Professor Alastair Wood,Associate Dean External Relations
Information about Professor Alastair Wood at the University of Bradford.
- School of Engineering
(Faculty of Eng & Digital Technologies) - Email:
- a.s.wood@bradford.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 1274 234281
Biography
EDUCATION: graduated with BSc (Hons) Applied Mathematics (St Andrews, 1979) followed by PhD (St Andrews, 1984) in Computational Applied Mathematics supported by a CASE Award resourced by British Gas MRS (modelling synthetic natural gas production).EMPLOYMENT: first academic position as Professor Auxiliar in Departamento de Estatistica, Investigacao Operacional e Computacao (DEIOC) at the Universidade de Lisboa, 1984-85 (required lecturing in Portuguese). Returned to UK as Lecturer in Mathematics (University of Manchester, 1986) and then, at the University of Bradford, as Lecture in Mathematics (1987), Senior Lecturer in Mathematics (1995), Reader in Engineering Mathematics (2002), and Personal Chair in Engineering Mathematics (2004). Appointed Dean of School of Engineering, Design, and Technology (2008-2013), and Interim Dean of School of Engineering and Informatics (2013-2014).
RESEARCH: current interests focus upon numerical optimisation (multi-disciplinary (MDO), response surface modelling, evolutionary methods, highly-constrained design spaces). Applications include engine calibration, model-based condition monitoring, petro-chem refinery process, and algorithm development. Research activity supports the delivery of a Masters module in Design Optimisation. I am a reviewer for the Georgian National Science Foundation, and referee for a numerical of good academic journals.
TEACHING: lecture across all engineering disciplines and stages in which engineering mathematics is required. For 2018/19 this comprises:ENM4004B Mathematical Methods & Applications (Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Medical), ENM5005B Further Engineering Mathematics & Statistics (Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Medical), ENM7005B Modelling & Optimisation (Mechanical MSc & Stage 4 MEng, ), I coordinate the Mathematics Subject Team for Engineering.
INTERNATIONAL: Broader professional interests and activities include transnational education, partnership development, and internationalisation.Lead internationalisation activity within the Faculty (partnerships, taught programmes, recruitment, etc.) and manage student exchange programmes for the School of Engineering.Lecture at Sichuan University (Chengdu, China), delivering a Masters-level summer school course, and deliver an MSc module at Wuhan University of Technology (China).Linked to TNE I have worked with NCUK for some 15 years (as Senior Mathematics Examiner), and I currently chair their Delivery Quality Committee. NCUK deliver International Foundation Year and Diploma programmes in country for students aspiring to study in the UK. The University of Bradford is a Trustee of NCUK.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT: mentor new and established academic colleagues, informal mentor for senior academic promotion case developments.
Research
Research Groups: Automotive Research CentrePublications
There are 67 publications involving or that are attributed to Professor Alastair Wood. They are listed as:
- article (1)
- book chapter (1)
- conference publication (21)
- peer reviewed journal (44)
Article
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-dimensional finite element analysis investigation of the heat partition ratio of a friction brake | 2018 | Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal Of Engineering Tribology | Qiu L.;Qi H.;Wood A. | 1350-6501 | 10.1177/1350650118757245 |
Book Chapter
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detoxification of crude oil | 2018 | Jarullah, A.T.; Mujtaba, Iqbal M.; Wood, Alastair S. |
Conference Publication
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Measured Water Temperature Characteristics in a Pipeline Distribution System | Measured Water Temperature Characteristics in a Pipeline Distribution System | Khan, Asar; Widdop, Peter D.; Day, Andrew J.; Wood, Alastair S.; Mounce, Steve R.; Machell, James | ||||||||
| 2015 | A new paradigm for disc-pad interface models in friction brake system | A new paradigm for disc-pad interface models in friction brake system | Qiu, L.; Qi, Hong Sheng; Wood, Alastair S. | ||||||||
| 2014 | PermGA algorithm for a sequential optimal space filling DoE framework | PermGA algorithm for a sequential optimal space filling DoE framework | Kianifar, Mohammed R.; Campean, I. Felician; Wood, Alastair S. | ||||||||
