Professor David Flynn is a Professor of Cyber Physical Systems (Autonomous Systems & Connectivity) at the University of Glasgow. David is the Head of Research Division (HoRD) for the Autonomous Systems and Connectivity Division, and is also the co-director of the Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy.
He is a co-founder of the EPSRC National Centre for Hydrogen Integration for Accelerated Energy Transitions Hub (HI-ACT), and the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Embedded Intelligence. David is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE), and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Scotland Chair. He is also a board member and subject matter expert in data and digitalisation for SP Energy Networks and Cadent.
Professor Flynn is the recipient of several national and international awards for his research, including the Interface Knowledge Exchange Champion of the Year for 2020, Rushlight Innovation Award, and the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) Leslie H Paddle prize. Professor Flynn is also the IET Information Technology Innovation of the Year 2019 and Global Innovation of the Year winner 2019.
David’s research interests include Cyber Physical Systems, Data and Digitalisation, Energy Systems, Autonomous Systems, Reliability Analysis, and Prognostics and Health Management.