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
Associate Professor 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, Human-robot collaboration, Human-robot teaming, Field robotics, Assistive robots and technology, Construction robotics, 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.
Associate Professor 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.
Professor Teresa Vidal-Calleja
Research Director
EXPERTISE – Field robotics, Robotic perception, Artificial Intelligence, Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics, Intelligent robotics.
Professor Shankar Sankaran
Member
EXPERTISE – Project Management, sociotechnical systems, construction management, digital transformation.
Associate Members
Research fellows
Senior research fellows
Dr Ravindra Ranasinghe
Dr Chanyeol Yoo
Konstantin Seilor
Postdoctoral research fellows
Sheila Sutjipto
Tiancheng Li
James Lee
Li Yang Liu
Tony Le
Dr Chanyeol Yoo
Dr Amal Gunatilake
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 |
| Adam Scicluna | Robust Perception and Semantic Reasoning for Zero-Shot Navigation in Unseen Environments | Gavin Paul |
| Aleksandar Krnjaic | Artificial Intelligence empowered robots for dexterous manipulation in warehouse automation | Dikai Liu |
| Benjamin Cooper | Extending Behaviour Trees for Multi-Agent Coordination and Concurrent Execution | Graeme Best |
| 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 |
| Dac Dang Khoa Nguyen | Investigating different deployment and task allocation strategies for multi-robot system in area coverage objectives | Gavin Paul |
| Danial Rizvi | Project 4.4: Data Analytics and Process Validation of Collaborative Robots and Automated Processes | Gavin Paul |
| Dinh Dang Khoa Le | Multi-robot multi-human teaming for construction automation | Dikai Liu |
| Dominik Slomma | Visual Simultanouesly Localization and Mapping in deformable Environments | Shoudong Huang |
| Esmail Al-Andoli | Modelling and machine learning based control of lightweight flexible robot arms for industrial applications | Dikai Liu |
| Isira Damsith Wijegunawardana | A modular mapping and path planning strategy for dynamic and deformable environments | Shoudong Huang |
| Kai Pan | Visual SLAM in Deformable Environments | Shoudong Huang |
| Katie Powell | Social Robots with Emotional Affordances in Real World HRI | Sarath Kodagoda |
| Katrina Leung | Real-Time Surface Classification for Safety with Collaborative Robots | Marc Carmichael |
| Louis Fernandez | An Application of Multimodal Human Robot Collaboration | Marc Carmichael |
| Luke Bouttell | Development of a Quadruped Guide Robot Focusing on Physical Human-Robot Interaction | Marc Carmichael |
| Monisha Mushtary Uttsha | Learning 3D Mapping Representations for Advanced Echolocation with Smart Glasses for the Blind | Teresa Vidal Calleja |
| Narmada Balasooriya | Multi-robot scene graphs | Teresa Vidal Calleja |
| Nathan Rees | AI-Driven Adaptive Sensing for Non-Invasive Condition Assessment of Underground Pipes | Sarath Kodagoda |
| Nicholas Smith | Lightweight Approximations for Resilient Multi-Robot Communication | Graeme Best |
| Nuttaphol Sujarittam | Developing, Modeling, and Controlling a Tendon-Driven Continuum Robot with Extensible and Stiffness Variable Capability | Dikai Liu |
| Pengshuo Li | Inertial-Aided Radar Perception | Teresa Vidal Calleja |
| 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 |
| Sangmin 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 |
| Shanshan Zhao | Safe control with perception in the loop | Teresa Vidal Calleja |
| Tong Hua | Invariant Fixed Lag Smoothing with application to Simultaneous Localization and Mapping | Shoudong Huang |
| Van Minh Duc Nguyen | Robotic-assisted burring with haptic feedback in total hip replacement | 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 |
| Yiran Zhou | A world-first thoracoscopic surgical instrument for minimally invasive robotically-enabled transplantation of 3D bioprinted heart patches | Liang Zhao |
| Zhenzi Li | Research on Visual SLAM in Minimally Invasive Surgery | Shoudong Huang |
| Zhihao Xing | Simultaneous Localization and Mapping in Deformable Gastrointestinal Environments | Shoudong Huang |
| Zhuhua Bai | SLAM in Deformable Environment for Surgical Device Guidance | Shoudong Huang |
| Ziqi Wang | Mobile human-robot interaction manipulator | Marc Carmichael |