Professor Michael Henshaw

Programme Director for Systems Engineering

Michael's research focuses on the integration and management of complex socio-technical systems. A graduate in Applied Physics, he spent 17 years working in defence and aerospace before joining Loughborough in 2006. He is Co-chair of the IEEE Systems of Systems Engineering Technical Committee.

Dr Siyuan Ji

Reader in Model-based Systems Engineering

Dr. Ji specialises in model-based systems engineering. He currently collaborates with NWS and Nuvia on assurance case development, BT and NPL on quantum systems engineering, and Synoptix on AI-assisted MBSE.

Professor Roy Kalawsky

Director of Advanced VR Research Centre - The Centre for Virtual Engineering

Roy joined Loughborough in 1995 after 18 years at BAE Systems, where he was responsible for cockpit research and development across the Military Aircraft Division. His research focuses on modelling, simulation and VR, and he is Airbus/RAEng Chair Digital and Data Engineering Information Systems.

Dr Melanie King

Senior Lecturer in Systems Engineering

Melanie has held roles in the research and design of digital products such as laboratory simulation software, integrated information systems and data architectures. She's experienced in project management and was head of Loughborough’s Centre for Engineering Design and Education.