Prof Duncan Robertson
Professorial Research Fellow
Biography
Duncan A. Robertson holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics and Electronics and a Ph.D. in millimetre wave physics from the University of St Andrews, Scotland. For most of his career he has been with the Millimetre Wave Group at the University of St Andrews working on battlefield systems, passive imaging, electron spin resonance spectroscopy instrumentation, and millimetre wave radar for remote sensing and security applications. His research interests include millimetre-wave radar, radiometry, imaging, electron spin resonance instrumentation, quasi-optics, materials characterization and antennas.
Research areas
Millimetre wave radar for applications in environmental sensing and security.
PhD supervision
- Mark Bell
- Alistair Bhatti
Selected publications
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Open access
Spatial and temporal variations in 94-GHz radar backscatter from a springtime snowpack
Harcourt, W. D., Robertson, D. A., Macfarlane, D. G., Rea, B. R., James, M. R., Diggins, M. & Fyffe, B., 21 Jan 2025, In: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 18, p. 3611-3624 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SynRad v1.0: a radar forward operator to simulate synthetic weather radar observations from volcanic ash clouds
Nair, V., Mohanathan, A., Herzog, M., Macfarlane, D. G. & Robertson, D. A., 22 Jul 2025, In: Geoscientific Model Development. 18, 14, p. 4417-4432 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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3D terrain mapping and filtering from coarse resolution data cubes extracted from real-aperture 94 GHz radar
Harcourt, W. D., Macfarlane, D. G. & Robertson, D. A., 12 Jan 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 62, 18 p., 10398270.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new simulation methodology for generating accurate drone micro-Doppler with experimental validation
Moore, M., Robertson, D. A. & Rahman, S., Mar 2024, In: IET Radar Sonar and Navigation. 18, 3, p. 477-492 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Flexible holographic metasurfaces for shape dependent imaging and curvature sensing
Xiao, J., Plaskocinski, T., Hunter, R. I., Biabanifard, M., Robertson, D. A., Smith, G. M., Horsley, S., Schulz, S. A. & Di Falco, A., 1 Aug 2024, Metamaterials XIV. MacDonald, K. F., Staude, I. & Zayats, A. V. (eds.). Bellingham, WA: SPIE, Vol. 12990. 7 p. 1299005. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 12990).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Open access
G-band FMCW Doppler radar for close-range environmental sensing
Vattulainen, A. B., Rahman, S. & Robertson, D. A., 18 Mar 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems. 2, p. 355-371 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Harnessing frequency diversity for improved holographic imaging systems
Gamaethige, S., Pälli, S.-V., Tamminen, A., Shao, S., Bonmann, M., Bryllert, T., Robertson, D. A., Stake, J. & Taylor, Z., 7 Oct 2024, 2024 49th international conference on infrared, millimeter, and terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE Computer Society, 2 p. 10697689. (Proceedings of the international conference on infrared, millimeter, and terahertz waves).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Open access
Machine learning-based approach for maritime target classification and anomaly detection using millimetre wave radar Doppler signatures
Rahman, S., Vattulainen, A. B. & Robertson, D. A., Feb 2024, In: IET Radar Sonar and Navigation. 18, 2, p. 344-360 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Radar signatures of sea lions at K-band and W-band
Rahman, S., Vattulainen, A. B., Robertson, D. A. & Milne, R., 29 Jan 2024, In: IET Radar Sonar and Navigation. 18, 1, p. 147-157 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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94 GHz radar backscatter characteristics of alpine glacier ice
Harcourt, W. D., Robertson, D. A., Macfarlane, D. G., Rea, B. R. & Spagnolo, M., 16 Nov 2023, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 50, 21, 9 p., e2023GL104721.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review