Never Stand Still Faculty of Engineering

Taste of Research Summer Scholarships 2014/15

Have you ever wondered what research is about?

Or whether you would be interested in a research career?

To give you an opportunity to find out, the Faculty of Engineering offers Taste of Research Summer Scholarships.

More than 60 scholarships funded by the Faculty and its nine schools and the National Information and Communications Technology Australia (NICTA) are available.

Visit www.eng.unsw.edu.au for:

1. A complete list of projects

2. Detailed description of each project

3. Project supervisor contact details

4. Apply online

Eligibility

• You must be a high achieving third-year* undergraduate student enrolled in a full-time program (second-year students may be considered in special circumstances)

• Students with WAM ≥75 are encouraged to apply.

• You must be enrolled in a relevant program at UNSW, another Australian University or the University of Auckland.

• You must submit an application form by 22 August, 2014

• You may be a local or an international student

*Students undertaking a combined undergraduate

degree (e.g. BE/BE, BE/BCom) may apply if entering

their final year of study in 2015. This exemption does

not apply to students enrolled in a BE/MBiom.

Benefits

• $500 per week stipend (tax exempt)

• UNSW Bachelor of Engineering students may use their Taste of Research Summer Scholarship project towards their Industrial Training requirements

Availability

• The scholarships are available in a variety of research areas for a period of 12 weeks, from 24 November 2014 to 20 February 2015

For Further Information

Faculty of Engineering, Administrative Unit Alman Yeung02 9385 6429a.yeung@unsw.edu.aueng.unsw.edu.auCRICOS Provider Number 00098G

Graduate School of Biomedical EngineeringMegan Lord9385 3910 | m.lord@unsw.edu.au

Physiological Measurement

A Low Power Fall Detector with Telehealth MonitoringNigel Lovell, Stephen Redmond

Audio Interface for a Wearable Falls MonitorNigel Lovell, Stephen Redmond

Microneedle patch for painless collection of blood and biochemical analysisRobert Nordon, Graham Davies

Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

Bioengineering the extracellular matrix Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina, Megan Lord/ John Whitelock

Biomimetic sugar polymers for tissue regenerationBrooke Farrugia, Megan Lord

Bone regeneration using sugar polymersBrooke Farrugia, Megan Lord

Creating a better model for tumor cell studiesPenny Martens, Sharon Sagnella

Curing Diabetes: Fabrication and characterisation of hydrogel microspheresPenny Martens, Laura Poole-Warren

Design of new polymers for use in Tissue EngineeringPenny Martens, Justine Roberts

Engineering biomimetic blood vessels using silk biomaterials Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina, Megan Lord

Image processing to automate stem cell trackingRobert Nordon, Stephen Redmond

Interfacing silk biomaterials with the human bodyJelena Rnjak-Kovacina, Megan Lord

Targeted drug delivery for cancer therapies using nanoparticlesMegan Lord, John Whitelock

Therapeutic bioactive nanoparticlesMegan Lord, John Whitelock

Rehabilitation Engineering

Building a friction-sensing finger for prosthetic or robotic grippingStephen Redmond, Lauren Kark

Implantable Bionics

Chip-scale implantable bionicsGregg Suaning, Natalie James

MRI Compatibility of Acoustic Implant ActuatorsGregg Suaning, Martin Svehla

School of Chemical EngineeringMay Lim9385 6587 | m.lim@unsw.edu.au

Process Systems Engineering

A novel fault detection technique based on dissipativityJie Bao, Michael Tippett

Control of Distributed Energy StorageJie Bao, Maria Skyllas-Kazacos; Michael Tippett

Online fault detection of Aluminimum smelter cellsJie Bao, Maria Skyllas-Kazacos

Carbon Capture and Storage

Biocatalytic Membrane Systems for CO2 Capture and ConversionVicki Chen, Jingwei Hou

Food Science and Technology

Can a humble peanut become a superfood?Alice Lee, Yan Yee Poon

Enhancement of Vitamin B12 content in plant-based foods using microbial biosynthesisJayashree Arcot, Maria Chandra- Hioe

Exploring the nutritional benefits of Quinoa milk manufactured through High Pressure ProcessingJayashree Arcot, Maria Chandra-Hioe

Membrane systems for milk protein hydrolysis to reduce allergenicityVicki Chen, Alice Lee

Parvalbumin from southern hemisphere fish for immunodiagnostic tests Alice Lee, Ji Liang

Advanced materials and nano-materials

Control the synthesis of polymer via photosynthesis: toward to mimic the NatureCyrille Boyer, Jason Xu

Design of Magnetic Virus for Capturing Pathogenic BacteriaRose Amal and May Lim, J. Justin Gooding and Christopher Marqui

Design of Magnetite-Fibre Composites (MAGNIFIC)May Lim, Vicki Chen

Development of Ag Biosensor for Live-Cell ProbingCindy Gunawan, Pall Thordarson/Christopher P Marquis

Development of Graphene Oxide as Smart AntimicrobialsCindy Gunawan, Yun Hau Ng

Drawing graphene thin film supercapacitors using pencilDawei Wang, Rose Amal

How fast do big molecules move?Stuart Prescott, Patrick Spicer

How stable can an emulsion be?Stuart Prescott, Patrick Spicer

Polymer nanoparticle synthesis using CO2 – a versatile environmentally friendly approachPer Zetterlund, Frank Lucien

Remote control instrumentation: moving from the lab bench to the plantStuart Prescott, Patrick Spicer

Shake me up: polymer adsorption and shake gelsStuart Prescott, Patrick Spicer

Surface Segregating Additives for Self-Cleaning Membranes and SurfacesVicki Chen, Jaleh Mansouri

Membrane Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment

Biocatalytic Hollow Fibre Membranes for Removal of Micro-pollutantsVicki Chen, Jingwei Hou

Design of a rapid, portable and automated cell counting techniques for assessing algal population deRita Henderson, May Lim

Development of Mobile Groundwater Desalination Systems for Rural Communities in IndiaGreg Leslie, Matthew Kearnes

Glucose based enzymatic fuel cells with membrane electrodesVicki Chen, Jingwei Hou

Next generation of osmotic-based membrane system for water treatmentPierre Le-Clech, Gaetan Blandin

Novel Submerged Forward Osmosis System for Treatment of Difficult Effluents and Resource RecoveryVicki Chen, Yun Ye

Nutrient Removal to Optimise Biofouling Control, Role of Macro- and Micro-NutrientsPierre Le-Clech, Darli Myat

Validating the removal performances of reverse osmosis for wastewater recyclingPierre Le-Clech, Alice Antony

Clean Energy Technologies

Designing microbial fuel cells to harvest energy from distillery wastewaterGreg Leslie, Alice Antony

Making hydrogen the fuel of the futureFrancois Aguey-Zinsou, Yvonne Lai

School of Civil and Environmental EngineeringWei Gao9385 4123 | w.gao@unsw.edu.au

Civil Structural Health Monitoring with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)Jinling Wang, Zeyu Li

Cloud-based real-time high accuracy GPS positioning systemChris Rizos, Yong Li

Data-driven Approach to Demand Modelling in TransportChen Cai, Fang Chen

Development and application of nanoparticle-based technologies for water and wastewater treatmentProfessor David Waite, Dr Chris Miller, Dr Shikha Garg

Development of Reactive Barriers for Managing Radioactive Groundwater ContaminantsProfessor David Waite, Dr Richard Collins, Dr Andrew Kinsela

Extracting travel attributes from social network dataTaha Hossein Rashidi, Travis Waller

Factors contributing to the Growth & Toxicity of Freshwater Algae in Sydney Water Supply CatchmentsProfessor David Waite, Dr Mark Bligh, Professor Brett Neilan

Factors influencing uranium extraction from tailings deposits & mobility in subsurface environmentsProfessor David Waite, Dr Richard Collins, Dr Andrew Kinsela

