Summer Scholarships 2017/18

Taste of Research

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, UNSW Engineering offers Taste of Research Summer Scholarships.

More than 60 scholarships funded by the Faculty and its nine schools.

Visit engineering.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 or another Australian or New Zealand University

• You must submit an application form by 18 August, 2017

• 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 2018. This exemption does

not apply to students enrolled in a BE/MBiom

or BE/ME.

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 (up to 6 weeks)

Availability

• The scholarships are available in a variety of research areas for a period of 12 weeks from 20 November 2017 to 23 February 2018.

For Further Information

Faculty of Engineering,

Administrative Unit

Alman Yeung

02 9385 6429

a.yeung@unsw.edu.au

www.engineering.unsw.edu.au

CRICOS Provider Number 00098G

Biomedical EngineeringLauren Karklauren.kark@unsw.edu.au

Physiological MeasurementA thermal imaging sensor for unobtrusive monitoring of falls in elderly people Nigel Lovell, Michael Stevens

Development of a device for rapid detection of falls in elderly people Michael Stevens, Nigel Lovell

Biomaterials and Tissue EngineeringManufacturing blood in a dish Robert Nordon, Kang Liang

Production of bioactives for vascular tissue engineering Fengying Tang, Megan Lord

Production of new drugs for immunotherapy Fengying Tang, Megan Lord

Development of novel silk-based biomaterials for soft tissue regeneration Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina, Sally Tang

Promoting tissue vascularisation Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina, Sally Tang

Self-powered micromotors Kang Liang, Song Gao

Rehabilitation EngineeringFriction-sensing-based force-controlled gripping Stephen Redmond, Heba Khamis

Smartphone apps for clinical settings (cardiacrehab, gait analysis and mental health) Nigel Lovell, Michael del Rosario

Implantable BionicsPushing heart pumps to the limit: increase heart pump output during exercise Michael Stevens, Nigel Lovell

Measuring from hearts, eyes and brains: Next generation optrode Nigel Lovell, Francois Ladouceur

Chemical EngineeringMay Limm.lim@unsw.edu.au

EnergyHarnessing the intramolecular electrons of enzymes: a pathway to novel enzymatic fuel cells Vicki Chen, Chao Ji

Oxygen electrocatalysis: What is the role of surface-acting charges at metal and non-metal interface Dawei Wang, Kuang-Hsu (Tim) Wu

Finding chlorine – an atomic-scale investigation underneath the shiny skin of steel. Patrick A Burr, Hassan Tahini

2 Birds, 1 Stone: Hydrogen Fuel Production and Carbon Dioxide Capture in a Single Step May Lim, Jason Scott

0 (zero) emission to infinite energy: sunlight tunable catalysis for selective redox reactions Rose Amal, Jason Scott

A story of nature’s “power plant”: solving food crisis, global warming, and energy crisis Rose Amal, Jason Scott

A journey of turning water into chemical fuels under sunlight Yun Hau Ng, Jason Scott

Control the synthesis of polymer via light polymerization Cyrille Boyer , Jason Xu

Oxygen electrocatalysis: What is the role of surface-acting charges at metal and non-metal interface CO2 to fuels. Da-Wei Wang, Kuang-Hsu Tim Wu

Algal Biofuel Project: Magnetic CaO Catalyst for Biofuel Production May Lim, Martin Bucknall

Algal Biofuel Project: Magnetic CaO Catalyst for Biofuel Production May Lim, Martin Bucknall

2-Dimensional Organic-Inorganic Nanosheets from Self-assembly in Water Phase Dawei Wang, Mr Kefeng Xiao

Magnesium: a material for storing energy Francois Aguey-Zinsou, Qiwen lai

Optimal control of vanadium batteries Jie Bao, Maria Skyllas-Kazacos

Biocatalytic membranes for CO2 Conversion Using Enzymatic Cascades Vicki Chen, Song Gao

Food and HealthA smart theranostic nanoplatform for disease diagnosis and simultaneous therapy Sophia Gu, Andre Bongers

2-Photon Upconversion: Using Light for Highly Precise Drug Release May Lim, Cyrille Boyer

2-Photon Upconversion: Using Light for Highly Precise Drug Release May Lim, Cyrille Boyer

2 Stones, 1 Bird: Combining Conventional Therapy with Magnetic Hyperthermia in Cancer Treatment May Lim, David Chang

2 Stones, 1 Bird: Combining Conventional Therapy with Magnetic Hyperthermia in Cancer Treatment May Lim, David Chang

Delivery of Nitric Oxide for the prevention and the treatment of biofilm Cyrille Boyer, Edgar Wang

Polymer coating: stabilizing nanoparticles for bio-applications Sophia Gu, Jason Xu

Molecular EngineeringNovel Synthetic Antimicrobial Polymers Edgar Wong , Cyrille Boyer

Ultrathin Metal Organic Framework Membranes using Mussel-inspired “Bio-glue” Vicki Chen, Jingwei Hou

Process and ProductsSimulation Studies on Distributed Control of Renewable Energy Storage Jie Bao, Ruigang Wang

Using light to produce advanced materials Cyrille Boyer, Jason Xu

Enhanced Bioseparations with Novel Vibrating Membranes Vicki Chyen, Milton Chai

Supercritical fluid extraction of lycopene from tomato products Frank Lucien, Per Zetterlund

Watching the Bacterial Spider Patrick Spicer, Stuart Prescott

Model and design of a rapid thermal processing reactor Yansong Shen, Yuting Zhou

Water and EnvironmentOn-Demand Water Disinfection with Antimicrobial Polymeric Gels Edgar Wong, Cyrille Boyer

Assessing relative role of bacteria and algae in membrane photobioreactors Pierre Le-Clech, Rita Henderson

Civil and Environmental EngineeringWei Gaow.gao@unsw.edu.au

Optimal design of structures under uncertainty Wei Gao, Di Wu

Development and application of nanoparticle-based technologies for water and wastewater treatment David Waite, Chris Miller, Shikha Garg

Factors contributing to the Growth & Toxicity of Freshwater Algae in Sydney Water Supply Catchments David Waite, Manabu Fujii

Development of innovative cement binders with low carbon footprint David Waite, Mark Bligh; Adele Jones

Light and Free-Radical Mediated Transformations of Iron and Copper in Oxic Natural Waters David Waite, Ninh Pham, Chris Miller, Shikha Garg

Development of robust, low maintenance approaches to treatment of brackish contaminated groundwaters David Waite, Peter Kovalsky; Jinxing Ma

Development of Reactive Barriers for Managing Radioactive Groundwater Contaminants David Waite, Richard Collins, Andrew Kinsela

An experimental study of hydraulic culvert blockage Stefan Felder, Grantley Smith

Arsenic contamination in ground waters of the Mekong Denis O’Carroll, Gregory Leslie

LIDAR measurements of scale effects in free-surface characteristics of hydraulic jumps Stefan Felder, Laura Montano

Logistics in humanitarian emergency operations Hanna Grzybowska, Lauren Gardner

A model study and field data collection of floating pontoon movements related to people stability Kristen Splinter, Libby Freeman

A model experiment of revetment over-topping in reef environments Kristen Splinter, Matt Blacka

Bugs and nanoiron for contaminated land cleanup Denis O’Carroll, Matthew Lee

Future drought modelling Fiona Johnson, Md Mamunur Rashid

The impact of technology on pedestrian safety Kasun Wijayaratna, Travis Waller

Enhancing Building Information Modelling with Supply Chain Data Mojtaba Maghrebi, Travis Waller

Integrating Supply Information with Construction Planning Mojtaba Maghrebi, Travis Waller

Geospatial Mapping and Navigation Requirements for Autonomous Driving Jinling Wang, Shuraun Zheng

Assessment of green roofs for mitigation against climate change Denis O’Carroll, Stefan Felder

Flood impacts in southern Australia Fiona Johnson, Thanh Hung Pham

Modelling vehicle behaviour at an un-signalised intersection Hanna Grzybowska, Travis S. Waller

Workforce Scheduling and Routing Problem Hanna Grzybowska, Travis S. Waller

The impact of satellite data quality on hydro-ecological models

Lucy Marshall, Yating Tange

Computer Science and EngineeringSalil Kanheresalilk@cse.unsw.edu.au

AlgorithmsThe effect of random choices on algorithmic running times in practice Serge Gaspers, Edward Lee

Parameters and parameterized algorithms for disrupting covert networks in practice Serge Gaspers, Kamran Najeebullah

Artificial IntelligenceGeneral Game Playing Michael Thielscher, Abdallah Saffidine

Hierarchical Evolutionary Computation Alan Blair Aleksander Ignjatovic

Learning Ethical Behaviours by Demonstration in Social Robots Maurice Pagnucco, Claude Sammut

RoboCup@Home - Robots in the home Maurice Pagnucco, Claude Sammut

Predicting Rare Events / Learning from Imbalanced Data Arcot Sowmya, David Muchlinski

General Problem-Solving Robot Michael Thielscher, David Rajaratnam

Deep Learning on Polarised Radar Imagery Arcot Sowmya, Matthew Gibson

RoboCup Soccer Claude Sammut, Maurice Pagnucco

Evolutionary Art and Music Alan Blair, Oliver Bown

Generative Adversarial Networks in Medical Imaging Arcot Sowmya, Upul Senanayake

MedNet: A repository of pre-trained deep networks for medical images Arcot Sowmya, Upul Senanayake

