Kevin James Cross
Visiting Research Fellow
Engineering and the Environment
University of Southampton
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr Kevin James Cross is Visitor within Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton. Completing his MEng in Electrical Engineering in 1992, Kevin immediately began a PhD in three-dimensional surface metrology investigating the measurement of nominally spherical objects (contact lens) using a state-of-the-art stylus profiler. He then began a 15 year industrial career, working as a software engineer primarily in marine engineering with a focus on instrumentation systems for operational/performance monitoring of large vessels, ship and AUV simulators and auto-pilots. In 2006, he returned to his metrology roots, developing instrumentation systems for a University spin-out company. Projects included optical surface profilers for the assessment of paint erosion and dental samples, and a high-speed imaging system for visualising arc discharges in large circuit breakers.
Research Interest
Development of algorithms for the assessment of complex structured surfaces. Enhancement of X-Ray CT as a tool for precision dimensional metrology.
