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Personal profile
Personal Statement
Ruaridh is an engineer and network researcher who investigates influence and division in dynamical systems. His work often exists at the boundary between disciplines, and has led to publications on Alzheimer’s disease, bird flocks, disease spread, image processing, robotic and satellite systems. This diverse portfolio informs his study of networks and offers opportunities to transfer innovation between domains. His current work includes developing design tools for the next generation of satellite constellations with AAC Clyde Space, mapping tidal channels on a European Space Agency (ESA) funded project, and monitoring child neurodevelopment through tablet gameplay – with a focus on Autism.
Ruaridh has a background in the development of space technology and research into its applications. This includes delivering a three-year horizon scanning activity for the UK Space Agency, which assessed the potential of future space technology, and leading the development of a sounding rocket experiment for four years as part of ESA's REXUS programme.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Engineering, Methodologies for scalable and responsive swarms and networked systems, University Of Strathclyde
Sept 2013 → Nov 2018
Award Date: 9 Jul 2018
Master of Engineering, MEng Aero-Mechanical Engineering, University Of Strathclyde
30 Sept 2008 → 26 Jun 2013
Award Date: 26 Jun 2013
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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SAfe Passage through Shifting Sands
Macdonald, M., Clemente, C., McKee, D., Tachtatzis, C. & Clark, R.
1/01/23 → 16/03/24
Project: Research
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An aUtonomous DistrIbuted Time signal in-Space
Macdonald, M., Clark, R. & Lowe, C.
Air Force Office of Scientific Research AFOSR (the)
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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A delay-tolerant network approach to satellite pickup and delivery scheduling
Lowe, C. J., Clark, R. A., McGrath, C. N. & Macdonald, M., 1 Dec 2023, In: Ad Hoc Networks. 151, 13 p., 103289.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying effective sink node combinations in spacecraft data transfer networks
Clark, R., McGrath, C. N. & Macdonald, M., Dec 2022, In: Applied Network Science. 7, 1, 37.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Location of ground stations, targets and spacecraft for randomised study
McGrath, C. (Creator) & Clark, R. (Creator), Zenodo, 8 Mar 2023
Dataset
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Identification of effective spreaders in contact networks using dynamical influence
Clark, R. (Creator) & Macdonald, M. (Creator), figshare, 8 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5274407.v1
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Thesis
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Methodologies for scalable and responsive swarms and networked systems
Author: Clark, R., 9 Jul 2018Supervisor: Macdonald, M. (Supervisor) & McInnes, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Prizes
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2013 IAC Student Paper Competition
Clark, Ruaridh (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2nd place in Copernicus Masters 2020: BMVI Transport Challenge
McGrath, Ciara (Recipient), Clark, Ruaridh (Recipient), Macdonald, Malcolm (Recipient), McKee, David (Recipient), Clemente, Carmine (Recipient), Ilioudis, Christos (Recipient) & Gibbons, Gwilym (Recipient), 8 Dec 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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StrathWide 2023: The University of Strathclyde Researcher conference
Ruaridh Clark (Chair), Lewis Hill (Chair), Mozhdeh MOHAMMADPOUR (Chair), Marie Dokovova (Chair), Mridhula Murali (Chair), Ian Belton (Chair), Katherine Baxter (Chair) & Qi Liu (Chair)
28 Apr 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of special symposia
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Alignments in functional connectivity networks
Ruaridh Clark (Speaker), Mario Parra Rodriguez (Contributor), Keith Smith (Contributor), Javier Escudero (Contributor), Agustin Ibanez (Contributor), William McGeown (Contributor) & Malcolm Macdonald (Contributor)
8 Nov 2022 → 10 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation