Our Team
CESI Staff
Director
Professor Sara Walker
Professor of Energy
Telephone: 0191 208 7261
Associate Directors
Professor Chris Dent
University of Edinburgh
Email: chris.dent@ed.ac.uk
Professor David Flynn
University of Glasgow
Email: David.Flynn@glasgow.ac.uk
Professor Jon Gluyas
Durham University
Email: j.g.gluyas@durham.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 33 42302
Professor Gareth Harrison
University of Edinburgh
Email: gareth.harrison@ed.ac.uk
Prof Gordon Mackerron
University of Sussex
Professor Tony Roskilly
Durham University
Professor Phil Taylor
University of Bristol
Email: pvc-research@bristol.ac.uk
Co-Investigators
Professor Simone Abram
Durham University
Email: simone.abram@durham.ac.uk
Professor Phil Blythe
Professor of Intelligent Transport Systems, Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, and former Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport (2015 to 2021)
Dr Sasa Djokic
University of Edinburgh
Email: sasa.djokic@ed.ac.uk
Professor Damian Giaouris
Chair of Control of Energy Systems, Director of Electrical Engineering
Professor Michael Goldstein
Durham University
Dr Andreas Grothey
University of Edinburgh
Email: A.Grothey@ed.ac.uk
Professor Simon Hogg
Durham University
Email: simon.hogg@durham.ac.uk
Dr David Jenkins
Heriot-Watt University
Email: d.p.jenkins@hw.ac.uk
Dr Aristides Kiprakis
University of Edinburgh
Email: Aristides.Kiprakis@ed.ac.uk
Professor Ken McKinnon
University of Edinburgh
Email: K.McKinnon@ed.ac.uk
Dr Haris Patsios
Reader in Smart Energy Systems
Email: haris.patsios@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7326
Dr Andrew Peacock
Heriot-Watt University
Email: a.d.peacock@hw.ac.uk
Dr Gareth Powells
Senior Lecturer
Telephone: +44 (0)191 208 6361
Dr Valentin Robu
Heriot-Watt University
Email: V.Robu@hw.ac.uk
Professor Steven Sorrell
University of Sussex
Email: s.r.sorrell@sussex.ac.uk
Dr Jonathan Swingler
Heriot-Watt University
Email: j.swingler@hw.ac.uk
Dr Harry Van der Weijde
University of Edinburgh
Email: H.Vanderweijde@ed.ac.uk
Professor Paul Watson
Director of the the National Innovation Centre for Data, Professor of Computer Science
Dr Kevin Wilson
Reader in Applied Statistics
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7311
Researchers
Dr Adib Allahham
Senior Research Associate
Email: adib.allahham@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Merlinda Andoni
University of Glasgow
Claire Copeland
University of Sussex
Email: claire.copeland@sussex.ac.uk
Dr Hailiang Du
Durham University
Email: hailiang.du@durham.ac.uk
Dr David Greenwood
NU Academic Track Fellow (NUAcT)
Email: david.greenwood@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 20 84460
Dr Hamid Hosseini
Research Associate
Email: hamid.hosseini@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Akhil Joseph
Research Associate
Email: akhil.joseph@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Behzad Kazemtabrizi
Durham University
Email: yiji.lu@glasgow.ac.uk
Dr Peter McCallum
Researcher, Heriot-Watt University
Email: p.mccallum@hw.ac.uk
Dr Myriam Neaimeh
Senior Researcher in Vehicle Grid Integration
Email: myriam.neaimeh@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 44 (0)191 208 4903
Professor Edward Owens
Heriot-Watt University
Email: E.H.Owens@hw.ac.uk
Dr Zoya Pourmirza
Senior Research Associate
Email: zoya.pourmirza@ncl.ac.uk
Dr James Robertson
University of Edinburgh
Email: J.Robertson@ed.ac.uk
Dr Mohammad Royapoor
Senior Research Associate
Email: mohammad.royapoor@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 3623
Dr Nabila Rufa'I
Research Associate
Dr Wei Sun
University of Edinburgh
Email: w.sun@ed.ac.uk
Wenshuo Tang
Researcher, Heriot-Watt University
Email: Wenshuo.tang1@hw.ac.uk
Dr Vahid Vahidinasab
Senior Lecturer in Electrical (Power) Engineering || Nottingham Trent University
Telephone: +44 (0) 115 8484 511
Dr Neal Wade
Senior Lecturer in Power Systems
Email: neal.wade@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)191 208 3005
Robin Wardle
Research Assistant
Dr Amy Wilson
University of Edinburgh
Email: Amy.L.Wilson@ed.ac.uk
Dr Mansoureh Zangiabadi
Research Associate/ MSc Project Supervisor
PhD Students
Ali El Hadi Berjawi
PhD Student, Newcastle University
Email: a.e.h.berjawi2@ncl.ac.uk
Duo Fang
PhD Student, University of Edinburgh
Email: d.fang@ed.ac.uk
Carlos Ferrandon-Cervantes
PhD Student, Durham University
Rodrigo Garcia Nava
PhD Student, University of Edinburgh
Email: S1523810@sms.ed.ac.uk
Chaudhry Jibran Javaid (Jibran)
PhD Student, Newcastle University
Email: c.j.javaid2@ncl.ac.uk
Desen Kirli
PhD Student, University of Edinburgh
Email: s1321483@sms.ed.ac.uk
Zihao Li
PhD Student, University of Edinburgh
Stalin Muñoz Vaca
PhD Student, Newcastle University
Email: s.e.munoz-vaca@ncl.ac.uk
Mingyue Wei
PhD Student, University of Edinburgh
Email: m.wei@ed.ac.uk
Jingjie Yang
PhD Student, University of Edinburgh
Email: jingjie.yang@ed.ac.uk
Natalia-Maria Zografou-Barredo
PhD Student, Newcastle University
Mingzhe Zou
PhD Student, University of Edinburgh
Email: s1572779@sms.ed.ac.uk
Professional Services
Lindsey Allen
Research Project Coordinator
Email: lindsey.allen@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 4900
Justina Heslop
Newcastle University Academic Track Fellowship Scheme (NUAcT) Manager
Kate Kelly
Research Project Manager
Rhiannon Lamb
Research Project Administrator
Email: rhiannon.lamb@ncl.ac.uk
Technical Services
Martin Feeney
Energy Systems Expertise Technician
Email: martin.feeney@ncl.ac.uk