Dr Alan Holloway BEng (Hons), PhD, MIET, FHEA
Deputy Head of School
- School of Engineering and Built Environment
- Materials and Engineering Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute
- Industry and Innovation Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute
Summary
Dr Holloway is part of the School Engineering & Built Environment and undertakes research within the area of electronic sensors and robotic systems. He completed his PhD in Electronic Sensors in 2005 and after a 2-year period in industry joined the University in 2007 as a researcher. Dr Holloway is currently Deputy Head for the School of Engineering & Built Environment with oversight of teaching and learning, student experience, student success and outcomes for the school.
Since returning to academia he has worked on several large-scale EU funded projects was co-investigator for the EPSRC funded project REINS. The main area of work has been focused on the bespoke development of electronics and sensor systems for robotics and other electronic control applications. Additionally, Dr Holloway is extensively involved with industrial consultancy, academic collaborations, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) and supervision of PhD students in the sensors systems and robotics area.
About
Dr Holloway is Deputy Head for the School of Engineering & Built Environment with oversight of teaching and learning, student experience, student success and outcomes for the school.
He is also an active researcher in the area of electronics and sensor systems for robotics/control applications. A specific interest is the development sensors for machine olfaction (electronic-nose) applications.
Education:
- PhD in Advanced Quartz Crystal Microbalance Techniques Applied to Calixarene Sensing Membranes (SHU 2005);
- BEng (Hons) Electronic Systems & Information Engineering (SHU 2001).
Professional institutions:
- Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET).
- Fellow Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Specialist areas of interest:
- Embedded/microprocessor Systems;
- Robotics/Control Systems;
- Sensors for machine olfaction (electronic-nose);
- Sensor coatings and their applications.
Teaching
School of Engineering and Built Environment
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
Subject Area/Group:
School of Engineering & Built Environment
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
Modules taught:
Dr Holloway teaches on a number of modules in the area electronics and microprocessor systems at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
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Current Projects:
- Embedded/microprocessor Systems.
- Robotics/Control Systems.
- Sensors for machine olfaction (electronic-nose).
- Sensor coatings and their applications.
Selected Projects:
- 2020 - Digital Innovation for Growth /business/support/start-ups-smes/digital-innovation-for-growth
- 2011-14: Reins (EPSRC); /research/specialisms/materials-and-engineering-research-institute/what-we-do/projects/automation-and-robotics/the-reins-project
- 2006-10: Guardians (European Union ICT FP6); /research/specialisms/materials-and-engineering-research-institute/what-we-do/projects/automation-and-robotics/guardians-project
Publications
Journal articles
Daw, W., Kingshott, R.N., Saatchi, R., Burke, D., Evans, R., Holloway, A.F., ... Elphick, H.E. (2020). . Journal of Medical Devices.
Al-Jawdah, A., Nabok, A., Jarrah, R., Holloway, A., Tsargorodska, A., Takacs, E., & Szekacs, A. (2018). . Toxins, 10 (7), 272.
Daw, W., Kingshott, R., Saatchi, R., Burke, D., Holloway, A., Travis, J., ... Elphick, H. (2016). . Journal of Advances in Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 3, 21-27.
Holloway, A.F., Nabok, A., Hashim, J., & Penders, J. (2010). . Sensors and transducers, 113 (2), 71-81.
Nabok, A.V., Tsargorodskaya, A., Holloway, A., Starodub, N.F., & Demchenko, A. (2007). . Langmuir, 23 (16), 8485-8490.
Nabok, A.V., Tsargorodskaya, A., Holloway, A., Starodub, N.F., & Gojster, O. (2007). . Biochemical and Biomolecular Sensing, 22 (6), 885-890.
Holloway, A.R., Nabok, A.V., Thompson, M., Ray, A.K., & Wilkop, T. (2004). . Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, 99 (2-3), 355-360.
Holloway, A., Nabok, A.V., Thompson, M., Ray, A.K., Crowther, D., & Siddiqi, J. (2003). . Sensors, 3 (6), 187-191.
Conference papers
Kalashnikov, A., Holloway, A., & Elyounsi, A. (2020). . Engineering proceedings.
Hamid, A., Holloway, A., Hassan, A., & Nabok, A. (2017). . Procedia engineering, 168, 259-263.
Elyounnss, M., Holloway, A., Penders, J., & Alboul, L. (2016). . In Alboul, L., Damian, D., & Aitken, J.M. (Eds.) Towards autonomous robotic systems, 17th Annual Conference, TAROS 2016, Sheffield, UK, June 26--July 1, 2016, Proceedings, (pp. 111-115). Springer International Publishing:
Hamid, A., Holloway, A., Hassan, A., & Nabok, A. (2016). . SENSORS, 2015 IEEE.
Holloway, A., Nabok, A.V., Thompson, M., Siddiqi, J., Ray, A.K., & Bliznyuk, V. (2004). . In IEEE Sensors 2004 Conference, Vienna, Austria, 24 October 2004 - 27 October 2004.
Nabok, A.V., Tsargorodskaya, A., Holloway, A., Starodub, N.F., Demchenko, A., & Gojster, O. (2004). . In IEEE Sensors 2004 Conference, Vienna, Austria, 24 October 2004 - 27 October 2004.
Theses / Dissertations
Tristano, M. (2024). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Lenzo, B., Holloway, A., Agha, S., Risaliti, E., & Wilhelm, E.
Elyounnss, M. (2019). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Holloway, A.
Elyounnss, M. (2019). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Holloway, A.
Hamid, A.S.S. (2017). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Holloway, A.
Exhibitions
Holloway, A., & Salama, A. (2022). Towards Industry 4.0: IoT & Automation. Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Presentations
Gray, J., Mellon, V., & Holloway, A. (2025). 'Embedding ‘Professional from Day One’ ethos: leading the move from exams to applied Project Based Learning assessment to improve engagement'. Presented at: Assessment in Higher Education Annual Conference, Manchester, UK
Mellon, V., Holloway, A., & Gray, J. (2024). ENGINEERING EDUCATION, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, ASSESSMENT IN ENGINEERING. Presented at: Practical Engineering Education Conference, UoS
Holloway, A. (2022). Lab in a box - Remote electrical and electronics laboratories using low-cost development tools and platforms. Presented at: Practical Engineering Education Conference (PEEC22)
Other activities
External Examiner in the area of Electrical/Electronic/Mechatronic Engineering