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Yeah, my research is mainly about mobile robot navigation, in particular mobile robot navigation in a known environment. It can be applied in many different areas. For example, search and rescue and the water navigation and the ground mining. We want to see robots working collaboratively with humans and helping people around in our daily life.

We are interested in how this pathogens like Vibrio cholera, pseudomonas, aeruginosa Legionella, pneumophila evolve virulence and traditionally scientists have looked at the interaction of pathogens with the human host. Their interaction with humans is very recent. So we need to consider that in a holistic view rather than just a human centric view.

So my research is actually leveraging the unique properties. So microgravity in space by recreating simulated microgravity environment. So we've used this to really understand, for example, cancer, how do they become aggressive? How do they communicate with each other? And while I'm really delighted to say that we've made a breakthrough and identify how they sense each other and how to disrupt their mechanism and function using simulate the final gravity, which is really exciting.

So I research how corals grow and how the environment regulates that. Many people will know that climate change has impacted reefs. And actually, we've lost 50% of all corals in the past 20 years through climate change. And so what we've been doing is really understanding on a reef how do corals grow and how we may actually equip stakeholders with the capacity to regrow coral and rehabilitate the reef sites. This will safeguard the $6 billion industry value that tourism brings to Australia every year.

My research has been inspired by complex data behavior and system. Why do they seem small to large enterprise and solve the future problems that cannot be handled by off the shelf solutions to help them discover actionable knowledge and actionable intelligence to inform their decision-making and transform their business.

We are working along the Red River Delta where 17 million people in some form or other are affected by arsenic problem, the grant, the purpose is to build about 42 householder systems and enter the Fiverr community level systems as a result everyone will live happily. And with good health.

Temporary visa holders in Australia, including international students and backpackers make up as much as eight to 10% of the national labor market. And for years, there's been reports of exploitation of overseas workers, for instance, in farms or notoriously in 7-Eleven stores around the country. And like the rest of us, they are entitled to lawful wages and to be able to have access to a safe and effective mechanism when they're underpaid.

I research cultural diversity, equity and education. I think it's really important to understand how the changes in migration to Australia as well as changes in our education system are having these really profound consequences on our young people. There is increasing pressure and competition and anxiety. We really need to understand those consequences and what we can do to make things better.

My research is about investigating public confidence in legal processes. I've just recently completed a research project that was funded by Anne Rose. And what we looked at was the intersection of self-represented litigants and family violence in family law proceedings. We can't reflect and consider what further consultation or reform we might need, unless we have this sort of data.