Implementation of complex programmable systems e.g. FPGA-based systems for signal processing and telecommunications including design flows, methodologies and applications.

• Chair of the Examination Board for EEE and SESE subjects

1. Member of IEEE Signal Processing Society Advisory Board on the Design/Implementation Signal Processing Systems.
2. Member of the Engineering Policy Group for Northern Ireland.
3. Member of the Engineering and Technology Board Steering Group for Northern Ireland.
4. Undergraduate and MSc external examiner for:
   University of Newcastle (2006-2009). 
5. Editorial board member of:
   ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems
   IET Proceedings on Computers and Digital Techniques
   Journal of VLSI Signal Processing Systems
6. General Chair for the 5th International Workshop on Applied Reconfigurable Computing in 2009.
7. Program Chair for the 4th International Workshop on Applied Reconfigurable Computing in 2008.
8. Session Chair organiser for the Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers.
9. Member of program technical committee of the following conferences:
   • International conference on Field Programmable Logic (FPL). 
   • International conference on Field Programmable Technology (FPT).
   • International Workshop on Applied Reconfigurable Computing (ARC).
   • IEEE conference on Application Specific Array Processors (ASAP).
   • IEEE International workshop on Signal Processing Systems (SiPS).
   • International symposium on VLSI Design, Automation and Test (VLSIDAT).
   • Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE2009) - subtopic D3.
   • Reconfigurable Architectures Workshop (RAW2009).