Mor Consulting Ltd. is a research and development consultancy owned by Ian Ozsvald (LinkedIn profile) based in Brighton (UK). Since 1997 I have specialised in:
Contact me: ian AT ianozsvald.com.
I take on full- or part-time positions to solve interesting problems for my client. Some of my recent work is listed below, feel free to get in touch (email above) if you think that I can be of help.
pyFlux allows a Python programmer to talk to the API inside Cedrat's Flux magnetic flux simulation package. pyFlux has scant documentation so requires an inquisitive mind to find the right API calls. For the client I have worked to automate repetitive flux simulation and analysis tasks.
Professor Paul Fewster's Research Group at PANalytical work with X-Ray Diffraction techniques to analyse complex fabricated structures such as next-generations blue LEDs and laser diodes. Physics simulations are coupled with optimisation algorithms to automatically fit proposed structure models to the actual results that are measured using X-Ray spectroscopy equipment.
Example: The optimisation techniques were improved so that complex fitting problems were solved more quickly and more reliably. Problems faced included long computation times for complex simulations and non-obvious fitness landscapes (since the problems have high dimensionality).
Using a Digital Elevation Map, the customer required a set of optimal routes for an oil pipeline across a mountainous area. Constraints placed upon the routing included maximum elevation limits, length of pipeline, preference to avoid changes in elevation and a desire to avoid unsafe areas.
These constraints represented a trade-off between cost and safety. The system would quickly generate a route between any two points, and these routes could have been used during a cost-benefit analysis for routing over a large terrain. Developed in conjunction with Dr. Justin Butler at Ambiental.
A large volume of news articles needed to be summarised quickly to bring breaking news events to the user's attention, preferably in real-time. After my involvement the demonstration system was extended into the ScoopJack news aggregation service and is also sold by Corpora.
The prototype was developed with Dr. Nick Jakobi during employment at Algorithmix Ltd. (the webiste used to be www.algorithmix.co.uk pre-2006). Algorithmix was bought by Corpora during 2004.
Example: A simulated model of an industrial waste collection operation was developed in conjunction with the industrial partner. Parameters to the model included the amount and types of waste to be collected, number and skills of each waste-truck driver and the location and capabilities of each waste-disposal facility.
An optimisation system was developed to optimise each parameter to produce robust, reliable work-plans for each driver, whilst respecting work-time constraints and final costs. The system has been in use since installation and produces more efficient plans than those generated by the unassisted human planner. Developed with Olivier Trullier and team whilst working with MASA Group.