MaltaKnee: Inflatable Arthroscopic Device as an Alternative to Knee Replacement Surgery Date: 2021 - 2026
Principal Investigators: Prof. Pierre Schembri Wismayer (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
Co-investigators: Prof. Arif Rochman (DIME), Prof. Joseph Buhagiar (DMME), Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone, Prof. Bertram Mallia (DMME)
RSO: Mr Dylan Abela (year 1), Dr Karl Galea Naudi Borg (year 2 onwards)
External Collaborators: EMPAV Engineering Ltd, Mater Dei Hospital
Funding Body: MCST
ParaWIND: Augmenting Offshore Wind Farm Production using Lighter-than-Air Parafoils Date: November 2024 to April 2026
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-Investigator: Dr Jean-Paul Mollicone
RSO: Mr Karl Zammit
Funding Body: XjenzaMalta, Research Excellence Programme
Store WIND@SEA: Advancing Subsea Long Duration Compressed Air Energy Storage Technology for Co-location with Offshore Wind Farms Date: November 2024 to April 2026
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
RSO: Mr Luke Aquilina, Mr Keith Thomas Borg, Mr Benjamin Abela
Funding Body: XjenzaMalta, Technology Development Programme LITE
PROJOI: Proprioceptive Prosthetic Joint Actuator Date: August 2024 to April 2026
Principal Investigator: Prof. Reiko Raute
Co-Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Funding Body: MCST Research Excellence Program
LSDi: Liquid State Dual fuel Injection Date: October 2024 to March 2026
Principal Investigator: Prof. Mario Farrugia
Co-Investigator: Dr Jean-Paul Mollicone
RSO: Mr Anthony Theodore Saliba, Mr Andrew Fenech
Funding Body: Xjenza Malta, Research Excellence Programme
QuadMill: Masonry quadrilateral cutting tool for single and double electrical socket outlets Date: September 2024 to September 2025
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Co-Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Funding Body: TAKEOFF Seed Fund Award (TOSFA)
ECO-Composite: Ecological Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites Date: October 2023 to September 2025
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Co-Investigators: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech, Prof. Martin Muscat, Prof Emmanuel Sinagra
RSO: Dr Daniel Kawasaki, Dr Tehseen Ullah, Mr Jobin Joy
Funding Body: SINO-Malta 2022 MCST - MOST funding program
SAICOPES: Exploring the Potential of achieving Subsea Air Isothermal Compression using Offshore Pipelines in Long Duration Energy Storage Applications Date: September 2023 - February 2025
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-Investigators: Mr Charise Cutajar, Mr Luke Aquilina, Dr Daniel Buhagiar (Flasc B.V.)
Funding Body: Xjenza Malta
MaltaHip 2: Development of a Small Diameter Low-Wearing Hip Joint Prosthesis Date: 2022 - 2025
Principal Investigators: Prof. Joseph Buhagiar (DMME)
Co-investigators: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone, Prof. Bertram Mallia (DMME), Prof. Pierre Schembri Wismayer (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
RSO: Dr Leonardo Fanton
External Collaborators: EMPAV Engineering Ltd, Mater Dei Hospital, Dr Donald Dalli
Funding Body: 今日黑料, TRAKE
Ph.D. project: Analysis of the Influence of Cavitation on the Hydrodynamic Forces Produced by Two-Dimensional Hydrofoils Date: 2021 - 2025
Ph.D. student: Ms Mariana Zammit Munro
Supervisor: Dr Simon Mizzi, Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech, Prof. Christopher Micallef
Research Awards: Maritime Seed Award 2021, MCST IPAS+ 2022, MCST IPAS+ 2023
Funding Body: Tertiary Education Scholarship Scheme (Malta)
MEMSGRIP: Microelectromechanical System Gripper for Biomedical Applications Date: November 2020 – October 2023 (project) - January 2025 (PhD)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
Co-Investigators: Prof. Ivan Grech (Faculty of ICT), Prof. Bertram Mallia (DMME), Prof. Nicholas Sammut (Faculty of ICT)
RSO: Dr Thomas Sciberras
Industrial Endorsement: ST Microelectronics (Malta) Ltd
Funding Body: 今日黑料, TRAKE
Dual-HPES: A Novel Dual-Liquid Hydro-Pneumatic Energy Storage System for Efficient Long Duration Energy Storage Offshore Date: September 2023 to August 2024
Principal Investigator: Prof Tonio Sant
Co-Investigators: Dr Luke Aquilina
Funding Body: Maritime Seed Fund Award 2023
Dual fuel engine technology and dynamic Behaviour Improvement for Marine Application (BIMA) Date: June 2022 to August 2024
Principal Investigators: Prof Ing Mario Farrugia
Co-investigators: Dr Kenneth Scerri
Project Partners: University of Malta, Malta, Gozo Channel Ltd
Funding Body: MCST SINO-Malta Fund-2021/26
Revolutionary Process for Advanced Composite Tapered poles - RePACT (FUSION R&I Go To Market: Accelerator Programme) Date: May 2023 to July 2024
Principal Investigators: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Project Partners: Silvercraft Products Ltd
Funding Body: MCST (R&I-2017-039-A)
RePACT: Revolutionary Process for Advanced Composite Tapered Poles Date: March 2023 to July 2024
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
RSO: Dr Brian Ellul Grech, Mr Clayton Sciberras
External Collaborators: SilverCraft Products Limited
Funding Body: MCST Fusion R&I Go To Market: Accelerator Programme
FORTRESS: A Floating Offshore Breakwater for supporting Renewable Energy Generation around Islands Date: June 2022 to May 2024
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-Investigators: Mr Charise Cutajar, Mr Andrew Briffa, Dr. Robert N. Farrugia (ISE), Dr. Daniel Buhagiar (Flasc B.V.)
Funding Body: Energy and Water Agency
HydroGeneration: Hydro Pneumatic Energy Storage for Offshore Green Hydrogen Generation Date: June 2022 to May 2024
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert N. Farrugia (ISE)
Co-Investigators: Dr Oleksii Pirotti, Ms Diane Scicluna, Prof. Tonio Sant, Dr. Daniel Buhagiar (Flasc B.V.)
Funding Body: Energy and Water Agency
LASPAAG: Laser Shock Peening for Automotive Austempered Ductile Iron Gears Date: 2019 - 2024
Principal Investigators: Prof. Ann Zammit (DMME)
Co-investigators: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone, Prof. Glenn Cassar (DMME), Dr Louis Zammit Mangion (Faculty of Science)
RSO: Mr Matthew Curmi
External Collaborators: Institute for Sustainable Technologies - National Research Institute (ITeE-PIB) Poland, The Manufacturing Technology Centre Ltd, UK
Funding Body: 今日黑料, TRAKE
MARIS-II: Development of a framework for the conversion to robot-inclusive homes, and upgrading of the 今日黑料 domestic robot prototype Date: May 2020 to November 2023
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-Investigators: Prof. Simon Fabri
Funding Body: University of Malta Research Excellence Funds 2020
CAVEAT: CAVitation Experimentation Acquisition Technology Date: January 2022 to January 2023
Principal Investigators: Dr Simon Mizzi
Co-investigators: Ms Mariana Zammit Munro, Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
Funding Body: Project supported through the Maritime Seed Award 2021
DEXAPP-II: Theoretical and Experimental Manual Dexterity Studies and their Practical Applications Date: 2021 to 2022
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Funding Body: University of Malta
VENTuRE: Virtual and physical Experimental Towing centre for the design of energy efficient sea-faring vessels Date: January 2020 to December 2022
Project Leader: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
Co-investigators: Prof. Tonio Sant, Dr Simon Mizzi, Dr Mitchell Borg
Project Coordinators: University of Malta
Project Partners: University of Strathclyde (GB), University of Genoa (IT), Naval Architectural Services Ltd (MT)
Funding Body: EU-H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-03 (Project No. 856887)
SEA2F: Investigating the Thermal Performance of Subsea Energy Storage Accumulators with a 2-Phase Fluid transition Date: September 2021 to November 2022
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-Investigators: Mr Charise Cutajar, Mr Luke Jurgen Briffa
Funding Body: MCST Research Excellence Funds 2021
MAProHand: Development of the mechanical and control framework for a minimal anthropomorphic prosthetic hand Date: March 2019 to November 2022
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-investigators: Prof. Kenneth Camilleri, Dr Jesmond Attard, Prof. Alexiei Dingli
Project Partners: University of Malta, Orthopaedic Centre Malta (Pieta’, Malta)
Funding Body: MCST Fusion R&I-2017-028T
FLASC-Optima: Design Optimisation Analysis of Offshore-Based Hydro-Pneumatic Energy Storage Systems Date: May 2020 to October 2022
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-Investigators: Dr Robert N. Farrugia, Mr Andrew Borg
