About
Dr Edward Smart is a Principal Research Fellow at the University of Portsmouth, affiliated with the Faculty of Technology and School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. He is also part of the Centre of Excellence in Defence, Risk & Resilience, Portsmouth AI and Data Science Centre, and the Centre for Operational Research & Logistics. He holds a PhD from the University of Portsmouth (2011) and an MMath from the University of Reading (2005).
Education:
- PhD in Engineering, University of Portsmouth, 2011
- MMath in Mathematics, University of Reading, 2005
Research Interests: Dr Smart focuses on learning algorithms for detecting rare or abnormal events in industrial data, particularly in manufacturing, computing, agri-tech, and transport sectors. His work emphasizes anomaly detection, condition-based monitoring, and predictive maintenance, with applications in maritime, railway, aerospace, and high-performance computing industries. He has secured over £6.8M in grants from Innovate UK, STFC, and DASA, collaborating with institutions like Southampton, Nottingham, UCLAN, and Brunel.
Grants & Collaborations:
- Lead or co-investigator on 20+ grants totaling £6.8M (over £3.4M for Portsmouth)
- Collaborations with industry partners in maritime, railway, aerospace, and agri-tech sectors
Labs & Teams: Active in the Centre for Operational Research & Logistics and the Food Cultures in Transition research cluster. He contributes to researcher development through the Researcher Concordat implementation and previously chaired the Researchers' Network.
