Durham University Space Research Centre
Durham University Strategy Research Fund
Funding Source: Durham University, UK
Reference Number: 1755302
Value: £2.76 million
2024 - 2028
Reference Number: 1755302
Value: £2.76 million
2024 - 2028
About the Project
- As a Co-Founder, founded a new multi-disciplinary European Space Agency and supported by the Satellite Applications Catapult to found a new European Space Agency lab at Durham.
- As Computer Science Leader, oversaw the recruitment of one Associate Professor, one Post-doctoral Research Fellow and one fully-funded PhD for the Computer Science department, corresponding to £460k of income.
- Connected the Computer Science Department with the Department of Physics, Business, Law and School of Government and International Affairs to attract space research and grant opportunities.
- Identified business synergies with industrial partners such as NVIDIA, Thales, and Lockheed Martin.
- To train skilled workers for the space industry, led the curriculum design of a new course MSc in Scientific Computing and Data Analysis - Space Science and Engineering.
People
- Prof. Hubert P. H. Shum - Co-Founder and Co-Investigator, Department of Computer Science Leader
- Prof. James Osborn - Co-Founder and Principal Investigator, Department of Physics Leader
- Dr Carly Beckerman - Co-Founder and Co-Investigator, School of Government and International Affairs Leader
- Prof. Atanu Chaudhuri - Co-Founder and Co-Investigator, Durham University Business School Leader
- Prof. Petra Minnerop - Co-Founder and Co-Investigator, Durham Law School Leader
Publications
Fast, Efficient Piston Correction of Deployable Space Telescopes using Machine Learning Impact Factor: 3.3†
Optics Express, 2026
Daniel Martin, Cyril Bourgenot, Andrew Reeves and Hubert P. H. Shum
Topics: Air and Space
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Optics Express, 2026
Daniel Martin, Cyril Bourgenot, Andrew Reeves and Hubert P. H. Shum
Topics: Air and Space
Webpage Cite This Plain Text
Daniel Martin, Cyril Bourgenot, Andrew Reeves and Hubert P. H. Shum, "Fast, Efficient Piston Correction of Deployable Space Telescopes using Machine Learning," Optics Express, vol. 34, pp. 4748-4761, Optica, 2026.
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title={Fast, Efficient Piston Correction of Deployable Space Telescopes using Machine Learning},
year={2026},
volume={34},
pages={4748--4761},
numpages={14},
doi={10.1364/OE.582377},
publisher={Optica},
}
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PaperAU - Martin, Daniel
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AU - Reeves, Andrew
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TI - Fast, Efficient Piston Correction of Deployable Space Telescopes using Machine Learning
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Integrating Human-in-the-loop AI to Tackle Space Communication Delay Challenges
Proceedings of the 2025 Human Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI), 2025
Nikos Mavrakis, Effie Lai-Chong Law and Hubert P. H. Shum
Topics: Air and Space, Responsible AI
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Proceedings of the 2025 Human Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI), 2025
Nikos Mavrakis, Effie Lai-Chong Law and Hubert P. H. Shum
Topics: Air and Space, Responsible AI
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Nikos Mavrakis, Effie Lai-Chong Law and Hubert P. H. Shum, "Integrating Human-in-the-loop AI to Tackle Space Communication Delay Challenges," in SpaceCHI '25: Proceedings of the 2025 Human Computer Interaction for Space Exploration, Cologne, Germany, 2025.
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author={Mavrakis, Nikos and Law, Effie Lai-Chong and Shum, Hubert P. H.},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2025 Human Computer Interaction for Space Exploration},
series={SpaceCHI '25},
title={Integrating Human-in-the-loop AI to Tackle Space Communication Delay Challenges},
year={2025},
doi={10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.15},
location={Cologne, Germany},
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booktitle={Proceedings of the 2025 Human Computer Interaction for Space Exploration},
series={SpaceCHI '25},
title={Integrating Human-in-the-loop AI to Tackle Space Communication Delay Challenges},
year={2025},
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TY - CONF
AU - Mavrakis, Nikos
AU - Law, Effie Lai-Chong
AU - Shum, Hubert P. H.
T2 - Proceedings of the 2025 Human Computer Interaction for Space Exploration
TI - Integrating Human-in-the-loop AI to Tackle Space Communication Delay Challenges
PY - 2025
DO - 10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.15
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PaperAU - Mavrakis, Nikos
AU - Law, Effie Lai-Chong
AU - Shum, Hubert P. H.
T2 - Proceedings of the 2025 Human Computer Interaction for Space Exploration
TI - Integrating Human-in-the-loop AI to Tackle Space Communication Delay Challenges
PY - 2025
DO - 10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.15
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