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Centre for Risk Research (CRR)

Our people

Learn more about our researchers and their expertise.

Professor Jize Yan

Professor

Research interests

  • Meta-lenses and vortex-beam based sensors; Distributed fibre optic sensors; MEMS/Optomechanical/Optical sensors; Wireless sensor networks; Energy harvesters; Cleanroom fabrication
  • Metrology and Monitoring for Infrastructure, Battery, Space and Quantum
  • Physics-Informed Neural Networks and AI Inverse Design for Sensing Device and System

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: j.yan@southampton.ac.uk

Address: B59, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

Emeritus Professor Johnnie Johnson

Research interests

  • Risk taking behaviour
  • Use of information in betting markets
  • Decision-making under uncertainty

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: j.e.johnson@soton.ac.uk

Address: B2, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

Dr Jonathan Klein

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Healthcare delivery and management
  • The application of problem structuring methods (PSMs)
  • The generation and use of evidence in management science applications.

Email: j.h.klein@soton.ac.uk

Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, SO16 7QF

Professor Konstantinos Katsikopoulos

Professor of Behavioural Science

Research interests

  • Human decision making: Prescriptive and descriptive
  • AI decision making: Transparency
  • Behavioural operations: Modeling and prediction of human behaviour

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: k.katsikopoulos@soton.ac.uk

Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, SO16 7QF

Professor Mario Brito

Head of Department

Research interests

  • Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Complex Systems 
  • Impact of Organizational Factors on Socio-technical Systems Risk
  • Root cause analysis and Accident Investigations

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: m.p.brito@soton.ac.uk

Address: B2, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

Mrs Melissa Baba

Senior Research Assistant

Research interests

  • FinTech
  • Inclusive Design
  • ICT4D 

Email: m.s.a.baba@soton.ac.uk

Address: B2, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

Professor Ming-Chien SUNG

Professor of Risk And Decision Sciences

Research interests

  • Financial technology (Fintech) and cryptocurrency analysis
  • Risk analysis using Big Data
  • Artificial intelligence (AI)

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: m.sung@soton.ac.uk

Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, SO16 7QF

Dr Qin Zhou

Lecturer in Operations Management

Research interests

  • Applications: Operations Management: closed-loop supply chain management, production outsourcing, remanufacturing management (authorization and outsourcing), technology innovation, Nash bargaining, contract design.Marketing-Operations Management Interface: trade-in, strategic consumers behaviour, fairness concerns, anticipated regret.Marine Policy: clean technology innovation, abatement decision. Methodologies: Game theory, optimization.

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: q.zhou@soton.ac.uk

Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, SO16 7QF

Professor Simon Wolfe

Professor in Banking and Finance

Research interests

  • Financial regulations
  • Financial stability
  • Depositor protection schemes

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: ssjw@soton.ac.uk

Address: B2, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

Professor Stratos Ramoglou

Head of Department

Research interests

  • Entrepreneurship studies
  • Analytic philosophy
  • Organization theory

Email: s.ramoglou@soton.ac.uk

Address: B2, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