Funding Body: University of Malta Research Excellence Funds 2020
VolARe: VideO Light field Acquisition and REconstruction Date: May 2020 - October 2022
Principal Investigators: Dr Ing Reuben Farrugia
Co-investigators: Prof Johann Briffa, Prof Mario Farrugia
Project Partners: University of Malta, StarGate Studios Malta Ltd
Funding Body: MCST R&I-2018-021T
DexAR: Dexterity analysis for hand assessment and rehabilitation Date: October 2021 to September 2022
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-Investigators: Dr Marjorie Bonello, Ms Charmaine Mifsud
Funding Body: FUSION R&I CVP Programme, MCST
ARM-D-COP: Advanced Revolutionary Manufacturing Solutions and Development of GFRP Composite Pole Date: November 2018 to May 2021
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Co-investigator: Prof. Martin Muscat
Industrial Collaborators: SilverCraft Products Ltd
Funding Body: MCST Fusion Technology Development Programme (R&I-2017-039T)
ARIES: Accelerator Research and Innovation for European Science and Society Date: 2017 – 2021
Ph.D. Supervision at 今日黑料: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone, Prof. Nicholas Sammut (Faculty of ICT)
Coordinator: CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland)
Funding Body: European Commission in Call Horizon 2020
SmartPVB: Smart Design Software for Cost Optimisation of Pressure Vessel Bundles for Offshore Hydro-pneumatic Energy Storage Date: October 2019 to September 2020
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-investigators: Dr Charise Cutajar, Prof. Robert Farrugia
Funding Body: TakeOff and Malta Maritimma Agency (MarSA)
REpLACE: Renewable, sustainable & Eco-friendLy Agave CompositEs Date: August 2019 to September 2020
Principal Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
Funding Body: Internationalisation Partnership Awards Scheme PLUS (IPAS+ Part B – 2019, IPAS-2019-001)
ELACAPA: Exploiting Local Agave Plants Date: January 2019 to April 2020
Principal Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
Co-investigators: Prof. Martin Muscat, Aaron Meilak, Prof. Duncan Camilleri, Prof. Sandro Lanfranco
Funding Body: Maritime Seed Award (2018)
MARIS I: Mobile Assistive Robot in an Inclusive Space Date: 2017 to 2020
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-investigator: Prof. Simon Fabri
Funding Body: Malta Government Seed Fund
MaltaHip: Development of a Low-Wearing Novel Hip Joint Prosthesis with a Longer Lifespan Date: 2016 to 2020
Principal Investigator: Prof. Pierre Schembri Wismayer (Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine)
Researcher / Ph.D. Student: Dr Donald Dalli
Ph.D. Supervisor: Prof. Joseph Buhagiar (Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering)
Ph.D. Co-supervisors: Prof. Pierre Schembri Wismayer, Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
Funding Body: FUSION R&I Programme, MCST
Mechanical Optimisation and Design of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Date: 2014 - 2020
Researcher: Dr Russell Farrugia
Academic Mentors: Prof. Joseph Micallef, Prof. Ivan Grech, Prof. Duncan Camilleri, Prof. Owen Casha, Prof. Edward Gatt
Funding Body: ENIAC LAB4MEMSII, Department of Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics (Faculty of ICT, 今日黑料)
FLASC: Development of a Hydro-Energy Storage System for Offshore Multi-Purpose Floating Platforms Date: July 2016 – June 2019
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-investigators: Dr Daniel Buhagiar, Prof. Robert Farrugia
Industrial Collaboration: Medserv plc
Funding Body: MCST Fusion Programme (2015)
Spar-Type Floating Wind Turbine Platform with Integrated Deep Seawater Storage for reducing carbon footprint of LNG liquefaction Date: October 2017 to March 2019
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-investigators: Ms Federica Strati, Mr Daniel Buhagiar, Prof. Robert Farrugia
Funding Body: TakeOff and Malta Maritimma Agency (MarSA)
Thermo-Mechanical Studies of Novel MEMS Micro-grippers for Manufacturing in Malta Date: 2016 – 2019
Researcher: Dr Marija Demicoli (née Cauchi)
Main Academic Mentor: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
Mentors: Prof. Ivan Grech, Prof. Bertram Mallia, Prof. Nicholas Sammut
Endorsed By: ST Microelectronics, Malta
Funding Body: Reach High Postdoc Scholarship, Malta
