Peter Pudney is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He is also a member of the Industrial AI Research Centre, and an affiliate member of the Future Industries Institute.
Assoc Prof Pudney leads the Scheduling and Control Group within Industrial and Applied Mathematics. His research focusses on the application of scheduling and control methods to develop practical solutions to real problems. He has led Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and Australian Research Council Linkage projects to develop a driving advice system that are being used by train drivers around the world to help keep trains on time and save energy. He has worked with the AutoCRC to assess the impact that electric ... Read more
About me
Peter Pudney is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He is also a member of the Industrial AI Research Centre, and an affiliate member of the Future Industries Institute.
Assoc Prof Pudney leads the Scheduling and Control Group within Industrial and Applied Mathematics. His research focusses on the application of scheduling and control methods to develop practical solutions to real problems. He has led Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and Australian Research Council Linkage projects to develop a driving advice system that are being used by train drivers around the world to help keep trains on time and save energy. He has worked with the AutoCRC to assess the impact that electric vehicles will have on greenhouse gas emissions and electricity use in Australia, and with the CRC for Low Carbon Living, the RACE for 2030 CRC and ARENA on renewable energy projects.
Assoc Prof Pudney was the Director of the Mathematics in Industry Study Group from 2016–2019.
He has worked with engineers and industrial designers to design and build solar cars and low-mass electric cars.
In 2013, Assoc Prof Pudney was awarded the "Unsung Hero of South Australian Science Communication" by the Australian Science Communicators (SA) and National Science Week (SA).
About me
Doctor of Philosophy (Mathematics) University of South Australia
Master of Applied Science South Australian Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Applied Science South Australian Institute of Technology
Low carbon living
I am currently working on projects with the CRC for Low Carbon Living and Adelaide Living Laboratory, designing energy policies that will increase the use of renewable energy and reduce peak demand for electricity in the built environment.
Efficient rail transport
Our Energymiser in-cab driver advice system uses optimal control theory to help train drivers stay on time and minimise energy use. The system is being used by railways around the world, including on ore trains in Australia, intercity passenger trains in the UK, and on high-speed TGV trains in France.
I am currently leading a Linkage project to develop new methods and systems for the scheduling and control of trains on congested rail corridors, to... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Strategic EV Integration: Embedding Research in EV Demonstration Projects, Race for 2030, 24/01/2023 - 24/01/2026
Low Carbon Smart Homes Pilot - Review Research Framework, Race for 2030, 17/04/2023 - 02/06/2023
Ind - Dynamic Train Planning, TTG Transportation Technology Pty Limited, 17/02/2020 - 16/02/2021
Evaluating Energymiser, TTG Transportation Technology Pty Limited, 15/04/2019 - 20/12/2019
Maximising solar PV with phase change thermal energy storage, Australian Renewable Energy Agency - R&D Program, 01/05/2016 - 30/04/2019
Improving train flows with connected driver advice systems, TTG Transportation Technology Pty Limited, 01/07/2015 - 31/12/2018
Improving train flows with connected driver advice systems , ARC - Linkage Project, 15/12/2015 - 31/12/2018
Control theory for counter terrorism and security systems, Defence Science & Technology Organisation - Business & Commercialisation Office, 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2016
Saving energy on trains - demonstration, evaluation, integration, ARC - Linkage Project, 25/11/2011 - 30/06/2016
Towards sustainable transport - building a greener mid-size fleet in South Australia, Nia Pty Ltd, 01/01/2016 - 28/02/2016
Saving energy on trains - demonstration, evaluation, integration, TTG Transportation Technology Pty Limited, 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2015
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
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2022 |
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3
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2022 |
5
4
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2022 |
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2021 |
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11
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2020 |
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2017 |
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11
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2015 |
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24
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160
127
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2012 |
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2010 |
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3
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2008 |
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Research
Low carbon living
I am currently working on projects with the CRC for Low Carbon Living and Adelaide Living Laboratory, designing energy policies that will increase the use of renewable energy and reduce peak demand for electricity in the built environment.
Efficient rail transport
Our Energymiser in-cab driver advice system uses optimal control theory to help train drivers stay on time and minimise energy use. The system is being used by railways around the world, including on ore trains in Australia, intercity passenger trains in the UK, and on high-speed TGV trains in France.
I am currently leading a Linkage project to develop new methods and systems for the scheduling and control of trains on congested rail corridors, to reduce delays and reduce energy use. The new systems will use both centralised and distributed scheduling systems to do real-time rescheduling of trains to ensure smooth train flows.
