Staff Profile
Dr Matthew Armstrong
Senior Lecturer in Control of Electrical Power
- Email: matthew.armstrong@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5203
- Fax: +44 (0) 191 208 8180
- Address: School of Engineering
Merz Court, E3.22
缅北禁地
缅北禁地 upon Tyne
NE1 7RU, UK
Dr Matthew Armstrong is a Senior Lecturer in Control of Electrical Power at the School of Engineering. He is an academic in the Electrical Power Group. He is a leading researcher and expert in the field of power electronics and advanced digital control of electrical power systems. (see Research tab above for more details).
Current Roles and Responsibilities
- Postgraduate Taught Degree Programme Director: (Sept 2011 - present)
- Postgraduate Taught Degree Programme Director: (Sept 2015 - present)
- Teaching Sub-Theme Leader for Electrical Power Group (Sept 2012 - present)
- Postgraduate Taught Programme Selector (Sept 2012 - present)
- Member of School International Working Group; Electrical Engineering Rep (Sept 2018 - present)
Previous Roles and Responsibilities
- Associate Dean for : November 2015 - December 2018 (Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering)
- Director for Postgraduate Taught Programmes: Sept. 2012 - Aug. 2017 (School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering)
- Chair of Postgraduate Taught Board of Studies: (School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering) (Sept 2012 - Aug 2017)
- Postgraduate Taught Degree Programme Director: (Sept 2014 -Sept 2016)
Qualifications
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MEng, Ph.D.
Memberships
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Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET)
Undergraduate Teaching
- EEE3018 Digital Control Systems (Module Leader)
- EEE3097 Individual Project (Project Supervisor)
Postgraduate Teaching
- EEE8007 Digital Control System Design (Module Leader)
- EEE8079 Technology Review Project (Module Leader, and Project Supervisor)
- EEE8097 Individual Project (Module Leader, and Project Supervisor)
- EEE8084 Individual Project (Module Leader, and Project Supervisor)
Teaching Management
- Postgraduate Degree Programme Director: MSc Automation and Control. (Sept. 2011 - Present)
- Postgraduate Degree Programme Director: MSc Advanced Electrical Power (Sept. 2015 - Present)Teaching Sub-Theme Leader for Electrical Power Group (Sept 2012 - present)
External Roles and Esteem
- Matthew has served as external examiner, or external programme reviewer, for a number of Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Automation & Control programmes at a number of UK institutions.
Matthew is a member of the and his research publications and profile can be viewed on
Areas of Research Expertise
Matthew has over 20 years experience in research and design of power electronic converters, electric drives, and digital control systems. His main research activities include:
- design of novel power converter topologies,
- real-time digital control of power electronic converters,
- control of electric drives,
- system modelling; including system identification\parameter estimation,
- Hardware In the Loop (HiL) emulation.
His research is regularly applied to a number of key application areas of interest, including:
- distributed generation/grid connected renewable energy systems,
- transport electrification,
- Li-ion battery characterisation and Non-Destructive Testing techniques.
Publications
Matthew has authored/co-authored over 30 journal and 50 conference articles (@July 2019). Please see the Publications tab above, or visit , for full details.Postgraduate Research Supervision
Matthew has supervised 17 PhD students as primary supervisor (and approximately the same as co-supervisor). Of these students, 13 have successfully graduated and gone on to various roles in industry and academia......the other 4 continue to work hard on their research at this time!
Current PhD Students
- Jin Xu (Computationally Efficient System Identification of Multi-Rail Power Converters)
- Dennis Chan ( DC Bus control in DC Microgrid Systems)
- Siamand Mostafavi (Virtually Connected Hybrid Vehicle)
- Kexin Di
(Modular Multilevel Converters for Grid Connected Inverter Applications)
Funded Research Projects
Innovate UK:
- (CI)
- KTP HVPD Ltd (PI)
EPSRC:
- (CI)
- (CI)
European Commission:
- (PI)
- (CI)
- (PI)
- (CI)
Other:
- Multi-physical Modelling of a Traction Motor for Vehicle Application – DETC
Referee for Journals and Conference papers
Matthew serves as a reviewer for the following journals and conferences:
- IET Proceedings Circuits, Devices & Systems
- IET Proceedings Electric Power Applications
- IET Proceedings Power Electronics
- IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems
- IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
- IET Power Electronics, Machines and Drives Conference (PEMD)
- IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Conference (IECON)
- Goh H, Armstrong M, Zahawi B. . IET Power Electronics 2019, 12(6), 1479-1486.
