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

Professor Ali Elham
Professor of Design OptimisationMultidisciplinary Design Optimisation;
Topology Optimisation;
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail:A.Elham@soton.ac.ukTel:+44 23 8059 6044Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, Southampton, SO16 7QF
Professor Andras Sobester
Professor of Digital Design (Airbus)
Professor Andy Keane
Professor of Computational EngineeringEmail:Andy.Keane@soton.ac.ukTel:+44 23 8059 2944Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, Southampton, SO16 7QF
Professor David Toal
ProfessorDesign optimisation & automation
Machine learning & deep learning
Email:D.J.J.Toal@soton.ac.ukTel:+44 23 8059 7662Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, Southampton, SO16 7QF
Professor Gennaro Scarselli
Professor of Aeronautics & AstronauticsAccepting applications from PhD studentsEmail:G.Scarselli@soton.ac.ukTel:+44 23 8059 8451Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, Southampton, SO16 7QF
Doctor Haris Moazam Sheikh
LecturerComputational design and optimization
Bayesian optimization
Accepting applications from PhD students
Professor James Scanlan
Professor of DesignEmail:J.P.Scanlan@soton.ac.ukTel:+44 23 8059 2369Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, Southampton, SO16 7QF
Doctor Jie Yuan
LecturerComputational methods for large-scale nonlinear dynamical systems
Accepting applications from PhD students
Professor Michele Meo
Professor of Applied Mechanics- Smart Materials and Structures
- NDT and SHM
- Impact and Crashworthin
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail:M.Meo@soton.ac.ukTel:+44 2380591276Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, Southampton, SO16 7QF
Professor Nico Avdelidis
Professor of Aerospace Systems ManagementNDT and E
Digital Twins in Health Management of Aerospace Systems