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High performance electrodes for CO2 electrochemical reduction
Develop high-performance electrodes for CO2 electrolyser to convert greenhouse gas CO2 into useful chemical products.
- Supervisor
- Professor John Zhu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Engineering
Language-based Graph Representation Learning
Investigate the usage of large language models for graph data with advanced graph analysis techniques.
- Supervisor
- Dr Ruihong Qiu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
Time reversed optics
Develop new static and programmable optical systems for spatiotemporal beam shaping.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Joel Carpenter
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering, Physical sciences
Towards Adaptive Spatial Perception
Develop novel adaptive robotic spatial perception and state-estimation systems (e.g., SLAM) that autonomously adjust parameters in real-time to handle unknown, dynamic operating conditions.
- Supervisor
- Dr Kasra Khosoussi
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering, Mathematical sciences
Fingerprinting critical minerals development in continental margins
Study how critical minerals develop in the Andean-type plate margins through case studies in eastern Australia.
- Supervisor
- Dr Renjie Zhou and Dr Coralie Siegel, CSIRO
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Earth sciences
Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Opto-electronics
Develop next-generation of light conversion devices such as solar cells, sensors, and light-emitting devices using cost-effective advanced semiconductors utilising carbon and perovskite materials.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Ebinazar Namdas, Associate Professor Shih-Chun Lo, Dr Carla Verdi, Dr Julian Steele and Dr Peng Chen
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Engineering, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
On the Transferability of Machine Learning Models
Improve safety, transferability, and robustness in deep learning models.
- Supervisor
- Dr Mahsa Baktashmotlagh
- Location
- UQ St Lucia Campus
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
Advanced data-driven methods for epidemiological analysis of poisoning incidents in Australia: A spatial and environmental risk assessment
Leverage data from multiple sources to conduct a comprehensive, spatially explicit risk assessment.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Nicholas Osborne and Dr Darsy Darssan
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Environmental sciences, Health sciences
Advancing AI tools for hazard detection in potable water sources
Support water authorities, and environmental and health protection regulators nationally and internationally to meet growing water demands.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon and Associate Professor Gilda Carvalho
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Environmental sciences, Health sciences, Mathematical sciences
Chemical and pathogen exposure during mass gatherings
Establish methods for chemical/pathogen exposures, using samples collected during mass events.
- Supervisor
- Dr Richard Bade and Dr Jake O'Brien
- Location
- Dutton Park
- Research areas
- Environmental sciences