Dr Bruce Stephen
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Personal statement
I am a Senior Lecturer and Strathclyde Chancellors Fellow in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering. I joined the University in 1998 and came to work in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering in April 1999. Previously, I had studied Aeronautical Engineering at Glasgow University at undergraduate level and then undertook postgraduate study in the department Computer Science at Strathclyde, gaining an MSc there in 1998 followed by a PhD in EEE 2005.
Publications
- Local energy systems
- Azizi Elnaz, Hua Weiqi, Stephen Bruce, Zhang Xiao-Ping, Wallom David
- Digitalisation of Local Energy Systems (2025) (2025)
- Multi-modal machine learning prediction of fleetwide switchgear SF6 escape from historical maintenance records, online monitors and domain expertise
- Liu Ting, Irwin Fiona, de la Barba Luis, Holton Allan, Jones Dan, Terret-Hensman Rob, Wilson Gordon, Riccardi Annalisa, Brown Blair David, McArthur Stephen, Stewart Brian, Stephen Bruce
- CIGRE 2025 International Symposium (2025)
- Temperature measurement uncertainty quantification in condition monitoring of critical infrastructure using complex timeseries dependency modeling
- Blair Jennifer, Liu Ting, Storey Thomas, Wong Timothy, McArthur Stephen, Brown Blair, Lu Ernest, Forbes Alistair, Stephen Bruce
- Measurement: Energy Vol 8 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meaene.2025.100068
- Domain-adapted explainability for machine learning predictions of rotodynamic pump degradation in safety-critical industrial sectors
- Amin Omnia, Brown Blair David, Stephen Bruce, Livina Valerie, McArthur Stephen
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09576509251387765
- Localized gas equivalent model of electrical heat demand for urban LV distribution network impact analysis
- Anderson Amy, McGarry Connor, Galloway Stuart, Stephen Bruce, McArthur Stephen
- IEEE Access Vol 13, pp. 158776-158788 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3608478
- An expert Bayesian Network solution for intelligent machine fault diagnosis
- Gibson Matthew, Taylor Kane, Stephen Bruce, Brown Blair David
- BINDT 21st International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Asset Management (CM 2025) (2025)
Research Interests
My main research focuses on developing and applying data driven methods to industry problems, often where there is limited data or a lack of domain knowledge. These applications have been right across power systems from generation (nuclear, solar and wind), through networks (both transmission and distribution) out to end use and supply. The resulting software solutions have been used to automate and predict condition assessment, detect anomalous conditions and simulate future behaviours to support asset management and future planning business objectives. Translating this to other fields, I was co-founder of the spin out company Silent Herdsman Ltd, who developed an intelligent precision livestock management platform for the dairy industry.
I am currently principal investigator on the EPSRC funded Analytical Middleware for Informed Distribution Networks (AMIDiNe) project working to develop data driven power systems models that provide a more accurate view of uncertainties surrounding loads on unmonitored distribution networks in order to better inform where barriers to Net Zero may exist. Previously, I was an investigator on the EU FP7 Orchestrating Renewable Integrated Generation in Neighbourhoods (ORIGIN) project and co-investigator on the EPSRC BuildTEDDI Aging Population Attitudes to Sensor Controlled Home Energy (APAtSCHE), Aggregators as diGital Intermediaries in Local Electricity markets (AGILE) and Transactive Energy Supply Arrangements projects.
Professional Activities
- QFF Quarterly Forecasting Forum, June 2018
- Organiser
- 8/6/2018
- Invited Talk - New Thames Valley Vision Workshop
- Invited speaker
- 18/9/2014
- Invited Talk - SGEM Load Modelling Workshop
- Speaker
- 8/5/2014
- External Referee - Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
- External Examiner
- 2/2014
- Hisatoshi Ikeda
- Host
- 31/1/2014
- IEEE Transactions on Power Systems (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2014
Projects
- SSEN Data to Insights (D2I) - SIF Alpha
- Stephen, Bruce (Principal Investigator) Bhagavathy, Priya (Co-investigator) Tachtatzis, Christos (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 28-Jan-2026
- TIC LCPE AM-11 Smart Hammer Advanced Analytics
- Stephen, Bruce (Principal Investigator) Riccardi, Annalisa (Co-investigator) Liu, Ting (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 28-Jan-2025
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES) - Innovation Centre Project #1 (Aux battery load consumption)
- Stephen, Bruce (Principal Investigator) Campos-Gaona, David (Co-investigator) Hart, Edward John (Co-investigator)
- 15-Jan-2024 - 14-Jan-2024
- Asset Data Analytics
- Stewart, Brian (Principal Investigator) McArthur, Stephen (Co-investigator) Stephen, Bruce (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 15-Jan-2024
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES) - Innovation Centre Project - Grid Constraints
- Bukhsh, Waqquas (Principal Investigator) Stephen, Bruce (Co-investigator)
- 17-Jan-2024 - 25-Jan-2024
- SF6 Escape Prediction for NGET HV Switchgear
- Stephen, Bruce (Principal Investigator) Akartunali, Kerem (Co-investigator) Brown, Blair David (Co-investigator) McArthur, Stephen (Co-investigator) Riccardi, Annalisa (Co-investigator) Stewart, Brian (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 27-Jan-2026
Contact
Dr
Bruce
Stephen
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: bruce.stephen@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 7260