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Dritan Kaleshi is a Senior Lecturer in Communication Networks (2007, Lecturer 2002, Research Fellow 2000) with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol. He has worked for the past 15 years in the area of distributed systems and algorithms with self-organising adaptive behaviour, including distributed control applications in the home, secure content distribution, advanced routing and cooperative relaying in wireless networks, and network modelling. Current interests lie in communication protocols and distributed systems for management of the energy supply and usage (ICT for Energy), supported through projects that include TSB CLEVER (Smart Metering ICT infrastructure modelling, with BT, EDF Energy and PassivSystems, 2008-11) and EPSRC SUPERGEN HubNet (with Imperial College and the Universities of Strathclyde, Manchester, Southampton, Nottingham, Warwick and Cardiff, 2011-2016).
In the past he has participated in several large projects supported by EPSRC, DTI LINK programme, and EU programmes. In particular, EU FP4 project ETHOS (1996-1999), in partnership with UK, France, Italy and Denmark utility companies, electronic and appliance industry, focused on solutions for energy management and home networking systems. Bristol led a cross-disciplinary European team that in 1999 specified probably the first pan-European interoperable domestic “smart” electric metering and energy management system, which adapted to different electricity supply operation and user requirements across Europe, and was successfully trialled in 700 homes in Italy, Denmark, France and the UK. He has led the work in the area of routing and relaying algorithms for wireless communication systems in the OSIRIS project (£2.6M). He is a BSI-recognised expert attached to the ISO/IEC JTC1 SC25 Home and Building Electronic Systems, and has participated in various groups and committees (EU Joint Working Group on Smart Grids, the ISO/IEC JTC1 SWG on Smart Grids, and CENELEC TC205). Dritan received his PhD in Electronic Engineering (University of Bristol, 2005) on networking solutions for loosely coupled distributed control systems, and a First Class MEng (Dipl.Ing. with Excellence) degree in Electronic Engineering (Polytechnic University of Tirana, 1991).
View Dr Dritan Kaleshi's publications
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| EPSRC (2011-2016) |
HubNe - Research Leadership and Networking for Energy Networks
The activities of the members of this project will focus on five areas that have been identified as key to the development of future energy networks, ranging from the Smart Grid design to interaction between multiple energy vectors. Bristol's research focus is on the design of smart grids, in particular the application of communication technologies to the operation of electricity networks and the harnessing of the demand-side for the control and optimisation of the power system. |
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Technology Strategy Board
(2008-2011) |
CLEVER - Closing the Loop for Everybody's Energy Resources (www.cleveronline.org)
Developing tools for large scale evaluation of closed-loop distributed domestic energy supply systems for the UK smart metering rollout. |
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EPSRC
(2004-2006) |
VIGELANT
Co-investigator, looking at interactions between wireless media protocols (PHY and MAC) and networking routing protocols and algorithms; devise mechanisms for optimising overall performance of ad-hoc communication systems under topology/location constraints. |
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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
(2003-2006) |
OSIRIS
Co-investigator, leading work on protocols for self-organising in wireless networking systems, including adaptive routing and cooperative relaying protocols |
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OFCOM Spectrum Efficincy Schema
(2003-2004) |
Studying MIMO impact on wireless networking system performance (N-SAP). |
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Industry
(2001-2002) |
Integrating Bluetooth service discovery with existing home electronic system specifications over IP networks. |
