Welcome to the homepage of the Electronic and Software Systems (ESS) Group.
The ESS Group undertakes research covering Electronics and Computer Science that enables advances in engineering of electronic and software systems. Our research involves the exploration and development of theoretical foundations, modelling and programming languages, engineering methods, design tools and system engineering applications covering both software and hardware.

Latest ESS News
- 09 April 2018 Artificial Intelligence researchers to serve up a ‘Pint of Science’
- 19 February 2018 Saudi Arabian students honoured with Excelling Student awards
- 07 February 2018 Researchers secure funding for artificial limbs project
- 17 January 2018 PRiME hosts International Symposium Workshop on Many-Core Computing: Hardware and Software
- 04 August 2017 Strength of Physical Sciences and Engineering research demonstrated in national framework agreement
- 28 November 2016 Developing software to aid disaster management
- 02 November 2016 Southampton on the rise amongst Best Global Universities
- 15 September 2016 Southampton to help develop software which could transform ship maintenance
- 15 September 2016 ORCHID recognised for major collaboration
- 11 July 2016 World-leading aerospace expertise showcased at Farnborough International Airshow