Research project

Lasers that Learn

Research groups:

Vision, Learning and Control

Nanophotonics Group
Lead researchers:

Dr Ben Mills
Other researchers:

Professor Robert Eason,

Professor Mahesan Niranjan,

Dr Matthew Praeger
Research funder:

EPSRC
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researchers

Dr Ben Mills

Principal Research Fellow

Connect with Ben

Email: bm602@orc.soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Robert Eason

Connect with Robert

Email: rwe@orc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Mahesan Niranjan

ISIS Chair

Connect with Mahesan

Email: mn@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Dr Matthew Praeger

Senior Research Fellow

Connect with Matthew

Email: mattp@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Nanophotonics Group

We perform fundamental optical physics and materials research. This is critical for the discovery and development of new and improved optoelectronic technologies.

Vision, Learning and Control

Our work covers a range of technological areas from control, to machine learning and computer vision.

Research outputs

Three approaches to the automation of laser system alignment and their resource implications: a case study

David A. Robb, Donald Risbridger, Ben Mills, Ildar Rakhmatulin, Xianwen Kong, Mustafa Erden, M.J. Daniel Esser, Richard M. Carter & Michael J. Chantler, 2024

Type: conference

Demystifying: machine learning

Ben Mills, James A. Grant-Jacob & Michalis Zervas, 2024

Type: conference

Creativity of light

James A. Grant-Jacob & Ben Mills, 2024, Journal of Creativity and Inspiration, 2(3)

Type: article

Intelligent light: smart lasers for manufacturing

Ben Mills, James A. Grant-Jacob, Yunhui Xie, Fedor Chernikov & Michalis Zervas, 2024

Type: conference

Pollen sensing using AI

2024

Type: conference