Byron Mason

Byron Mason

Senior Lecturer, Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering
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About

Senior Lecturer in Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at RMIT Vietnam, working on data-driven modelling, system identification, and control of complex dynamic systems, with applications in electrified transport, energy systems, and sensing.

 

Led £9.7m of research funding through industry and government partnerships including Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Caterpillar, and EPSRC. This work has produced applied modelling and control methods for real-world systems, including engine system identification techniques developed with Ford that resulted in multi-million-dollar annual global savings.

 

Led the technical development of a £40m institutional infrastructure bid, engaging senior stakeholders across industry, EPSRC, and university executive leadership to shape UK national and European collaborative research, training, and impact programmes.

 

Supervised doctoral researchers to completion and led postdoctoral and research staff across large-scale funded programmes, with publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Academic positions

  • Senior Lecturer in Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering
  • RMIT VIetnam
  • Vietnam
  • 10 Mar 2024 – Present
  • Associate Professor / Reader in Advanced Propulsion
  • Loughborough University
  • United Kingdom
  • 10 Jul 2015 – 10 Mar 2024
  • Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering
  • University of Bradford
  • United Kingdom
  • 1 Aug 2007 – 10 Jul 2015

Non-academic positions

  • Board Member
  • Digital Engineering and Test Centre
  • United Kingdom
  • 1 Jan 2017 – 31 Dec 2018
  • Academic Consultant
  • NCUK
  • United Kingdom
  • 1 Jan 2014 – Present
  • CAE Analyst
  • Ford Motor Company
  • United Kingdom
  • 1 Jun 2005 – 1 Jun 2009

Supervisor projects

  • Toward Sustainable Indoor Agriculture using Hyperspectral Imaging Technology and Data-Driven Decision Support for Plant Management
  • 8 May 2025

Teaching interests

My teaching focuses on modelling and dynamic system behaviour within mechanical and automotive engineering, with an emphasis on linking theory to real engineering applications. I supervise undergraduate and postgraduate projects, supporting students in developing structured approaches to engineering analysis and implementation.

 

 

Courses Taught

Teaching experience spans mechanical design, systems engineering, engineering mathematics and science, and specialist modules in vehicle dynamics, powertrain calibration, and automotive systems.

 

Project supervision at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Research interests

  • Data-driven system identification of complex dynamic systems
  • Control and estimation of nonlinear physical systems
  • Hybrid physics-based and data-driven modelling
  • Applications in industry, including electrified transport and energy systems