Technical Presentation
University Final Year Project Presentations
Electrical & ICT Graduates
Date: Thursday 12th February 2026
Time: 6.30pm Complimentary refreshments will be served at 6.00pm
Location: The Embassy Hotel, Valletta
Development and Characterisation of a Blood Perfusion System - Conrad Nicholas
Microwave ablation utilises a microwave antenna to heat and destroy cells through dielectric hysteresis, and is primarily used as a treatment for tumours. Most studies on this procedure have been carried out on ex vivo porcine livers. However, challenges arise when considering the effects of in vivo conditions such as blood perfusion on antenna performance. This work aims to address this gap in research by developing and characterising an automated blood perfusion system capable of simulating in vivo physiological conditions on ex vivo porcine livers. The final system made use of two peristaltic pumps, heaters and a variety of sensors to maintain parameters such as pressure, flow rate and perfusate temperature within physiological ranges. The final system successfully perfused multiple ex vivo porcine livers and was subsequently used to test microwave ablation equipment, producing significantly different results between ablations on perfused and non-perfused tissue.
Towards a Secure Urban Traffic Network – Galea Luca
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) often struggle with centralized control and single points of failure, making them inefficient and unreliable. Blockchain technology offers a solution by decentralizing control, securing data immutably, and supporting transparent, distributed decision-making. This dissertation presents a decentralized traffic management system integrating blockchain with the Aimsun Next 23 traffic simulator via Python Application Program Interfaces (API). The system connects to a locally hosted Ethereum blockchain using Ganache, enabling real-time communication between the simulation and the blockchain. Three smart contracts were developed: one for logging vehicle counts, one for managing traffic light logic based on live data, and another for prioritizing emergency vehicles. This ensures tamper-proof data logging, distributed control, and dynamic traffic management. The system also handles simulated emergencies, such as lane closures, without relying on centralized oversight. Four simulations validated the system’s effectiveness, highlighting benefits like transparency and resilience.
Smart Green House – Gatt James John
The agricultural sector faces numerous challenges on a daily basis. This consists of resource management, environmental concerns, and the need for greater efficiency. Traditional farming methods lack real‐time monitoring and precision, leading to suboptimal resource usage and reduced yields. By leveraging Internet of Things (IoT) technology, this project aims to develop a smart greenhouse system capable of monitoring and automating environmental parameters to address these challenges effectively in a greenhouse environment. The proposed system utilises off‐the‐shelf IoT technology to continuously monitor, automate, and sense key environmental parameters both in air and soil. These parameters consist of temperature, humidity, CO₂ concentration in air, light intensity, plus soil acidity, chemical levels, and moisture. This integration of advanced sensors and actuators with a microcontroller device enables real‐time adjustments to optimiseplant growth while minimising resource consumption and environmental impact. This project further explores IoT‐based system design, focusing on hardware integration, sensor interfacing, internet connectivity, and power management. In order to display this data to the user, a web‐based interface is developed to provide users with real‐time monitoring and control, ensuring usability and accessibility. This implementation will be evaluated in a real‐world greenhouse environment to validate its performance and practical applicability.
Design of an Accumulator Management System for and FSAE Vehicle – Vella Borg Jacques
A prototype Accumulator Management System (AMS) has been developed to replace the vehicle’s present system, which uses an off-the-shelf centralised Battery Management System (BMS) and temperature-monitoring boards. This setup requires extensive power and signal cabling, resulting in complex assembly. Additionally, the temperature monitoring boards are not easily accessible and require disassembly of the accumulator to update their firmware. The new design presented in this project uses a semi-distributed architecture: slave Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) within each accumulator segment monitor cell voltages and temperatures, communicating via isoSPI with a central master PCB. This topology significantly reduces cabling requirements, simplifies assembly and facilitates firmware updates as no disassembly would be required.
The AMS developed in this project demonstrated ±2 mV cell-voltage accuracy and reliably detected over-temperature events at 60°C. The prototype meets FSUK AMS requirements and establishes a foundation for a full-scale implementation.
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