James Scanlan

Professor James Scanlan is a Professor of Design within the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton. He leads research in design, logistics, simulation, and optimization, focusing on aerospace systems and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). His work is funded by BAE Systems, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and the EPSRC. Previously, he held roles at BAe Systems and the University of the West of England, completing a PhD on aerospace design process modeling. He has launched a spin-off business commercializing design process research.

Education: MSc in Aerospace Design (Salford University), PhD in Computer Modeling of Aerospace Design (University of the West of England). Research groups include the Computational Engineering and Design Group and the Centre for Defence and Security Research. External roles include membership in the US National Science Foundation and European Programme Committee for Value Driven Design.

Teaching: Leads MSc courses in aerospace IGDS. Awards: 2008 Rolls-Royce R&T award for Creativity. Personal interests include squash, flying Piper Warrior aircraft, and BBC interviews on UAV civil applications.