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Academic Members

Prof Kaspar Althoefer PhD Professor of Robotics Engineering Professor Althoefer's research focuses on robot autonomy, soft robotics, systems engineering, modelling of tool-environment interaction dynamics, tactile sensing and haptic perception with applications in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery, rehabilitation, assistive technologies and human-robot interactions in the manufacturing environment.  +44 (0)20 7882 3419      k.althoefer@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Eldad Avital PhD, SMAIAA, SFHEA, FRAeS, CEng Reader in Fluids and Acoustics Aero-hydrodynamics Engineering: Energy, Water and Biofluid - Fundamentals: (i) Computational (and experimental) aero/hydrodynamics and acoustics (ii) Fluids-structure interaction (iii) Biofluids (iv) Particle flow (v) Magnetohydrodynamics and radiative transfer. Applications: (i) Power fluid systems, airborne and terrestrial (ii) Hydrodynamic and water engineering; ocean and waterways (iii) Biofluid devices and disinfection (iv) Fusion energy fluid engineering  +44 (0)20 7882 3616      e.avital@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Paul Balcombe MEng, PhD, CEng, MIChemE, FHEA Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering and Renewable Energy Specialises in developing unique technology-specific, probabilistic emissions/cost modelling of energy supply chains, particularly relating to methane emissions from natural gas, as well as hydrogen and ammonia supply chains.  p.balcombe@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Nikos Bempedelis PhD Lecturer in Fluid Mechanics Computational Fluid Dynamics, Multiphase Flows, Aerodynamics, Wind Energy, Data-driven Modelling, Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics  n.bempedelis@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Andrew Buchan BSc MSc PhD Senior Lecturer in Engineering Science I design numerical models for predicting the behaviour and understanding the uncertainties in the operation of nuclear reactor cores and other nuclear processing facilities. In particular I develop mathematical models to accurately predict neutron and gamma transport within nuclear reactors, and couple these to thermal hydraulic codes that model coolant flows and heat transfer within a core. I am particularly interested in analysing both current nuclear reactors as well as those due to be built within the UK in the coming years, in particular the boiling water reactors, small water reactors. I am also heavily involved in the design of new mathematical models that predict the progression/state of a nuclear reactor's core in the event of severe accident scenarios.  +44 (0)20 7882 6087      a.buchan@qmul.ac.uk

