I graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Electronics and Mathematics from Keele University and a PhD in Telecommunications from the University of Portsmouth (1998). Since 1998, I have held several academic and leadership roles, including Senior Lecturer, Principal Lecturer, International Coordinator for the Faculty of Technology, Head of the School of Energy and Electronic Engineering, and currently Head of the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.

Between 2017 and 2023, I held several senior leadership positions at the University of the West of Scotland, including Assistant Dean, Interim Dean, Head of Computing Division, and Director of The Scotland Academy in Wuxi, China. I have extensive experience in academic leadership, transnational education, curriculum development, and international partnerships, having managed engineering, computing and science programmes across China, Singapore, India, the UAE, Ghana and many other countries.

My research focuses on applying wireless communications, sensing technologies, and artificial intelligence to address engineering and environmental challenges.

Research Expertise

• Wireless communication systems and radio propagation
• Wireless sensor, ad hoc and mesh networks
• Experimental wideband channel measurement and modelling
• Environmental and vegetation effects on radio wave propagation
• AI-enabled environmental monitoring, modelling and prediction
• Rain modelling for telecommunications, water resource management and flood forecasting
• Ambient information aggregation, security and resource management
• Precision agriculture and smart sensing technologies

I have published extensively in wireless communications and environmental sensing, and I am particularly interested in developing interdisciplinary solutions that address sustainability, resilience, and resource management challenges.