The University of Sheffield
Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Research Students

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Name Research Topic & Supervisor Email Room/Phone
Abdul Ghani, N M Modelling and control of wheeled mobile robot
Supervisor: Dr M O Tokhi
niha.ghani@sheffield.ac.uk C13/25629
Abdulla, Shwan Chatto Modelling and control of dynamic systems using biologically-inspired optimisation techniques
Supervisor: Dr M O Tokhi
cop11sca@sheffield.ac.uk C13/25629
Agouri,S Soft Computing Modelling & Control of Flexible Manipulator Systems.
Supervisor: Dr M O Tokhi
cop09saa@sheffield.ac.uk C13/25629
Alecu, A Time series analysis of peripheral blood gene expression after myocardial infarction and inference of regulatory pathways.
Supervisors: Professor D Coca, Dr T Chico
coq10ama@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25553
Algazaly, R Modelling and control of flexible maneuvering systems
Supervisor: Dr O Tokhi
cop07ra@sheffield.ac.uk A14/25666
Almeshal, A Modelling and control of a two-wheeled robotic system
Supervisor: Dr O Tokhi
cop10ama@sheffield.ac.uk C13/25639
Araiza Illan, Dejanira Autonomous systems for urban environment
Supervisor: Dr T J Dodd
D.Araiza@sheffield.ac.uk A09/25674
Aryan, Homayon Application system approach to the modelling and forecast fluxes of high energy electrons in the terrestrial radiation belts
Supervisors: Professor M A Balikihn, Dr S A Pope
cop11ha@sheffield.ac.uk B22/ 25234
Baradaranshokouhi, Yashar Collaborative multi-criteria decision making
Dr J R Terry
Y.B.Shokouhi@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25655
Barron Gonzalez, H Control and navigation of an uninhabited air vehicle.
Supervisor: Dr T J Dodd
cop07hb@sheffield.ac.uk A09/25674
Bashar, H A Meta-modelling of intensive computational models
Supervisor: Dr R F Harrison
cop10hab@sheffield.ac.uk B20/25236
Bayma, R Application of nonlinear frequency analysis theories and methods to fault diagnosis and structure health monitoring
Supervisor: Dr Z Q Lang
cop10rsb@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25655
Bin Yusof, Mohd Ismail Urban search and rescue using autonomous vehicles
Supervisor: Dr T J Dodd
cop08mb@sheffield.ac.uk A09/25679
Bin Zaidan, M A Enhancing complex system prognosis through data fusion
Supervisors: Professor P J Fleming, Dr R F Harrison
M.A.Zaidan@sheffield.ac.uk B20/25236
Blenkinsop, A A systems framework for characterising disease progression in neurological disorders
Supervisor: Dr J Terry
ABlenkinsop1@sheffield.ac.uk A10b/25609
Bodhanwala, M A novel nonlinear GARCH framework for modelling volatility of multvariate financial time series
Supervisors: Professor SA Billings, Professor D Coca
cop09mtb@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25654
Bouaru, Adrian Modelling and control of spatio-temporal pattern formation
Supervisor: Professor D Coca
a.bouaru@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25553
Boynton, R Scope of research: Identification of non-linear processes in space plasma turbulence
Supervisor: Professor M Balikhin
cop08rjb@sheffield.ac.uk B22/25234
Chen, J Communication in Swarms of Miniature Mobile Robots
Supervisor: Dr R Gross
j.n.chen@sheffield.ac.uk 217/25686
Condrea, Eliza-Patricia Modelling, analysis and forecasting enviromental time series
Supervisor: Professor D Coca
eliza.condrea@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25553
De Alejandro Montalvo, Julio Cancer Analysis via multidimensional Data
Supervisor: Dr G Panoutsos
j.montalvo@sheffield.ac.uk D6a
Dimmock, A Supervisor: Professor M Balikhin A.Dimmock@sheffield.ac.uk B22/SHS/25234
Ehtiawesh, M H Constrained adaptive predictive control of a hot rolling mill-theoretical and practical aspects
Supervisors: Professor M Mahfouf, Dr G Panoutsos
MKEhtiawesh1@sheffield.ac.uk D09/25611
Kudikala, R Optimisation of future gas turbine engine control system architectures
Supervisor: Professor P J Fleming
r.kudikala@sheffield.ac.uk B20/25236
Florescu, Dorian Modelling and analysis of multiscale spatio-temporal systems
Supervisors: Professor D Coca, Professor S A Billings
dorian.florescu@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25553
Forster, T Robotic slam for unstructured environments
Supervisor: Dr T J Dodd
cop10tjf@sheffield.ac.uk A09/25674
Gauci, M Evolutionary Swarm Robotics
Supervisor: Dr R Gross
m.gauci@sheffield.ac.uk 217/25686
Giagkiozis, Ioannis Supervisors: Professor P J Fleming, Dr R Purshouse coq10ig@sheffield.ac.uk
Gonzalez Rodriguez, Alicia Adriana Multiscale model-based search for optimal process operating windows in Friction Stir Welding
Supervisor: Dr G Panoutsos
cop10aag@sheffield.ac.uk D09/25613
Guo, P Damping System Designs using Nonlinear Frequency analysis approach
Supervisor: Dr Z Q Lang
P.Guo@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25654
Heins, Peter Modelling and control of turbulent flows
Supervisor: Dr B Jones, Dr AS Sharma
cop11phh@sheffield.ac.uk C06
Hills, A F Distributed Decision Support System on the Grid for Fault Diagnosis.
Supervisor: Prof V Kadirkamanathan
a.hills@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25553
Ho, C Design of Nonlinear Systems in the frequency domain with applications in vibration control
Supervisors: Dr Z Q Lang and Professor S A Billings
cop10ch@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25553
Holmes, Geoffrey Modelling of spatio-temporal systems with applications to biomedicine
Supervisor: Professor V Kadirkamanathan
Geoff.Holmes@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25553
Jiang, D Optimal Data Mining Methodologies for Power Plant Anomaly Detection.
Supervisor: Dr S A Pope
cop06dj@sheffield.ac.uk 302/25129
Joghtaei, M Rehabilitation and Function Restoration in the Lower Extremities of Paraplegia
Supervisor: Dr M O Tokhi
cop08mj@sheffield.ac.uk A23/25639
Khan, B Nonlinear Predictive Control.
Supervisor: J A Rossiter
cop09bk@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25655
Kudikala, R Optimisation of future gas turbine engine control system architectures
Supervisor: Professor P J Fleming
r.kudikala@sheffield.ac.uk  
Krishnanathan, K Non-linear system identification for synthetic biology
Supervisors: Professor V Kadirkamanathan, Professor S A Billings
cop10kk@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25655
Li, Wei Automatic Science:Learning About Animals through Controlled Interaction
Supervisors: Dr R Gross, Professor S A Billings
Wei.Li11@sheffield.ac.uk 217/25686
Liu, Y Helicopter operations from ships test
Supervisor: Dr R F Harrison
Yu.Liu@sheffield.ac.uk 218/25645
Luo, J Neuro imaging
Supervisors: Professor D Coca, Professor S A Billings and Dr Y Zheng
j.luo@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25654
Mansor, Maszatul Power Management for Autonomous Systems
Supervisor: Professor P J Fleming, Dr R Purshouse
m.mansor@sheffield.ac.uk B20/25634
Martinez, Uriel Hernandez Co ordination and control of biologically inspired robots
Supervisor: Dr T J Dodd
cop10um@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25655
Mohamad, M Hybrid intelligent active control of flexible maneouvering systems
Supervisor: Dr M O Tokhi
M.Mohamad@sheffield.ac.uk C13/25629
Mohamad Samuri, S Hybrid modelling and intelligent decision support for critically ill patients in ICU.
Supervisor: Professor M Mahfouf
S.Mohamad-Samuri@sheffield.ac.uk  
Mohamed Hasan, S The use of MPC for conflict resolution tasks (Collision detection and collision resolution)
Supervisor: Dr J A Rossiter
Saam.Najat@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25655
Moreno Masey, R Development of an industrial robot specifically designed for the food industry
Supervisor: Dr T J Dodd
cop07rjm@sheffield.ac.uk A09/25674
Nasir, A N K Bio-inspired modelling and control optimisation with application to two-wheeled systems
Supervisors: Dr M O Tokhi, Dr H Wei
cop11ann@sheffield.ac.uk C13/25629
Nie, Xiaokai A control theoretical approach to modelling, analysis and design of gene regulatory networks
Supervisor: Professor D Coca
X.Nie@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25553
Okreghe, Christian O Predictive Control of Nonlinear and/or Robust Systems
Supervisors: Dr J A Rossiter, Professor M Mahfouf
c.okreghe@sheffield.ac.uk 305/25656
Omar, M Modelling and control of flexible manoevring system.
Supervisor: Dr M O Tokhi
cop07mo@sheffield.ac.uk A14/25666
Pakhotin, Ivan Statistical study of chorus waves using cluster data
Supervisor: Professor M A Balikhin, Dr S A Pope
mea07ip@sheffield.ac.uk B22/25234
Pelegrinis, M Probabilistic reasoning using gaussian mixed models (GMM) for data scatter
Supervisor: Dr S A Pope
M.Pelegrinis@sheffield.ac.uk 305/25656
Relan, R Systems Health Monitoring
Supervisors: Professor V Kadirkamanathan, Professor R F Harrison
r.relan@sheffield.ac.uk B20/25664
Rubio Solis, A Supervisor: Dr G Panoutsos coq10ar@sheffield.ac.uk C06
Sayidmarie, Omar Design and real-time Microprocessor based control of a mobile robotic platform
Supervisor: Dr M O Tokhi
O.Sayidmarie@sheffield.ac.uk C13/25629
Venugopalan, Vigneshwaran Wireless Real-Time Control Systems
Supervisors: Professor Haydn Thompson, Professor Peter Fleming
Vignesh@sheffield.ac.uk B20/25236
Walker, Ross Robot navigation for dynamic and crowded pedestrian environments
Supervisors: Dr T J Dodd, Dr R F Harrison
Ross.Walker@sheffield.ac.uk C04/25674
Wang, S Supervisor: Professor S A Billings s.wang@sheffield.ac.uk 316/25655
Zammit Mangion, A Modelling and control of complex systems
Supervisor: Professor V Kadirkamanathan
coq08az@sheffield.ac.uk 304/25229
Zhang, G Systems Modelling and Optimisation of Fracture Toughness of Metal Alloys
Supervisor: Professor M Mahfouf
guangrui.zhang@sheffield.ac.uk D9/25613
Zhao, Jia Nonlinear Model Identification, Reduction and Refinement for Complex Systems
Supervisors: Professor S A Billings, Dr H Wei
cop11jz@sheffield.ac.uk C06
Zughrat, Ali Computational Intelligence for Rail Quality
Supervisor: Professor M. Mahfouf
cop11amz@sheffield.ac.uk D09/25613