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  • Smart, Energy Efficient and Secure IoT Systems for Indoor Farming

    Smart, Energy Efficient and Secure IoT Systems for Indoor Farming

    Energy efficient, reliable and secure-networked embedded sensing systems (IoT), in which Artificial Intelligence is processed on the device/edge rather than in the cloud. This reduces network requirements and latency.

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  • Novel Analysis and Control of Microgrids

    Novel Analysis and Control of Microgrids

    Using expertise in analysis and control to develop and implement novel solutions to manage demand, detect faults and regulate frequency in microgrids.

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  • Integrated Sustainability Assessments

    Integrated Sustainability Assessments

    Making integrated sustainability assessments in industrial ecology, circular economy, consumption and production, and using virtual laboratory technology to perform economy-wide analysis and simulation to develop systems and strategies that deliver optimised, sustainable outcomes for society, the environment and the economy.

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  • Validation of Processes for Water Treatment and Recycling

    Validation of Processes for Water Treatment and Recycling

    Using state-of-the-art asset management techniques to deliver water that is fit for purpose, safer and cheaper, to food growers and manufacturers.

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  • Innovative Food Processing Technologies

    Innovative Food Processing Technologies

    Using mathematical modelling to design and optimise food processing technologies, such as thermal pasteurisation, freezing, chilling and drying, ultrasound, plasma and radio frequency electrical fields.

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  • Advanced Powder Handling

    Advanced Powder Handling

    Using numerical and experimental techniques to understand and optimise the powder-handling processes in modern food industries.

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  • Monitoring and Predicting Anomalies in Complex Processes

    Monitoring and Predicting Anomalies in Complex Processes

    Monitoring complex processes and predicting anomalies in their operation by combining state-of-the-art data with flow-level numerical techniques.

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  • From Lab to Plant: the Up-Scaling of Innovative Technologies

    From Lab to Plant: the Up-Scaling of Innovative Technologies

    Using virtual experiments to scale-up multiphase flows in innovative reaction and separation processes, from proof of concept through to industry-scale operation.

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  • Agricultural and Viticultural Image Processing

    Agricultural and Viticultural Image Processing

    Algorithms to improve efficiency in agtech using high-detail image processing systems to estimate yield, detect stress levels in plants and manage land using commercial, off-the-shelf hardware and consumer devices. These tools give large-scale visibility that improve productivity while saving time and money.

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  • Mechanical Vibration and Dynamics of Plants for Robotic Pollination

    Mechanical Vibration and Dynamics of Plants for Robotic Pollination

    Mechanical stimulations by vibration or sound may promote pollination in high-value crop varieties. The development of robotic pollinators tailored to the specific frequencies of Australian crops, can generate significant cost savings for the Australian indoor cropping industry.

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  • Autonomous Multi-Sensing Drone for Real-time 3D Mapping and Biomass Monitoring

    Autonomous Multi-Sensing Drone for Real-time 3D Mapping and Biomass Monitoring

    Using an autonomous, multi-sensing drone to provide real-time and autonomous 3D mapping of construction and mining projects. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is capable of scanning construction sites with an active laser, and generating 3D point clouds on the fly.

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  • Functional Particles and Powders

    Functional Particles and Powders

    Microfluidic spray drying is a versatile route to engineer high quality powders with better functionality and ease of handling. It allows precise control of functional particles, including thermal sensitive / bioactive particles and microencapsulates for controlled release, and is useful for testing new formulations in functional foods and nutraceutical applications.

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  • Nature-Based Water Management: Treatment, Reuse and Planning

    Nature-Based Water Management: Treatment, Reuse and Planning

    Helping to create water resilient and efficient food production by optimising sustainable water consumption, reusing rain and waste water, treating agricultural runoff and waste, and water resource planning.

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  • Dynamic Modelling and Control of Greenhouses

    Dynamic Modelling and Control of Greenhouses

    Providing expertise in control and power systems engineering to optimise the efficiency and environmental sustainability of food production in the automated and autonomous greenhouse space for urban agriculture, and its integration with renewable resources.

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  • Low Carbon Microgrids: Modelling and Simulation

    Low Carbon Microgrids: Modelling and Simulation

    Assessment of microgrid concepts using a state-of-the-art real-time simulation suite, capable of modelling and simulating microgrid systems for food hubs. This helps identify unusual behaviours prior to commissioning and thereby reduces risk and uncertainty.

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  • Facilitating the Technical Network Integration of Distributed PV Generation

    Facilitating the Technical Network Integration of Distributed PV Generation

    While the electricity grid at a food hub can accommodate distributed PV generation, at higher penetration levels there are expected to be impacts caused by voltage rise and variability. Addressing these will allow food-hub operators to plan appropriately and will contribute to the successful technical integration of distributed photovoltaic generation.

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  • Operation and Protection of Low-Voltage DC Microgrids

    Operation and Protection of Low-Voltage DC Microgrids

    The use of DC microgrids is a potential growth area with a range of platforms related to food hubs and logistics, including processing and transportation. The University is developing tools, techniques and models to back up serious experimental work on hardware prototypes, and working on protection devices and systems.

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