AMIC

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• Queen's University Belfast
• Belfast Region City Deal

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

1. SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
2. SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
3. SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
4. SDG 13 Climate Action
5. SDG 14 Life Below Water
6. SDG 15 Life on Land
7. SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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• Composite Material Material Science
• Polyethylene Material Science
• Prediction Engineering
• Parallel-Kinematics Machine Engineering
• Deformation Engineering
• Induced Deformation Engineering
• Pressure Vessel Engineering
• Systems Analysis Engineering

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Profiles

• Mark Billham

• m.billham@qub.ac.uk

• AMIC - Research Fellow

Person: Research - ### Paula Douglas

• p.douglas@qub.ac.uk
• AMIC - Research Fellow

Person: Research

2004Research output 2004: 1Research output 2005: 1Research output 2009: 1Research output 2012: 1Research output 2015: 1Research output 2016: 2Research output 2017: 1Research output 2018: 1Research output 2019: 1Research output 2020: 3Research output 2021: 2Research output 2023: 1Research output 2024: 3Research output 2025: 22025 - ### Graham Garrett

• g.s.garrett@qub.ac.uk
• AMIC - Technician

Person: Technical

2005Research output 2005: 1Research output 2008: 1Research output 2017: 1Research output 2018: 1Research output 2020: 2Research output 2021: 1Research output 2023: 32023

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Research output

• 1 Citations
• 1 h-index
• 6 Article

• 3 Conference contribution

• Geometrical quality prediction of machining process by Exechon X-mini PKM through deformation modelling and error compensation

Bandara, S., Jin, Y., Van, M., Sun, D., Fu, R., Curley, P., Rutherford, G. & Higgins, C., Feb 2026, In: Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 97, 15 p., 103115.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

File

• Shape Error

5 Downloads (Pure) - ### A generative design framework of surgical robots for assisted ophthalmic surgery

Sands, C., Jin, Y., Zhao, Z., Kirkland, F. & Price, M., 11 Jul 2025, New Trends in Medical and Service Robotics (MESROB 2025): Proceedings. Laribi, M. A., Carbone, G., Pisla, D. & Zeghloul, S. (eds.). Springer Cham, p. 33-43 11 p. (Mechanisms and Machine Science; vol. 186).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Building Block
• Degree of Freedom
• Design Process
• Adaptability
• Robot

• Beach Clean 2.0: A transdisciplinary, civic approach to tackling marine plastic pollution in Northern Ireland (NI)

Millar, B., Power, S., Magee, J. & Weir, J., 26 May 2025, 35th Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium: Environ 2025. ESAI

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Prizes

• Best Paper Award: NATO STO AVT-407 Research Specialists’ Meeting on System Qualification and Certification by Analysis

Simpson, G. (Recipient), Shek, K. (Recipient), Butterfield, J. (Recipient), Robinson, T. T. (Recipient), Ramachandran, R. (Recipient), Yap, W. (Recipient), Quinn, D. (Recipient), Nolan, D. (Recipient), Murphy, A. (Recipient), Price, M. (Recipient) & Kirkland, F. (Recipient), 20 Oct 2025

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Activities

• 2 KTP & Consultancy in kind
• 1 Participation in conference
• 1 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
• 1 Invited talk

• 2 More

• 1 Public lecture/debate/seminar

• 1 Visiting an external academic institution

• Creating local supply chains

Millar, B. (Advisor)

15 May 2025

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk - ### RAS 2025 | 8th Annual IEEE UK and Ireland Robotics and Automation Society Chapter Conference

Athanasopoulos, N. (Chair), Gault, R. (Chair), McLoone, S. (Member of the organising committee), Schofield, A. (Session chair), Mullins, D. (Session chair), Naeem, W. (Session chair), Sopasakis, P. (Session chair), Van, M. (Session chair) & Edmondson, C. (Session chair)

20 Feb 2025 → 21 Feb 2025

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

File - ### Ocean Plastics: From Problem to Potential

Millar, B. (Advisor) & Power, S. (Advisor)

19 Feb 2025

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar

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Press/Media

• Homemade

Millar, B.

09/03/2026

1 item of Media coverage

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities