Professor Charles Norman MacLeod
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Personal statement
Charles MacLeod is a Professor in the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering.
He is the Babcock International Group / Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Sensor-Driven Automated Welding.
He is director of the Sensor Enabled Automation & Robotics Control Hub (SEARCH), a £24M research innovation and technology transfer laboratory. Aligned to this, he is Course Director of the Autonomous Robotic Intelligent Systems (ARIS) MSc.
His research is primarily associated with the inspection and manufacturing enhancement of high-value assets and components, where he leads a number of high-profile inter-disciplinary in-process welding and metal additive research projects.
He has driven and co-developed core robotic and ultrasonic technology from fundamental EPSRC research, which is now being licensed by a leading industrial organisation and co-developed an innovative inspection robot for a critical life-extension inspection at Sellafield Reprocessing Facility.
He is the PI and designer of the Engaging Robotic Interactive Cell (ERIC) STEM Outreach cell.
His research interests include:
Non-Destructive Evaluation
In-Process Inspection of Fusion Welding & Metal Additive Components
Sensors including Ultrasonic, Electromagnetic, Tactile and Visual
Automation & Robotics
Automated Manufacturing & Welding
Teaching Activities.
Course Director: Autonomous Robotic Intelligent Systems (ARIS) MSc.
Module Registrar: EE987 Sensors & Instrumentation
Lecturer: EE312 Instrumentation and Microcontrollers
Prize And Awards
- The Engineer - Collaborate to Innovate Finalist AWESIM
- Recipient
- 1/3/2022
- Babcock International Group / Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Sensor Driven Automated High-Integrity Welding
- Recipient
- 1/3/2022
- The BINDT Annual Conference Award
- Recipient
- 5/9/2019
- University of Strathclyde Faculty of Engineering Knowledge Exchange Award (2016)
- Recipient
- 1/8/2016
- Knowledge Exchange Award
- Recipient
- 2016
- University of Strathclyde EPSRC Doctoral Prize 2014/2015
- Recipient
- 1/1/2015
Publications
- A quantitative investigation of accuracy and repeatability for deployment of mobile collaborative robots in high-value manufacturing
- Hifi Amine, Jackson W, Loukas C, Shields M, Poole A, Mohseni E, Pierce S G, MacLeod C N, Dobie G, O’Hare T, Munro G, O’Brian-O’Reilly J, Vithanage R W K
- Measurement Science and Technology Vol 36 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/adf3d4
- Multi model machine learning approach for automated data analysis of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites
- Mohseni Ehsan, Tunukovic Vedran, McKnight Shaun, Hifi Amine, Pierce S Gareth, Vithanage Randika K W, Dobie Gordon, MacLeod Charles N, Cochran Sandy, Munro Gavin, O'Hare Tom
- 52nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation - QNDE 2025 (2025)
- Statistical and machine learning models for flow position estimation in resin infusion processes using ultrasonic guided wave monitoring
- Calistru Cristian, Tunukovic Vedran, Mohseni Ehsan, Pierce Gareth, MacLeod Charles Norman, Lines David, Bomphray Iain, Weis Tobias, Munro Gavin, O'Hare Tom
- 52nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation - QNDE 2025 (2025)
- Parametric modelling of saddle-shaped welds for autonomous manufacturing & inspection
- Agnew Keiran, Loukas Charalampos, Lines David, MacLeod Charles Norman
- The 78th IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference (2025)
- Automated weld bevel detection and characterization via ultrasonic imaging with novel data compression
- Dimakos Angelos, Sweeney Nina, Loukas Charalampos, Nicolson Ewan, MacLeod Charles Norman, Mohseni Ehsan, Lines David
- The 78th IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference (2025)
- Three-dimensional ultrasonic self supervised segmentation
- McKnight Shaun, Tunukovic Vedran, Hifi Amine, Pierce S Gareth, Mohseni Ehsan, MacLeod Charles N, O’Hare Tom
- Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence Vol 154 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2025.110870
Professional Activities
- The 78th Annual Assembly of International Institute of Welding (IIW) and International Conference on Welding and Joining
- Chair
- 22/6/2025
- EPSRC Scoping Worskhop (Critical mass)
- Participant
- 30/1/2025
- 3D Ultrasonic Self-Supervised Segmentation for Composite Components
- Contributor
- 26/9/2024
- 61st Annual Conference of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
- Participant
- 3/9/2024
- The 77th Annual Assembly of International Institute of Welding (IIW) and International Conference on Welding and Joining
- Participant
- 7/7/2024
- NEWAM Final Industry Day
- Organiser
- 18/6/2024
Projects
- Robotic laser ultrasonic inspection system (Photonics & Quantum Accelerator (PQA) )
- Stratoudaki, Theodosia (Principal Investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) Pierce, Gareth (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
- Comparative Analysis of Residual Stresses in Aluminum Components Produced by Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) and AdditiveFriction Stir Deposition (AFSD)
- Javadi, Yashar (Principal Investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) BUFFA, GIANLUCA (Co-investigator) Tamimi, Saeed (Co-investigator) Rahimi, Salaheddin (Co-investigator) Paradowska, Anna (Co-investigator) Alipooramirabad, Houman (Co-investigator)
- This collaborative study between ANSTO, University of Palermo, University of Strathclyde, and AFRC investigates residual stresses in aluminum components produced via WAAM and AFSD (including MELD). Using neutron diffraction and ultrasonic techniques, the project aims to characterize and compare stress profiles across processes. The findings will inform process optimization and contribute to a doctoral thesis on in-situ stress measurement in metal additive manufacturing.
- 10-Jan-2025 - 09-Jan-2026
- Fusing A Future From Glasgow's Proud Heritage - The Next Wave (Innovation project commission Glasgow City Region - Extension)
- MacLeod, Charles Norman (Principal Investigator) Dobie, Gordon (Co-investigator) Gachagan, Anthony (Co-investigator) Javadi, Yashar (Co-investigator) Mohseni, Ehsan (Co-investigator) Pierce, Gareth (Co-investigator) Stratoudaki, Theodosia (Co-investigator) Ward, Michael (Co-investigator) Wathavana Vithanage, Randika Kosala (Co-investigator) Lines, David (Research Co-investigator) Loukas, Charalampos (Research Co-investigator) Munro, William (Research Co-investigator) Nicolson, Ewan (Research Co-investigator) Watson, Robert (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- RR Prod Cell
- MacLeod, Charles Norman (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028
- ReMake Value Retention Centre
- Fitzpatrick, Stephen (Principal Investigator) MacBryde, Jillian (Co-investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) Pierce, Gareth (Co-investigator) Revie, Matthew (Co-investigator) Walls, Lesley (Co-investigator) Wynne, Bradley (Co-investigator) Hernandez, Jose Luis (Research Co-investigator) Liu, Zhe (Research Co-investigator) Reimer, Andreas (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2028
- Non-destructive inspection of redundant flasks (GC 866)
- Zabalza, Jaime (Principal Investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) Mohseni, Ehsan (Co-investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator)
- 20-Jan-2024 - 19-Jan-2024
Contact
Professor
Charles Norman
MacLeod
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: charles.macleod@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted