Postgraduate students
Civil Engineering - Postgraduate students
Mr. Zhenyu Han
Research Interests:
Rock Mechanics, Fracture, SHPB
Mr. Behzad Abdellahi
Research Interests:
Computational modeling, finite element method, composite materials, multi-scale modeling
Mr. Mohammadreza Aghajanzadeh
Mr. Faruk Ahmic
Research Interests:
Autonomous Vehicles, Driver Behaviour, Simulation Environments, Digital Twins, Machine Learning, Connectivity, Systems Engineering, Software R&D.
Ms. Sarah Al-Baiaty
Research Interests:
Gas sealing integrity of soil-cement-bentonite slurry cut-off wall
Mr. Saeed Aligholi
Research Interests:
Rock Physics, Image processing, Geosciences, Fracture mechanics
Mr. Ebrahim Alinezhad
Dr. Maryam Alkaissy
Research Interests:
Construction Safety, Modelling, Machine Learning, Optimization, Automation, Project Management
Mr. Rashed Alsharif
Research Interests:
Energy optimization, Occupant behaviour
Mr. Ahmad Amiruddin
Supervisor: Dr Roger Dargaville
Research Interests:
Energy Storage and Integration of Renewable Energy
Mr. Shringi Ankit
Research Interests:
Mixed Reality in Construction, DfMA
Mr. Victor Arowoiya
Research Interests:
Cost management, Internet of things, Digital twin, sustainability
Mr. Hamed Ashrafi
Research Interests:
Ultra-High Strength Steel, Composite materials.
Miss Gopoojithaa Athmarajah
Mr. Hassam Ayaz
Mr. Masoud Ayoubi Najafabadi
Ms. Fatima Azhar
Research Interests:
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) Flash Floods Hydrodynamic and Morphodynamic Numerical Modelling
Mr. Milad Baghalzadeh Shishehgarkhaneh
Research Interests:
Reinforcement Learning, Supply Chain Management, Blockchain, BIM, and Optimisation
Mrs. Balinee Balachandran
Research Interests:
Development of building materials for sustainable construction industry
Miss Leah Barrett
Research Interests:
Interested in microbial source tracking in informal settlements in tropical environments
Miss Zhenqi Cai
Mr. Cheav Por Chea
Research Interests:
Robotic construction, Reciprocal frame structure, FRP structure, Dual lateral force-resisting system
Mr. Bingkun Chen
Mr. Xilin Chen
Research Interests:
Underground infrastructure low carbon design optimization
Miss Yifan Chen
Ms. Lynze Cheung
Mr. Aakash Chhabra
Research Interests:
Multi-sensor based bushfire monitoring and prediction.
Ms. Atefeh Dargahizarandi
Research Interests:
Numerical simulation, Finite Element Analysis, Large scale field mechanical properties simulation
Mrs. Marcela De Freitas Silva
Research Interests:
ecohydrology, hydrodynamic modelling, eddy covariance, hydrology
Mr. Senarathna De Silva
Mr. Mohsen Dehghanipoodeh
Mr. Matthew Diemer
Mr. Chatura Dodangodage
Research Interests:
Hydrogen storage, Geomechanics, Energy
Miss Jihane Elyahyioui
Mr. Havisanth Erasanayagam
Mr. Mohammadamin Farmani
Research Interests:
Fire and Post-Fire Behaviour of Steel Structures, Numerical Methods, Seismic Control Systems, Shape Memory Alloys
Mr. Shashika Gajanayake
Research Interests:
Methane gas extraction, Natural gas hydrates, CO2 sequestration
Ms. Penelope Galbraith
Research Interests:
Biofilters and WSUD, water decontamination, plant sciences, microbiology, molecular biology, interdisciplinary environmental sciences, microbial source tracking, public health
Mr. Amir Ghasemi
Research Interests:
Energy Systems, Optimization
Mr. Matthew Greenough
Mr. Ma Guodong
Research Interests:
SPH method, erosions in soils, constitutive model
Mr. Seyed Mostafa Hallaji
Research Interests:
Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Urban Water Infrastructure and Energy Sustainability.
Mr. Sobhan Hatami
Research Interests:
-Experimental & Modeling Study of Transport phenomena in porous media -CO2 Sequestration
Mr. Marcelo Henriques Da Silva
Mr. Ngoc Hoang
Mr. Kai Huang
Research Interests:
Shared mobility Transport modelling Logit regression analysis
Miss Mengqi Huang
Mr. Fuad Huda
Research Interests:
Transport planning, Travel behaviour, Transport safety, Sustainable transport
Mr. Osama Hussain
Mr. Mehran Janmohammadi
Ms. Punthila Jayarathne
Mr. Javad Jeddizahed
Mr. Sadib Bin Kabir
Research Interests:
Sadib has research interests on environmental sustainablity assessment by anaerobic wastewater treatment, microalgae cultivation and harvesting, and renewable energy production by anaerobic digestion, transesterification, hydrothermal liquefaction, solar- thermal energy storage assessment by geomembrane-insulation performance evaluation.
