker? in the 21st Century Editing a Film Trailer Cinematography in the 4K is a hot topic at the Investigating Animation The film trailer is a huge Horror Genre moment and is being and how it’s created from part of the film industry. But In horror filmmaking, picked up by lower budget 2001 and 2015. Exploring what goes into the modern cinematography plays an filmmakers for its flexibility in how hardware and software film trailer? This project aims integral role in creating an post and its superior image has made advancements. to look at the process of atmosphere of fear. This visual quality. By doing controlled Making animation more researching and editing a creative process is used to camera tests and using 4K accessible to a wider range film trailer. create emotions of fear on- cameras in professional of people. Also talking to screen and in the audience scenarios, 4K will be tested industry professionals to viewing it. for its potential for low gauge whether animation has budget filmmakers. become easier and a better standard.

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Emma Simms Stephen Slack Henry Stoker Oliver White [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.oliverjwhite.co.uk BSc (Hons) Film Production BSc (Hons) Film Production BSc (Hons) Film Production BSc (Hons) Digital Film and Technology Technology Technology Post Production Technology

Marketing and distribution An Investigation into The Editing of Catching The Leadership Race 2016 strategies Matte Painting and Clouds A look at the production Research and investigation 3D Motion Graphics “Boy meets girl. Girl of a ‘Live Results’ show. of marketing and distribution This project is an exercise disappears.” Catching Clouds Announcing the results of the techniques used by the film in marrying a low fidelity is a short film, written and Students’ Union’s new Full industry. My project will aesthetic with visual effects directed by Sam Estall, and Time Officer Team. display factors that affect in order to emulate the edited by Henry Stoker. this process such as time, visual style of science fiction Edited over the winter of budget and target audience directors such as Neill 2015 - 2016, revolving around to theoretically design a Blomklamp and Gareth Greg, a struggling writer who marketing and distribution Edwards. My aim is to create meets Niamh, a girl with the plan for the feature film a short film that depicts a innate ability to disappear “The Mines”. dystopian future through its and reappear at will. visual design.

Robert Young [email protected] BSc (Hons) Television Production Technology

Online Documentaries: The Emerging Phenomenon An intricate exploration into how documentaries have been successful in reaching audiences online, particularly people aged 18-34. This investigation predominantly analyses production techniques and distribution methods, with a corresponding Final Year Project filmed in association with charities.

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Holly Andrews Kirsty Bowden Jake Boyton [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://hollyandrews.eu https://jakeyab.carbonmade.com BSc (Hons) Games Concept BSc (Hons) Games Concept Design BSc (Hons) Games Concept Design Design Character Stylisation Fashion Design within Exploring different aesthetic The Impact of Armour Concept Art styles used within popular Design in Games and Looking into how fashion can video games, with focus on Related Media have an effect on a character’s character concepting and Armour has been an important look or the game from which modelling. part of human history for it derives. centuries, from the Greek Heroes to the medieval Kings of Europe, images of knights clad in armour are a massive part of our own history and folklore. It is also a major part of our fictional science fiction and fantasy stories, television shows and video games.

Ellis Carr Owen Foster Matthew Gwilliam Lukas Jurco [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] https://elliscarr.wordpress.com http://owenfoster.co.uk jurcoart.blogspot.com BSc (Hons) CGI and BSc (Hons) Digital Film and BSc (Hons) Games Concept Digital Effects BSc (Hons) Games 3D Animation Technology Design Concept Design Architectural Visualisation Architectural Visualisation Characters in a visual Showcase Aeos: The Battle of Odium A series of photo-realistic narrative - What makes Showcase of various interior My project focuses on two renders of an exterior design matter? and exterior Architectural enemy factions, the Warfen architectural scene. First impressions can tell a lot Visualisation renders using and the Empire. Each about a person, in fact, just 3DS Max and V-ray. faction has chosen their best one glance at somebody and champions to fight in this our brains have already made decisive battle to settle the a broad assumption of their age old blood debt. The personality. This psychological project focuses on two sets phenomenon can be used of fantasy character concept effectively to create dynamic designs, aimed for MOBA or and interesting characters that turn-based strategy games. will be instantly memorable to your audience.

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Jack Kelly Michael Ledsham Rain Mason Samuel Matthews [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.mledshamart.portfoliobox. http://rainmason.carbonmade.com https://www.artstation.com/ BSc (Hons) Digital Film and net artist/sams_art 3D Animation Technology BSc (Hons) Games Concept BSc (Hons) Games Concept Design BSc (Hons) Games Concept Photo realistic environments Design Design A portfolio of environment Reconstruction of Historical renders to a photo realistic The Journey’s End Artifacts and Architecture Epic Art standard. A motion comic and various Combining CGI, In my project I was greatly artwork created by Michael photogrammetry and digital inspired by the epic and how Ledsham. The motion comic art with sound historical to capture this through my follows a party of adventurers research, the damaged painting. I was motivated by on their final quest, as they artifacts (even faces of our the likes of Fenghua Zhong face a monster unlike any past) can be restored. This and how he and many others before. collection shows just how achieve this sense of epic effective these processes can scale. I really would like be, including items found with to captivate my audience the Staffordshire Hoard and through the beauty of these facial reconstructions from stories retold through visual local archaeological digs. communication.

Hermunpreet Mehat Thomas Morrell David Robertson Kieran Rowlinson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://hm-958.wix.com/hermunm davidjohnrobertson.co.uk offroadhero.portfoliobox.io BSc (Hons) CGI and Digital BSc (Hons) Digital Film and Effects BSc (Hons) CGI and Digital BSc (Hons) Games Concept 3D Animation Technology Effects Design VR VFX Post Production Photorealistic Rendering of A visual effects piece created Period Architectural The Art of the Second Skin 3D Visualisation for VR including footage and Visualisation To design a powered The project’s aim is to create CGI elements, composited in An architectural visualisation exoskeleton for use in games a photo-realistic render of a a stereo workflow. project based around Frank and film. modern apartment. Using 3ds Lloyd Wright’s landmark Max, Vray, Marvelous Designer building, Fallingwater. The and Speed Tree to achieve aim is to show the building, this. Every model, texture and and its surroundings, during material will be based on real each of the year’s four world references. seasons.

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Kevin Safirstein Christopher Saunders Mikaela Tsounaka Lee Whitaker [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://kevinsafirstein.wix.com/ http://tsounakamikaella.wix.com/ BSc (Hons) Games Concept BSc (Hons) Games Concept kevinsafirsteinvfx mikaelatsounaka Design Design BSc (Hons) CGI and Digital BSc (Hons) Digital Film and Effects Futuristic Prosthetic and 3D Animation Technology Believing in Fantasy Cybernetic Designs To create fictional fantasy 3D CG environment Concepts and 3D designs Aseek 3D animation and tell the story of this world A 3D CG environment of futuristic prosthetics and Creation of a whole Chinese- through painting as well as created using a digital cybernetics; designed to be style animation, character writing. elevation model and software technologically functional models, environments, such as Google Earth, Global and fashionable, for civilians, rigging, lighting, texturing, Mapper, Maya, Photoshop, military and industry. dynamics and animating. Zbrush, Mari and Nuke. This project was chosen because of its extensive workflow allowing to conduct tasks such as terrain creation, lighting, texturing, rendering and composing.

Sam Wood Dominic Woods Elijah Wright [email protected] [email protected] http://elijah-wright.com BSc (Hons) CGI and Digital BSc (Hons) Games Concept Effects Design BSc (Hons) CGI and Digital Effects Green Screen Digital Sculpting: Creating I will create a video with Characters Investigation into green screen using Green Digital sculpting has become Rendering Optimisation Screen footage composited an embedded industry for Visual Effects using Adobe After Effects. practice within the creative An Investigation into industries. The use of digital rendering optimisation sculpting software within the for visual effects to better game, film and television understand the rendering industry has created some of process and better optimise it the iconic characters that we for high demanding projects know today. But how are these such as simulation and characters created? dynamics for use in visual effects.

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Kane Allard Andrew Barlow Charlie Barnes [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] https://andrewbarlow. charliesbarnes.co.uk BEng (Hons) Computer carbonmade.com Gameplay Design and BSc (Hons) Computer Production BSc (Hons) Games Concept Games Design and Design Programming Virtual Economies, Design and Implementation Fear as a Medium Blobz An in-depth look into the The plan for this project is to A top-down shooter game world of Virtual Economies, create a series of images that where the player must covering their origins, portray a well-known fairy-tale, gamble their own points evolution, gamification and Red Riding Hood, as a horror. in order to gain more. their implementation into These images will illustrate Characters, ammo, health and MMOs. The project will also key scenes in the narrative, support are all made out of analyse each chosen major presenting the main characters the same material. Whoever MMO’s economic structure and will act as supporting controls the supply, controls and its design process. materials for a project pitch the game. or concept art for future development.

Nicole Bates Arran Blomfield Mitchell Brooks James Challenor [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.theartofnicolebates.co.uk www.arranblomfield.com http://mitchellbrooks.co.uk www.Seraphim3D.com BSc (Hons) Games Concept MEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer Design Games Design and Games Design and Games Design Programming Programming Personality in Character Heavenguard Dragon Design Gameplay Prototypes in Networked Card Game The creation of two character Characters can be perceived ue4 and steam VR Framework pieces, a Dragon and a Rider, as one of the most important I have created several A card game framework built developed for use within aspects of a story. They prototypes using steam VR within Unity using C# that has Unreal Engine 4. maintain interest and help and the HTC Vive system in the ability to be played over a audiences connect with the UE4 Blueprint network or locally. The game, story. But can their design built within the framework has help show their personality two players fight each other and in turn help the audience using large armies, while connect more? using ability and spell cards to change the course of the battle.

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Jack Clews Anthony Cook Andrew Cracknell Christopher Daniels [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.jackclews.co.uk https://andrewcracknell. BEng (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer carbonmade.com BSc (Hons) Computer Gameplay Design and Games Design Games Design and Production BEng (Hons) Computer Programming Gameplay Design and VR and its effectiveness in Stealth AI Production military training Creating a Mobile Game An attempt at creating an Attestation of the effectiveness that uses GPS artificial intelligence that is A User Interface within of Virtual Reality Hardware A multiplayer mobile game not only able to hide from Unreal Engine 4’s UMG in conjunction with military created using Unity. Users set multiple players but is also Creating a User Interface simulation software when used up game lobbies with their able to sneak up on them system within Unreal Engine 4 in a replication of a military own rules such as locations, without anyone noticing. that is clean and efficient. close-quarter battle training time and game type. They test exercise. then compete against each other by capturing geographical locations to earn points. The player with the most points at the end of that session wins.

Luke Dodds Mathew Gill Roman Hadley Charles Harris [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.lukedodds.co.uk BEng (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer Gameplay Design and Gameplay Design and Gameplay Design and Gameplay Design and Production Production Production Production Outlaws and Outcasts Space Combat Strategy Gamification: The game Designing, Developing and The creation of an industry Board Game design for life Directing Fall of Civilization standard Tabletop Role- This project consists of a turn- To hypothesise if the recent This project focuses on the playing game set in a high based science fiction strategy design field, gamification, can development and production fantasy ‘Wild West’ styled board game. For the project improve engagement in a of an indie game from start to world. there is also a written design service or business. finish.Fall of Civilization is a document, detailing the post-apocalyptic turn-based inspiration I have drawn from strategy game, made in UE4 science fiction novels, military and is going be released on philosophy and modern video steam greenlight (PC). games and how these effect the outcome of the game.

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Georgina Hindley Nathan Holding Philip Igo Jordan Issa [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://ginaribbons.wix.com/ www.artstation.com/artist/ jordanissa.com BSc (Hons) Computer conceptartist nathanholding/profile Games Design BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Games Concept BSc (Hons) Games Concept Games Design and Design Design Post-apocalyptic Programming environment The Production Pipeline of World Building I am creating a scene that Unreal Engine 4 Level Editor Creating Characters Using a multitude of design represents a post-apocalyptic An in-depth level editor Showing the process of techniques and workflows to environment, Similar to that framework created in Unreal producing characters within create a fantasy world based of the game Fallout 4. Engine 4 using the Blueprint games design technology as on my creature concept system. a Concept Artist extending image. the skills to Games Technical Art.

Mariah Jankie Aaron Ketteringham Dawid Kucharski Christopher Lapworth [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.azzaketts.wix.com/aaronk BEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer Gameplay Design and BEng (Hons) Computer Gameplay Design and Gameplay Design and Production Gameplay Design and Production Production Production 2D Side-Scrolling Shooter Retro Games Indie Pack Junior Senior Production Game Quest Age - JRPG “Retro Games Indie Pack” Handbook Creating a single-player game Influenced by JRPGs, I have is a project where the player For my project piece I shall based in a fantasy universe created my own independent receives three dynamic be creating a Junior Senior filled with evil creatures for PC. video game which is games which are imitating Production handbook. I will The player takes the role of a portrayed in a low poly art old classics; Pacman, Frogger gather information from: character that has to defend style. The game features and Centipede. They are students, literature and their home town from enemies, characteristic role-playing compatible with touch- self-experience. I will then journey through different elements ranging from: classic screens and the player can correlate this information to environments and collect turn-based combat, a variety navigate between games conclusively create an easily various items to increase their of enemies, an inventory, a through the menu system referable handbook for all chances of survival. save game feature, levelling with ease. Made in Unreal future video game producers and a quest system. Engine 4. that work within the JNS process.

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Dale Longshaw Colin Mathews Alexander Milner Armin Momtahan [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.dalej.co.uk www.colinmathews.com www.alexmilner.co.uk BSc (Hons) Games Concept BEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer Design Gameplay Design and Gameplay Design and Gameplay Design and Production Production Production The revival of classic heroes For this project I’ll be bringing UT4 Invasion Gamemode How is a modern video Development of Production- a character from an ancient The goal of this project game marketed? Level Multiplayer Maps text to life through the use is to design, test, and An investigation into the Investigation and of Zbrush and use a wide produce a wave-based marketing techniques used development of production- range of influences to make survival Gamemode for for modern video games and level multiplayer maps. the character appealing Unreal Tournament 4. The how effective the marketing Products will be created for modern audiences. The multiplayer Gamemode methods are amongst using Unreal Tournament chosen character is Enkidu features 2 key new mechanics gamers. The project will 4 Editor to showcase level from ‘The Epic of Gilgamesh’, - an AI director, and an take an in-depth look at how design skills, including: level a warrior who once upon a adaptive turret that changes trustworthy, gamers consider flow, testing & feedback, and time roamed the plains with shape based on the weapon these sources to be and design approach through beasts. it was activated by. the effect of ‘fanboyism’ on Capture the Flag (CTF) and gamers’ purchasing decisions. Deathmatch (DM) style maps.

Vaidas Okunis Thomas Oliver Lewis Parkinson Denny Phelan [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.VaidasDesign.com www.TheFuzzyMole.com www.lewis-parkinson.com https://hirundinedesign. carbonmade.com BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer MEng Computer Games Games Design Games Design and Design BSc (Hons) Computer Programming Gameplay Design and Procedural town generation Re-Imagination of a classic Production This is a technical Dynamic Free-Running arcade game demonstration made in Character Controller A re-imagination of a Rollin’ Unreal Engine 4 that can A unity character controller classic arcade game within A casual Android game generate unique looking 3D that can dynamically execute a different environment created in Unreal Engine towns with a single button free running techniques adding extra mechanics while 4. Using swipe-to-move click. using solely the geometry keeping the original appeal mechanics, the player must of the level. This controller and enjoyment of the game. aim to keep the ball rolling is designed to be used by Pick up passengers and take without falling off the wall, designers to provide proof of them to their destination as collecting pickups which adds concept, and as such there is quick as possible while trying to overall score, as they travel. full documentation on how to to survive in the worn torn modify this system to change city. the feel of movement.

