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
- Residual-corrected physics-based modelling for SF6 density prediction and anomaly detection
- Brash Alistair, Shi Guo, Pestana Jennifer, Brown Blair, Tachtatzis Christos, Liu Ting, Irwin Fiona, Lumsden Nicol, Stephen Bruce
- IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation (2026)
- Power utility ticket processing via domain knowledge-infused large language models
- Mathew Rithika, Du Siyuan, Zarif Mahdi, Stephen Bruce, Vanzwieten James, Tang Yufei
- IEEE Access (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3732663
- Assessing heat pump penetration risk on low voltage distribution feeders using causal inference
- Cassidy Maria, Ivanov Slav Ivov, Brown Blair David, McArthur Stephen, Pollock Adam, Stephen Bruce
- 2026 2nd International Conference on Power Engineering and Electrical Technology (PEET) (2026)
- Electrical properties and surface roughness of carbon fibre reinforced polymer under progressive surface abrasion
- Osama Muhammad, Jones Catherine E, Stephen Bruce
- Data in Brief Vol 67 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2026.112915
- Automated non-invasive wooden pole health assessment with natural language post-hoc model explanation
- Shi Guo, Liu Ting, MacIntyre Fraser, Dennis Kevin, Riccardi Annalisa, Stephen Bruce
- IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRD.2026.3712132
- Impact of reactive power assumptions on physics-informed assessment of transformer ageing in distribution networks
- Lu Junyi, Brown Blair David, Hong Qiteng, Booth Campbell, Stephen Bruce
- PHM Society European Conference Vol 9 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.36001/phme.2026.v9i1.5031
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
- Driving AI Deployment for the UK Energy System
- Participant
- 10/12/2025
- 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
Projects
- Model Free Insights
- Galloway, Stuart (Principal Investigator) Hong, Qiteng (Co-investigator) McGarry, Connor (Co-investigator) Stephen, Bruce (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2027
- Early Warning of Oscillations in decarbonised Power Systems - NESO
- Hong, Qiteng (Principal Investigator) Booth, Campbell (Co-investigator) Dysko, Adam (Co-investigator) Egea Alvarez, Agusti (Co-investigator) Stephen, Bruce (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 30-Jan-2027
- High-Dimensional Data Analysis and Multi-Variate Change Point Detection for Utility Asset Assessment
- Brown, Blair David (Principal Investigator) Paton, Steve (Co-investigator) Stephen, Bruce (Co-investigator)
- 16-Jan-2026 - 30-Jan-2026
- Development of the Centre for Advanced Power related Innovation, Science and Continuing Opportunity (CAPISCO)
- Bell, Keith (Principal Investigator) Bukhsh, Waqquas (Co-investigator) Hawker, Graeme (Co-investigator) Hong, Qiteng (Co-investigator) Stephen, Bruce (Co-investigator)
- 09-Jan-2026 - 08-Jan-2026
- Impact of GICs on Power Transformers
- Stewart, Brian (Principal Investigator) Stephen, Bruce (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2026
- 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
Contact
Dr
Bruce
Stephen
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: bruce.stephen@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 7260