Never Stand Still Faculty of Engineering
Taste of Research Summer Scholarships 2014/15
Have you ever wondered what research is about?
Or whether you would be interested in a research career?
To give you an opportunity to find out, the Faculty of Engineering offers Taste of Research Summer Scholarships.
More than 60 scholarships funded by the Faculty and its nine schools and the National Information and Communications Technology Australia (NICTA) are available.
Visit www.eng.unsw.edu.au for:
1. A complete list of projects
2. Detailed description of each project
3. Project supervisor contact details
4. Apply online
Eligibility
• You must be a high achieving third-year* undergraduate student enrolled in a full-time program (second-year students may be considered in special circumstances)
• Students with WAM ≥75 are encouraged to apply.
• You must be enrolled in a relevant program at UNSW, another Australian University or the University of Auckland.
• You must submit an application form by 22 August, 2014
• You may be a local or an international student
*Students undertaking a combined undergraduate
degree (e.g. BE/BE, BE/BCom) may apply if entering
their final year of study in 2015. This exemption does
not apply to students enrolled in a BE/MBiom.
Benefits
• $500 per week stipend (tax exempt)
• UNSW Bachelor of Engineering students may use their Taste of Research Summer Scholarship project towards their Industrial Training requirements
Availability
• The scholarships are available in a variety of research areas for a period of 12 weeks, from 24 November 2014 to 20 February 2015
For Further Information
Faculty of Engineering, Administrative Unit Alman Yeung02 9385 [email protected] Provider Number 00098G
Graduate School of Biomedical EngineeringMegan Lord9385 3910 | [email protected]
Physiological Measurement
A Low Power Fall Detector with Telehealth MonitoringNigel Lovell, Stephen Redmond
Audio Interface for a Wearable Falls MonitorNigel Lovell, Stephen Redmond
Microneedle patch for painless collection of blood and biochemical analysisRobert Nordon, Graham Davies
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Bioengineering the extracellular matrix Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina, Megan Lord/ John Whitelock
Biomimetic sugar polymers for tissue regenerationBrooke Farrugia, Megan Lord
Bone regeneration using sugar polymersBrooke Farrugia, Megan Lord
Creating a better model for tumor cell studiesPenny Martens, Sharon Sagnella
Curing Diabetes: Fabrication and characterisation of hydrogel microspheresPenny Martens, Laura Poole-Warren
Design of new polymers for use in Tissue EngineeringPenny Martens, Justine Roberts
Engineering biomimetic blood vessels using silk biomaterials Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina, Megan Lord
Image processing to automate stem cell trackingRobert Nordon, Stephen Redmond
Interfacing silk biomaterials with the human bodyJelena Rnjak-Kovacina, Megan Lord
Targeted drug delivery for cancer therapies using nanoparticlesMegan Lord, John Whitelock
Therapeutic bioactive nanoparticlesMegan Lord, John Whitelock
Rehabilitation Engineering
Building a friction-sensing finger for prosthetic or robotic grippingStephen Redmond, Lauren Kark
Implantable Bionics
Chip-scale implantable bionicsGregg Suaning, Natalie James
MRI Compatibility of Acoustic Implant ActuatorsGregg Suaning, Martin Svehla
School of Chemical EngineeringMay Lim9385 6587 | [email protected]
Process Systems Engineering
A novel fault detection technique based on dissipativityJie Bao, Michael Tippett
