Team Members

Our team covers diverse career stages, background and experience, including early career researchers as well as established and senior academics across the four institutions. The team is supported by a dynamic and experienced Advisory Board. We also have a broad range of committed industry contributors and collaborators.

Core Team

Queen’s University Belfast

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Project Lead

Trevor Robinson is principal investigator for the Digital Design Network Plus. He is Head of School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast where he is Professor of

University of Strathclyde

Anja Maier is Professor of Engineering Systems Design and Head of Department Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management (DMEM) at the University of Strathclyde.

Linking the human and engineering sides in

University of Sheffield

Professor Ashutosh Tiwari is Deputy Vice-President for Innovation at the University of Sheffield and holds the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) and Airbus Research Chair. He is internationally renowned

University of Bristol

Ben is Professor of Mechanical Engineering specialising in Engineering Design and High Value Manufacturing. Ben’s research interests span computational design, constraint modelling, generative design, design for manufacture, design informatics and

University of Bristol

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Case Study 1 Lead

Dr Gopsill is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol researching Digital Design & Manufacture and contributing

University of Strathclyde

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Case Study 1 Co-Lead

Dr Andrew Wodehouse is a Reader in the Department of Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management (DMEM) at the University of Strathclyde. He leads the department’s Design Research Group and is

University of Sheffield

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Research Associate

Dr. Yuri Mejia is a Research Associate at the University of Sheffield, specialising in the digitalisation of manufacturing processes. Her work focuses on developing solutions for in-process monitoring, real-time simulation,

Queen’s University Belfast

Mark is Professor of Aeronautics at Queen’s University Belfast and holds an EPSRC Fellowship in Engineering Design (DECIDE for Net Zero).

A former Pro-Vice-Chancellor at QUB, Mark is now focused

Queen’s University Belfast

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Grant Manager

Lynda Mahon has nearly 20 years’ experience working in HE. She brings to the team a wealth of knowledge in managing large multi-institutional projects, events and research projects. 

Queen’s University Belfast

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Project administrator

Clare joins the team as the project administrator. Clare has worked at Queen’s University for over four years, in a range of student support roles, and brings with her a

Advisory Board

Advisory Board Lead

Ian Risk has 40 years of experience in the A&D sector and has worked across technologies from advanced manufacturing (additive manufacturing, composites processing, automated assembly) with novel materials (metallic alloys,