Dr Luke Seed

BEng, PhD, CENG, MIET, MIEEE

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Honorary Senior Lecturer

Semiconductor Materials and Devices Research Group

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Dr Luke Seed
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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I studied for my BEng degree (1983) and PhD (1989) in Electronic Engineering in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield.

I joined the academic staff in the same department in 1986, becoming a senior lecturer in 1997. Over the years, my research has ranged from image processing, through computer vision, to low-power VLSI and 3D packaging technologies.

My work, since 2002 has been focussed on using numerically-generated holograms within photolithographic processes for applications such as electronic packaging and non-planar antennas.

I have been the Departmental Director of Learning and Teaching since 2012 and Deputy Head of Department since 2014.

Qualifications
  • BEng (Electronic Engineering), University of Sheffield 1983
  • PhD, University of Sheffield 1989
  • CENG, MIET, MIEEE
Research interests
  • VLSI and system design
  • 3-dimensional system packaging
  • Holographic lithography
Publications

Journal articles

  • Zhao Y, Deng T, Gavin B, Ball EA & Seed L (2024) . IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society, 1-8.
  • Chaver D, Harris SL, Piñuel L, Kindgren O, Kravitz R, Gómez JI, Castro F, Olcoz K, Villalba J, Grinshpun A , Gabbay F et al (2024) Teaching Experiences using the RVfpga Package.. CoRR, abs/2411.14954.
  • Zhao Y, Gavin WCJ, Deng T, Ball EA & Seed L (2023) . IEEE Access, 11, 120955-120962.
  • Mufti S, Smith C, Tennant A & Seed N (2017) . Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal (ASTES), 2(6), 70-75.
  • McWilliam R, Williams GL, Cowling JJ, Seed NL & Purvis A (2016) . Applied Optics, 55(7), 1701-1701.
  • McWilliam R, Williams GL, Cowling JJ, Seed NL & Purvis A (2016) . Applied Optics, 55(7), 1703-1703.
  • Toriz-Gracia JJ, Cowling JJ, Williams GL, Bai Q, Seed NL, Tennant A, McWilliam R, Purvis A, Soulard FB & Ivey PA (2013) . J MICROMECH MICROENG, 23, 1-5.
  • Mubashir M, Shao L & Seed L (2012) . Neurocomputing.
  • Cowling JJ, Williams GL, Purvis A, McWilliam R, Toriz-Garcia JJ, Seed NL, Soulard FB & Ivey PA (2011) . Opt Lett, 36(13), 2495-2497.
  • Toriz-Garcia JJ, Williams GL, McWilliam R, Seed NL, Purvis A, Soulard FB, Cowling JJ & Ivey PA (2011) . J MICROMECH MICROENG, 21(8).
  • Toriz-Garcia JJ, Williams GL, McWilliam R, Curry R, Seed NL, Purvis A & Ivey PA (2010) . J MICROMECH MICROENG, 20(1).
  • Purvis A, McWilliam R, Johnson S, Seed NL, Williams GL, Maiden A & Ivey PA (2007) . J MICRO-NANOLITH MEM, 6(4).
  • Bogdanov K, Holcombe M, Ipate F, Seed L & Vanak S (2006) . FORM ASP COMPUT, 18(1), 3-30.
  • Maiden A, McWilliam R, Purvis A, Johnson S, Williams GL, Seed NL & Ivey PA (2005) . Opt Lett, 30(11), 1300-1302.
