Contact Atif Riaz
- Email: a.riaz@cranfield.ac.uk
Areas of expertise
- Aeronautical Systems
- Aircraft Design
Background
Atif Riaz holds a BEng degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from University of Southampton, and a BSc degree in Computer Sciences. He obtained his PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering from Cranfield University. During his PhD, he developed a set-based design methodology for passenger aircraft families. Dr Riaz worked as a Research Fellow at Cranfield University from 2013 to 2019. During this time, his main responsibilities had been contributing to UK and EU research projects, and supervising research (both MSc and PhD level) students. In 2019, he was promoted to Lecturer position. He delivers lectures on Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), System Modelling Language (SysML), and Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation (MDO). He is the module leader for 'Methodologies for Integrated Product Development'.
His research interests focus on the development of methods and tools for complex systems design and analysis, including MDO, SBD, and MBSE. He has been a key collaborator and academic advisor to multiple EU and ATI-Innovate UK research projects, including CRESCENDO, CONGA, TOICA, WOTF, DAVINCI, PIPS, APROCONE, and currently COLIBRI, in partnership with Airbus and Rolls-Royce. He is the Co-I (co-investigator) for COLIBRI project. Dr Riaz has been a key player in the development of an in-house software named AirCADia, which is a model-based design and analysis environment for complex systems. AirCADia has been installed on IDLab at Airbus (Toulouse) and is being used by Airbus under non-transferable license.
Current activities
Dr Riaz teaches Systems Modelling Language (SysML), Systems Architecture Definition and Analysis, and Product Lifecycle Management as part of the module 'Methodologies for Integrated Product Development' for MSc Aircraft Engineering. He also teaches Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation (MDO) techniques for 'Computational Design Optimisation' module.
Atif Riaz is working on ATI-Innovate UK research project (COLIBRI), where he is developing a cloud-based (collaborative) design environment. He is currently supervising four PhD students.
Clients
- Airbus SE
- Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
Publications
Articles In Journals
- El Fassi S, Chen X, Riaz A, Guenov MD, van Heerden ASJ, .... (2023). Managing assumption-driven design change via margin allocation and trade-offs. Journal of Engineering Design, Available online 11 October 2023(ahead-of-print)
- Bonavolontà G, Lawson C & Riaz A. (2023). Review of Sonic Boom Prediction and Reduction Methods for Next Generation of Supersonic Aircraft. Aerospace, 10(11)
- Jimeno Altelarrea S, Riaz A & Guenov MD. (2022). STPA enabled safety assessment in the architecting of complex systems. Safety and Reliability, 41(4)
- Guenov MD, Riaz A, Bile YH, Molina‐Cristobal A & van Heerden ASJ. (2020). Computational framework for interactive architecting of complex systems. Systems Engineering, 23(3)
- Molina-Cristóbal A, Chen X, Guenov MD, Riaz A & van Heerden ASJ. (2020). Interactive Uncertainty Allocation and Tradeoff for Early Stage Design of Complex Systems. AIAA Journal, 58(3)
- Chen X, Molina-Cristóbal A, Guenov MD & Riaz A. (2019). Efficient method for variance-based sensitivity analysis. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 181
- Guenov MD, Chen X, Molina-Cristóbal A, Riaz A, van Heerden ASJ, .... (2018). Margin Allocation and Tradeoff in Complex Systems Design and Optimization. AIAA Journal, 56(7)
- Riaz A, Guenov MD & Molina-Cristobal A. (2017). Set-Based Approach to Passenger Aircraft Family Design. Journal of Aircraft, 54(1)
- Nunez M, Datta VC, Molina-Cristobal A, Guenov M & Riaz A. (2012). Enabling exploration in the conceptual design and optimisation of complex systems. Journal of Engineering Design, 23(10-11)
Conference Papers
- Bonavolontà G, Manoj A, Villena Munoz C, Tajesh Chilukuri S, Lawson C, .... (2024). Toward Quieter and More Efficient Supersonic Flight: Multi-Objective Optimization of a Bell-Shaped Lift Distribution Wing SSBJ
