Projects
LoRaWAN Gateway and Sensor Deployment
Collaboration with Prof Petra Helmholz for deploying LoRaWAN sensors around campus, LoRaWAN gateways, MQTT broker, and database for research data collection.
Crop Disease Detection with Drone Images
Developed an image segmentation algorithm based on YOLOv8 to detect disease areas of crops in paddocks via drone imagery.
Hand-held Leaf Disease Scanner
Developed a hand-held Raspberry Pi-based device to determine disease areas of a leaf using a single camera and OpenCV.
Dog Kennel Monitoring System
Contributed to the development of a monitoring system for defence dog kennels. Project details and partners are confidential.
Robust Remote Operations and Real-Time Asset Health Monitoring
LeadDefence Science Centre's Collaborative Research Grant Round 6. Co-led research into robust remote operations and real-time asset health monitoring for defence applications.
Project Burdock: IoT Device Cybersecurity Survey
LeadCo-led a comprehensive cybersecurity survey of IoT devices for defence applications. Project details and partners are confidential.
Project Destiny: Hand-held Scanner for Hidden Wireless Devices
LeadCo-led the development of a hand-held scanner capable of detecting hidden wireless devices. Project details and partners are confidential.
Rifle Sensor Project
Contributed to a sensor integration project for rifle systems. Project details and partners are confidential.
Asset Management System
LeadDeveloped a cloud-based asset management system for monitoring and remote operation of industrial assets.
Azure Sphere Datapath
LeadTransmit sensor data through Azure Sphere to cloud without SCADA, enabling direct cloud connectivity for industrial sensor systems.
Investigation for LoRaWAN Industrial Application
LeadSurveyed industrial LoRaWAN sensors and gateways for potential deployment in Alcoa's industrial operations.
Smart Washer
LeadDeveloped sensing and monitoring for an industrial smart-washer system to improve process visibility and support reliable operation in plant conditions.
Remote Operation System
Developed a cloud-based remote operation system with direct communication and control of sensors and actuators on PLCs.
IoT Dashboard
LeadDesigned a Power BI-based web application for processing sensor data and sending alarms for grain storage monitoring.
IoT Dashboard Continuation
LeadDeveloped a container-based application for sensor data processing pipeline, extending the original IoT dashboard solution.
Wireless Sensor for Silos
LeadInvestigated and installed wireless sensors at silos for monitoring protective gas levels.
LED Dashboard for Blast Events
LeadDeveloped a LED dashboard that displays scheduled blast events via edge computer and NodeRed framework.
Truck Monitoring System
LeadDeveloped a monitoring system for truck driving trajectory and dumping behaviour based on computer vision and machine learning.
Facial Authentication System
LeadDeveloped a proof-of-concept system using a Siamese neural network to verify the identity of a person without a Photo ID.
Wearable Sensor and GPT-based AI Assistant
LeadDeveloped a low-cost wearable sensor to collect patient data and a fine-tuned GPT model for diagnostic assistance.
Lighthouse Product Development
LeadImproved user manual and redesigned housing for camera and sensor components of the Lighthouse product.
Smart Wheelchair
LeadDeveloped a semi-autonomous navigation system and user control interface for electric wheelchairs.
Enhanced Solar Panel Cleaning Robot
LeadEnhanced an existing solar panel cleaning robot with additional sensors to detect dust accumulation and hot spots, then schedule cleaning via machine learning algorithms.
AI-assisted Value Chain Management System
LeadDeveloped a monitoring system based on YOLOv8 to track product transitions within the production line, identifying blockages and situations impacting value chain performance.
Infant Respiratory Rate Monitoring System
LeadDeveloped an embedded system for infant respiratory rate monitoring.
Pupillometry with Android Device
LeadDeveloped an Android application based on MediaPipe to record pupil retraction under flashlight, with a custom model for pupil key points detection.
Signal Processing Backend
LeadDeveloped a machine learning-based signal processing backend using the Django framework.
Vessels Behaviour Monitoring System
LeadDesigned an edge computing system to monitor vessels and their behaviour using YOLOv8 object detection, stereovision depth estimation, and LSTM neural networks for behaviour prediction.
Rottnest Housekeeping App
LeadDeveloped a web application with iOS/Android frontend for administrating housekeeping jobs at Rottnest Island Resort.
Dog Health Monitoring
LeadDeveloped signal processing and machine learning algorithms for a BLE implant for dog health monitoring.
Powerline Route Ranking Assistant
LeadDeveloped an application that ranks multiple potential powerline routes against a set of multi-tiered constraints and displays violations.
Smart Analogue Gauges
LeadDeveloped an edge computing solution using computer vision and machine learning to read values from analogue gauges in industrial environments.
Secured Digital Stack for OT System — Industry 4.0 IT/OT Convergence
LeadDesigned and implemented a prototype reference architecture integrating Cisco cybersecurity systems with the Coalition of Open Process Automation (COPA) reference technology stack. Published technical whitepaper and designed training course for OT engineers.
Private 5G for OT System
LeadInvestigated and implemented a novel tunnelling solution through 5G core allowing 5G-capable OT devices to link with the COPA reference stack for both OT network and container network. Findings published as a technical whitepaper.
BLE Beacon for Indoor Allocation
LeadSupervised thesis on Bluetooth Low Energy beacon systems for indoor positioning and allocation.
Computer Vision-based Bottle Counting Assistant
LeadSupervised thesis on a computer vision-based bottle counting assistant for Container Exchange schemes.
Surface Type Prediction for Pharmaceutical Macro Capsules
LeadSupervised thesis on a deep learning model for surface type prediction of pharmaceutical macro capsules.
Drone Swarm Communication and Formation Optimisation
LeadSupervised thesis on drone swarm communication protocols and formation optimisation algorithms.
EEG Control System for Smart Wheelchair
LeadSupervised thesis on an EEG control system for a smart wheelchair using NextMind brain-computer interface.
Facial and Hand Gesture Control for Smart Wheelchair
LeadSupervised thesis on a facial and hand gesture control system for a smart wheelchair based on Arduino BLE Sense.
ML Models for HVAC Performance Monitoring and Control Optimisation
LeadSupervised thesis on machine learning models for performance monitoring and control optimisation of HVAC systems.
Software Defined PLC and Remote Operation
LeadSupervised thesis on software-defined PLC simulation and remote operation via industrial protocols.