Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr Clive Cheong Took is an associate professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering. His research contribution has been in the area of signal processing and machine learning with applications in biomedicine, finance, telecommunication, renewable energy, water engineering, and security. His other research interests include advanced statistics, computational optimisation, quaternions, source separation, and internet of things.
Teaching
Clive chairs the department assessment board. He obtained his PG Cert in Learning and Teaching from University of Surrey in 2014 and became a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He gratefully acknowledges the receipt of a college excellence teaching commendation by the Principal in recognition of his innovative project-led learning approach in 2020. Part of this pedagogical work was published in “Creativity First, Science Follows: Lessons in Digital Signal Processing Education”, in IEEE Signal Processing Magazine. Currently, he teaches the following courses:
- Software Engineering for Electronics
- Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering
- Pattern Recognition
Education/Academic qualification
Signal Processing, PhD, Cardiff University
Award Date: 1 Oct 2007
Telecommunication, BEng, King's College London
Award Date: 1 Jun 2004
External positions
Editor, ELSEVIER
1 Jan 2022 → 31 Dec 2023
Associate Editor, IEEE
1 Jan 2013 → 1 Jan 2020
Keywords
- Machine learning
- Artificial intelligence
- Bioengineering, biomedical engineering & clinical engineering
- Telecommunications engineering
- Neuroscience
- Neural computing
- Intelligent & expert systems
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 13 Climate Action
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Hypercomplex Widely Linear Processing: Fundamentals for Quaternion Machine Learning
Talebi, S. P. & Cheong Took, C., 5 May 2026, Handbook of Statistics: Multidimensional Signal Processing. 1 ed. Elsevier, Vol. 54. 39 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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A Quantum of Learning: Using Quaternion Algebra to Model Learning on Quantum Devices
Talebi, S. P., Cheong Took, C. & Mandic, D., 27 Jun 2025, International Conference on Digital Signal Processing. IEEEResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Optimal Threshold Singular Spectrum Analysis for Efficient Electrocardiogram Interference Removal
Saeed, M., Cheong Took, C. & Alty, S., 8 Nov 2025, International Conference on BioInformatics and BioEngineering. IEEE, p. 464-469 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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A review of signal processing and machine learning techniques for interictal epileptiform discharge detection
Abdi-Sargezeh, B., Shirani, S., Sanei, S., Cheong Took, C., Geman, O., Alarcon, G. & Valentin, A., Jan 2024, In: Computers in Biology and Medicine. 168, p. 1-27 27 p., 107782.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A T-PROPER KARHUNEN-LOÈVE EXPANSION AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE PROBLEM OF SIMULATION
Fernandez-Alcala, R. M., Navarro-Moreno, J., Jimenez-Lopez, J. D., Cheong Took, C. & Ruiz-Molina, J. C., 4 Nov 2024, 2024 IEEE 34th International Workshop on Machine Learning for Signal Processing (MLSP). IEEE, 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Open AccessFile27 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 1 Editor of research journal
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Neural Networks (Journal)
Cheong Took, C. (Editor)
1 Jan 2022 → 31 Dec 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of research journal