Dr Justin F Gallagher
- Position: Teaching and Research Fellow
- Areas of expertise: artificial intelligence; machine learning; robotics; mechatronics; rehabilitation devices; serious games; internet of things; software engineering; online engineering laboratories; student education
- Email: J.F.Gallagher@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: Mechanical Engineering
- Website: LinkedIn | Googlescholar
Profile
Dr Justin F Gallagher FHEA CEng IMechE is a teaching and research fellow in the Institute of Design, Robotics and Optimisation (iDRO), School of Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on rehabilitation robotics for the recovery of patients with neurological conditions such as Stroke and Cerebral Palsy. His teaching is focused on Computers in Engineering Analysis, Dynamics and Control and student projects. He has strong ties with industry, having run several businesses in Engineering and IT.
Research interests
Dr Gallagher’s research interests include developing hardware and software for rehabilitation systems, internet of things applications, serious rehabilitation games development and evaluating potential business opportunities for the technology. He is also responsible for developing systems and collaborations for the ReLOAD project, putting engineering experiments online for learning and improving engineering pedagogy. He supervises several PhD projects and undergraduate projects at level 3 and 4.
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>Qualifications
- PhD in Rehabilitation Robotics
- MSc (Eng) Advanced Mechanical Engineering
- BEng Mechancial Engineering
Professional memberships
- CEng IMechE
- IET
- IPEM
- CIPA
Student education
Dr Gallagher works at the University in Leeds, but also works on the University campus at Southwest Jiaotong University in China. He is involved with the following modules:
- MECH1010 Computers in Engineering Analysis
- MECH2620 Vibration and Control
- MECH3890 Individual Engineering Project
- MECH3895 Individual Mechatronics and Robotics Project
- MECH5030M Team Project
- MECH5845M Professional Project
- MECH5880 Team Design Project
- XJME1010 Computers in Engineering Analysis
- XJME2620 Vibration and Control
- XJME3890 Individual Engineering Project
Research groups and institutes
- Robotics
- Institute of Design, Robotics and Optimisation