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Welcome to the blog space of the Department of Systems and Control Engineering. In this space, we will share various aspects of our research and discuss applications of systems and control engineering.
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Aislinn Seguna
Dec 9, 20243 min read
From Concept to Champion: Reflections on 10 Months of Robotics Success
In February 2024, the Faculty of Engineering launched its Robotics Club, providing students with a hands-on platform to explore the...
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Natasha Padfield
Aug 6, 20243 min read
Decoding Your Internal Speech
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are able to decode user commands from brain signal recordings. In an ideal and intuitive system, the...
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Fabian Camilleri
Jul 29, 20246 min read
Did you really want to do that?
It is imperative that BCIs have a reliable performance to sustain user engagement. This work finds errors between user intent and BCI output
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Alexandra Bonnici
Jun 6, 20246 min read
AI and the Environment: A Balancing Act?
in this article, we will explore a different, and at first glance, unlikely source of environmental impact: artificial intelligence (AI)
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Simon Sultana
May 21, 20242 min read
Mastering Balance: A Self-balancing Unicycle Robot
At the core of this project is a robot, not just any robot, but a complex and intriguing one that emulates the actions of a circus performer
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Aiden Bezzina
Dec 5, 20235 min read
Are You Looking At This? A Closer Look at Eye-Contact Human-Machine Interaction Technology
This study focuses on the use of eye-contact in human-machine interaction applications, using AI for one-way eye contact detection.
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Alexandra Bonnici
Oct 30, 20233 min read
Reviewer #2 Must Be Stopped!
We have all been the victims of a Reviewer #2. Here we explore how to avoid being one!
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Alexandra Bonnici
Jul 2, 20232 min read
To Err is Human
In the wake of the Titan submersible tragedy, questions arise on preventive steps could be taken to avoid errors, when stakes are high.
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Rachael Duca
Jun 5, 20231 min read
A handful of robots? Coordinating robotic teams.
Have you ever seen a flock of birds coordinating and flying together to reach their destination? Robotics engineers look at such flocks...
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Alexandra Bonnici
Mar 30, 20239 min read
From Pythagoras to Bach
How engineering and mathematics influenced music Pythagoras. The ancient Greek philosopher, famously known for introducing triangle...
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Luke Abela
Dec 14, 20226 min read
Natural Language Processing for Mental Health
In 2019, around 13% of the world’s population was living with a mental disorder. NLP can assist in breaking the stigma through social media.
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Alexandra Bonnici
Nov 15, 20225 min read
Vision for Accessibility
Text-to-Speech tools assume that text is easily distinguished from the page. This not always the case, particularly in kids' books.
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Natasha Padfield
Jul 13, 20223 min read
Reading Your Mind
Brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies enable people to control external devices using just their thoughts. There are two main kinds...
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Erika Spiteri-Bailey
Jun 13, 20227 min read
New beginnings
As we are nearing the end of the academic year, we have once again reached that bitter-sweet time when we mark the end of a four-year...
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Alexandra Bonnici
May 16, 20222 min read
Publish or Perish!
Research must be made accessible for the world to benefit from the discoveries made.
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Alexandra Bonnici
Apr 20, 20225 min read
Using AI to protect children
An estimated 116K daily search queries involve explicit child content. This article describes how AI can be used to identify and prevent CSA
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Roman Adámek
Apr 1, 20223 min read
Expanding the field of view
An ordinary wheelchair, equipped with AI tools becomes an assistive robot. This article describes the setting up of a smart wheel chair.
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Luana Chetcuti
Feb 27, 20222 min read
Should I consider post-graduate studies?
What are the benefits of postgraduate studies? And what is the difference between a PhD, and taught MSc or a research-based MSc? Should you
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Alexandra Bonnici
Feb 8, 20224 min read
Women in STEM
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science was set up by UNESCO and UN-Women on the 22nd December 2015. The Day is intended to...
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