Professor Larijani and his team are now working on setting up a spin-out company and a wearable prototype for the headset. The University is also actively engaged in the Grand Scale Ignite Programme, spearheading innovation with three teams led by Professor Larijani, Dr Mark Williams, and Dr Niall Macquaide respectively. Supported by a Scottish Government Ecosystem grant, this programme offers invaluable academic entrepreneurship training, covering crucial aspects of commercialisation such as market analysis, go-to-market strategies, and fundraising techniques.
Professor Hadi Larijani received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Heriot-Watt Univ. Edinburgh, UK in 2006. He is a Professor of Computer Networks and Intelligent Systems in the Department of Computer, Communications and Interactive Systems in the School of Engineering and Built Environment. He has extensive experience in wireless communications, sensors, RF-harvesting, intelligent systems, performance evaluation of computer systems and networks, computer network simulation, software engineering, VoIP, LTE, Cognitive Radio, Building Energy management systems and intelligent software agents. His work has resulted in over 60 international journals, patents, and conference publications.
