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Dr Graham Coates, BSc PhD CEng FIMechE FRAeS CMath FIMA FHEA

Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Telephone: +44 (0) 191 33 42479

Room number: E109 (Christopherson)

Biography

Graham Coates is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences at Durham University. He received his PhD in Computational Engineering Design from Newcastle University. His doctoral research focused on developing an integrated approach to real-time operational design co-ordination, which was realised within an agent-based system working in a distributed computing environment. This research was partially funded by BAE Systems and done in collaboration with Strathclyde University. His post-doctoral research was conducted in the area of process control and scheduling optimisation on a European Union funded project related to the development of a technology platform for virtual ship systems.

He has seven years experience working as an aerospace engineer at British Aerospace Commercial Aircraft (now BAE Systems Regional Aircraft), and Aerospace Systems & Technologies Ltd (now CAV Aerospace Ltd). The majority of his industrial experience was gained in the areas of aircraft structures, aerodynamics, and flight testing. Industrial projects he has worked on include various structural and aerodynamic certification aspects of turbo prop aircraft and laminar flow technology for future aircraft.

Research Groups

Mechanics Research Group

Research Interests

Aircraft structural design
Computational agent-based systems
Engineering design co-ordination
Emergency management
Optimisation applications

Selected Publications

Edited works: conference proceedings

Allen, J. G., Coates, G. & Trevelyan, J. (2012). Approaches to Parameter Control for the Optimisation of Conceptual Aircraft Structural Designs. Royal Aeronautical Society 3rd Aircraft Structural Design Conference, Delft, The Netherlands.
Allen, J. G., Coates, G. & Trevelyan, J. (2012). Hyper-Heuristic Optimisation for Application to Aircraft Structural Design. 9th ASMO-UK/ISSMO Conference, Cork, Republic of Ireland.
Allen, J. G., Coates, G. & Trevelyan, J. (2012). Hyper-Heuristic Structural Optimisation of Conceptual Aircraft Designs. 14th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Wilson, D.T., Hawe, G.I., Coates, G. & Crouch, R.S. (2011). A Decision Support Framework for Large-Scale Emergency Response. 2nd International Conference on Disaster Management, Orlando, USA.
Hawe, G.I., Coates, G., Wilson, D.T. & Crouch, R.S. (2011). A High Resolution Distributed Agent-based Simulation Environment for Large-scale Emergency Response. 23rd European Modelling and Simulation Symposium, Rome, Italy.
Coates, G., Hawe, G.I., Wilson, D.T. & Crouch, R.S. (2011). Adaptive Co-ordinated Emergency Response to Rapidly Evolving Large-Scale Unprecedented Events (REScUE). 8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, Lisbon, Portugal.
Hawe, G.I., Coates, G., Wilson, D.T. & Crouch, R.S. (2011). Design Decisions in the Development of an Agent-Based Simulation for Large-Scale Emergency Response. 8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, Lisbon, Portugal.
Foster, T.M., Mohamed, M.S., Trevelyan, J. & Coates G. (2011). Rapid re-meshing for real-time three-dimensional boundary element analysis. 19th Conference of the UK Association for Computational Mechanics in Engineering, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Foster, T.M., Mohamed, M.S., Trevelyan, J. & Coates, G. (2011). Rapid re-meshing for real-time three-dimensional boundary element anaysis. 8th UK Conference on Boundary Integral Methods, Leeds, England.
Mohamed, M.S., Foster, T.M., Trevelyan, J. & Coates G. (2011). Real-time computationally inexpensive stress analysis in engineering design using the boundary element method. 19th Conference of the UK Association for Computational Mechanics in Engineering, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Mohamed, M.S., Foster, T.M., Trevelyan, J. & Coates, G. (2011). Real-time computationally inexpensive stress analysis in engineering design using the boundary element method. 8th UK Conference on Boundary Integral Methods, Leeds, England.
Hutchinson, G., Taylor, P.C., Coates, G. & Hair, R. (2010). A Multi-Agent System for Distributed Control of Low Voltage Distribution Networks. 45th International Universities' Power Engineering Conference, Cardiff, Wales.
