After ICF, Laboratory managed and supported several SERC and DTI computing initiatives:

• Distributed Computing Systems 1977-1984
  • 74 University Projects supported by an equipment pool, Unix and LAN software support
• Engineering Support: 1986-1995
  • Device Modelling, Electromagnetics
  • Libraries: FE, CFD, ECSTASY (Control Engineering)
  • Data Exchange (STEP & EXPRESS)
  • Advisory Group on Computer Graphics
  • Engineering Computing Newsletter
• Alvey Programme: 1983-87
  • Software Engineering
  • Intelligent Knowledge Based Systems
  • Man Machine Interaction: Image Processing Library (IPAL)
  • VLSI: TAPDANCE, integrated software environment for 2D device simulation
  • 210 Projects involving 2500 researchers
  • Unix Infrastructure (Sun and GEC Series 63 computers)
• Transputer Initative: 1987-1992
  • Loan Pool (single and multi-transputer boards, parallel compilers etc)
  • Managed a National Centre and 5 Regional Centres
  • Ran 3 National and 4 International Conferences