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Research project

Beam-shaping for laser-based additive and subtractive manufacturing technology

Staff

Lead researchers

Dr Ben Mills

Principal Research Fellow
Connect with Ben

Email: bm602@orc.soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Dr James A. Grant-Jacob

Senior Research Fellow-ORC advanced
Research interests
  • Photonics with artificial intelligence
  • Environmental sensing using light
  • Laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT)
Connect with James A.

Email: J.A.Grant-Jacob@soton.ac.uk

Research outputs

Predictive visualization of fiber laser cutting topography via deep learning with image inpainting
Alexander F. Courtier, Matthew Praeger, James A. Grant-Jacob, Christophe Codemard, Paul Harrison, Michalis Zervas & Ben Mills, 2023, Journal of Laser Applications, 35(3)
DOI: 10.2351/7.0000957
Type: article
The use of machine learning techniques for the optimisation of experimental laser machining processes.
2023
Type: thesis
Self-directed femtosecond laser machining of microscale patterns using deep learning
Benjamin Mills, Yunhui Xie, Matthew Praeger, James Grant-Jacob & R.W. Eason, 2023
Type: conference
Single-frame 3D lensless microscopic imaging via deep learning
James Grant-Jacob, Matthew Praeger, R.W. Eason & Benjamin Mills, 2022, Optics Express, 30(18), 32621-32632
DOI: 10.1364/OE.464678
Type: article
Lasers that Learn
Benjamin Mills & James Grant-Jacob, 2022
Type: conference
Motion control for laser machining via reinforcement learning
Yunhui Xie, Matthew Praeger, James Grant-Jacob, R.W. Eason & Benjamin Mills, 2022, Optics Express, 30(12), 20963-20979
DOI: 10.1364/OE.454793
Type: article
Autonomous and self-correcting laser subtractive patterning using reinforcement learning
Yunhui Xie, Matthew Praeger, James Grant-Jacob, R.W. Eason & Benjamin Mills, 2022
Type: conference