Dr Kerrigan's research includes the optimal and robust control of nonlinear, constrained and distributed parameter systems. His research is focused on the development of efficient numerical methods and computational hardware architectures for solving the resulting problems and is applied to a variety of problems in aerospace and fluid dynamics.

Background

• 2006-present: Department of Aeronautics and Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London
• 2002-2007: Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow, University of Cambridge and Imperial College London
• 2001-2005: Research Fellow, Wolfson College and Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
• 2001-2002: Research Associate, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
• 1997-2000: PhD in Control Engineering, St John's College and Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
• 1997: Electromechanical Engineer, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa
• 1993-1996: BSc(Eng) in Electrical Engineering, University of Cape Town