With more than 80 researchers, the UTS Robotics Institute has one of the largest robotics research teams in Australia.
Our people
Kai Pan and Dr Ravi Ranasinghe demonstrate the Smart Hoist. Image: Andy Roberts.
Members
Dr Alen Alempijevic
Director of Robotics in Agriculture
EXPERTISE - Field robotics, Intelligent robotics, Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics, Distributed systems and algorithms, Data structures and algorithms.
Distinguished Professor Dikai Liu
Strategic Research Director
EXPERTISE - Intelligent robotics, Field robotics, Assistive robots and technology, Manufacturing robotics.
Dr Felix Kong
Member
EXPERTISE - Control engineering, legged robots, multi-robot systems, path-planning under uncertainty, field robotics.
Associate Professor Gavin Paul
Director of Next Frontiers in Robotics
EXPERTISE - Artificial intelligence, Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics, Manufacturing engineering.
Dr Graeme Best
Member
EXPERTISE - Field robotics, Intelligent robotics, Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics, Distributed systems and algorithms, Data structures and algorithms.
Associate Professor Jaime Valls Miro
Director of Robotics in Infrastructure
EXPERTISE - Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics, Assistive robots and technology, Intelligent robotics.
Dr Liang Zhao
Director of Robotics in Health
EXPERTISE - Medical robotics, Intelligent robotics.
Dr Marc Carmichael
Director of Teaching and Student Engagement
EXPERTISE- Assistive robots and technology, Collaborative Robotics (Cobots), Intelligent robotics, Human-in-the-loop robotic systems, Mechanical and Mechatronic system design.
Dr. Raphael Falque
Member
EXPERTISE - Field robotics, Artificial intelligence, 3D perception, and deep learning.
Professor Robert Fitch
Director of Robotics in Defence
EXPERTISE - Field robotics, Intelligent robotics.
Professor Sarath Kodagoda
Director
EXPERTISE - Field robotics, Intelligent robotics, robotic perception, human robot interaction, Artificial intelligence, mechatronics engineering.
Professor Shoudong Huang
Deputy Director
EXPERTISE - Artificial intelligence, Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics, Mechanical engineering.
Associate Professor Teresa Vidal-Calleja
Research Director
EXPERTISE - Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics, Intelligent robotics.
Associate Members
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Dr. Amal Gunatilake
Dr. Fred Sukkar
Dr. Karyne Ang
Dr. Lan Wu
Dr. Lili Bykerk
Dr Maleen Jayasuriya
Dr. Ravindra Ranasinghe
Dr Yanhao Zhang
Research Engineers
PhD and Masters Students
| NAME | RESEARCH TOPIC | PRIMARY SUPERVISOR |
|---|---|---|
| A K M Nadimul Haque | Effective Mobile Cobot Manipulation with Deep Reinforcement Learning | Teresa Vidal Calleja |
| Andre Nunez | Multi-objective ship routing under uncertainty | Robert Fitch |
| Aron Turner | Investigating Low-level Control Utilising End-to-End Deep Reinforcement Learning for Robotic Manipulation in the field of Physical Human-Robot Interaction | Marc Carmichael |
| Benny Dai | Project Daredevil - Providing Foresight to the Visually Impaired through Robotic Perception | Teresa Vidal Calleja |
| Calvin D'Couto | Subterranean Robotic locomotion and simultaneous localisation & mapping in small diameter complex communication conduit piping. | Sarath Kodagoda |
| Chonghao Cheng | Deformable Visual SLAM with Deep Learning to achieve Augmented Reality for Minimally Invasive Surgery | Shoudong Huang |
| Clyde Webster | A Parrot-inspired Tripedal Robot for Climbing Sparse Vertical Structures | Robert Fitch |
| Dac Dang Khoa Nguyen | Investigating different deployment and task allocation strategies for multi-robot system in area coverage objectives | Gavin Paul |
| Daniel Perez Banuelos | Semi-real Data Synthesis and Deep Learning for Contamination Detection in Wool Fleece | Alen Alempijevic |
| Dinh Dang Khoa Le | Multi-robot multi-human teaming for construction automation | Dikai Liu |
