Current Funding as Principal Investigator

• Consulting Specialist MStart Medical and Sporting Technology and Research Trust · Self-employed: I’m very excited to have been appointed to an advisory role by MStart (Medical and Sporting Technology Research Trust. MStart has been hugely supportive of the iTrend (Intelligent Technologies for Renal Dialysis) research programme since 2017, both with funding and critical strategic advice. I will be bringing insights and developments from my own research practice utilising Corpora.ai as my personal AI research assistant in identifying and developing applied innovation and invention.

• European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency Evaluator. CINEA – Contract. Aug 2025 – Present. Derby, England, United Kingdom, on the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025  (Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility), HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-02: Cybersecure and resilient road e-mobility ecosystem

• iTREND Intelligent Sensing and Data Technologies                                                               2024 – 2026

Funded by the MStart Trust via iTrend Ltd.                                                                                                   

Project Director Prof Paul Stewart, Co-I Professor Jill Stewart and Principal Investigators Prof Maarten Taal and Dr Nick Selby (Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Derby Hospital; Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham).

Previous Funded Projects as Principal Investigator (grouped into application sectors)

Sensing Technologies and Data Analytics

• . Mel Morris Endowed Research Chair in Intelligent Systems.      Mar 2017 – Feb 2023

Learning and self-optimising prognostics, diagnostics and sensor validation in complex control systems

• iTREND Intelligent Sensing and Data Technologies                                               Nov 2017 – Jan 2023

Funded by the MStart Trust via iTrend Ltd.                                                                                          

Project Director Prof Paul Stewart, Co-I Professor Jill Stewart and Principal Investigators Prof Maarten Taal and Dr Nick Selby (Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Derby Hospital; Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham).

• DIAMONDS Dialysis Monitoring for AI Decision Support                                       Aug 2021 – Jul 2023

Stoneygate Award: Kidney Research UK                                                                                                 

PI Prof Paul Stewart, Co-I Professor Jill Stewart and Principal Investigators Prof Maarten Taal and Dr Nick Selby (Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Derby Hospital; Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham)

• EPSRC grant (reference EP/N026985/1) – ‘Smart Active Footbed for Wound Prevention and Management’                                                                                                                     Mar 2019 – Mar 2020

PI Professor Paul Stewart, Co-I Professor Jill Stewart, Professor Fran Game (Derby Royal Hospital). A feasibility study in collaboration with Royal Derby Hospital, developing smart materials and sensor systems to prevent and control the development of diabetic foot

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

2014-19 Numerous (12+) KTP projects as Academic Director                                                        

Low Carbon Transportation

SME Support

• Collaborative PA1 ERDF Project – ‘Catalysing Growth through Research for Transport Equipment Manufacturing’                                                                                                                                Apr 2016 – Mar 2019

A £2.7M collaboration between Derby and Loughborough Universities – vehicle 2 grid, EV, Smartgrid, MultiModal Transport scheduling.

• EU ERDF PA4 Project D2EE Low Carbon Transport Technologies                               Nov 2016 – Oct 2019

A £3M project led by the University of Derby in collaboration with Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council

• EU FP7 Project: ACHEON Aerial Coanda High Efficiency Orienting-jet Nozzle       2012 – 2015

FP7-TPT – Transport (Including Aeronautics) – Horizontal activities for implementation of the transport programme (TPT)                                                                                                                                 

The ACHEON project explores a novel propulsive system for aircraft which overcomes the main limitations of traditional systems introducing effective and affordable vectored electrical jet aerial propulsion with no moving parts.

• EU FP7 Project:  MAAT multibody advanced energy self-sufficient powered airship

2011 – 2014 FP7-AAT-2011-RTD1                                                                                                                            

Electrical power system architectures, hydrogen production by hydrolysis, fuel cells, ultra-capacitors and propulsive design. Operational power-electronic systems and Control.