  • Williams G, Seed L, Purvis A, Maiden A, McWilliam R & Ivey P (2005) . Circuit World, 31(2), 10-14.
  • Aquino-Santos R, Edwards A, Edwards RM & Seed NL (2005) . International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, 1(2), 80-91.
  • Williams GL, Wallhead I, Sarojiniamma V, Ivey PA & Seed NL (2004) . SENSOR ACTUAT A-PHYS, 112(2-3), 360-367.
  • Crossley S, Seed NL, Thacker NA & Ivey PA (2004) . IMAGE VISION COMPUT, 22(5), 399-412.
  • Zawada AC, Seed NL & Ivey PA (2002) Continuous and high coverage self-testing of dynamically re-configurable systems. PARALLEL COMPUT, 28(7-8), 1155-1178.
  • Hayes AR, Ghassemlooy Z, Seed NL & McLaughlin R (2000) Baseline-wander effects on systems employing digital pulse-interval modulation. IEE P-OPTOELECTRON, 147(4), 295-300.
  • Ghassemlooy Z, Hayes AR, Seed NL & Kaluarachchi ED (1998) Digital pulse interval modulation for optical communications. IEEE COMMUN MAG, 36(12), 95-99.
  • Lane RA, Thacker NA, Seed NL & Ivey PA (1996) . Real Time Imaging, 2(4), 203-213.
  • Seed NL, Larcombe SP, Stern JM, Ivey PA, Goodenough NJ & Shelley AJ (1996) A Transputer-Based 3-D Multi-Chip Module. Transputer Communications, 3(2), 137-150.
  • Stern JM, Larcombe SP, Ivey PA, Seed L, Shelley AJ & Goodenough NJ (1996) Design and evaluation of an epoxy three-dimensional multichip module. IEEE T COMPON PACK B, 19(1), 188-194.
  • Larcombe SP, Stern JM, Ivey PA & Seed L (1995) Utilizing a low cost 3D packaging technology for consumer applications. IEEE T CONSUM ELECTR, 41(4), 1095-1102.
  • GOODENOUGH J, MEACHAM RJ, MORRIS JD, SEED NL & IVEY PA (1995) A SINGLE-CHIP VIDEO SIGNAL-PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE FOR IMAGE-PROCESSING, CODING, AND COMPUTER VISION. IEEE T CIRC SYST VID, 5(5), 436-445.
  • LARCOMBE SP, IVEY PA, SEED NL, STERN JM & VAL CM (1995) ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS IN DENSE 3-DIMENSIONAL PACKAGES. ELECTRON LETT, 31(10), 786-788.
  • LANE RA, THACKER NA & SEED NL (1994) STRETCH-CORRELATION AS A REAL-TIME ALTERNATIVE TO FEATURE-BASED STEREO MATCHING ALGORITHMS. IMAGE VISION COMPUT, 12(4), 203-212.
  • HOUGHTON AD & SEED NL (1988) A COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE FOR REAL-TIME IMAGE-PROCESSING USING VLSI. MICROPROC MICROPROG, 24(1-5), 309-314.
  • Elphinstone AC, Heron AP, Hobson GS, Houghton AD, Powell AR, Seed NL & Tozer RC (1988) The RAPAC Image Processing System. Microcomputer Applications, 7(1), 17-21.
  • Houghton A, Hobson GS, Seed L & Tozer RC (1987) AUTOMATIC MONITORING OF VEHICLES AT ROAD JUNCTIONS.. Traffic Engineering and Control, 28(10), 541-543.
  • ELPHINSTONE AC, HERON AP, HOBSON GS, HOUGHTON A, LAU MK, POWELL AR, SEED L & TOZER RC (1987) RAPAC - A HIGH-SPEED IMAGE-PROCESSING SYSTEM. IEE PROC-E, 134(1), 39-46.
  • Munteanu M, Bogdan I, Ivey P, Powell N, Psilogeorgopoulos M, Seed L & Tzung Shiun Chuang () . Conference Record of the Thirty-Third Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers (Cat. No.CH37020).

