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Scholarship-funded research projects
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Oscillation identification and control design for power grid with high renewable energy integration
Develop innovative solutions for detecting oscillations, identifying their sources, and proposing effective mitigation strategies to facilitate the large-scale integration of renewable energy resources.
- Supervisor
- Dr Feifei Bai and Associate Professor Ruifeng Yan
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
UQ Cyber funded PhD scholarships
UQ Cyber 2.0 offers funded PhD scholarships supporting multidisciplinary research in cybersecurity and privacy, fostering innovation and collaboration to address emerging digital security challenges.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Dongseong (Dan) Kim
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Economics, Education, Engineering, Health sciences, Human society, Information and computing sciences, Law and legal studies, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences, Psychology
Converting waste gases into sustainable protein
Develop acetogenic and methanotrophic fermentation systems to transform waste gases into sustainable microbial protein for feed and food applications.
- Supervisor
- Dr Bernardino Virdis and Dr Gaia Boniardi
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
DNA sequence deep learning to map genome-wide genetic variants underlying complex traits and disease
Deep learning predicts genetic variant effects on DNA regulation, but scales poorly. We aim to leverage better GPU parallelisation and sub-network isolation to run inference genome-wide, boosting disease-risk prediction and heritability estimation.
- Supervisor
- Professor Loic Yengo and Dr Brad Balderson
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Engineering, Information and computing sciences, Mathematical sciences
Integrating whole-genome sequence and functional genomics for polygenic prediction
Develop statistical models integrating whole-genome sequencing and functional genomic data to understand genetic architecture and improve polygenic prediction of complex traits and diseases.
- Supervisor
- Dr Jian Zeng
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Health sciences, Information and computing sciences, Mathematical sciences
Fault-tolerant quantum algorithms for the energy transition
Explore the applicability of fault-tolerant quantum computers to strongly correlated quantum systems — one of the hardest problems in physics — in materials central to the energy transition.
- Supervisor
- Dr Jorge Arturo Campos Gonzalez Angulo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Quantum chemistry targets for fault-tolerant simulation of catalytic decarbonisation
Formulate targets for quantum computers to address the limitations classical computers encounter in the quantum chemistry underlying catalytic processes central to the energy transition.
- Supervisor
- Dr Jorge Arturo Campos Gonzalez Angulo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Environmental sciences, Physical sciences
A First Nations Cancer Cohort Study (CanCo)
Investigate and address the critical health disparities faced by First Nations Australians in cancer care, ultimately saving more lives and enhancing wellbeing.
- Supervisor
- Professor Gail Garvey
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences, Indigenous studies
Characterising venom toxins of veterinary importance in Australia
Characterise venom toxins produced by Australian paralysis ticks (Ixodes holocyclus) and processionary caterpillars (Ochrogaster lunifer), which cause tick paralysis and equine pregnancy loss, respectively.
- Supervisor
- Dr Andrew Walker
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences
Combinational nano-immunotherapy for cancer treatment
Develop novel nano-adjuvants to improve the treatment outcome of immunotherapy triple-negative breast cancer.
- Supervisor
- Professor Chengzhong Yu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences