Dr Duncan Bremner

  • Senior Lecturer (Systems Power & Energy)

telephone: 01413302735
email: Duncan.Bremner@glasgow.ac.uk

Room 421, James Watt South Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8qq

Import to contacts

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1841-4925

Research interests

Building on my 30 years in industry as a circuit and communication systems designer, my research interests are exploring the next generation of communications systems for a 'Connected World'.

I seek students and researchers who are passionate in developing prototype ideas that maybe used to explore the real-world challenges.  I take an industry approach to projects that benefits students in professional life. The challenge areas I am passionate about at present are:-

- The Internet of Things, the connected home, and local area networks for home and office applications with particular interest in the interoperability of competing standards such as Bluetooth, WiFi, and Zigbee.

- Mixed signal system and circuit design for low power applications; particularly in IoT and wearable applications. The realisation of new applications by optimising system partitioning between analog, digital, and embedded software components.

- Widely distributed, low cost sensor arrays for environmental monitoring; combining sensor data fusion to deliver high resolution data at low cost.

- I am always interested in students with an interest in a career in design engineering; whether analog, mixed signal, or embedded. Digital audio and sound reproduction is my personal passion.

Publications

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Number of items: 37.

2024

Lee, C. H. et al. (2024) Evaluating the student experience at UK-China joint institutes. Frontiers in Education, 9, (Accepted for Publication)

2023

Cao, Q. , Seow, C. K. , Lim, L. H. I. , Keoh, S. L. , Dale, V. , Honeychurch, S. , Tasler, N. and Bremner, D. (2023) Learners’ differences in blended learner-centric approach for a common programming subject. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 13(6), pp. 906-913. (doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.6.1886)

2022

Tan, K. , Bremner, D. , Le Kernec, J. , Sambo, Y. , Zhang, L. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Graph neural network-based cell switching for energy optimization in ultra-dense heterogeneous networks. Scientific Reports, 12, (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25800-3) (PMID:36517543) (PMCID:PMC9751127)

Tan, K. , Bremner, D. , Le Kernec, J. , Sambo, Y. , Zhang, L. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Intelligent handover algorithm for vehicle-to-network communications with double-deep Q-learning. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 71(7), pp. 7848-7862. (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2022.3169804)

Molina-Cristobal, A. , Hong, F., Lim, L. H. I. , Della, C. , Shah, J. A., Bremner, D. , Dale, V. and Kipar, N. (2022) Evaluating the impact of students’ engagement levels in virtual laboratories of electronics modules. 3rd Applied Learning Conference, 20-21 January 2022.

Tan, K. , Bremner, D. , Le Kernec, J. , Zhang, L. and Imran, M. (2022) Machine learning in vehicular networking: an overview. Digital Communications and Networks, 8(1), pp. 18-24. (doi: 10.1016/j.dcan.2021.10.007)

2021

Molina-Cristobal, A. , Lim, I. , Hong, F., Della, C. , Shah, J. A., Dale, V. and Bremner, D. (2021) Maximising Student Engagement in Online and Blended Learning: A Survey of Learner Preferences. In: The 2nd Southeast Asian Conference on Education (SEACE2021), Singapore, 13-15 May 2021, pp. 161-170.

Bremner, D. J. , Ansari, I. S. , Macdougall, J., Hussain, S. , Ma, M., Ponciano, J., Liu, X., Gamage, K. A.A. , Abbas, H. and Imran, M. A. (2021) Looking back: reviewing the challenges of policy development during the Covid-19 pandemic for a TNE partnership in Higher Education. Frontiers in Education, 6, 643323. (doi: 10.3389/feduc.2021.643323)

Bremner, D. , Ansari, I. S. , Macdougall, J., Hussain, S. , Ma, M., Ponciano, J., Liu, X., Ur-Rehman, M. and Imran, M. (2021) A Novel Approach to Policy Development under Disruptive Circumstances using Situation Awareness and Scenario Planning in Higher Education. In: 2020 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE), Takamatsu, Japan, 8-11 Dec 2020, ISBN 9781728169439 (doi: 10.1109/TALE48869.2020.9368434)

