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Professor Salil Kanhere

Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Cyberphysical systems and internet of things, Cybersecurity and privacy, Pervasive computing, Adversarial machine learning, Data and information privacy, Data security and protection, System and network security, Dependable systems, Mobile computing, Stream and sensor data, Networking and communications, Ubiquitous Computing, Computer System Security, Mobile Technologies, Wireless Communications, Data Security
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Information and Communication Services

Communication Networks and Services

Mobile Data Networks and Services

Keywords:

blockchain

cyber-physical systems

cyber security

pervasive computing

mobile computing

Salil Kanhere received his MS and PhD degrees from Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. He is a Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at UNSW Sydney, Australia.

Professor Michael Kidd

Faculty: Medicine & Health

Professor Michael Kidd AO FAHMS is an Australian academic, primary care researcher, educator and clinician. He has a joint appointment as the inaugural Director of the International

Dr Giancarlo Pascali

Faculty: Science
Fields of Research (FoR): Organic Chemistry, Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry, Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine, Automation and Control Engineering
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Manufacturing

Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) not elsewhere classified

Giancarlo obtained his degree in Chemistry from the University of Pisa (Italy, 2001) and his PhD in "Innovative Biomedical Technologies" from the University of Lecce (Italy, 2004).

Dr Michael Stevens

Faculty: UNSW Canberra
Fields of Research (FoR): Biomedical engineering, Biomedical engineering not elsewhere classified, Medical devices, Cardiovascular medicine and haematology not elsewhere classified, Process control and simulation, Modelling and simulation
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Cardiovascular System and Diseases

Expanding Knowledge in Engineering

Educational Innovations in Teaching & Learning

Diagnostic Methods

Keywords:

left ventricular assist device

left ventricular assist devices control

aged care

I am an advanced manufacturing researcher specializing in digital manufacturing for SMEs.

Dr Simon Clay

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Sociology, Public health, Health and community services, Feminist and queer theory, Sociological methodology and research methods, Health policy, Health services and systems, Social determinants of health, Social theory, Applied ethics not elsewhere classified
Keywords:

trans and gender diverse people

sexuality / sexual health

alcohol and other drug treatment

opioid substitution treatment

methamphetamine

Simon Clay's research focuses on the relationship between drug use, substance dependence treatment, and well-being, with a particular focus on risk and embodiment.

Seeing is believing: Microscopy-capable single-molecule bioelectronics

Field of Research (FoR):

Nanoelectronics

Biological Physics

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Expanding Knowledge in Technology

This project aims to create new biophysical tools for single-molecule sensing by advancing the state-of-the-art in nanoscale bioelectronic devices.

Dr Michelle Sarah McInerney

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Keywords:

implementation science

neurodevelopment

neurodevelopmental disorder

child disability

developmental disability

Emeritus Professor Ian William Dawes

Faculty: Science

Research Contribution

Associate Professor Andrea Benvenuti

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): International history, International relations, European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman), Asian history, Australian history, Defence studies, Comparative government and politics, Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific
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Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology

Government and Politics not elsewhere classified

Defence and Security Policy

Keywords:

international affairs

diplomacy

foreign policy

defence

Andrea Benvenuti is an Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

Dr DJ Kim

Faculty: Science
Fields of Research (FoR): Supramolecular chemistry, Electrochemical energy storage and conversion, Functional materials, Solid state chemistry
Keywords:

supramolecular chemistry

battery energy storage

materials science

Dr Dong Jun (DJ) Kim Senior Lecturer in School of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney, 2023–Present

Dr Michelle Anne Fitzmaurice

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Microbial genetics, Infant and child health
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Endocrine organs and diseases (incl. diabetes)

Keywords:

microbiome

diabetes

developmental biology

Dr Michelle Fitzmaurice is a translational researcher specialising in metabolic signalling and glycation biology, with a focus on clinically relevant biomarker devel

Dr Hendra I Nurdin

Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Calculus of Variations, Systems Theory and Control Theory, Stochastic Analysis and Modelling, Mathematical Aspects of Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information Theory, Control Systems, Robotics and Automation
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Expanding Knowledge in the Information and Computing Sciences

