Professional membership
Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET)
Member of The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (MIEE)
Teaching interests
Microprocessors and Microcontrollers, Embedded systems, Internet Technology and Applications, PC Technology.
Research interests
All storage technologies are converging towards the absolute quantum limit in order to meet a constant demand for greater storage capacity and speed. In an attempt to overcome the ensuing reduction in signal-to-noise ratios, the application of advanced parallel signal processing techniques and Multi-Dimensional coding to multi-track storage systems, are being investigated to satisfy the demand for both increased storage density and higher data rates. This research has already resulted in a number of Two-Dimensional coding strategies for magnetic recording and it is intended to extend this work to Three-Dimensions for volumetic and holographic optical storage.
Key Areas of Interest:
Digital Signal Processing and Coding for Information Storage Systems
Optical and Magnetic Storage
Information Sensing and Security
Microprocessor & Microcontroller Systems
Spintronics and Quantum Computing
UoP Research group membership
Centre for Research in Translational Biomedicine (CRTB)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Wolfson Nanomagnetics Laboratory
Other research
Publications
“Pulse Slimming in Magnetic Recording Using Digital Signal Processing Techniques”, Journal of Microprocessing and Microprogramming, Vol. 37, pp.73-76, 1993.
“ Two-Dimensional Coding for a Multiple Track, Maximum Likelihood Digital Magnetic Storage System”. IEEE Trans. on Magnetics, Vol. 30, No.6, pp. 4212-14, November 1994.
"Signal Processing for Present and Future Magnetic Recording Systems", Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan, Vol.21, Supp.52, pp.211-220, October 1997.
"Two Dimensional Coding for a Multi-Track Recording System to Combat Inter-Track Interference", IEEE Trans. Magn., Vol.34, No.4, pp.1949-51,September 1998.
"Increased areal density using a 2-dimensional approach", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Volume: 37, Issue: 4, Pg: 1896 -1898, July 2001
"Head-disk spacing variation suppression via active flying height control", IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Volume: 51 Issue: 5 , Oct 2002, Pg: 897 -901.
"Using compact disc player optical systems to measure differentially hard disk drive slider and disk motion under hostile conditions", Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2001. IMTC 2001. Proceedings of the 18th IEEE , Volume: 3, Pg: 1526 -1528, 2001
"CD-ROM Opics for Flying Height Measurment in Hard Disk Drives”, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 4442, pp.126-134, 2001.
"A New Theoretical Probe for the Magnetic Force Microscope", Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 226-230, pp.1267-69, 2001.
"Track squeeze using adaptive inter-track interference equalisation", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Volume: 38 Issue: 5 , Pg: 2331 -2333, Sept 2002.
"Advanced optical and magneto-optical recording techniques: a review", Microsystem Technologies 9 (2003) 542/0307
"Constructive inter-track interference codes for perpendicular magnetic recording", J. Magn. Magn. Mater., vol.287, pp.432-436, Feb. 2005.
`Novel Soft-Feedback Equalization Method for Multilevel Magnetic Recording Magnetics', IEEE Transactions on Magnetics Volume 43, Issue 6, June 2007 Page(s):2280 - 2282
