CRC for Spatial Information

CRCSI Student alumni

These are our scholarship and affiliated students who have completed the requirements of their degree since we began in 2004.

• David Belton

  Classification and Segmentation of 3D Terrestrial Laser Scanner Point Clouds

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Derek Lichti, Curtin University (now at Calgary University)

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Chris Earls, AAM

  • Funding

    CRCSI top-up scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    CRCSI Project 2.01 Researcher, at Curtin University

• Anna Boin

  Exposing Uncertainty: Communicating Spatial Data Quality via the Internet

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Gary Hunter, University of Melbourne et al

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Duncan Brooks & Susan Brown, Vic DSE

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    Business Analyst at Geomatic Technologies, a 43pl member

• Michael Hsing-Chung Chang

  Differential Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar for Land Deformation Monitoring

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Linlin Ge, University of NSW
    Prof Chris Rizos, University of NSW

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Mr John Douglas, Apogee

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    Independent Management Consulting Professional

• Haohui Chen

  Collaborative Virtual Environment for Knowledge Management - A New Paradigm for Distributed Communications

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Prof Ian Bishop and Dr Christian Stock, UMelbourne
    Dr Mark Trotter, University of New England

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Dr Chris Pettit, Department of Primary Industries Victoria

  • Funding

    CRCSI top-up scholarship (PhD) at UMelbourne

  • Project

    CRCSI-1 P5.04: Collaborative Virtual Environments

  • Currently

    Research Scientist, NICTA

• Michael Day

  Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Land Management Applications
  (Submitted thesis)

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Assoc Prof Geoff Taylor, UNSW

  • Funding

    CRCSI top-up scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Science - University of Wollongong

• Rakhesh Devadas

  Analysis of the Interaction of Nitrogen Application and Stripe Rust Infection in Wheat Using In-situ Proximal and Remote Sensing Techniques

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Assoc Prof David Lamb & Dr David Backhouse, UNE

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Dr Steven Simpfendorfer, DPI NSW

  • Funding

    CRCSI top-up scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    Data Manager/Researcher at University of Technology, Sydney

• Weidong (John) Ding

  Optimal Integration of GPS with Inertial Sensors: Modelling and Implementation

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Jinling Wang, University of NSW

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Mr Doug Kinlyside, Dept of Lands Bathurst

  • Funding

    CRCSI top-up scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    Road Transport Authority, NSW

• Anna Donets

  Using Single Receiver GPS Observations to Analyze the Dynamic Motion of Large Engineering Structures

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Philip Collier & Prof Clive Fraser, UMelbourne

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Martin Hale, Department of Sustainability & Environment Vic

  • Funding

    CRCSI top-up scholarship (PhD) at UMelbourne

  • Project

    CRCSI-1 P1.2: Quality Control Issues for Real-Time Positioning

  • Currently

    GPS Net Development Team, DSE Vic

• Michael Filmer

  An examination of the Australian Height Datum

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Prof Will Featherstone, Curtin University

  • Funding

    CRCSI affiliated (PhD)
    APA (Curtin University)
    TIGeR top up

  • Currently

     Curtin University (Researcher)

• Martin Hale

  Identifying and Addressing Management Issues for Australian State Sponsored CORS Networks

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Philip Collier, University of Melbourne
    Dr Allison Kealy, University of Melbourne

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Peter Ramm, Vic Dept of Sustainability & Environment

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (Masters)

  • Currently

    Artist at South Street Art Studio - Ballarat

• Sue Hope

  Integration of Vector Datasets

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Allison Kealy, University of Melbourne

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Geoff Menner, Logica CMG

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    Dept Innovation, Industry & Regional Development, Vic

• Matthew Hutchinson

  Developing an Agent-Based Framework for Intelligent Geocoding

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Prof Bert Veenendaal, Curtin University

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Dr Derek Milton, Esri Australia

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    Research Scientist at Woolpert Inc, Ohio USA

• Abida Iqbal

  Integrating Spatial Data Sets Using Road Networks from Heterogeneous and Autonomous Data Sets

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Prof Ian Bishop, University of Melbourne et al

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Hemayat Hossain, Vic Dept Primary Industries

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (Masters)

  • Currently

    Resident overseas (employment unknown)

• Alice Kesmina

  Automatic Virtual Environments from Spatial Information and Models

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Prof Ian Bishop, University of Melbourne et al

  • Supervisor (industry)

    John Creasey, Geoscience Australia

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    Consultant at Geomatic Technologies, a 43pl member

• Wing Yip Lau

  Landslide Recognition and Prediction using Spaceborne Multispectral Data

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Assoc Prof Linlin Ge, University of NSW

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Hemayat Hussain, Vic Dept Primary Industries

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (Masters)

  • Currently

    Intergraph, Hong Kong

• Eric Zhengrong Li

  Aerial Image Analysis Using Spiking Neural Networks with Application to Power Line Corridor Monitoring

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Ross Hayward & Prof Rodney Walker, QUT

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD)

  • Project

    CRCSI-1 P6.07: Spatial Information Business Improvement Applications at Ergon Energy

  • Currently

    ROAMES Development Analyst, Ergon Energy

• Jiang Li

  Intelligent Object Placement and Scaling in Virtual Decision Environments

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Prof Ian Bishop, Uni Melbourne et al

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Jean-Philippe Aurambout, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria

  • Funding

    CRCSI top-up scholarship (Masters)

  • Currently

    University of Melbourne

• Marco Marinelli

  Assessing Error Effects in Critical Application Areas
  (Submitted thesis)

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Robert Corner, Curtin University

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Pat Gethin, CSBP

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD)
    APAI equivalent, Curtin University

  • Currently

    Research Scientist at Bureau of Meteorology, Perth

• James McIntosh

  Comparison of the Spatial Accuracy of Disparate 3D Laser Point Clouds in Large Scale 3D Modelling and Physical Reproduction Projects for Large Cultural Heritage Structures

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Derek Lichti, Curtin University

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM)

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (Masters)

  • Currently

    Studying toward PhD in CRCSI P4.51 at Curtin University Sustainability Policy unit.

• Dana Meng

  Filtering Technique for Interferometric Phase Images

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Assoc Profs Eliathamby Ambikairajah & Linlin Ge, UNSW

  • Funding

    CRCSI affiliated (Masters)

  • Currently

    Premises Planner at NBN Co Limited

• Steven Mills

  Visual Guidance for Fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Feature Detection and Tracking: Application to Power Line Inspection
  (Submitted thesis)

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Drs Luis Mejias & Jason Ford, QUT

  • Funding

    CRCSI top-up scholarship (PhD)

  • Project

    CRCSI1 P6.07 - Spatial information business improvement applications at Ergon Energy
     

• Alex Ng

  PsInSAR Radar Interferometry

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    A/Prof Linlin Ge & Prof Chris Rizos, University of NSW

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    Research Associate at Satellite Navigation and Positioning Lab (UNSW)

• Joanne Poon

  Spatial Information Generation from High-resolution Satellite Imagery

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Prof Clive Fraser, University of Melbourne et al

  • Supervisor (industry)

    John Cazanis, Spatial Division, SKM

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    Team Leader at SKM, a 43pl member

• Noor Raziq

  GPS Structural Deformation Monitoring: the Mid-Height Problem

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Philip Collier, University of Melbourne
    Prof Clive Fraser, University of Melbourne

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Peter Ramm, Vic Dept of Sustainability & Environment

  • Funding

    CRCSI top-up scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    GNSS Research Fellow at Department of Spatial Information, Curtin University

• Eric Richards

  The Use of High Resolution Satellite Data (IKONOS) in the Establishment and Maintenance of an Urban Geographical Information System

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr John Trinder, University of NSW

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Mr Andrew McCleave, SKM

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (Masters)

