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Personal profile
Research interests
Background
I am a computational zoologist interested in the use of numerical and robotic techniques for investigating comparative anatomy, fossil behaviour and biomechanics. I have a background in human and comparative functional anatomy, and scientific industrial experience in image analysis and computer modelling.
Current Research
My primary interest is in the evolution of the locomotor system and I am currently working on the mechanics and control of velocity change (starting, stopping and turning) which involves both experimental biomechanics and computer modelling in a range of organisms (humans, non-human primates, birds, dinosaurs, turtles and spiders). I am also working on several non-locomotor biomechanics project including hand use and breathing mechanics. I have developed a number of novel computational approaches to investigate animal mechanics including video based 3D photogrammetry and multibody dynamic models in a high performance computing context. I am also working on multidimensional image processing to enable better visualisation of multi-spectral images using optical and other information sources. This has applications in reading ancient manuscripts and visualising the chemical signatures of fossilised soft tissues revealed using synchrotron x-ray fluorescence.
Opportunities
I ma always interested in collaborations and potential PhD projects on any aspect of animal locomotion, biomimetics and vertebrate palaeontology.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Areas of expertise
- QL Zoology
- biomechanics
- computer simulation
- gait analysis
- palaeontology
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Sustainable Futures
- Digital Futures
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Development of fusion reactor digital twins in the Metaverse
Margetts, L., Akers, R., Ghosh, A., Gopakumar, V., Hadorn, P., Hummel, M., Messmer, P., Omer, M., Ozturk, E., Pamela, S., Peers, P., Rogers, B. D., Rothwell, M., Sellers, W. I. & Woolland, O., 16 Mar 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other
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The cost of chewing: The energetics and evolutionary significance of mastication in humans
Van Casteren, A., Codd, J. R., Kupczik, K., Plasqui, G., Sellers, W. I. & Henry, A. G., 17 Aug 2022, In: Science Advances. 8, 33Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The metabolic cost of turning right side up in the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca)
Ewart, H., Tickle, P., Sellers, W. I., Lambertz, M., Crossley II, D. A. & Codd, J., 10 Jan 2022, In: Nature Scientific Reports. 12, 431.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Towards real-time fusion reactor design using the Omniverse
Margetts, L., Akers, R., Ghosh, A., Gopakumar, V., Hadorn, P., Hummel, M., Messmer, P., Omer, M., Ozturk, E., Pamela, S., Peers, P., Rogers, B. D., Rothwell, M., Sellers, W. I. & Woolland, O., 24 Mar 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
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Convex hull estimation of mammalian body segment parameters
Coatham, S., Sellers, W. I. & Puschel, T., 30 Jun 2021, In: Royal Society Open Science. 8, 6, 210836.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile32 Downloads (Pure)
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RAI: Centre for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Cangelosi, A., Lennox, B., Weightman, A., Dennis, L., Dixon, C., Fisher, M., Herrmann, G., Dickson, A., Lanzon, A., Stancu, A., Saiani, A., Freitas, A., Nini, A., Voronkov, A., Brass, A., Vijayaraghavan, A., Parslew, B., crowther, W., Grieve, B., Adorno, B., Jay, C., Wang, C. C. L., Todd, C., Soutis, C., Arsene, C., Dresner, D., Barrett, E., Gowen, E., Arvin, F., Podd, F., Brown, G., Reger, G., Cooper, G., Mairs, H., Yin, H., Kinloch, I., Eleftheriou, I., Li, J., Carrasco Gomez, J., Ainsworth, J., Sinha, J., Ozanyan, K., Smith, K., Twomey, K., Margetts, L., Ren, L., Zhang, L., Cordeiro, L., Rattray, M., Bissett, M., Elliot, M., Alvarez, M., Luján, M., Nabawy BSc, MSc, PhD, MRAeS, SMAIAA, FHEA, M., Peek, N., Marjanovic, O., Dorn, O., Dudek, P., Green, P., Connolly, P., Da Silva Bartolo, P. J., Gardner, P., Martin, P., Potluri, V., Curtis, R., Schmidt, R., Banach, R., Batista-Navarro, R. T., Kaski, S., Midson, S., Watson, S., Holm, S., Furber, S., Schlegel, V., Mirihanage, W., Mansell, W., Pan, W., Sampson, W., Sellers, W., Yang, W., Cai, P., Sun, Y., Alharthi, A., Macario Rojas, A., Serhan, B., Yu, C., Abara, D., Lopez Pulgarin, E., Faruq, F., Tavella, F., Semeraro, F., Liu, G., Fang, G., Niu, H., Taylor, H., Zhu, H., Collenette, J., Amano, K., Lo, K. C. J., Raggioli, L., Romeo, M., Ruocco, M., Ghaffari Saadat, M., Walmsley, M., Mubarik, A., Vinanzi, S., Su, Y., Mcaleese, H., Stringer, P., Stoican, R., Ye, R., Kurawa, S. S., Zhang, T., Krywonos, W., Xu, Y., Tian, Y., Henderson, A., Morley, D., Tallentire, J., Clayton, J., Hawthornthwaite, S. & Carlson, J.
