16 Feb 2026
We are pleased to announce that Ioan Alexandru Herdea, part of the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering within the University of Sheffield, successfully defended his PhD thesis "In-Process Vision-Based Quality Inspection System For Manufacturing Of Electrical Machine Components With Hidden Features" during his Viva last week following robust questioning from examiners Dr Alexis Lambourne (Rolls-Royce) and Professor Payam Soulatiantork (University of Sheffield). Alex was supervised by Prof Ashutosh Tiwari during his PhD.
Congratulations Dr Herdea!!