Control of Distributed Energy StorageJie Bao, Maria Skyllas-Kazacos; Michael Tippett
Online fault detection of Aluminimum smelter cellsJie Bao, Maria Skyllas-Kazacos
Carbon Capture and Storage
Biocatalytic Membrane Systems for CO2 Capture and ConversionVicki Chen, Jingwei Hou
Food Science and Technology
Can a humble peanut become a superfood?Alice Lee, Yan Yee Poon
Enhancement of Vitamin B12 content in plant-based foods using microbial biosynthesisJayashree Arcot, Maria Chandra- Hioe
Exploring the nutritional benefits of Quinoa milk manufactured through High Pressure ProcessingJayashree Arcot, Maria Chandra-Hioe
Membrane systems for milk protein hydrolysis to reduce allergenicityVicki Chen, Alice Lee
Parvalbumin from southern hemisphere fish for immunodiagnostic tests Alice Lee, Ji Liang
Advanced materials and nano-materials
Control the synthesis of polymer via photosynthesis: toward to mimic the NatureCyrille Boyer, Jason Xu
Design of Magnetic Virus for Capturing Pathogenic BacteriaRose Amal and May Lim, J. Justin Gooding and Christopher Marqui
Design of Magnetite-Fibre Composites (MAGNIFIC)May Lim, Vicki Chen
Development of Ag Biosensor for Live-Cell ProbingCindy Gunawan, Pall Thordarson/Christopher P Marquis
Development of Graphene Oxide as Smart AntimicrobialsCindy Gunawan, Yun Hau Ng
Drawing graphene thin film supercapacitors using pencilDawei Wang, Rose Amal
How fast do big molecules move?Stuart Prescott, Patrick Spicer
How stable can an emulsion be?Stuart Prescott, Patrick Spicer
Polymer nanoparticle synthesis using CO2 – a versatile environmentally friendly approachPer Zetterlund, Frank Lucien
Remote control instrumentation: moving from the lab bench to the plantStuart Prescott, Patrick Spicer
Shake me up: polymer adsorption and shake gelsStuart Prescott, Patrick Spicer
Surface Segregating Additives for Self-Cleaning Membranes and SurfacesVicki Chen, Jaleh Mansouri
Membrane Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment
Biocatalytic Hollow Fibre Membranes for Removal of Micro-pollutantsVicki Chen, Jingwei Hou
Design of a rapid, portable and automated cell counting techniques for assessing algal population deRita Henderson, May Lim
Development of Mobile Groundwater Desalination Systems for Rural Communities in IndiaGreg Leslie, Matthew Kearnes
Glucose based enzymatic fuel cells with membrane electrodesVicki Chen, Jingwei Hou
Next generation of osmotic-based membrane system for water treatmentPierre Le-Clech, Gaetan Blandin
Novel Submerged Forward Osmosis System for Treatment of Difficult Effluents and Resource RecoveryVicki Chen, Yun Ye
Nutrient Removal to Optimise Biofouling Control, Role of Macro- and Micro-NutrientsPierre Le-Clech, Darli Myat
Validating the removal performances of reverse osmosis for wastewater recyclingPierre Le-Clech, Alice Antony
Clean Energy Technologies
Designing microbial fuel cells to harvest energy from distillery wastewaterGreg Leslie, Alice Antony
Making hydrogen the fuel of the futureFrancois Aguey-Zinsou, Yvonne Lai
School of Civil and Environmental EngineeringWei Gao9385 4123 | [email protected]
Civil Structural Health Monitoring with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)Jinling Wang, Zeyu Li
Cloud-based real-time high accuracy GPS positioning systemChris Rizos, Yong Li
Data-driven Approach to Demand Modelling in TransportChen Cai, Fang Chen
Development and application of nanoparticle-based technologies for water and wastewater treatmentProfessor David Waite, Dr Chris Miller, Dr Shikha Garg
Development of Reactive Barriers for Managing Radioactive Groundwater ContaminantsProfessor David Waite, Dr Richard Collins, Dr Andrew Kinsela
