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Personal profile
Research Interests
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and intelligent system applications in the power and energy fields
- Industrial application of AI, data science and data analytics
- Condition monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics for equipment, plant and power networks
- Distributed intelligence in electric power systems, active network management and Smart Grids
- Nuclear power plant monitoring, diagnosis, prediction, and lifetime extension
- Intelligent system methods: knowledge based systems; model based reasoning; machine learning
- Multi-Agent Systems and Intelligent Agents: multi-agent methods, models, techniques and architectures for power engineering applications
- Explainable AI
- Decision support environments
Personal Statement
Stephen McArthur is Associate Principal and Executive Dean of Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. He also holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Intelligent Energy Systems. His main area of expertise is applying artificial intelligence in power and energy systems. He has delivered solutions for a range of smart grid, asset management and data analytic challenges. His research now concerns the customisation of artificial intelligence techniques combined with distributed intelligence architectures to provide decision support for energy and wider industrial applications. He leads the Industrial Informatics Cluster within the University.
Professor McArthur won the 2021 IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award for outstanding contributions in industrial systems engineering, “for innovative contributions to the advancement of intelligent systems for power engineering applications”.
He is the Principal Investigator leading the UKRI EnergyREV programme. This brings together 22 universities and 32 investigators to deliver novel research and innovation that will accelerate the uptake, value and impact of Smart Local Energy Systems. EnergyREV is a key component of the UK Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund’s Prospering from the Energy Revolution (PFER) programme. PFER intends to prove investable, scalable local business models using integrated approaches to deliver cleaner, cheaper energy services.
In addition, he is the Director of the joint Strathclyde and Imperial College EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Power Networks and Smart Grids. This aims to train doctoral level engineers who can realise the future low carbon smart grid. Professor McArthur is also Academic Director of the Advanced Nuclear Research Centre at Strathclyde, which delivers academic and industry collaborative programmes focused on plant lifetime extension and improved operations in the nuclear industry.
As co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Bellrock Technology, he has helped design and create the Lumen product. This supports the effective and rapid deployment of intelligent system and data analytic products and services, and is being used by customers across eight different industry sectors including energy, healthcare and rail transport.
Teaching Interests
My teaching activities cover intelligent systems, distributed intelligence in power systems, smart grids, condition monitoring, and diagnostic systems.
Expertise & Capabilities
- Intelligent systems, with a focus on power and energy applications.
- Research and development of diagnostic and prognostic decision support systems.
- Decision support frameworks and architectures, using distributed intelligence methods and platforms.
- Smart Grid applications.
- Plant lifetime extension in the civil nuclear industry.
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 Philosophy, UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Award Date: 1 Jan 1996
Bachelor of Engineering, UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Award Date: 1 Jan 1992
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EnergyREV Impact Accelerator Funding Application
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/04/22 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
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Parameterisation of domain knowledge for rapid and iterative prototyping of knowledge-based systems
Young, A., West, G., Brown, B., Stephen, B., Duncan, A., Michie, C. & McArthur, S. D. J., 1 Dec 2022, In: Expert Systems with Applications. 208, 10 p., 118169.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A quantile dependency model for predicting optimal centrifugal pump operating strategies
Stephen, B., Brown, B., Young, A., Duncan, A., Helfer-Hoeltgebaum, H., West, G., Michie, C. & McArthur, S. D. J., 10 Jul 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Machines. 10, 7, 17 p., 557.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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2021 IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award
McArthur, Stephen (Recipient), Jun 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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IEEE Power & Energy Society Technical Committee Prize Paper Award.
McArthur, Stephen (Recipient), Jul 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Nanyang Technological University
Stephen McArthur (Visiting researcher)
1 Jan 2022 → 31 Dec 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) (External organisation)
Stephen McArthur (Advisor)
Apr 2021 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of council
Impacts
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A Sustainable Energy Future
Stephen McArthur (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Economic and commerce
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Energy Access in Rural Malawi
Peter Dauenhauer (Participant), Damien Frame (Participant), George Bell (Participant), Stephen McArthur (Participant) & Magnus Currie (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Economic and commerce, Environment and sustainability - natural world and built environment, Health and welfare - new products, guidelines and services, Quality of life and safety, Education, Policy and legislation, Public understanding, information and debate