Book chapters

  • Munteanu M, Ivey PA, Seed L, Psilogeorgopoulos M, Powell N & Bogdan I (2000) , VLSI: Systems on a Chip (pp. 206-217). Springer US
  • Elphinstone AC, Heron AP, Hobson GS, Houghton AD, Powell AR, Seed NL & Tozer RC (1988) Computer graphics hardware - image generation and display: tutorial In Reghbati HK & Lee AYC (Ed.) (pp. 358-365). IEEE Computer Society

Conference proceedings

  • Mufti S, Tennant A, Seed L & Smith CJ (2017) . 2017 International Workshop on Antenna Technology: Small Antennas, Innovative Structures, and Applications (iWAT), 1 March 2017 - 3 March 2017.
  • Mufti S, Tennant A & Seed L (2016) . 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 26 June 2016 - 1 July 2016.
  • Mufti S, Smith CJ, Tennant A & Seed L (2016) . 2016 10th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 10 April 2016 - 15 April 2016.
  • Mufti S, Tennant A & Seed L (2015) . USES 2015 - The University of Sheffield Engineering Symposium. The Octagon Centre, University of Sheffield, 24 June 2015 - 24 June 2015.
  • Mufti S, Tennant A & Seed L (2015) Electrically small modified planar inverted-F antenna. 2015 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2015
  • McWilliam R, Purvis A, Williams G, Soulard F & Seed NL (2015) . Digital Holography & 3-D Imaging Meeting, 2015.
  • Mufti S, Tennant A, Smith CJ & Seed L (2015) . Wideband and Multi-Band Antennas and Arrays for Civil, Security [amp ] Military Applications
  • McWilliam R, Purvis A, Williams G, Soulard F & Luke Seed N (2015) High contrast patterns generated by phase-seeded CGH extensible to 3-D patterns and binary modulation. Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging, DH 2015 (pp 410p)
  • Mufti S, Tennant A & Seed L (2014) . 2014 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 10 November 2014 - 11 November 2014.
  • Purvis A, Toriz-Garcia JJ, Cowling JJ, Williams GL, Seed NL, McWilliam R, Soulard FB & Ivey PA (2014) . Imaging and Applied Optics 2014, 2014.
  • Mufti S, Tennant A, Seed L & IEEE (2014) 3D Electrically Small Dome Antenna Dual-band and Wide-band Modifications. 2014 LOUGHBOROUGH ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION CONFERENCE (LAPC) (pp 653-656)
  • Toriz-Garcia JJ, Cowling JJ, Williams GL, Purvis A, McWilliam R, Soulard FB, Seed NL, Ivey PA & Claus D (2013) . Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging, 2013.
  • Mufti S, Williams G, Tennant A & Seed L (2013) . 2013 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2013 (pp 559-562)
  • Cowling JJ, Toriz-Garcia JJ, Purvis A, McWilliam R, Williams GL, Soulard FB, Seed NL & Ivey PA (2012) . Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging, DH 2012
  • Soulard FB, Purvis A, McWilliam R, Cowling JJ, Williams GL, Toriz-Garcia JJ, Seed NL & Ivey PA (2012) Iterative zero-order suppression from an off-axis hologram based on the 2D Hilbert transform. Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging, DH 2012
  • Soulard FB, McWilliam R, Cowling JJ, Purvis A, Williams GL, Seed NL, Toriz-Garcia JJ & Ivey PA (2011) . Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging, 2011.
  • McWilliam R, Purvis A, Williams G, Toriz-Garcia J, Seed L & Ivey P (2009) High fidelity microlithography patterning using computer generated holograms. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
  • Williams GL, McWilliam RP, Toriz-Garcia J, Curry R, Maiden A, Seed NL, Purvis A & Ivey PA (2008) A photolithographic process for grossly non-planar substrates - art. no. 69212E. EMERGING LITHOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIES XII, PTS 1 AND 2, Vol. 6921 (pp E9212-E9212)
  • McWilliam R, Johnson S, Maiden A, Purvis A, Luke Seed N, Williams GL & Ivey PA (2006) Non-planar photolithography using digital holograms. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
  • Ivey P, McWilliam R, Maiden A, Williams G, Purvis A & Seed L (2006) . Proceedings - Electronic Components and Technology Conference, Vol. 2006 (pp 283-288)
  • Williams GL, McWilliam R, Maiden A, Purvis A, Ivey PA & Seed NL (2005) Photolithography on grossly non-planar substrates. Proceedings of the Seventh IEEE CPMT Conference on High Density Microsystem Design, Packaging and Failure Analysis (HDP'05) (pp 442-446)
  • Santos RA, Edwards RM, Seed LN & Edwards A (2004) A location-based routing algorithm for vehicle to vehicle communication. ICCCN 2004: 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS, PROCEEDINGS (pp 221-226)
  • Santos RA, Edwards RM & Seed NL (2003) Cluster-based location routing algorithm and its application on motorways. Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Computer Science and Technology (pp 358-363)
  • Santos RA, Edwards RM & Seed NL (2002) Using the cluster-based location routing (CBLR) algorithm for exchanging information on a motorway.. 2002 4TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK (pp 212-216)
  • Ghassemlooy Z, Hayes AR & Seed NL (2001) The effect of multipath propagation on the performance of DPIM on diffuse optical wireless communications. PROCEEDINGS OF THE IASTED INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WIRELESS AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS (pp 166-172)
  • Hayes AR, Ghassemlooy Z & Seed NL (1999) The effect of baseline wander on the performance of digital pulse interval modulation. IEE Colloquium (Digest)(128) (pp 95-99)
  • Munteanu M, Ivey PA, Seed NL, Psilogeorgopoulos M, Powell N & Bogdan I (1999) Single Ended Pass-Transistor Logic - A Comparison with CMOS and CPL.. VLSI, Vol. 162 (pp 206-218)
  • Hayes AR, Ghassemlooy Z & Seed NL (1999) Optical wireless communication using digital pulse interval modulation. OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, Vol. 3532 (pp 61-69)
  • Crossley S, Thacker NA & Seed NL (1998) . Procedings of the British Machine Vision Conference 1998
  • Seed L, Lane RA, Thacker NA & Ivey PA (1998) A generalised convolver for Computer Vision. THIRTY-FIRST ASILOMAR CONFERENCE ON SIGNALS, SYSTEMS & COMPUTERS, VOLS 1 AND 2 (pp 1522-1526)
  • O'Donnell L, Williams GL, Lacey AJ, Seed NL, Thorne PR, Zawada AC & Ivey PA (1998) 3-D re-configurable image processing element. IEE Colloquium (Digest)(197)
  • Crossley S, Thacker NA & Seed NL (1998) Benchmarking of Bootstrap Temporal Stereo using Statistical and Physical Scene Modelling.. BMVC (pp 1-10)
  • Crossley S, Lacey AJ, Thacker NA & Seed NL (1997) Robust Stereo via Temporal Consistency.. BMVC
  • Lacey AJ, Thacker NA & Seed NL (1995) . Procedings of the British Machine Vision Conference 1995
  • LANE RA, THACKER NA, SEED L & IVEY PA (1995) A stereo vision processor. PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE 1995 CUSTOM INTEGRATED CIRCUITS CONFERENCE (pp 181-184)
  • Shelley AJ & Seed NL (1995) Animate vision demonstrator utilising reconfigurable system design. IEE Conference Publication(410) (pp 500-504)
  • Larcombe SP, Stern JM, Ivey PA & Seed NL (1995) Low cost, intelligent micro-camera for surveillance. IEE Conference Publication(408) (pp 50-53)
  • Larcombe SP, Stern JM, Ivey PA, Seed NL & Shelley AJ (1995) Micro-packaged image acquisition and processing module. IEE Conference Publication(410) (pp 455-459)
  • STERN JM, IVEY PA, LARCOMBE SP, GOODENOUGH NJ, SEED NL & SHELLEY AJ (1995) AN ULTRA COMPACT, LOW-COST, COMPLETE IMAGE-PROCESSING SYSTEM. 1995 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS CONFERENCE, DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS, Vol. 38 (pp 230-231)
  • Lacey AJ, Thacker NA & Seed NL (1995) Smart feature detection using an invariance network architecture. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH BRITISH MACHINE VISION CONFERENCE 1995, VOLS 1 AND 2 (pp 327-336)
  • Lacey AJ, Thacker NA & Seed NL (1994) . Procedings of the British Machine Vision Conference 1994
  • Goodenough J, Meacham RJ, Morris JD, Seed NL & Ivey PA (1994) General purpose, single chip video signal processing (VSP) architecture for image processing, coding and computer vision. IEE Colloquium (Digest)(135)
  • GOODENOUGH J, SHELLEY AJ & SEED NL (1994) HART, A HETEROGENEOUS ARCHITECTURE FOR REAL-TIME PROTOTYPING, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MACHINE VISION APPLICATIONS. ICIP-94 - PROCEEDINGS, VOL III (pp 678-680)
  • LACEY AJ, THACKER NA & SEED NL (1994) FEATURE TRACKING AND MOTION CLASSIFICATION USING A SWITCHABLE MODEL KALMAN FILTER. BMVC94 - PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH BRITISH MACHINE VISION CONFERENCE, VOLS 1 AND 2 (pp 599-608)
  • GOODENOUGH J, MEACHAM RJ, MORRIS JD, SEED NL & IVEY PA (1994) A GENERAL PURPOSE, SINGLE CHIP VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING (VSP) ARCHITECTURE FOR IMAGE PROCESSING, CODING AND COMPUTER VISION. ICIP-94 - PROCEEDINGS, VOL III (pp 601-605)
  • GOODENOUGH J & SEED NL (1992) HART, A HETEROGENEOUS ARCHITECTURE FOR REAL-TIME IMAGE-PROCESSING. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING AND ITS APPLICATIONS, Vol. 354 (pp 590-593)
  • Seed M, Harrison SP, Houghton AD & Seed NL (1989) . Digital Image Processing Applications
  • Seed NL, Houghton AD, Lander MJ & Goodenough NJ (1989) Enhanced transputer module for real-time image processing. IEE Conference Publication(307) (pp 131-135)
  • HOUGHTON AD, HOBSON GS, SEED NL & TOZER RC (1989) AUTOMATIC VEHICLE RECOGNITION. SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROAD TRAFFIC MONITORING, Vol. 299 (pp 71-78)
  • Houghton A, Seed NL & Smith RWM (1988) . Image Processing, Analysis, Measurement, and Quality
  • Seed NL & Houghton AD (1988) . Image Processing, Analysis, Measurement, and Quality
  • Seed L, Houghton A, Heron A, Hobson GS, Powell AR, Tozer RC, Baker LR & Masson A (1986) . Infrared Technology and Applications
  • Houghton AD, Elphinstone AC, Heron AP, Hobson GS, Powell AR, Seed NL & Tozer RC (1986) RAPAC IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM.. IEE Colloquium (Digest)(1986 /48)

Patents

  • Purvis A, McWilliam RP, Seed NL, Williams GL, Ivey PA, Maiden A & Johnson S () Generation of Holographic Diffraction Patterns. (USA). Appl. 01 Jan 1970.
  • McWilliam RP, Maiden A, Johnson S, Purvis A, Ivey PA, Seed NL & Williams GL () Holographic Lithography. GB2419501 (UK). Appl. 01 Jan 1970.

Preprints

  • Chaver D, Harris S, Pinuel L, Kindgren O, Kravitz R, Gomez JI, Castro F, Olcoz K, Villalba J, Grinshpun A , Gabbay F et al (2024) Teaching Experiences using the RVfpga Package.
Professional activities and memberships
  • Senior Lecturer
  • Deputy Head of Department
  • Departmental Director of Learning & Teaching
Research students
Student Degree Status Primary/Secondary
Hu D H PhD Graduated Primary
Vanak S K PhD Graduated Primary
Zawada A PhD Graduated Primary
Aquino Santos R PhD Graduated Secondary
Bogdan I A Phd Graduated Secondary
Mufti S PhD Graduated Secondary
Sanchez-Velazquez N E PhD Graduated Secondary