Mr. Ye Kang
Research Interests:
Energy-efficient building and rating system Climate change and Indoor environmental quality Building applied and integrated renewables Bioaerosol fate and transport The human factor of indoor environments Wireless sensing network for environmental monitoring and data analysis Sustainable urban infrastructure
Ms. Elnaz Karamati Niaragh
Ms. Razieh Karimi
Research Interests:
Social Media Team Feedback Team Performance Project Management Construction Projects
Mr. Gajanan Karunakaran
Mr. Muhammadh M. Khalid
Research Interests:
Water resources management, Hydrology, Computational modelling, SPH (Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics), Weather and climate modelling
Mr. Sadegh Khanmohammadi
Dr. Kaushal Kishore
Research Interests:
Moisture quantification using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
Mr. Lie Kong
Mr. Duc La
Research Interests:
EV modelling
Miss Mahnaz Laghaei
Research Interests:
Mining and Minerals, Life Cycle Assessment
Mr. Thanh Vinh Le
Mr. Jing Li
Research Interests:
Underground mining; Rock dynamics; Acoustic emission; Mining-induced seismicity
Ms. Jingrong Li
Research Interests:
Nonlinear guided wave based debonding detection for FRP-reinforced steel structures
Mr. Yimin Li
Supervisor: Robert Moehler
Mr. Eng Hwa Lim
Research Interests:
Connected autonomous vehicles and impact on traffic flow theory, application of financial derivatives such as Real Options in transport infrastructure.
Mr. Timothy Jia-Young Lim
Mr. Junlin Lin
Research Interests:
Nano-reinforced cementitious composites
Mr. Yifeng Liu
Ms. Yuxi Liu
Supervisor: Prof Jian Zhao
Mrs. Janethri Liyanage
Research Interests:
Molecular level hydration and energy distribution determination of non explosive expansive cement for deep earth rock fragmentation
Miss Runyu Lu
Mr. Israel Lutalo
Research Interests:
Computational Economics, Green Hydrogen, Global Commodity Exports, Fiscal Analysis, Techno-Economic Modelling and Risk Analysis
Ms. Chathuri Maha Madakalapuge
Dr. Alberto Manarte Lopes Peixoto Neto
Ms. Udeshini Manatunga
Research Interests:
Adoption of non explosive expansive cements for rock fragmentation in deep geological rock formations.
Mr. Shahnaz Mansouri Jajaei
Mr. Desmond Manuelpillai
Mr. Jianxiong Miao
Miss Elissar Mikhael
Supervisor: Prof Abdelmalek Bouazza
Mr. Zaid Mir Rangrez
Mr. Kaveh Mirzaei
Research Interests:
Artificial Intelligence in Construction Industry Point Cloud Processing Construction Engineering and Management Building Energy Retrofit
Ms. Reyhaneh Mohammadesmaeili
Miss Mobarakeh Mohammadpour
Research Interests:
Characterization of Rock and Coal Mechanical Properties, Coupled Geomechanics, Data Science and Big Data Analysis
Mr. Arun Kumar Murali
Research Interests:
X ray CT imaging, Discrete Element Modelling
Ms. Saeede Nazari Goldar
Mr. Chi Nguyen
Mr. Dinh Tai Nguyen
Research Interests:
Landslide, Geology, Computational Geomechanics, SPH, Unsaturated Soil Geomechanics, Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), Unsaturated Soil, Random Field, Compressed Sensing, Bayesian Skills: Smooth particle hydrodynamics · MATLAB · Constitutive Modeling · Fortran ·
Mr. Ha Anh Nguyen
Research Interests:
Transport Safety; Public Transport Planning and Management; Travel Behaviour.
Mr. Ky Tri Nguyen
Research Interests:
Shared mobility, Big Data
Miss Thi Mai Nguyen
Research Interests:
Remote sensing, Soil moisture, Road construction
Mr. Taeho Oh
Mr. Treshan Perera
Mr. The Danh Phan
Mr. Arash Pourghorban
Research Interests:
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), Building Physics, Occupant Behaviour, Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Sustainable Buildings, Green Architecture.
Mr. Esmaeil Pournamazian Najafabadi
Research Interests:
I am working on a industrial project in collaboration with CoatesHire PTY LTD. The focus of the project is development of state of art temporary structural support systems. In addition, I have a wide research background including seismic and wind energy damping systems and fibre reinforced polymer.