Expanding Knowledge in Engineering

Last updated: August 15, 2026

Associate Professor Frank den Hartog

Faculty: UNSW Canberra
Fields of Research (FoR): System and network security, Networking and communications, Cyberphysical systems and internet of things, Information security management, Data communications, Network engineering, Wireless communication systems and technologies (incl. microwave and millimetrewave), Cybersecurity and privacy
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Communication Networks and Services

Telecommunications

National Security

Mr Shyam Kumar Mishra Baishnab

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Clinical microbiology, Medical infection agents (incl. prions), Medical parasitology, Medical bacteriology, Medical mycology
Keywords:

antimicrobial resistance

beta-lactamases

antimicrobial cationic peptides

antimicrobial resistance surveillance

pathogens

Currently, I am working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Professor Mark Willcox, investigating the possible contribution of ocular microbes to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.

Dr Patsy Siok Hwa Soon

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Cancer diagnosis
Keywords:

breast cancer

fibroblasts

culturally and linguistically diverse (cald)

decision aids

Patsy Soon is a clinical academic breast surgeon and a postdoctoral breast cancer researcher.

Honorary Associate Professor Peter Paul Slezak

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): History and Philosophy of Science (incl. Non-historical Philosophy ofScience), Philosophy of Mind (excl. Cognition), Philosophy of Language, Curriculum Studies: Science Education

Miss Iva Durakovic

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Architectural design, Architectural science and technology, Interior design, Workplace wellbeing and quality of working life, Design not elsewhere classified, Other built environment and design, Other built environment and design not elsewhere classified
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Changing work patterns

Keywords:

workplace design

interior architecture

interior design

design thinking

Professor Guoyin Li

Faculty: Science
Fields of Research (FoR): Applied Mathematics, Optimisation, Calculus of Variations and Control Theory, Analysis of Algorithms and Complexity, Functional Analysis

Associate Professor Helen Paik

Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Distributed computing and systems software, Software architecture, Cyberphysical systems and internet of things, Cybersecurity and privacy, Data and information privacy, Automated software engineering, Software testing, verification and validation, Natural language processing, Machine learning

Dr Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Health services and systems, Primary health care
Keywords:

health systems

primary health care

community health workers

conflict and health

I am a lecturer at the School of Population Health, UNSW. I hold a PhD in health systems and services from UNSW and a Master of Public Health from Mekelle University, Ethiopia.

Ms Arlene D'Silva

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Paediatrics, Neurology and neuromuscular diseases, Neurogenetics, Neurosciences, Genomics, Proteomics and intermolecular interactions (excl. medical proteomics)
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Child Health

Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Keywords:

translational medical research

molecular

neurosciences & neurology

paediatric neurology

biomedical research

Dr Arlene D'Silva is a lecturer and Lead post-doctoral research fellow at UNSW, Sydney.

Dr Blake John Cochran

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Animal Cell and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Endocrinology, Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases), Cell Metabolism

The objective of my research is to characterise the role of cholesterol in the mechanisms of disease development and progression.

Dr Jiyang Jiang

Faculty: Research & Enterprise
Fields of Research (FoR): Radiology and Imaging, Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing, Image Processing, Central Nervous System, Mental Health
Keywords:

neuroimaging

functional neuroimaging

cognitive neuroscience

neurodegenerative diseases

cerebrovascular disease

magnetic resonance imaging

diffusion magnetic resonance imaging

Dr. Jiyang Jiang is a Lecturer / Research Fellow at Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Associate Professor Gelareh Mohammadi

Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Affective computing, Artificial intelligence, Human-computer interaction, Social and affective neuroscience, Cognitive and computational psychology, Collaborative and social computing
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Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society

Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

Gelareh Mohammadi is an Associate Professor, the Head of the Human-Centered Computing Research Group, and the Associate Head of School (Engagement) at the School of Computer Science and Engineering

Mr Chris Pracey

Faculty: Research & Enterprise
Fields of Research (FoR): Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry, Structural biology (incl. macromolecular modelling), Medical biochemistry - nucleic acids, Theoretical and computational chemistry, Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Keywords:

nuclear magnetic resonance (nmr) spectroscopy

structural biology

molecular dynamics simulation