Dr Devika Koonthalakadu Baby

I am a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Exeter, working in modelling and control of autonomous and intelligent engineering systems. My research spans autonomous systems, vehicle platoons, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), intelligent transport systems (ITS), and marine decarbonisation, with a focus on energy-efficient and safety-critical operation of electrified mobility platforms. I develop advanced control, optimisation, and data-driven frameworks to support sustainable transport and maritime systems under uncertainty.

I am affiliated with the Centre for Future Clean Mobility (CFCM) and the Autonomy, Decision and Control Group at Exeter. My work integrates nonlinear control, sliding mode control, predictive control, and time-scale modelling with machine learning and hybrid physics-informed approaches to address complex cyber-physical systems.

Beyond mobility, I apply systems modelling, optimisation, and uncertainty-aware decision frameworks to interdisciplinary challenges, including cancer modelling and treatment decision-support, epidemiological systems, cybersecurity, and additive manufacturing-enabled control design. I welcome collaborations with researchers and clinicians interested in integrating quantitative modelling and machine learning into interdisciplinary and translational research.