Professor Iden Shams

Research Interest: Medical Devices,  Design,  Ergonomics,  Systems Engineering, Innovation Management, Sensing Systems, Product Development.

Academic Qualifications: BSc (Eng) Mechanical Engineering, King’s College London.PhD, Opto-Electronic Systems, Brunel University.Certificate of Advanced Studies in Learning and Teaching, Imperial College, London.

Academic Experience: Have been involved in teaching and research for 21 years. These years have mostly been spent in the areas of ergonomics, design, mechatronics, instrumentation and biomedical engineering.

Industrial Experience: Have been active in the areas of design, product development and manufacturing for 27 years. These years have been spent in the fields of Optical Systems, Measurement and Sensing System, Automotive and Medical Devices.

Patents: (1) An opto-electronic probe used for coordinate measuring machines. (2) A connector device for safe application of cannulas. (3) A Lung Function Test Device. (4) A novel disposable Tourniquet. (5) Safety Hypodermic Needle. (6) A Spinal Needle and Syringe Connection System.

Contact:

2iDesigns Ltd.
Russell Building
Brunel Science Park
Kingston Lane
Uxbridge, Middlesex   UB8 3PQ
UK
Tel: + 44 (0)1895 270343
email: iden@2idesigns.co.uk

Dr Tatiana Kalganova

Research Interest: Evolvable hardware, adaptive design, adaptive systems, and artificial intelligence

Current activities:

Algorithms for synthesis and optimisation of sequential logic circuits
Computational intelligence techniques in asset risk analysis
Design large logic circuits using evolvable hardware
Design in 3D space using evolutionary algorithms
Design of intrinsic multi-chip evolvable hardware system
Consumer-triggered EHW
Automatic routing of hydraulic and electrical systems

Recent completed projects:

For more details please see (Tatiana's personal web site)

Academic Qualifications: MSc (distinction), Belarusian State University of 
Informatics and Radio-electronics, Minsk, Belarus; PhD in Evolvable hardware, 
Napier University

Contact:
email: Tatiana.Kalganova@brunel.ac.uk
Direct Phone: ++44 (01895) 266752

Dr Susan Grant

Research Interest: lean and agile supply chains across manufacturing and service sectors. Her recent research has focused on the tension between opportunism and forbearance in buyer –supplier ‘partnerships’; the impact of market culture on attitudes and behaviors across supply chain players; and on the generation of values such as trust in global supply chain relationships.

Current Activities: She is currently involved in a number of collaborative projects with researchers across management and engineering disciplines in the area of global supply chain management, and had published extensively in the area.

Academic Qualifications: Susan holds a PhD from Henley Management College and has been involved in the Lean Aerospace Initiative at Cranfield School of Management specialising in lean supply chain management within the domestic and international aerospace markets.

Recent Publications:

Grant S B ‘Supply chain restructuring in UK Aerospace’ Marketing Management Journal- Vol 15 Issue 2, Fall 2005 pp158-164

Grant S B ‘Early supplier Involvement in New Product Development in the UK Aerospace Industry’ International Journal of Electronic Business Vol 1 No. 4 2003 pp 329-346

Grant S B “Case Methodology and Preliminary findings of Lean Practice in the UK Aerospace Industry’ International Journal of Aerospace Management. Vol.1 No. 4 February 2002 pp 315-328

Gupta S, Grant Susan B , T.C Melewar “The expanding role of intangible assets of the Brand” Management Decision Vol 46 No.6 2008 pp948-960

Grant S B “ Vulnerability to Post Contractual Opportunism in Supply Chain Co-operative Exchange’ Marketing Management Journal Vol 17 Issue 2 Fall 2007: pp169-189

Grant S B ‘Developing a Market Orientated Culture - An Aerospace Case Study’ International Journal of Services and Operations Management Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2009

 Grant S B ‘The Impact of Market Group culture on the appearance of appearance of post contractual opportunism in supply chain partnerships’ International Journal of Services and Operations Management Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2009

 Grant S B “The impact of industry group culture on the development of opportunism in cross-sector alliances”. In “Cross Sector Partnerships: An Altruistic Legacy” Editor Prof Menaka Rao; Icfai University Press  June 2009 

Pezeshki V, Mousavi A, Grant S. B "Importance-Performance Analysis of Service Attributes and its Impact on Decision Making in the Mobile Telecommunication Industry" Measuring Business Excellence Vol 13 No1 2009

Contact:

email: Susan.Grant@brunel.ac.uk

Direct Line: ++44 (01895) 265384