Dr. Andrew Chipperfield

Associate Professor

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Biography

Andrew Chipperfield graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Computer Systems Engineering from University College of North Wales, Bangor, in 1989. He obtained his PhD in computer-aided control systems design from the Department of Automatic Control and Systems at the University of Sheffield in 1995, where he worked as a research assistant. After serving as a research fellow at the Rolls Royce University Technology Centre, he was appointed as a lecturer in aerospace control engineering. In 2002, he joined the University of Southampton as a senior lecturer in computational methods. His research interests span the application of modeling, optimization, and control to real-world problems, with key contributions including the creation of the Genetic Algorithm Toolbox for Matlab, now utilized in over 500 industrial and academic sites worldwide, including NASA. Dr. Chipperfield has been involved in multiobjective optimization techniques applied across various sectors, including drug discovery for GlaxoSmithKline and process scheduling for Beetson Clark. His research includes life-cycle cost modeling, UAV design, and health monitoring, focusing on the integration of engineering techniques into biomedical and clinical science, particularly in diabetes and metabolic health.

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Associate Professor

— Present

University of Southampton • Southampton, ENG

Focused on the application of systems engineering techniques to biomedical and clinical problems.