Extracting travel attributes from social network dataTaha Hossein Rashidi, Travis Waller
Factors contributing to the Growth & Toxicity of Freshwater Algae in Sydney Water Supply CatchmentsProfessor David Waite, Dr Mark Bligh, Professor Brett Neilan
Factors influencing uranium extraction from tailings deposits & mobility in subsurface environmentsProfessor David Waite, Dr Richard Collins, Dr Andrew Kinsela
Functionalisation of low cost support materials for sustainable groundwater water treatment and suppProfessor David Waite, Dr Di He
GPS-based Structural Deformation Monitoring System – Work Package 2: Server-side DevelopmentChris Rizos, Carolin Birk
Integrating geometric modelling and structural analysisChongmin Song, Carolin Birk
Investigating new advances in modern surveying educationCraig Roberts, Binghao Li
Light and Free-Radical Mediated Transformations of Iron and Copper in Oxic Natural WatersProfessor David Waite, Dr Ninh Pham, Dr Chris Miller, Dr Shikha Garg
Modelling Crash Propensity on Sydney Major MotorwaysTaha Hossein Rashidi, Travis Waller
Non-deterministic behaviour and stability assessment of curved structuresWei Gao, Di Wu
Online Quality Monitoring for Rapid Mapping with Unmanned Aerial VehicleJinling Wang, Muwaffaq Alqurashi
UAV Flying With Centimetre-level AccuracyChris Rizos, Yong Li
School of Computer Science and EngineeringSri Parameswaran93857223 | [email protected]
Embedded, Real Time & Operating Systems
Static Security Analyisis of Android Ralf Huuck, Franck Cassez
Formal Methods
A Verified C LibraryGerwin Klein, June Andronick
Adding new theories to SMT-solvers.Franck Cassez, Ralf Huuck
Automatic Translation of Routing Protocol SpecificationsPeter Hoefner, Rob van Glabbeek
Automating invariant proof re-useDaniel Matichuk, Gerwin Klein
Formal verification of concurrent programs flying quadcoptersJune Andronick, Corey Lewis
Formally Verified Multi-Level TerminalToby Murray, June Andronick
Combining SMT-solving and abstract interpretation for C/C++ program analysisFranck Cassez, Ralf Huuck
Model Checking of Mesh Network Routing ProtocolsPeter Hoefner, Rob van Glabbeek
Modelling Routing ProtocolsRob van Glabbeek, Peter Hoefner
Robustness for Binary Verification using CSmithThomas Sewell, Gerwin Klein
Security Code Analysis in the CloudRalf Huuck, Franck Cassez
Security Monitoring for C/C++ ProgramsRalf Huuck, Franck Cassez
Trustworthy File-System Compilation using Binary ToolsThomas Sewell, Liam O’Connor-Davis
Verifying a High-Assurance POSIX ImplementationToby Murray, Gerwin Klein
Artificial Intelligence
Autonomous Robot for Search and RescueClaude Sammut, Maurice Pagnucco
CitySketch: Land-Use Annotation on Water Pipe Networks Bin Li, Yang Wang, Fang Chen
Classification of Time Series X-ray Crystallography ImagesArcot Sowmya, Thamali Lekamge
Data assembly of global water pipe networksZhidong Li, Yang Wang, Fang Chen
Game Playing RobotMichael Thielscher, David Rajaratnam
Geospatial Information Extraction from Big Data StreamsArcot Sowmya, Chris Rizos
How to save millions of dollars for water utility companies by picking out dying pipesBang Zhang, Yang Wang, Fang Chen
Joint Clustering for Structural Health Monitoring Khoa Nguyen, Yang Wang, Fang Chen
Optimal Data Collection and Evaluation using Real-time Feedback in Big Data Security ScenariosArcot Sowmya, Dimitri Semenovich
Real-time abnormal activity detection in surveillance systemsArcot Sowmya, Yingying Liu
Registration of Multi-modal Prostate Magnetic Resonance DataArcot Sowmya, Gihan Samarasinghe