Ms. Mojgan Pourtangestani
Mr. Vineet Vishaal Prasad
Research Interests:
Computer Vision, Instance Segmentation, Construction & Demolition Waste, Intelligent Resource Recovery, and Control Systems.
Mr. Fauzan Pratomo
Research Interests:
Rock Mechanics, Rockbursts, Underground mining
Mr. Chengyu Qiu
Research Interests:
FRP (fiber reinforced polymer) composites for structural application, FRP-steel/concrete hybrid structure, Adhesive bonded connection, Finite element modelling, Steel structures
Ms. Rizna Rahmi
Research Interests:
Water sensitive urban design (WSUD), Plant selection in green stormwater infrastructures (eg. Bioretention system)
Mr. Iman Ranjbar
Mr. Erfan Rezaei
Research Interests:
Gas Hydrate, Gas Separation Processes
Miss Fiona Roy Desmond Godfrey
Mr. Mohamed Sabbagh
Mrs. Safoura Salehi
Research Interests:
Sustainable Pavement Construction, Recycled Materials, Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Mr. Manoj Samarakoon
Research Interests:
Alkali-activated materials (AAMs), Waste materials-based cement, Deep-well cementing
Ms. Helamini Sandagomika
Miss Marianna Sebetova
Miss Harini Senadheera
Ms. Aseni Senanayakemudiyanselage
Mr. Xiaoji Shen
Research Interests:
Remote Sensing; Microwave Radiometry; Soil Moisture Sensing;
Miss Daiheng Shen
Miss Xixi Shi
Mr. Zhoufeng Shi
Research Interests:
structure health monitoring
Mr. Nikhil Avneet Singh
Ms. Diani Chamathya Sirimewan
Research Interests:
Construction and Project Management, Computer Vision, Deep Learning and Neural Networks
Dr. Suthakaran Sivagnanasuntharam
Research Interests:
Intelligent Compaction, Asphalt Pavements,
Mrs. Elham Soleimani
Supervisor: Prof Abdelmalek Bouazza
Mr. Yuqi Song
Research Interests:
Sand Production, Discrete Element Method (DEM), Computational Fluid Dynamics, Granular Dynamics.
Mr. Fotios Spiridonos
Ms. Tingwen Sun
Mrs. Atousa Tajaddini
Mr. Zhao Qing Tang
Research Interests:
Nano-reinforced cementitious composites; Nanoporomechanics; Waste materials; Nano-materials
Mr. Bilal Taskesti
Supervisor: Prof Abdelmalek Bouazza
Research Interests:
Geomechanics, Environmental Geotechnics, Geosynthetics, Geosynthetic Clay Liners
Mr. Kanglin Tian
Dr. Amir Tophel
Research Interests:
Currently exploring different techniques to estimate the density of soil non-destructively i.e. without sampling.
Mr. Hoai Truong
Research Interests:
Localised failure in granular material considering anisotropy, Discrete Element Method (DEM), Smoothed-particle hydrodynamics (SPH).
Mr. Chor Tsang
Mr. Chanaka Udayakantha Senanayake
Research Interests:
Microstructural evolution of cement stabilized sand using X-ray computed tomography, Discrete element method
Mr. William Walujono
Ms. Chuqi Wan
Mr. Bo Wang
Mr. Xingdong Wang
Supervisor: A/Prof Victor Chang
Miss Luisa White Murillo
Research Interests:
Soil moisture retrieval using P- and L-band microwave remote sensing.
Ms. Chunliang (Lillian) Wu
Research Interests:
Traffic Simulation, Traffic Control, Complex Networks in Transportation, GIS and Urban Planning, Big Data Mining and Traffic Emission
Miss Xinyan Xiang
Research Interests:
The fate and migration of PFASs through geomembrane
Mr. Dong Xiao
Research Interests:
Transportation Planning Public transport Built Environment
Mr. Ziwei Xiong
Research Interests:
I am interested in soil moisture content retrieval using remote sensing techniques.
Mr. Kai Yang
Mr. Tang Yaolan
Research Interests:
Granular crushing; Continuum mechanics;
Mr. Mustafa Can Yasar
Research Interests:
Phase-field, Fracture and Rock Mechanics. Data-driven fracture mechanics. Rick and Morty.
Mr. Leo (Qiqin) Yu
Supervisor: Dr Yihai Fang
Mr. Sina Zahedi
Research Interests:
Water Resources Management, Climate Change, Surface water & Groundwater modeling, Water Pricing,
Mr. Bo Zhang
Research Interests:
Foam flow with proppants in fractures. CFDEM/OpenFOAM/LIGGGHTS
Dr. Guanglei Zhang
Research Interests:
CO2 sequestration, Pore-scale imaging, Digital rock physics, Coalbed methane,