| 2005 | Modelling of Water Flow and Sediment Transport in Circular Channels with Constant and Variable Roughness | Modelling of Water Flow and Sediment Transport in Circular Channels with Constant and Variable Roughness | Pu, Jaan H.; Hussain, Khalid; Wood, Alastair S. | ||||||||
| Low-cost failure sensor design and development for water pipeline distribution systems | 2002 | Water Science and Technology | Water Science and Technology | 45 | 207 - 215 | Khan A.;Widdop P.;Day A.;Wood A.;Mounce S.;Machell J. | 0273-1223 | ||||
| Random search with species conservation for multimodal functions | 2009 | 2009 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2009 | 2009 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2009 | 3164 - 3171 | Li J.;Wood A. | 9781424429592 | 10.1109/CEC.2009.4983344 | ||||
| Simultaneous uniform DOEs for model building and validation in a multidisciplinary optimization framework | 2006 | Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference | Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference | 3 | 1495 - 1506 | Narayanan A.;Toropov V.;Wood A.;Campean F. | 0273-4508 | ||||
| PermGA algorithm for a sequential optimal space filling DoE framework | 2014 | 2014 14th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence, UKCI 2014 - Proceedings | 2014 14th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence, UKCI 2014 - Proceedings | Kianifar M.;Campean F.;Wood A. | 9781479955381 | 10.1109/UKCI.2014.6930172 | |||||
| Models of cage induction motors for current monitoring | 2010 | 7th International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Machinery Failure Prevention Technologies 2010, CM 2010/MFPT 2010 | 7th International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Machinery Failure Prevention Technologies 2010, CM 2010/MFPT 2010 | 1 | 344 - 356 | Bradley W.;Victory J.;Nikranjbar A.;Ebrahimi M.;Wood A. | 9781618390134 | ||||
| Fuzzy criticality assessment for process equipments maintenance | 2012 | IET Conference Publications | IET Conference Publications | 2012 | 1094 - 1097 | Qi H.;Liu Q.;Wood A.;Alzaabi R. | 9781849195379 | 10.1049/cp.2012.1168 | |||
| Model-based diagnosis of induction motor failure modes | 2010 | Proceedings of the 15th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2010 | Proceedings of the 15th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2010 | Bradley W.;Victory J.;Ebrahimi M.;Wood A.;Pestell C. | 9781424468508 | 10.1109/ETFA.2010.5641297 | |||||
| Species based evolutionary algorithms for multimodal optimization: A brief review | 2010 | 2010 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, WCCI 2010 - 2010 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2010 | 2010 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, WCCI 2010 - 2010 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2010 | Li J.;Li X.;Wood A. | 9781424469109 | 10.1109/CEC.2010.5586349 | |||||
| Optimal braking control for an independent four wheel-motor-driven electric vehicle | 2016 | IET Conference Publications | IET Conference Publications | 2016 | Yu H.;Wood A.;Huang M.;Qi H. | 10.1049/cp.2016.0980 | |||||
| Reliability-inspired species conservation for multimodal functions | 2010 | 2010 UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence, UKCI 2010 | 2010 UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence, UKCI 2010 | Li J.;Campean F.;Wood A. | 9781424487752 | 10.1109/UKCI.2010.5625606 | |||||
| Collaborative optimization framework based on the interaction of low -and high-fidelity models and the moving least squares method | 2006 | Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference | Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference | 2 | 1481 - 1494 | Zadeh P.;Toropov V.;Wood A. | 0273-4508 | ||||
| Use of global approximations in the collaborative optimization framework | 2004 | Collection of Technical Papers - 10th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference | Collection of Technical Papers - 10th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference | 6 | 3934 - 3944 | Zadeh P.;Toropov V.;Wood A. | 1563477165 | ||||
| Fin assembly performance indicators | 1995 | Advances in Engineering Heat Transfer | Advances in Engineering Heat Transfer | 151 - 160 | Wood A.;Tupholme G.;Heggs P. | ||||||
| Fast implementation of the isotherm migration method | 1991 | Computational Modelling of Free and Moving Boundary Problems | Computational Modelling of Free and Moving Boundary Problems | 133 - 147 | Wood A. | 1853121584 | |||||
| Simulation and modeling of bi-fuel engine for improving the performance parameters | 2010 | SAE Technical Papers | SAE Technical Papers | Rezapour K.;Ebrahimi K.;S. Wood A.;Nikranjbar A. | 10.4271/2010-01-2034 | ||||||
