Independent Advisory Board

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The Independent Advisory Board supports the strategic direction of the centre and engages external independent advisers within the governance process.


Membership

Management Team

Industrial Steering Board

Prof. Tim Vorley OBE, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Oxford Brookes Business School

Dr Jokin Muñoa, Technical Director of the Dynamics and Control Department, IDEKO Research Centre, Spain

Dr Katy Milne, Director of Future Mobility, Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry

Prof. Patrick Keogh, Professor of Machine Systems, University of Bath

Prof. Adam Clare, Professor, University of British Columbia

Dr Xu Chen, Associate Professor and Director of the Boeing Advanced Research Collaboration, University of Washington

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