Engineering and Computer Science Research Centre

A centre with its eye firmly on the future, the Engineering and Computer Science Research Centre explores cutting edge technology in the fields of engineering, computing, gaming and materials science to create both virtual environments and real systems.

The centre is based within our School of Technology.

Recent highlights

• technical support and guidance to the Hadley Group on a range of highly complex structural problems that have enabled the Group to make substantial progress in developing new products
• dynamic simulation of implants for the knee, hip and shoulder
• manufacture of tooling and component parts through Direct Laser Sintering and Melting Technology

Impacts

The Centre promotes Engineering and Computer Science research in the development of innovative technologies across a range of industries and research fields.

Research areas

The Centre undertakes research in the areas of:

• innovation and IPR commercialisation through the industrially sponsored Caparo Innovation Centre
• aerospace and automotive engineering
• medical engineering
• engineering management and knowledge based engineering
• advanced manufacturing and its associated simulation
• rapid manufacturing and prototyping
• materials science
• pervasive computing
• gaming
• electronics, sensors and communications systems
• graphics and image analysis

More information

Tel: 01902 321 402  |  Email: stech@wlv.ac.uk  |  Web: www.wlv.ac.uk/stech/research