Meet the team

Our multi-disciplinary academic team has expertise spanning Civil Engineering, Materials, Robotics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Computer Science.

The PhD Supervisory Teams are drawn from different disciplines, bringing radically different methodologies and outlooks.

Together, we will work closely with Network Rail as well as other key stakeholders and collaborators to address critical real-world challenges.

Photograph of Alister Smith

Dr Alister Smith

Reader in Geotechnics and RAINDROP Principal Investigator

Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Ana Blanco

Dr Ana Blanco

Reader in Advanced Construction Materials and Methods

Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Ashraf El-Hamalawi

Dr Ashraf El-Hamalawi

Reader in Engineering Modelling

Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Craig Hancock

Dr Craig Hancock

Reader in Geospatial Engineering

Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Haitao Lan

Dr Haitao Lan

Lecturer in Infrastructure Engineering

Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Mark Jepson

Dr Mark Jepson

Senior Lecturer in Metallurgy and Microscopy

Materials

Asma Adnane

Dr Asma Adnane

Senior Lecturer

Computer Science

Hui Fang

Dr Hui Fang

Senior Lecturer

Computer Science

Laura Justham

Dr Laura Justham

Reader in Human Centric Inclusive Engineering

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

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Professor James Flint

Professor of Wireless Systems Engineering

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering