Professor Daniel Coca

MEng, PhD, CEng, MIEE

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Honorary Professor of Nonlinear and Complex Systems

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Research interests

My research work spans the broad area of nonlinear and complex dynamical systems. I am interested in developing novel mathematical, computational and analytical methods to analyse, model and control complex dynamical systems as well as apply the tools developed to complex systems in physics, engineering, life sciences and finance.

Complex systems modelling, identification and control:
Stem cell population dynamics; Crystal growth; Brain activity; Solar wind - magnetosphere interaction; Financial markets.

Bioimaging & biological data analysis:
Diffuse Optical Tomography; Protein Identification/Protein Mass Fingerprinting; Cell imaging data analysis.

Nonlinear Control Theory:
Controller design for nonlinear PDEs; Nonlinear predictive control.

Reconfigurable computers:
FPGA hardware acceleration of protein identification algorithms; FPGA implementation of computationally intensive control & optimization algorithms.
 

Publications

Journal articles

  • Nie X, Coca D, Luo J & Birkin M (2020) . Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 90. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Florescu D & Coca D (2019) . Neural Computation, 31(9), 1825-1852. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Whyte J, Fitzgerald J, Mayfield M, Coca D, Pierce K & Shah N (2019) . INCOSE International Symposium, 29(1), 542-542. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Fernandez-Musoles C, Coca D & Richmond P (2019) . Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, 13. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Munir S, Mayfield M, Coca D & Jubb SA (2019) . Atmospheric Environment: X, 2. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Munir S, Mayfield M, Coca D, Jubb S & Osammor O (2019) . Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 191. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Blundell I, Brette R, Cleland TA, Close TG, Coca D, Davison AP, Diaz-Pier S, Fernandez Musoles C, Gleeson P, Goodman DFM , Hines M et al (2018) . Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, 12. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tan LM, Arbabi H, Li Q, Sheng Y, Densley Tingley D, Mayfield M & Coca D (2018) . Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 138, 172-182. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Genes C, Esnaola I, Perlaza SM, Ochoa LF & Coca D (2018) . IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 10(4), 4057-4067. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Allison TF, Smith AJH, Anastassiadis K, Sloane-Stanley J, Biga V, Stavish D, Hackland J, Sabri S, Langerman J, Jones M , Plath K et al (2018) . Stem Cell Reports, 10(6), 1895-1907. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Neagu M, Coca D & Ong ACM (2018) . Am J Kidney Dis. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nie X, Luo J, Coca D, Birkin M & Chen J (2018) . Journal of Nonlinear Science. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Florescu D & Coca D (2018) . Neural Computation, 30(3), 670-707. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nie X & Coca D (2018) . Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 54, 248-266. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Friederich U, Billings SA, Hardie RC, Juusola M & Coca D (2016) . PLoS ONE, 11(6). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Vidal-Rosas EE, Billings SA, Chico T & Coca D (2016) . J Biomed Opt, 21(6), 66012-66012. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Florescu D & Coca D (2015) . Neural Computation, 27(9), 1872-1898. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nie X & Coca D (2015) . Nonlinear Dynamics, 80(3), 1373-1390. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Barbaric I, Biga V, Gokhale PJ, Jones M, Stavish D, Glen A, Coca D & Andrews PW (2014) . Stem Cell Reports, 3(1), 142--155. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Vidal-Rosas EE, Billings SA, Zheng Y, Mayhew JE, Johnston D, Kennerley AJ & Coca D (2014) . J Biomed Opt, 19(2), 026008. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Guo Y, Guo LZ, Billings SA, Coca D & Lang ZQ (2013) . Nonlinear Dynamics, 1-13. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Guo LZ, Guo YZ, Billings SA, Coca D & Lang ZQ (2013) . Nonlinear Dynamics, 1-13. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Guo LZ, Guo YZ, Billings SA, Coca D & Lang ZQ (2013) . Systems and Control Letters, 62(2), 115-123. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Guo LZ, Guo YZ, Billings SA, Coca D & Lang ZQ (2012) . NONLINEAR DYNAMICS, 70(3), 1753-1765. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Song Z, Postma M, Billings SA, Coca D, Hardie RC & Juusola M (2012) . Curr Biol, 22(15), 1371-1380. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Coca D, Zhao Y, Billings SA, Guo Y, Rile R & De Matos L (2011) . International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 21(11), 3249-3258. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhao Y, Billings SA, Guo Y, Coca D, Dematos LL & Ristic RI (2011) . INT J BIFURCAT CHAOS, 21(2), 505-512. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhao Y, Coca D, Billings SA, Ristic RI & De Matos LL (2011) . PHYS LETT A, 375(7), 1084-1091. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Balikhin MA, Boynton RJ, Billings SA, Gedalin M, Ganushkina N, Coca D & Wei H (2010) . GEOPHYS RES LETT, 37. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zheng Y, Pan Y, Harris S, Billings S, Coca D, Berwick J, Jones M, Kennerley A, Johnston D, Martin C , Devonshire IM et al (2010) . Neuroimage, 52(3), 1135-1147. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Olariu V, Harrison NJ, Coca D, Gokhale PJ, Baker D, Billings S, Kadirkamanathan V & Andrews PW (2010) . Stem Cell Res, 4(1), 50-56. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tonge PD, Olariu V, Coca D, Kadirkamanathan V, Burrell KE, Billings SA & Andrews PW (2010) . PLoS One, 5(5), e10901. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Guo LZ, Billings SA & Coca D (2010) . INT J CONTROL, 83(1), 40-48. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Coca D, Bogdan I & Beynon RJ (2010) . Methods Mol Biol, 604, 163-185. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Olariu V, Coca D, Billings SA, Tonge P, Gokhale P, Andrews PW & Kadirkamanathan V (2009) . Bioinformatics, 25(21), 2824-2830. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yan Y, Coca D & Barbu V (2009) . NONLINEAR ANAL-THEOR, 70(12), 4451-4475. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bogdan IA, Coca D & Beynon RJ (2009) . IEEE T BIOMED CIRC S, 3(3), 142-149. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Barbu T, Barbu V, Biga V & Coca D (2009) . NONLINEAR ANAL-REAL, 10(3), 1351-1361. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wei H-L, Zheng Y, Pan Y, Coca D, Li L-M, Mayhew JEW & Billings SA (2009) . IEEE Trans Biomed Eng, 56(6), 1606-1616. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bogdán IA, Rivers J, Beynon RJ & Coca D (2008) . Bioinformatics, 24(13), 1498-1502. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yan Y, Coca D & Barbu V (2008) . NUMER FUNC ANAL OPT, 29(1-2), 225-242. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bogdan I, Coca D, Rivers J & Beynon RJ (2007) . Bioinformatics, 23(6), 724-731. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhu D, Billings SA, Balikhin M, Wing S & Coca D (2006) . GEOPHYS RES LETT, 33(4). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Barbu V, Coca D & Yan Y (2005) . NUMER FUNC ANAL OPT, 26(4-5), 449-480. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Coca D & Billings SA (2003) . PHYS LETT A, 315(1-2), 61-75. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Coca D & Billings SA (2002) Identification of finite dimensional models of infinite dimensional dynamical systems. AUTOMATICA, 38(11), 1851-1865. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Billings SA & Coca D (2002) . INT J SYST SCI, 33(8), 623-634. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Coca D & Billings SA (2001) Non-linear system identification using wavelet multiresolution models. INT J CONTROL, 74(18), 1718-1736. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Coca D, Balikhin MA, Billings SA, Alleyne HSCK & Dunlop M (2001) Time domain analysis of plasma turbulence observed upstream of a quasi-parallel shock. J GEOPHYS RES-SPACE, 106(A11), 25005-25021. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Coca D, Zheng Y, Mayhew JEW & Billings SA (2000) Nonlinear system identification and analysis of complex dynamical behavior in reflected light measurements of vasomotion. INT J BIFURCAT CHAOS, 10(2), 461-476. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Coca D & Billings SA (2000) Direct parameter identification of distributed parameter systems. INT J SYST SCI, 31(1), 11-17. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Coca D & Billings SA (1999) A direct approach to identification of nonlinear differential models from discrete data. MECH SYST SIGNAL PR, 13(5), 739-755. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Billings SA & Coca D (1999) Discrete wavelet models for identification and qualitative analysis of chaotic systems. INT J BIFURCAT CHAOS, 9(7), 1263-1284. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Coca D, Zheng Y, Mayhew JE & Billings SA (1998) . Adv Exp Med Biol, 454, 571-582. RIS download Bibtex download

