Andras Sobester

Professor Andras Sobester is a Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Southampton, part of the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. His research focuses on design technology tools for aerospace engineering, including parametric geometry modeling and design space exploration. He leads open-source projects like ADRpy (aircraft design tools) and AirCONICS (parametric geometry toolkit). He collaborates closely with Airbus UK and has authored/co-authored books on aircraft design, statistical modeling, and UAV systems.

His research interests span computational engineering, parametric design, and aerospace systems. Notable projects include EPSRC-funded initiatives on digital design processes, risk mapping for UAVs, and teleoperated systems. Sobester has been awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship (2007) and has supervised multiple PhD students in aerospace and environmental engineering.

Recent publications emphasize UAV performance validation, risk modeling for autonomous systems, and topology optimization. His work bridges academic research with industrial applications, particularly in aircraft design and computational methods.