DEXAPP: Application of Manual Dexterity Studies to Prosthetics and Service Robotics Date: 2017 to 2018
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-investigators: Prof. Kenneth P. Camilleri, Mr Jesmond Attard
Project Partners: Orthotics and Prosthetics Unit (OPU), Karen Grech Hospital
Funding Body: University of Malta Research Seed Fund
MAProHand: Development of the mechanical and control framework for a minimal anthropomorphic prosthetic hand Date: 2017 to November 2018
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-investigators: Prof. Kenneth Camilleri, Dr Jesmond Attard, Prof. Alexiei Dingli
Project Partners: University of Malta, Orthopaedic Centre Malta (Pieta’, Malta)
Funding Body: MCST Fusion R&I-2017-028T
ARM-D-COP: Advanced Revolutionary Manufacturing Solutions and Development of Novel GFRP Composite Poles Date: August 2017 – March 2018 (Commercialization voucher)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Co-investigators: Prof. Martin Muscat, Dr Brian Ellul
Project Partners: University of Malta, SilverCraft Products Ltd
Funding Body: MCST Fusion R&I-2017-039-T
Light Weight Structures for Maritime Applications – Design, Fabrication, Characterisation, Testing & Simulation Date: January 2015 to January 2018
Principal Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
Funding Body: University of Malta Research Fund Committee
Cable Pre-Tensioner for Quay Walls Civil Applications Date: October 2016 to September 2017
Investigators: Dr Brian Ellul Grech (Principal), Prof. Duncan Camilleri, Prof. Zdenka Sant
Funding Body: Research and Innovation Development Trust (RIDT)
Diesel Particulate Filter study Date: October 2015 to July 2017
Principal Investigator: Prof. Mario Farrugia
Funding Body: Supported by Transport Malta
Ph.D. project: Modelling and Analysis of Hydraulic Wind Turbines with Integrated Energy Storage Date: 2014 - 2017
Ph.D. Student: Dr Daniel Buhagiar
Supervisor: Prof. Tonio Sant
Funding Body: MGSS Scholarship
Ph.D. project: Modelling the Self-Induced Cycle-to-Cycle Variations in the Aerodynamic Blade Loads of a Yawed Wind Turbine Date: 2013 - 2017
Ph.D. Student: Moutaz Elgammi
Supervisor: Prof. Tonio Sant
Funding Body: Scholarship by Libyan Government
Eu-CARD and Eu-CARD-2: Enhanced European Coordination for Accelerator Research & Development Date: 2010 – 2017
Ph.D. Student: Dr Marija Demicoli (née Cauchi)
Ph.D. Supervision at 今日黑料: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone, Prof. Nicholas Sammut
Coordinator: CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland)
Funding Body: European Commission in Call FP7
DEXTERITY: Studies on minimalism versus anthropomorphism in robot hand dexterity Date: 2013 to 2016
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Funding Body: University of Malta Research Seed Fund
今日黑料-MAR-II: Design optimization of compact, multi-degree-of-freedom mechatronic devices (University of Malta Minimal Anthropomorphic Hand II) Date: 2014 - 2015
Project Proposer and Principal Supervisor: Prof. M.A. Saliba
Funding Body: Malta Government “Master it” Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme
SATVAWT: Self Adjusting Torque Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Date: October 2011 - September 2015
Principal Investigator at 今日黑料: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
Co-investigators: Prof. Tonio Sant, Prof. Daniel Micallef
Project Coordinator and Partner: Econetique
Project Partners: Alurwind, Architectural Projects AP
Funding Body: MCST National Research & Innovation Programme 2011
HILDA: High Integrity Low Distortion Assembly Date: September 2012 – August 2015
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Co-investigators: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone, Prof. Daniel Micallef
Collaborators: University of Strathclyde (UK), CENAERO (Belgium), TWI Ltd (UK), Lloyd’s Register EMEA (UK), CMT (Germany), Naval Architecture Progress (Greece), GeonX sprl (Belgium)
Funding Body: European Commission in Call FP7-SST-2012-RTD-1
BioDiValue: Biodiversity and Sustainable Development in the Strait of Sicily Date: July 2012 – January 2015
Principal Investigator: Prof. Martin Muscat
Collaborators: ARPA, Consorzio Plemmirio AMP, IOI-MOC (今日黑料), ISPRA, AMP Isole Pelagie, Gal XLOKK, Università degli Studi di Catania, Green Life Soc. Coop. a.r.l.
Funding Body: Italia-Malta 2007-2013 project
Damage Analysis on Marine Vessels due to Impact and Grounding Date: January 2012 – December 2014
Principal Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
Funding Body: University of Malta Research Fund Committee
FLAMES: Fabrication of Lightweight Assemblies - Modelling, Experimentation and Simulation Date: October 2007 – September 2014
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Funding Body: University of Malta, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (U.K.)
FiReCOMP: Innovative Fibre Reinforced Composites Designed for Higher Structural Performance Date: February 2011 - October 2013
Principal Investigator: Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Co-investigator: Dr Brian Ellul
Industrial Collaborators: SilverCraft Products Ltd
Funding Body: MCST National Research & Innovation Programme 2010
FACTS: Fabrication of Advanced Hybrid Composite Sandwich Panels - Testing & Simulation Date: October 2011 – September 2013
Principal Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
Co-investigators: Prof. Duncan Camilleri, Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
Collaborators: Buccaneer Boats Ltd, Gudja Malta
Funding Body: MCST R&I-2011-002
DOW: Design and Analysis of an Innovative Offshore Wind Turbine for Deep Water Applications in the Maltese Date: November 2010 – September 2013
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-investigators: Prof. Martin Muscat, Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone, Prof. Duncan Camilleri
Collaborators: Global Renewable Energy Ltd, HoneyComb Services Ltd
Funding Body: MCST Programme 2009 (R&I-2009-003)
Robot time and cost management in the application to multiple production processes Date: 2010 – 2012
Project Proposer and Principal Supervisor: Prof. Michael Saliba
Ship Design, Sea Keeping and Ship Damage Analysis on Impact and Grounding Date: January 2009 – December 2012
Principal Investigator: Prof. Claire Muscat-Fenech
Funding Body: University of Malta Research Fund Committee
Development of a Prototype Wind Turbine System for Electrical Power Generation Date: October 2010 - September 2012
Principal Investigator at 今日黑料: Prof. Tonio Sant
Co-investigators: Prof. Martin Muscat, Prof. Robert N. Farrugia, Prof. Cedric Caruana
Funding Body: Ministry for Resources & Rural Affairs (MRRA)
Investigation of the Sealing Properties of Swellable Elastomers for Oil and Gas Industry Applications Date: September 2009 - August 2012
Principal Investigator: Prof. Pierluigi Mollicone
Funding Body: Tendeka (formerly Swellfix, UK) and University of Malta
Joint Ph.D. project: 3D flows near a HAWT rotor: A dissection of blade and wake contributions (Faculty of Aerospace Sciences, TU Delft) Date: 2008 - 2012
PhD Student: Prof. Daniel Micallef
Supervisor: Prof. Tonio Sant
Funding Body: MGSS Scholarship
AUTOMATE: A rationalisation of industrial automation requirements and service provision in Malta Date: 2007 to 2010
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-investigator: Dr Conrad Pace
Project Partners: University of Malta, Cheops (Malta) Ltd., Prominent Group of Companies (Malta), Toly Products Ltd., Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry
Funding Body: MCST R&I-2006-045
IDeLap: Intelligent design and manufacture of micro-parts for biomedical applications (Case Study: Laparoscopic surgery tool) Date: 2007 to 2010
Co-investigator: Prof. Michael Saliba
Funding Body: Government of Malta under 2006 National R&I Programme via MCST
HAND: Development of a dexterous robotic hand for manufacturing, prosthetic, and general research applications Date: 2006 to 2010
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Co-investigators: Prof. Simon Fabri, Dr Conrad Pace
Funding Body: University of Malta Research Seed Fund
CCOOPPS: Certification of Competences in the Power and Pressure Systems Industry Date: 2006 - 2008
