Member of IAI: Industrial AI Research Centre
https://www.unisa.edu.au/research/industrial-ai/
Chartered Professional Engineer, NER, Fellow of Institution of Engineers Australia
The Institution of Engineers, Australia
Member, Asociatia Generala a Inginerilor din Romania, AGIR
The General Association of Engineers, Romania
Affiliate Member of IVE: Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments
www.unisa.edu.au/research/IVE/
Web of Science ResearcherID: DEO-4978-2022
About me
Member of IAI: Industrial AI Research Centre
https://www.unisa.edu.au/research/industrial-ai/
Chartered Professional Engineer, NER, Fellow of Institution of Engineers Australia
The Institution of Engineers, Australia
Member, Asociatia Generala a Inginerilor din Romania, AGIR
The General Association of Engineers, Romania
Affiliate Member of IVE: Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments
www.unisa.edu.au/research/IVE/
Web of Science ResearcherID: DEO-4978-2022
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Master of Engineering Polytechnical Institute
- Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering
- Genetic Algorithms - Optimisation of combinatorial problems
- Optimisation of assembly sequences and processes
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Modelling, optimisation and simulation
- Hydraulic and pneumatic drives and systems
- Robotics
- Flexible assembly cells
- Computational Mechanics (FEA) and Computational Fluid Mechanics (CFD)
- Design of mechanical, thermal and combustion systems
- Welding
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Enhancing Asset Reliability and Risk Interoperability for Scale and Sparse Reliability Data, Future Energy Exports CRC Limited, 06/10/2025 - 17/10/2027
Intelligent Electrostatic separation of pests from crops, Grains Research and Development Corporation, 16/07/2025 - 15/01/2027
HIGH ALTITUDE UAV PHASE 2 SERVICES CONTRACT, Cwth Dept of Defence, 09/10/2025 - 26/06/2026
High Altitude UAV Services, Cwth Dept of Defence, 10/12/2024 - 26/06/2025
Fixed Wing COTS UAV Trials, Cwth Dept of Defence, 29/05/2024 - 28/05/2025
IMCRC: Energy absorbing traffic lights (EATL), Innovative Manufacturing CRC Limited, 01/10/2021 - 30/10/2022
AAS - Portable Healthcare: High-Value Micro/Nano-Scale Structures and Coating for Mass Production of Biomedical Devices, Australian Academy of Science, 01/11/2017 - 28/02/2022
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
1
|
| 2013 |
Open access
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| 2013 |
Open access
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| 2010 |
Open access
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| 2009 |
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Open access
|
| 2025 |
Open access
2
2
|
| 2024 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2024 |
Open access
1
|
| 2023 |
Open access
10
8
|
| 2023 |
Open access
4
4
|
| 2023 |
Open access
6
5
|
| 2022 |
Open access
|
| 2022 |
9
9
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
1
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
23
17
|
| 2022 |
Open access
7
6
|
| 2022 |
Open access
1
1
1
|
| 2021 |
21
17
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
21
20
2
|
| 2020 |
Open access
10
10
|
| 2019 |
Open access
4
3
|
| 2019 |
Open access
14
13
1
|
| 2018 |
Open access
4
4
|
| 2018 |
8
3
|
| 2018 |
Open access
1
|
| 2018 |
50
39
|
| 2017 |
60
55
|
| 2017 |
Open access
16
1
|
| 2017 |
54
45
|
| 2017 |
8
4
|
| 2017 |
Open access
8
|
| 2017 |
Open access
|
| 2017 |
30
24
|
| 2016 |
28
24
|
| 2016 |
Open access
|
| 2016 |
14
6
|
| 2016 |
Open access
35
|
| 2016 |
7
7
|
| 2016 |
6
2
|
| 2016 |
22
15
|
| 2016 |
Open access
|
| 2015 |
Open access
18
18
3
|
| 2015 |
|
| 2015 |
Open access
12
10
|
| 2014 |
47
34
|
| 2014 |
Open access
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| 2014 |
Open access
|
| 2013 |
|
| 2013 |
19
14
|
| 2013 |
Open access
3
|
| 2013 |
Open access
1
|
| 2013 |
Open access
|
| 2013 |
11
|
| 2013 |
Open access
|
| 2013 |
|
| 2013 |
Open access
10
|
| 2013 |
193
161
|
| 2013 |
Open access
4
|
| 2013 |
Open access
|
| 2013 |
23
|
| 2013 |
22
|
| 2012 |
Open access
|
| 2012 |
73
61
|
| 2011 |
Open access
|
| 2009 |
11
5
|
| 2008 |
|
| 2008 |
|
| 2008 |
|
| 2008 |
8
|
| 2008 |
11
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
|
| 2021 |
Open access
25
|
| 2020 |
Open access
|
| 2020 |
Open access
|
| 2020 |
Open access
5
|
| 2019 |
Open access
|
| 2019 |
Open access
|
| 2019 |
Open access
5
|
| 2019 |
Open access
4
|
| 2019 |
Open access
|
| 2017 |
Open access
5
|
| 2017 |
|
| 2017 |
1
|
| 2016 |
Open access
1
|
| 2016 |
Open access
|
| 2016 |
Open access
|
| 2015 |
5
|
| 2015 |
12
|
| 2015 |
Open access
7
|
| 2015 |
Open access
12
9
|
| 2014 |
2
|
| 2014 |
1
|
| 2014 |
Open access
1
|