Research
Details | Registry | Status |
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Improving timekeeping and energy efficiency for trains Pudney, Peter John; Howlett, Philip George; Albrecht, Amie Renee |
WO | Filed |
System for improving timekeeping and saving energy on long-haul trains Howlett, Philip George; Pudney, Peter John |
CA | Granted |
System for improving timekeeping and saving energy on long-haul trains Howlett, Philip George; Pudney, Peter John |
GB | Filed |
System for improving timekeeping and saving energy on long-haul trains Howlett, Philip George; Pudney, Peter John |
US | Granted |
System for improving timekeeping and saving energy on long-haul trains Howlett, Philip George; Pudney, Peter John |
WO | Filed |
Low energy mobility
I have been designing, building and racing solar cars since 1993. I am currently the chair of the Technical Committee of the World Solar Challenge, and I am on the regulations committee of the International Solarcar Federation.
I am currently leading the African Solar Taxi project, which is developing a solar-powered transport system that will be used to transport pregnant women to hospital in rural Zimbabwe.
I also led the development of Trev, a small green electric car that in 2010-11 was driven 28,000 km around the world using less than $400 worth of renewable energy.
Electricity demand management
I am a member of Standards Australia working groups developing standards for demand response systems that will reduce the peak demand for electricity.
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Beasley Industries Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Beijing Jiaotong University | CHINA |
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
Delft University Of Technology | NETHERLANDS |
Department for Energy and Mining | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Fuzhou University | CHINA |
Glaciem Cooling Technologies | AUSTRALIA |
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine | UNITED KINGDOM |
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis | UNITED STATES |
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica | COSTA RICA |
Massey University | NEW ZEALAND |
Nia Energy | UNITED STATES |
Origin Energy | AUSTRALIA |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
TTG Transportation Technology | AUSTRALIA |
Universitat De Lleida | SPAIN |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Malaysia, Terengganu | MALAYSIA |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Twente | NETHERLANDS |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Advisory Board MemberWorld Solar Challenge |
2023 |
Working Group memberStandards Australia |
2023 |
Advisory Board MemberWorld Solar Challenge |
2022 |
Working Group memberStandards Australia |
2022 |
Advisory Board MemberWorld Solar Challenge |
2021 |
Working Group memberStandards Australia |
2021 |
Advisory Board MemberWorld Solar Challenge |
2020 |
Working Group memberStandards Australia |
2020 |
Advisory Board MemberWorld Solar Challenge |
2019 |
Working Group memberStandards Australia |
2019 |
Advisory Board MemberWorld Solar Challenge |
2018 |
Working Group memberStandards Australia |
2018 |
Chair, Technical CommitteeWorld Solar Challenge |
2017 |
Working Group memberStandards Australia |
2017 |
Chair, Technical CommitteeWorld Solar Challenge |
2016 |
Working Group memberStandards Australia |
2016 |
Chair, Technical Committee, World Solar ChallengeSA Motor Sport Board |
2015 |
Working Group memberStandards Australia |
2015 |
Chair, Technical Committee, World Solar ChallengeSA Motor Sport Board |
2014 |
Working Group memberStandards Australia |
2014 |
Chair, Technical Committee, World Solar ChallengeSA Motor Sport Board |
2013 |
Unsung Hero of South Australian Science CommunicationAustralian Science Communicators |
2013 |
Working Group memberStandards Australia |
2013 |
Chair, Technical Committee, World Solar ChallengeSA Motor Sport Board |
2012 |
My undergraduate teaching is mostly for project-based courses, including Mathematics Clinic, Mathematical Sciences Project, and honours projects in mathematics and engineering. I have been an academic advisor for Mathematics Clinic projects since 2017.
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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111597 - Real-time scheduling of trains to control peak electricity demand | Current |
Predicting and controlling the demand for electricity | Current |
Redesigning the electricity system with microgrids | Current |
Wholesale demand response using HVAC intervention in commercial buildings | Current |
Incompetence, training and changing capabilities in game theory | Completed |
Mathematical tools for maximising renewable energy use in electricity supply | Completed |
Optimal control of a solar-powered car using minimax regret | Completed |
Optimal control of electrical and thermal energy storage combined with renewable energy systems | Completed |
Optimal defence strategies for intercepting an incoming missile with inexpensive cooperating missiles | Completed |
Optimal placement of passing bays in underground mines | Completed |
Pickup and delivery with queueing | Completed |
Real-time rescheduling of trains to smooth traffic flows | Completed |
Tailoring renewable energy systems to communities | Completed |
Water current energy for remote community: design and testing of a clog-free horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine system | Completed |