2020

Tan, K. , Bremner, D. , Le Kernec, J. and Imran, M. (2020) Federated Machine Learning in Vehicular Networks: a Summary of Recent Applications. In: 5th International Conference on the UK-China Emerging Technologies (UCET 2020), Glasgow, UK, 20-21 Aug 2020, ISBN 9781728194882 (doi: 10.1109/UCET51115.2020.9205482)

Iqbal, M. A., Abbas, H. T. , Ahmad, W. , Ur Rehman, M. , Hussain, S. and Bremner, D. (2020) Assessment of Computer Networks During the Pandemic and Beyond. ACM SIGCOMM Online Networking Education Workshop, 5-6 Aug 2020.

2019

Tan, K., Le Kernec, J. , Imran, M. and Bremner, D. (2019) Clustering Algorithm in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks: A Brief Summary. In: UK-China Emerging Technologies Conference, Glasgow, UK, 21-22 Aug 2019, ISBN 9781728127972 (doi: 10.1109/UCET.2019.8881833)

Bremner, D. J. , Le Kernec, J. , Fioranelli, F. and Dale, V. H. M. (2019) The Use of Multiple Choice Questions in 3rd year Electronic Engineering Assessment: a Case Study. In: IEEE TALE 2018, Wollongong, Australia, 4-7 Dec 2018, pp. 887-892. ISBN 9781538665220 (doi: 10.1109/TALE.2018.8615153)

2017

Surecore Limited (2017) Offset Detection. .

2016

Bremner, D. , Meehan, K., Liu, Y. and Liu, X. (2016) Creating a University-Industry Advisory Board for a Joint Engineering School. In: ASEE's 123rd Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, USA, 26-29 Jun 2016, (doi: 10.18260/p.26597)

Meehan, K., Phillips, A., Bremner, D. and Phillips, K. (2016) Overseas Immersion Program: Solid-State Lighting in Two Weeks. In: ASEE's 123rd Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, USA, 26-29 Jun 2016, (doi: 10.18260/p.25846)

Bremner, D. (2016) Analysing the IoT Ecosystem: the Barriers to Commercial Traction. In: embedded world Exhibition & Conference 2016, Nuremberg, Germany, 23-24 Feb 2016,

2015

Bremner, D. (2015) The Importance of Sensors to the Internet of Things. Technical Report. Knowledge Transfer Network, Sensors & Instrumentation Leadership Committee. (Unpublished)

Bremner, D. (2015) The IoT Tree of Life. Technical Report. Knowledge Transfer Network, Sensors & Instrumentation Leadership Committee.

2011

Bremner, D. (2011) Sensor systems: a hierarchical approach. Project Report. Scottish Sensor Systems Centre.

2010

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2010) Ultra Wideband Antenna. .

2009

Iti Scotland Limited (2009) Antenna. .

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2009) Communication System and Method. .

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2009) Analog-to-Digital Converter Comprising Selective Comparators. .

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2009) Power Supply for a Radio Transceiver and Method and Apparatus for Transmitting Data. .

2008

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2008) Authentication Device Requiring Close Proximity to Client. .

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2008) Power Supply for a Radio Transceiver and Method and Apparatus for Transmitting Data. .

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2008) Wireless Communication Device and Method. .

2007

Intel Corporation (2007) Asymetric Optical Network Traffic Flow Control. .

2006

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2006) Antenna and Heat Sink. .

2002

National Semiconductor Corporation (2002) Signal Line Driving Circuit with Self-Controlled Power Dissipation. .

2001

National Semiconductor Corporation (2001) Transient Signal Detector. .

2000

National Semiconductor Corporation (2000) Transient Signal Detector. .

1999

National Semiconductor Corporation (1999) Transient Signal Detector with Temporal Hysteresis. .

National Semiconductor Corporation (1999) Creating Interface for Local Tests and for Carrying out Local Tests at Telephone User Line and Determining Several Electric Characteristics of Such User Line. .

National Semiconductor Corporation (1999) Capacitive Multiplier for Timing Generation. .

1997

ITI Scotland Ltd. (1997) Signal Interface Circuit with Selectable Signal Interface Parameters. .

This list was generated on Thu Apr 18 11:14:01 2024 BST.
Number of items: 37.

Articles

Lee, C. H. et al. (2024) Evaluating the student experience at UK-China joint institutes. Frontiers in Education, 9, (Accepted for Publication)

Cao, Q. , Seow, C. K. , Lim, L. H. I. , Keoh, S. L. , Dale, V. , Honeychurch, S. , Tasler, N. and Bremner, D. (2023) Learners’ differences in blended learner-centric approach for a common programming subject. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 13(6), pp. 906-913. (doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.6.1886)

Tan, K. , Bremner, D. , Le Kernec, J. , Sambo, Y. , Zhang, L. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Graph neural network-based cell switching for energy optimization in ultra-dense heterogeneous networks. Scientific Reports, 12, (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25800-3) (PMID:36517543) (PMCID:PMC9751127)

Tan, K. , Bremner, D. , Le Kernec, J. , Sambo, Y. , Zhang, L. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Intelligent handover algorithm for vehicle-to-network communications with double-deep Q-learning. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 71(7), pp. 7848-7862. (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2022.3169804)

Tan, K. , Bremner, D. , Le Kernec, J. , Zhang, L. and Imran, M. (2022) Machine learning in vehicular networking: an overview. Digital Communications and Networks, 8(1), pp. 18-24. (doi: 10.1016/j.dcan.2021.10.007)

Bremner, D. J. , Ansari, I. S. , Macdougall, J., Hussain, S. , Ma, M., Ponciano, J., Liu, X., Gamage, K. A.A. , Abbas, H. and Imran, M. A. (2021) Looking back: reviewing the challenges of policy development during the Covid-19 pandemic for a TNE partnership in Higher Education. Frontiers in Education, 6, 643323. (doi: 10.3389/feduc.2021.643323)

Research Reports or Papers

Bremner, D. (2015) The Importance of Sensors to the Internet of Things. Technical Report. Knowledge Transfer Network, Sensors & Instrumentation Leadership Committee. (Unpublished)

Bremner, D. (2015) The IoT Tree of Life. Technical Report. Knowledge Transfer Network, Sensors & Instrumentation Leadership Committee.

Bremner, D. (2011) Sensor systems: a hierarchical approach. Project Report. Scottish Sensor Systems Centre.

Conference or Workshop Item

Molina-Cristobal, A. , Hong, F., Lim, L. H. I. , Della, C. , Shah, J. A., Bremner, D. , Dale, V. and Kipar, N. (2022) Evaluating the impact of students’ engagement levels in virtual laboratories of electronics modules. 3rd Applied Learning Conference, 20-21 January 2022.

Iqbal, M. A., Abbas, H. T. , Ahmad, W. , Ur Rehman, M. , Hussain, S. and Bremner, D. (2020) Assessment of Computer Networks During the Pandemic and Beyond. ACM SIGCOMM Online Networking Education Workshop, 5-6 Aug 2020.

Conference Proceedings

Molina-Cristobal, A. , Lim, I. , Hong, F., Della, C. , Shah, J. A., Dale, V. and Bremner, D. (2021) Maximising Student Engagement in Online and Blended Learning: A Survey of Learner Preferences. In: The 2nd Southeast Asian Conference on Education (SEACE2021), Singapore, 13-15 May 2021, pp. 161-170.

