Our people
Learn about the knowledge and expertise our team members contribute to the Centre for Intelligent Systems and Sustainable Energy.
Boda Ning
Director, Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Research Areas:
Multi-Agent Systems; Wireless Robotic Networks; Intelligent Vehicles; Smart Grids
Tek Lie
Professor & Head of School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Research Areas:
Power System Operation & Control; Deregulated Electrical Power Markets; AI in Power Systems; Renewable Energy; Smart Grids
Peter Chong
Professor
Research Areas:
Wireless Communications and Networks; AI for Wireless Networks; Intelligent Vehicular Networks; IoT for Health
Boon-Chong Seet
Professor, Associate Head of School - Research
Research Areas:
Radio and Sensor Engineering; Communications and Networking
Jack (Xuejun) Li
Professor
Research Areas:
Intelligent Systems; Wireless Sensor Networks; System Optimisation; Artificial Intelligence
Zoey Zhou
Lecturer
Research Areas:
Power Systems; Renewable Energy; Smart Grids; AI in Energy Systems
Michael Bunn
Lecturer Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Research Areas:
Embedded Systems; Electronic Engineering; Telecommunications; Smart Grids
Jeff Kilby
Senior Lecturer Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Research Areas:
Renewable Energy; Biomedical Devices for Rehabilitation; IoT Devices; Sensor Network Applications
Sadeesh Silva
Lecturer
Research Areas:
Power Electronics; Renewable Energy; EV Charging Efficiency; Device Reliability
Krishnamachar Prasad
Professor Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Research Areas:
Renewable Energy; Electric Vehicles; Battery Management Systems
Jay Wang
Lecturer
Research Areas:
Energy Conversion Systems; Solar Thermal Cooling; Thermal Energy Storage
Michael Protheroe
Senior Lecturer Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Research Areas:
Thermodynamics; Heat Transfer; Low-Carbon Heating Systems
Masud Khan
Professor
Research Areas:
Renewable and Clean Energy; Hydrogen and Biofuels Production; Thermofluids Engineering
Michael Gschwendtner
Associate Professor
Research Areas:
Thermodynamics; Heat Transfer; Fluid-Mechanics
Reza Enayatollahi
Lecturer
Research Areas:
Renewable Energy; Sustainability; Thermodynamics; Energy Storage
Our students
Current PhD Students
Aphrodis Nduwamungu - Control Strategies and Stabilization Techniques for DC/DC Converters Application in DC MGs
Ata-E Rabbi - Protection and Control Strategies for Multilevel Converter Topologies for MV grids
Barkha Parkash - An Intelligent Forecasting Method for Hierarchical Load Structure in a Residential Market
Biswash Paudel - Terahertz Antenna Design for On-Chip Communications
Deepika Mohan - A Novel Co-operative AI Model for Future Fall Prediction in the Elderly
Fucheng Zheng - Virtual Advertising Technology for Football Fields in Dynamic Scenarios Using Computer Vision
Hanbing Xiao - Solid State Transformer Based Ultra-Fast Charging Stations for EVs
Henry Ojukwu - Reconfigurable Metasurfaces for Microwave Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting
Hong Thuy Nguyen - Using Image Processing on a Person's Skin Colour and Heart Rate Using iPPG Along with Lighting Environment
Jianhua Zhao - Video Compression Using Artificial Intelligence
Jonathan Davies - The Conceptual Design and Simulation of a Grid Scale Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) System Suitable for use in New Zealand
Leila Kamyabi - Machine Learning-Based Interpolation of Low-Resolution Measurements in Power Systems for State Estimation
Liangyu Gong - Detection Techniques for Face Forgery Using Deepfake
Mehdi Moradian - Analysis of DC Breaking Phenomenon in DC Microgrids
Mohammed Khudhair Abbas - Forecast and Dispatch Planning of Wind, Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Grid Systems
Mohammad Syfullah - Charging and Routing Strategy for Electric Connected Autonomous Vehicle (ECAV) Operating Ride-Hailing Services
Mohith Gaddipathi - Use of Sensors in Monitory EV Battery Health
Muhammad Imran Munawar - Enhancing Prediction Accuracy for Intra-Hour Solar Power Forecasting Using IoT-based Hybrid AI Model
Muhammad Waqas - Design and Analysis of Hybrid Electrical Energy Storage Systems for Regulated Power Supply Using Batteries with Super Capacitors in Renewable Energy Sources
Neda Khan - Opportunities of Babies' Safety against Falling Hazards for Baby Healthcare Monitoring System using ML and Image Processing
Onyeka Ibrahim - Sustainable Refrigeration/Air-Conditioning Driven by Solar Energy
Pan Xiong - Design of Highly Sensitive Biological Nanoprobe for Amine Detection
Rasool Peykarporsan - Application of Machine Learning and Big Data in Converter Control Strategy
Saad Nazir - Efficiency Enhancement of Electrolyser for Green Hydrogen Production Through Cell Modification
Sansan Shen - Design of Polymer Substrate for RFID Sensor for Ammonia Detection
Saveeta Bai - Channel Estimation Using a Hybrid Technique(Transformer plus Residual Network) for IEEE 802.11bd
Seyed Ahmad Mahmoudi Lahijani - Decarbonising Industrial Process Heat Systems: A Python-Based Modelling Tool for Techno-Economic and Environmental Analysis in New Zealand
Shanikumar Vaidya - Multilevel Inverters
Somayeh Khamoushi - Fractional Order Sliding Mode Control of Lower Limb Exoskeletons: Integration with Observer Design and Machine Learning
Sumit Sugandhi - Design of Modulation Techniques for 6G Mobile Networks
Tharuka Waduge - Underwater Optical Wireless Communications in Mobile Environments
Theint Theint Maw - Optimized PV Array Reconfiguration under Partial Shading Conditions Using Reinforcement Learning
Uchenna Edeh - Probabilistic Modelling of Available Transfer Capability for enhancing the Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Sources
Yagiz Atok Ersoy - Enhancing Hydrogen Production Efficiency Through Coupled Electrolyzer-Thermoelectric Generator Systems
Yue Liu - Optimizing the Security in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks using Game Theory
Zaid Hamid Abdulabbas Al-Tameemi - Development of Hierarchical Control Strategies for DC Microgrids Clusters