- Al-Greer M, Armstrong M, Ahmeid M, Giaouris D. . IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2019, 34(7), 6973 - 6990.
- Salimin S, Armstrong M, Jumaat SA, Hamdan R. . Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2019, 13(3), 1167-1174.
- Zhao Z, Elgendy MA, Armstrong M, Muhammad M. . In: IEEE 21st European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'19 ECCE Europe). 2019, Genova, Italy: IEEE.
- Zhang W, Armstrong M, Elgendy MA. . IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 2019, 34(1), 396-404.
- Liu H, Dahidah MSA, Yu J, Ramasamy NT, Armstrong M. . IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2019, 34(6), 5191-5208.
- Muhammad M, Lambert S, Armstrong M, Pickert V. . In: The 9th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2018). 2018, Liverpool UK: IET.
- Muhammad M, Lambert S, Armstrong M, Pickert V. . The Journal of Engineering 2019, 2019(17), 3548-3552.
- Zhang W, Armstrong M, Elgendy MA. . IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 2019, 34(1), 426-434.
- Zhao Z, Elgendy MA, Armstrong M, Muhammad M. . In: IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy (CPERE 2019). 2019, Aswan, Egypt: IEEE.
- Muhammad M, Armstrong M, Elgendy MA, Lambert S, Pickert V. . In: International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC). 2019, Sousse, Tunisia: IEEE.
- Ahmeid M, Armstrong M, Al-Greer M, Gadoue S. . IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2018, 33(9), 8081-8090.
- Al-Greer M, Armstrong M, Xu J. . In: 2018 IEEE 19th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2018. 2018, Padua, Italy: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Khalfalla H, Ethni S, Shiref M, Al-Greer M, Pickert V, Armstrong M. . In: 53rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). 2018, Glasgow, UK: IEEE.
- Xu J, Armstrong M, Al-Greer M. . In: 2018 IEEE 19th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2018. 2018, Padua, Italy: IEEE.
- Liu H, Dahidah M, Naayagi RT, Armstrong M, Yu J. . In: 9th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2018). 2018, Liverpool, UK: IET.
- Liu H, Dahidah MSA, Naayagi RT, Armstrong M, Yu J. . IET Journal of Engineering 2019, 2019(17), 4309-4314.
- Attidekou PS, Wang C, Armstrong M, Lambert SM, Christensen PA. . Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2017, 164(9), A1792-A1801.
- Liu H, Dahidah M, Naayagi RT, Armstrong M, Yu J. . In: IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics. 2017, Edinburgh, UK: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Lambert SM, Armstrong M, Wang C, Attidekou PS, Christensen P, Widmer JD, Scott K. . IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2017, 64(5), 4017-4026.
- Khalfalla H, Ethni S, Al-Greer M, Pickert V, Armstrong M, Phan V. . In: 11th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG). 2017, Cadiz, Spain: IEEE.
- Muhammad M, Armstrong M, Elgendy MA. . IET Power Electronics 2017, 10(11), 1241-1249.
- Algreer M, Armstrong M, Pickert V. . In: IEEE 26th International symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE). 2017, Edinburgh, UK: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Zhang W, Armstrong M, Elgendy M. . In: 2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2017. 2017, Cincinnati, OH, USA: IEEE.
- Al-Saaty NN, Algreer M, Armstrong M. . In: IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics. 2017, Edinburgh, UK: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Babaa SE, Armstrong M. . In: 8th Power Electronics, Drive Systems and Technologies Conference (PEDSTC 2017). 2017, Mashhad, Iran: IEEE.
