Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

Academic staff

Dr Gilbert Tang, Course Director and Senior Lecturer in Robotics Gilbert has been conducting robotics research at Cranfield University for over 13 years, particularly related to large-scale robot system development, intuitive human-robot interface, human-robot collaboration, and service robotics. He has been the project lead for a number of industrial research projects delivering automated production solutions at the mid-Technology Readiness Level (TRL) to leading aerospace manufacturers. Professor Antonios Tsourdos, Head of the Centre for Autonomous and Cyber-Physical Systems Antonios joined Cranfield University in 1999 as a lecturer and was appointed Head of the Centre in 2007. He is Chair of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Technical Committee on Aerospace Control, and a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Unmanned Systems Integration and Outreach Committee. Dr Yang Xing, Course Director and Lecturer in Applied Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Yang received his PhD from Cranfield University, he also holds an MSc degree in Control Systems from the University of Sheffield. Before joining Cranfield, he worked as a research associate with the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford. His research interest focuses on artificial intelligence, deep learning, computer vision, human autonomy collaboration, and autonomous vehicles. Professor Phil Webb, Head of the Centre for Robotics and Assembly Phil moved to Cranfield in 2009 and holds the Royal Academy of Engineering and Airbus Chair in Industrial Robotics and Assembly and is the Head of Centre for Robotics and Assembly. For the last 25 years Phil has been conducting research into the application of advanced robotics automation to aircraft and aero-engine structural assembly. During this time he has worked with most of the world’s leading aerospace companies. He has served as an elected Council member of the British Automation and Robot Association and has acted as the UK representative to the International Federation of Robotics. Professor Argyrios Zolotas, Course Director and Professor of Autonomous Systems and Control Argyrios is a key academic at Cranfield University's Centre for Autonomous and Cyber-Physical Systems, internationally known for his expertise in Autonomous Systems and Control. He has spent more than two decades researching and developing engineering applications for dynamically complex systems in the transportation and aerospace industries. He has received multiple awards, including a visiting professorship with Grenoble INP, France, in 2018.

“My previous experience and my passion for robots enabled me to hunt for a university that provides a master’s degree which is research-intensive and industry-orientated in the field of robotics. I found Cranfield University, which is renowned for its intensive research. Cranfield University have a great heritage in aerospace, and they have also highly skilled professors in the field of human robot interactions." Raviteja Burugu, current student, (Robotics MSc)

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