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Staff Profile

Dr Cristian Ulianov

Transport Technologies

  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 3971
  • Address: Stephenson Building, Floor 4, Room 4.018
    Â鶹´«Ã½
    Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU
    UK
Background

Having an educational background in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Cristian has further specialised in manufacturing processes, transport technologies, railway engineering, and composites. His professional experience consists of stages both in industry and academia, including design, research and teaching activities.

He is currently coordinating a team specialising in transport technologies within the Future Mobility Research Group, with the aim of increasing its research capabilities and enlarging its area of expertise. 

Qualifications

• PhD degree in Industrial Engineering, 2000

• MEng degree in Mechanical Engineering

Research

Research Interests

  • Transport technologies
  • Railway engineering
  • Reliability and maintainability of mechanical systems
  • Manufacturing technologies (machining, welding and joining, non traditional technologies)
  • Composites engineering.

Current Work

  • Technologies for inspection and monitoring of assets in transport sector
  • Transport safety
  • Supervision and monitoring of railway system
  • Freight rolling stock (benchmarking, novel technical solutions, testing, etc.)
  • Inspection and maintenance of railway infrastructure and rolling stock
  • Testing of railway technology (infrastructure and rolling stock)
  • Analysis and assessment of transport research results and market uptake
  • Transport research strategies and policies.

Esteem indicators

  • Member of the Evaluation Working Group (EWG) within the European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC)
  • Member of the Scientific Committee – “Club Feroviar” Conferences | International Technical Colloquium on Freight Rolling Stock (2012, 2013)
  • Member of the Scientific Committee – “Club Feroviar” Conferences | International Technical Colloquium on Passenger Rolling Stock (2012, 2013)
  • Member of the Scientific Committee - IManE Conference, Innovative Manufacturing Engineering Conference, Iasi, 2013
  • Visiting Professor - Xiamen University of Technology, China (since 2025)
  • Visiting Lecturer – Università degli Studi di Udine, Italy (2006)
  • Visiting Lecturer – Universidad de Valladolid, Spain (2005)
  • Associate Professor – “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Romania


Publications

  • Articles

    • Cecchetti G, Ruscelli AL, Ulianov C, Hyde P, Magnien A, Oneto L, Bertolin J. . Transportation Engineering 2024, 15, 100222.
    • Hyde P, Ulianov C, Liu J, Banic M, Simonovic M, Ristic-Durrant D. . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit 2022, 236(2), 149-158.
    • Liu J, Ulianov C, Hyde P, Ruscelli A, Cecchetti G. . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit 2022, 236(2), 139-148.
    • Rosic S, Stamenkovic D, Banic M, Simonovic M, Ristic-Durrant D, Ulianov C. . Acta Polytechnica Hungarica 2022, 19(3), 187-205.
    • Yu Y, Yuan F, Li H, Ulianov C, Tian G. . Journal of Sensors 2021, 2021, 6647093.
    • Chen H-M, Zhou R, Ulianov C. . Urban Rail Transit 2020, 6, 71-83.
    • Liu F, Zhu J, Tian GY, Ulianov C, Wang Z. . Infrared Physics and Technology 2019, 100, 73-81.
    • Shi D, Hecht M, Ulianov C, Cheng L, Marin-Perianu R, Vincent D. . ZEVrail Zeitschrift für das gesamte System Bahn 2018, 142(8).
    • Chen H-M, Ulianov C, Shaltout RE. . International Journal of Railway Technology 2018, 7(3), 21-43.
    • Hyde P, Defossez F, Ulianov C. . IET Intelligent Transport Systems 2016, 10(1), 32-40.
    • Ulianov C, Araya K, Lupescu O, Badanac A. . Applied Mechanics and Materials 2015, 809-810, 473-478.
    • Ulianov C, Shaltout R, Balan A. . Applied Mechanics and Materials 2015, 809-810, 1199-1204.
    • Shaltout R, Baeza L, Ulianov C. . Transport Problems 2015, 10(Special Edition), 47-58.
    • Chen H, Ulianov C, Shaltout R. . Transport Problems 2015, 10(Special Edition), 73-84.
    • Ulianov C, Lupescu O, Palacin R. . Progress in Rubber, Plastics & Recycling Technology 2013, 29(4), 189-215.
    • Robinson M, Velardi L, Ulianov C. . Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences 2012, 48, 663-671.
    • Ulianov C, Evans S, Robinson M. . Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences 2012, 48, 3492-3507.
    • Sava O, Lupescu O, Ulianov C, Sava A, Achitei D. . International Journal of Modern Manufacturing Technologies 2011, III(1), 87-92.
    • Ulianov C, Robinson A, Gibson A, Fallatah G. . Plastics, Rubber and Composites 2010, 39(3-5), 157-164.
    • Ulianov C, Cohal V, Tiron M, Serb A. Micro Electro Discharge Machining (µEDM) With a Conventional EDM Machine. Buletinul Institutului Politehnic din Iaşi, Fasc. 5C, Section Machine Manufacturing 2006, LII (LVI), 971-977.