- Babaa SE, Armstrong M. . In: 2017 8th International Renewable Energy Congress, (IREC). 2017, Amman, Jordan: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Ahmeid M, Armstrong M, Gadoue S, Algreer M, Missailidis P. . IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2017, 32(7), 5666-5674.
- Salimin S, Zulkifli SA, Armstrong M. . International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems 2017, 8(1), 290-296.
- Althobaiti A, Armstrong M, Elgendy MA. . In: Saudi Arabia Smart Grid Conference, SASG 2016. 2017, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Muhammad M, Armstrong M, Elgendy M. . IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics 2016, 4(2), 352-362.
- Mnider AM, Atkinson DJ, Dahidah M, Zbede YB, Armstrong M. . In: 2016 7th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC). 2016, Hammamet, Tunisia: IEEE.
- Mnider AM, Atkinson DJ, Dahidah M, Armstrong M. . In: 2016 7th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC). 2016, Hammamet, Tunisia: IEEE.
- Mnider AM, Atkinson DJ, Dahidah M, Armstrong M. . In: 2016 7th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC). 2016, Hammamet, Tunisia: IEEE.
- Althobaiti A, Armstrong M, Elgendy MA. . In: 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016). 2016, Glasgow, UK: Institution of Engineering and Technology.
- Althobaiti A, Armstrong M, Elgendy MA. . In: 2016 7th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC). 2016, Hammamet, Tunisia: IEEE.
- Zhang W, Armstrong M, Elgendy M. . In: 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016). 2016, Glasgow: Institution of Engineering and Technology.
- Wang C, Armstrong M, Gadoue S. . In: 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives. 2016, Glasgow, UK: Institution of Engineering and Technology.
- Liu H, Dahidah M, Armstrong M, Naayagi RT. . In: 8th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machine and Drives. 2016, Glasgow, UK: Institution of Engineering and Technology.
- Liu H, Dahidah M, Armstrong M, Naayagi RT. . In: Proceedings of 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives. 2016, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- Muhammad M, Armstrong M, Elgendy MA. . In: International Conference for Students on Applied Engineering (ISCAE). 2016, 缅北禁地 upon Tyne, UK: IEEE.
- Muhammad M, Armstrong M, Elgendy MA. . In: 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016). 2016, Glasgow, UK: Institution of Engineering and Technology.
- Li R, Armstrong M, Gadoue S, Wang C. . In: 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016). 2016, Glasgow, UK: Institution of Engineering and Technology.
- Althobaiti, Armstrong M, Elgendy MA, Mulolani F. . In: 2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC). 2016, Florence, Italy: IEEE.
- Elgendy M, Atkinson D, Armstrong M, Gadoue S. . In: 11th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems (PEDS). 2015, Sydney, Australia: IEEE.
- Elgendy MA, Atkinson DJ, Armstrong M, Gadoue SM. . In: Power Electronics and Drive Systems (PEDS), 2015 IEEE 11th International Conference on. 2015, Sydney, Australia: IEEE.
- Salimin S, Bakar AA, Armstrong M. . ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences 2015, 10(19), 8601-8605.
- Muhammad M, Armstrong M, Elgendy M. . In: 17th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'15 ECCE-Europe). 2015, Geneva, Switzerland: IEEE.
- Wang C, Armstrong M, Gadoue S. . In: 17th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'15 ECCE-Europe). 2015, Geneva, Switzerland: IEEE.
- Zhang M, Atkinson DJ, Ji B, Armstrong M, Ma MY. . IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2014, 29(11), 5715-5726.
- Berba F, Atkinson D, Armstrong M. . In: 2014 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG 2014). 2014, Galway, Ireland: IEEE.
- Attidekou PS, Lambert S, Armstrong M, Widmer J, Scott K, Christensen PA. . Journal of Power Sources 2014, 269, 694-703.
- Mulolani F, Armstrong M, Zahawi B. . In: 2014 9th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks & Digital Signal Processing. 2014, Manchester, UK: IEEE.
- Babaa S, Armstrong M, Pickert V. . Journal of Power and Energy Engineering 2014, 2, 59-72.
