Contact Details
| Organization: | Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
| Position: | PROFESSORIAL RESEARCH FELLOW |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 8344 6741 |
| Fax: | 8344 7412 |
| Room: | 5.5 |
| Level: | 05 |
| Building: | Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science (honours) | The University of Birmingham | 01-Dec-1965 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Sheffield | 31-Dec-1968 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Committee of Mathematical Sciences, Australian Academy of Sciences | Chair | 01-Jan-1988 | 31-Dec-1988 |
| Member | Sectional Committee for Applied Science, Australian Academy of Sciences | Member | 01-Jan-1992 | 31-Dec-1996 |
| Member | Sectional Committee for Information and Computational Science, Australian Academy of Science | Member | 01-Jan-2002 | 31-Dec-2006 |
| Member | London Mathematical Society | Member | 01-Jan-1967 | |
| Member | Australian Mathematical Society | Member | 01-Jan-1976 | |
| Member | American Mathematical Society | Member | 01-Jan-1978 | |
| Member | Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Member | 01-Jan-1995 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) | 31-Dec-1984 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Calculus of Variations and Control Theory (MATHEMATICS) (230110)
- Dynamical Systems (MATHEMATICS) (230113)
- Operations Research (MATHEMATICS) (230117)
- Optimisation (MATHEMATICS) (230118)
- Systems Theory and Control (MATHEMATICS) (230119)
- Mathematics not elsewhere classified (MATHEMATICS) (230199)
- Stochastic Analysis and Modelling (STATISTICS) (230202)
- Surfacewater Hydrology (HYDROLOGY) (260502)
- Meteorology (ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES) (260601)
- Terrestrial Ecology (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270703)
- Systems Theory (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280110)
- Information Systems not elsewhere classified (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280199)
- Image Processing (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING) (280203)
- Signal Processing (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING) (280204)
- Simulation and Modelling (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING) (280210)
- Coding and Information Theory (DATA FORMAT) (280506)
- Data Format not elsewhere classified (DATA FORMAT) (280599)
- Other Information, Computing and Communication Sciences (OTHER INFORMATION, COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES) (289999)
- Electrical Engineering (ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING) (290901)
- Surveying (GEOMATIC ENGINEERING) (291002)
- Digital Systems (COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES) (291703)
- Broadband Network Technology (COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES) (291706)
- Communications Technologies not elsewhere classified (COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES) (291799)
- Knowledge Representation and Machine Learning (COGNITIVE SCIENCE) (380305)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Navy (DEFENCE) (610101)
- Combined Operations (DEFENCE) (610104)
- Other (DEFENCE) (610199)
- Iron ores (i.e. ferrous ores) (PRIMARY MINING AND EXTRACTION PROCESSES) (640201)
- Other non-ferrous ores (e.g. copper, zinc) (PRIMARY MINING AND EXTRACTION PROCESSES) (640205)
- Coal (MINING AND EXTRACTION) (650202)
- Integrated systems (COMPUTER HARDWARE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT) (671206)
- Data, image and text equipment (COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT) (671304)
- Communication equipment not elsewhere classified (COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT) (671399)
- Instrumentation not elsewhere classified (INSTRUMENTATION) (671499)
- Mining machinery and equipment (MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT) (671502)
- Information processing services (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700103)
- Telecommunications (COMMUNICATION SERVICES) (700302)
- Communication services not elsewhere classified (COMMUNICATION SERVICES) (700399)
- Commercial security services (OTHER COMMERCIAL SERVICES) (710603)
- Climate change (CLIMATE AND WEATHER) (770101)
- Weather (CLIMATE AND WEATHER) (770103)
- Land and water management (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770802)
- Mathematical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780101)
- Other (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780199)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stochastic construction of error correcting codes with application to digital communications | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 22/12/2002 |
| Coding theory, information theory and radar | Chief Investigator | AFOSR/ASIAN OFFICE OF AEROSPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | AOARD Grants | 15/09/2004 |
| AUTOMATED ON-LINE ANALYSIS & CONTAMINANT DETECTION IN MINERAL ORE PROCESSING | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL, SCANTECH LTD |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/12/2005 |
| Towards an Information Theory of Radar | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2006 |
| UIC DARPA Waveform Adaptive Sensing Project | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS) | 01/09/2006 |
| SENSOR TOPOLOGY AND MINIMALIST PLANNING (STOMP) PHASE 1 | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS) | 05/10/2006 |
| Information Geometry and Compressive Sensing for Radar and Communications | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2008 |
| HIGH RESOLUTION AIRBORNE RADAR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH: SOIL MOISTURE, VEGETATION, SALINITY AND TERRAIN MAPPING | Chief Investigator | CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, FLINDERS UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE, UNIVERSITY OF NSW, AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2008 |
| Scalable Robust Video Surveillance over Constrained Networks | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL, SENSEN NETWORKS PTY LTD |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2008 |
| Mathematical Foundations of Distributed Radar | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2009 |
| INFORMATION FUSION AND CONTROL IN HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS | Chief Investigator | US DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE | Special Grant | 15/07/2009 |
| Towards Distributed Phased Array Radar for High Resolution Weather Monitoring | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL, RAYTHEON AUST |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Digital Signal Processing for Spectral Analysis from PGNAA data | Chief Investigator | SCANTECH LTD | 30/10/2003 |
| ISP PHASE II PROGRAM-DEVELOPMENT OF ALGORITHMS FOR MULTI-EPOCH SCHEDULING,WAVEFORM DESIGN, POMDPS;ANALYSIS OF CLIENT DATA USING NEWLY DEVELOPED ALGORITMS | Chief Investigator | RAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS | 01/01/2005 |
| WAVEFORMS FOR ACTIVE SENSING IN SUPPORT OF MILITARY OPERATIONS ON URBAN TERRAINS (COLORADO WAS) | Chief Investigator | COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | 22/09/2005 |
| DSTO - EWRD - TASK 1 :DAS DETECTION & TRACKING OF TARGETS IN URBAN & LITTORAL ENVIRONMENTS USING DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS | Chief Investigator | DEFENCE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION | 01/01/2006 |
| ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION CONTROL FOR A SHALLOW WATER ACTIVE SONAR SIMULATION MODEL | Chief Investigator | DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION - USE CUST NO 27799 | 31/03/2006 |
| ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION CONTROL FOR AN ACTIVE SONAR SIMULATION MODEL WITH A VARYING PROBABILITY OF DETECTION | Chief Investigator | DEFENCE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION | 29/11/2006 |
| RAPID PROTOTYPING AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT (RPDE) | Chief Investigator | DEFENCE MATERIAL ORGANISATION | 16/12/2009 |
Consultancies
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTIMISED MODEL FOR THE OPERATION OF THE NORTHERN MALEE PIPELINE SYSTEM | Chief Investigator | UMEE LTD |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.