Allen, J.G., Coates G. & Trevelyan, J. (2010). A Theoretical Framework for the Optimisation of the Structural Layout of an Aircraft using Deterministic and Stochastic Optimisation Techniques. 8th ASMO-UK/ISSMO Conference on Engineering Design Optimization, London, England.
Trevelyan, J. & Coates, G. (2009). Adaptive PU-BEM for Helmholz Problems. 13th International Conference on The Mathematics of Finite Elements and Applications, Uxbridge, England.
Trichakis, P., Taylor, P.C., Lyons, P.F., Hair, R. & Coates, G. (2008). An Agent-based Control Approach for Microgrids. PowerGrid Europe Conference, Milan, Italy.
Coates, G., Thompson, C.M. & de Leon, R. (2007). A Study of Capturing the Skill Competencies of the Workforce within a Small Manufacturing Engineering Company. 16th International Conference on Engineering Design, Paris, France.
Matthews, P.C. & Coates, G. (2007). Pre-emptive Concurrent Design Planning and Scheduling. 16th International Conference on Engineering Design, Paris, France.
Whitfield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B. & Coates, G. (2007). Real time Resource Scheduling within a Distribute Collaborative Design Environment. 16th International Conference on Engineering Design, Paris, France.
Matthews, P.C. & Coates, G. (2007). Stochastic based Pre-emptive Planning and Scheduling. 10th International Conference on Agile Manufacturing, Durham, England.
Matthews, P.C., Coates, G. & Lomas, C.D.W. (2006). Agile resource allocation through pre-emptive planning. 9th International Conference on Agile Manufacturing, Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
Coates, G. (2005). Co-ordination aided computational design. 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Co-operative Work in Design, Coventry, England.
Baguley, P., Armoutis, N., Vogt, O., Coates, G., Wang, Q. & Maropoulos, P.G. (2004). Cost engineering within collaborating production networks. 11th Annual European Concurrent Engineering Conference, Hasselt, Belgium.
Coates, G. & Maropoulos, P.G. (2004). Operational co-ordination within a digital enterprise environment. 37th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, Budapest, Hungary.
Coates, G., Duffy, A.H.B., Whitfield, R.I. & Hills, W. (2003). A methodology for prospective operational design co-ordination. 14th International Conference on Engineering Design, Stockholm, Sweden.
Coates, G., Duffy, A.H.B., Whitfield, R.I. & Hills, W. (2003). Real-time co-ordinated resource management in a computational environment. 14th International Conference on Engineering Design, Stockholm, Sweden.
Coates, G., Duffy, A.H.B., Whitfield, R.I. & Hills, W. (2002). Operational design co-ordination: an agent-based approach. 3rd Engineering Design Conference, London, England.
Coates, G., Duffy, A.H.B., Whitfield, R.I., Hills, W. & Sen, P. (2002). Real-time co-ordinated scheduling using a genetic algorithm. 5th International Conference on Adaptive Computing in Design and Manufacture, Exeter, England.
Whitfield, R.I., Coates, G., Duffy, A.H.B. & Hills, W. (2001). A system for co-ordinating concurrent engineering. 13th International Conference on Engineering Design, Glasgow, Scotland.
Whitfield, R.I., Coates, G., Duffy, A.H.B. & Hills, W. (2000). A multi-agent based system to enable strategic and operational design co-ordination. 6th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Design, Worcester, United States.
Coates, G., Duffy, A.H.B., Whitfield, R.I. & Hills, W. (1999). A generic co-ordination methodology applied to a manufacturing environment. 15th International Conference on Computer Aided Production Engineering, Durham, England.
Coates, G., Duffy, A.H.B., Whitfield, R.I. & Hills, W. (1999). A methodology for design co-ordination in a distributed computing environment. 12th International Conference on Engineering Design, Munich, Germany.
Coates, G., Duffy, A.H.B., Hills, W. & Whitfield, R.I. (1999). Enabling concurrent engineering through design co-ordination. 6th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering: Research & Applications, Bath, England.
Whitfield, R.I., Coates, G. & Hills, W. (1999). Multi-objective concept exploration within the made-to-order sector. 12th International Conference on Engineering Design, Munich, Germany.
Whitfield, R.I., Hills, W. & Coates, G. (1999). The application of multi-objective robust design methods in ship design. 10th International Conference on Computer Applications in Ship Building, Cambridge, United States.

