Current Students
Our first cohort of students joined us during the academic year 2019/20.
Stream 1: Wide Bandgap Power Electronics | Stream 2: Connected and Autonomous vehicles | |||
Azamat Ayrnov Azamat is undertaking an EngD and is working on projects related to Silicon Carbide Power Devices. His research focuses on optimising heating performance to increase lifespan. Azamat's studentship is sponsored by Yasa Motors, |
Rebecca Burridge Rebecca is an EngD candidate, sponsored by AVL. Rebecca's research includes perception of 3D objects, utilising LIDAR and camera data. Rebecca is supervised by Professor Mehrdad Dianati and Professor Paul Jennings. |
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Haiyong Wan Haiyong is an EngD candidate, sponsored by MacMic. Her research is focused on packaging and application of high temperature power devices. Haiyong is superviser by Professor Phil Mawby and Dr Marina Antoniou. |
Rishi Thapar Rishi is a part-time PhD Candidate, supervised by Professor Mehrdad Dianati and Professor Carsten Maple. Rishi’s research focuses on risk and uncertainty modelling for safety critical systems like connected & co-operative autonomous vehicles |
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Olutayo Omotoso Olutayo is an EngD candidate, sponsored by Lyra Electronics. His research encompasses a range of projects inclding the design and implementation of AC - DC converters. Olutayo is supervised by Professor Richard McMahon and Dr Oleh Kiselychnyk. |
Sepeedeh Roudposhti Sepeedeh is a PhD candidate Supervised by Professor Mehrdad Dianati and Professor Paul Jennings. |
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William Goncalves Geiger Wiliam is a part-time PhD candidate, sponsored by JLR. William’s research focuses on risk quantification and assessment, as well as how to reason about these risks in order to provide a safe path around visible and unknown actors in autonomous vehicles William is supervised by Professor Mehrdad Dianati and Professor Paul Jennings. |
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Amir Samadi Amir is a PhD candidate supervised by Professor Mehrdad Dianati and Professor Paul Jennings. |
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Hamed Haghigh Hamed is a PhD candidate supervised by Professor Mehrdad Dianati and Dr Kurt Debattista. |
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Our second cohort of students commenced their studies from October 2020.
Stream 1: Wide Bandgap Power Electronics | Stream 2: Connected and Autonomous vehicles | |||
Heaklig Ayala Perez Heaklig is an EngD candidate supervised by Professor Phil Mawby and Dr Jose Ortiz-Gonzalez. |
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Dannier Xiao Dannier is a PhD candidate supervised by Professor Mehrdad Dianati and Dr Roger Woodman. |
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Ali Zakerian Ali is an EngD candidate supervisor by Professor Phil Mawby. |
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Mohammadreza Alipour Sormoli Dannier is a PhD candidate supervised by Professor Mehrdad Dianati and Dr Roger Woodman. |
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Nikolaos Iosifidis Nikos is an EngD candidate supervised by Professor Li Ran, Dr Subhash Lakshminarayana and Professor Phil Mawby. Nikos's studentship is sponsored by OREC. |
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Gina Souvalioti Gina will commence her studies with the CDT in early 2021. Gina's EngD studentship will be sponsored by OnSemi and she will be supervised by Dr Valentia Donzella and Dr Kurt Debattista. |
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Thanos Kanellopoulos Thanos is a part-time EngD student and is supervised by Dr Marina Antoniou and Professor Layi Alatise. |
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