With more than 80 researchers, the UTS Robotics Institute has one of the largest robotics research teams in Australia.
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.
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.
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
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 |
Operations Team