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I am interested in working with students at all levels that are interested and excited about robotics. My goal is to provide influential personal guidance that maximises your chances of building a rewarding and enjoyable career in research and/or industry. A few goals that I have for my students include: 1) identifying a fundamental research problems through a comprehensive understanding of current literature; 2) developing a strong technical background that enables the creation of dependent and innovative solutions to challenging problems; 3) presenting and publishing research in internationally-recognised journals and conferences; 4) developing the personal communication and presentation skills necessary to enhance visibility in the research community, and increase the chances of future success.
Prospective StudentsIf you find this approach appealing, and my research area of interest, I believe my group could provide you with a vibrant and exciting educational experience. For Master's and PhD degrees, please see the Contact Me page for details on how to get into my group. For 4th year students enrolled in BEB 801/802, a list of my available projects is located on the student projects page. These projects are also available to students interested in doing independent research and can potentially be expanded for a Master's degree by research.
Current StudentsBelow are the members of my research team. We come from a variety of different locations with a range of interests and backgrounds, yet we come together to collectively research robotic applications in ocean science.
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| Wesam Al Sabban | Hometown: Saudi Arabia Pursuing Degree: PhD Previous Education: Research Interests: UAS, Path Planning, Robotics, Solar UAVs Personal Interests: Fishing and Camping What I am working on: Path Planning for Small, Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Dynamic Conditions |
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| Hu He | Hometown: Anhui, China Pursuing Degree: PhD Previous Education: Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Research Interests: Structure from Motion, 3D Reconstruction, Segmentation, Recognition and Real-Time Tracking, Machine Learning Personal Interests: Travelling, Swimming, Cooking What I am working on: Vision-based Segmentation for Mobile Robots |
| Chris Lehnert | Hometown: Pursuing Degree: PhD Previous Education: Research Interests: Personal Interests: What I am working on: Learning Multidimensional Joint Control with Receeding Locally- Weighted Regression |
| Steven Martin | Hometown: Pursuing Degree: PhD Previous Education: Research Interests: Personal Interests: What I am working on: Path planning using surface shape and ground properties |
| Kimia Nazarzadeh | Hometown: Tehran, Iran Pursuing Degree: N/A Previous Education: MBA in IT Specialisation from the University of Pune, India; Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from QIAU, Iran Research Interests: Robotics, Digital Signal Processing, Underwater Vehicles Personal Interests: Playing Santour (a Persian musical instrument), Dancing, Swimming, Reading, Sightseeing What I am working on: Control and Navigation Improvements for Autonomous Gliders |
| George Pippos | Hometown: Brisbane, Australia Pursuing Degree: Master of Engineering - Electrical and Control Systems Previous Education: BS - Electrical and Control Systems QUT, Iona College Research Interests: Control systems, Robotics, Unmanned Vehicles, Software Systems Personal Interests: Soccer, Music (violin, composition, audio production), Reading Novels What I am working on: Augmenting Low-Level AUV Control with a DVL. 4th-year project: Low-Level Control of an AUV with Applications to 3D Pose Estimation |
| Benjamin Talbot | Hometown: Brisbane, Australia Pursuing Degree: Master of Engineering - Electrical and Control Systems Previous Education: BS - Electrical and Control Systems QUT Research Interests: Robotics, Computer Vision Personal Interests: Swimming What I am working on: Image-based Modelling and Structure Recovery in Underwater Scenes |
| Van Thanh | Hometown: Southern Vietnam Pursuing Degree: PhD Previous Education: MS, University of New South Wales Research Interests: Linear and nonlinear robust and adaptive control, automatic guidance of ground vehicles, precision manufacturing, motion control, optimization and optimal control Personal Interests: Travelling, fund-raising activities for charity, swimming, playing soccer, and cooking What I am working on: Control and Planning for Minimally-Actuated AUVs for Ocean Monitoring |
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AlumniBelow are the alumni of my research team.
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| Naeim Abedi | Hometown: Talesh, Iran Pursuing Degree: Master of Engineering - Systems Previous Education: Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical & Electronics (from IAU of Iran) Research Interests: AUVs, System Design and Control, Robotics, Smart Systems, 3D mapping and localizing Personal Interests: Swimming, Reading, Soccer, Tennis, Design What I worked on: A survey of the Kinematics and Dynamics of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles |
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| Calman Drysdale | Hometown: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Pursuing Degree: BS Previous Education: Heights College Research Interests: Robotics and embedded systems Personal Interests: Playing the piano, exercising at indoor rock climbing centres What I worked on: Slocum Glider Data Processing Toolchain and a Crowd- Sourcing Path Planner for AUVs |
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| Mahesh Mukundan | Hometown: Kerala, India Pursuing Degree: Bachelor of Engineering - Mechatronics Previous Education: Research Interests: Physics: Electromagnetics, Developing small intelligent electromechanical devices, Autonomous Systems Personal Interests: Playing cricket and soccer, keeping up with current affairs and news around the world, and I love spending time with my daughter What I worked on: Design and Development of a Minimally-Actuated, Persistent AUV (YouTube video) |
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| Edmond Ngantung | Hometown: Indonesia Pursuing Degree: BS Electrical Engineering Previous Education: Research Interests: Robotics, computer vision, underwater vehicles Personal Interests: Travelling, algebraic problem solving, LEGO building, and playing guitar What I worked on: Development of a Multiple Camera tracking System using XBox Kinect Sensors |
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| Brane Pesic | Hometown: Pursuing Degree: BS Previous Education: Research Interests: Personal Interests: What I worked on: Design and Development of a LEGO Underwater Vehicle and the Associated Control System (YouTube video) |
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| Michael Shiel | Hometown: Pursuing Degree: Master's by Research Previous Education: Research Interests: Personal Interests: What I worked on: Multi-Level Information Fusion for Environmentally Aware Robotic Navigation |
| Brenton Wendt | Hometown: Brisbane, Australia Pursuing Degree: Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering Previous Education: Advanced Diploma of Electrical Engineering (Tafe Queensland) Research Interests: Practical Applications of Control Theory Personal Interests: Tennis, Movies What I worked on: Control of an AUV with an Android Phone Application |
| Paul Zapotezny-Anderson | Hometown: Pursuing Degree: PhD Previous Education: Research Interests: Personal Interests: What I worked on: Simultaneous Target Tracking and Collision Avoidance using Bearing-Only Measurements |
