ECMS Industry Collaboration
Academic Staff
The School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences (ECMS) welcomes partnerships from various sectors and industries. We encourage you to connect with our students or academics to support your project. Please browse our specialised areas of expertise to find the right academic partner for your needs, or feel free to share your ideas directly through our "Design your Project Now" form.
To ensuring smooth coordination of the collaboration, please include Leanne Bint leanne.bint@aut.ac.nz and Tanya Pleshkova tanya.pleshkova@aut.ac.nz in your emails to academic staff.
Prof. Edmund Lai
Professor
Digital Signal Processing. Intelligent Control. Artificial Neural Networks
Prof.Boris Bacic
Associate Professor
Human Activity Recognition, Computer Vision, Sports Science
Prof. Mahsa Mohaghegh
Associate Professor
Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Information retrieval
Dr Parma Nand
Senior Lecturer
Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, AI ethics
Dr Weihua Li
Senior Lecturer
Social Network Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Generative AI
Dr Julia Ma
Lecturer
Multi-agent Systems, Swarm Intelligence and swarm robotics, Automated Vehicle Algorithm Testing and Validation
Dr Yanbin Liu
Lecturer
Computer vision, Language Models, Medical Imaging
Prof. Minh Nguyen
Professor
Computer and Robotic Vision, Image Processing, Augmented and Virtual Reality
Prof. Jian Yu
Associate Professor
Graph Neural Networks, Recommender Systems, Deep Learning
Prof. Wei Qi Yan
Associate Professor
Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Intelligent Surveillance
Dr Ji Ruan
Senior Lecturer
Verification of Neural Network Models, Ethics and Social Impact of Artificial Intelligence
Dr Xinyu Hu
Lecturer
Image Processing, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics
Dr Martin Stommel
Senior Lecturer
Machine Vision; Artificial Intelligence; Soft Robotics
Dr Daniel Konings
Lecturer
Embedded Machine Learning (TinyML), Device-free Localisation (Human or Robotic targets), Internet of Things (IoT) & Wireless Sensor Networks.
Prof. William Wong
Professor
Cognitive Engineering. Human-Computer Interaction. Naturalistic Decision Making
Prof. Felix Tan
Associate Dean - Research
Electronic Commerce, Global Information Management, Business-IT Alignment
Prof. Tony Clear
Associate Professor
Global Software Engineering, Computing Education Research, Collaborative Computing
Dr Kenneth Johnson
Senior Lecturer
Model Checking, Social Media Analysis, Formal Methods
Mali Senapathi
Senior Lecturer
Distributed/Large Scale Agile Software Development, Digital Transformation
Dr Ramesh Lal
Senior Lecturer
Agile Software Engineering, Software Eco-systems, ERP systems implementation methods
Dr Stephen Thorpe
Senior Lecturer
Project Management, Agile Practices, Virtual Worlds
Daniel Vaipulu
Lecturer
Agile Software Engineering, Software Eco-systems, Product Lifecycle Management
Shoba Tegginmath
Senior Lecturer
Data Science, Big Data, Data Modelling
Dr Mee Loong Yang
Senior Lecturer
Network Security, Wireless Sensor Networks, Cryptography
Dr Alastair Nisbet
Senior Lecturer
Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Computers in Education
Dr Brian Cusack
Senior Lecturer
Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Governance & Management
Dr Krassie Petrova
Senior Research Lecturer
Information security, Mobile services and applications
Dr Raymond Lutui
Lecturer
Cybersecurity, Network security, Cyber criminology
Prof. Sira Yongchareon
Associate Professor
Internet of Things (IoT), Human Activity Recognition, Edge Computing
Dr Akbar Ghobakhlou
Lecturer
Speech and Image Processing, IoT- GeoComputation, Sensor Fusion
Anuradha Singh
Lecturer
Wireless sensing, Sensor signal processing, Biomedical Application
Prof. Jairo Gutierrez
Professor
Mobile Networks, Information Security, Internet of Things (IoT)
Prof. Nurul Sarkar
Professor
Wireless Network Architecture, Network Performance Evaluation, Disaster-Resilient Networks
Dr Duaa Zuhair Al-Hamid
Lecturer
Networking and Wireless Communication, Wireless Sensing, Network Digital Twin
Dr Kien T. P. Tran
Lecturer
Extended Reality (XR) technologies, including VR, AR, and MR
Prof. Peter Chong
Professor
Wireless/mobile Communications systems, MANETs/VANETs, green radio networks and 5G-V2X networks.
