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Dr Mark Andrew Post
Senior Lecturer

Biography

Dr Mark Post is a Senior Lecturer who has published over 61  peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, and raised over £1M in funds as PI for research projects including two Horizon 2020 European projects on sensor fusion, and modular satellites. He leads the Space Robotics and Autonomous Systems laboratory at the University of York that has extensive experience in probabilistic robust autonomy for planetary and agricultural rovers, orbital and planetary vehicles, tensegrity robot and self-configuring autonomous modules capable of knowledge-based adaptation. Recent relevant work includes biomimetic underwater robots including the RoboFish inspection AUV prototype and other modular robots.

Career

Education

  • PhD Space Engineering.  Dissertation: “Planetary Micro-Rovers with Bayesian Autonomy”.  York University, Toronto, Canada.  Completed April 2014.
  • MSc Space Science.  MSc Thesis: “Non-Destructive Measurement of Stress using Ultrasonic Leaky Lamb Waves”. York University, Toronto, Canada.  Completed December 2008.
  • BASc Electrical Engineering.  University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.  Completed June 2004, with PEY employment placement year.

Departmental roles

  • October 2022 – Present. Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, University of York UK, School of Physics, Engineering, and Technology.
  • January 2019 – October 2022. Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, University of York UK, Department of Electronic Engineering.
  • January 2014 – December 2018. Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Space Robotics, University of Strathclyde, Department of Design, Manufacture, and Engineering Management.

Contact details

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
University of York
York
YO10 5DD

Email: mark.post@york.ac.uk 

Research: PURE - Mark Post

Personal webpage www.markapost.com