People
Head of the Centre
Academics
Professional services
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Name |
Role | Affiliation |
Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jane Adkins | Project Officer | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) | +44 (0)1483 682272 |
| Mr Roy Blows | Research Officer | Spacecraft structures, materials and mechanisms | +44 (0)1483 686279 |
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Mrs Karen Collar |
Centre Administrator | Surrey Space Centre |
+44 (0)1483 686025 |
| Mr Simon Fellowes | Project Manager | Spacecraft structures, materials and mechanisms | +44 (0)1483 686343 |
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Mrs Louise Quigley |
Administrative Assistant | Surrey Space Centre |
+44 (0)1483 684209 |
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Ms Rowena Tanagon |
Project Officer | Surrey Space Centre |
+44 (0)1483 682035 |
| Dr Tolga Ors | Innovation & Partnerships Manager | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) | +44 (0)1483 689494 |
| Dr Emma Wright | Hub Project Manager | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) | +44 (0)1483 686017 |
Technical support staff
| Name | Role | Affiliation | Phone |
| Mr Richard Duke | CubeSat Communications System Engineer | Surrey Space Centre | +44 (0)1483 686277 |
| Dr Christopher Lee | Technical Manager | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) | |
| Mr Dave Fishlock | Technical Services Manager | Surrey Space Centre | +44 (0)1483 689132 |
| Mr Andy Walker | Technical Services Technician | Surrey Space Centre | +44 (0)1483 684710 |
| Dr Graham Webb | Lab Technician | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) |
Research staff
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Name |
Role | Project | Affiliation |
Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Mohamed Abdelwahab | Research Fellow | 3D sensing & perception for space robotic system (funded by EPSRC) | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) | |
| Dr Mohamed Alkalla | Research Fellow | Planetary “wasp drill” (funded by EPSRC) | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) | |
| Dr Miranda Bradshaw | Space Qualified Metrology Engineer | Space Metrology for Proba3 and LunaResource Missions (funded by KTP) | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) | |
| Dr Alex Dyer | Research Fellow | Space Environment and Protection | +44 (0)1483 686263 | |
| Research Fellow | Space Environment and Protection |
+44 (0)1483 686262 |
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| Dr Daniel (Zhou) Hao | Research Fellow | GNC for space robotic system (funded by EPSRC) | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) | |
| Research Fellow | Remote Sensing |
+44 (0)1483 686022 |
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| Nikos Mavrakis | Research Fellow | |||
| Dr Angadh Nanjangud | Research Fellow | On-orbit operation based on AI robotics (funded by space industry and EPSRC) | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) | |
| Dr Pedro Proenca | Research Fellow | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) | ||
| Research Fellow | Spacecraft structures, materials and mechanisms |
+44 (0)1483 683412 |
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| Dr Alessandro Stabile | Research Officer | Spacecraft structures, materials and mechanisms | +44 (0)1483 688967 | |
| Dr Ben Taylor | Research Fellow | Spacecraft structures, materials and mechanisms | +44 (0)1483 686278 | |
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Dr Ivan Vitanov |
Research Fellow | Autonomous Nuclear Waste Decommissioning (funded by Sellafield) | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) |
+44 (0)1483 686261 |
| Dr Muhammad Zeeshan Babar | Postdoctoral Researcher |
Postgraduate research students
| Name | Affiliation | Project title | Start date | Supervisor |
| Lotfi Achiri | Remote Sensing | Maritime surveillance with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Automatic Identification System (AIS) | Oct-15 | R. Guida |
| Ghulam Ahmad | Sensors and Platforms Systems | Novel design and measure methodologies of mm-wave smart antennas | Jul-14 | C. Underwood |
| Mazouz Alaa-Eddine | On Board Data Handling | Low-cost LIDAR/Machine Vision for Close Proximity Operations | Apr-17 | C. Bridges |
| Reem Algethamie | Astrodynamics | Strategies for Satellites to Independently Manoevre to Minimise Collision Risk | Oct-15 | R. Armellin |
| Matthew Barker | Space Environment and Protection | Reliability of modern microelectronics in space Radiation Environments | Oct-16 | K. Ryden |