Speech Interaction with a Mobile RobotClaude Sammut, Maurice Pagnucco
Stable Marriages and Kidney Exchanges: Matching with Preferences and ConstraintsToby Walsh, Nicholas Mattei
Water Pipe BanditsBin Li, Yang Wang, Fang Chen
Software Engineering
Availability Analysis for Applications in Public CloudLiming Zhu, Len Bass
Cloud performance analysis using statistical modellingAdnene Guabtni, Len Bass
Continuous Deployment for Big Data Analytics ApplicationsLiming Zhu, Len Bass
Dependable Auditing on Operations of in-Cloud ApplicationsLiming Zhu, Len Bass
Evaluation of performance, resilience and cost effectiveness of cloud deployment architecturesAdnene Guabtni, Len Bass
Implementing Secure Protocols for QuadcoptersPeter Hoefner, Gerwin Klein
Understanding and Improving Operational Processes in Large-scale Distributed SystemsLiming Zhu, Len Bass
Embedded, Real Time & Operating Systems
Benchmarking and Optimising a MicrokernelKevin Elphinstone, Gernot Heiser
CAmkES on LinuxIhor Kuz, Matthew Fernandez
Effective cross-kernel communicationGernot Heiser, Kevin Elphinstone
Fast cross-core communicationGernot Heiser, Kevin Elphinstone
Sloth vs eChronosGernot Heiser, Anna Lyons
FPGA configurations for the RUSH QB50 Payload Oliver Diessel, Ediz Cetin
Generated verified file systemGernot Heiser, Peter Chubb
High-Assurance POSIX ImplementationIhor Kuz, Toby Murray
High-Performance User-Level Device DriversKevin Elphinstone, Ihor Kuz
Interrupt-Related Covert Channels on seL4Gernot Heiser, Toby Murray
Operating System ComponentsIhor Kuz, Matthew Fernandez
Protected-mode eChronosGernot Heiser, Alex Kroh
Real-time Programming for the RUSH QB50 Payload Oliver Diessel, Ediz Cetin
Secure QuadcopterIhor Kuz, Alexander Kroh
Secure systems: Build an unhackable system!Kevin Elphinstone, Ihor Kuz
Secure systems: Can you hack an unhackable system?Ihor Kuz, Kevin Elphinstone
Image Processing
Blood Vessel Extraction in Retinal ImagesArcot Sowmya, Anastasia Levenkova
Change detection based on multi-temporal data setsArcot Sowmya, John Trinder
Segmentation and Symmetry Analysis of human rib pairs in lung MDCT imagesArcot Sowmya, Banafsheh Pazokifard
Algorithms
Cake Cutting AlgorithmsHaris Aziz, Toby Walsh
Event-driven Data Mining in Social MediaHoang Minh Dung Nguyen, Chen Cai
Financial Market Volatility Forecasting using Machine Learning TechniquesChen Cai, Fang Chen
Human Computer Interaction
Driving a model car “from the inside”Ronnie Taib, Julien Epps
Driving simulator: taming the sensorsRonnie Taib, Julien Epps
Interactive Visualization using Gesture RecognitionArcot Sowmya, Mohammadreza Hosseini
Sensor Data Visualization on Android-based DevicesJianlong Zhou
Uncertainty Visual Analytics in Machine LearningJianlong Zhou, Jinjun Sun, Fang Chen
Urban environment in Unity3D for a driving simulatorRonnie Taib, Julien Epps
Visual Analytics of Time Series DataJianlong Zhou, Fang Chen, Jinjun Sun
Databases
Efficient Fuzzy Search Wei Wang, Jianbin Qin
Personal Process Management with Social Software: Automated Capturing of User Actions in a ProcessHelen Paik, John Shepherd
TableBase: Towards a Table Management SystemHelen Paik, John Shepherd
Programming Languages and Compilers
Finding and fixing memory bloat for web applicationsYulei Sui, Jingling Xue
Precise and efficient pointer analysis for Javascript programsYulei Sui, Jingling Xue
Static and dynamic analysis for detecting data races of C/C++ programsYulei Sui, Jingling Xue
Symbolic execution for detecting system bugs on binary codeYulei Sui, Jingling Xue
Networks, Sensor Networks, etc
Road traffic density estimation with wireless vehicular networksLavy Libman, S. Travis Waller