Functionalisation of low cost support materials for sustainable groundwater water treatment and suppProfessor David Waite, Dr Di He

GPS-based Structural Deformation Monitoring System – Work Package 2: Server-side DevelopmentChris Rizos, Carolin Birk

Integrating geometric modelling and structural analysisChongmin Song, Carolin Birk

Investigating new advances in modern surveying educationCraig Roberts, Binghao Li

Light and Free-Radical Mediated Transformations of Iron and Copper in Oxic Natural WatersProfessor David Waite, Dr Ninh Pham, Dr Chris Miller, Dr Shikha Garg

Modelling Crash Propensity on Sydney Major MotorwaysTaha Hossein Rashidi, Travis Waller

Non-deterministic behaviour and stability assessment of curved structuresWei Gao, Di Wu

Online Quality Monitoring for Rapid Mapping with Unmanned Aerial VehicleJinling Wang, Muwaffaq Alqurashi

UAV Flying With Centimetre-level AccuracyChris Rizos, Yong Li

School of Computer Science and EngineeringSri Parameswaran93857223 | sridevani@cse.unsw.edu.au

Embedded, Real Time & Operating Systems

Static Security Analyisis of Android Ralf Huuck, Franck Cassez

Formal Methods

A Verified C LibraryGerwin Klein, June Andronick

Adding new theories to SMT-solvers.Franck Cassez, Ralf Huuck

Automatic Translation of Routing Protocol SpecificationsPeter Hoefner, Rob van Glabbeek

Automating invariant proof re-useDaniel Matichuk, Gerwin Klein

Formal verification of concurrent programs flying quadcoptersJune Andronick, Corey Lewis

Formally Verified Multi-Level TerminalToby Murray, June Andronick

Combining SMT-solving and abstract interpretation for C/C++ program analysisFranck Cassez, Ralf Huuck

Model Checking of Mesh Network Routing ProtocolsPeter Hoefner, Rob van Glabbeek

Modelling Routing ProtocolsRob van Glabbeek, Peter Hoefner

Robustness for Binary Verification using CSmithThomas Sewell, Gerwin Klein

Security Code Analysis in the CloudRalf Huuck, Franck Cassez

Security Monitoring for C/C++ ProgramsRalf Huuck, Franck Cassez

Trustworthy File-System Compilation using Binary ToolsThomas Sewell, Liam O’Connor-Davis

Verifying a High-Assurance POSIX ImplementationToby Murray, Gerwin Klein

Artificial Intelligence

Autonomous Robot for Search and RescueClaude Sammut, Maurice Pagnucco

CitySketch: Land-Use Annotation on Water Pipe Networks Bin Li, Yang Wang, Fang Chen

Classification of Time Series X-ray Crystallography ImagesArcot Sowmya, Thamali Lekamge

Data assembly of global water pipe networksZhidong Li, Yang Wang, Fang Chen

Game Playing RobotMichael Thielscher, David Rajaratnam

Geospatial Information Extraction from Big Data StreamsArcot Sowmya, Chris Rizos

How to save millions of dollars for water utility companies by picking out dying pipesBang Zhang, Yang Wang, Fang Chen

Joint Clustering for Structural Health Monitoring Khoa Nguyen, Yang Wang, Fang Chen

Optimal Data Collection and Evaluation using Real-time Feedback in Big Data Security ScenariosArcot Sowmya, Dimitri Semenovich

Real-time abnormal activity detection in surveillance systemsArcot Sowmya, Yingying Liu

Registration of Multi-modal Prostate Magnetic Resonance DataArcot Sowmya, Gihan Samarasinghe

Speech Interaction with a Mobile RobotClaude Sammut, Maurice Pagnucco

Stable Marriages and Kidney Exchanges: Matching with Preferences and ConstraintsToby Walsh, Nicholas Mattei

Water Pipe BanditsBin Li, Yang Wang, Fang Chen

Software Engineering

Availability Analysis for Applications in Public CloudLiming Zhu, Len Bass

Cloud performance analysis using statistical modellingAdnene Guabtni, Len Bass

Continuous Deployment for Big Data Analytics ApplicationsLiming Zhu, Len Bass

Dependable Auditing on Operations of in-Cloud ApplicationsLiming Zhu, Len Bass

Evaluation of performance, resilience and cost effectiveness of cloud deployment architecturesAdnene Guabtni, Len Bass

Implementing Secure Protocols for QuadcoptersPeter Hoefner, Gerwin Klein

Understanding and Improving Operational Processes in Large-scale Distributed SystemsLiming Zhu, Len Bass

Embedded, Real Time & Operating Systems

Benchmarking and Optimising a MicrokernelKevin Elphinstone, Gernot Heiser

CAmkES on LinuxIhor Kuz, Matthew Fernandez

Effective cross-kernel communicationGernot Heiser, Kevin Elphinstone

Fast cross-core communicationGernot Heiser, Kevin Elphinstone

Sloth vs eChronosGernot Heiser, Anna Lyons

FPGA configurations for the RUSH QB50 Payload Oliver Diessel, Ediz Cetin

Generated verified file systemGernot Heiser, Peter Chubb

High-Assurance POSIX ImplementationIhor Kuz, Toby Murray

High-Performance User-Level Device DriversKevin Elphinstone, Ihor Kuz

Interrupt-Related Covert Channels on seL4Gernot Heiser, Toby Murray

Operating System ComponentsIhor Kuz, Matthew Fernandez

Protected-mode eChronosGernot Heiser, Alex Kroh

Real-time Programming for the RUSH QB50 Payload Oliver Diessel, Ediz Cetin

Secure QuadcopterIhor Kuz, Alexander Kroh

Secure systems: Build an unhackable system!Kevin Elphinstone, Ihor Kuz

Secure systems: Can you hack an unhackable system?Ihor Kuz, Kevin Elphinstone

Image Processing

Blood Vessel Extraction in Retinal ImagesArcot Sowmya, Anastasia Levenkova

Change detection based on multi-temporal data setsArcot Sowmya, John Trinder

Segmentation and Symmetry Analysis of human rib pairs in lung MDCT imagesArcot Sowmya, Banafsheh Pazokifard

Algorithms

Cake Cutting AlgorithmsHaris Aziz, Toby Walsh

Event-driven Data Mining in Social MediaHoang Minh Dung Nguyen, Chen Cai

Financial Market Volatility Forecasting using Machine Learning TechniquesChen Cai, Fang Chen

Human Computer Interaction

Driving a model car “from the inside”Ronnie Taib, Julien Epps

Driving simulator: taming the sensorsRonnie Taib, Julien Epps

Interactive Visualization using Gesture RecognitionArcot Sowmya, Mohammadreza Hosseini

Sensor Data Visualization on Android-based DevicesJianlong Zhou

Uncertainty Visual Analytics in Machine LearningJianlong Zhou, Jinjun Sun, Fang Chen

Urban environment in Unity3D for a driving simulatorRonnie Taib, Julien Epps

Visual Analytics of Time Series DataJianlong Zhou, Fang Chen, Jinjun Sun

Databases

Efficient Fuzzy Search Wei Wang, Jianbin Qin

Personal Process Management with Social Software: Automated Capturing of User Actions in a ProcessHelen Paik, John Shepherd

TableBase: Towards a Table Management SystemHelen Paik, John Shepherd

Programming Languages and Compilers

Finding and fixing memory bloat for web applicationsYulei Sui, Jingling Xue

Precise and efficient pointer analysis for Javascript programsYulei Sui, Jingling Xue

Static and dynamic analysis for detecting data races of C/C++ programsYulei Sui, Jingling Xue

Symbolic execution for detecting system bugs on binary codeYulei Sui, Jingling Xue

Networks, Sensor Networks, etc

Road traffic density estimation with wireless vehicular networksLavy Libman, S. Travis Waller

Hardware Design, Computer Architectures, etc

Self-Checking, SEU-resilient Voter Design for Space-based FPGA systemsOliver Diessel, Ediz Cetin

Theoretical Computer Science

SMT Solvers for C/C++ Test Case GenerationRalf Huuck, Franck Cassez

Bioinformatics

Understanding the immune system with bioinformaticsBruno Gaeta, Mike Bain

Students who are awarded a NICTA Taste of Research Summer Scholarship 2014/2015

are expected to participate in NICTA’s Summer Scholars Showcase. The Showcase

is an integral part of the research training experience that NICTA is providing to its

Summer Scholars. Further information can be found at NICTA / Summer Scholars

Program, nicta.com.au/education/summer_scholars_program

School of Electrical Engineering and TelecommunicationsJulien Epps93856579 | j.epps@unsw.edu.au

Satellite Systems

Application of Cooperative Positioning in Urban CanyonsJoon Wayn Cheong, Andrew Dempster

Calibration of MEMS(Micro Electro Mechanical System) gyroscopes for UNSW ECO Cube Satellite missionLi Qiao, Barnaby Osborne

Development of an operations for a CubeSat ground station Barnaby Osborne, Andrew Dempster

Firmware Architecture Design and Development for a Multi-core GNSS Receiver on an FPGAJoon Wayn Cheong, Andrew Dempster

FPGA configurations for the RUSH QB50 Payload Ediz Cetin, Oliver Diessel

FPGA Implementation of a Space-qualified CubeSat GPS receiver using SmartFusion IIJoon Wayn Cheong, Eamonn Glennon

GPS Receivers for Sounding RocketsEamonn Glennon, Andrew Dempster

High Speed VC-TCXO Control for Improved GPS SyntonizationEamonn Glennon, Joon Wayn Cheong

Mission Control Software Development for the QB50 CubeSatBarnaby Osborne, Andrew Dempster

Modelling and Digital Compensation of the Satellite Transponder Non-linearitiesEdiz Cetin, Andrew Dempster

Real-time Programming for the RUSH QB50 PayloadEdiz Cetin, Oliver Diessel

Self-Checking, SEU-resilient Voter Design for Space-based FPGA systemsEdiz Cetin, Oliver Diessel

Space Based GPS Reflectometry Experiment with QB50Eamonn Glennon, Joon Wayn Cheong

Space Based Tracking of Aircraft on CubeSatsEdiz Cetin, Barnaby Osborne

Test and calibration of the integrated CubeSense ADCS board for UNSW ECO CubeSat missionLi Qiao, Barnaby Osborne

Test of magnetic torquer board for CubeSat attitude controlLi Qiao, Barnaby Osborne

Use of Multiple GPS Antennas in a Single Radio GPS ReceiverEamonn Glennon, Andrew Dempster

Quantum Computing and Microelectronics

Charge Pumping for Electrical Current StandardsAndrew Dzurak, Alessandro Rossi

Engineering quantum logic circuitsAndrea Morello, Arne Laucht

High Performance inertial sensors based on silicon films evaporated at ultra-high vacuum Aron Michael, Chee Yee Kwok

Spin-based Silicon Quantum ComputingAndrew Dzurak, Menno Veldhorst

Multimedia Signal Processing

Design of an automated System for Crack Detection Using a Low Cost CameraSamir Mustapha, Peter Runcie (NICTA)

Development of edge detection analysis for an ISS experimentBarnaby Osborne, Ediz Cetin

Parallelising machine learning systems – GPU computingVidhyasaharan Sethu, Julien Epps

Smart Grid and Energy Systems

Detection of arcing faults in photovoltaic installationsToan Phung, Eliathamby Ambikairajah

Data and Mobile Networks

Location Verification in Wireless NetworksRobert Malaney, Shihao Yan

Software defined radio for wireless communicationsJinhong Yuan, Tom Yang

Systems & Control and Biomedical Systems

Network Based Collaborative Enhanced Interference Detection and LocalizationEdiz Cetin, Andrew Dempster

