Dr Pablo Martinez Rodriguez

Assistant Professor

Department: Mechanical and Construction Engineering

Dr. Pablo Martinez Rodriguez obtained his Bachelor's degree in Electromechanical Engineering - Electronics from the Comillas Pontifical University (ICAI) in Madrid, Spain. He also holds a MSc in Mechanical Engineering - Advanced Control and a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.

Before joining Northumbria University in 2021 as a Senior Lecturer, he worked as a NSERC post-doctoral fellow at the University of Alberta to develop a IALF-certified learning factory and as an International Visiting Professor at the Tecnologico de Monterrey in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Outdoor and ski enthusiast, you may catch him in any mountain slope during winter time.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Dr. Martinez Rodriguez research is multi-disciplinary, including civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering topics. His research interests are focused on applied engineering, especially around the integration of Industry 4.0 technologies and methods to low digitalised environments (i.e., construction or agriculture).

His main research areas are:

Industrialized Construction (or Modern Methods of Construction)
Robotics and Automation
Computer-aided Process Planning
Lean Manufacturing and Intelligent Waste Management
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Automation and Robotics in Precision Farming

Key Publications

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Automated Visual Identification of Foliage Chlorosis in Lettuce Grown in Aquaponic Systems, Abbasi, R., Martinez, P., Ahmad, R. 3 Mar 2023, In: Agriculture (Switzerland)
Comparison of Energy-use Efficiency for Lettuce Plantation under Nutrient Film Technique and Deep-Water Culture Hydroponic Systems, Gillani, S., Abbasi, R., Martinez Rodriguez, P., Ahmad, R. 13 Jan 2023, In: Procedia Computer Science
Refuse-derived fuel-3 production simulation using network flow modeling: Predicting the uncertainty in quality standards, Tahir, J., Tian, Z., Ahmad, R., Martinez Rodriguez, P. 11 Apr 2023, In: Fuel
Vision-based spatial damage localization method for autonomous robotic laser cladding repair processes, Imam, H., Zheng, Y., Martinez Rodriguez, P., Ahmad, R., Al-Musaibeli, H. 1 Apr 2023, In: Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
A cyber-physical system approach to zero-defect manufacturing in light-gauge steel frame assemblies, Martinez Rodriguez, P., Al-Hussein, M., Ahmad, R. 8 Mar 2022, In: Procedia Computer Science
Addressing Waste During The Design Phase: A Matrix Model For The Interactions Between Robotic System And Lean Principle, Cardenas Castaneda, J., Mudireddy, V., Martinez Rodriguez, P., Ahmad, R. 1 Jul 2022, Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC30), Edmonton, Canada, International Group for Lean Construction
An ontology model to represent aquaponics 4.0 system’s knowledge, Abbasi, R., Martinez, P., Ahmad, R. 1 Dec 2022, In: Information Processing in Agriculture
Data Acquisition and Monitoring Dashboard for IoT Enabled Aquaponics Facility, Abbasi, R., Martinez Rodriguez, P., Ahmad, R. 9 Nov 2022, 2022 The 10th International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation , Piscataway, NJ, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Digital Twinning of Hydroponic Grow Beds in Intelligent Aquaponic Systems, Reyes-Yanes, A., Abbasi, R., Martinez, P., Ahmad, R. 28 Sep 2022, In: Sensors
How to adapt lean practices in SMEs to support Industry 4.0 in manufacturing, Mofolasayo, A., Young, S., Martinez Rodriguez, P., Ahmad, R. 8 Mar 2022, In: Procedia Computer Science

Professional Activity

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Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: Advances in visual management practice and theory 2022
Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: 2022 Conference of Transforming Construction with Reality Capture Technologies: The Digital Reality of Tomorrow 2022
Organising a conference, workshop, ...: 2022 Modular and Offsite Construction Summit 2022
Organising a conference, workshop, ...: 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction 2022
Invited talk: IoT in Modular Construction 2022
Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: 12th Conference on Learning Factories 2022 (CLF) 2022
Invited talk: MMC PANEL DISCUSSION WEBINAR – THE PROGRESS TO DATE AND CHALLENGES TO OVERCOME 2022
Editorial work: Buildings (Journal) 2022
Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: 54th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2021 2021
Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: 11th Conference on Learning Factories 2021 (CLF) 2021

PGR Supervision

James Wakefield ??A digitally enabled framework for improving safety in construction-classified projects at the operational phase of built assets? Start Date: 05/05/2022

Qualifications

Civil Engineering PhD November 20 2020
Mechanical Engineering MSc September 30 2017
Engineering BEng June 30 2015

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