The Faculty of Engineering University of Malta

1. www.eng.um.edu.mt TheFaculty of EngineeringUniversity of Malta

2. Presentation Outline • About Malta • Background - University of Malta • Structure - Faculty of Engineering • Individual Departmental Information • Conclusions

3. About Malta…. Malta has become an EU Member on 1st May 2004

4. Background: University of Malta www.um.edu.mt

5. Background: University of Malta www.um.edu.mt • UOM traces its origins to the Collegium Melitense, 1592; • The student body numbers close to 8000; • UOM is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Utrecht Network, the Council for International Educational Exchange (CIEE), NAFSA, the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) as well as the Santander Network and the Compostela Group.

6. Background: University of Malta www.um.edu.mt • UOM is composed of: • Faculties • Institutes • Centres

7. Faculty of Engineering Dean: Prof. Maurice Grech Dean Engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Malta Msida MSD 06 MALTA Email: mgrech@eng.um.edu.mt URL: http://www.eng.um.edu.mt/dmme/

8. Structure: Faculty of Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering www.eng.um.edu.mt 6 Departments • Electrical Power and Control Engineering • Communications and Computer Engineering • Electronics Systems Engineering • Manufacturing Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

9. Department of Electrical Power and Control Engineering Goals: The department strives to achieve excellence in both teaching and research. In particular the department conducts research on alternative sources of energy and better energy utilization techniques with the aim of providing a cost effective and environmentally friendly solution for Malta

10. Department of Electrical Power and Control Engineering Knowledge Transfer Activities: Topics taught by the Department of Electrical Power and Control Engineering include: • Classical and Modern Control Theory • Power Generation and Distribution • Power Electronics • Electrical Machine and Drives • Power Utilization • Electrical Materials

11. Department of Electrical Power and Control Engineering Research Activities: The department carries out research in: • High Performance Electric Vehicles for Urban Use • Grid Connected Systems • Wind • Photovoltaic • Novel AC to AC (matrix) Converters • Harmonic Analysis and Power Factor Improvement • Stochastic, Adaptive and Intelligent Control Systems

12. Department of Electrical Power and Control Engineering Research Collaboration: Research is carried out in collaboration with both Maltese and foreign institutions including: • The University of Nottingham • The University of Sheffield • Water Services Corporation • Enemalta Corporation • ST Microelectronics

13. Department of Electrical Power and Control Engineering Contact: Dr Simon Fabri Head – Department of Electrical Power and Control Engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Malta Msida MSD 06 MALTA Email: sgfabr@eng.um.edu.mt url: http://www.eng.um.edu.mt/power/power.html

14. Structure: Faculty of Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering www.eng.um.edu.mt 6 Departments • Electrical Power and Control Engineering • Communications and Computer Engineering • Electronics Systems Engineering • Manufacturing Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

15. Department of Communications and Computer Engineering Goals: To prepare our students as graduates for the fast changing world of information engineering To engage in research in this area.

16. Department of Communications and Computer Engineering Knowledge Transfer Activities: The Department participates in two degree programs in engineering. These are the B. Eng. degree in the Faculty of Engineering and the B.Sc. IT degree at present run under the Board of Studies for IT. Information Engineering teaching Topics • Computer hardware theory and design • Software for Engineering Systems • Real Time Systems with DSP and FPGA implementation • Signal processing and its applications • Communication systems theory • Computer Networks including wireless and RF applications

17. Department of Communications and Computer Engineering Research Activities: • Wireless Applications and Antenna design • Computer Modelling • Coding and its applications • Security • Speech technology related to the Maltese language • Multimedia broadband for virtual classroom • Signal processing Applications

18. Department of Communications and Computer Engineering Present Ongoing Activities • Participation in VI th Framework research project TWISTER with ten other partners • Collaborative research with ST in the area of RF • Collaborative research to prepare an MBROLA based Maltese diphone set • UoM funded Multimedia indexing project Long Term Vision To participate within a network of peers to share and promote collaboration in information engineering, especially with EU countries, to be able to contribute to the technological progress in Malta

19. Department of Communications and Computer Engineering Contact: Prof Ing. Victor Buttigieg Head – Department of Communications and Computer Engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Malta Msida MSD 06 MALTA Email: vjbutt@eng.um.edu.mt url: http://www.eng.um.edu.mt/~vjbutt/

20. Structure: Faculty of Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering www.eng.um.edu.mt 6 Departments • Electrical Power and Control Engineering • Communications and Computer Engineering • Electronics Systems Engineering • Manufacturing Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

21. Department of Electronics Systems Eng. Goals: • Lecture/Lab modules and projects in the following degree courses: B.Eng. (Hons) B.Sc. I.T. (Hons) M.Sc. • Research Activities • Interaction with Industry

22. Department of Electronics Systems Eng. Knowledge Transfer Activities: • Electronics • VLSI design and test • Instrumentation systems including Test and Measurement • Image Processing

23. Department of Electronics Systems Eng. Research Activities: • Image processing and computer vision • Biomedical engineering • Pattern analysis and machine intelligence • ASIC and microsystems design • VLSI Neural Networks • Airborne and ground based electronic systems • Cockpit display design

24. Department of Electronics Systems Eng. Interaction with industry • Electronic Equipment Calibration Service • Design and implementation of Testing Equipment • Design and implementation of Product prototypes • Postgraduate research work • Undergraduate student projects

25. Department of Electronics Systems Eng. Contact: Dr. Kenneth Camilleri Head – Department of Microelectronics Faculty of Engineering University of Malta Msida MSD 06 MALTA Email: kpcami@eng.um.edu.mt url: http://www.eng.um.edu.mt/microelectronics/kpcami.html

26. Structure: Faculty of Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering www.eng.um.edu.mt 6 Departments • Electrical Power and Control Engineering • Communications and Computer Engineering • Electronics Systems Engineering • Manufacturing Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

27. Department of Manufacturing Engineering Goals: Department carries out research and undergraduate and postgraduate knowledge transferactivities in thefield of Product Development methodologies and technologies.

