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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

Kai Pan and Dr Ravi Ranasinghe demonstrate the Smart Hoist. Image: Andy Roberts. 

Members

Dr Alen Alempijevic
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
Distinguished Professor Dikai Liu  
Strategic Research Director

EXPERTISE - Intelligent robotics, Field robotics, Assistive robots and technology, Manufacturing robotics. 
  
 

Dr Felix Kong
Dr Felix Kong 
Member

EXPERTISE - Control engineering, legged robots, multi-robot systems, path-planning under uncertainty, field robotics. 

 

Dr Gavin Paul
Associate Professor Gavin Paul 
Director of Next Frontiers in Robotics

EXPERTISE - Artificial intelligence, Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics, Manufacturing engineering. 
  
 

Dr Graeme Best
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
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
Dr Liang Zhao 
Director of Robotics in Health

EXPERTISE - Medical robotics, Intelligent robotics.


 

image of Marc Carmichael
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

Dr. Raphael Falque
Member

EXPERTISE - Field robotics, Artificial intelligence, 3D perception, and deep learning.

 
Professor Robert Fitch
Professor Robert Fitch 
Director of Robotics in Defence

EXPERTISE - Field robotics, Intelligent robotics.


 

Professor Sarath Kodagoda Director Robotics Institute
Professor Sarath Kodagoda  
Director

EXPERTISE - Field robotics, Intelligent robotics, robotic perception, human robot interaction, Artificial intelligence, mechatronics engineering. 
  
 

Professor Shoudong Huang
Professor Shoudong Huang  
Deputy Director

EXPERTISE - Artificial intelligence, Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics, Mechanical engineering. 

 

Associate Professor Teresa Vidal-Calleja
Associate Professor Teresa Vidal-Calleja  
Research Director

EXPERTISE - Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics, Intelligent robotics.

 

 

Associate Members

Emeritus Professor Gamini Dissanayake
Associate Professor Jonghyuk Kim 

Emeritus Professor Kenneth Waldron 

Professor Shankar Sankaran 
 

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Amal Gunatilake
Dr. Amal Gunatilake
 

 

Dr. Fred Sukkar
Dr. Fred Sukkar
 
 
KaryneAng
Dr. Karyne Ang

 

 

 

Lan Wu
Dr. Lan Wu

 

 

 

Dr. Lili Bykerk
Dr. Lili Bykerk

 

 

 

Maleen Jayasuriya
Dr Maleen Jayasuriya

 

 

 

 

Dr Ravi Ranasinghe
Dr. Ravindra Ranasinghe

 

 

 

Robotics Institute Logo in Circle
Dr Yanhao Zhang
 

 

 

Research Engineers

 

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Dr. Gibson Hu

 

 

 

Richardo Khonasty
Richardo Khonasty

 

 

 

Robotics Institute Logo in Circle
Tharaka Dahanayaka

 

 

 