  • Currently

    Department of Defence

• Adam Roff

  Hyperspectral Imagery for Vegetation Management
  (Submitted thesis)

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Assoc Prof Geoff Taylor, University of NSW
    Dr Ray Merton

  • Funding

    CRCSI top-up scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    Senior Spatial Analyst at NSW Office of Environment and Heritage

• Eldar Rubinov

  Stochastic Modelling for Real-Time GNSS Positioning
  (Submitted thesis)

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Phil Collier, University of Melbourne

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Mark Judd, Geomatic Technologies

  • Funding

    CRCSI top-up scholarship (PhD)

  • Project

    CRCSI-1 P1.12 - Quality control issues for real-time positioning

  • Currently

    Uzbekistan

• Marcos Niño Ruiz

  Application of Rural Landscape Visualisation for Decision Making and Policy Development
  (Submitted thesis)

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Prof Ian Bishop, University of Melbourne

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Dr Chris Pettit, AURIN

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD)

  • Project

    CRCSI-1 P5.04: Collaborative Virtual Environments

  • Currently

    'Best Postgraduate Student‘ at the 2012 Victorian Spatial Excellence Awards

    AURIN Geospatial e-Enabler at University of Melbourne
    (Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network)

• Zaffar Sadiq

  Modelling Spatial Variation of Data Quality in Databases

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Matt Duckham, University of Melbourne

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Geoff Lawford, Geoscience Australia

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    Executive Consultant at SKM, a 43pl member

    Honorary appointment within the Melbourne School of Engineering as a Senior Fellow

    2011 Young Spatial Professional of the Year, 7th Annual Victorian Spatial Excellence Award, SSSI Vic

• Michael Schaefer

  Advanced Biomass Sensing Using Active Optical Sensors
  (Submitted thesis)

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Prof David Lamb, University of New England

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Ron Bradbury, Technetium

  • Funding

    CRCSI affiliated (PhD)

  • Project

    P4.12 - Biomass Business

  • Currently

    Junior Research Fellow at AusCover Remote Sensing Group, Marine and Atmospheric Research, CSIRO

• Asghar Tabatabaei

  Detection, Characterisation and Mitigation of Interference in Receivers for Global Navigation Satellite Systems

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Andrew Dempster, University of NSW

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    Lecturer at University of NSW

• Martin Tomko

  Destination Descriptions in Urban Environments

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Dr Stephan Winter, University of Melbourne

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Maurits van der Vlugt, NGIS

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD)

  • Currently

    Lecturer, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at University of Melbourne

• Roman Trubka

  Agglomeration Economies, Transport Infrastructure Appraisal and Land-use Planning

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Prof Peter Newman, Curtin University

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Mike Chappell, Pracsys

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD)

  • Project

    P4.51 - Greening the Greyfields

  • Currently

    CRCSI P4.51 Research Fellow at Curtin University Sustainability Policy unit

• Jun Wang

  RTK Integrity

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Drs Yanming Feng & Maolin Tang, QUT

  • Funding

    CRCSI affiliated (PhD)

  • Project

    CRCSI-1 P1.04 Delivering Precise Positioning Services in Regional Areas

  • Currently

    GNSS Development Analyst at Ergon Energy

• Pan Peter Wang

  Real-Time Data Visualisation in Collaborative Virtual Environments for Emergency Management

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    Prof Ian Bishop & Dr Christian Stock, UMelbourne

  • Supervisor (industry)

    Mark Hallett, DSTO

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (Masters)

  • Project

    CRCSI-1 P5.04: Applications of Collaborative Virtual Environments

  • Currently

    GIS Programmer at Monash University

• Kui Zhang

  Advanced InSAR Technologies

  

  • Supervisor (academic)

    A/Prof Linlin Ge, University of NSW

  • Supervisor (industry)

    David Abernethy, Land & Property Information NSW

  • Funding

    CRCSI full scholarship (PhD) at UNSW

  • Currently

    Researcher at Satellite Navigation and Positioning Lab (UNSW)