Fields of Research (FoR)

• Geomatic Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 090999 )
  
• Information Systems not elsewhere classified ( 080699 )
  
• Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience not elsewhere classified ( 040699 )
  
• Geomatic Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 401399 )
  
• Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience not elsewhere classified ( 370999 )
  
• Information Systems not elsewhere classified ( 460999 )
  
• Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience ( 370900 )
  
• Information Systems ( 460900 )
  
• Geomatic Engineering ( 401300 )
  

Research interests

GIS and remote sensing in natural resource and environment applications

Terrestrial and airborne laser scanning (LiDAR) for forestry and environment applications

Laser scanning for 3D modelling and visualisation

3D GIS and applications

Data Mining including Support Vector Machines (SVMs), Decision Trees (i.e., CART, CHAID), Random Forests, and other machine learning based statistical methods for object-based image analysis and classification

GPS/GNSS applications

Professional memberships

Member of Surveying and Spatial Science Institute (SSSI), Australia

Member of Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand

Member of the International Global Navigation Satellite Systems (IGNSS)

Currently teaching courses/programs

SVY1104 Survey Computations A
SVY2106 Geodetic Surveying A
GIS3407 GIS Programming and Visualisation
SVY2903 Surveying and Spatial Science Practice 3
SVY3904 Surveying and Spatial Science Practice 4
ENG4111 Research Project Part 1
ENG4112 Research Project Part 2
ENG8002 Masters Dissertation
PhD Supervision

Courses Taught in the Previous Years:
SVY1101 Geology and Surveying
SVY1110 Introduction to GPS
SVY2301 Automated Surveying Systems
SVY2303 Construction Surveying
SVY3107 Geodetic Surveying B
GIS3404 Geographical Data Visualisation
SVY1901 Surveying Practice 1
SVY2902 Surveying Practice 2
SVY2905 Geology and Surveying Practice

Teaching experience(Tertiary)

20 Years

Teaching experience(Other)

7 Years

Research supervisor in the area of:

• Geomatic Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 090999 )
  
• Information Systems not elsewhere classified ( 080699 )
  
• Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience not elsewhere classified ( 040699 )
  
• Geomatic Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 401399 )
  
• Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience not elsewhere classified ( 370999 )
  
• Information Systems not elsewhere classified ( 460999 )
  
• Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience ( 370900 )
  
• Information Systems ( 460900 )
  
• Geomatic Engineering ( 401300 )
  

Research topics

• GIS, Remote Sensing and Applications
  
• Machine Learning Based Statistical Methods For Object-Based Imagery and Lidar Data Analysis and Classification
  
• 3D GIS and Applications
  
• Airborne LiDAR Data for High Quality DEM Generation and Applications
  
• Terrestrial Laser Scanning For Building Information Model (BIM) Development and Application
  
• Airborne LiDAR Data and High Resolution Imagery for Natural Resource and Environmental Management
  
• Airborne and Terrestrial Laser Scanning For Forest Structure Measurement: Focus on Forest Biomass Estimation and Carbon Accounting