My research focuses on human-centred robotics for complex industrial environments, especially electric-vehicle battery disassembly, nuclear decommissioning, and shared-control mobile manipulation. I study how robots can infer human intent, coordinate multi-robot actions, use extended reality for teleoperation, and apply language or vision-language models while keeping proposed actions inspectable and useful, with explicit limits on what has been verified.
Academic CV
I am interested in research-focused university opportunities in Texas, especially near San Antonio, with the long-term aim of building an independent research group in human-centred, variable-autonomy robotics. My planned PhD milestones are thesis submission on 21 March 2027 and a viva on 21 May 2027.
- Current academic CV (October 2026): research agenda, papers, talks, teaching, co-supervision, support and service.
Papers
All 20 records appear in one list, without separate type categories. Each citation retains its venue and status: preprints, the working paper, MSc thesis and documented OECD NEA proceedings participation are not presented as journal articles. OECD entries document presenter/panel participation, not chapter authorship. Publication dates are distinguished from manuscript receipt and acceptance dates. Author order follows the source record; my name is highlighted.
- Interactive and Inspectable LLM Planning for Human-in-the-Loop EV Battery Disassembly. Frontiers in Robotics and AI 13, 1916454 (2026).
- GUIDER: Evaluating Goal-Free Human Intent Inference for Teleoperated Manipulation on Real-Robot Data. preprint arXiv:2608.15446. (2026).
- Panel session: Safety considerations for automated and AI technologies. The Role of Innovation in the Nuclear Back-End: Harnessing Robotics and Advanced Technologies for Safer, More Efficient Activities, pp. 85–91. OECD Publishing, Nuclear Energy Agency. (2026).
- Introducing autonomous robotic technologies to safety-critical industries. The Role of Innovation in the Nuclear Back-End: Harnessing Robotics and Advanced Technologies for Safer, More Efficient Activities, pp. 79–81. OECD Publishing, Nuclear Energy Agency. (2026).
- Intent-driven LLM ensemble planning for flexible multi-robot manipulation. Frontiers in Robotics and AI 13, 1727433 (2026).
- Probabilistic human intent prediction for mobile manipulation: An evaluation with human-inspired constraints. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems 112(2), 36 (2026).
- Haptic Teleoperation in Extended Reality for Electric Vehicle Battery Disassembly Using Gaussian Mixture Regression. Journal of Field Robotics 43(2): 1130-1151 (2026).
- An Exploratory Study on Crack Detection in Concrete through Human-Robot Collaboration. preprint arXiv:2508.11404. (2025).
- Utilizing Vision-Language Models as Action Models for Intent Recognition and Assistance. preprint arXiv:2508.11093. (2025).
- A mini-review on mobile manipulators with Variable Autonomy. Frontiers in Robotics and AI 12 (2025): 1540476.
- Advanced robotics for automated EV battery testing using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Frontiers in Robotics and AI 11 (2025): 1493869.
- Technoeconomic Assessment of Electric Vehicle Battery Disassembly - Challenges and Opportunities from a Robotics Perspective. IEEE Access 13: 716-733 (2025).
- Semi-Autonomous Robotic Disassembly Enhanced by Mixed Reality. Proceedings of the 2024 4th International Conference on Robotics and Control Engineering, pp. 7–13. (2024).
- Multi-robot task planning for efficient battery disassembly in electric vehicles. Robotics 13(5), 75 (2024).
- Electric Vehicle Battery Disassembly using Interfacing Toolbox for Robotic Arms. Batteries 10(5), 147 (2024).
- Hyperparameter-optimized CNN and CNN-LSTM for Predicting the Remaining Useful Life of Lithium-ion Batteries. 2023 Eleventh International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Information Systems (ICICIS), pp. 110–115. IEEE. (2023).
- Harnessing CNN-DNC and CNN-LSTM-DNC Architectures for Enhanced Lithium-Ion Remaining Useful Life Prediction. 2023 Eleventh International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Information Systems (ICICIS), pp. 116–121. IEEE. (2023).
- Teleoperation of a Robotic Arm Using Eye Tracking in a Mixed Reality Environment. Working paper, Zenodo, 10.5281/zenodo.21879565. (2023).
- Falling Ball - Gravity perception and eye tracking during object interception in VR. MSc thesis, University of Birmingham, Zenodo, 10.5281/zenodo.21890465. (2023).
- ROBOCART: A self-navigating shopping cart for the supermarket. Preprint, Zenodo, concept DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21889524. (2023).
Teaching and Student Co-Supervision
I have co-supervised approximately seven students across undergraduate and master’s levels. My teaching includes basic robot algorithms classes for a robotics team, microcontrollers laboratory teaching during my bachelor’s studies, a University of Birmingham/J-BJI Teaching Assistant appointment, and co-delivery of a five-day LLM master class. I also deliver biweekly practical courses for students and professors on LLM workflows and AI coding harnesses, including Codex, Antigravity and Claude Code.
Peer Reviews
- Reviewed 47 manuscripts for IEEE Access (ISSN 2169-3536) during 2024–2026.
- Reviewed 2 manuscripts for IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in 2025.
- Reviewed 2 manuscripts for Computers & Electrical Engineering (ISSN 0045-7906) in 2024.
Research Funding
- NDA Studentship — funded by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and supported by the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL).
- REBELION project support — Research & Development of a highly automated and safe streamlined process for increased lithium-ion battery repurposing and recycling. The GUIDER journal paper acknowledges UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) support under Grant 10079049. The wider EU-funded consortium identifies Grant 101104241; these are distinct award references.
- Additional computational resources — RTX computers funded by GalacNo Ltd.
- In-kind model access — grant of access to OpenAI models through the ChatGPT for Academic Researchers program. This is research support, not an employment or institutional-affiliation claim.
- Open to collaboration — have an idea, resource, or interest in supporting any of my PhD research? Email me and let’s explore it together.
Talks and Presentations
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COSIMO-IDAI Generative AI Series: LLM orchestration and practical generative AI workflows. Talk and discussion, Elm House, University of Birmingham, 27 February 2026. [Read More]
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Master Class on LLMs for Entertainment and Business. Co-delivered five-day programme of lectures, labs and round-table discussions, Bucharest, Romania, 29 October - 2 November 2025. [Read More]
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Probabilistic Human Intent Recognition for Mobile Manipulators. UKNNL KM Talks, hybrid presentation, United Kingdom, 25 September 2025. [Read More]
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Workshop on the Role of Innovation in the Nuclear Back-End. Presentation and panel contribution on robotics and advanced technologies, Workington, Cumbria, 31 March - 4 April 2025; written proceedings contributions published in July 2026. [Read More]
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