Journal papers: academic

Allen, J. G., Coates, G. & Trevelyan, J. (2013). A Hyper-Heuristic Approach to Aircraft Structural Design Optimization. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
Hawe, G.I., Coates, G., Wilson, D.T. & Crouch, R.S. (2013). Agent-Based Simulation for Large-Scale Emergency Response: A Survey of Usage and Implementation. ACM Computing Surveys 45(1): 8.
Peake, MJ, Trevelyan, J & Coates, G (2013). Extended isogeometric boundary element method (XIBEM) for two-dimensional Helmholtz problems. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 259: 93-102.
Peake, M.J., Trevelyan, J. & Coates, G. (2013). Novel basis functions for the partition of unity boundary element method for Helmholtz problems. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 93(9): 905-918
Shaneb, O.A., Taylor, P.C. & Coates, G. (2012). Optimal online operation of residential μCHP systems using linear programming. Energy and Buildings 44(1): 17-25.
Foster, T.M., Mohamed, M.S., Trevelyan, J. & Coates, G. (2012). Rapid re-meshing and re-solution of three-dimensional boundary element problems for interactive stress analysis. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 36(9): 1331-1343.
Shaneb, O.A., Taylor, P.C. & Coates, G. (2012). Real time operation of μCHP systems using fuzzy logic, Energy and Buildings. Energy and Buildings
Shaneb, O.A., Coates, G. & Taylor, P.C. (2011). Sizing of residential μCHP systems. Energy and Buildings 43(8): 1991-2001.
Shaneb, O.A., Coates, G. & Taylor, P.C. (2010). Micro combined heat and power technologies and control for residential applications. International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology 1(3): 325-347.
Trevelyan, J. & Coates, G. (2010). On adaptive definition of the plane wave basis for wave boundary elements in acoustic scattering: the 2D case. Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences 55(2): 147-170.
Lyons, P. Trichakis, P. Taylor, P. & Coates, G. (2009). A Practical Implementation of a Distributed Control Approach for MicroGrids. International Journal of Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing 16(2): 319-334.
Coates, G., Thompson, C.M., Duffy, A.H.B., Hills, W. & Whitfield, R.I. (2009). Modelling skill competencies in engineering companies. Journal of the Institution of Engineering Designers 35(5): 16-19.
Trichakis, P., Taylor, P.C., Coates, G. & Cipcigan, L.M. (2008). A Distributed Control Approach for Small Scale Energy Zones. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy 222(2): 137-147.
Gee, R., Coates, G. & Nicholson, M. (2008). Understanding and Profitably Managing Customer Loyalty. Marketing Intelligence and Planning 26(4): 359-374.
Coates, G., Duffy, A.H.B., Hills, W. & Whitfield, R.I. (2007). A preliminary approach for modelling and planning the composition of engineering project teams. Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Proceeding of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B 221(7): 1255-1265.
Coates, G. (2006). Agent co-ordination aided distributed computational engineering design. International Journal of Expert Systems with Applications 31(4): 776-786.
Coates, G. (2005). Integrated engineering design co-ordination. Journal of the Institution of Engineering Designers 31(2): 19-21.
Coates, G., Duffy, A. HB., Whitfield, R. I. & Hills, W. (2004). Engineering management operational design coordination. Journal of engineering design 15(5): 433-446.
Coates, G., Duffy, A. H. B., Whitfield, I. & Hills, W. (2003). An integrated agent-oriented approach to real-time operational design coordination. Artificial intelligence for engineering design, analysis and manufacturing 17(4): 287-311.
Whitfield, R. I., Duffy, A. H. B., Coates, G. & Hills, W. (2003). Efficient process optimization. Concurrent engineering research and applications 11(2): 83-92.
Whitfield, R. I., Duffy, A. H. B., Coates, G. & Hills, W. (2002). Distributed design coordination. Research in engineering design 13(4): 243-252.
Coates, G., Duffy, A.H.B., Hills, W. & Whitfield, R.I. (2000). A generic co-ordination approach applied to a manufacturing environment. Journal of materials processing technology 107/1(3): 404-411.
Whitfield, R.I., Coates, G., Duffy, A.H.B. & Hills, W. (2000). Co-ordination approaches & systems - Part I: a strategic perspective. International Journal of Research in Engineering Design 12(1): 48-60.
Coates, G., Whitfield, R.I., Duffy, A.H.B. & Hills, W. (2000). Co-ordination approaches & systems - Part II: an operational perspective. International Journal of Research in Engineering Design 12(2): 73-89.
Coates, G., Ritchey, I., Duffy, A.H.B., Hills, W. & Whitfield, R.I. (2000). Integrated engineering environments for large complex products. International Journal of Concurrent Engineering: Research & Applications 8(3): 171-182.
Whitfield, R.I., Wright, P.N.H., Coates, G. & Hills, W. (1998). A robust methodology suitable for application to one-off products. Journal of Engineering Design 9(4): 373-387.

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