- Villena Munoz C, Lawson C, Riaz A & Jaron R. (2024). Conceptual Design of Supersonic Aircraft to Investigate Environmental Impact
- Bragado Aldana E & Riaz A. (2024). Assessment of Structurally-Constrained Spanloads for Span-Extended Wing Design
- Chen X, Isoldi A, Riaz A, Mourouzidis C, Keskin A, .... (2023). Evaluation of a Collaborative and Distributed Aircraft Design Environment, Enabled by Microservices and Cloud Computing
- Villena Munoz C, Bonavolontà G, Lawson C & Riaz A. (2023). Conceptual Design of a Next Generation Supersonic Airliner for Low Noise and Emissions
- Malton K, Paiva R, Keskin A, Riaz A & Mourouzidis C. (2023). Cross Boundary Design Optimization Using Simulation Process and Data Management
- Villena Munoz C, Bonavolontà G, Lawson C & Riaz A. (2023). Correction: Conceptual Design of a Next Generation Supersonic Airliner for Low Noise and Emissions
- Chen X, Riaz A & Guenov MD. (2022). Set-based Design Coordination between Coupled Systems: AWing Aero-structural Design Perspective
- Bragado-Aldana E, Lone M & Riaz A. (2021). ON WINGS WITH NON-ELLIPTIC LIFT DISTRIBUTIONS
- Chen X, Riaz A & Guenov MD. (2021). CLOUD-BASED ENVIRONMENT FOR AIRCRAFT DESIGN COLLABORATION
- Chen X, Riaz A & El Fassi S. (2021). APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR EFFICIENT RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION
- Jimeno S, Riaz A, Guenov M & Molina-Cristobal A. (2020). Enabling Interactive Safety and Performance Trade-offs in Early Airframe Systems Design
- Chen X, Riaz A, Guenov M & Molina-Cristobal A. (2020). A Set-based Approach for Coordination of Multi-level Collaborative Design Studies
- El Fassi S, Guenov MD & Riaz A. (2020). AN ASSUMPTION NETWORK-BASED APPROACH TO SUPPORT MARGIN ALLOCATION AND MANAGEMENT
- Mura GL, Riaz A, Guenov M, Molina-Cristobal A, Chen X, .... (2019). Early Stage Design of High-Lift Devices with System and Manufacturing Constraints
- Jimeno S, Molina-Cristobal A, Riaz A & Guenov M. (2019). Incorporating Safety in Early (Airframe) Systems Design and Assessment
- Molina-Cristobal A, Chen X, Guenov MD, Riaz A & van Heerden AS. (2018). Interactive Uncertainty Allocation and Trade-off at Early-stage Aircraft Computational Design
- Bile Y, Riaz A, Guenov MD & Molina-Cristobal A. (2018). Towards Automating the Sizing Process in Conceptual (Airframe) Systems Architecting
- Van Heerden ASJ, Guenov MD, Molina-Cristóbal A, Riaz A & Bile Y. (2018). Combined airframe and subsystems evolvability exploration during conceptual design
- Guenov M, Molina-Cristóbal A, Riaz A, Sharma S, Murton A, .... (2018). Aircraft systems architecting: Logical-computational domains interface
- Guenov M, Molina-Cristobal A, Voloshin V, Riaz A, van Heerden AS, .... (2016). Aircraft Systems Architecting - a Functional-Logical Domain Perspective
- Van Heerden ASJ, Guenov MD, Molina-Cristóbal A & Riaz A. (2016). Enhancing the exploration of aircraft changeability during conceptual design
- Guenov MD, Nunez M, Molina-Cristóbal A, Datta VC & Riaz A. (2014). Aircadia -an interactive tool for the composition and exploration of aircraft computational studies at early design stage
Books
- Chen X, Molina-Cristóbal A, Guenov MD, Datta VC & Riaz A. (2019). Advances in Evolutionary and Deterministic Methods for Design, Optimization and Control in Engineering and Sciences In Minisci E, Vasile M, Periaux J, Gauger NR, Giannakoglou KC, ... (eds), Advances in evolutionary and deterministic methods for design, optimization and control in engineering and sciences (Computational Methods in Applied Sciences). Springer International Publishing.
- Chen X, Molina-Cristóbal A, Guenov MD, Datta VC & Riaz A. (2019). A Novel Method for Inverse Uncertainty Propagation In Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (48). Springer International Publishing.
- Guenov MD, Nunez M, Molina-Cristbal A, Sripawadkul V, Datta V, .... (2014). Composition, Management, and Exploration of Computational Studies at Early Design Stage In Vasile M & Becerra VM (eds), Computational Intelligence in Aerospace Sciences. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc..