Dr Kazem Alemzadeh, University of Bristol, has a BSc in Manufacturing Engineering System (1984) and a PhD in condition monitoring and predictive maintenance (1989). He is now a senior lecturer in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of the Engineering Systems, Design and Innovation (ESDI) research group. His work in the field of robotics (bionics), dentistry, biomedicine and energy has resulted in a number of publications. He has chartered status. His research interests are in two different areas of robotics: bionics and bioengineering in dental and health care, and predictive maintenance in wind energy.