| Hakim Benoudjit | Remote Sensing | Flood monitoring using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images | Apr-15 | R. Guida |
| Abdelhakim Benoudjit | Remote Sensing | - | - | - |
| Agnieska Bialek | Sensors and Platforms Systems | Vicarious Calibration of Multiple Sensor Platforms | Oct-12 | C. Underwood |
| Pete Blacker | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) | Next generation rover GNC | Oct-16 | Y.Gao |
| Sadra Bolourian Esfahani | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) | Data fusion for industrial environment | Jan-18 | Y.Gao |
| Jim Boucher | Astrodynamics | GEO Navigation | Oct-13 | R. Armellin |
| Zakaria Bouhanna | On Board Data Handling | Satellite Traffic Management using Radio Systems | Apr-16 | C. Bridges |
| Ben Clewer | Space Environment and Protection | In-Flight Observations for Atmospheric Radiation Risk Monitorting | Oct-16 | K.Ryden |
| Becky Davidson | On Board Data Handling | On board data processing for downlink optimisation | Oct-14 | C. Bridges |
| Salvatore De Lellis | Spacecraft structures, materials and mechanisms | A Novel Approach to Account for Structural Uncertainties in Microvibration Predicitons | Oct-16 | G. Aglietti |
| Ery Fitrianingsih | Astrodynamics | Trajectory Optimization based on Primer Vector Theory | Jul-15 | R. Armellin |
| David Gondelach | Astrodynamics | Propagation Methods for Space Situational Awareness | Oct-17 | R. Armellin |
| Antonio Gurciullo | Plasma Physics and Propulsion | Electric propulsion technologies for enabling the use of molecular propellants | Oct-15 | A. Lucca Fabris |
| Rowena Harrison | - | - | - | - |
| Cameron Hodge | Spacecraft structures, materials and mechanisms | Investigation of parameters affecting the microvibration signature of reaction wheel bearings | Jul-17 | G. Aglietti |
| Ander Hoffmann | Spacecraft structures, materials and mechanisms | Virtual testing, model correlation & updates | Oct-17 | G. Aglietti |
| Ben Kawak | Spacecraft structures, materials and mechanisms | Mechanical design of a two-stage viscoelastic isolation system for space applications | Jan-12 | G. Aglietti |
| Charly Knight | Spacecraft structures, materials and mechanisms | Towards More Representative Random Vibration Testing | G. Aglietti | |
| Abdelmadjid Lassakeur | Sensors and Platforms Systems | Precision ADCS of CubeSats by On-Orbit Determination of the Dynamic Magnetic Moment Disturbances | Jul-15 | C. Underwood |
| Callum Middleton | Sensors and Platforms Systems | Design, Development and Calibration of a Miniature High Radiometric Precision Hyperspectral Imager for CubeSat/NanoSat Constellations and Small Low-Cost UAVs | Oct-17 | C. Underwood |
| Seri Mustaza | Robotics and Control | Robotic Uterine Manipulator: A Novel Concept inspired by Octopus | Apr-13 | C. Saaj |
| Yasser Nezzari | On Board Data Handling | Compiler Extensions towards reliable multicore processor | Apr-15 | C. Bridges |
| Evridki Ntagiou | Astrodynamics | Multi-Objective Optimization: Planning and Scheduling of Agile earth Observation Constellations Operations | Jan-15 | R. Armellin |
| Gennaro Principe | Astrodynamics | Orbit determination with high order sequential filtering | Oct-17 | R. Armellin |
| Laura Pirovano | Astrodynamics | Initial Orbit Determination and Data Association with Differential Algebra | Oct-17 | R. Armellin |
| Maximilian Rodger | Remote Sensing | Optimisation of data fusion of SAR and AIS datasets from NovaSAR-S | Jul-17 | R. Guida |
| Salvatore Savastano | Remote Sensing | Uncertainty Quantification in Microwave Synthetic Aperture RADAR Remote Sensing Data Processing | Oct-15 | R. Guida |
| Asma Seddaoui | Robotics and Control | Controlled Approach and Capture of a spacecraft using a Free-Flying Robot | Oct-15 | C. Saaj |
| Jason Shore | Spacecraft structures, materials and mechanisms | Spacecraft structures and mechanisms | Oct-17 | G. Aglietti |
| Robert Skilton | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) | Reconfigurable autonomy for nuclear energy fusion applications | Feb-17 | Y. Gao |
| Conrad Spiteri | AI and Robotics (STAR Lab) | Planetary Robotic Vision Processing for Terrain Assessment | Apr-12 | Y. Gao |
| Oulid Yahia | Remote Sensing | Multisensor data fusion for soil moisture content estimation | Apr-15 | R. Guida |
| Vladimir Yotov | Spacecraft structures, materials and mechanisms | Stochastic Finite Element Method for Vibroacoustic Loads prediction | Oct-14 | G. Aglietti |
| Isa Yunusa Chedi | Remote Sensing | Oil Spill Characterization for Detection and Monitoring of Oil Pollution in Marine Environment Using SAR Data | Jan-17 | R. Guida |