Prof James Busfield FREng, MA, PhD, CEng, FIMMM, FHEA Professor of Materials Examining the physical behaviour by experiment and modelling techniques of soft matter such as elastomers and rubber materials. Properties of interest include abrasion, friction, fracture, creep, fatigue, viscoelastic behaviour, modulus enhancement, self healing, recycling, ageing and composite filler reinforcement. Developing smart soft materials that can sense their environment and soft actuating materials that can change shape in response to a physical stimulus.  j.busfield@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Neil Cagney PhD Lecturer My research is focused on experimental analysis of fluid flows, in particular fluid-structure interaction, flow-induced vibrations, mixing and dynamics in complex fluids.  +44(0)20 7882 8942      n.cagney@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Jun Chen BSc (Honours), MSc (Distinction), PhD, FHEA Reader in Intelligent Systems Engineering My research interests lie at the interface of Computer Science, Operational Research and Control Engineering with a significant overlap with Systems Engineering. Over the years, I have consolidated and structured my research along three themes: modelling, optimisation and decision, four cross-cutting application areas: intelligent decision support for airport operations, human factors & brain-computer interface, future flight deck automation systems and intelligent sewer networks, sponsored by EPSRC and industry and supported by the well-balanced research team consisting of senior academics, post-doctoral researchers and PhD students.  +44 (0)20 7882 8873      jun.chen@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Salvatore Grasso PhD, MSc, FHEA, MIMMM Senior Lecturer in Ceramics His current research is around the use of intense Electric (voltages up to 10kV and current up to 0.6 MA) and Magnetic fields (15 Tesla) to develop novel processing techniques to design unprecedented materials properties. Multi fields assisted processing is a key component of his current research vision. The focus is on ceramic materials, including textured ceramics, battery materials, thermoelectrics and transparent oxides. Low energy processing and sustainability are key aspects of his research vision. He is currently Editor of the European Ceramic Society, Associate Editor of both the American ceramic society and International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. Keywords: Functional ceramics for energy: Fuel cells and solid state batteries Sustainable manufacturing: Ultra-fast high temperature sintering and Cold sintering Advanced material processing: Strong magnetic field alignment, Field Assisted Processing, Thermal shock synthesis  +44 (0)20 7882 2773      s.grasso@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Mohammad Hassannezhad PhD, MINCOSE Lecturer in Systems Engineering Model-Based Systems Engineering, Socio-Technical Systems Design, System Architecture, System of Systems, Human-Machine Interactions, Resilience Engineering  m.hassannezhad@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Henri Huijberts MSc PhD(Twente, Netherlands) PFHEA CMath FIMA Professor of Engineering Science and Education Nonlinear control systems, nonlinear dynamics, chaos, synchronisation, robotics, time-delay systems, traffic dynamics  +44 (0)20 7882 8869      h.j.c.huijberts@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Ahmed Ismail BSc, MSc, PhD, FHEA Lecturer in Fluid Dynamics My work focuses mainly on multiphase flow in micro-scale. This includes capillary jets, microdroplets and also electrohydrodynamics. The main objective of my research is to understand the physics in such small scale and then use this knowledge to develop different technologies . I use experimental tools such as high speed imaging, theoretical approaches such as dimensionless analysis and development of scaling laws, and numerical methods to tackle challenges that arise from industry in areas such as 2D printing, additive manufacturing and micro-encapsulation. Keywords: Electrospray, Direct Printing, Microfluidics, Drops & Bubbles, Microencapsulation, Capillary jet.  +44 (0)20 7882 6272      a.ismail@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Lorenzo Jamone PhD Senior Lecturer in Robotics Cognitive Robotics, Robotic Manipulation, Tactile Sensing, Robot Learning, Haptics  +44 (0)20 7882 7825      l.jamone@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Sergey Karabasov BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc, FHEA, FRAeS, AFAIAA Professor of Computational Modelling Computational fluid dynamics, computational aeroacoustics and aerodynamics, large-eddy simulations, meso-scale ocean modelling, fluctuating hydrodynamics for nano-scale flows , numerical methods for hyperbolic conservation laws  +44 (0)20 7882 7650      s.karabasov@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Haibao Liu BEng, MEng, PhD, AFHEA, MRAeS Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering Dr Haibao Liu specialises in experimental characterisation and numerical modeling of composite materials. He is currently focused on developing high-fidelity approaches for assessing the performance of composite structures and exploring the use of recycled fibres to create high-performance fabrics and composites.  +44 (0)20 7882 8732      haibao.liu@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Tao Liu PhD, FHEA Senior Lecturer In Solid Mechanics Experimental characterisation and numerical modelling of damage and failure of engineering materials; Micromechanics of cellular materials and composite materials; Mechanics of biological cells and active tissues ; Mechanics of fibrous tissues; Impact engineering & dynamic fracture; Numerical modelling on complex multiphysics phenomena ; Mechanics of wet adhesion ; Design Optimization and bio-inspired designs; Mechanics informed machine learning  tao.liu@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Fariborz Motallebi BSc MEng PhD Senior Lecturer in Aerodynamics Flow Control, Aerodynamics of Sport Vehicles, High Speed Aerodynamics, Boundary Layer Flows, Instrumentation and Optical Diagnostics in Flow Measurements  +44 (0)20 7882 5182      f.motallebi@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Jens-Dominik Mueller Dipl-Ing, MSc, PhD Reader in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Optimisation Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Biofluids, Shape Optimisation, Adjoint methods, Mesh adaptation, Sensitivity Analysis, Systems Engineering, Data-driven modelling  +44 (0)20 7882 5421      j.mueller@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Angadh Nanjangud PhD Lecturer in Aerospace/Spacecraft Engineering My research group develops robotics and AI technologies; our focus is to work on long-term challenges in the space sector. At this moment, the group focuses on developing the technology stack and investigating the engineering science challenges to unlock autonomous robotic on-orbit assembly of large space structures (telescopes and habitats). A lot of these solutions will be applicable to terrestrial robotics, as well- e.g., nuclear robotics. The foundational research area that underpins our work falls in the area of multibody dynamics (their modeling, simulation, and autonomous control).  +44 (0) 20 7882 3757      a.nanjangud@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Chinnapat Panwisawas BSc, PhD, CEng, FIMMM, FInstP, FIMechE Senior Lecturer in Materials and Solid Mechanics Dr Chinnapat Panwisawas' research has been concentrated over the last 15 years on advanced process science and engineering of investment casting laser fusion welding and powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing particularly for establishing a multi-scale multi-physics approach to understand the process-structure-property-performance relationship of advanced metallic materials for aerospace energy and biomedical applications.  c.panwisawas@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Amin Paykani PhD, FHEA, CEng, MIMechE Lecturer in Sustainable Propulsion Systems Thermal propsulsion systems; zero/low-carbon Fuels; computational multiphysics; reduced order modelling; thermal management  a.paykani@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Kshitij Sabnis PhD Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering My research aims to provide greater understanding of aerodynamics across a wide spectrum of speed regimes. Inspired by problems encountered in practical applications, I conduct tests (mainly wind tunnel experiments) on simplified representations of the real-world scenario to develop greater understanding of the underlying fluid mechanics. These flow problems range from the vortices produced at the tips of racecar wings to the flow separation induced by shock waves in the intakes of supersonic aircraft.  k.sabnis@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Hasan Shaheed PhD (Sheffield), PGCAP (London), SFHEA, MIEEE, CEng, MIET, NTF Reader in Robotics and Renewable Energy (a) Systems/Applications: Aerial Robotics, Solarcopter, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Osmotic Power, Blue Energy, Medical Robotics including Miniature Robots for Extreme Environment, Endoscopic Capsule Robots, Leader-follower Robots, Medical / Surgical devices, Prosthetics, Water Desalination and Cancer. (b) Approaches: System Design, Modelling, Identification, Control, Optimisation, Artificial Intelligence (Deep Learning Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic), Machine Learning (Whale Optimisation, Grey Wolf Optimisation, Ant Colony etc.) Biomedical Signal Processing, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology with application to Cancer Prognosis and Classification.  +44 (0)20 7882 7520      m.h.shaheed@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Karen Shoop BA MSc PhD Senior Lecturer in Design  +44 (0)20 7882 8014      karen.shoop@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Yi Sui PhD, MInstP, Fellow HEA Professor of Fluid Mechanics  +44 (0)20 7882 7763      y.sui@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Wei Tan BEng, PhD, FHEA, MIMMM Senior Lecturer in Mechanics of Materials My research expertise lies in the mechanics of materials, multiscale modelling, multifunctional composites, finite element methods and data-driven methods. In particular, I have developed (1) computational models to understand the failure of composite materials under impact and crush loadings; (2) multifunctional composites for energy storage, shape-morphing and sensing; (3) data-driven methods for topology optimisation of cellular composites.  +44 (0)20 7882 8943      wei.tan@qmul.ac.uk

