Dr. Andras Sobester

Professor

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Biography

András Sobester is a Professor at the University of Southampton in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. His research emphasizes design technology, with a focus on creating tools and techniques that facilitate aerospace design processes. His work extensively involves parametric geometry modeling and design space exploration, allowing for efficient management of design data. Sobester collaborates closely with the aircraft industry, particularly Airbus UK, to develop innovative methodologies that enhance engineers' interactions with parametric design. He leads significant open-source projects such as ADRpy (Aircraft Design Recipes Python), which provides a free library of aircraft design performance analysis tools that are suitable for rapid sizing calculations. The models implemented in ADRpy are primarily analytical, enabling swift explorations of extensive design spaces. He has authored more than 30 journal articles and contributed to various academic texts on statistical modeling and engineering design applications. Additionally, Sobester is part of the Computational Engineering Design Group and is involved in several active research projects related to digitalization in the design process.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2007-01-01 — Present

University of Southampton • Southampton, England

Leading research and teaching in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Awards

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Royal Academy Engineering Research Fellowship

2007-01-01