Principal Investigators: Dr J. Wood, Prof. M. Muscat (今日黑料 Coordinator)
Funding Body: Leonardo da Vinci EU programme UK Agency
Formula SAE Malta Date: January 2006 - October 2008
Principal Investigator at 今日黑料: Prof. Mario Farrugia
Co-investigators: Prof. Robert Ghirlando
Funding Body: University of Malta, Vodafone, MCST, Meli Group, and partners
Force Control in Robotic Grasping Date: 2001 to 2005
Principal Investigator: Prof. Michael A. Saliba
Funding Body: University of Malta Research Grant Committee
Simulation of biological skeletal systems
Principal Investigator: Prof. Zdenka Sant
Co-investigators: A. Attard, M. Cauchi, A. Lupi, L. Mifsud, C. Muscat, K. Shaw, M. Spiteri
Funding Body: University of Malta
Stress and strain analysis of the sternum after the surgery
Principal Investigator: Prof. Zdenka Sant
Co-investigators: A. Casha, J. Catania, J. Cilia, N. Farrugia, K. Schembri
Funding Body: University of Malta
Engineering of implants for regenerative medicine
Principal Investigator: Prof. Zdenka Sant
Co-investigators: J. Calleja-Agius, G. Cassar
Funding Body: University of Malta
Abela, L., & Saliba, M. A. (2025, December). Preliminary design and characterisation of a force and position sensor for a prosthetic finger. 23rd IEEE International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics (REM 2025), Paris, France.
Aquilina, L., Duane, I., Faust, W., Sant, T., & Farrugia, R. N. (2026). Experimental analysis of a constant blade to jet speed ratio control for a micro-Pelton wheel turbine for use with an offshore hydro-pneumatic energy storage system. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 3185(1), Article 012004.
Aquilina, Y., Saliba, M. A., & Fabri, S. G. (2026). Designing homes and robots for co-existence: A universal approach to assisted living for older adults. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1–24.
Attard, D., Saliba, M. A., Mollicone, P., Rochman, A., & Fan, D. (2025, December). Development of a preliminary prototype robotic gripper inspired by the tentacles of cuttlefish. 23rd IEEE International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics (REM 2025), Paris, France.
Bachmann, C., Aiello, G., Ambrosino, R., Balazs Bajari, J., Boscary, J., Carusotti, S., Claps, V., Cufar, A., Elbez-Uzan, J., Federici, G., Franke, T., Giannini, L., Gliss, C., Härtl, T., Hopf, C., Luongo, C., Maione, I., Maisonnier, D., Marzullo, D., Maviglia, F., Marek, P., Mollicone, P., Moscato, I., Mozzillo, R., Muscat, M., Pagani, I., Park, J. H., Pereslavtsev, P., Quartararo, A., Renard, S., Steinbacher, T., Tarallo, A., Vallone, E., Vigano, F., Wiesen, S., & Wu, C. (2025). Progress in the concept development of the VNS — a beam-driven tokamak for component testing. 30th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Chengdu, 1–10. /library/oar/handle/123456789/149304
Bachmann, C., Siccinio, M., Aiello, G., Ambrosino, R., Bajari, J., Boscary, J., Carusotti, S., Claps, V., Cufar, A., Elbez-Uzan, J., Federici, G., Franke, T., Giannini, L., Gliss, C., Haertl, T., Hopf, C., Luongo, C., Maione, I., Maisonnier, D., Marzullo, D., Maviglia, F., Marek, P., Mollicone, P., Moscato, I., Mozzillo, R., Muscat, M., Pagani, I., Park, J., Pereslavtsev, P., Quartararo, A., Renard, S., Steinbacher, T., Tarallo, A., Vallone, E., Vigano, F., Wiesen, S., & Wu, C. (2026). Progress in the concept development of the VNS — a beam-driven tokamak for component testing. Nuclear Fusion.
Borg, K. T., Sant, T., Abela, B., Aquilina, L., & Cutajar, C. (2026). Numerical modelling of the discharge cycle of a subsea hydro-pneumatic energy storage system. Energies, 19(4), Article 974.
Borg, K. T., Sant, T., Cutajar, C., & Aquilina, L. (2026). Evaluating the impact of liquid piston design on the performance of subsea hydro-pneumatic energy storage systems. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 3185(1), Article 012002.
