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Scholarship-funded research projects
Explore our research projects with funded living stipend scholarships. You can filter by program type, research area and scholarship type, or use the keyword search field to find projects that suit your interests.
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Revolutionise Australian Strata Management with Large Language Models
Develop Australia’s first strata management system powered by large language models.
- Supervisor
- Professor Hongzhi Yin and Dr Tong Chen
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
Understanding nonequilibrium steady states
Improve understanding of systems important to advanced materials and decarbonisation using new methods for the efficient calculation of nonequilibrium steady state properties.
- Supervisor
- Dr Stephen Sanderson and Professor Debra Bernhardt
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Agentic recommender systems with large language models
Investigate the use of language models as intelligent agents for modern recommendations in various online platforms. The outcome will include contributions to the application of recommender systems that can be widely applied.
- Supervisor
- Dr Ruihong Qiu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
Data-driven optimisation for next-generation digital manufacturing systems
Advance the field of digital manufacturing through the development of next-generation data analytics techniques. The research, part of ARC ITRH, aims to enable real-time monitoring, process optimisation, and predictive decision-making across complex manufacturing workflows.
- Supervisor
- Professor Helen Huang and Dr Yadan Luo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
Responsive representation learning for dynamic video-sharing platforms
Develop novel representation learning algorithms to predict and leverage changes in video-sharing platforms, enabling responsive recommendation, interaction modelling, and insight extraction for evolving content and user behaviour.
- Supervisor
- Professor Helen Huang and Dr Yadan Luo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
A universal aphasia battery for assessing language disorders in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who speak traditional languages and creoles
Develop aphasia assessments for several Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional languages and creoles, by working in collaboration with Indigenous Australians.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Stephen Wilson and Professor David Copland
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences, Health sciences, Indigenous studies, Language, communication and culture, Psychology
New scalable organic synthesis methods based on electrolysis
Work on a project dealing with the development of novel synthetic electrochemical methods and their transfer to scalable flow systems.
- Supervisor
- Dr David Cantillo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences
QUBIC x DETSI 2026 Quantum Biotechnology PhD Scholarship
The ARC Centre of Excellence in Quantum Biotechnology with the Queensland Government’s Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science, and Innovation are offering a PhD scholarship to develop and apply quantum biotechnologies to environmental and sustainability challenges.
- Supervisor
- Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Professor Warwick Bowen, Professor Jennifer Stow, Professor Alan Mark, Dr Jorge Campos and Professor Allison Fish
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Environmental sciences, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Transport modelling and optimisation of automated and modular mobility systems
Develop transport modelling and optimisation methods to design and operate connected, automated, shared and modular mobility systems in urban networks.
- Supervisor
- Dr Xiaolin Gong and Professor Zuduo Zheng
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Advanced flow battery for synergetic carbon capture and energy storage
Develop a novel flow battery that combines renewable energy storage, CO2 capture, and bromide wastewater treatment into one integrated system. Outcomes include an innovative energy storage solution and advancements in carbon capture and wastewater treatment, contributing to clean energy systems.
- Supervisor
- Dr Mu Xiao and Associate Professor Bin Luo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering