Meet the team

Our multi-disciplinary team comprises 20 academics with a diverse mix of expertise from seven of the University's Schools including Engineering, Design, Sport, Science and Social Sciences.

The diverse team includes five Lecturers, four Senior Lecturers, six Readers and five Professors - each an expert in their field.

The PhD Supervisory Teams - of three supervisors and an adviser - are drawn from different disciplines, bringing radically different methodologies and outlooks.

Will Whittow

Professor William Whittow

Professor of Radiofrequency Materials and DRIVE Principal Investigator

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Haitao He

Dr Haitao He

Reader in Transport and AI, and Director of TRAICE

Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Aakash Bansal

Dr Aakash Bansal

Lecturer in Applied Electromagnetics

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Andrew Morris

Professor Andrew Morris

Professor of Human Factors in Transport Safety

Design and Creative Arts

Richard Ferguson

Dr Richard Ferguson

Reader in Human and Exercise Physiology

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Thomas Steffen

Dr Thomas Steffen

Reader in Control of Energy Systems

Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

Yasar Ali

Dr Yasir Ali

Senior Lecturer in Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems

Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Jingjing Jiang

Dr Jingjing Jiang

Senior Lecturer in Intelligent Mobility and Autonomous Vehicles

Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

Marco Discacciati

Dr Marco Discacciati

Reader in Applied Mathematics

Mathematical Sciences

Brendan Lawson

Dr Brendan Lawson

Lecturer in Communication and Media

Communication and Media

Mahroo Eftekhari

Professor Mahroo Eftekhari

Professor in Building Services Engineering

Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Jo Barnes

Dr Jo Barnes

Reader in Traffic Injury Prevention

Design and Creative Arts

Miguel Martinez Garcia

Dr Miguel Martinez Garcia

Senior Lecturer in Human Machine Systems

Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

Asya Natapov

Dr Asya Natapov

Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design

Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Zhengyu Lin

Dr Zhengyu Lin

Reader in Power Electronics

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Claire Guo

Dr Claire Guo

Lecturer in Robotics and Automation

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Cecilia Landa-Avila

Dr Cecilia Landa-Avila

Lecturer in Systemic Design

Design and Creative Arts

Eve Zhang

Dr Eve Zhang

Reader in Intelligent Condition Monitoring

Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

Diwei Zhou

Professor Diwei Zhou

Professor in Statistics

Mathematical Sciences

Lu Tian

Dr Lu Tian

Lecturer in Sustainable Transport Technologies

Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering