Our people

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Professor Ali Elham
Professor of Design Optimisation
Research interests
Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation;
Topology Optimisation;
Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:A.Elham@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 6044
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Professor Andras Sobester
Professor of Digital Design (Airbus)
Email:A.SOBESTER@soton.ac.uk
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Professor Andy Keane
Professor of Computational Engineering
Email:Andy.Keane@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 2944
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Professor David Toal
Professor
Research interests
Design optimisation & automation
Machine learning & deep learning
Email:D.J.J.Toal@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 7662
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Professor Gennaro Scarselli
Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:G.Scarselli@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 8451
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Doctor Haris Moazam Sheikh
Lecturer
Research interests
Computational design and optimization
Bayesian optimization
Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:H.M.Sheikh@soton.ac.uk
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Professor James Scanlan
Professor of Design
Email:J.P.Scanlan@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 2369
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Doctor Jie Yuan
Lecturer
Research interests
Computational methods for large-scale nonlinear dynamical systems
Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:J.Yuan@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+00
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Professor Michele Meo
Professor of Applied Mechanics
Research interests
Smart Materials and Structures
NDT and SHM
Impact and Crashworthin
Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:M.Meo@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 2380591276
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Professor Nico Avdelidis
Professor of Aerospace Systems Management
Research interests
NDT and E
Digital Twins in Health Management of Aerospace Systems
Email:N.P.Avdelidis@soton.ac.uk
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