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Matthew Phillips Adam Poulton Sam Poyner Daniel Riley [email protected] [email protected] www.spoyner.com [email protected] www.matthewphillips.co.uk www.danielrileygamesdesign.com BEng (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design Games Design BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design and Gameplay Design and Programming Portrait Production - The Evolution of Reward Production Creating a Realistic Portrait in Games Project Limbo - Creating a To create a photorealistic An in-depth study of Interactive Environment Roguelike game portrait of a woman rendered rewards in games and how Systems In limbo a demigod fights realistic with lights and the introduction of MMO Implementing interactive past versions of himself until various maps. mechanics in triple-A shooters environmental systems that I one incarnation succeeds. was used to motivate players have created, into a playable Your past achievements may with the aim of designing a game using Unreal Engine 4. come back to haunt you as new possible reward system. The game will have different your past lives are now your interactive environment enemies. Touching on some systems that showcase various genres such as dungeon types of environmental crawlers, RPGs and rogue- interaction. likes the game is a mixing pot of awesome.

Jamie Roebuck Luke Seymour Israfel Sskaara Joseph Stephenson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.lukeseymour.co.uk https://sskaara.wordpress.com BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design BEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design and Gameplay Design and Games Design and Programming UE4 Playing Card Game Production Programming Framework Spell casting via typing A versatile and adaptable How and to what extent do Improving Particle Effects My project is a demo of a framework for playing card video games promote brain My project has a basis in type-to-cast magic system. It games, made in Unreal training? the construction of particle also has additional features Engine 4. The system allows This project is the research effects in two forms, the more to show off possible use and for a multitude of card games and culmination of looking commonly used billboarded interactions. to be played including: into how games can improve method as well as volumetric Pontoon, Blackjack and cognitive abilities. particles. Solitaire.

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Ajay Stewart Stuart Storey-Hawthorn Daniel Travis Matthew Vickery [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.ajaystewart.com https://dantravis.carbonmade.com mattvickery.com BEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Gameplay Design and BEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Gameplay Design and Production Gameplay Design and Games Design and Production Production Programming Hearthstone Expansion The Effects of YouTube and Designing and balancing The Development of Battle Monsters: Card Game Twitch on Games Journalism a new deck style into the Emotionally Resonant Battle monsters is a game An in-depth look at how existing game Hearthstone. Gaming Experiences where you will use a the rise of user-generated The aim of this project was randomised deck of cards to content on YouTube & Twitch to create a number of small, take your opponent’s health has affected the perception of unique games that explore points down to zero using a traditional games journalism the many different ways that mixture of trap, magic and and the type of content games designers can create monster cards. released. emotionally resonant pieces of work. Each game has been designed using my own feelings and emotions as the subject matter with each one exploring a different concept.

Davin Ward Connor Westrope Jacob Whitehouse Matthew Williams [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] cojowe.com www.JacobWhitehouse.com mattwilliamsgamesdev.com BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design and MEng (Hons) Computer MEng (Hons) Computer MEng (Hons) Computer Programming Games Design Games Design and Games Design and Programming Programming Is it Viable to Create a Applying “Game Feel” to a Mobile Video Game Using fast-paced combat game Designing and building a Vehicle and Weapon Arcade Both AR and VR? A multi-player vehicle combat game in UE4 Shooter This project is an investigation game with a focus on fast- Showcasing a tile-based tower Weapon and Vehicle Arcade into creating a mobile game paced combat and modular defence game I have designed Shooter - Focusing on that utilises both VR and AR weaponry. The arena is a large and built with UE4 using Modular Vehicles and Load- technologies. One of the open desert with a horde of Blueprint as well as other parts out Systems, allowing for main aims is to determine deadly traps and hazards. of my portfolio. both single and 2-player local whether or not the experience During the development of matches against AI. of playing a VR game on a this game I intend to focus on mobile platform is viable in player fun and interaction by terms of the current level of implementing and fine-tuning technology available and the a pleasing player feedback resulting player experience. loop.

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Ross Workman [email protected] BEng (Hons) Computer Gameplay Design and Production How the community of Pokemon has evolved with the franchise Pokemon is one of the largest and most popular game series in the world, its popularity spanning across the globe, but how does a company like Game Freak manage a community with so many people in it? This project aims to tackle that question and provide a detailed answer while also assessing the success of “Pokemon Go”.

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Blake Badger Caitlin Baker Murray Bateman [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] blakebadger.com https://caitlinbaker.carbonmade.com www.emby.co.uk BEng (Hons) Computer MEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Gameplay Design and Games Design Games Design Production 3D Character Artist 3D Architectural 3D Environment Artist I will be showcasing character Visualisation Environment, A Chinese temple complete models I have created, ranging Modern Apartment with both an interior and from high resolution sculptures A 3D environment depicting exterior filled with a variety to characters implemented a modern day high-rise of weaponry fit for an ancient within a game. apartment constructed and legendary warrior. presented using industry standard software including Autodesk 3Ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, and Unreal Engine 4. The scene uses architectural visualisation workflows to portray an environment which is as accurate as possible to real-life reference.

Alexander Berrow Robert Birks Harry Brown Samuel Bruce [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://alexberrow.wix.com/ https://brownimations. www.samiam.co.uk BSc (Hons) Computer 3d-artist-portfolio artstation.com Games Design BEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Games Technical BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design Art Bolt - Hand Cannon Games Design Bolt is a weapon modelled Formula Future Familiar Faces to fit into the specification Animated in-game character A concept model of how a In this project I have and art style of the existing My project is to create Formula One car may look in attempted to model various game, Destiny. I have used animations that will be 10 - 20 years’ time. faces and facial expressions, similar design direction and placed into UE4 to make a using people that I know modelling techniques where fully functional and playable as reference. Following this possible. Autodesk 3ds Max character with various body I then went on to model will be used throughout the mechanics, as well as an another character in full. creation of the asset. enemy for the player to fight. I used blueprint to create the character mechanics.

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Weilun Chin Anthony Clark Elliot Clarke Luke Cleaver-Dowsett [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://antm4n.uk www.elliotclarke3d.com http://lukedowsett5.wix.com/ BSc (Hons) Games Technical lukedowsettanimation Art BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Games Technical Games Design Art BEng (Hons) Computer Anteiku the coffee shop Games Design Recreating the inside of a 90s New York Subway Super Cobra Attack coffee shop from the anime Station Helicopter 3D Model Pink Panther Playable Tokyo Ghoul with semi- To model and texture a 90s An accurate 3D model of a Character realistic texture. The inside of New York subway station Super Cobra attack helicopter. My project was to create a the shop will be destroyed as environment and present it in Modelled within 3DS Max, hand-animated animation set if a crime scene happened, Unreal Engine 4 making use textured in Photoshop, based on the Pink Panther. so there’ll be blood, broken of the engine’s capabilities presented in Unreal Engine The character is fully playable table, broken glass etc. such as PBR. It will follow 4 using PBR rendering and inside Unreal Engine 4. industry limitations such made flyable with realistic Animations were created using as polycount and texture controls through the use of Autodesk Maya. limits to ensure that the Unreal Engines’ blueprint environment could be editor. playable on current gen hardware.

Thomas Clewley Gareth Codling Thomas Cox Arkadiusz Dawidowski [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.gazman162.com www.tomcox3d.com www.arcadius.co.uk MEng (Hons) Computer Games Design BEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Games Technical Games Design Games Design Art Investigation into Hard Surface character creation Creating the Milano from Modular and Compositional Rigged and Animated for games Guardians of the Galaxy Environment Hardsurface Character An investigation into the The development of a To produce a high This project is about creating workflows for next gen Hard spacecraft from pop culture quality, industry-standard a mechanised game ready Surface character creation into a game-ready asset environment using modularity character with advanced focusing on the uses of normal presented in Unreal Engine 4. and unique assets, all while rigging system and cycle map information within the The Milano from Guardians using skills and techniques to animations. This project pipeline and how it can be of the Galaxy created in achieve a current generation takes into account the whole used within Hard Surface accordance to specifications look. Furthermore to compose workflow from designing modelling and texturing. To for a current generation space the scene from various angles to producing a final game build a game ready Hard simulator. Use of PBR Materials to aid the viewer into the level ready piece with a full range Surface character and to be and Sub-D workflows. via compositional lines. of animations. Maya is the targeted towards the existing software used for modelling, franchise of Elyisum. rigging and animation.

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Benjamin Dooley Thomas Edwards Joshua Edwards Ben Edwards-Ellis [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.bd3d.co.uk www.tedwards3d.com www.s1crysis3d.co.uk www.artstation.com/artist/ benedwards94 BSc (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer Games Design Games Design Games Design BEng (Hons) Computer Games Design Bioshock’s Big Daddy as 3D Vehicle Artist 3D environment artist part of Davy Jones’ Crew Creating two vehicles (ultra-modern environment) Disney Inspired Animations Collaborations have a large (Maserati GranTurismo/Land The aim of the project is to The project involves 3 place in the hearts of most Rover Defender 90) using create an environment based Disneyesque animations gamers, two of their favourite current generation techniques around an ultra-modern e.g. Kung Fu Panda that franchises combined to to model, unwrap and texture design with an overgrown each involve comedy. A guy create something greater. game-ready assets for use in post-apocalyptic feel. and a girl play a master and This collaboration aims to Unreal Engine 4. apprentice role. answer the question of what the fearsome Big Daddy from Bioshock would look like as one of the crew of the Flying Dutchman from Pirates of the Caribbean.

Samuel Egan Mark Elms Thomas Fardon Neil Fisher [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] tomfardon3d.artstation.com http://neilfisher910.wix.com/ BSc (Hons) Games Technical BEng (Hons) Computer nfisheranimations Art Gameplay Design and BEng (Hons) Computer Production Games Design BSc (Hons) Computer Interactive Environment of Games Design the T.A.R.D.I.S 3 by 10 Animation Shorts Practical Study of Vehicle An interactive 3D environment Three ten-second animation Modelling and Texturing Soul Reaver Cinematic based on the T.A.R.D.I.S and shorts that contain elements for Games cutscene how it can look in Unreal of comedy. The animations To create an Audi R18 Le With technology used Engine 4 to be bigger on the are about a girl and pet T-Rex. Mans racing car for current by the games industry inside. Gen PC and consoles. Using today, a cutscene used in a PBR materials to create a game 17 years ago, will be high-detail model for use in remade, to show how far the UE4 as a game-ready asset. advancements in animation have come, in a short time. The reimagined cutscene will be motion captured as well as featuring facial movement to show subtle emotions and enhance performances.

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Anastacia France Alexander Francis Benjamin Gibbons Jordan Green [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.anastaciafrance.co.uk https://afrancis3dmodel. bgibbons3d.artstation.com huttle.artstation.com artstation.com BEng (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design Games Design Games Design Female 3D Character, Next-Gen re-imagining A 3D Environment based Elefarda Research and Production of World of Warcraft on a Game of Thrones Elefarda is a warrior angel of Industry Standard environment piece Great Hall created in 3ds Max, ZBrush Environments This project demonstrates A 3D environment based and Photoshop. The character Research into producing an the creation of game-ready on the concept art of House uses industry production industry standard, Unreal assets based on next- Forrester’s Great Hall by methods for current gen Engine 4-ready environment gen specifications. Using Patrick Jensen, using the game characters. It combines following industry artists’ researched techniques from power of Unreal Engine 4 organic and hard surface workflow. industry professionals, the to create a game ready, but techniques, high poly final piece will utilize all of realistic scene. sculpt, retopologised mesh the tools available in present - including animation loops day game development. The - and texturing to be posed piece will be presented in and presented within UE4. Unreal Engine 4.

Adam Griffiths David Hadden Daniel Hannabuss Dale Harvey [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] https://adamgriffiths11. davidhughhadden. Z0TIIX3D.co.uk BSc (Hons) Computer carbonmade.com carbonmade.com BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design BSc (Hons) Games Technical BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design Art Games Design Recreating Epic Game’s 3D modular building sets UE4 ‘’Elemental Demo’’ Renaissance inspired scene Victorian-era Railway for a sci-fi racing game Throne Room Renaissance-inspired game Station Environment The project will consist of I take a close look into the environment from concept A model of a Victorian-era multiple building sets that will workings of an industry art, in a realistic style using countryside railway station. snap together modularly and standard piece in the hope Unreal Engine 4. The centrepiece of the scene material instanced textures of recreating and potentially is a model of the Midlands that can be altered without improving certain aspects Railway 115 class, commonly the need of more texture of the scene. Taking artistic known as the Midlands memory. This means that licence where I feel necessary Spinner. This project is a varied environment can to create a game-ready designed to showcase both be made faster and with a piece of a high professional modelling and texturing smaller amount of meshes standard. ability, as well as showing and texture than if every asset competence with importing was created individually. work into a AAA engine.

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Robert Hicklin Christopher Hollywood Christopher Horton Roger Howe [email protected] christopherahollywood@ [email protected] [email protected] gmail.com http://chrish3d.wix.com/ https://rogerhowe. BEng (Hons) Games hortonpoly carbonmade.com Technical Art BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Games Technical Greco-Roman Temple Games Design Art A 3D environment created in Sci-Fi Racing Track the UE4 engine based around A futuristic racing track that Next Gen Viking Character 3D model of ‘Wolverine’ in Greco-Roman Aesthetics. can be placed into Unreal Creating a next gen the likeness of Hugh Jackman Engine 4 and generated with Viking character for use in 3D model of ‘Wolverine’ in splines to create a completely games. The project uses a the likeness of Hugh Jackman. playable track. Additional combination of 3DS Max, Constructed from on-line and environment assets have ZBrush, Photoshop, Quixel gathered references using been created alongside it. Suite 2 and Unreal Engine 4. a pipeline incorporating the following software packages: ZBrush, Maya, Photoshop and X-normal. The resulting High-poly character has been re-topologised to create a low-poly game version posed and rendered in UE4.

Oliver Iles Farzin Izadyar Craig James Matthew Jones [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] https://uk.linkedin.com/in/olligon www.farzinizadyar.com craigjjanimations.portfoliobox.net https://negi.artstation.com BSc (Hons) Computer MEng (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer Games Design Games Design Games Design Games Design

The Shire environment Likeness Sculpting Character Animation Birmingham Bullring in the based on J.R.R Tolkien’s Creating a realistic character I will be using a Mo-cap style of the game Dirty works for games (likeness of a suit to capture a variety of Bomb Creation of a game-ready person) which includes sculpt, animations which will be My project is an environment environment from a literary retop, unwrap, texture, cleaned up and fixed in based on the real-life location source. Presented in Unreal shaders and presentation in Motion Builder and Maya. ‘Bullring Birmingham’ in the Engine 4, with PBR materials, UE4. style of Splash damage’s water and foliage shaders and game Dirty Bomb. It also Unreal Engine particle effects. features the interior of the With studies into industry building built out of modular examples and the necessary pieces and some futuristic workflows to achieve an assets that are similar to that industry standard. within Dirty Bomb.

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Ashley Key Azam Khan Umar Khan Christine Kirkham [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] https://twitter.com/Ashley_Key_Art www.azamkhan.co.uk umarkhan.co.uk BSc (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design Games Programming Games Design Games Design Replication of stylized In-game Floating Islands Sci-Fi Modular Environment The Baron’s Hanger clothing and for an Environment Production ready, sci-fi Creation of a hanger where existing I.P A purely visual environment environment presented three ancient D-1 Space The study of stylised clothing consisting of surreal floating within UE4. Made using Superiority Fighters sit, and their replication for an islands in a tropical climate. various techniques in asset relatively unattended. Using existing I.P in the Unreal 4 The scene is simulated using production. Utilising next gen industry techniques and tools Engine. Unreal Engine 4 and created asset creation techniques to create the scene, which in Pixologic ZBrush, Autodesk such as PBR texturing and is presented within Unreal 3DS Max and Adobe master materiel. Also keeping Engine 4. Photoshop. the environment modular and optimised.

Aikaterini Kokozidou Martyn Leeper Ross Littlejohn Katrine Loraas [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.artstation.com/artist/ www.martynleeper.com www.ross-littlejohn.co.uk www.katrineloraas.com aikaterinikokozidou BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer MEng (Hons) Computer MEng (Hons) Computer Gameplay Design and Games Design Games Design Games Design Production Bioshock: Medical Pavilion Creating Environment for 3D Visualisation in 3Ds Max Next-Gen Environment A recreation of the Medical Games Hard surface modelling and inspired by Splinter Cell Pavilion level from the first BioShock - inspired V-ray Rendering of realistic and Deus Ex Bioshock game, rendered and environmental piece environments in 3Ds Max. A Splinter Cell and Deus presented in Unreal Engine presented within Unreal Texturing and compositing Ex-inspired level design, 4 with greater detail and Engine 4. was completed in Photoshop. presented inside of Unreal additional elements. Engine 4.

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Brian Lunnon Katie Lydon Quaid Nash Thomas Ollis [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.brianlunnon.com BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer Games Design Games Design Games Design Games Design Ballerina Animation in Maya Lip Synced Animation to Creating an abandoned 3D Vehicle Artist An animation of a ballerina Plagues of Egypt desert gas station An investigation into the and a clown created in Maya Project is to include a few I will be modelling an old workflows of current gen 2016. My aim was to apply the basic rigs (The same ones but abandoned gas station set in methods to create a game 12 principles of animation to a with different colours) moving the desert, similar to that of ready F-22 Raptor and a character which is completely around the scene while the film The Devil’s Rejects. Ferrari 250 GTO (1963) to fluid and graceful, and to a singing the Plagues of Egypt. This will be achieved using be presented in a real time character who is very over- The two main rigs will play as 3DS Max, ZBrush and UE4. game engine. the-top and had exaggerated Ramses and Moses. movements.

Joe Peatfield Conor Preston Daniel Redfern Daniel Savage [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://www.joepeatfield.co.uk https://conorpreston3d. BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer artstation.com BEng (Hons) Computer Games Design Games Design Games Design MEng (Hons) Computer Games Design Real Mario Barbarous: The Avenger- A Unreal Tournament 4, ‘Real Mario’ is a hand- UE4 Animation Project Stinger Minigun Formula G - G1 Class Anti- animated character based For my GradEx project, I took The aim of this project was to Gravity Racing Vehicle on the animations of ‘Super a rigged character from the create a current gen-quality To design, produce and Mario’ from ‘Super Mario free UE4 infinity blade assets weapon model for use as present an ‘Anti-Gravity Bros.’. The character poses and set that character up to the Unreal Tournament 4 Racing Vehicle’ inspired are exaggerated with become a hack and slash Stinger Minigun, complete by ‘Wipeout’ for next gen reactions to the environment character with both mouse, with animations, effects and platforms. Presented in Unreal grounded in reality. It is keyboard and controller implementation in the Unreal Engine 4 utilising Full PBR presented as a playable support. The end result will 4 engine. material and shader Workflow character in Unreal Engine 4. be a fully playable, 3rd-person to show a highly detailed and character within the Infinity playable vehicle for use in Blade Grass Lands map. ‘Formula G’

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Paul Scott Grant Smith Andrew Swan Thomas Tovey [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] pasco295.deviantart.com http://aroth-took.weebly.com thomastovey.com MEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Games BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design BEng (Hons) Computer Concept Design Games Design Games Design Sci-fi character Sarebo Island V and Delia - an My project will involve the Warhammer 40,000 A fully 3D-rendered interrogation creation of a stylised female Cinematic Cutscene environment with exploration A re-imagining of the prior Sci-Fi character following An original cutscene set in gameplay in Unreal Engine 4. part of the scene in V for a concept. This project will the Warhammer 40,000TM The island contains a variety Vendetta in which the demonstrate skills ranging Universe by Games Workshop of assets created with levels protagonist converses with from sculpting human ® and based on the board of detail variations. This his victim and listens to her anatomy, creating a likeness, game Assassinorum: project uses the PBR workflow reasoning before her death. sculpted drapery, clothing Execution Force. Rendered researched in my dissertation creation and hard surface in Unreal Engine 4, it follows and methods of effectively accessories. The project will a Vindicare Assassin as guiding players though key be supported by isolated he attempts to prevent a areas of an open world. anatomical sculpts of the Sorcerer from completing his female character. dark ritual.

Dominic Towers Christin Varghese Thomas Woodward [email protected] [email protected] http://dominictowers.wix.com/ www.artistation.com/artist/ BSc (Hons) [Top-up] gameportfolio minimacman Computing Science BSc (Hons) Games Technical BSc (Hons) Computer Art 3D Teeth Model Games Design My project is about an Level up interactive 3D model of Design and creation of an In this project I created a child human teeth which the dentist anti-gravity style racer imagining themselves as an can show to their patients and To concept, design and older adventurer, giving me educate them in what kind of create a Wipeout-inspired two models to work with and treatments and procedures Anti-Gravity racer for next trying to make their facial they will be having. gen racing games on PC and features look the same. consoles. Using PBR materials and normal maps to create a high detail model for use in a UE4 game as a playable vehicle.

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Lewis Andrews Aaron Austin-Lacy Thomas Bartholomew [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] tombart.carbonmade.com BSc (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer Games Programming Games Programming BEng (Hons) Computer Games Design and Manipulation of Game Using Mobile Devices to Programming Sponsored by the Environments Using Audio Control a Game Hosted on ACH Crisford Charitable Waveforms a Computer Smart Bots: Adaptive AI Foundation A game made in unity that The project researches and Online games cannot always uses the audio of a song to implements an Android fill matches with players, but Andrew Crisford is a directly manipulate the game smartphone mobile device replacing them with AI bots Computing graduate from environment. Different songs app that is a controller for can spoil the experience. Staffordshire University. will produce different game a game running on a local Predictable, repetitive, and play experiences. Fast songs computer. The user then uses unable to adapt, they often are hard, slow song are easy, the mobile device to control become the bane of casual but each song providing a and play the game. and competitive games. unique challenge. This project is designed as a solution, using player data as a base for automated meta adaptation.

Daniel Bognar Harrison Brown Luis Checa Marchand Zachary Clennell [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://imjoey1989.wix.com/ luis-checa.com https://zclennell.carbonmade.com BEng (Hons) Computer danielbognar Games Programming BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Games Programming Games Programming Games Design and Reducing Load Times When Programming Loading World Data into a AI Navigation in a 3D GUI-Based 2D Game Engine VideoGame Destructible Environment This is a well-structured MMORPG Game with The aim of my project is to Exploration of the challenges, game engine that allows the Various Games Features research and develop ways of such as efficiency and user to quickly create and Creating an excellent loading in assets to a video suitability, of creating edit objects dynamically at combination of Massively game without causing any and controlling AI agent runtime with no programming Multiplayer Online Role- downtime to the user. navigation inside a highly knowledge required. Utilises Playing Game with third volatile 3D destructible a graphical user interface, person shooter game. Going environment. allows for the creation of to combine an ancient simple events and behaviours, tradition style with futuristic and provides the ability to style in the game world. Will create and import levels using be implemented personally external tools. designed skill tree system with abilities.

