Dr Ali Hassan, PhD
- Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering
- Institute of Engineering, Computing and Advanced Manufacturing

- Email: ali.hassan@cumbria.ac.uk
- Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Biography
Dr. Ali Abdelhafeez Hassan is an innovative and research-driven mechanical engineer with over 15 years of academic and industrial experience across the UK and Egypt. Specialized in advanced manufacturing, surface integrity, and finite element analysis, with a strong track record of interdisciplinary collaboration, curriculum development, and mentoring.
Recognized for impactful contributions to aerospace, biomedical, and renewable energy sectors through cutting-edge research, patents, and publications in collaboration with major UK manufacturers like Rolls-Royce, Airbus Operations Ltd., GKN Aerospace and many more.
Qualifications and memberships
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK. 2017
- MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Assiut University, Egypt. 2012
- BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Assiut University, Egypt. 2007
- Chartered Engineer - member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. (CEng-MIMechE)
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy. (Fellow HEA).
Academic and research interests
- Surface integrity and machining of aerospace alloys
- Additive and hybrid manufacturing
- CAD/CAM, Topology optimization and FEA
- Sustainable energy systems analysis and digital twinning of manufacturing processes and systems.
Publications
- FEA of electromagnetic forming using a new coupling algorithm.
- Burr Formation and Hole Quality when Drilling Titanium and Aluminium Alloys.
- A Coupled Eulerian Lagrangian Finite Element Model of Drilling Titanium and Aluminium Alloys.
- Net-Shape Manufacturing using Hybrid Selective Laser Melting/Hot Isostatic Pressing.
- Influences of Powder Compaction Constitutive Models on the Finite Element Simulation of Hot Isostatic Pressing.
- The drilling of carbon fibre composite–aluminium stacks and its effect on hole quality and integrity.
- The influence of burr formation and feed rate on the fatigue life of drilled titanium and aluminium alloys used in aircraft manufacture.
- State-of-the-art of surface integrity in machining of metal matrix composites.
- Burr formation and effects when drilling metallic/composite stack assemblies
- Study on the characterisation of the PTFE transfer film and the dimensional designing of surface texturing in a dry-lubricated bearing system.
- On Miniature Hole Quality and Tool Wear When Mechanical Drilling of Mild Steel.
- An analytical model to predict interlayer burr size following drilling of CFRP-metallic stack assemblies.
- Effect of pulsation in TIG welding on the microstructure, residual stresses, tensile and impact properties of Ti-5Al-2.5 Sn alloy.
- Novel catalytic ceramic conversion treatment of ti6al4v for improved tribological and antibacterial properties for biomedical applications.
- Application of machine learning on tool path optimisation and cooling lubricant in induction heating‑assisted single point incremental sheet forming of Ti‑6Al‑4V sheets.
- Selection of Constitutive Material Model for the Finite Element Simulation of Pressure-Assisted Single-Point Incremental Forming.
- Hybrid additive manufacturing of AISI H13 through InterLayer machining and laser re-melting.
- Sustainable Manufacturing: Digital Twinning for a Mechanical Assembly Production Line.
- Topology Optimization of an Automotive Seatbelt Bracket Considering Fatigue.