| 2014 |
|
| 2013 |
Open access
2
2
|
| 2013 |
|
| 2013 |
Open access
2
|
| 2013 |
Open access
|
| 2013 |
Open access
|
| 2013 |
10
|
| 2013 |
1
|
| 2013 |
|
| 2012 |
Open access
14
9
|
| 2012 |
|
| 2012 |
|
| 2012 |
|
| 2012 |
|
| 2011 |
3
|
| 2011 |
Open access
6
|
| 2011 |
8
2
|
| 2011 |
Open access
1
|
| 2011 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2011 |
1
1
|
| 2010 |
|
| 2009 |
Open access
|
| 2009 |
Open access
|
| 2009 |
Open access
8
|
| 2009 |
|
| 2009 |
1
|
| 2009 |
Open access
|
| 2008 |
|
| 2008 |
Open access
|
| 2008 |
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
|
Research
- Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering
- Genetic Algorithms - Optimisation of combinatorial problems
- Optimisation of assembly sequences and processes
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Modelling, optimisation and simulation
- Hydraulic and pneumatic drives and systems
- Robotics
- Flexible assembly cells
- Computational Mechanics (FEA) and Computational Fluid Mechanics (CFD)
- Design of mechanical, thermal and combustion systems
- Welding
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Defence Science and Technology Group | AUSTRALIA |
| GRAUR Ltd | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | UNITED STATES |
| Islamic Azad University | IRAN |
| Keimyung University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
| Kingston University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| National University of Singapore | SINGAPORE |
| SA Pathology | AUSTRALIA |
| Shandong University of Science and Technology | CHINA |
| The Australian Wine Research Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| Thiagarajar College of Engineering | INDIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Brawijaya | INDONESIA |
| University of Nottingham | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Western University | CANADA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Council MemberSupply Chain Management Professionals |
2017 |
MemberAssociation for Manufacturing Excellence |
2017 |
MemberGeneral Association of Engineers in Romania (AGIR) |
2017 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| A model-based systems Engineering Methodology to the Generalisation Problem of the Predictive Maintenance Digital Twin | Current |
| A scalable multidimensional framework to control quality in shipbuilding operations | Current |
| Advanced Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Propulsion, Launch and Recovery | Current |
| Aircraft and missile navigation using dorsal and ventral optical sensors | Current |
| Assessing user and public acceptance of new parking management systems | Current |
| Development of industry 4 living laboratories in education and research | Current |
| Model-based safety engineering applications in the railway sector | Current |
| Optimising asset management in complex stochastic flow networks | Current |
| A novel optimisation approach for complex constrained systems as applied to a consumer supply network | Completed |
| A robust optimisation framework for the simultaneous cost-risk reduction in Just-In-Time systems | Completed |
| Active thermal support of electric motors and generators using TEC (Peltier effect) technology | Completed |
| Active wing control in a dragonfly-inspired micro air vehicle | Completed |
| Advanced characterization of internal combustion engine operation | Completed |
| An enhanced heat transfer system for ground heat exchange in unsaturated soils | Completed |
| An integrated methodology for the optimisation of aggregate production-distribution plan in supply chains | Completed |
| Design of an optimal production-distribution network using genetic algorithms | Completed |
| Development of a robust framework for evacuation in maritime vessels | Completed |
| Electromagnetic actuators for dragonfly inspired micro aerial vehicles | Completed |
| Instrumentation for characterization and optimization of dragonfly inspired, flapping wing micro air vehicles (MAVs) | Completed |
| Intelligent optimization of mold design and process parameters in injection molding | Completed |
| Intelligent scheduling of robotic flexible assembly cells | Completed |
| Modelling and intelligent optimisation of production scheduling in VCIM systems | Completed |
| New approaches for preparation of graphene and its epoxy nanocomposites | Completed |
| Optimisation of integrated multi-period production planning and scheduling problems in flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) using hybrid genetic algorithms | Completed |
| Plasma polymer films for organic solar cells | Completed |
| Quantifying realisable value in fleet life cycle management | Completed |
| The form and aerodynamics of dragonfly wings | Completed |