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Anna Dawson Scott Evans Eliot Gannon Joshua Gibson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] https://github.com/ScottDJEvans http://eliot.gannon.network BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Games Programming BEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Games Programming Games Programming Games Programming Using Behavioural Change A Study in Real-Time Theories to Enhance A.I. Fighting Game AI Procedural 2D Top Down Facial Animation and in Games Street Fighter, Tekken, Mortal Racetrack Game Lip Synchronisation Looking at previous Kombat. If you’ve ever played This project will be using Computer Games often applications of Artificial any of these series, you’ll procedural algorithms to feature dialogue spoken Intelligence within games know first-hand both the automatically generate a by characters, some games and other media, the ways in difficulty (cheating) and (un) track with a set size for each will animate the face of the which a player’s experience sophistication of the AI. In level with realistic race track character that is speaking. of human behaviour within this project, the key aim is corners allowing the user to Some games succeed in games can be enhanced to create a Fighting Game complete the track without matching the animation to the has been simulated to AI that replicates a human having knowledge of the dialogue & some do not. This demonstrate potential future player, using human players track design which makes the project aims to create a system developments in this area of to verify in a Turing-style Test. game unpredictable giving that animates a character’s Artificial Intelligence. the player a challenge each lip movements based on time. provided auditory dialogue.

Jurrell Graham Mitchell Hancock James Johnson Alex Lord [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] jameslj.co.uk BEng (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design Games Programming BSc (Hons) Computer Games Programming Games Programming Time Trail Stealth Game Poker Artificial Intelligence Research Techniques to A game of stealth where A poker game which is Pathfinding for AI Agents in Move a Hundred Units the player has to disable a focused on the Artificial a Dynamic Environment through Terrain bomb before it detonates, by Intelligence (AI) behind the Pathfinding in games has To research and apply sneaking and eliminating to computer poker agents. I look always had the issue of techniques used in path avoid detection. into advanced AI techniques not being able to take into finding and flocking / unit to see how these can be used consideration any obstacles separation to create a in the development of high that may move or become program that will move units standard opposition. Do you present in an already pre- through terrain in formation. think you can beat it? determined path. This project aims to demonstrate and apply AI and pathfinding techniques to take into consideration a dynamic environment.

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Nile McMorrow James Miller Stephen Moore Oluwarotimi Ogunmakin [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://emorgas.wordpress.com timogunmakin.com BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Games Programming Games Programming BSc (Hons) Computer BEng (Hons) Computer Games Programming Games Programming Application of AI in a AI Path Planning in Large Player Companion’s Stealth Environments Machine Learning: The Observing with Virtual Mechanics The ability for artificially future of AI in games? Reality the Effects of Time Within the Game’s Industry intelligent players to be able Machine learning is a rapidly Dilation Artificial Intelligence has been to navigate an environment growing sector in technology The project is a solution used in the development of is a key aspect to many and is affecting our everyday to replicating a real world games to augment players’ games. This involves both lives. However machine astrophysics phenomenon experiences with them ability to find a path within learning is vastly overlooked which occurs everywhere in although its execution in the environment and to be when it comes to artificial space time. The project aims some areas is lacking. This able to move along this path intelligence in games; could to highlight the effects of project in particular aimed to in a believable manner. The it be used to create agents time dilation realistically using research the use of AI with larger the environment the that play smarter and adapt formulas researched and NPC Companions in Stealth more complex this process their strategies through questioned by individuals in Games and whether it may be becomes. experience? leading the scientific realm. improved upon.

James Potts Connor Reilly Yannick Richeux Jared Rufus [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computing Games Programming Games Programming Games Programming Science

A World inside a Real-Time Physically Based Autonomous Game Agents Collision Management Cardboard Box Rendering for Games in Arbitrary Environments and Resolution in a 2D Open source hardware such The objectives of this project Intelligent agents in games Environment as Google Cardboard creates are to research, design are more time consuming An investigation into the the opportunity to deliver and build an artefact that to create as the demand different ways that collisions fully interactive and immersive demonstrates the concepts for realism increases. The are managed and resolved VR gaming experiences, of Physically Based Rendering agents in this project work in various 2D environments. similar to that of higher and how it can be used to together in a tactical manner With a focus on analysis priced headsets, using only create more realistic lighting to prevent a player passing of both scalability and smartphones. This will open within games. through an arbitrary level. efficiency with regards to the up a new exciting style of play complexity of the interactions to a much wider audience. between the objects.

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James Sandford George Songhurst Kyle Tranter Grace Tree [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.sandfordj.co.uk www.songhurst.codes www.treeofgrace.co.uk BSc (Hons) Multiplayer BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Online Games Programming BSc (Hons) Multiplayer Games Programming Games Programming Online Games Programming Utilising a GRID Comparing VR inputs Realistic Real-Time Environment to Benefit Natural Language Making a multilayer game Fracturing of Game Procedural Terrain Processing in a Multi-user that uses different Virtual World Objects Procedural Terrain generation Environment Reality inputs and comparing This project is an attempt is one thing but being This project looks at how to the use of the inputs. at the real-time unique able to generate these create a multi-user chat bot. fracturing of objects in a 3D quickly is another. By environment based on user exploring potential uses input. The application aims of GRID computing, I plan to show that unique fractures to demonstrate the effects are more desirable and worth of multiple systems all the computational expense as working on a noise algorithm opposed to their pre-baked compared to a control of just counterparts. a single computer.

Joshua Wells Alexander Whyte Benjamin Woodford [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://gradex.benwoodford.co.uk BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Science Games Programming BSc (Hons) Computer Games Programming Simulating Chaos: Video Real Time ‘Dwarf Fortress’ Game Traffic Systems 3D Visualiser Low-Occlusion Full-Body Cities are bustling hives of My project is a 3D visualizer Motion Tracking with Kinect activity and nothing illustrates for the cult PC/Mac/Linux A low-cost solution to full- this better than the organised video game “Dwarf Fortress”. body motion tracking through chaos of a city’s roads. But The native interface of Dwarf the use of a network-based some simulations of cities Fortress is presented entirely Microsoft Kinect V2 system. have failed to capture this in ASCII characters displayed This project investigates and realistically. What does it take within the terminal. My project implements a way to track a to simulate traffic accurately? takes the internal data of a user’s body in 3D space from running instance of Dwarf multiple angles in order to Fortress, and renders the create a more precise, more scene in 3D. accurate skeleton for use in virtual environments.

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Jake Barnes Jack Farr Joshua Gledhill [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.jakebarnesmusic.com https://soundcloud.com/ www.joshgledhill.co.uk from-a-farrproductions BSc (Hons) Music Technology BSc (Hons) Creative Music BSc (Hons) Music Technology Technology Does cost reflect quality in today’s music industry? Comparing the results/ Controlling Software A study into how relevant methods of analogue and Performance Using professional studios are when digital hardware Physical Gesture it comes to electric guitar My project aims to show There are many different recording. My project consists the differences between the ways of engaging with of cost and quality analysis results produced by analogue software when performing of the three main methods and digital production live electronic music, whether of guitar recording in today’s systems, with a focus on it is a mouse, a keyboard or industry. Is mic’ing up an production and mixing. controller. What happens if amplifier the only professional music could be created using To ensure fair and accurate method of recording guitar? physical gesture? This project results, the same microphones investigates using physical were used for the recording gesture to perform electronic of both tracks. music within software.

Ruth Halsall Joseph Hewitt Emily Law Thomas Ley [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] tomleymusic.weebly.com BSc (Hons) Music Technology BSc (Hons) Creative Music BSc (Hons) Music Technology Technology with Management BSc (Hons) Creative Music Audio techniques used in Technology modern horror games to Bloom: Making Immersive Is a Record Label necessary produce fear Music with Colour and Light to achieve Commercial Familiarity within the Analysis of the audio Bloom is a system that Success? Unfamiliar techniques used within harnesses the relationship In this digital age, unsigned Familiarity has a large part modern horror games to between sound and music artists have the to play in why people listen induce reactions of fear colour and uses it to opportunity to source almost to music. Experimental and suspense with the create immersive musical anything independently: from techniques used within some player during “jumpscare” performances. The system distribution to promotion. forms of electronic music sequences. tracks colours around a Does this render the industry’s usually separate it from room, and applies sounds traditional model ineffective? the mainstream. This live corresponding to each. The Or does an artist still need to electronic music performance audience has control over the be signed to a record label however looks to incorporate colours, and is able to direct in order to achieve major experimental techniques the overall outcome of the commercial success? whilst remaining accessible to performance. wider audiences.

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James Malpus Josiah Samuels Jack Sims Lewis Williams [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] jamesmalpus.wordpress.com www.displace.tv www.jacks-music.co.uk www.imakenoise.co.uk BSc (Hons) Creative Music BSc (Hons) Music Technology BSc (Hons) Creative Music BSc (Hons) Music Technology Technology with Management Technology Turbos and Tyres: What An Investigation into Freelancing in the Modern Audiovisual composition does it take to produce Art Music and Popular Music Industry exploring artificial audio for next generation Electronic Music This project will aim to intelligence racing games? By looking at the relationship determine the most beneficial An investigation into the uses Long gone are the days where between Art Music, Popular path for freelancers in the of artificial intelligence within a sound designer would simply Music and Innovations in modern music industry by the creation of generative create a set of sounds which Technology since the 1940’s conducting and applying Audiovisual compositions. then, through the dark arts of you can see how music grows various areas of research This will be accompanied by programming, wound up in and changes. The project asks whilst measuring the a piece of Audiovisual work game. This project takes an in- “was electronic music shaped development of an electronic demonstrating the computer’s depth look at the techniques a by technology or did the music producer and event’s ‘Thought Process’ when using sound designer might employ compositional techniques of organiser. search algorithms, and their to record, edit and implement previous artists inspire further application to the piece. audio for next-gen racing musicians to create music?” games.

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Jordan Arblaster James Arbuthnott Louie Archer [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Cyber Security BSc (Hons) Digital Forensics BSc (Hons) Computer Networks and Security Inadvertent Cyber A Tool to Perform Forensic Attacks From Within an Analysis of Drones An Investigation into Types Sponsored by Organisation As with most electronic of Network Attacks Staff are a company’s biggest devices, drones have the The project aims to security asset but also the capability to be a part of investigate network attacks, biggest security threat. crime. This project is about studying their motivation and Without the correct training creating a tool that will capabilities. The mitigation/ & mitigation techniques in recover, analyse and present prevention will be researched, place hackers can utilise the data recorded by drones with attention to built-in staff to discover confidential in a forensically sound way, security, technologies and information or access a so that an examiner can techniques. Network attacks company’s restricted systems determine what the drone will be performed on an using techniques such as has done. unsecured network, and phishing, viruses and infected then repeated with security media. implemented.

Kelly Ashman Sasha-Gaye Atkinson- Christopher Bailey Jack Ball [email protected] Nyame [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Digital Forensics [email protected] BSc (Hons) Network BSc (Hons) Network BSc (Hons) Computer Computing Computing Recovering App Networks and Security Communication Evidence Hyper Fight Recommendations for from Android Emulators Comparing Physical vs Using emerging private Implementing BYOD In an age where internet Virtual Network Device cloud technologies, could Bring Your Own Device: The crime is on the rise, there is Infrastructure virtualization provide mobile workplace an increase in the number of The project is about building benefits to computational The work place is becoming methods available that can and comparing the throughput power for research and more mobile with more be used to commit crime of a virtualised network against development in a small and more different types of covertly. This investigation that of a similar physical environment? A comparison devices used in a company looks at whether Android network to determine if the of hypervisors through network. Ensuring that a Emulators are one of those virtual is as reliable as the experiments and examples network stays secure whilst ways and whether using Social physical. Control data will be of features, performance and supporting these new devices Media and Instant Messaging sent through both systems and related technologies when is a problem facing many Apps can be hidden from both outputs will be analysed implemented using small companies today. forensic detection. for latency, jitter and loss of quantities of hosts. data packets.

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Thomas Bye Chi Chan Thomas Cocking Alexander Cover [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Digital Forensics BSc (Hons) Network BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Network Computing Networks and Security Computing Digital Forensic Data Recovery from Virtual Investigation in the Effects VPN Implementations in Performance of Physical and Machines of Video Streaming in Secure Business Network Virtual Network Appliances This investigation will create Wireless Environments This investigation will a detailed report showing Investigation into the Modern business network seek to compare the the data than can be be difference and effects of environments often span differences in throughput recovered from a virtual video traffic in a wireless across multiple geographical between physical and virtual machine in its different states. network with 802.11b/g/n/ac locations. Virtual Private networking appliances of The data recovered will focus Networks (VPNs) can be similar specification, so that on the most common file implemented across public conclusions may be drawn types used in a criminal case internet infrastructure to as to the suitability of virtual involving digital media. improve network resource networking appliances in a availability whilst maintaining production environment. their privacy.

Alan Frost Christopher Gray Zain Hussain Robert Jackson [email protected] [email protected] robert-jackson.net BSc (Hons) Digital Forensics BSc (Hons) Digital Forensics BEng (Hons) Network Computing BSc (Hons) Digital Forensics Mobile Forensics - An Investigation of Android Implementing a File and its Vulnerabilities Impact of Security on Forensic Investigation of Recovery Application My project is all about finding Performance of 802.11 Wearable Technology An Android based out the security flaws of Networks Wearable technology is a application, which will Android Operating System The standardisation of fast growing technology forensically analyse a and then trying to exploit wireless technologies is a sector. With the use of an multitude of Android devices these vulnerabilities. This continuous process, and Apple Watch and other for the purpose of recovering will be done using both an even established standards wearable technology devices deleted files. Android Emulator and an are updated and modified this project is to investigate Android Mobile Phone. in response to changes in what data can be forensically the technology and the extracted from these devices marketplace. This project and how the information will assess how security has obtained can be used in a an impact on wireless 802.11 forensic investigation. networks via throughput and how they can be addressed.

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Joshua Jacobs Daniel Jones Daniel Jones Dilpreet Kahlon [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://joshjacobs.net BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Computer Networks and Security Networks and Security Networks and Security Networks and Security Internet of Things: Security How QoS Technologies Will Observing with Virtual Rogue Access Points in a via Machine-Learning Benefit the Internet of Things Reality the Effects of Time Corporate Environment Algorithms An investigation on how the Dilation Wireless devices are becoming This project aims to improve Internet of Things can be The project is a solution more popular in both the security of Internet implemented within a SMART to replicating a real world consumer and professional of Things devices via home environment as well astrophysics phenomenon environments. Due to this implementation of machine- as implementing Quality which occurs everywhere in popularity attackers have learning software. To achieve of Service technologies to space time. The project aims another way into many this an investigation of improve network performance. to highlight the effects of networks. Users often deploy biologically inspired machine- The artefact will include a time dilation realistically using rogue access points to learning techniques will be network with IPv4 and IPv6 formulas researched and circumvent security policies or performed. The goal of the functionality, as well as analysis questioned by individuals in BYOD restrictions but they can software is to recognise on the data consumption leading the scientific realm. also be an easier way into a normal behaviour of devices within a SMART home. network for attackers. and highlight anomalies.

James Littlewood Mattias Lundberg Daniel Mahoney Tamara Mason [email protected] [email protected] www.mahoney.ovh https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ BSc (Hons) Digital Forensics BEng (Hons) Network tamaramason92 Computing BSc (Hons) Computer Logical VS Physical File Networks and Security BSc (Hons) Digital Forensics Extraction from Mobile The Challenges for Secure Phones Wireless IP Communications VPLS over the Internet Can You Be Incriminated The project is an investigative An investigation into the This project seeks to explore When Sharing Files through project that consists of transmission overheads and develop a prototype the Cloud? detailed research and created security protocols for an application that can Investigation into whether it experiments on logical and encryption on wireless be run as a SaaS client. This is possible to be incriminated and physical file extraction networks, and its impact on project will take all internal when sharing files through methods that can extract throughput, delay and jitter. communications (via use Cloud Storage Services and and recover files from mobile Investigating the impact on of routing default routes) which Cloud storage provide phones, as well as different both 802.11n and 802.11ac and analyse the packets the best change monitoring specialist forensic software using IPV4 and IPV6 with destination IP. The packet tools. that can be used to take different levels of security. will then be encrypted and different file extraction sent over the internet without methods into practice. alteration.