Prof Vassili Toropov PhD, FRAeS, AFAIAA, CEng Professor of Aerospace Engineering - Development of design optimisation techniques for large-scale engineering problems - Applications to various engineering systems - Improvement of reliability and robustness of engineering systems - Optimisation of composite structures - Inverse problems  +44 (0)20 7882 6296      v.v.toropov@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Ranjan Vepa BTech(IITMadras) MASc(Wat) PhD(Stan) Reader in Aerospace Engineering My research interests are in dynamic modelling, simulation and control applications related to aircraft flight dynamics, UAVs , robotics, space robotics and space vehicle orbit and attitude dynamics with a focus on aeroelaticity, electric propulsion and optimal trajectory synthesis for aircraft flight, UAVs and space missions.  +44 (0)20 7882 5193      r.vepa@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Xinwei Wang BSc (Honours), PhD Lecturer in Systems Engineering My research lies at the interface of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Operational Research with applications in Decision Support and Risk Assessment Systems. Over the years, I have consolidated and structured my research along modelling, optimisation and decision, and cross-cutting engineering applications: optimisation and decision for aerospace and transport systems.  xinwei.wang@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Pihua Wen BA MSc(CSU), PhD(WIT), FHEA Reader in Computational Solid & Fluid Mechanics Solid and Fluid mechanics, fracture and damage, computational methods, numerical simulation in manufacturing and engineering  +44 (0)20 7882 5371      p.h.wen@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Han Zhang MEng, PhD, PGCAP, MIMMM, FHEA, CEng, CSci Senior Lecturer in Materials Science Han's expertise in the field of polymers and composites range from manufacturing to characterization of advanced polymer composites and nanocomposites, especially of multifunctional composites for future lightweight structural applications. His current research focuses on the sustainable development of advanced composites, including energy efficient sustainable manufacturing, integrated health monitoring and easy repairing functionalities for extended components' life.  +44 (0)20 7882 2726      han.zhang@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Ketao Zhang BSc, PhD, FHEA Senior Lecturer in Robotics Dr Ketao Zhang's current research include screw theory, origami-inspired design and fabrication techniques, reconfigurable parallel manipulators, biologically-inspired robots, aerial robots, mobile robots and mobile manipulation, and morphable soft-bodied robots. Current research themes in his group are 1) design, modelling and control of novel legged robots, 2) parallel manipulators for manufacturing, 3) automatous mobile manipulators for indoor and field applications, 4) self-folding and morphable soft-bodied robots.  +44 (0)20 7882 5183      ketao.zhang@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Yunpeng Zhu PhD(Sheffield) Lecturer in Systems Engineering Data-driven dynamical systems, including Nonlinear dynamics; System identification; Complex systems analysis and design; System condition monitoring; Vibration isolation and control; Energy harvesting, etc., as well as their engineering applications across a variety of disciplines.  yunpeng.zhu@qmul.ac.uk

Postdoc Research Associates

Dr Hussain Ali Abid BEng(Hons) Teaching Fellow Fluid dynamics, computational aeroacoustics and aerodynamics, large-eddy simulations, analytical modelling, applied mathematics.  eey042@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Sergey Karabasov

Mrs Rabia Abid Research Assistant  rabia.abid@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Eldad Avital

Dr Abu Bakar Dawood PhD, MSc, BEng Post Doctoral Research Associate  exx299@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Kaspar Althoefer

Mr Conor Deery Technical Research Engineer  conor.deery@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Vassili Toropov

Dr Jinlong Fu BEng, MSc, PhD Researcher I have a multi-disciplinary research background with research experience at the interface of computational modelling, data science, numerical analysis, partial differential equations (PDEs), uncertainty quantification, and artificial intelligence (AI). My broad research interests focus on material failure, poromechanics, pore-scale flow modelling, finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, model order reduction, and high-performance soft computing. The goal of my research is to model and simulate physical systems at different scales by integrating simulation, modelling, PDEs, data, and AI; and to provide strategies for system learning, prediction, optimization, design, and decision-making in real time.  +44(0)7743506353      jinlong.fu@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Wei Tan

Mr Ziyu Guo Research Assistant  ziyu.guo@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Yi Sui

Dr Yingwei Hou PhD, MSc, BSc Postdoctoral Research Assistant  yingwei.hou@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Tao Liu

Dr Anureet Kaur MRSC Research Assistant  anureet.kaur@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: James Busfield

Mr Charalampos Komninos Research Assistant  c.komninos@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Kaspar Althoefer

Mr William Amoako Kyei-Manu Research Assistant  william.kyei-manu@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: James Busfield

Dr Annabel Markesteijn BSc, MSc, PhD Postdoctoral Research Assistant Fluid Dynamics, Computational Aeroacoustics and Aerodynamics, Large-Eddy Simulations, GPGPU Computing, Multiscale Methods, Fluctuating Hydrodynamics, Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics, Droplet Formation  a.markesteijn@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Sergey Karabasov

Dr Sara Naderizadeh PhD Postdoctoral Research Assistant I am currently working on BFTT, or Business of Fashion, Textiles and Technology project, funded by AHRC-UKRI. This project is a five-year industry-led project, which focusses on delivering sustainable innovation within the entire fashion and textile supply chain. There are several academic and industrial partners around UK in this project. The main project that I involved is in collaboration with Nurvv company, to develop a wearable sensing technology that enables monitoring physical gait and body health with sports, ageing, and healthcare applications.  s.naderizadeh@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: James Busfield

Dr Yong Pang PhD, AFHEA, CPhys Research Fellow  yong.pang@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Tao Liu

Dr Seyedmohammadhadi Sadati Postdoctoral Research Assistant  exx775@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Kaspar Althoefer

Dr Jing Shi Research Associate My research is focused on fluids and droplets, in particular droplets formation during inkjet printing of complex fluids, drying of inkjet droplets, and multiphase flows.  jing.shi@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Neil Cagney

Mr Max Tamussino Research Assistant  m.tamussino@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Ketao Zhang

Mr Thomas Thorn BEng Research Assistant in Polymers and Composites Thomas's expertise lies in the field of polymers and composites, developing toughened fibre-reinforced composites with integrated structural health monitoring and repairing functionalities for more sustainable and cost-effective future materials. Thomas is proficient in the manufacturing and characterization of polymers and their composites/nanocomposites. His current research investigates the development of repeatably repairable thermoset matrix composites for lightweight structural applications.  t.thorn@qmul.ac.uk  Supervisor: Han Zhang

Professional Services

Current PhD Projects

Thesis Title	Supervisor
Design, Simulation and Control of an Integrated Wave and Tidal Energy Converter (WATEC) for optimum power transfer in shallow seas	Ranjan Vepa
Models development for integrating membrane-based desalination with Pressure Retarded Osmosis as power generation	Hasan Shaheed
Routing and scheduling movement at airports considering interdependence & intermediate holding.	Jun Chen
Soft eversion robotic mechanism for the inspection of inaccessible spaces in the nuclear sector	Kaspar Althoefer
Enhancing Battery Materials through Magnetic Field Alignment	Salvatore Grasso
Development of Parallel Mechanisms Based Wearable Exoskeleton System for Lower Limb	Ketao Zhang
Automated design of physical telecommunications networks	Jun Chen
Design, Dynamics, and Control of a Space Manipulator	Angadh Nanjangud
Structural optimization of the RAT rotor of a commercial AC	Eldad Avital
A Miniature Low-cost Assistive Robotic System for Disabled and Elderly	Hasan Shaheed
Multi-objective shortest path approach for routing and scheduling	Jun Chen
Research - Multidisciplinary multifidelity stochastic topology optimisation Title - Level Set Multidisciplinary Topology Optimisation	Vassili Toropov
Experimental study into the performance of vertical axis wind turbines	Neil Cagney
Fluid-Structure Interaction Modelling for Smart Blades of Renewable Energy Turbines	Eldad Avital
Associate Engineering--visiting PhD student	Wei Tan
Investigating Pyroresistive Conductive Polymer Composites with Improved Thermal Stability	Han Zhang
Optimal Distributed Propulsion Systems for All-Electric Airc	Ranjan Vepa
Reducing emissions from gas supply chains	Paul Balcombe
Lifetime predictions of Elastomers	James Busfield
Nano-engineered Smart Coatings for Multifunctional Composites	Han Zhang
Solar-powered VTOL Unmanned Aerial System Design and Control	Hasan Shaheed
Ultralightweight Mechanical Metamaterials for Future Sustainable Air Transportation	Tao Liu
Developing crashworthy and thermally conductive graphene related composite materials for electrical car battery assembly	Wei Tan
Modelling and characterisation of cells in flows	Yi Sui
Modeling and control of a robotic retractor for minimally invasive colorectal surgery	Hasan Shaheed
Development of a Prosthetic Hand	Hasan Shaheed
Rich Simulation Driven Design Optimisation	Vassili Toropov
Pneumatic Soft-Rigid Hybrid Actuators and Evolved Legged-Robots: Design, Modelling and Control	Ketao Zhang
Optimal Design and Simulation of All Electric Aircraft	Ranjan Vepa
Using control and machine learning techniques to optimise the motion performance of a soft eversion robots for underwater applications	Kaspar Althoefer
Developing crashworthy cellular composites using machine learning	Wei Tan
Trustable Public Transit through Integrated Multimodal Transit Networks and Trip Planning	Jun Chen
Elucidation of Smear Wear Mechanism	James Busfield
Carbon black reinforcement of tyre tread compounds	James Busfield
Towards Intelligent Decision Support and Risk Assessment Tra	Xinwei Wang
Numerical Modelling of Cancer cells in flows	Yi Sui
Sustainable composites with easy repairing capabilities	Han Zhang
Shape optimisation of winglets and wing appendages using CAD-based shape optimisation	Jens-Dominik Mueller
Development of exoskeletons for elderly and stroke patient with motor tremor problem	Ketao Zhang
modeling and algorithm design in transportation system	Jun Chen
China Scholarship Council (CSC)	Ketao Zhang
Learning Combinatorial Optimization Algorithms for Time-dependent Multi-objective Multigraph Allied to Airport Automation	Jun Chen
High-Fidelity Modelling and Validation of Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing.	Chinnapat Panwisawas
Sensing and navigation for eversion robots operating pipe networks on nuclear sites	Kaspar Althoefer
Thermal Management of Electric Traction Motors	Amin Paykani
supersonic jet noise modeling	Sergey Karabasov
Fluid-Structure Interaction of offshore aquaculture units and particle dynamics for disinfection control	Eldad Avital
Inflatable legs for walking robots	Kaspar Althoefer
Sustainable Future Footwear and Fashion Technology	James Busfield
Prosthetic Hand Control with ML/AI MMG Signal Processing	Hasan Shaheed
Filler Reinforcement of Elastomers	James Busfield
Methane emissions in Europe: by how much can they be reduced and how do we get there?	Paul Balcombe
Integrated Airport Airside Simulation, Control & Decision-making	Jun Chen
From Bees to Robots: A Statistical Mechanics Framework for Modelling Shimmering Dynamics and Control of Swarm Systems	Ketao Zhang
Optimisation of a Novel Polymeric Heart Valve	James Busfield
Project Title Hydrodynamic printing of complex biomaterials	Ahmed Ismail
Harnessing wind energy using a flapping aerofoil	Neil Cagney
Optimisation of Tyre Wear Performance	James Busfield
Framework for novel hybrid neutron transport ROMs	Andrew Buchan
Effective Energy and Infrastructure Management through Simulation-based Optimisation	Jun Chen
Self-healing Polyurethane Composites as Coating Materials for Wind Turbine Blades	Wei Tan
Nanostructured Reinforcing Fillers to Enhance Physical and Mechanical Properties	James Busfield
Graphene based transparent electrodes for tuneable optical devices	James Busfield
Novel 3D Shapes for MDO of Fans and Compressors	Vassili Toropov
Machine learning based prediction of combustion chemistry	Amin Paykani
Innovative Tactile and Optical Sensing and Actuating Devices	James Busfield
A Soft Hand Exoskeleton for Haptic Feedback	Kaspar Althoefer
Disintegration of liquid fragments	Ahmed Ismail
Multifunctional composites with integrated sensing and easy repairing capabilities	Han Zhang
Controlling Droplet Impact and Penetration	Ahmed Ismail
Scalable cellular composites for improving the crash energy absorption of transportation vehicles	Wei Tan
Novel multirotor UAVs with reconfigurable/deployable structure	Ketao Zhang
Energy efficient manufacturing of multifunctional fibre reinforced composites	Han Zhang
SustainElectrode: 3D sustainable composite electrodes for next-generation energy storage devices	Wei Tan
SEMS-PHD-507 (2023 SEMS CSC JC), SEMS-PHD-447 (2023 SEMS XW)	Jun Chen
Intelligent Miniature Aerial Vehicles for Disaster Sensing and Monitoring in Extreme Environment	Hasan Shaheed
The Finite Integration Method?Algorithm and its Applications in Solid Mechanics	Pihua Wen
Welding of dissimilar materials	Chinnapat Panwisawas

Past PhD Projects

Thesis Title	Supervisor	Year
Electric Breakdown of Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Materials	Federico Carpi, James Busfield	2017
Design modelling and control of a miniature robotic system for surgical applications	M Hasan Shaheed, Ranjan Vepa	2017
Predicting tyre compound wear.	James Busfield, Emiliano Bilotti	2017
Development of materials and applications for electroactive composites	James Busfield, Federico Carpi	2017
Model Predictive Controller design for an Efficient Hybrid Energy Wind/Solar/FC/BS Power System.	M Hasan Shaheed, Hua Sheng Wang	2017
Experimental and Numerical Study of Surface Curvature Effects on the Performance of the Aerofoils Used in Small Wind Turbines	Theodosios Alexander, Eldad Avital	2017
SmartNanoHeat - Self-regulating heating compounds	Emiliano Bilotti, James Busfield	2017
Fatigue life prediction in aircraft tyres	James Busfield	2017
Design, Modelling and Fabrication of a Robotic Retractor for Colorectal Surgery	Pihua Wen, Ettore Barbieri	2017
Robust and Stable discrete adjoint solver development for shape optimisation of incompressible flows with industrial applications	Jens-Dominik Mueller, Eldad Avital	2017
Optimal pump characteristic design for MCS devices suitable to different stages of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)	Theodosios Alexander, Fariborz Motallebi	2017
High Performance Flow Control & Shape Optimisation Solver	Jens-Dominik Mueller, Sergey Karabasov	2017
Motion of deformable capsules in complex flows	Yi Sui	2017
	Vassili Toropov	2017
Modelling, optimisation and control of osmotic energy extraction from natural salinity gradients using pressure retarded osmosis	M Hasan Shaheed, Theodosios Alexander	2016
The Strain Dependent Dielectric Behaviour of Carbon Black Filled Natural Rubber	James Busfield, Emiliano Bilotti	2016
Parallelization solutions for the YNANO Discontinua Simulations in 2D	Ante Munjiza, Pihua Wen	2016
Numerical shape optimisation of flow around turbomachinery blades	Jens-Dominik Mueller, Andrew Wheeler	2015
Efficient Methods for Robust Shape Optimisation for Crashworthiness	Fabian Duddeck, Jens-Dominik Mueller	2015
Modelling and Interactional Control of a Multi-fingered Robotic Hand for Grasping and Manipulation	M Hasan Shaheed, Henri Huijberts	2015
The development of a novel nanostructured silica filler for high friction and low rolling resistance rubber applications.	James Busfield	2015
An investigation into Turbine Blade Tip Leakage Flows at High Speeds	Eldad Avital, Theodosios Alexander	2015
Numerical Simulation of a Marine Current Turbine in Turbulent Flow	John Williams, Eldad Avital	2015
A Study of the Fluid Dynamic Coupling Between LP Steam Turbine and its Exhaust Hood	Andrew Wheeler, Jens-Dominik Mueller	2015
Numerical Simulation of a Marine Current Turbine in Turbulent Flow	John Williams, Eldad Avital	2014
Failure of Rubber Components under Fatigue	James Busfield	2014
The behaviour of hollow sphere filled rubber materials under strain	James Busfield	2014
Sensitivity computation and shape optimisation in aerodynamics using the adjoint methodology and Automatic Differentiation	Jens Mueller	2013
Tearing of rubber	James Busfield	2013
The Impact and Deformation of Press-Fit Metal Acetablular Components	Julia Shelton, James Busfield	2012
Computational and Experimental Study of Nasal Cavity Airflow Dynamics	Eldad Avital, Fariborz Motallebi	2012
Numerical investigation of the effect of free-surface flow past submerged bluff and streamlined bodies	John Williams, Eldad Avital	2012
Formation control of nonholonomic mobile robots: the virtual structure approach	Henri Huijberts	2012
Natural Rubber/Organoclay Nanocomposites	James Busfield	2012
Comeld Joints: Optimisation of Geometric Parameters of the Protrusions	Pihua Wen, Felicity Guild, Paul Hogg	2011
Experimental Aeroacoustics Study on Jet Noise Reduction Using Tangential Air Injection	Eldad Avital, Chris Lawn, John Cater	2011
Adaptive Filtering Applications to Satellite Navigation	Ranjan Vepa	2010
Numerical Structure for Milling Proceses of Thin Wall Structures	Pihua Wen	2010
Viscoelastic Properties of Elastomer under Complex Loading	James Busfield	2010
Investigation and Modelling of Rubber Friction	James Busfield	2010
Transmission power control in wireless networks	Henri Huijberts	2010
Model Identification and Robust Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of a Twin Rotor MIMO System	Hasan Shaheed	2009
Carbon Black Filler Reinforcement of Elastomers	James Busfield	2009