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Scholarship-funded research projects
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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
Real-time, three-dimensional, and super-resolution electromagnetic medical imaging
Develop a prototype electromagnetic imaging system that demonstrates the potential to advance the underlying physical mechanisms and elevate the imaging quality of electromagnetic imaging to the next level.
- Supervisor
- Professor Amin Abbosh and Dr Lei Guo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Long-read DNA sequencing analysis of the retrotransposon epigenome
Use state-of-the-art long-read DNA sequencing technologies to analyse epigenomic modifications applied to retrotransposons, to understand how they are repressed and how they can evade that repression.
- Supervisor
- Professor Geoffrey Faulkner and Dr Eugenia Ferreiro
- Location
- Dutton Park
- Research areas
- Biological sciences
The development of lead-free perovskites for flexible photovoltaics
This project aims to develop eco-friendly tin-based perovskite solar cells, offering sustainable and battery-free solution for portable electronics. In addition to lab-scale prototype demonstration, this project expects to validate mass production on flexible substrates and their integration with wireless devices.
- Supervisor
- Dr Peng Chen
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Engineering
Defining the controlling mechanisms of flashover in compartment fires
Revisit the fundamental processes governing the transition to flashover in compartment fires. Apply modern measurement techniques to generate new insights into the heat and mass transfer phenomena that drive flashover in contemporary built environments.
- Supervisor
- Dr David Morrisset and Associate Professor David Lange
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Real-time AI-integrated three-dimensional medical electromagnetic imaging
Develop an AI-enabled real-time 3D medical electromagnetic imaging platform which aims to be integrated with microwave hyperthermia to support precise cancer detection, localisation, monitoring, and treatment.
- Supervisor
- Professor Amin Abbosh and Associate Professor Lei Guo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering