A senior academic staff member oversees each programme, ensuring that our studies are updated with new content and modules to reflect the latest research, emerging technologies and industry trends.
You will meet the director of your own study programme at the start of the semester, and get to know them better as you move through your studies. This section has a short introduction to each director.
Undergraduate Programmes
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Programmes (EEE)
Dr Paul Bryant, Programme Director
I obtained my DPhil degree from the University of Oxford under Prof. J. Allen (2000) working on capacitively coupled electropositive and electronegative RF plasmas. During my time at Oxford, I published several papers on Langmuir probe diagnostics. I then moved to the Complex Plasmas group at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) in Garching (Munich, Germany) under Prof. G. Morfill. Here I published several papers on dust charging and complex plasma boundaries. Moving back to England in 2004 I joined the Technological Plasmas group at Liverpool University under Prof. J. Bradley. Here I have published papers working on a variety of plasma sources such as pulsed magnetron sputtering plasmas, polymerising RF pulsed plasmas and microplasmas. In particular, I have research interests in the following areas:
- Fusion plasmas
- Magnetised low-temperature plasmas
- Complex(dusty) plasmas
- Microplasmas
- Technological plasmas (at both low and atmospheric pressures)
- Plasma diagnostics (both electrical and optical)
As the Programme Director for BEng and MEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), I am here to help you with issues relating to your programme of study and make sure that your BEng or MEng degree runs smoothly. Feel free to contact me via email (P.M.Bryant@liverpool.ac.uk if you have any enquiries about the EEE programme:
- HZ03 BEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- HZ05 BEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry
- HZ06 MEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- HZ07 MEng Electrical Engineering & Electronics with a Year in Industry
Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Programmes (CSEE)
Professor Yaochun Shen, Programme Director
I am a Professor in Electrical Engineering, and my research focuses on the development of novel 3D imaging technologies for real-world applications (healthcare medical imaging; intelligent sensors for offline quality inspection and online process monitoring etc.). I have previously worked as a Senior Scientist at TeraView Ltd (Cambridge, UK), and the terahertz imaging system including advanced 3D image analysis software I developed has been used by academic and industry researchers worldwide.
As the Programme Director for the Computer Science & Electronic Engineering (CSEE) programme, I will make sure that your BEng and MEng degrees run smoothly. Feel free to email me (ycshen@liverpool.ac.uk) or drop by my office (Room 609, EEE building) if you have any enquiries about the CSEE programme:
- HH66 BEng Computer Science & Electronic Engineering
- HG6L BEng Computer Science & Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry
- GHK6 MEng Computer Science & Electronic Engineering
Mechatronics and Robotics Systems Programmes (MRS)
Dr Heba Lakany, Programme Director
I am a Reader in the Department and my research interests focus on understanding human movement control and developing technologies to assist people with movement challenges across the life course.
As the Programme Director of the Mechatronics and Robotics System programme, I endeavour to continuously update the programme to meet industry and employers’ skills and knowledge requirements. I make sure that the programme runs smoothly to the highest possible standard. If you have any enquiries about the programme, do not hesitate to email me at Heba.Lakany@liverpool.ac.uk.
- HH67 BEng Mechatronics & Robotic Systems
- HHP7 BEng Mechatronics & Robotic Systems with a Year in Industry
- HH76 MEng Mechatronics & Robotic Systems
- HHR6 MEng Mechatronics & Robotic Systems with a Year in Industry
Avionics Systems with Pilot Studies Systems programmes (AVS)
Dr Ali Al-Ataby, Programme Director
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool. I teach a wide range of subjects such as Electrical Circuits and Power Systems, Signal Processing and Image Processing. I am also a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and I am a Chartered Engineer (CEng) recognized by the IET, UK. I have won two prestigious awards for teaching excellence and innovation, which are "The Sir Alastair Pilkington Award for Teaching Excellence" and the “Faculty of Science and Engineering Learning and Teaching Award”.
As the Programme Director for the Avionic Systems with Pilot Studies, I make sure that your degree runs smoothly and that you have a channel to communicate your feedback to improve your experience here in the Department. Besides being the programme director for Avionic Systems, I am also the Director of Student Experience in the EEE Department and I sit on a number of committees in the Department, the School and the Faculty such as the Staff-Student Liaison Committee and Faculty Education Committee.
- H430 BEng Avionic Systems
- H432 BEng Avionic Systems with a Year in Industry
- H431 MEng Avionic Systems
Postgraduate MSc Programmes
Dr Jiafeng Zhou, Programme Director
I received my BSc degree in Radio Physics from Nanjing University, Nanjing, China and a PhD degree from the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, on the topic of high-temperature superconductor microwave filters. I joined the University of Liverpool in 2013, and my current research interests include microwave power amplifiers, filters, electromagnetic compatibility, frequency selective surfaces, energy harvesting and wireless power transfer.
In addition to teaching both undergraduate and MSc modules, I have carried out several administrative roles in the Department, including Year In Industry Coordinator, Careers and Employability Officer, Seminar Coordinator, and Liaison Officer for the Department’s Industry Advisory Board.
My job as MSc Programme Director is to manage the delivery of the overall MSc programme. I work closely with the various academic coordinators of modules, ensuring the programme delivers on its learning objectives, and that you have the opportunity for stimulating interaction with our academics and your cohort of students. I’ll meet you at the start of the semester to introduce the programme and help you select modules, and I will be there alongside your academic advisor to help support you throughout the programme.
- EEEP MSc Energy & Power Systems
- EEEI MSc Energy & Power Systems with Year in Industry
- EEMS MSc Microelectronics Systems
- EEMI MSc Microelectronics Systems with Year in Industry
- EETW MSc Telecommunications & Wireless Systems
- EETI MSc Telecommunications & Wireless Systems with Year in Industry
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