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 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
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
2022 Dec
Changes in intrathoracic pressure, not arterial pulsations, exert the greatest effect on tracer influx in the spinal cord
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12987-022-00310-6
2022 May
Statistical shape models of the posterior cranial fossa and hindbrain volumes may provide a more robust clinical metric for Chiari malformation
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.111093
2021 Dec
Magnetic Resonance Elastography Reconstruction for Anisotropic Tissues
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.media.2021.102212
2020, 01 Dec
Respiratory cerebrospinal fluid flow is driven by the thoracic and lumbar spinal pressures
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1131257354
2019 May
Cerebellar Tissue Strain in Chiari Malformation with Headache
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.05.211