Dr Abdullah Desai
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Abdullah is the Course Leader for Aviation and a Senior Lecturer within the school. He is a Private Pilot License holder and is active in research in Aerospace Engineering. His research focusses on novel design methods across a diverse range of specialities, including conceptual aircraft and UAV designs, pilot operations, Industry 4.0 techniques, and the use of graphene-enhanced materials. Abdullah has worked with BAE Systems and Rolls Royce plc, creating novel UAV designs and design methodologies.
Abdullah is the course leader for our Aviation degree programmes and contributes to teaching across all levels within the Aviation and Aerospace Engineering programmes. He has been elected as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council. Abdullah is also a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Abdullah completed his PhD at The School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester, where he also attained his Master’s in Aerospace Engineering. His research demonstrated how value could influence programme-level decision-making regarding new technologies, supply chains, operators, and competitors within civil aviation.
Abdullah’s current research builds on work conducted as a researcher, focussing on novel design methods for aircraft and UAV design, operation, technology selection and system valuation/verification. In collaboration with the industry, research is also being conducted in the areas of pilot operations, Industry 4.0 techniques, and the use of graphene-enhanced materials.
- Course Leader
- PhD Aerospace Engineering, University of Manchester, 2018
- MEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering, University of Manchester, 2014
- Value-Driven Design
- Civic Drones, Payloads and Applications
- Pilot Operations
- Industry 4.0 Techniques, Design and Operation
- Graphene-enhanced Materials
- Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council UK, 2022
- Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2022
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK, 2020
- External Examiner (MSc Aerospace Engineering), 2020 - 2024
Publications
- Desai, A.A., Vengadasalam, L., Hollingsworth, P. and Chinchapatnam, P., 2019. Value-Driven Design Framework for Competitive Aviation Markets. Journal of Aircraft, 56(4), pp.1658-1667.
- Desai, A.A., Hollingsworth, P.M. and Jinks, S., 2018. Stochastic Aircraft Optimization and Decision Making using a Competitive Value-Driven Design Framework. In 2018 Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference (p. 2869).
- Vengadasalam, L., Desai, A., Hollingsworth, P. and Smith, K., 2017. Value-Centric/Driven Design-Application for the Space Industry. In AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition (p. 5328).
- Desai, A., Hollingsworth, P. and Chinchapatnam, P., 2016. Identifying the best design for uncertain markets. In 30th Congress of the International Council of Aeronautical Science (pp. 25-30).
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- Research Centre in Engineering
- Cost and Value Engineering (CAVE): Evaluating Programme Options for Aircraft and Engine Design
- 18th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference 2018, Atlanta, Georgia
- AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition 2017, Orlando, Florida
- 17th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference 2017, Denver, Colorado
- 30th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences 2016, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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