Our Team

Members of the Centre help to inform the global manufacturing industry in numerous ways. The Centre’s research is fully integrated into ߲Ƶ’s wider infrastructure, allowing academic members to collaborate closely with an influential group of industrial and academic Centres of Excellence. Centre members also communicate their research findings through publications, consultation with government and industry, engagement with small and medium enterprises and membership at influential Committees and Boards.

Management Team

Prof Peter Kinnell

Centre Director and Professor of Metrology

Adele Wilkinson

Centre Manager, Smart Cobotics Centre

Visiting Academics

Prof Mike Jackson

Visiting Professor of Machine Systems

Prof Niels Lohse

Visiting Professor of Manufacturing Automation and Robotics

Academic and Related

Dr Pedro Ferreira

Senior Lecturer in Manufacturing Systems

Dr Mey Goh

Senior Lecturer in Product Design

Dr Claire Guo

Lecturer in Robotics and Automation

Dr Ella-Mae Hubbard

Senior Lecturer in Systems Engineering

Dr Laura Justham

Senior Lecturer in Manufacturing Processes and Director of Student Experience

Dr Andrea Paoli

Senior Lecturer in Robotics and Automation

Dr Behnaz Sohani

Lecturer in Robotics and Automation

Dr Andrea Soltoggio

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)

Research

Dr Sina Akhbari

Research Associate

Dr Paul Anandan

Research Associate

Dr Tiziana C. Callari

Senior Research Associate

Dr Claire Palmer

Research Associate

Dr Cong Sun

Research Associate

Technical

Dan Lake

Senior Technical Experimental Officer

Administrative

Pam Marr

Centre Administrator, Smart Cobotics Centre

PhD Students

Matthew Beatty

PhD Title:

Using Decentralised, Agent Based, Self-Organised Robots for Testing and Sorting Second Life Batteries

Ittiporn Chaisit

PhD Title:

Societal Impact, Response and Acceptance of Drone Technology

Connor Gill

PhD Title:

Creating Digital Twins using AI for Automation and Robotics

Derry Hand

PhD Title:

Measuring Uncertainty using Digital Technology and Human Factors Methodology

Jema Hewitt

PhD Title:

Representation of Female Stereotypes in Embodied AI and Robots

Tim Ives

PhD Title:

“Simulation Thinking” – Developing a Framework for Understanding Skills and Engaging Stakeholders

Harveen Matharu

PhD Title:

Human-Centric Performance Model for Human-Robot Systems

Dominic McKean

PhD Title:

Novel Methods to Enhance Safe Physical Collaboration between Humans and Robots for Industrial Application

Industry 5.0: Inclusive Design Methodologies for Digital Manufacturing

Michael Nix

PhD Title:

A Safety Critical Approach to Developing Collaborative Robotics Utilising Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Claire Pottier

PhD Title:

Large Volume Digitalisation for Manufacturing Workspaces

Yash Sharma

PhD Title:

Smart Robotic Grasping

Shanti Sud

PhD Title:

Industrial Robots as a Service, Understanding Social and Economic Implications

Matt Webster

PhD Title:

Perception and Impact of Human Factors for Defence Decision Making Systems

Peter Wilson

PhD Title:

Characterisation of Linear Friction Welding Machine Performance Variation and its Influence on Weld Properties