Hardware Design, Computer Architectures, etc
Self-Checking, SEU-resilient Voter Design for Space-based FPGA systemsOliver Diessel, Ediz Cetin
Theoretical Computer Science
SMT Solvers for C/C++ Test Case GenerationRalf Huuck, Franck Cassez
Bioinformatics
Understanding the immune system with bioinformaticsBruno Gaeta, Mike Bain
Students who are awarded a NICTA Taste of Research Summer Scholarship 2014/2015
are expected to participate in NICTA’s Summer Scholars Showcase. The Showcase
is an integral part of the research training experience that NICTA is providing to its
Summer Scholars. Further information can be found at NICTA / Summer Scholars
Program, nicta.com.au/education/summer_scholars_program
School of Electrical Engineering and TelecommunicationsJulien Epps93856579 | [email protected]
Satellite Systems
Application of Cooperative Positioning in Urban CanyonsJoon Wayn Cheong, Andrew Dempster
Calibration of MEMS(Micro Electro Mechanical System) gyroscopes for UNSW ECO Cube Satellite missionLi Qiao, Barnaby Osborne
Development of an operations for a CubeSat ground station Barnaby Osborne, Andrew Dempster
Firmware Architecture Design and Development for a Multi-core GNSS Receiver on an FPGAJoon Wayn Cheong, Andrew Dempster
FPGA configurations for the RUSH QB50 Payload Ediz Cetin, Oliver Diessel
FPGA Implementation of a Space-qualified CubeSat GPS receiver using SmartFusion IIJoon Wayn Cheong, Eamonn Glennon
GPS Receivers for Sounding RocketsEamonn Glennon, Andrew Dempster
High Speed VC-TCXO Control for Improved GPS SyntonizationEamonn Glennon, Joon Wayn Cheong
Mission Control Software Development for the QB50 CubeSatBarnaby Osborne, Andrew Dempster
Modelling and Digital Compensation of the Satellite Transponder Non-linearitiesEdiz Cetin, Andrew Dempster
Real-time Programming for the RUSH QB50 PayloadEdiz Cetin, Oliver Diessel
Self-Checking, SEU-resilient Voter Design for Space-based FPGA systemsEdiz Cetin, Oliver Diessel
Space Based GPS Reflectometry Experiment with QB50Eamonn Glennon, Joon Wayn Cheong
Space Based Tracking of Aircraft on CubeSatsEdiz Cetin, Barnaby Osborne
Test and calibration of the integrated CubeSense ADCS board for UNSW ECO CubeSat missionLi Qiao, Barnaby Osborne
Test of magnetic torquer board for CubeSat attitude controlLi Qiao, Barnaby Osborne
Use of Multiple GPS Antennas in a Single Radio GPS ReceiverEamonn Glennon, Andrew Dempster
Quantum Computing and Microelectronics
Charge Pumping for Electrical Current StandardsAndrew Dzurak, Alessandro Rossi
Engineering quantum logic circuitsAndrea Morello, Arne Laucht
High Performance inertial sensors based on silicon films evaporated at ultra-high vacuum Aron Michael, Chee Yee Kwok
Spin-based Silicon Quantum ComputingAndrew Dzurak, Menno Veldhorst
Multimedia Signal Processing
Design of an automated System for Crack Detection Using a Low Cost CameraSamir Mustapha, Peter Runcie (NICTA)
Development of edge detection analysis for an ISS experimentBarnaby Osborne, Ediz Cetin
Parallelising machine learning systems – GPU computingVidhyasaharan Sethu, Julien Epps
Smart Grid and Energy Systems
Detection of arcing faults in photovoltaic installationsToan Phung, Eliathamby Ambikairajah
Data and Mobile Networks
Location Verification in Wireless NetworksRobert Malaney, Shihao Yan
Software defined radio for wireless communicationsJinhong Yuan, Tom Yang
Systems & Control and Biomedical Systems
Network Based Collaborative Enhanced Interference Detection and LocalizationEdiz Cetin, Andrew Dempster
Sub-Space Projection Based Enhanced Interference Detection and LocalizationEdiz Cetin, Andrew Dempster