• Hybrid Vehicle Zero Constraint Free Piston Energy Converter: EPSRC Grant: GR/S97507/01            2005 – 2008                                                                                                                      

Collaborating University: Dept. Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, University of Loughborough UK. Collaborating Company: Lotus Engineering. Consortium Manager: Paul Stewart

The technology is based around a single-cylinder free-piston internal combustion engine (ICE), which is run on a 4-stroke cycle, with an integral linear electromagnetic machine and electromagnetically operated poppet valves.

• Integrating and Automating Airport Operations EPSRC Grant: EP/H004424/2            2011  – 2014

PI Prof Paul Stewart, with Stirling University, Manchester and Zurich Airports

This project emerged from the Research Councils’ Energy Programme Sandpit in Airport Operations, to exploit recent research advances in AI automated search methodologies and decision support techniques for low carbon air operations (and other related areas). Optimal real time control of airport take-off, landing, taxi and gate assignment for low carbon operations

• Airport energy technologies network EPSRC Grant: EP/H003150/1                      2009 – 2012       

Principal Investigator Prof Paul Stewart EPSRC – Low Carbon, Energy Efficient Airport Operations: 20 Universities and 17 Industrial Partners

• Energy Recovery from Landing Aircraft EPSRC Grant: EP/H004351/1                             2009 – 2012

Principal Investigator Prof Paul Stewart: Collaborating company: Airbus/EADS Innovation Works

To define, analyse and quantify the technologies which will enable the conversion of the kinetic energy of a landing aircraft, via a suitable electromechanical interface via transient energy storage into long term energy storage or the electrical grid network

• EU Framework 6 More Open Electrical Technologies (MOET) workpackage 3.2.2      2008 – 2011

Principal Investigator Prof Paul Stewart

Optimised power systems, electrical machines, architecture and energy storage for the more electric aircraft. Collaborating Company: Airbus Toulouse Fr.

• Electric Vehicle – Energy Management Systems Consultancy                                                        2006

Joint-PIs Paul Stewart and Chris Bingham. Collaborating Companies: Lotus Engineering Ltd. and ITI Energy

Report on whole-vehicle energy management strategies for hybrid and electric vehicles. Vehicle to grid report.

• EV and HEV Energy System Scoping Study – Carbon Trust Consultancy                                                       2008

In collaboration with Lotus Engineering Ltd and E4Tech Ltd. Scoping low carbon funding calls for the Carbon Trust.

Power and Energy

Intelligent Power and Energy Systems and Infrastucture          

• Turbocharger robust computational optimal design analysis: Napier Turbochargers 3-year KTP. Turbocharger robust production design analysis                                                                   2012 – 2014

Rolling portfolio programme – Siemens Energy

• Fundamental Gas Turbine Engine Combustion Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Research Grant. Advanced CFD                                                                                                                           2012 – 2014
• Generator Monitoring, Sensing and sensor validation Research IoT for real-time prognostics and diagnostics: Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Research Grant.                                    2011 – 2014
• Real-time big data monitoring delivering real time prognostics, diagnostics and sensor validation for the global Siemens power generation fleet – including evaluation of vehicle to grid optimisation.          2012 – 2014
• Real-time Prognostics, Diagnostics and Failure Mode Computation and Control for Complex Power Systems and Actuators                                                                                               2009 – 2010  

United States Air Force European Office of Aeronautical Research and Development: 1 year personal research grant

• Self-Powering Active Valve 2006 – 2008: Yorkshire Forward Grant. ‘Self-Powering, Active Valve’ 2005 – 2008

Principal Investigator: Paul Stewart:  Collaborating Company: Pegler Ltd. for intelligent building HVAC control

• Electronically Actuated Valve Systems (ELTRAV) for distributed intelligent heating control, EU R&D Support Scheme                                                                                                                        2008 – 2011

Joint-investigators: Paul Stewart and Chris Bingham with Pegler Ltd.