Contact Professor Philip John
- Email: p.john@cranfield.ac.uk
Areas of expertise
- Systems Engineering
Background
In 1999 Professor John joined Cranfield to take up the Chair of Systems Engineering and subsequently established one of Europe's leading Centres of Systems Engineering. He has held several roles in the University, including Technical Director leading the FLAVIIR research programme that developed a novel Uninhabited Air Vehicle called DEMON, demonstrating flapless control and other new technologies in flight.
Prior to this move to academia, Phil had a successful industrial career in a wide range of senior managerial roles in Systems Development and Project Management, including international responsibilities as Head of Systems Engineering for a major multinational blue chip company.
He has been a member of several National Advisory Committees and Industrial Steering Boards and served as the President of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) in the UK from 2003 to 2004. Phil gained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College, London
Current activities
Professor Philip John was Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Head of the School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing and the Professor of Systems Engineering at Cranfield University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Professor John provides research, training and consultancy to many major organisations dealing with complex systems issues. His research interests reflect the wide range of systems expertise necessary to understand and manage the complexities and risks of today's highly integrated and demanding world including:
Understanding complex Systems and Systems of Systems
Managing complex systems projects and risks
Through Life Capability Management
Integrated System Design
Coping with uncertainly and change in systems.
Clients
- Airbus SE
- Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
- Boeing Co
- Atomic Weapons Establishment
- BAE Systems PLC
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Home Office
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Ministry of Defence
Publications
Conference Papers
- Esperon Miguez M, John P & Jennions IK. (2024). Uncertainty of performance requirements for IVHM tools according to business targets
- Estebanez LR, Shehab E, Sydor P, Mackley T, John P, .... (2015). Enhancing service requirements of technical product-service systems
- Estébanez LR, Shehab E, Sydor P, Mackley T, John P, .... (2015). An integrated aerospace requirement setting and risk analysis tool for life cycle cost reduction and system design improvement
- Sydor P, Shehab E, Mackley T, John P & Harrison A. (2014). Improvement of System Design Process: Towards Whole Life Cost Reduction
- Tomas Centrich X, Shehab E, Sydor P, Mackley T, John P, .... (2014). An aerospace requirements setting model to improve system design
- Esperon Miguez M, Jennions IK & John P. (2013). Implementing IVHM on legacy aircraft: progress towards identifying an optimal combination of technologies
- Esperon Miguez M, John P & Jennions IK. (2013). Downtime uncertainty reduction through the correct implementation of health monitoring tools
- Esperon-Miguez M, John P & McFeat J. (2011). Integrated Vehicle Health Management into Legacy Toolsets
- Abideen T & Philip J. (2010). Clarifying the Concepts of System Maturity, System Readiness and Capability Readiness through Case Studies
- Mackley TC, Deane JR & John P. (2010). Addressing the time dimension and agility in the provision of capability
- Mackley T, Barker S, John P & Deane J. (2009). Developing agile systems for systems of systems in a network enabled environment