Dr Robert Atkinson

Senior Lecturer

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Personal statement

I am a Senior Lecturer in the Dept. Electronic and Electrical Engineering with interests in (deep) machine learning, data analytics, and the Internet of Things. The emphasis if firmly on the industrial application of these technologies.

Expertise

Has expertise in:

I have experience and expertise in the following areas:

The industrial application of machine learning for diagnostics and prognostics, partial discharge monitoring, and intrusion detection systems;
Wireless Sensor Networks, especially in harsh industrial environments;
The Internet of Things;
Multicore processing (e.g. GPUs etc.);

Prizes and awards

SIN 2014 - Best Paper Award: Recipient; 11/9/2014

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Publications

Cyber-security internals of a Skoda Octavia vRS : a hands on approach: Urquhart Colin, Bellekens Xavier, Tachtatzis Christos, Atkinson Robert, Hindy Hanan, Seeam Amar; IEEE Access, pp. 1-13 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2943837
Geometrical thermal analysis as a form of Finite Element Analysis enhancement: Gillespie David I, Hamilton Andrew W, Kruckenberg Teresa, Neilson Brian, Atkinson Robert C, Andonovic Ivan, Tachtatzis Christos; 17th International Conference on Manufacturing Research ICMR2019, pp. 187-192 (2019)
Improving RF-based partial discharge localization via machine learning ensemble method: Iorkyase Ephraim Tersoo, Tachtatzis Christos, Lazaridis Pavlos, Upton David, Saeed Bakhtiar, Glover Ian, Atkinson Robert C; IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery Vol 34, pp. 1478-1489 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRD.2019.2907154
From cyber-security deception to manipulation and gratification through gamification: Bellekens Xavier, Jayasekera Gayan, Hindy Hanan, Bureš Miroslav, Brosset David, Tachtatzis Christos, Atkinson Robert; 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, pp. 99-114 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22351-9_7
A novel methodology for macroscale, thermal characterization of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer for integrated aircraft electrical power systems: Jones Catherine E, Hamilton Andrew W, Norman Patrick J, Cleary Alison, Galloway Stuart J, Atkinson Robert, Burt Graeme M, Michie Craig, Andonovic Ivan, Tachtatzis Christos; IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification Vol 5, pp. 479-489 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2019.2914890
Low complexity wireless sensor system for partial discharge localisation: Iorkyase Ephraim, Tachtatzis Christos, Lazaridis Pavlos, Glover Ian, Atkinson Robert; IET Wireless Sensor Systems Vol 9, pp. 158-165 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-wss.2018.5075

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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.

Research interests

Given the increasing volume and variety of data that is being generated across economic and industrial sectors, a key area of interest is the extraction of meaningful and actionable information from heterogeous data sets. This involves research into data analytics and multicore programming solutions. This in trun motivates an interest both in Cloud Computing and Big Data analytics.

I also have a long interest in future internet technologies, including Mobile IPv6 mobility solutions, Internet of Things (IoT), and intelligent in-building control systems.

Professional activities

The Challenges in the Implementation of Cloud-based Precision Livestock Management Services Provision: Contributor; 26/8/2019
Sensor and Actuator Networks (Journal): Guest editor; 31/7/2019
Online CPD - Social Benefits of Innovative Lighting: Speaker; 28/11/2016
EU - European Research Council (External organisation): Member; 14/3/2013
International Conference on Wireless Communications and Applications: Member of programme committee; 1/8/2011
VTC Fall 2011: Participant; 2011

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Projects

Improving the Safety, Reliability, and Efficiency of Cargo Transportation using Deep Learning Computer Vision: Cardona Amengual, Javier (Principal Investigator) Andonovic, Ivan (Co-investigator) Atkinson, Robert (Co-investigator) Michie, Craig (Co-investigator) Tachtatzis, Christos (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 17-Jan-2019
Fostering Precision Agriculture and Livestock Farming through Secure Access to Large-Scale HPC-Enabled Virtual Industrial Experimentation Environment Empowering Scalable Big Data Analytics (H2020-ICT-2018-2020) (CYBELE): Andonovic, Ivan (Principal Investigator) Atkinson, Robert (Co-investigator) Michie, Craig (Co-investigator) Tachtatzis, Christos (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2021
Transforming Oilfield Equipment Performance In Mature Basins: Atkinson, Robert (Principal Investigator) Andonovic, Ivan (Co-investigator) Tachtatzis, Christos (Co-investigator); 13-Jan-2018 - 12-Jan-2019
N-Sea Phase 2: Automatic Annotation of Subsea Survey Video: Tachtatzis, Christos (Principal Investigator) Andonovic, Ivan (Co-investigator) Atkinson, Robert (Co-investigator) Di Caterina, Gaetano (Co-investigator) Michie, Craig (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2020
Asbestos Fibre Counting (Ethos / TDL): Tachtatzis, Christos (Principal Investigator) Cardona Amengual, Javier (Co-investigator) Andonovic, Ivan (Co-investigator) Atkinson, Robert (Co-investigator) Cleary, Alison (Co-investigator) Michie, Craig (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2018 - 31-Jan-2019
KTP - Fathom Systems: Tachtatzis, Christos (Principal Investigator) Andonovic, Ivan (Co-investigator) Atkinson, Robert (Co-investigator) Cleary, Alison (Co-investigator) Michie, Craig (Co-investigator); 04-Jan-2017 - 03-Jan-2020

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Address

Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Royal College Building

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