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Dr Rebecca De Coster is a Lecturer in Innovation at Brunel University London within the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering group of the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences. As Course Director for the MSc Enterprise Engineering program, she leverages twelve years of telecoms industry experience in product development and consultancy. She joined Brunel in October 2002 after working at Ovum, where she co-authored European telecoms market reports.
Her educational qualifications include:
- BEng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Birmingham University
- MBA from Kingston University
- PhD in Innovation Strategies in Mobile Networking Firms from Brunel University London
De Coster's research centers on Technology and Innovation Management, specifically analyzing innovation strategies in enterprise engineering organizations from vendor and user perspectives. She investigates how mobile technologies transform business practices and improve organizational efficiency, with current projects examining mobile device impacts on enterprise operations and innovation frameworks for high-technology firms.
Her publication record (2024-2012) reveals consistent focus on technology adoption across autonomous vehicles, mobile services in airlines/healthcare, sustainable engineering, and SME innovation. Methodologies include empirical studies, case analyses, and framework development, demonstrating strong interdisciplinary connections between transportation engineering, consumer behavior, and sustainable design.
Scientific awards: No awards or fellowships were documented in the source material.
As an educator, she supervises postgraduate students in Engineering Management while leading business modules. Her research involvement includes the Innovative Quality Engineering and Smart Technology group and IMM research group, though specific grants remain unspecified.
She actively contributes to Brunel's research ecosystem through the ORCID profile 0000-0001-5810-3019 and ongoing projects in technology intelligence systems and mobile service applications.
