The ISS has over 20 PhD students and hosted over 160 general extra-curricular research meetings. He is also enrolled on a part time MA in Learning and Teaching as from October 1998. He is a member of the IEEE, BCS, IMA and is the University liaison with the SIRA Technology Centre. Dr Martin Turner is currently a Research Fellow employed to help manage the multi-disciplinary Institute of Simulation Science. He gained his PhD at Cambridge University on Image Coding.
Research includes all forms of digital and analogue imaging and signal processing.
This has resulted in a short-term fellowship with BT and a book on fractals published by Academic Press. Freelance consultantcy has created an 8501 controller for chemical plant pump monitoring, the first digital spot-welder, as well as graphical interface design. Teaching involves students in Mathematics, Computer Science and Design, as well as external courses and he is currently enrolled on an MA in Learning and Teaching.