The Centre for Audio, Acoustics and Vibration is based at UTS Tech Lab. This research facility is designed to promote multidisciplinary collaboration and to facilitate the development of partnerships with industry and universities, both nationally and internationally.
Research team
Centre director
Associate Professor Sebastian Oberst
Director (Acting), Centre for Audio, Acoustics & Vibration
EXPERTISE: Expertise in bioacoustics, vibroacoustic metamaterials, and acoustic mechatronics, with a focus on signal processing techniques like time series analysis and pattern recognition, and physical computation for animal communication and acoustic systems.
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Core members
Professor JC Ji
Theme Lead for Dynamics, Vibration and Control
EXPERTISE: Wind turbine dynamics, rotor dynamics, gearbox dynamics, nonlinear dynamics and control of mechanical systems; Bio-inspired and origami-based vibration isolation; Machine condition monitoring; Digital-twin based modelling; Dynamics and control of multi-agent systems, dynamics and control of predator-prey systems
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Dr Mahmoud Karimi
Theme Lead for Vibroacoustics and Uncertainty
EXPERTISE: Vibroacoustics; Uncertainty quantification, Flow-induced noise and vibration; Underwater acoustics
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Dr Michael Ruppert
Theme Lead for Mechatronics and Microsystems
EXPERTISE: Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); Nanotechnology; Dynamics, vibration and vibration control.
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Dr Sipei Zhao
Theme Lead for Audio and Acoustics
EXPERTISE: Active and passive noise control; Acoustic signal processing; Sound field manipulation
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Emeritus Professor David Eager
EXPERTISE: Biomechanics; Vibration; Impact assessment; Human response to vibration; Safety of playgrounds and surfaces; Trampolines; Sports and recreation equipment; Amusement rides and devices; Noise control; Work, Health and Safety
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Associate Professor Ben Halkon
EXPERTISE: (Experimental) dynamics, vibration and (noise) control; Non-contact vibration measurement, especially laser Doppler vibrometry; Associated physical testing for industry, transport, defence and space applications
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Associate Professor Joshua Lee
EXPERTISE: Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); Micro- and nanosystems; Microtechnology; Acoustics and acoustical devices
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Dr Paul Williams
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
EXPERTISE: Computational acoustics, Vibroacoustics, Acoustics and noise control, Silencer design, Numerical modelling and mechanical characterization
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Associate members
Dr Mehdi Akbarzadeh
Research Engineer
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Broughton Caley
Research Engineer
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Associate Professor Eva Cheng
Head of School, Professional Practice and Leadership,
Faculty of Engineering and IT
EXPERTISE: Multimedia signal processing; Quality of multimedia experience; Engineering and STEM education
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Dr Jamie Kha
Postdoctoral Research Associate
EXPERTISE: Theoretical vibroacoustics; Fluid-structure interactions; Computational acoustics; Sub-structuring methods in vibroacoustics
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Dr Steve Kongni
Postdoctoral Research Associate
EXPERTISE: Complex systems, Complex dynamics, Swarming behaviour, agent-based modelling
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Dr Chunyue (Mevis) Li
Research Engineer
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Dr Nga Wun (Doris) Li
Senior Lecturer, School of Design, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
EXPERTISE: Seamless knitting technology; Developing functional knitwear solutions that enhance comfort, fit and performance.
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Professor Zhen Luo
School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and IT
EXPERTISE: Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation, Composite and hybrid materials, Additive manufacturing, Structural engineering, Solid mechanics
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Dr Abhishek Ray Mohapatra
Postdoctoral Research Associate
EXPERTISE: Spectral Methods, Finite Element Analysis, Statistical Energy Analysis, Acoustofluidics, Signal Processing, Vibro-acoustic analysis, Experimental Vibro-acoustics, Bioacoustics
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Dr Quan Nguyen
Lecturer
EXPERTISE: Compound semiconductors, Elemental semiconductors, Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), Nanotechnology, Nanomanufacturing, Nanomaterials, Photonic, electro-optical devices, sensors and systems (excl. communications)
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Professor Christopher Poulton
Discipline Leader (Physics), School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science
EXPERTISE: Numerical and analytical methods in photonics, with a focus on electromagnetic and elastic wave propagation in waveguides and complex materials, as well as nonlinear interactions involving light and sound.
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Martin Rudorf
Research Engineer
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Travers Sansom
Research Engineer
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Dr Omid Sedehi
Postdoctoral Research Associate
EXPERTISE: Machine learning; Structural dynamics; Dynamics, vibration and vibration control; Structural engineering; Infrastructure engineering and asset management
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Dr Konstantin Seiler
Senior Research Fellow
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Dr Ivan Sili
Postdoctoral Research Associate
EXPERTISE: Impacts of electromagnetic super-high-frequency radiation on biological organisms; Plant-pollinator electrostatic communication
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Academic/industry fellows
Dr Sean Blamires
Adjunct Fellow, Centre for Audio, Acoustics and Vibration | UNSW Sydney
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Dr Can Nerse
Adjunct Fellow, Centre for Audio, Acoustics and Vibration
EXPERTISE: Biogenic dynamics; Vibroacoustic metamaterials; Numerical modelling; Experimental modal analysis; Digital twin studies.
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Associate Professor Jeffrey Parnell
Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Audio, Acoustics and Vibration | Senior Advisor Acoustics, Sydney Metro
EXPERTISE: Environmental acoustics; transportation noise; noise and vibration policy and regulation
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Clifford Shi
Adjunct Industry Fellow, Centre for Audio, Acoustics and Vibration | Senior Marketing & Application Team Leader, STMicroelectronics
EXPERTISE: 30+ years working in Global Semiconductor Industrial; Specialized in Microcontrollers & Embedded System Design; Expert of Embedded System Architecture and Development; Global experience in Asia Pacific, Europe and Oceania (ANZ)
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International associated institutes
Institute of Fundamentals and Theory in Electrical Engineering (IGTE)
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), Austria
IGTE RESEARCH FOCUS: Fundamental phenomena in electrical engineering from field theory over networks to numerical simulations and its practical application to complex technical and medical systems.
Photo: Lunghammer – TU Graz
Professor Christian Adams
Institute of Fundamentals and Theory in Electrical Engineering (IGTE), TU Graz, Austria
EXPERTISE: Expertise in acoustics, vibration, and noise with a focus on environmental and traffic noise, reducing noise at the source, noise propagation and noise effects on humans.
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Research support team
Technical
Dr Qiaoxi Zhu
Acoustics Technologist
Faculty Technical Resources, Faculty of Engineering and IT
EXPERTISE: Audio signal processing; Acoustic measurement and control systems; AI applications in audio
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Seetha Mahadevan
Senior Technical Support Officer
Faculty Technical Resources, Faculty of Engineering and IT
Administration