Energy System Modelling and Economics
Novel Controller Implementation for an Electric Machine connected to a MicrogridJayashri Ravishankar
Advanced Photonics
Optical fibre amplifiers and lasers based on ultra broadband Bi/Er codoped optical fibre Gang-Ding Peng, Yanhua Luo
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringRob Taylor9385 5400 | [email protected]
Design and Analysis
A statistical analysis for the correlation between vibration signals and wear particlesZhongxiao Peng, Chongqing Hu
Experimental study on the correlation between friction-induced vibration and dynamic wear mechanismZ. Peng, Chongqing Hu
Exploring Virtual Space EngineeringJohn Page, Nathan Kinkaid
Thermofluids
Air conditioning with magnetic refrigerationAnn Lee, Victoria Timchenko
Design and development of novel inertial microfluidic devices for particle sortingMajid Ebrahimi Warkiani, Robert Nordon
Future cooling technology with nanofluidsAnn Lee, Guan Heng Yeoh
High-speed imaging of flame propagation in an optical SIDI engineShawn Kook, Lewis Clark
Laser fluid dynamics measurement of in-vitro vascular flow Tracie Barber, Anne Simmons
LED diagnostic of fuel sprays in an optically-accessible diesel engineShawn Kook, Minh Khoi Le
Modelling combustion in a low-emissions diesel engineEvatt Hawkes, Michele Bolla
Modelling extinction and reignition in syngas flamesEvatt Hawkes, Michele Bolla
Air and ground vehicles
Automated Image Capture for Grape Vine InspectionMark Whitty, Samsung Lim
Street View for a Vineyard: Efficient Database Management for Large Scale Image ProcessingMark Whitty, Samsung Lim
Surveying Asteroids Using Self Organised Swarms John Page, Nathan Kinkaid
Georeferencing Vineyard Imagery without GPSMark Whitty, Samsung Lim
School of Mining EngineeringSeher Ata9385 7659 | [email protected]
Mining Systems and Processing
An experimental investigation of the blasting effect on downstream process energy savingFarshad Rashidi Nejad, Ali Asgari
The effect of reagents on bubble size in froth flotationSeher Ata, Ghislain bournival
The interaction of flotation reagents with particles at the air-liquid interfaceSeher Ata, Ghislain bournival
Mining Geomechanics
Investigation into the mechanical behaviour of Gosford sandstone under cyclic loading-unloadingsHossein Masoumi, Fidelis Suorineni
Sustainable Mining Practices
Rock strength and permeability under variable stress and saturationWendy Timms, Katarina David (PhD student) & Rudra Mitra
Stress assessment of native trees around Yerranderie silver mine using airborne hyperspectral dataSimitkumar Raval, Ros Taplin
School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy EngineeringShujuan Huang9385 5057 | [email protected]
2nd Generation Solar Cells (Thin Film)
Back contact Improvement for CZTS solar cellsHongtao Cui, Xiaojing Hao
Use of silver nanoparticles for the light trapping in Organic Solar Cells Ashraf Uddin, Kah Chan (Alex)
Characterisation
Electronic Characterisation of Ultrathin Doped Silicon Dioxide LayersDirk König, Yao Yao (HDR student)
1st Generation Solar Cells
Improved Structures for Enhanced Hydrogenation in Screen Printed Solar CellsStuart Wenham, Brett Hallam
In-Line Belt Firing for Advanced HydrogenationStuart Wenham, Brett Hallam
Kinetic Modelling for Advanced Hydrogenation ProcessesStuart Wenham, Phill Hamer
Spatially Resolved Lifetime Spectroscopy from Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence ImagingZiv Hameiri, Thorsten Trupke
Combustion and Biofuels
Lean premixed combustion of hydrogenEvatt Hawkes, Michele Bolla