The Digital Metal CDT brings together leading experts from the Universities of Leicester, Warwick, Birmingham, Nottingham, and Loughborough. Their research spans advanced manufacturing, metals and alloys engineering, digital twinning of manufacturing processes, right-first-time manufacturing for sustainability, and supply chain digitalisation. Together, they provide the multidisciplinary expertise needed to transform the metals industry through digital innovation.
| Institutions | Research Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Essam Abo-Serie | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | Cooling efficiency & topology optimisation in HPDC tools | e.aboserie@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Mohammed Azeem | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | Microstructure-properties in metals & advanced characterisation | mohammed.azeem@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Reza Basirinia | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | Topology optimisation in additive manufacturing | rb662@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Victor Cedeno | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | Digital twinning & incremental forming of metals | vmcc1@leicester.ac.uk |
| Prof. Hong Dong | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | Processing of aerospace materials & digital manufacturing | hd38@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Gebril El-Fallah | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | Bainitic steels for fusion energy | gmae2@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Elsiddig Elmukashfi | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | High-fidelity models & metamaterials for hydrogen | elsiddig.elmukashfi@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Bing Ji | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | Shielding & packaging for space electronics | bing.ji@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Yang Liu | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | Computer vision for micro-mechanics | yl832@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Shiladitya Paul | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | Alloys for CCS & hydrogen barrier applications | shiladitya.paul@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Timothy Pearce | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | ML for molecule properties & bioelectronics | tcp1@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Harold Ruiz | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | Digital twinning for welding in fusion structures | dr.harold.ruiz@leicester.ac.uk |
| Prof. Csaba Sinka | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | Digital twinning of manufacturing processes | ics4@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Xuefang Wang | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | Digital tools in manufacturing supply chains | xw259@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Yang Xiao | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | Optimisation of electromagnetic core design | yx224@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Jinning Zhang | School of Engineering, University of Leicester | Digital twin for propulsion system control | jz388@leicester.ac.uk |
| Prof. Ashiq Anjum | School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Leicester | Self-learning digital twins & physics-informed ML | aa1180@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Daniel Hao | School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Leicester | d.hao@leicester.ac.uk | |
| Dr Larissa Serdukova | School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Leicester | Stochastic & vibro-impact systems for metals | ls563@leicester.ac.uk |
| Prof. Shigang Yue | School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Leicester | Robotics, vision systems & bio-inspired learning | sy237@leicester.ac.uk |
| Prof. Nicola Bateman | School of Business , University of Leicester | Operations & supply chain management in metal manufacturing | nab34@leicester.ac.uk |
| Dr Meng Jia | School of Business , University of Leicester | Circularity & digitalisation in metal industry | mj302@leicester.ac.uk |