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Computational Engineering and Design Group

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We're a centre for multidisciplinary engineering simulation and design, and combine a range of analytical, computational and experimental techniques.

Part of Engineering

About

Our 3 main research themes are:

  • design search and optimisation
  • applied computational modelling
  • computational methods

The strength of our research is based on combining engineering methods with industrial applications. For example, we are developing grid-based, problem-solving services for academia and industry. Our research has many applications, and our activities include:

  • using computational methods for studying design and related problems in fluids, structures, control systems and biomechanics
  • evolutionary optimisation
  • constructing advanced cost-prediction systems
  • optimising metamodelled, approximate or noisy systems and analysis of robustness

We also host:

People, projects and publications

People

Dr Stephen Prior CEng, MIMechE

Readership in Unmanned Air Vehicles

Research interests

  • VTOL Aeronautics
  • Autonomous Uncrewed Systems
  • Aerial Robotics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Stephen

Email: S.D.Prior@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 8366

Google Scholar
ORCID

Dr Yolanda Hou

Research Fellow
Connect with Yolanda

Email: Yu.Hou@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 7803399293

I manage a number of research programmes sponsored by BAE systems, Airbus, Rolls-Royce and the EPSRC.
Professor James Scanlan
Professor of Design