Chapters

  • Coca D, Bogdan IA & Benyon R (2013) FPGA Co-processing solution for real-time protein identification using tandem mass spectrometry In Iniewski K (Ed.), Embedded Systems: Hardware, Design, and Implementation Wiley RIS download Bibtex download
  • Coca D, Bogdan IA & Beynon R (2010) Parallel FPGA search engine for protein identification In Schmidt B (Ed.), Bioinformatics: High Performance Parallel Computer Architectures (pp. 313-336). Taylor and Francis RIS download Bibtex download
Grants

Centre for Digital Built Britain, 'Analysing Systems Interdependencies using a Digital Twin', 01/04/2019, Â£48,864&²Ô²ú²õ±è;(24,432 apportioned)
EPSRC, 'CORONA', 09/07/2018,&²Ô²ú²õ±è;£208,411 (£62,523&²Ô²ú²õ±è;apportioned)
EPSRC, 'UKRIC - Urban Flows Observatories', 18/01/2018, Â£2.1²Ñ (£634,076&²Ô²ú²õ±è;apportioned)
BBSRC, 'Digital Fly Brain', 21/05/2015,&²Ô²ú²õ±è;£530,873&²Ô²ú²õ±è;(£504,329&²Ô²ú²õ±è;apportioned)
BBSRC, D. Coca, M. Juusola, S.A. Billings, `Reverse Engineering Drosophila´s Retinal Networks´, 15.08.10 to 14.08.13, Â£648,008
EPSRC, S.A. Billings, D. Coca, `Spatio-temporal systems estimation modelling and analysis´, 04.01.10 to 03.01.14, Â£566,226
EPSRC, S.A. Billings, M. Balikhin, D. Coca, V.Kadirkamanathan, Z.Lang, H. Wei, `System Identification and Information Processing for Complex Systems´, 02.01.10 to 01.01.15, Â£1,442,972
MRC Fellowship, D. Coca, `Stem Cell Dynamics: Exploration of the Stem Cell Attractor Landscape´, 1.10.09-30.09.10, Â£109,000
BBSRC, D Coca and R Beynon, `FPGA Supercomputing Technology for High-throughput Identification and Quantification in Proteomics´, 15.03.08 to 14.03.11, Â£515,001
BBSRC, D Coca, R Beynon, 'Hardware Accelerated Data Processing Pipeline For Proteomics', 15.03.08 to 14.03.09, Â£98,559
91Ö±²¥, D. Coca, R. Beynon, S. Smith, V. Hughues. Proof Of Concept Fund Award, `Hardware acceleration of data processing in proteomics´, 01.11.07 to 01.05.08, Â£10,000
EPSRC, Q Zhong, A Zolotas, D Coca, K Li and S Evangelou. `New-ACE: A Network for New Academics in Control Engineering´, 01.10.07 to 30.09.10, Â£87,800
EPSRC, S A Billings, D Coca, `System Identification and Model validation for Spatio-Temporal Dynamical Systems´, 01.08.06 to 31.07.09, Â£292,797
EPSRC, S A Billings, Y Zheng, J Martingdale, D Coca and J E W Mayhew, `System Identification and Signal Processing for Neuro-Imaging data Analysis´, 02.01.06 to 01.01.09, Â£264,277
EPSRC Platform Grant, S A Billings, V Kadirkamanathan, Z Q Lang, D Coca, M Balikhin, `System Identification and Signal Processing for Complex Systems´, 03.01.05 to 02.01.10, Â£422,571
EPSRC, D Coca, ` Adaptive Control of Infinite Dimensional Systems using Reconfigurable Computers´, 15.11.04 to 14.11.07, Â£132,014
BBSRC, R. Beynon and D Coca, ` Application of Field Programmable Gate Arrays to Eliminate Bottlenecks in Near-instrument Proteomics´, 15.11.04 to 14.11.07, Â£230,130
Royal Society, D. Coca and V. Barbu, `Optimal Control and Stabilization of Parabolic-like Equations´, 01.11.04 to 15.11.04, Â£1,400