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David joined the University of Glasgow in 2022 as a Professor of Cyber Physical Systems. David is the Head of Research Division for Autonomous Systems and Connectivity. He is the associate director of the Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy. Prof Flynn is an independent board member of two U.K. energy network operators, SPEN and Cadent.

Professor Flynn is a co-founder of the UKs National Digital Twinning Hub for Decarbonisation (Transit), EPSRC DARe and EPSRC HI-ACT hubs.

Professor Flynn has published over 200 papers, holds several patents, established industrial innovation centres and created new companies. Professor Flynn is the recipient of several national and international awards for his research, including the Interface Knowledge Exchange Champion of the Year for 2020, Rushlight Innovation Award, and the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) Leslie H Paddle prize. Professor Flynn is also the IET Information Technology Innovation of the Year 2019 and Global Innovation of the Year winner 2019.

David is a Visiting Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Eminent Overseas Professor of Nagasaki University and former Chair of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) Scotland. His degrees include a BEng (Hons), 1st Class in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2002), an MSc (Distinction) in Microsystems (2003) and a PhD in Microscale Magnetic Components (2007), from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.

David Flynn