PhD and Masters Students

NAMERESEARCH TOPICPRIMARY SUPERVISOR
A K M Nadimul HaqueEffective Mobile Cobot Manipulation with Deep Reinforcement LearningTeresa Vidal Calleja
Andre NunezMulti-objective ship routing under uncertaintyRobert Fitch
Aron TurnerInvestigating Low-level Control Utilising End-to-End Deep Reinforcement Learning for Robotic Manipulation in the field of Physical Human-Robot InteractionMarc Carmichael
Benny DaiProject Daredevil - Providing Foresight to the Visually Impaired through Robotic PerceptionTeresa Vidal Calleja
Calvin D'CoutoSubterranean Robotic locomotion and simultaneous localisation & mapping in small diameter complex communication conduit piping.Sarath Kodagoda
Chonghao ChengDeformable Visual SLAM with Deep Learning to achieve Augmented Reality for Minimally Invasive SurgeryShoudong Huang
Clyde WebsterA Parrot-inspired Tripedal Robot for Climbing Sparse Vertical StructuresRobert Fitch
Dac Dang Khoa NguyenInvestigating different deployment and task allocation strategies for multi-robot system in area coverage objectivesGavin Paul
Daniel Perez BanuelosSemi-real Data Synthesis and Deep Learning for Contamination Detection in Wool FleeceAlen Alempijevic
Dinh Dang Khoa LeMulti-robot multi-human teaming for construction automationDikai Liu
Dinh Tung LeEffective Human-Robot Interaction with Extended RealityGavin Paul
Dominik SlommaVisual Simultanouesly Localization and Mapping in deformable EnvironmentsLiang Zhao
Esmail Al-AndoliModelling and machine learning based control of lightweight flexible robot arms for industrial applicationsDikai Liu
Freddy Santiago Caro DiazLinks with Variable Stiffness and Their Applications in RoboticsMarc Carmichael
Giovanni D'ursoActive segmentation/classification with multi-robot teamsRobert Fitch
Hongkyoon ByunVisual-inertial SLAM solver for drone navigationShoudong Huang
Isira Damsith WijegunawardanaA modular mapping and path planning strategy for dynamic and deformable environmentsShoudong Huang
Jennifer WakuliczImproving Accuracy and Efficiency of Estimation for Informative Path PlanningRobert Fitch
Kai PanVisual SLAM in Deformable EnvironmentsShoudong Huang
Katia BourahmouneSmart Interventions for Wellness Training: Modeling Human Posture using Artificial Intelligence.Marc Carmichael
Katie PowellSocial Robots with Emotional Affordances in Real World HRISarath Kodagoda
Kwun Yiu Cadmus ToMutual Localisation in Underwater Glider NetworksRobert Fitch
Louis FernandezAn Application of Multimodal Human Robot CollaborationMarc Carmichael
Mengya XuSLAM Research Based on Multi-sensor FusionShoudong Huang
Mohammad OkourUsing Machine Learning to Detect Body Condition ScoreAlen Alempijevic
Monisha Mushtary UttshaLearning 3D Mapping Representations for Advanced Echolocation with Smart Glasses for the BlindTeresa Vidal Calleja
Nguyen Thanh Trung LeDynamically-feasible Real-time Local Planning for Fast Off-road Robotic VehiclesGraeme Best
Parikshit AcharyaSmart Sensing Technology for Concrete Infrastructure Sub-surface Condition AssessmentSarath Kodagoda
Qiao WangRobot Trust and Self-confidence Based Role Arbitration Method for Physical Human-robot CollaborationMarc Carmichael
Resul DagdanovImproving Trustworthiness of Human-Robot Interactions for Safety-Critical ApplicationsDikai Liu
Rhett HullAchieving Operational Viability of Robotic Platforms by ProjectionRobert Fitch
Sangmim SongActive Sensing and Perception for Socially Assistive RoboticsSarath Kodagoda
Sathira Wickramanayake Mudalige DonIntelligent Structural Integrity Sensing of Pipes and Pipe LiningsSarath Kodagoda
Sheila SutjiptoAssistance-as-needed Manipulator Control for Physical Human-Robot InteractionGavin Paul
Shengduo ChenResearch on Machine Learning Used in SLAM for Automatic SystemLiang Zhao
Tiancheng LiRobotic System and Surgical Navigation to Assist Total Hip Replacement SurgeryShoudong Huang
Vinu Vihan MaddumageBehavioural Planning for Multi-Agent Robot SystemsSarath Kodagoda
William McDonaldRobotics Perception with Unconventional Sensors (Electromagnetic)Teresa Vidal Calleja
Xing WangEfficient Defect Classification and Quantification in Underground Pipe Structures Using Multi-Model Machine Learning ApproachSarath Kodagoda
Yang SongTowards Consistent and Efficient SLAM Back-End Techniques: Theory Framework and Filter DesignShoudong Huang
Yeman FanNovel Methodologies and Mechanisms for Design of Reconfigurable Robots for Integrity Assessment of Façade Panels of BuildingsDikai Liu
Yingyu WangLaser SLAM Based on Occupancy Grid MapShoudong Huang
Yiran ZhouA world-first thoracoscopic surgical instrument for minimally invasive robotically-enabled transplantation of 3D bioprinted heart patchesLiang Zhao
Zhengyue LiuRobotics Perception with Unconventional SensorTeresa Vidal Calleja
Ziqi WangMobile human-robot interaction manipulatorMarc Carmichael
Zulkarnain ZainudinEfficient behaviour based information driven human tracking system for long term occlusion recoverySarath Kodagoda

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