Dr Robert Atkinson
Reader
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Personal statement
Personal statement
I am an academic in the Deptartment of Electronic and Electrical Engineering. My research interests are in the industrial application of (deep) machine learning, cybersecurity, and the Internet of Things. I have strong interest in explainable AI (XAI) and hyperparameter optimisation.
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Area of Expertise
I have experience and expertise in the following areas of AI:
- Data cleansing and outlier removal.
- Feature extraction for time-series.
- Dimensionailty reduction techniques.
- Production of (deep) machine learning based models.
- Model optimitisation by selection of the best hyperparameers.
- Data visualisation.
- Explianable models.
Prize And Awards
- Finalist in Herald Higher Education Awards - Outstanding Business Engagement in Universities
- Recipient
- 31/5/2022
- Innovate UK KTP Engineering Excellence Award 2021
- Recipient
- 23/9/2021
- ICSEA 2016 - Best Paper Award
- Recipient
- 10/2016
- DASC 2015 - Best Paper Award
- Recipient
- 9/2015
- SIN 2014 - Best Paper Award
- Recipient
- 11/9/2014
- UBICOMM - Best Paper Award
- Recipient
- 11/2011
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Publications
- Auction-based network selection in a market-based framework for trading wireless communications services
- Konka Jakub, Andonovic Ivan, Michie Walter, Atkinson Robert
- IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology Vol 63, pp. 1365-1377 (2014)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2013.2280344
- An advanced SOM algorithm applied to handover management within LTE
- Sinclair Neil, Harle David, Glover Ian, Irvine James, Atkinson Robert
- IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology Vol 62, pp. 1883-1894 (2013)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2013.2251922
- Estimation of impulsive noise in an electricity substation
- Shan Q, Glover IA, Atkinson RC, Bhatti S, Portugues I, Moore PJ, Rutherford R, Vieira MFQ, Lima AMN, de Souza BA
- IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility Vol 53, pp. 653-663 (2011)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMC.2010.2092782
- RAID 6 hardware acceleration
- Gilroy Michael, Irvine J, Atkinson RC
- ACM Transactions in Embedded Computing Systems Vol 10 (2011)
- https://doi.org/10.1145/2043662.2043667
- Augmenting cattle tracking efficiency through monocular depth estimation
- Dickson Lewis T, Davison Christopher, Michie Craig, McRobert Ewan, Atkinson Robert, Andonovic Ivan, Ferguson Holly, Dewhurst Richard, Briddock Roger, Brooking Mark, Pavlovic Dejan, Marko Oskar, Crnojevic Vladimir, Tachtatzis Christos
- IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics (2024)
- Neural knitworks : patched neural implicit representation networks
- Czerkawski Mikolaj, Cardona Javier, Atkinson Robert, Michie Craig, Andonovic Ivan, Clemente Carmine, Tachtatzis Christos
- Pattern Recognition Vol 151 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2024.110378
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Teaching
- EE106 Engineering Design for Software Development 1: gentle introduction to computer programming using Python.
- EE320 Signals and Systems: signal processing concepts.
- EE471 Communications Networks: foundation in communication and computer networking concepts and protocols.
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Research Interests
My research focusses on the entire data processing pipeline from data collection and storage, through data cleansing, parallelisation of feature extraction approaches, deployable dimensionailty reduction streategies, hyperparameter optiisation and the production of machine learning models.
The work is carried out in tandem with industry, with application areas that include partial discharge localisation, predictive maintenance of moving equipment, intrusion detetcion systems, and deception for cyber resillience.
Professional Activities
- Network Intrusion Detection using AI
- Speaker
- 31/5/2029
- PNDC Knowledge Exchange Forum: Spring 2025
- Participant
- 25/3/2025
- Health and Care Futures: thematic areas workshop
- Participant
- 30/5/2024
- DEFGRID - The Utility DSbD Demonstrator
- Speaker
- 30/5/2024
- NHS Lanarkshire
- Visiting researcher
- 2/4/2024
- Intuitive Introduction to Machine Learning
- Speaker
- 31/5/2022
Projects
- DelugeAI: A review of the emerging opportunities of using artificial intelligence for flood forecasting in Scotland
- White, Chris (Principal Investigator) Atkinson, Robert (Co-investigator) Bertram, Doug (Co-investigator) Nieradzinska, Kamila (Research Co-investigator)
- 05-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2025
- Development & Commercialisation of the world’s first technology enabling 100% of Post Consumer recycled bottles (rPET), to be remanufactured into “as new”, PET Bottles :PET-Yield
- Atkinson, Robert (Principal Investigator) Cardona Amengual, Javier (Co-investigator) Liggat, John (Co-investigator) Nordon, Alison (Co-investigator) Tachtatzis, Christos (Co-investigator) Wagner, Beverly (Co-investigator) Wilson, Juliette (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
- Predictive maintenance for offshore wind turbines
- Atkinson, Robert (Principal Investigator) Andonovic, Ivan (Co-investigator) Cardona Amengual, Javier (Co-investigator) Carroll, James (Co-investigator) McMillan, David (Co-investigator) Tachtatzis, Christos (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2022
- EPSRC IAA: Udersea Cable Data Analysis
- Atkinson, Robert (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2026
- Decision Support for Investment & Economic Development within Sparse Data Markets
- Tachtatzis, Christos (Principal Investigator) Andonovic, Ivan (Co-investigator) Atkinson, Robert (Co-investigator) Cardona Amengual, Javier (Co-investigator) Hamilton, Andrew (Co-investigator) Macdonald, Malcolm (Co-investigator) Michie, Craig (Co-investigator)
- 11-Jan-2022 - 10-Jan-2023
- Digital Dairy Value-Chain for South-West Scotland and Cumbria (Strength in Places Fund)
- Michie, Craig (Principal Investigator) Wagner, Beverly (Academic) Wilson, Juliette (Academic) Andonovic, Ivan (Co-investigator) Atkinson, Robert (Co-investigator) Bellekens, Xavier (Co-investigator) Galloway, Stuart (Co-investigator) Kelly, Nicolas (Co-investigator) Lengden, Michael (Co-investigator) Revie, Matthew (Co-investigator) Stewart, Robert (Co-investigator) Tachtatzis, Christos (Co-investigator) Ward, Andrew (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2027
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Contact
Dr
Robert
Atkinson
Reader
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: robert.atkinson@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2879