People/ The Core of our Team
Academic Staff
Associate Professor
Dr. Jayantha Katupitiya
Associate Professor |
Ainswoth Building 510E |
Research Area: |
Mechanical & Autonomous Systems |
Teaching Areas: |
C++ for Mechatronics |
Qualifications
| 1978 | BScEng (Hons): Production Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka |
| 1985 | PhD (Robotics): The Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium |
Associate Professor
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Jose Guivant
Senior Lecturer |
Ainsworth Building 510D |
Research Area: |
Mechanical & Autonomous Systems |
Teaching Areas: |
Robotics/Autonomous Systems |
Qualifications
| 1993 | BSc: Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina |
| 2002 | PhD: Field Robotics, ARC Centre of Excellence in Autonomous Systems, Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR), Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney |
Lecturer
Dr. Ngai Ming (Raymond) Kwok
Lecturer |
Ainsworth Building 510C |
Research Area: |
Mechanical & Autonomous Systems |
Teaching Areas: |
Elements of Mechatronics Systems |
Qualifications
| 1993 | BSc, Computer Science, University of East Asia, Macau, P.R. China |
| 1997 | MPhil, Control Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P.R. China |
| 2007 | PhD, Mobile Robotics, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia |
Lecturer
Dr. Ray Eaton
Lecturer |
G17 - EE&T G6 |
Research Area: |
Mechanical & Autonomous Systems |
Teaching Areas: |
Control Systems |
Qualifications
| 1992 | B.E.(Hons) in Electrical Engineering, The University of New South Wales |
| 2002 | PhD in Electrical Engineering, The University of New South Wales |
Lecturer
Dr. Mark Whitty
Lecturer |
Ainsworth Building 510G |
Research Area: |
Mechanical & Autonomous Systems |
Teaching Areas: |
Engineering Mechanics |
Qualifications
| 2007 | BE(Mechanical) / BSc (Computer Science), UNSW |
| 2012 | Ph.D (Mechatronic Engineering), UNSW |
Lecturer
Dr. Erik van Voorthuysen
Lecturer |
+61 2 9385 4147 |
Research Area: |
Factory Automation |
Teaching Areas: |
Manufacturing Technology |
Qualifications
| 1981 | B.E. (Hons) University of New South Wales, Australia |
| 1982 | MS: Industrial Engineering, Stanford University, USA |
Post-Doc
Dr. Stephen Cossell
Post-Doc |
Ainsworth Building 510H |
Research Area: |
Concurrent Dynamic Programming, Data Visualisation, Algorithmic Geospatial Statistics, Computer Vision |
Teaching Areas: |
Computing for Engineers [ENGG1811] |
Qualifications
| 2008 | B.E. (Hons) Software Engineering and B.Sci. Physics, University of New South Wales, Australia |
| 2015 | Ph.D. (Mechatronic Engineering), University of New South Wales, Australia |
Researcher
Dr. Michael Woods
Researcher |
Ainsworth Building 510H |
Research Area: |
Modelling, Control and Perception for Unmanned Ground Vehicles |
Teaching Areas: |
Robot Design |
Qualifications
| 2011 | BE Mechatronic Engineering and BSci Physics, University of New South Wales |
| 2016 | Ph.D. Mechatronic Engineering, University of New South Wales |
Professional Staff
Professional Officer
Jim Sanderson
Professional Officer |
Willis Annexe |
Technical Officer
Steve Kuhle
Technical Officer |
Willis Annexe |
Technical Officer
Vince Carnevale
Technical Officer |
+61 2 9385 4083 |
Research Students
PhD Student
Penglei Dai
PhD Student |
Ainsworth Building 311 |
Research Area: |
Ground robotics |
PhD Student
Masami Hirayama
PhD Student |
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Postdoctoral Writing Fellow
Dr. Hiranya Samanga Jayakody
Postdoctoral Writing Fellow |
Ainsworth Building 311 |
Research Area: |
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Nonlinear Control |
Teaching Areas: |
Modelling and Control of Mechatronic Systems |
Qualifications
| 2011 | B.Sc (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka |
PhD Student
Sharmila Kayastha
PhD Student |
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PhD Student
Stanley Lam
PhD Student |
Ainsworth Building 510(7) |
Research Area: |
Optimisation of Multi-Agent Systems |
Teaching Areas: |
C++ and OpenGL (Computing for Mechatronic Engineers MTRN3500) |
Qualifications
| 2008 | B.Sc. Computer Science with Honors, University of Maryland, USA |
PhD Student
Scarlett Liu
PhD Student |
Ainsworth Building 510(28) |
Research Area: |
Computer Vision, Data Mining |
Teaching Areas: |
Robotics |
Qualifications
| 2016 | PhD University of New South Wales |
PhD Student
Shilong (Dazmon) Liu
PhD Student |
Ainsworth Building 510(26) |
Research Area: |
Image Processing, Computer Vision |
Teaching Areas: |
MMAN3200-Linear System and Control |
Qualifications
| 2011 | B.Eng. (top one) in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, China |
| 2014 | M.Eng. (top one) in Mechatronic Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, China |
PhD Student
Anton Lohr
PhD Student |
Ainsworth Building 510(14) |
Research Area: |
Point Cloud Registration and SLAM |
Teaching Areas: |
Robot Design |
Qualifications
| 2010 | Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics), UNSW |
PhD Student
Karan Narula
PhD Student |
Ainsworth Building 510(13) |
Research Area: |
Autonomous Systems, Data fusion. Stochastic PDEs |
Qualifications
| 2014 | BE Mechatronic Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia |
Postgraduate
Md Arifur Rahman
Postgraduate |
Ainsworth Building 510(15) |
Research Area: |
Image Processing |
Teaching Areas: |
Engineering Experimentation |
Qualifications
| 2005 | B.Sc. In Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. |
Postgraduate
Ling Ling Shi
Postgraduate |
Ainsworth Building 510(6) |
Research Area: |
Mechatronics |
PhD Student
Javad Taghia
PhD Student |
Ainsworth Building 510(26) |
Research Area: |
Path Tracking for Agricultural Vehicles |
Qualifications
| 2012 | Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Information and Automation Engineering, Bremen University, Germany |
| 2004 | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Electrical Engineering (Major: Electronics) |
PhD Student
Julie Tang
PhD Student |
Ainsworth Building 510(27) |
Research Area: |
Computer Vision and Aerial Vehicles |
Qualifications
| 2015 | BE Mechatronic Engineering, UNSW |
PhD Student
Chin Yeow (Jared) Wong
PhD Student |
Ainsworth Building 311 |
Research Area: |
Image Processing |
Teaching Areas: |
MMAN 3200 - Linear System and Control |
Qualifications
| 2010 | 2010 Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics Engineering) with Hons I UNSW |
PhD Student
Yimin Xu
PhD Student |
Ainsworth Building 510(25) |
Research Area: |
SLAM and optimization in robotic decision making |
Teaching Areas: |
Computing for Mechatronic Engineers |
Qualifications
| 2013 | BE Mechatronic Engineering and BComm Accounting and Finance, University of New South Wales |