Radu Calinescu

Radu Calinescu is Professor of Computer Science at the University of York, UK, where he serves as Principal Investigator for the UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Node in Resilience and leads the Trustworthy Adaptive and Autonomous Systems and Processes (TASP) Research Team. His academic career includes previous positions as Lecturer in Computer Science at Aston University (2009-2012), Senior Researcher at the University of Oxford (2008-2009), and part-time Lecturer at Oxford (2005-2009).

Professor Calinescu's research focuses on formal modelling, analysis, verification and controller synthesis for autonomous and self-adaptive systems, with particular emphasis on parametric and probabilistic model checking, automated and model-driven software engineering. His work applies these approaches to robotic, cyber-physical, embedded and service-based systems, with a strong commitment to using formal methods at runtime to enhance the resilience and safety of critical autonomous systems.

His extensive publication record spans top-tier journals including IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Journal of Systems and Software, and Automated Software Engineering. His research demonstrates consistent focus on verification techniques for adaptive systems, with increasing attention to safety-critical applications in recent years. His work bridges theoretical formal methods with practical applications in robotics and autonomous systems.

• British Computer Society Distinguished Dissertation Award for his DPhil thesis on Autonomic-Independent Loop Parallelisation
• Principal Investigator for multiple major projects including Continual Verification and Assurance of Robotic Systems under Uncertainty (ORCA Hub/EPSRC), Safety of AI Techniques (AAIP/Lloyd's Register Foundation), and CSI:Cobot
• Program Committee Co-Chair for major conferences including SEFM 2021, SEAMS 2020, and SERENE 2019

Professor Calinescu actively supervises numerous PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, with current team members including Faisal Alhwikem, Xinwei Fang, Mario Gleirscher, James Harbin, and Colin Paterson. His research group is based at the Ron Cooke Hub in York, a purpose-built facility housing world-class research groups and startups. His former students have gone on to academic positions at institutions worldwide and industry roles at major technology companies.