28. Department of Manufacturing Engineering Knowledge Transfer Activities: A range of product development technologies & methodologies are taught by DME including: • Engineering Design Methodology • Computer Aided Engineering Design • Engineering Metrology • Manufacturing & Assembly Processes • CNC Machining • Industrial Robotics & Automation • Quality & Reliability Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Mechatronics • Micro & Nano-scale fabrication

29. Department of Manufacturing Engineering Research Activities: Pure & applied research in a range of Innovative product development technologies & methodologies including:Industrial Robotics & Mechatronics • Miniature CNC machining • Clean Production Technologies

30. Department of Manufacturing Engineering Research Activities: Also, pure & applied research in : • Intelligent Computer Aided Engineering Design • CAD/CAM • Concurrent Engineering • Design Methodologies including ‘DFX’ …with joint research with industry and results presented at International Conferences & published in various international scientific journals.

31. Department of Manufacturing Engineering International Collaborations: Including joint research, EU projects & Socrates Staff / Student exchanges • University of Strathclyde (UK) • Technical University of Denmark (DK) • Liverpool John Moores University (UK) • Richmond University (UK) • Lancaster University (UK) • CNR (Italy) • Technical University of Berlin (DE) • Fraunhofer Institute (Production & Automation) (DE) • Riga Technical University (LV) • University of Messina (IT)

32. Department of Manufacturing Engineering Contact: Dr Ing. Jonathan C Borg Head – Department of Manufacturing Engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Malta Msida MSD 06 MALTA Email: jjborg@eng.um.edu.mt url: http://www.eng.um.edu.mt/~dme/

33. Structure: Faculty of Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering www.eng.um.edu.mt 6 Departments • Electrical Power and Control Engineering • Communications and Computer Engineering • Electronics Systems Engineering • Manufacturing Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

34. Department of Mechanical Engineering Goals: Department carries out research and undergraduate and postgraduate knowledge transferactivities in theclassical fields of mechanical engineering such as fluid mechanics, strength of materials and thermodynamics.

35. Department of Mechanical Engineering Knowledge Transfer Activities: • Thermodynamcis • Fluid Mechanics • Mechanics • Kinematics • Strength of Materials • Vibration Analysis • Finite Element Analysis

36. Department of Mechanical Engineering Research Activities: Currently staff are carrying out research in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde, the University of Nottingham, the University of Oakland (Michigan), the University of Brno and the University of Delft. The main research areas are in: • stress analysis • pressure vessel design • wind turbine design • biomechanics • heat engines and • cooling of electric motors.

37. Department of Mechanical Engineering Contact: Prof. Peter Paul Farrugia Head – Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Malta Msida MSD 06 MALTA Email: ppfarr@eng.um.edu.mt url: http://www.eng.um.edu.mt/~mec/

38. Structure: Faculty of Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering www.eng.um.edu.mt 6 Departments • Electrical Power and Control Engineering • Communications and Computer Engineering • Electronics Systems Engineering • Manufacturing Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

39. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Goals: • Teaching in fields related to Materials Engineering at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. • Research and Development • Promote Technological Progress by: • Providing well prepared engineers • Providing consultancy services in materials’ related problems • Helping industry cut down tooling cost, and improve productivity and quality of finished product.

40. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Knowledge Transfer Activities: Study units taught by the department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering include: • Material Science • Physical Metallurgy • Ferrous and Non Ferrous Materials • Metallurgical Manufacturing Processes • Joining Processes • Polymer Materials • Ceramic Materials • Advanced Materials and Composites • Degradation of Materials • Material Characterisation…

41. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Research Activities: • Development of coatings and surface modification technologies, including nano- coatings using IBAD and magnetron sputtering facilities • Laser tool repair and rapid manufacturing • Austempered Ductile Cast Iron (ADI) • Modification of biomaterials using plasma thermochemical treatments

42. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Collaboration with Universities: Birmingham (UK), Liverpool (UK), Leeds (UK), Clausthal (Germany), Bologna (Italy), Miskolc (Hungary), Pierre & Marie Curie (France) Industry: SZUV(Hungary), Bodycoat (Germany), ZFW (Germany), Tecvac (UK), SC Plasmaterm (Romania) Institutes: IOM3, IFHTSE

43. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering Plant: • Vacuum Furnace with 6 bar quench facility • Ion implantation with evaporative facility • 9 KW CO2 Laser with 4 CN axis • Plasma Nitriding • Gas Nitriding • Nitrocarburizing • PVD plant

44. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Testing and Ancillary Equipment : • Fatigue testing machines with furnace attachment • Micro and macro hardness testing machines • Tensile testing machines • Accelerated salt Spray cabinet • Electrochemical corrosion test • XRD with grazing incidence facility and furnace attachment • Cleaning / washing machines • Ultrasonic cleaning machines

45. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Contact: Prof. Maurice Grech Head – Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Malta Msida MSD 06 MALTA Email: mgrech@eng.um.edu.mt URL: http://www.eng.um.edu.mt/dmme/

46. Conclusions • We are a relatively small Faculty but active in various teaching & research areas; • We like to co-operate with forward-looking organisations and Universities in; • Student exchanges • Staff exchanges • Joint research proposals (eg FP6-NanoMatPro) • Joint education proposal (eg. Minerva) • Joint education programmes (eg. MSc.)

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