| On the usefulness of worst individuals in multimodal optimization | 2011 | UKCI 2011 - Proceedings of the 11th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence | UKCI 2011 - Proceedings of the 11th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence | 87 - 92 | Tariq M.;Majeed H.;Li J.P.;Wood A. | ||||||
| Reliability redundancy optimization using MOEA/D | 2011 | UKCI 2011 - Proceedings of the 11th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence | UKCI 2011 - Proceedings of the 11th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence | 32 - 36 | Li J.P.;Wood A. |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Neural Network Model for a Low Cost Failure Sensor: Performance Assessment in Pipeline Distribution | 2006 | Khan, Asar; Widdop, Peter D.; Day, Andrew J.; Wood, Alastair S.; Mounce, Steve R.; Machell, James | |||||||||
| Simultaneous model building and validation with uniform designs of experiments | 2007 | Wood, Alastair S.; Campean, I. Felician; Narayanan, A.; Toropov, V.V. | |||||||||
| On the convergence of the heat balance integral method | 2009 | Mosally, F.; Wood, Alastair S.; Al-Fhaid, A. | |||||||||
| A new look at the heat balance integral method | 2009 | Wood, Alastair S. | |||||||||
| Low-cost failure sensor design and development for water pipeline distribution systems | 2002 | Khan, Asar; Widdop, Peter D.; Day, Andrew J.; Wood, Alastair S.; Mounce, Steve R.; Machell, James | |||||||||
| A neural network approach to burst detection | 2002 | Mounce, Steve R.; Day, Andrew J.; Wood, Alastair S.; Khan, Asar; Widdop, Peter D.; Machell, James | |||||||||
| Performance assessment of leak detection failure sensors used in a water distribution system | 2005 | Khan, Asar; Widdop, Peter D.; Day, Andrew J.; Wood, Alastair S.; Mounce, Steve R.; Machell, James | |||||||||
| Sensor-fusion of hydraulic data for burst detection and location in a treated water distribution system | 2003 | Mounce, Steve R.; Khan, Asar; Day, Andrew J.; Wood, Alastair S.; Widdop, Peter D.; Machell, James | |||||||||
| A finite element model of the electrofusion welding of thermoplastic pipes | 1997 | Rosala, George F.; Day, Andrew J.; Wood, Alastair S. | |||||||||
| Kinetic model development and simulation of simultaneous hydrodenitrogenation and hydrodemetallization of crude oil in trickle bed reactor | 2011 | Jarullah, Aysar Talib; Mujtaba, Iqbal M.; Wood, Alastair S. | |||||||||
| Improvement of the middle distillate yields during crude oil hydrotreatment in a trickle-bed reactor | 2011 | Jarullah, Aysar Talib; Mujtaba, Iqbal M.; Wood, Alastair S. | |||||||||
| Improving fuel quality by whole crude oil hydrotreating: A kinetic model for hydrodeasphaltenization in a trickle bed reactor | 2012 | Jarullah, Aysar Talib; Mujtaba, Iqbal M.; Wood, Alastair S. | |||||||||
| Kinetic parameter estimation and simulation of trickle-bed reactor for hydrodesulfurization of crude oil | 2011 | Jarullah, Aysar Talib; Mujtaba, Iqbal M.; Wood, Alastair S. | |||||||||
| Metamodel-based collaborative optimization framework | 2009 | Zadeh, Parviz M.; Toropov, V.V.; Wood, Alastair S. | |||||||||
| Application of Permutation Genetic Algorithm for Sequential Model Building–Model Validation Design of Experiments | 2016 | Kianifar, Mohammed R.; Campean, I. Felician; Wood, Alastair S. | |||||||||
| Fuzzy criticality assessment for process equipments maintenance | 2012 | Qi, Hong Sheng; Liu, Q.; Wood, Alastair S.; Alzaabi, R.N. | |||||||||
| A Fuzzy Criticality Assessment System of Process Equipment for Optimized Maintenance Management. | 2015 | Qi, Hong Sheng; Alzaabi, R.N.; Wood, Alastair S.; Jani, M. | |||||||||
| A Novel Heuristic Rule for Job Shop Scheduling | 2013 | Maqsood, Shahid; Khan, M. Khurshid; Wood, Alastair S.; Hussain, I. | |||||||||
| Novel heuristic for low-batch manufacturing process scheduling optimisation with reference to process engineering | 2011 | Maqsood, Shahid; Khan, M. Khurshid; Wood, Alastair S. | |||||||||
| Bi-fuel SI Engine Model for Analysis and Optimization | 2014 | Rezapour, Kambiz; Mason, Byron A.; Wood, Alastair S.; Ebrahimi, Kambiz M. | |||||||||
| Engineering Optimization | 2007 | Simultaneous model building and validation with uniform designs of experiments | Engineering Optimization | 39 | 497 - 512 | Narayanan A.;Toropov V.;Wood A.;Campean I. | 0305-215X | 10.1080/03052150701399978 | |||
| Hybrid Genetic Algorithm (GA) for job shop scheduling problems and its sensitivity analysis | 2012 | International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications | 11 | 49 - 62 | Maqsood S.;Noor S.;Khan M.;Wood A. | 1740-8865 | 10.1504/IJISTA.2012.046543 | ||||
| An adaptive species conservation genetic algorithm for multimodal optimization | 2009 | International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering | 79 | 1633 - 1661 | Li J.;Wood A. | 0029-5981 | 10.1002/nme.2621 | ||||
| A heat balance integral solution of the thermistor problem with a modified electrical conductivity | 2006 | Applied Mathematical Modelling | 30 | 386 - 394 | Kutluay S.;Wood A.;Esen A. | 0307-904X | 10.1016/j.apm.2005.05.002 | ||||
| An exponential heat balance integral method | 2002 | Applied Mathematics and Computation | 130 | 87 - 100 | Mosally F.;Wood A.;Al-Fhaid A. | 0096-3003 | 10.1016/S0096-3003(01)00083-2 | ||||
| Enhancement of Productivity of Distillate Fractions by Crude Oil Hydrotreatment: Development of Kinetic Model for the Hydrotreating Process | 2011 | Computer Aided Chemical Engineering | 29 | 261 - 265 | Jarullah A.;Mujtaba I.;Wood A. | 1570-7946 | 10.1016/B978-0-444-53711-9.50053-5 | ||||
| Parameter identification of a cage induction motor using particle swarm optimization | 2010 | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering | 224 | 479 - 491 | Nikranajbar A.;Ebrahimi M.;Wood A. | 0959-6518 | 10.1243/09596518JSCE840 | ||||
| On high-order polynomial heat-balance integral implementations | 2009 | Thermal Science | 13 | 11 - 25 | Wood A.;Mosally F.;Al-Fhaid A. | 0354-9836 | 10.2298/TSCI0902011W | ||||
| A new look at the heat balance integral method | 2001 | Applied Mathematical Modelling | 25 | 815 - 824 | Wood A. | 0307-904X | 10.1016/S0307-904X(01)00016-6 | ||||
| International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing | 2015 | International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing | 28 | 112 - 125 | Qi H.;Alzaabi R.;Wood A.;Jani M. | 0951-192X | 10.1080/0951192X.2013.814160 | ||||
| Water Science and Technology | 2002 | Water Science and Technology | 45 | 237 - 246 | Mounce S.;Day A.;Wood A.;Khan A.;Widdop P.;Machell J. | 0273-1223 | |||||
| Modelling and optimization of crude oil hydrotreating process in trickle bed reactor: Energy consumption and recovery issues | 2011 | Chemical Product and Process Modeling | 6 | Jarullah A.;Mujtaba I.;Wood A. | 1934-2659 | 10.2202/1934-2659.1600 | |||||
| Numerical solutions of the thermistor problem with a ramp electrical conductivity | 2004 | Applied Mathematics and Computation | 148 | 145 - 162 | Kutluay S.;Wood A. | 0096-3003 | 10.1016/S0096-3003(02)00834-2 | ||||
| Model-based fault diagnosis of induction motor eccentricity using particle swarm optimization | 2009 | Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers Part C-Journal Of Mechanical Engineering Science | 223 | 607 - 615 | Nikranjbar A.;Ebrahimi M.;Wood A. | 0954-4062 | 10.1243/09544062JMES1113 | ||||
| Energy and Fuels | 2011 | Energy and Fuels | 25 | 773 - 781 | Jarullah A.;Mujtaba I.;Wood A. | 0887-0624 | 10.1021/ef101327d | ||||
| Energy and Fuels | 2012 | Energy and Fuels | 26 | 629 - 641 | Jarullah A.;Mujtaba I.;Wood A. | 0887-0624 | 10.1021/ef201406r | ||||
| Optimum crankshaft damper selection | 2006 | International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration | 2 | 111 - 124 | Ebrahimi M.;Jamil Z.;Wood A. | 1479-1471 | 10.1504/IJVNV.2006.011049 | ||||
| On the convergence of the heat balance integral method | 2005 | Applied Mathematical Modelling | 29 | 903 - 912 | Mosally F.;Wood A.;Al-Fhaid A. | 0307-904X | 10.1016/j.apm.2004.12.001 | ||||
| Species-conserving particle swarm optimisation for multimodal functions | 2009 | International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control | 8 | 290 - 300 | Li J.;Wood A. | 1746-6172 | 10.1504/IJMIC.2009.030075 | ||||
| A heat balance integral model of the thermistor | 1995 | International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer | 38 | 1831 - 1840 | Wood A.;Kutluay S. | 0017-9310 | 10.1016/0017-9310(94)00304-E | ||||
| The Butt-fusion welding of polymers | 1993 | Chemical Engineering Sciences | 48 | 3071 - 3082 | Wood A. | 0009-2509 | 10.1016/0009-2509(93)80173-N | ||||
| Technical note: Unconditionally stable implementation of the isotherm migration method | 1991 | Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals | 20 | 105 - 113 | Wood A. | 1040-7790 | 10.1080/10407799108944996 | ||||
| Steady-state heat transfer through extended plane surfaces | 1995 | International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer | 22 | 99 - 109 | Wood A.;Tupholme G.;Bhatti M.;Heggs P. | 0735-1933 | 10.1016/0735-1933(94)00056-Q | ||||
| A note on the use of the isotherm migration method | 1991 | Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics | 36 | 371 - 384 | Wood A. | 0377-0427 | 10.1016/0377-0427(91)90017-E |