Project: Research
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ICAL: Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life
Garwood, R., Wogelius, R., Sansom, R., Buckley, M., Chamberlain, A., Manning, P., Egerton, V., Sellers, W., Nudds, J., Bulot, L. G., Brocklehurst, R., Brassey, C. A., Keating, J., La Porta, A., Brocklehurst, R., Callender-Crowe, L., Wallace, E., Chester, J., Davenport, J., Tuley, K., Lomax, D., Reeves, J., Smart, C., Ferro, C., Karoullas, C., Heath, J., Dickson, A., Austin Sydes, L., McLean, C., Harvey, V. & Jones, K.
Project: Research
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Evaluation of NVIDIA Omniverse for Digital Engineering
Margetts, L., Rogers, B. D. & Sellers, W.
1/09/21 → 28/02/22
Project: Research
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The Syriac Galen Palimpsest: Galen's On Simple Drugs and the Recovery of Lost Texts through Sophisticated Imaging Techniques.
1/09/15 → 31/08/20
Project: Research
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First steps: the mechanics and control of velocity change in humans
1/09/13 → 31/08/16
Project: Research
Datasets
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Data from: Temporal and phylogenetic evolution of the sauropod dinosaur body plan
Bates, K. T. (Creator), Mannion, P. D. (Creator), Falkingham, P. L. (Creator), Brusatte, S. L. (Creator), Hutchinson, J. R. (Creator), Otero, A. (Creator), Sellers, W. (Creator), Sullivan, C. (Creator), Stevens, K. A. (Creator) & Allen, V. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 2016
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.jq933
Dataset
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Supplementary material from "Quadrupedal locomotor simulation: producing more realistic gaits using dual-objective optimization"
Sellers, W. (Contributor) & Hirasaki, E. (Contributor), figshare , 23 Feb 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4013968.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_Quadrupedal_locomotor_simulation_producing_more_realistic_gaits_using_dual-objective_optimization_/4013968/1
Dataset
Press/Media
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NVIDIA Cranks Up The Volume On Arm CPU And Omniverse Software
Lee Margetts, Muhammad Omer, Oliver Woolland, William Sellers & Benedict D. Rogers
30/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Eyeing Nvidia’s Omniverse for Fusion Reactor Design
Lee Margetts, William Sellers, Benedict D. Rogers, Muhammad Omer & Oliver Woolland
25/03/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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BBC FOCUS MAGAZINE: Bird-like lungs helped dinosaurs rule the roost
10/12/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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MAIL ONLINE: Rigid 'superlungs' gave dinosaurs enough energy to run and fight in the air of the Mesozoic era which had HALF the oxygen of today's atmosphere
30/10/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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NEWSWEEK: Dinosaurs May Have Dominated Prehistoric Earth Due to Super-efficient Bird-like Lungs
Robert Brocklehurst & W I Sellers
25/10/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research