The SIP Joint Research Institute has 22 academic staff, supported by over 100 research staff and students, that aim to deliver outstanding research and technology transfer in several strategic areas, including:

• the theory of digital signal processing in several dimensions;
• the representation and modelling of sensors and scenes;
• innovative image and signal processing technologies;
• image and signal controlled autonomous systems;
• the development of interactive systems;
• signal and image coding and compression

Composition of the Joint Research Institute

This joint venture encompasses the activities of the four research groups designated below.

• Institute for Digital Communications (IDCOM), Edinburgh University.
• Centre for Communication Interface (CCIR), Edinburgh University.
• Vision Image and Signal Processing Laboratory (VISP), Heriot-Watt University.
• Oceans Systems Laboratory (OSL), Heriot-Watt University.

 Further information about the SIP JRI