Philip G Zhao

Dr. Philip G Zhao is a Senior Lecturer in Robotics and AI at the University of Manchester's Department of Computer Science. Prior to this role (since 2024), he held positions at the University of Glasgow from 2018 to 2023. He leads the Machine Intelligence Alliance across multiple universities and is a Senior Member of IEEE and IET member.

His research focuses on AI-driven cross-system design and optimization for robotics, Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), IoT, communication networks, and computer vision. His work emphasizes practical applications such as edge intelligence, teleoperation systems, and medical robotics. Dr. Zhao has secured £3M in total research funding, including £800k as Principal Investigator, and holds two U.S. patents.

Notable achievements include three Best Paper Awards and over 2,800 Google Scholar citations. His recent projects involve edge-enabled industrial CPS co-design, metaverse teleoperation frameworks, and dynamic human-robot interaction studies. He actively supervises PhD students and promotes collaborative robotics in healthcare and education.

Labs/Teams: Machine Intelligence Alliance (MIA), leading interdisciplinary research across multiple universities.