  • Book Chapters

    • Ulianov C, Hadas Z, Hyde P, Smilek J. . In: Marinov M., Piip J, ed. Sustainable Rail Transport. Cham: Springer, 2020, pp.229-255.
    • Ulianov C, Defossez F, Vasić Franklin G, Robinson M. . In: George Yannis, Simon Cohen, ed. Traffic Safety. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2016.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Cecchetti G, Ruscelli AL, Ulianov C, Hyde P, Oneto L, Marton P, Castoldi P. . In: Transportation Research Procedia. 2022, Aveiro, Portugal: Elsevier B.V.
    • Hyde P, Ulianov C, Liu J, Cecchetti G. . In: High Speed Rail: Education Interchange 2020. 2020, University of Birmingham.
    • Ulianov C, Hyde P, Liu J. . In: High Speed Rail: Education Interchange 2020. 2020, University of Birmingham.
    • Voltr P, Ulianov C, Batty P. . In: 12th World Congress on Railway Research, WCRR2019. 2019, Tokyo, Japan: SPARK, The Rail Knowledge Hub.
    • Marin-Perianu M, Ulianov C, Marindra AMJ, Marin-Perianu R. . In: 12th World Congress on Railway Research, WCRR2019. 2019, Tokyo, Japan: SPARK, The Rail Knowledge Hub.
    • Peng Q, Ni X, Han F, Rhaman K, Ulianov C, Fang X. . In: 2nd International Conference on New Material and Chemical Industry (NMCI2017). 2018, Sanya, China: Institute of Physics Publishing.
    • Ulianov C, Castagnetti F, Hyde P, Rizzi G. . In: 7th Transport Research Arena TRA 2018 (TRA 2018). 2018, Vienna: Zenodo.
    • Yao H, Ulianov C, Liu F. . In: 24th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC 2018). 2018, Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne, UK: IEEE.
    • Ulianov C, Mazzola L, Shi D. . In: 7th Transport Research Arena TRA 2018 (TRA 2018). 2018, Vienna, Austria: Zenodo.
    • Ulianov C, Onder A, Peng Q. . In: 2nd International Conference on New Material and Chemical Industry (NMCI2017). 2018, Sanya, China: Institute of Physics Publishing.
    • Hyde P, Ulianov C, Pavkovic B. . In: Third International Conference on Traffic and Transport Engineering ICTTE. 2016, Belgrade: City Net Scientific Research Center Ltd. Belgrade.
    • Ulianov C, Hyde P, Shaltout R. . In: RailÂ鶹´«Ã½ Talks 2016. 2016, Cham: Springer.
    • Pavkovic B, Berbakov L, Ulianov C, Hyde P. . In: Third International Conference on Traffic and Transport Engineering ICTTE. 2016, Belgrade: City Net Scientific Research Center Ltd. Belgrade.
    • Ulianov C, Franklin FJ, Hyde P, Shaltout R. . In: 18th International Wheelset Congress (IWC 2016). 2016, Chengdu, China: IEEE.
    • Shaltout RE, Ulianov C, Chen H-M. . In: The Fifteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing. 2015, Prague, Czech Republic: Civil-Comp Press.
    • Chen H-M, Ulianov C, Shaltout RE. . In: Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing (Civil-Comp 2015). 2015, Prague, Czech Republic: Civil-Comp Press.
    • Barbinta CI, Ulianov C, Franklin F, Cretu S. . In: Transport Research Arena, TRA 2014. 2014, Paris, France: IFSTTAR, France.
    • Ulianov C, Defossez F, Vasić Franklin G, Robinson M. . In: Transport Research Arena, TRA 2014. 2014, Paris, France: IFSTTAR, France.
    • Robinson M, Otteborn D, Ulianov C. . In: Transport Research Arena, TRA 2014. 2014, Paris, France: IFSTTAR, France.
    • Vasić G, Ulianov C, Defossez F, Palese JW. . In: 10th World Congress on Railway Research, WCRR 2013. 2013, Sydney, Australia: Informa Australia Pty Ltd.
    • Vasić G, Ulianov C, Kozyr G, Robinson M. . In: 10th World Congress on Railway Research, WCRR 2013. 2013, Sydney, Australia: Informa Australia Pty Ltd.
    • Ulianov C, Gibson AG, Robinson AM. Probabilistic and Statistical Modelling of Long-term Behaviour of Composites Structures. In: Deformation and Fracture of Composites Conference, DFC10. 2009, Sheffield.