Robert Shorten
Scholar

Robert Shorten

Google Scholar ID: Rnb8M9AAAAAJ
Chair of Cyber Physical Systems, Head of Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London
Stability TheoryAutomotiveCommunication NetworksSmart CitiesSharing Economy
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
4,987
 
H-index
35
 
i10-index
128
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
40
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • - Published research notes on Covid-19 mitigation strategies.
  • - Featured in Scientific American.
  • - Organized a workshop on the Sharing Economy, based on an edited book to be published by Springer in May 2020.
  • - Conducting research on the link between tires and particulate emissions, involved with the Tyre Collective and their self-cleaning tire system.
Research Experience
  • - Professor of Cyber-physical Systems at the Dyson School of Engineering Design, Imperial College London, Head of Department, and interim Director of the Centre for Sectoral Economic Performance.
  • - Co-founder of the Hamilton Institute at Maynooth University, which he led with Director, Douglas Leith.
  • - Senior Research Manager (Dept. head) at IBM Research, where he led the Control and Optimization Team at the Smart City Research lab.
  • - Former Professor of Decision Science and Control Theory at University College Dublin.
Education
  • No specific educational background information provided.
Background
  • Research Interests: Smart Mobility and Smart Cities; Control Theory and Dynamics; Hybrid Dynamical Systems; Networking; Linear Algebra; Sharing Economy; DAG based distributed ledgers. Professional field: Cyber-physical Systems.
Miscellany
  • Supports open debate and action on climate change.