Prof. David Wilson
Associate Professor
Control Systems, System Modeling, Numerical Analysis
Nathan Allen
Lecturer
Cyber-Physical Systems, Real-time systems, Robotics
Prof. Boon-Chong Seet
Professor
RF and optical wireless, microwave and millimetre wave, sensors
Dr Fakhrul Alam
Professor
Indoor Localisation & Human Sensing, Machine Learning for Sensing, Smart Sensor Applications
Prof. Adnan Al-Anbuky
Professor
Wireless sensor actuator networks (WSAN), Internet of Things (IoT), cyber physical systems (CPS)
Prof. Jack Li
Professor
Wireless Networking, Networking Protocols, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits
Prof. Krishnamachar Prasad
Professor
Process development technology for integrated circuits, 3-dimensional interconnects, solid state devices and integrated circuit
Dr Anubha Manju Kalra
Senior Lecturer
Lumped Circuit Abstraction, Mathematical modelling, Modelling non-linear device characteristics
Prof. Tek Tjing Lie
Professor
Power System Operation and Control, Artificial Intelligence Applications in Power Systems, Smart Grids and Renewable Energy Systems
Dr Boda Ning
Senior Lecturer
Intelligent robotics, Bio-inspired cooperative control, Multi-agent systems
Dr Hakilo Sabit
Senior Lecturer
Ad-hoc, mobile and vehicular networks, wireless sensor networks
Dr Jeffrey Kilby
Senior Lecturer
Biomedical Signal and Image Processing, Biomedical Devices for Rehabilitation, LabVIEW Applications
Ramon Zamora
Senior Lecturer
Power system modeling, simulation and control, Energy management and controls
Michael Bunn
Lecturer
Smart grid technologies, distributed generation and distribution, smart sensor technologies
Sadeesh Silva Thotabaddadurage
Lecturer
Power Electronics, Surge Protection, Supercapacitor Circuit Applications
Zoey (Shuai) Zhou
Lecturer
Power system control, integration of renewable energy, smart grids
Prof. Loulin Huang
Professor
System modelling, sensing state estimation, and control of mechatronic and robotic systems
Prof. Sarat Singamneni
Professor
Additive Manufacturing, Smart Materials, Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Xiaowen Yuan
Professor
Advanced manufacturing and characterisation of hybrid biocomposite materials
Prof. Zhan Chen
Professor
Microstructure and mechanical properties of materials, Additive manufacturing
Ashwin Polishetty
Senior Lecturer
Advance Manufacturing Technologies and Material Science Engineering
Junior Nomani
Senior Lecturer
Metal machining, characterization and modelling of complex materials
Dr Lorenzo Garcia
Senior Lecturer
Biomechanics, Product Development, Multiphysics Simulation
Dr Ata Meshkinzar
Lecturer
Vibrations and Acoustics, Piezoelectric Transducers and applications, Sensors and Actuators
Dr Maximiano Ramos
Lecturer
Polymer/CNT composite materials, Smart materials and structures, Biomaterials
Tet Chuan Lee
Lecturer
Biological Fluid Mechanics; Mathematical Modelling; Solid Mechanics
Dr Yifan Lv
Lecturer
Innovative materials and fabrication techniques, 4D printing systems
Prof. Catherine Shi
Associate Professor
Artificial Intelligence, Medical Imaging, Neuroinformatics
Prof. Samaneh Madanian
Associate Professor
Digital Health, Internet of Things (IoT), Disaster eHealth
Prof. Farhaan Mirza
Associate Professor
Health Informatics, Agent-Based Modeling, Wearable Health Monitoring
Dr Maryam Doborjeh
Senior Lecturer
Neuroinformatics, Mental Health Information Technology, Spiking Neural Networks
Dr Matthew Kuo
Senior Lecturer
Cyber-Physical Systems, Embedded Systems, Internet-of-Things
Prof. Hamid GholamHosseini
Professor
Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare and Vital Signs Monitoring, Biomedical Signal and Image Processing
Dr Gautam Anand
Senior Lecturer
Wearable sensing - contact and non-contact, Bio-signal (ECG, EEG, EMG) acquisition and processing, Single and Multi-frequency Bioimpedance measurements
Prof. Ahmed Al-Jumaily
Professor
Biomedical Applications, System dynamics and Control, Vibration, Acoustics and Ultrasound Technologies, Bio-engineering
Prof. Andrew Lowe
Professor
Cardiovascular System Modeling, Biomedical Signal Measurement, Health Informatics
Prof. Masud Khan
Professor
Energy Efficient and Environmentally Sustainable Technologies
Ramon Zamora
Senior Lecturer
Power system modeling, simulation and control, Energy management and controls
Dr Jay Wang
Lecturer
Eco-friendly vapour-compression heating and cooling systems, Waste heat recovery systems, Thermal energy storage (cold and high-temperature)
Dr Michael Protheroe
Senior Lecturer
Heat transfer, Thermodynamics
Dr Michael Gschwendtner
Senior Lecturer
Thermodynamic cycles, Stirling cycle research, Stirling engines, heat pumps, and refrigerators
Prof. Jiling Cao
Professor
Financial Mathematics, Mathematical Economics, and AnalyticTopology
Prof. Mat Pawley
Associate Professor
Ecological data statistics, multivariate methods
Prof. Sergiy Klymchuk
Associate Professor
Mathematics Education, Critical Thinking, Non-Routine Problem Solving
Dr Cathy Hassell Sweatman
Senior Lecturer
Critical point theory, mathematical modelling of biological systems
Kerri Spooner
Lecturer
Innovative, engaging and effective teaching; mathematics education
Dr Nuttanan Wichitaksorn
Senior Lecturer
Bayesian Statistics and Econometrics, Analytic Methods in Finance, Economics, Health Science, and Social Science
Patricio Maturana-Russel
Senior Lecturer
Bayesian statistics, Data analysis, MCMC methods
Dr Renu Choudhary
Lecturer
Functional Analysis, Operator Theory
Ryan H.L. Ip
Senior Lecturer
Spatio-temporal Statistics, Spatial Statistics, Ordinal Data Analysis
Timothy Natusch
Senior Lecturer
Radio Astronomy; Microlensing detection of Extra Solar Planets
Prof. Sergei Gulyaev
Professor
Radio Astronomy, Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), Space Geodesy
Dr Victor Florentino Soberanis
Senior Lecturer
Generalized regression for time series analysis with VGLMs/VGAMs
Wenjun Zhang
Senior Lecturer
Modelling and data analysis in financial mathematics