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James O’Neill Ashley Roberts Matthew Ryder Ravinder Samra [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Digital Forensics BSc (Hons) Network BSc (Hons) Network BSc (Hons) Digital Forensics Computing Computing Investigating Photographic Investigation into EXIF Data Images from Social Media IPv4 to IPv6 Migration Migrating to IPv6 The project provides a review The project is an investigation With a predicted 50.1Billion IPv6 - upgrading your of the concerns, surrounded of photographic images connected devices predicted business by uploaded images on social from online social media by 2020 and an IPv4 address media websites. The focus is using tools including EnCase space of only 4.2Billion, it’s on the metadata found in files, and FTK, which can be used evident that the businesses specifically looking at the EXIF to analyse the data within around the world will need to data and GPS coordinates digital files. This will be adopt the new IPv6 protocol found in order to help with shown with the use of a new to maintain the continued legal proceedings. methodology to show the current growth of the Internet stages of the investigation. of Things.

Kevin Smith Liam Smith Maxim Wilson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BSc (Hons) Computer BSc (Hons) Network BSc (Hons) Digital Forensics Networks and Security Computing Forensic Analysis of I2P Vulnerability to Networks Impact of Security on the Overlay Network using DoS Attacks Performance of a Campus I2P (Invisible Internet For my project I will be Network Project) is one of the three testing different types of When designing a security anonymizing overlay networks Denial of Service attacks and strategy for any network, an collectively referred to as Distributed Denial of Service understanding that many “darknet” or “darkweb”. This attacks within a network. security features can impact project is an investigation of the usability, accessibility and possible criminal misuse of performance of that network I2P and how countermeasures is essential. It is important to can be included into standard balance these performance forensic analysis process. drops against the risks for an unsecure corporate network.

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Mohammed Ali Matthew Antley Stephen Axtmann [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] jabirali.com callmematt.co.uk steveaxtmann.me BSc (Hons) Web BSc (Hons) Web BSc (Hons) Software Development Development Engineering

Sponsored by Project HASK An Internal Handover Dynamic Project Planner - A security device which sends Application ‘plannr’ information to a server, which The design, development A system which allows users can be viewed by registered and implementation of a to create and share project users. web application to aid in the templates with other users handover as part of a project’s that have the application. lifecycle. This project looks to These templates can then create an application that will be used with the system allow users to create a project to plan projects, provide a and handover items that can means of communication then be assigned in order to between supervisors and the be signed off. planner, plan ahead for work that needs doing and for meetings, and more.

Shane Beeston Dominic Bell Thomas Bickle Ashley Clarke [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.shanebeeston.co.uk www.d-bell.eu www.tomompo.co.uk http://ashleyclarke.me BSc (Hons) Web BSc (Hons) Web BSc (Hons) Web BSc (Hons) Web Development Programming Development Programming

Can’t Cook, Want to Cook Movie Recommendation Educational Online Orkastrate: Server An interactive web application Service using Facebook Multiplayer Game Orchestration and which focuses on a personal Integration An online multiplayer Application Deployments guide to cooking some This project is for a service educational experience, Orkastrate is a web particular recipes. It will utilize that provides tailored movie to aid students learning in application that sets up latest web technologies to recommendations to users. keystage 4 (7 - 12) and build servers (be it 1 or 1000), and increase user experience. The By using recommendation their communication and automatically re-deploys application will record more algorithms, existing movie people skills. applications of each change about the user as they use it, data and facebook account to the applications code base. and feature your own chosen integration, it can recommend cooking assistant to guide the movies based on things they user at their own pace. have already liked, mentioned and followed, as well as other facebook features.

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Rhys Devine-Davies Collum Doherty Michael Down Samuel Dudley mrdevinedavies.co.uk [email protected] [email protected] www.dohertydesigns.co.uk www.michaeldown.co.uk BSc (Hons) Web BSc (Hons) Web Development BSc (Hons) Web BSc (Hons) Web Development Development Development Chameleon Web Controller USports Understanding how second Customisable Web Styling Multi-platform Grocery USports is a project which screen experiences work Browser Extension Management and Meal has been undertaken to bring and utilising the latest web The end product of my final Planning App university students together technologies I aim to produce year project is to develop a A multi-platform application in the form of sport. It allows a framework that will help prototype browser extension to help reduce food for people to get out and developers build a mobile which allows web users, wastage in households. The meet other students who are website controller that will particularly those with visual application utilizes real-time interested in the same sport be complemented by a first impairments like myself, communication technologies but don’t have anyone else to screen, helping embrace the to adjust the styling of any and Geo-location based push do that sport with. Lean-back approach towards webpage to suit their visual notification features. The surfing websites. needs. application allows users to efficiently create shopping lists with other members of their families/household.

David Foley Timothy Gane Jack Ganley Samuel Hynds [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://davidfoley.co.uk timgane.co.uk www.samhynds.com BSc (Hons) Multimedia BSc (Hons) Web BSc (Hons) Web Computing BSc (Hons) Web Programming Development Development A Learning Tool to Help Interactive Information Track My Pet KS4 Students Learn about A Web based IM Resource Creator A tracking application on Cancer Application This application allows for a the web for users to see An educational Windows A web based instant quick and easy way to create where their pets are and 8 Application to help KS4 messenger that aims to an interactive information have been. Delving into students further understand improve communication resource in the form of a fully which mobile networks and non-communicable diseases and productivity with a focus responsive website. infrastructure can be used such as Cancer. With the use on cross-device UX and to create the ideal device of a three dimensional human intuitive design. Allows users capable of sending location body the application allows to text, call and video call data in various circumstances, the user to interact with body their friends/colleagues and alongside acquiring the best parts to find more about the contains features such as a value for money packet data selected area. powerful search system, event with applied encryption. and contact organisation and mobile device support.

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Christopher Slowik Amelia Elizabeth Smith Ryan Thorpe Joe Wadsworth [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.cslowik.co.uk www.rtwebcodein.co.uk BSc (Hons) Multimedia BSc (Hons) Web BSc (Hons) Web Computing BSc (Hons) Web Development Programming Development A Multimedia Branding My FoodStore Your Leave Toolkit Innovative Online University My FoodStore is a mobile Your Leave is a web based All successful companies use Timetabling web application that leave management system strong branding to form a The current implementation of suggests recipes / additional which allows companies and connection with consumers. online timetabling for students ingredients / items to buy to employees to easily and This project develops a at Staffordshire University utilise foods the user already effectively manage their leave branding toolkit that focuses is somewhat more complex has in their home. In addition, anytime anywhere around the on a specific area of branding (particularly in creating it also allows the user to scan world. towards children, creating semester timetables) than their shopping, building up a new characters. in reality it should be. This database of ingredients from prototype web application which the App can then make provides an improved vision of recipe suggestions. online timetabling for existing university computing students.

Robert Wells Liam Yorke [email protected] [email protected] robw.tf www.dangerliam.co.uk BSc (Hons) Web BSc (Hons) Web Development Development

Creating a Digital Audio Festival Planning Workstation using Web Application Technologies Each year, Edinburgh hosts This application can be the world’s largest arts festival, used to create music within with over 3,000 shows across the web browser. It uses 300 venues. As it stands the some of the web’s newest only way to plan a visit to technologies, such as the the festival is a map and a Web MIDI and Web Audio catalogue. Fringe planner has APIs. The application focuses been designed to automate on live performance, as well as the process of planning a visit quickly creating music. to the festival based on users’ selections and interests.

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