Dr Robert Atkinson

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Electronic and Electrical Engineering

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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 human/animal/plant/equipement health. 

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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
Coherent load profile synthesis with conditional diffusion for LV distribution network scenario generation
Brash Alistair, Tachtatzis Christos, Stephen Bruce, Lu Junyi, Brown Blair David, Atkinson Robert, Michie Craig
Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.segan.2026.102264
Signal-based malware classification using 1D CNNs
Wilkie Jack, Hindy Hanan, Andonovic Ivan, Tachtatzis Christos, Atkinson Robert
Cybersecurity Vol 9 (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s42400-025-00454-6

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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
Augmenting cattle tracking efficiency through monocular depth estimation
Contributor
26/9/2024
DEFGRID - The Utility DSbD Demonstrator
Speaker
30/5/2024
Health and Care Futures: thematic areas workshop
Participant
30/5/2024
NHS Lanarkshire
Visiting researcher
2/4/2024

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Projects

Frailty Analysis Phase 2: Visualisation
Atkinson, Robert (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
Frailty Analysis Phase 1: Data Collection and Validation
Atkinson, Robert (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
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

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Dr Robert Atkinson
Reader
Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Email: robert.atkinson@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2879