Research Project

Rob Lloyd
Current Appointments
Research FellowKey Research Areas
Rob was awarded his PhD from the University of New South Wales in 2019, and received the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Theses. Prior to this, he graduated from the University of Surrey in 2015 with a master's in medical engineering, and was the recipient of the IMechE Frederick Barnes Waldon Prize.
He joined the Bilston group as a Postdoctoral Fellow in 2020. His research uses advanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques, image analysis, and computational modelling to help understand the biomechanics of cerebrospinal fluid flow disorders and muscle function.
Publications
2025 Dec
How volume changes in the epidural space drives respiratory cerebrospinal fluid flow
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.112983
2025, 01 Oct
Prediction of Rotator Cuff Muscle Fibre Orientations Using a Population-Averaged Atlas Generated With Anatomical and Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Images
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1192469108
2025, 02 May
Chiari malformation does not obstruct cerebrospinal fluid flow during coughs
View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.01.25326708
2025 May
How mandibular and hyoid morphology alters tongue muscle architecture in healthy adults: An anatomical atlas and statistical shape model of the tongue
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2025.110006
2025, 01 Mar
A mechanically consistent muscle model shows that the maximum force-generating capacity of muscles is influenced by optimal fascicle length and muscle shape
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1185515505
2025, 07 Jan
Human tongue muscle atlas
2025
Idealised 3D model of the spinal subarachnoid space - adapted from Sass et al. (2017)
View full data-set on https://osf.io/c5hym/
2025
nnU-Net Segmenation models for CSF flow and posterior cranial fossa morphology
View full software on https://osf.io/hte5y/
2023, 23 Oct
O043 Investigating Upper-Airway Mechanics with Computational Tongue Models
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1165138710
2023 Jul
Strain-dependent shear properties of human adipose tissue in vivo
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105924