| Dinh Tung Le | Effective Human-Robot Interaction with Extended Reality | Gavin Paul |
| Dominik Slomma | Visual Simultanouesly Localization and Mapping in deformable Environments | Liang Zhao |
| Esmail Al-Andoli | Modelling and machine learning based control of lightweight flexible robot arms for industrial applications | Dikai Liu |
| Freddy Santiago Caro Diaz | Links with Variable Stiffness and Their Applications in Robotics | Marc Carmichael |
| Giovanni D'urso | Active segmentation/classification with multi-robot teams | Robert Fitch |
| Hongkyoon Byun | Visual-inertial SLAM solver for drone navigation | Shoudong Huang |
| Isira Damsith Wijegunawardana | A modular mapping and path planning strategy for dynamic and deformable environments | Shoudong Huang |
| Jennifer Wakulicz | Improving Accuracy and Efficiency of Estimation for Informative Path Planning | Robert Fitch |
| Kai Pan | Visual SLAM in Deformable Environments | Shoudong Huang |
| Katia Bourahmoune | Smart Interventions for Wellness Training: Modeling Human Posture using Artificial Intelligence. | Marc Carmichael |
| Katie Powell | Social Robots with Emotional Affordances in Real World HRI | Sarath Kodagoda |
| Kwun Yiu Cadmus To | Mutual Localisation in Underwater Glider Networks | Robert Fitch |
| Louis Fernandez | An Application of Multimodal Human Robot Collaboration | Marc Carmichael |
| Mengya Xu | SLAM Research Based on Multi-sensor Fusion | Shoudong Huang |
| Mohammad Okour | Using Machine Learning to Detect Body Condition Score | Alen Alempijevic |
| Monisha Mushtary Uttsha | Learning 3D Mapping Representations for Advanced Echolocation with Smart Glasses for the Blind | Teresa Vidal Calleja |
| Nguyen Thanh Trung Le | Dynamically-feasible Real-time Local Planning for Fast Off-road Robotic Vehicles | Graeme Best |
| Parikshit Acharya | Smart Sensing Technology for Concrete Infrastructure Sub-surface Condition Assessment | Sarath Kodagoda |
| Qiao Wang | Robot Trust and Self-confidence Based Role Arbitration Method for Physical Human-robot Collaboration | Marc Carmichael |
| Resul Dagdanov | Improving Trustworthiness of Human-Robot Interactions for Safety-Critical Applications | Dikai Liu |
| Rhett Hull | Achieving Operational Viability of Robotic Platforms by Projection | Robert Fitch |
| Sangmim Song | Active Sensing and Perception for Socially Assistive Robotics | Sarath Kodagoda |
| Sathira Wickramanayake Mudalige Don | Intelligent Structural Integrity Sensing of Pipes and Pipe Linings | Sarath Kodagoda |
| Sheila Sutjipto | Assistance-as-needed Manipulator Control for Physical Human-Robot Interaction | Gavin Paul |
| Shengduo Chen | Research on Machine Learning Used in SLAM for Automatic System | Liang Zhao |
| Tiancheng Li | Robotic System and Surgical Navigation to Assist Total Hip Replacement Surgery | Shoudong Huang |
| Vinu Vihan Maddumage | Behavioural Planning for Multi-Agent Robot Systems | Sarath Kodagoda |
| William McDonald | Robotics Perception with Unconventional Sensors (Electromagnetic) | Teresa Vidal Calleja |
| Xing Wang | Efficient Defect Classification and Quantification in Underground Pipe Structures Using Multi-Model Machine Learning Approach | Sarath Kodagoda |
| Yang Song | Towards Consistent and Efficient SLAM Back-End Techniques: Theory Framework and Filter Design | Shoudong Huang |
| Yeman Fan | Novel Methodologies and Mechanisms for Design of Reconfigurable Robots for Integrity Assessment of Façade Panels of Buildings | Dikai Liu |
| Yingyu Wang | Laser SLAM Based on Occupancy Grid Map | Shoudong Huang |
| Yiran Zhou | A world-first thoracoscopic surgical instrument for minimally invasive robotically-enabled transplantation of 3D bioprinted heart patches | Liang Zhao |
| Zhengyue Liu | Robotics Perception with Unconventional Sensor | Teresa Vidal Calleja |
| Ziqi Wang | Mobile human-robot interaction manipulator | Marc Carmichael |
| Zulkarnain Zainudin | Efficient behaviour based information driven human tracking system for long term occlusion recovery | Sarath Kodagoda |
