Research Group

Current PhD Students

• Guolin Yang
  Model-Based Reinforcement Learning for Predictive Autonomous Systems
  Co-supervised with Prof. Guido Herrmann and Prof. Alessandra Parisio
  Alma mater: The University of Manchester, UK

• Yan Zhao
  Digital Twin for Aerospace Distributed Electric Propulsion Systems
  Co-supervised with Prof. Tao Yang and Prof. Mark Jabbal
  Alma mater: Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

Current MEng Students

• Abdur-Rafey Faisal, 2027
  MEng project (with Leonardo UK): TBC - Game theory and UAVs

• Jacob Dorman, 2027
  MEng project (with Leonardo UK): TBC - Game theory and UAVs

• Shaan Rana, 2027
  MEng project: TBC - Swarm UAVs

• Ryuichi Nakamura, 2027
  MEng project: TBC - LLM, Onboarding computing for Drones

• Sofia Shakespeare Diaz, 2027
  MEng project: TBC - Game theory and UAVs, Defence

• Juyi Yang, 2027
  BEng project: TBC - Game theory and UAVs

• Benjamin Stevens, 2027
  BEng project: TBC - Fault-Tolerant Control and UAVs

• Gemma Read, 2027
  BEng project: TBC - Fault-Tolerant Control and UAVs

Recent MEng/BEng Alumni

• Adam Bullock, 2026
  MEng project: Attitude Estimation and State Awareness of a Minimal Sensor Micro-UAV in GPS-Denied Nuclear Facilities
  First position: Graduate Aircraft Design Engineer, STC Twenty One

• Devon Somy, 2026
  MEng project: Reinforcement Learning for Wall-Following Navigation of UAVs in Nuclear Environments
  First position: TBD

• William Bulica, 2026
  MEng project (with Leonardo UK): Is It Possible to Detect Supersonic Aircraft Using Passive Radars?
  First position: Graduate Systems Engineer, Leonardo UK

• Dev Kagdala, 2026
  BEng project: Safety-Critical Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Confined Nuclear Spaces using Control Barrier Functions (CBFs)
  First position: Graduate Systems Engineer, Leonardo UK

• Zihang Zhu, 2026
  BEng project: Energy-Efficient Optimal Control of Nuclear UAV Missions with Minimal Sensors
  First position: MSc student in Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore

• Sriyansh Rout, 2026
  BEng project: Dynamic Data-Driven Modelling of a Gas Turbine Towards Digital Twin
  First position: MSc student in Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol

Former Post-doctoral Fellows, Research Engineers, Visitors, and Interns

• Yiding Wang, 2026 (Imperial College London, UK)
• Zhongmou Li, 2026 (The University of Manchester, UK)
• Cameron Roberts, 2026 (University of Nottingham, UK)
• Yufeng Sun, 2025 (North University of China, China)
• Sophia Shuhui Meng, 2025 (University of Cambridge, UK)