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ECR Webinar – Control Technique in Human-Machine Intelligence
29 January 2025, 14:00 – 16:55.
7 January 2025
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Yuanbo Nie – Future Mobility
Yuanbo Nie is a Lecturer in Control and Systems Engineering at the University of Sheffield. He holds an MSc in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology, an MSc in Advanced Computational Methods from Imperial College London, and a Ph.D. in Aeronautics from Imperial College London, awarded in 2021.
20 December 2024
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Asiya Khan – EDI Committee
Asiya Khan is an Associate Professor of Multimedia Communication & Intelligent Control at the University of Plymouth and recently seconded to DSIT Science and Technology Fellowship (AI Risk Adviser). She received her BEng (Hons) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from University of Glasgow, MSc in Communications, Control & Digital Signal Processing from Strathclyde University and PhD from University of Plymouth. She has contributed to pedagogic scholarship and research especially in addressing under-represented groups in engineering. She has received funding from RAEng under the ‘Diversity Impact Programme’ supporting neurodiverse and disabled engineering students and towards developing engineering education for social inclusion. She has received funding from the British Council, EPSRC and EU ERDF.
20 December 2024
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Daniel Auger – Future Mobility
Daniel Auger is Professor of Electrification, Modelling and Control at Cranfield University, where he is a member of the Advanced Vehicle Engineering Centre. He completed his MEng(Hons) and his PhD at the University of Cambridge. Before taking up an academic appointment, he worked for BAE Systems and MathWorks Consulting Services.
20 December 2024
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Gianmario Rinaldi – EDI Committee
Gianmario Rinaldi is a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering (Education & Research) at the Department of Engineering in the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy. He is also the Faculty Advisor and the Academic Lead of the Formula Student Project. His research expertise is in control, estimation, and optimisation methods, with application to multienergy systems, power systems, and clean/autonomous vehicles.
13 December 2024
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NEWS
ACE Network Forum 2025
ACE Network Forum 2025, the inaugural flagship event for members of the Automatic Control Engineering (ACE) Network.
13 December 2024
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Matt Greenhalgh – Management Board Member
Matt Greenhalgh is Product Development Manager at Siemens Motion Control. With nearly 15 years of experience in the field of drives and controls, he is dedicated to driving new developments at Siemens Motion Control. His background in power electronics has been instrumental in the development of Siemens SINAMICS G series industrial drives.
6 December 2024
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Positions ECR Group
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6 December 2024
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Bilal A. Mubdir – Clean Growth Committee
Bilal A. Mubdir is a Lecturer in Electrical and Control Engineering at Sulaimani Polytechnic University and a PhD researcher in Aerospace Control Engineering at the University of Leicester. His doctoral work focuses on energy optimization and control strategies for rotary-wing UAVs, emphasizing efficient trajectory generation and advanced control techniques.
6 December 2024
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Will Heath – Management Board Member
William Heath is Head of the School of Computer Science and Engineering at Bangor University and Chair of the United Kingdom Automatic Control Council. He was previously Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Manchester. He received his BA and MA in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge and his MSc and PhD in Systems and Control from UMIST.
6 December 2024
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Hector Figueiredo – AI and Data Committee
Hector Figueiredo is a Chartered Engineer and Capability Lead at QinetiQ specialising in Autonomous Systems. He leads research teams in diverse autonomy related technologies being developed both in-house and externally which includes application of Systems Engineering principles to underpin research, development and exploitation. Commendations for his work have been received from DSTL, QinetiQ Innovation award and whilst at BAE Systems: Chairman’s Awards for Innovation, Silver and Bronze awards.
Relevant Technical expertise includes Autonomous systems, Crewed-Uncrewed teaming, Human autonomy teaming, aircraft design and performance.
At QinetiQ he has recently been the Task Lead on a Human Autonomy Teaming for Adaptive Systems project and previously, Solution architect and Technical oversight on the Crewed – Uncrewed Teaming project. A key research area is the evaluation and assurance of Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) enable autonomy functionality for next generation uncrewed systems. Hector also sits on the Trusted Autonomous Systems Steering Group, several academic Steering Groups developing ML/AI enabled autonomy technologies and is leading the QinetiQ project on assurance of ML/AI systems.
5 December 2024
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Kate Kelly – Management Board Member
Kate Kelly is the Research Programme Manager for the Automatic Control Engineering Network.
Kate has over 10 years of research project management experience and has a proven track record of successfully planning, managing, and delivering transdisciplinary, multi-stakeholder programs funded by UKRI within the Higher Education sector. She is deeply committed to fostering collaborative partnerships and driving impactful, positive change for both people and the planet. Her work spans a diverse range of stakeholders, including the private sector, government and policy organizations, NGOs, and local community groups, both nationally and internationally.
5 December 2024
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