- Ahmeid M, Armstrong M, Gadoue S, Missailidis P. . In: 7th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2014). 2014, Manchester, UK: IET.
- Morton C, Pickert V, Armstrong M. . IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 2014, 63(1), 62-71.
- Mulolani F, Armstrong M. . In: 7th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2014). 2014, Manchester, UK: IET.
- Wang C, Armstrong M, Gadoue S, Missailidisi P. . In: 7th IET international conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD). 2014, Manchester, U.K: Institution of Engineering and Technology.
- Wang C, Armstrong M, Gadoue S, Missailidis P. . In: 7th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2014). 2014, Manchester, UK: IET.
- Smith A, Gadoue SM, Armstrong M, Finch JW. . IET Electric Power Applications 2013, 7(6), 487-498.
- Zulu A, Mecrow BC, Armstrong M. Permanent-magnet Flux-switching Synchronous Motor Employing a Segmental Rotor. IEEE Transactions on Power and Energy 2012. Submitted.
- Algreer M, Armstrong M, Giaouris D. . IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2012, 27(11), 4425-4435.
- Zulu A, Mecrow BC, Armstrong M. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2012, 48(6), 2259-2267.
- Algreer MMF, Armstrong M, Giaouris D. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2011, 47(5), 2135-2144.
- Zulu A, Mecrow B, Armstrong M. . IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2011, 59(6), 2393-2402.
- Taylor R, Pickert V, Armstrong M, Holden J. . In: 14th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE 2011). 2011, Birmingham, England: IEEE.
- Zulu A, Mecrow BC, Armstrong M. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2010, 46(6), 2363-2371.
- Algreer M, Armstrong M, Giaouris D. . In: 5th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD). 2010, Brighton, UK: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
- Zulu A, Mecrow B, Armstrong M. . In: 19th International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM). 2010, Rome, Italy: IEEE.
- Zulu A, Mecrow BC, Armstrong M. . In: 5th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD2010). 2010, Brighton, UK: Institution of Electronic and Electrical Engineers.
- Zulu A, Mecrow BC, Armstrong M. . In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 2009. 2009, San Jose, California, USA: IEEE.
- Armstrong M, Pickert V. . In: Drury B, ed. The Control Techniques Drives and Controls Handbook. Stevanage: Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2009, pp.109-169.
- Algreer M, Armstrong M, Giaouris D. . In: 35th Annual Conference of Industrial Electronics (IECON). 2009, Porto, Portugal: IEEE.
- Goh HS, Armstrong M, Zahawi B. . In: 13th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE2009). 2009, Barcelona, Spain: European Power Electronics.
- Khamis A, Armstrong M, Sulaiman M. . In: 2009 Third Asia International Conference on Modelling & Simulation. 2009, Bandung, Bali, Indonesia: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
- Armstrong M, Atkinson DJ, Johnson CM, Abeyasekera TD. . IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2006, 21(5), 1385-1393.
- Turner S, Atkinson DJ, Jack AG, Armstrong M. . In: 2005 European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications. 2005, Dresden, Germany: EPE Association.
- Armstrong M, Atkinson DJ, Johnson CM, Abeyasekera TD. . IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2005, 20(4), 885-892.
- Armstrong M, Atkinson DJ, Jack AG, Turner S. . In: Eleventh European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications. 2005, Dresden, Germany: IEEE.
- Abeyasekera TD, Johnson CM, Atkinson DJ, Armstrong M. . IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2005, 20(6), 1393-1401.
- Wilson A, Armstrong M, Atkinson D, Jack A, Turner S. . In: IEE Conference Publication. 2005, Turin, Italy: IEEE.
- Wilson A, Armstrong M, Atkinson D, Jack A, Turner S. . In: 18th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2005). 2005, Turin, Italy: IEEE.
- Abeyasekera T, Johnson CM, Atkinson DJ, Armstrong M. . IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2003, 18(6), 1315-1321.
- Armstrong M, Atkinson DJ, Johnson CM, Abeyasekera TD. . In: 10th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE). 2003, Toulouse, France.