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Applied Research Themes
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Applied Water Research
- Research Profile
  Malta has the lowest water resources index and highest water competition index in the whole of the Mediterranean basin. Given this, challenges are placed for the nation to be in the forefront of both water technology and in the skilling of water operations and management, whilst operating within challenging socio-economic conditions. It is within this setting that the Water Research and Training Centre holds strong potential. The centre focuses on water enterprise, as it aims to embody the application of creative ideas and innovations to practical situations in the water field, as well as solving the challenges that are encountered locally. The Centre focuses on areas such as Water Efficiency, Water Quality, Water Meter Research & Apparent Water Losses, and Water Treatment. It looks into industry skills gaps, providing for programmes in water technology and management that range from EQF Level 4 to 7.
- Research Groups, Centres or Hubs
- Water Research & Training Centre File
- Grounded Theory Research Hub File
- Key Projects
  MICROWATTS
  FOWARIM
  Green Roof & Greywater
  PoVE-Water
- Researcher Profiles
  Dr Alex Rizzo
  Mr Edwin Zammit
  Ing Chris Camilleri
  Mr Malcolm Borg
  Mr Juan Jose Bonello
  Mr Charles Zahra
  Ms Doreen Micallef
  Ms Alison Gauci
- Post-Graduate Related Programmes
  MSc in Integrated Water Resource Management
- Select Publications & Dissertations
  IAS01_2019 IAS-CAAS BSc in Chemical Technology: Determination of storm water quality within catchment area/s.
  IAS73_2018 IAS-CAAS BSc in Chemical Technology: Comparison between heavy metals in mains water supply and roof tank water supply.
  IAS67_2018 IAS-CAAS BSc in Chemical Technology: Developing a method for the identification of microplastics in the Maltese marine environment.
  IAS44_2018 IAS-CAAS BSc in Environmental Engineering: The distribution of Marine Pollutants in the Maltese Islands.
  IAS15_2018 IAS-CAAS BSc in Fish Management: A pilot study investigating offshore Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus Thynnus) egg incubation for hatching and release into the wild.
  IAS02_2018 IAS - CAAS BSc Environmental Engineering: Overview of Greywater Recycling Systems: Assessing the Sustainability of Greywater Recycling Systems in Small Organisations.
  Enhancing Water Meter In-Service Testing and Replacement Decisions
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- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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Research Topic 3
- Research Profile
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- Research Groups, Centres or Hubs
- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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Research Topic 4
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- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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Research Topic 5
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- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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Research Topic 6
- Research Profile
  General research profile
- Research Groups, Centres or Hubs
- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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Applied Social, Humanistic and Educational Research
- Research Profile
  Applied Social Research encompasses social science disciplines which seek to use basic social science knowledge to make an impact on the daily life of communities, organizations and persons. Applied Humanistic Research gives leading importance to human beings, their created meaning and actions in research so at to improve the state of human kind in a wide range of contexts. Applied Educational Research denotes the systemic collection and analysis of data connected to the field of Education, amongst which; student learning, teaching methodology, teacher training, student retention, classroom dynamics, educational organisations, and educational strategies.
  The above three aspects though being independent, may be also interdependent in research since the core principles are situated in improving the state of human kind, disciplines, organizations, communities and contexts. This interdependent research can be exemplified by the fusion of biopsychosocial and educational research.
- Research Groups, Centres or Hubs
- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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SPRINT
- Research Profile
  Dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the fields of sport and physical activity in competitive, recreational and health-related contexts, SPRINT serves as a hub for academics and expert practitioners within a wider international collaborative framework. Interests include competitive, educational and sociological aspects of the sports domain, as well as recreational, clinical and therapeutic aspects of the exercise for health domain. Through various research activities as well as training and professional development initiatives, the group aspires towards the development of innovative approaches to practice in the performance, provision and promotion of physical activity and exercise.
- Research Groups, Centres or Hubs
  LETS – Learning & Talent in Sport
  SPRINT
- Key Projects
  Coaching the Coaches – Erasmus KA2 (Bidding aimed for 2020)
  SPRINT Research Projects
  2019
  A Study of the Effects of Facility and Service Provision on Physical Activity among Students and Staff at MCAST.
  R Kerr Cumbo, M Muscat Inglott, D Caruana Bonnici
  MCAST Journal of Applied Research & Practice 3 (2), 38-60
  2020
  A Comparison between the Internal Load and External Load in football training.
  K Sciortino, R Kerr Cumbo, I Akubat, M Muscat Inglott, D Caruana Bonnici
- Researcher Profiles
  Dr Renzo Kerr Cumbo - MCAST, Malta
  Dr Dorianne Caruana Bonnici - MCAST, Malta
  Dr Matthew Muscat Inglott – MCAST
  Dr Andreas Küttel – Southern University of Denmark
  Ole Mathorne – Southern University of Denmark
  Dr Ibrahim Akuba - Newman University, England
- Post-Graduate Related Programmes
  MSc in Exercise and Sports Science
- Select Publications & Dissertations
  
  Muscat-Inglott (2018). The essential nature of on-the-job thinking: A phenomenological study of health and fitness professionals engaged in learning experiences
  
  http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/35714/?fbclid=IwAR3ySxr4g79Amv9ulJtCbJDnzxe584qx0mszkmeiZBxLLCJREcyRfNZyIb8
  
  Kerr Cumbo (2018). Coaching through Principles of Play. A Conceptualization of the Coaches’ Process of Knowledge Generation.
  http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/24359/
  
  Caruana Bonnici (2017). Nutrition in Soccer. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Nutrition-Soccer-Dorianne-Caruana-Bonnici/dp/3659864919
  
  BONNICI, DORIANNE. GREIG, MATTHEW. Akubat, I., Sparks, A., Bentley, D. J., & MCNAUGHTON, LARS. (Accepted/In press). Nutrition in Soccer: A brief review of the issues and solutions: Nutrition and Soccer. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 1(1).
  
  https://research.edgehill.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/20475891/Soccer_Nutrition_Review_Paper_USE.pdf
Research Topic 9
- Research Profile
  General research profile
- Research Groups, Centres or Hubs
- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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Research Topic 10
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- Research Groups, Centres or Hubs
- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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Research Topic 12
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- Research Groups, Centres or Hubs
- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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OptiMaL

Optimisation & Machine Learning Research Group:
Researcher Profiles

Jeremy Scerri (jeremy.scerri@mcast.edu.mt)

Joseph A. Zammit

Kris Scicluna

Joshua Bugeja

Clive Seguna
Post-Graduate Related Programmes
Masters by Research in Optimisation and Machine Learning
Link to Specialist module content
Research Profile
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is undoubtedly a disruptive force and with the recent advances in the field of Machine Learning, specifically in the field of deep learning, machines have continued to achieve human (and superhuman) levels of performance. The National High-level Policy document - ‘Towards an AI Strategy’ - identifies AI as a potentially strong contributor to Malta’s economic growth. The core research themes of the optimisation and machine learning group, Optimal, are directed towards the conclusions derived from this national strategy. The team’s strongest asset is in its multidisciplined members.
The team looks at collaboration opportunities with industry that involves big data analytics. The application of big data analytics across the whole spectrum of the service and manufacturing industries is able to reveal key insights that are otherwise left uncovered. These insights benefit cost saving and revenue opportunities in the manufacturing industry and faster lifesaving diagnoses and clinical research in the life sciences industries. Collaboration with industry ensures that the team stays focused on providing solutions to real-world problems.
Such alliances also lead to the identification of areas that require upskilling efforts. The team can readily develop custom training programmes to fill such needs, needs that arise from Industry 4.0 requirements.

Select Publications & Dissertations

Type Date Title Comments
Dissertation 2019 Algorithms for Optical Artificial Skin: Touch and Pressure Detection 
Paper 2019 Integrated Position and Force Sensing for Optical Artificial Skin using Machine Learning Methods Under Review
Dissertation 2019 Classification and Analysis of Bio-Potential Signals 
Dissertation 2019 Vision Based Control System of an Industrial Robotic Arm 
Dissertation 2019 Design and building a Whistle Detector for Person With Hearing Impairment 
Dissertation 2018 Capacitive Finger Detection for Biomedical Applications 
Dissertation 2018 Classification of EMG signals 
Dissertation 2018 Classification of Medical Images 
Dissertation 2018 Design of a Vision Based Eye Tracking Control System 
Paper 2018 Development of a New Low-Cost EMG Monitoring System for the Classification of Finger Movement NGCAS 2018
Paper 2018 Dimensional Optimisation of a MEMS BPSK to ASK Converter in SOIMUMPs Integration - VLSI Journal
Dissertation 2018 GAPP - Generating, Analysing and Playing Piano Pieces 
Paper 2009 An Efficient Algorithm for the Control of Reconfigurable Pixel Microstrip Antennas Advances in Circuits, Electronics and Micro-electronics,

Research Topic 14
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- Research Groups, Centres or Hubs
- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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Research Topic 16
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- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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Research Topic 17
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- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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Research Topic 18
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  General research profile
- Research Groups, Centres or Hubs
- This is a general description of water research. The hubs and centres are designed that way.
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Type	Date	Title	Comments
Dissertation	2019	Algorithms for Optical Artificial Skin: Touch and Pressure Detection
Paper	2019	Integrated Position and Force Sensing for Optical Artificial Skin using Machine Learning Methods	Under Review
Dissertation	2019	Classification and Analysis of Bio-Potential Signals
Dissertation	2019	Vision Based Control System of an Industrial Robotic Arm
Dissertation	2019	Design and building a Whistle Detector for Person With Hearing Impairment
Dissertation	2018	Capacitive Finger Detection for Biomedical Applications
Dissertation	2018	Classification of EMG signals
Dissertation	2018	Classification of Medical Images
Dissertation	2018	Design of a Vision Based Eye Tracking Control System
Paper	2018	Development of a New Low-Cost EMG Monitoring System for the Classification of Finger Movement	NGCAS 2018
Paper	2018	Dimensional Optimisation of a MEMS BPSK to ASK Converter in SOIMUMPs	Integration - VLSI Journal
Dissertation	2018	GAPP - Generating, Analysing and Playing Piano Pieces
Paper	2009	An Efficient Algorithm for the Control of Reconfigurable Pixel Microstrip Antennas	Advances in Circuits, Electronics and Micro-electronics,

Applied Research Themes

Applied Water Research

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Applied Social, Humanistic and Educational Research

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SPRINT

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Research Topic 9

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