Sub-Space Projection Based Enhanced Interference Detection and LocalizationEdiz Cetin, Andrew Dempster

Energy System Modelling and Economics

Novel Controller Implementation for an Electric Machine connected to a MicrogridJayashri Ravishankar

Advanced Photonics

Optical fibre amplifiers and lasers based on ultra broadband Bi/Er codoped optical fibre Gang-Ding Peng, Yanhua Luo

School of Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringRob Taylor9385 5400 | robert.taylor@unsw.edu.au

Design and Analysis

A statistical analysis for the correlation between vibration signals and wear particlesZhongxiao Peng, Chongqing Hu

Experimental study on the correlation between friction-induced vibration and dynamic wear mechanismZ. Peng, Chongqing Hu

Exploring Virtual Space EngineeringJohn Page, Nathan Kinkaid

Thermofluids

Air conditioning with magnetic refrigerationAnn Lee, Victoria Timchenko

Design and development of novel inertial microfluidic devices for particle sortingMajid Ebrahimi Warkiani, Robert Nordon

Future cooling technology with nanofluidsAnn Lee, Guan Heng Yeoh

High-speed imaging of flame propagation in an optical SIDI engineShawn Kook, Lewis Clark

Laser fluid dynamics measurement of in-vitro vascular flow Tracie Barber, Anne Simmons

LED diagnostic of fuel sprays in an optically-accessible diesel engineShawn Kook, Minh Khoi Le

Modelling combustion in a low-emissions diesel engineEvatt Hawkes, Michele Bolla

Modelling extinction and reignition in syngas flamesEvatt Hawkes, Michele Bolla

Air and ground vehicles

Automated Image Capture for Grape Vine InspectionMark Whitty, Samsung Lim

Street View for a Vineyard: Efficient Database Management for Large Scale Image ProcessingMark Whitty, Samsung Lim

Surveying Asteroids Using Self Organised Swarms John Page, Nathan Kinkaid

Georeferencing Vineyard Imagery without GPSMark Whitty, Samsung Lim

School of Mining EngineeringSeher Ata9385 7659 | s.ata@unsw.edu.au

Mining Systems and Processing

An experimental investigation of the blasting effect on downstream process energy savingFarshad Rashidi Nejad, Ali Asgari

The effect of reagents on bubble size in froth flotationSeher Ata, Ghislain bournival

The interaction of flotation reagents with particles at the air-liquid interfaceSeher Ata, Ghislain bournival

Mining Geomechanics

Investigation into the mechanical behaviour of Gosford sandstone under cyclic loading-unloadingsHossein Masoumi, Fidelis Suorineni

Sustainable Mining Practices

Rock strength and permeability under variable stress and saturationWendy Timms, Katarina David (PhD student) & Rudra Mitra

Stress assessment of native trees around Yerranderie silver mine using airborne hyperspectral dataSimitkumar Raval, Ros Taplin

School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy EngineeringShujuan Huang9385 5057 | sj.huang@unsw.edu.au

2nd Generation Solar Cells (Thin Film)

Back contact Improvement for CZTS solar cellsHongtao Cui, Xiaojing Hao

Use of silver nanoparticles for the light trapping in Organic Solar Cells Ashraf Uddin, Kah Chan (Alex)

Characterisation

Electronic Characterisation of Ultrathin Doped Silicon Dioxide LayersDirk König, Yao Yao (HDR student)

1st Generation Solar Cells

Improved Structures for Enhanced Hydrogenation in Screen Printed Solar CellsStuart Wenham, Brett Hallam

In-Line Belt Firing for Advanced HydrogenationStuart Wenham, Brett Hallam

Kinetic Modelling for Advanced Hydrogenation ProcessesStuart Wenham, Phill Hamer

Spatially Resolved Lifetime Spectroscopy from Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence ImagingZiv Hameiri, Thorsten Trupke

Combustion and Biofuels

Lean premixed combustion of hydrogenEvatt Hawkes, Michele Bolla