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Professor Rajkumar Roy is Executive Dean at City St George's, University of London, following leadership roles at Cranfield University including Director of Manufacturing (2014–2019) and Professor (2005–2019). He holds a PhD in Computing from the University of Plymouth (UK) and BEng/MEng in Production Engineering from Jadavpur University (India). His career spans engineering at Tata Motors, pioneering research in Through-life Engineering Services (TES) with Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, and others, and founding the TES Centre at Cranfield.
- PhD: Computing, University of Plymouth (1997)
- MSc: Intelligent Systems, University of Plymouth (1993)
- MEng: Production Engineering, Jadavpur University (1992)
- BEng: Production Engineering, Jadavpur University (1987)
Professor Roy’s research focuses on Through-life Engineering Services, Cost Engineering, and Product-Service Systems. He advocates design thinking in higher education, co-founded the C4D Centre with £5.5m funding, and explores digital twins, augmented reality in maintenance, and evolutionary algorithms for optimization. His work bridges engineering, technology, and management to enhance industrial competitiveness.
Recent publications highlight trends in the Industrial Metaverse, Augmented Reality for remote assistance, and Uncertainty Quantification in engineering systems. His 2023–2025 articles address laser peening for turbine alloys, self-engineering turbines, and AR authoring tools.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Fellow of CIRP, Institution of Engineering Designers, and Higher Education Academy
- President of ACostE (2008–2010)
- Founding Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier's Applied Soft Computing
- Leadership in EPSRC, EU, and industry-funded projects totaling over £50m
Professor Roy has supervised 28 PhD/MSc students, including Nicolau Morar (2018) and Evaggelos Lavdas (2008), and secured major grants like the EPSRC Platform Grant on TES (£1.3m cash + £1m in-kind) and the Atkins-Cranfield Chair (£250K). His work with Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, and MoD underscores his industry impact.