Embedded, Real Time & Operating SystemsPerformance limits of real-time operating systems Gernot Heiser, Anna Lyons

Improving the software architecture of DNA analysis Sri Parameswaran, Arash Bayat

Fuzz test seL4 systems Ihor Kuz, Gernot Heiser

ROS native on seL4 Ihor Kuz, Gernot Heiser

Learning Hardware Sri Parameswaran, Haseeb Bokhari

Capability-oriented programming interface for seL4 Gernot Heiser, Kevin Elphinstone

Virtualising the seL4 ABI

Gernot Heiser, Kevin Elphinstone

Graphical Editor for Building Componentised Operating Systems Ihor Kuz, Kevin Elphinstone

seL4 Inception: Nested seL4 systems Ihor Kuz, Kevin Elphinstone

Formal MethodsImproving automation in concurrent software verification June Andronick, Carroll Morgan

Open Theory Import for Isabelle/HOL Ramana Kumar, Gabriele Keller

What’s a good routing protocol? Measurements for Comparing Routing Protocols Peter Höfner, Kai Engelhardt

Model Checking of Network Routing Protocols Kai Engelhardt, Peter Höfner

Modelling Routing Protocols Carroll Morgan, Rob van Glabbeek

Multimedia & Visual CommunicationMedical Image Visualization Arcot Sowmya, Gihan Samarasinghe

Networks, Sensor Networks, etcData After Death Salil Kanhere, Arash Shaghaghi

Donya: Next Generation of Anti-censorship Tools over SDN Salil Kanhere, Arash Shaghaghi

Next Generation of Text Editor for Organizations Salil Kanhere, Arash Shaghaghi

Social Network as a Vector for Malware Salil Kanhere, Arash Shaghaghi

Programming Languages and CompliersUsing Linguistic Techniques to Automatically Analyses Content of Social Media to Extract Trip Purpos Mojtaba Maghrebi, Taha Rashidi

Information flow analysis for detecting vulnerabilities in Android apps Yulei Sui, Wen Hu

Proof Engineering on CakeML proofs Ramana Kumar, Gabriele Keller

Preventing code reuse attacks in C++ using pointer analysis Yulei Sui, Jingling Xue

Electrical Engineering and TelecommunicationsChamith Wijenayakec.wijenayake@unsw.edu.au

Data and Mobile NetworksLoRa test-bed development and applications for agricultrural Internet of Things (IoT) Jinhong Yuan, Lei Yang

Building and Securing a Smart Campus Vijay Sivaraman, Hassan Habibi Gharakheili

5G IoT communications on software defined radio platform Jinhong Yuan, Raja Pillai

Multimedia Signal ProcessingMachine learning in Speech Processing Vidhyasaharan Sethu, Julien Epps

Radar for Health Applications Elias Aboutanios, Joon Wayn Cheong

Network Privacy, Security and Quantum TelecommunicationsQuantum Communications with the Chinese Quantum Satellite Robert Malaney, Xiaoyu Ai

Quantum Computing and MicroelectronicsOptical Readout of Spin Qubits Arne Laucht, Andrea Morello

Compact THz devices using topologically protected transport in metawaveguides Shaghik Atakaramians, Andrea Blanco-Redondo (University of Sydney)

Silicon-based Quantum Computing Andrew Dzurak, Henry Yang

Advanced microwave circuits for quantum computation Andrea Morello, Vivien Schmitt

Improving quantum bit readout and control fidelity using MATLAB Andrew Dzurak, Henry Yang

COMSOL simulation of radio frequency line to manipulate electron spin on quantum devices Andrew Dzurak, Kok Wai Chan

Industry standard poly-silicon quantum devices Andrew Dzurak, Kok Wai Chan

Constructing a fast-pulsed high-current source for control of a quantum-enhanced MRI machine Jarryd Pla, Mykhailo Savytskyi

Constructing a gradient magnetic field source for a quantum-enhanced MRI machine Jarryd Pla, Mykhailo Savytskyi

Satellite SystemsCubesat Ground Station Command and Data Handling Optimisation Andrew Dempster, Andrew Dempster

Advanced Signal Processing for GPS Anti-Spoofing Joon Wayn Cheong, Andrew Dempster

Sensor Fusion for Positioning Integrity in Safety-Critical Vehicular Applications Joon Wayn Cheong, Andrew Dempster

Under Actuated Attitude Control for Cubesats Joon Wayn Cheong, Andrew Dempster

High Altitude Balloon-Borne Radar Elias Aboutanios, Joon Wayn Cheong

Ocean Remote Sensing using GPS Reflectometry Eamonn Glennon, Mr Ben Southwell

Smart Grid and Energy SystemsHardware-in-the-loop Energy Storage System Validation. Georgios Konstantinou, Harith Wickramasinghe