Bremner, D. , Ansari, I. S. , Macdougall, J., Hussain, S. , Ma, M., Ponciano, J., Liu, X., Ur-Rehman, M. and Imran, M. (2021) A Novel Approach to Policy Development under Disruptive Circumstances using Situation Awareness and Scenario Planning in Higher Education. In: 2020 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE), Takamatsu, Japan, 8-11 Dec 2020, ISBN 9781728169439 (doi: 10.1109/TALE48869.2020.9368434)

Tan, K. , Bremner, D. , Le Kernec, J. and Imran, M. (2020) Federated Machine Learning in Vehicular Networks: a Summary of Recent Applications. In: 5th International Conference on the UK-China Emerging Technologies (UCET 2020), Glasgow, UK, 20-21 Aug 2020, ISBN 9781728194882 (doi: 10.1109/UCET51115.2020.9205482)

Tan, K., Le Kernec, J. , Imran, M. and Bremner, D. (2019) Clustering Algorithm in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks: A Brief Summary. In: UK-China Emerging Technologies Conference, Glasgow, UK, 21-22 Aug 2019, ISBN 9781728127972 (doi: 10.1109/UCET.2019.8881833)

Bremner, D. J. , Le Kernec, J. , Fioranelli, F. and Dale, V. H. M. (2019) The Use of Multiple Choice Questions in 3rd year Electronic Engineering Assessment: a Case Study. In: IEEE TALE 2018, Wollongong, Australia, 4-7 Dec 2018, pp. 887-892. ISBN 9781538665220 (doi: 10.1109/TALE.2018.8615153)

Bremner, D. , Meehan, K., Liu, Y. and Liu, X. (2016) Creating a University-Industry Advisory Board for a Joint Engineering School. In: ASEE's 123rd Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, USA, 26-29 Jun 2016, (doi: 10.18260/p.26597)

Meehan, K., Phillips, A., Bremner, D. and Phillips, K. (2016) Overseas Immersion Program: Solid-State Lighting in Two Weeks. In: ASEE's 123rd Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, USA, 26-29 Jun 2016, (doi: 10.18260/p.25846)

Bremner, D. (2016) Analysing the IoT Ecosystem: the Barriers to Commercial Traction. In: embedded world Exhibition & Conference 2016, Nuremberg, Germany, 23-24 Feb 2016,

Patents

Surecore Limited (2017) Offset Detection. .

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2010) Ultra Wideband Antenna. .

Iti Scotland Limited (2009) Antenna. .

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2009) Communication System and Method. .

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2009) Analog-to-Digital Converter Comprising Selective Comparators. .

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2009) Power Supply for a Radio Transceiver and Method and Apparatus for Transmitting Data. .

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2008) Authentication Device Requiring Close Proximity to Client. .

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2008) Power Supply for a Radio Transceiver and Method and Apparatus for Transmitting Data. .

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2008) Wireless Communication Device and Method. .

Intel Corporation (2007) Asymetric Optical Network Traffic Flow Control. .

ITI Scotland Ltd. (2006) Antenna and Heat Sink. .

National Semiconductor Corporation (2002) Signal Line Driving Circuit with Self-Controlled Power Dissipation. .

National Semiconductor Corporation (2001) Transient Signal Detector. .

National Semiconductor Corporation (2000) Transient Signal Detector. .

National Semiconductor Corporation (1999) Transient Signal Detector with Temporal Hysteresis. .

National Semiconductor Corporation (1999) Creating Interface for Local Tests and for Carrying out Local Tests at Telephone User Line and Determining Several Electric Characteristics of Such User Line. .

National Semiconductor Corporation (1999) Capacitive Multiplier for Timing Generation. .

ITI Scotland Ltd. (1997) Signal Interface Circuit with Selectable Signal Interface Parameters. .

This list was generated on Thu Apr 18 11:14:01 2024 BST.

Supervision

I supervise students both in Glasgow and also in the Glasgow College; Chengdu.

Team Design Project & Skills; Chengdu

Final Year Projects: Chengdu

Design Special Topic 5; Glasgow

Teaching

I teach Professional Practice (what you need to know as a real engineer) in Chengdu. 

I also teach Electonic System Design (ESD3)  in Chengdu.