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Supervisors for Engineering at AUT University
Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Professor Adnan Al-Anbuky
Email: adnan.alanbuky@aut.ac.nz
Qualifications: PhD
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 Ext. 9836
Research Interests: Intelligent embedded systems with emphasis on operational and control management network architechture. Applications include industrial sensing, process management and control, service automation and management. This includes but is not limited to areas of knowledge acquisition and distribution, local and wide networks protocols and organisations, controller intelligence and miniaturization, real time interaction among sensors and integrated sensing information etc.
Dr John Collins
Email: john.collins@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921-9999 ext 8336
Fax: +64 9 921-9973
Qualifications: PhD
Research Interests: Embedded systems, software.
Dr Hamid Gholamhosseini
Email: hamid.gholamhosseini@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921-9999 ext 8755
Fax: +64 9 921-9973
Qualifications: PhD
Research Interests: Biomedical engineering, signal processing, embedded systems, artifical neural networks.
Associate Professor Tek Tjing Lie
Email: tlie@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 6447
Fax: +64 9 921 9973
Qualifications: PhD
Research Interests: Power System Operation and Control, Deregulated Power Systems, Energy Management, Renewable Energy.
Associate Prof Tom J. Moir
Email: Tom.Moir@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921-9999 ext 6052
Fax: +64 9 921-9973
Qualifications: BSc,Ph.D,
Research Interests: Signal Processing, Speech Enhancement, Smart Homes, Adaptive Filters and Controllers.
Krishnamachar Prasad
Email: kprasad@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921-9999 ext 6229
Fax: +64 9 921-9973
Qualifications: Ph.D
Research Interests: Technology Development and Reliabilty of Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Circuits, Infrared photodetectors, Solid State Sensors, Electronic Materials.
Dr Boon-Chong Seet
Email: boon-chong.seet@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921-9999 ext 5345
Fax: +64 9 921-9973
Qualifications: PhD
Research Interests: Ad-hoc, Mesh, and Sensor Networks; Mobile Peer-to-Peer Computing; Vehicular Communications; Emerging Broadband Wireless Technologies; Ambient Intelligence.
Dr Adam Taylor
Email: adam.taylor@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 6228
Fax: +64 9 921 9999 x 8249
Qualifications: PhD
Research Interests: Power systems, power electronics, power electronic device modeling, linear induction motors, alternative and/or distributed generation, people in/and technology, grounded theory, narrative analysis, the quirky and the interesting.
Dr. Duleepa J Thrimawithana
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 Ext. 6893
Email: duleepa.thrimawithana@aut.ac.nz
Qualifications: PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand (2008), BE (1st class Hons.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand (2005)
Research Interests: Wireless Power Transfer, Green Energy Converters, Distributed Generation, Micro-Grids, High Voltage Pulsed Power Systems, Resonant Converters, Power Electronics
Associate Professor David I Wilson
Email: di.wilson@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921-9999 ext 8732
Fax: +64 9 921-9973
Qualifications: PhD
Research Interests: Automatic control, industrial computing, digital signal processing, numerical analysis, engineering mathematics, neural networks, fuzzy control.
Mechanical Engineering
Professor Ahmed Al-Jumaily
Email: ahmed.aljumaily@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921-9777 (DD)
Fax: +64 9 921-9973
Qualifications: PhD
Research Interests: System dynamics and control, modelling of eletromechanical systems, vibration, smart optical polymers, bioengineering.
Dr. Tim Anderson
Email: timothy.anderson@aut.ac.nz
Phone: (09) 921 9999 Extension 8075
Qualifications: BE (Mech) ME PhD
Research Interests: Solar energy- solar heating and cooling, applied photovoltaics, concentrating solar power, novel solar absorber surfaces,
Built Environment- energy use in buildings, building performance modelling and measurement.
Heat transfer- experimental and numerical modelling, natural convection
Associate Professor Zhan Chen
Email: zhan.chen@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921-9999 ext 8737
Fax: +64 9 921-9973
Qualifications: PhD
Research Interests: Materials engineering. solidification and die casting, semi-solid metals forming, materials joining, interfacial reactions, microstructures & mechanical structures
Associate Professor Loulin Huang
Email: loulin.huang@aut.ac.nz
Phone: 09-9219999 ext 6708
Fax: 09-9219973
Qualifications: Ph.D, M.Eng, B.Eng
Research Interests: Robotics, Mechatronics and Control
Dr Roy Nates
Email: roy.nates@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 8102
Fax: +64 9 921 9973
Qualifications: PhD (Capetown)
Research Interests: Engines, fuels, thermodynamics and fluid systems, combustion, air pollution.
Professor Thomas Neitzert
Email: thomas.neitzert@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9258
Fax: +64 9 921 9973
Qualifications: PhD
Research Interests: Metal forming, polymer processing, recycling, energy generation from renewables, computer simulations, engineering management, rapid product development processes.
Dr Timotius Pasang
Email: timotius.pasang@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 8760
Fax: +64 9 921 9973
Qualifications: PhD
Research Interests: Materials welding/joining (with a current focus on friction stir welding), Solidification and die casting, Semi-solid metals forming, Extrusion, Die materials and properties, Performance analysis of die surface coatings
Dr. Robert Paxton
Email: robert.paxton@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 Ext. 6839
Qualifications: B.Sc; M.E. (Hons); Ph.D.
Research Interests: Human Performance Optimisation, Fluid Dynamics, Polymers and Composites, 3D imaging systems
Dr Shane Pinder
Email: shane.pinder@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 8079
Qualifications: PhD
Research Interests: Aerospace engineering, avionics, flight safety systems, aircraft performance monitoring, radio navigation systems, RADAR, phased-array radio technology. Applications and advancement of satellite positioning systems (GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO).
Dr Sarat Singamneni
Email: sarat.singamneni@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 8002
Fax: +64 9 921 9973
Qualifications: PhD
Research Interests: Metal Cutting, Numerical Applications in Engineering; Finite and Boundary Element Methods, Software Development for Engineering Applications, CAD/CAM, Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing.
Construction Management
Name: Associate Professor John TookeyEmail: john.tookey@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 9512
Fax: +64 9 921 9973
Qualifications: PhD
Research Interests: Construction and project management, logistics and supply chain management, procurement systems in construction, project leadership.
Name: James Rotimi
Email: jrotimi@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 6450
Fax: +64 9 921 9973
Qualifications: PhD
Broad Research Interests: Construction and project management, disaster legislation and reconstruction management