Development and HiL testing of protection and control functions for a hybrid dc-breaker Georgios Konstantinou, Mr. Harith Wickramasinghe

Augmenting HVDC systems for renewable electrical grid operation John Fletcher, NA

Energy storage, fast frequency response and the South Australian blackout John Fletcher, NA

Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringXiaopeng Lixiaopeng.li@unsw.edu.au

Air and Ground VehiclesQuiet Owl Wings Con Doolan, Danielle Moreau

Development and Use of the Swarm Simulator John Page, Faqihza Mukhlish

Microscope Image Analysis from Vine Leaves Mark Whitty, Scarlett Liu

Street View for a Vineyard: Efficient Database Management for Large Scale Image Processing Mark Whitty, Scarlett Liu

A new way to study the surface roughness of gears and its evolution Zhongxiao Peng, Wade Smith

Study of the frictional behaviour of rolling sliding contact Zhongxiao Peng, Wade Smith

Design and AnalysisHuman Insertion into HR John Page, Ali Ahmed

Development of New Mechanical Test Method for the Study of Micro/Nano Interfacial Adhesion Character Gangadhara Prusty, Dr. Raju

Investigation on the wear of human tooth and dental restorations Gangadhara Prusty, Dr. Raju

Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites - Modelling and Experimentation Garth Pearce, Ganga Prusty

ThermofluidsModelling combustion in a low-emissions diesel engine Evatt Hawkes, Armin Wehrfritz

Modelling combustion in gas turbines Evatt Hawkes, Bruno Savard

Low noise aircraft, wind turbine and submarine technology Danielle Moreau, Con Doolan

Laser fluid dynamics measurement of in-vitro vascular flow Tracie Barber, Dave Fulker

Tackling gasoline particulate emission issues in a direct-injection spark-ignition engine Shawn Kook, Hugh Dongchan Kim

Late-cycle soot oxidation in an automotive diesel engine Shawn Kook, Lingzhe Rao

Mining EngineeringSeher Atas.ata@unsw.edu.au

Mining Systems and Mineral ProcessingStudy of foam stability in flotation process Seher Ata, Ghislain Bournival

Effect of non-frothing reagents on bubble size Seher Ata, Ghislian Bournival

Sustainable Mining PracticesLaser induced breakdown spectroscopy for evaluating heavy metal contamination Simit Raval, Bikram Banerjee

Petroleum EngineeringManman Humanman.hu@unsw.edu.au

Co-optimization of CO2 Storage and Oil recovery Furqan Hussain, Emmanuel Ajoma

Analysis of Fines Induced Injectivity Loss During Water Disposal Furqan Hussain, Faisal Othman

Application of AFM to study the role of ions in altering wettability of carbonate reservoirs Sheik Rahman, Hongna Ding

Thermo-mechanical constitutive modelling: from micro- to macro scale Hamid Roshan, Hossein Masoumi

VR Driller: Virtual-Reality Deep Drilling Simulator with head mounted displays and a hand controller Stuart Walsh , James Tibbett

Geothermal Refrigeration: Providing access to geothermal power in developing nations to fight hunger Stuart Walsh , Klaus Regenauer-Lieb

Injectivity loss during Low Salinity Waterflooding Furqan Hussain, Muhan Yu

Characterisation of fractured rocks by quantitative image analysis Peyman Mostaghimi, Ryan Armstrong

Investigation of the Roles of Ions in Improving Oil Recovery by Low Salinity Waterflooding - EOR Sheik Rahman, Ying Da Wang

A New Model for the Evaluation of Fracability of Shale Gas Reservoirs Zhixi Chen, Yu Suo

Multiphysics modelling on Wellbore Stability in Shale Formations Zhixi Chen, Yu Suo

Pore-scale two-phase flow simulation for estimating relative permeability of shale gas reservoirs Sheik Rahman, Yudong Yuan and Chenhao Sun

Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy EngineeringShujuan Huangsj.huang@unsw.edu.au

CharacterisationImproving the accuracy of luminescence imaging for solar cell research and manufacturing. David Payne, Mattias Juhl

Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence Measurements of Silicon Wafers and Silicon Solar Cells Ziv Hameiri, Mattias Juhl

2nd Generation Solar Cells (Thin Film)Cd free CZTS solar cells HONGTAO CUI, Jialiang Huang

Combustion and BiofuelsLean premixed combustion of hydrogen Evatt Hawkes, Bruno Savard

Automation of data acquisition and control of an anaerobic, marine photobioreactor producing CH4 Ivan Perez Wurfl, Tracey Yeung