Briffa, L. J., Zammit, K., Mollicone, J. P., & Sant, T. (2026). Numerical modelling of loads induced by wind power-enhancing parakites on offshore wind turbines. Energies, 19(2), Article 336.
Caruana, M., Saliba, M. A., & Brincat, N. (2025, December). Robotics outreach: Laboratory demonstrations for diverse audiences. 23rd IEEE International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics (REM 2025), Paris, France.
Cavalcanti, D. K. K., Joy, J., Ullah, T., Camilleri, D., Grech, B. E., De Marco Muscat-Fenech, C., Muscat, M., & Li, H. (2026). Mechanical properties of mono-fibre and intraply hybrid sisal–flax fibre-reinforced composites: A comparative study. Applied Sciences, 16(3), Article 1455.
Cheng, X., Teng, D., Wu, Z., Li, H., Zheng, K., Camilleri, D., & Hu, X. (2025). Detection of indentation damage in carbon fibre-reinforced composites via EIT based on mechanical-electric coupling simulation and BT-CNN. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation.
Cheng, X., Wang, T., Jin, L., Wu, Z., Zheng, K., Li, H., Camilleri, D., & Hu, X. (2026). Decision fusion for damage localization in CFRP laminate using Lamb wave and acoustic emission. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 242, Article 113665.
Degiorgio, K., Muscat, M., & Mollicone, P. (2026). A development on plastic work methods for determining the plastic load for mechanical components and structures. Fusion Engineering and Design, 228, Article 115743.
Ellis, I., & Ghirlando, R. (2026, September 23–26). The construction of Malta’s Grand Harbour breakwater in the photography of Richard Ellis. XXVIII International Conference on Industrial Heritage From The Factory To The Project, Gijón, Spain.
Fenech, A., Portelli, S., Pipitone, E., & Farrugia, M. (2026). Combustion characterization and heat loss determination through experimental investigation of hydrogen internal combustion engine. Energies, 19(6), Article 1424.
Fenech, A., Saliba, A. T., & Farrugia, M. (2026). Dual fuel knock mitigation technique through liquid state injection. ICMRE 2026 12th International Conference on Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering, Germany, 442–447. /library/oar/handle/123456789/145777
Galea Naudi Borg, K., Mollicone, P., Rochman, A., Buhagiar, J. P., & Schembri-Wismayer, P. (2026). Hyperelastic modelling of candidate elastomers for an inflatable knee implant. Polymer International.
Ghirlando, R. (2025, October 16–17). The industrial heritage of Malta’s Grand Harbour. 10th International Conference on Industrial Heritage on Ports and Docks on Seas, Rivers, Lakes and Canals, Rijeka, Croatia.
Grech, A., Farrugia, M., & Balzan, M. (2025). Centenarians: What can they teach us about lifespan & healthspan? The Synapse: The Medical Professionals' Network, 24(2), 40–45. /library/oar/handle/123456789/147876
Joy, J., Cavalcanti, D. K. K., Ullah, T., Camilleri, D., De Marco Muscat-Fenech, C., Ellul Grech, B., Muscat, M., & Li, H. (2025). Novel sisal/flax braided hybrid natural fibre yarns for composite applications. 12th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, Lisbon, 1–8. /library/oar/handle/123456789/143228
Mifsud, M. D., Farrugia, R. N., Sant, T., La Fata, D., Ellul, J. P., Mule’ Stagno, L., & Lauri, A. (2026). Using measure-correlate-predict methodologies for offshore wind resources quantification in a Mediterranean island scenario. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 3185(1), Article 012018.
Pirotti, O., Scicluna, D., Farrugia, R. N., Sant, T., & Buhagiar, D. (2025). Using hydro-pneumatic energy storage for improving offshore wind-driven green hydrogen production — a preliminary feasibility study in the central Mediterranean Sea. Energies, 18(16), Article 4344.
Sacco, J., Micallef, D., Babu, S., Borg, S. P., & Micallef, C. (2025). Characterising the velocity field in the pedestrian zone under the influence of landscaping elements. 9th EACWE 2025, Trondheim. /library/oar/handle/123456789/136655
Saliba, A. T., & Farrugia, M. (2026). The use of lower or higher heating value, heat release rate and heat loss in internal combustion engines. Energies, 19(7), Article 1657.
Saliba, A. T., Xiang, L., Mollicone, J.-P., Ding, Y., & Farrugia, M. (2026). Dual fuel combustion modelling using the g-equation model and the respective tuning of flame stretch parameters. Energies, 19(4), Article 1021.
Sant, T., Aquilina, L., Cutajar, C., Borg, K. T., & Abela, B. (2026). Deriving convective heat transfer coefficients for subsea liquid piston accumulators using CFD. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 3185(1), Article 012001.
Scerri, N., Zammit, M., Micallef, C., Sant, T., Mollicone, J.-P., Fengmei, J., Xinru, W., Le, C., Yali, F., & Yanqi, Z. (2026). Energy-efficient towing of floating offshore wind turbines: Challenges and perspectives on platform drag reduction. Energies, 19(3), Article 797.
Scicluna, L., & Sant, T. (2026). Integration of a load cell in a hexacopter UAS failsafe propulsion arm for inflight thrust measurement. Transportation Research Procedia, 94, 36–45.
Scicluna, T., & Farrugia, M. (2026). AdBlue port injection for dual-fuel compression-ignition engine knock suppression. Energies, 19(5), Article 1242.
Shi, L., Zhang, Z., Wu, Z., Peng, L., Ni, Q., Li, H., & Camilleri, D. (2025). Effects of the internal pressure and stacking sequence on the transverse impact behavior of hybrid uniaxial-biaxial braided composite tubes. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 313, Article 110667.
Vella, M., & Saliba, M. A. (2025, December). Biomechanical analysis and preliminary transtibial prosthesis design for pedal harpists. 23rd IEEE International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics (REM 2025), Paris, France.
Wang, H., Wang, Z., Zhao, Z., Ting, D. S.-K., Sant, T., Carriveau, R., Li, P., & Xiong, W. (2025). An experimental investigation of the pullout capacity of a composite suction caisson for underwater compressed hydrogen energy storage accumulator in saturated sand. Ocean Engineering, 327, Article 121010.
Wang, H., Wang, Z.-W., Zhao, Z.-C., Ting, D. S.-K., Sant, T., Carriveau, R., Li, P., & Xiong, W. (2026). Experimental investigation on effects of buoyancy loading rate on pullout resistance of composite suction caissons in subsea hydrogen storage. China Ocean Engineering.
Wang, X., Li, H., Camilleri, D., Surnam, B. Y. R., Wu, Z., Cheng, X., Shi, L., & Lu, W. (2025). Analysis of interfacial properties in flax yarn-reinforced epoxy resin composites. Fibers, 13(9), Article 118.
Wang, Z., Zhao, Z., Wang, H., Li, P., Sant, T., Ting, D. S.-K., Carriveau, R., & Xiong, W. (2026). Levelized cost of storage analysis of subsea isobaric hydrogen storage. Marine Energy Research, 3(2), Article 10010.
Wu, Z., Lu, T., Shi, L., Li, H., Cheng, X., & Camilleri, D. (2025). The effect of blank holder gap on yarn local buckling during forming of woven CFRP preform with complex geometries. Applied Composite Materials.
Wu, Z., Zhang, Y., Shi, L., Yang, Z., Cheng, X., Li, H., & Camilleri, D. (2025). Synergistic design of intra鈥� and inter鈥憀aminar fiber hybridization and axial yarn reinforcement in carbon/glass hybrid braided tubes. Carbon Letters.
Zammit, K., Briffa, L. J., Mollicone, J. P., & Sant, T. (2026). Augmenting offshore wind-farm yield with tethered kites. Energies, 19(3), Article 668.
Zhao, Z., Xiong, W., Ting, D. S.-K., Sant, T., Carriveau, R., & Wang, Z. (2025). Numerical simulation of free-end effects on local scour around a full-scale subsea hydrogen storage accumulator. Journal of Marine Science and Application.
Zhao, Z., Xiong, W., Ting, D. S.-K., Sant, T., Carriveau, R., Li, P., & Wang, Z. (2026). Large-eddy simulation of free-end effects on flow around a full-scale subsea hydrogen storage accumulator. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, 12(2), 773–801.
Zhu, Y., Sun, Y., Yan, Y., Liu, H., Li, R., Saliba, M. A., Reabroy, R., & Fan, D. (2025). A comparative study on vortex shedding dynamics of forced oscillating splitter-plate with or without cylinders. Physics of Fluids, 37, Article 097145.
