Rate My Professor Gordon Dobie

Professor Gordon Dobie is a Professor in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. He earned his MEng in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering with Distinction from the University of Strathclyde, awarded on 1 January 2005. He then pursued his PhD in Ultrasonic Sensor Platforms for Non-Destructive Evaluation at the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering, University of Strathclyde, awarded on 20 October 2017, during which he developed a reconfigurable non-contact inspection system. Professor Dobie accepts PhD students and provides supervision in areas such as robotics, computer vision, sensors, and structural inspection.

His research specializations include ultrasonics, non-destructive evaluation (NDE), automation, robotics, signal processing, computer vision, and embedded systems. Current activities in the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering focus on automated inspection, automated analysis, and photogrammetry, with applications in structural inspection, non-destructive testing, and medical imaging. He has been involved in 44 research projects, including as principal investigator on doctoral awards like UDLA 2527 and co-investigator on data-driven ultrasound measurement projects. Key publications include 'A novel capacitive array sensor for real-time force measurements in total knee arthroplasty' (IEEE Sensors Journal, 2026), 'A convex phased-array ultrasonic inspection gauge for small-diameter pipelines with enhanced resolution and sensitivity' (IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2026), 'An adaptable framework for remotely controlling a telepresence robot in a dynamic environment' (Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2026), 'Automated detection of shoulder arthroplasty in X-Rays using machine learning' (IEEE EMBC, 2025), 'A fly-crawl-fly UAV for full-circumference inspection of non-magnetic pipes via thrust adhesion' (IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2025), and 'Automotive aerodynamics sensing using low-profile pressure sensor arrays' (2023). Dobie was a co-recipient of the Innovation of the Year prize on 19 March 2026. His work contributes to advancements in sensor technologies for industrial NDE and medical diagnostics.