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Enhancing Efficiency of Foundational Models
Explore techniques such as model sparsity, knowledge distillation, and task-specific adaptation to reduce computational overhead without sacrificing performance.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Mahsa Baktashmotlagh
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
Multimodal Learning for Advanced Graph Data Analysis
Investigates the multimodal information within graph data using the latest multimodal large language models.
- Supervisor
- Dr Ruihong Qiu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
Dynamic modelling of agricultural data using functional and statistical methods
Develop advanced functional models and statistical methods for modelling time-series crop traits, including linear mixed models and Ordinary Differential Equations.
- Supervisor
- Dr Slava Vaisman, Dr Javier Fernandez and Dr Robert Armstrong
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Information and computing sciences, Mathematical sciences
Dingo Lingo: Australia's past through the lens of biology, language & music
Investigate 'dingo' related words in Indigenous languages to transform our understanding of the linguistic landscape of Australia from a static collection of languages to a complex picture of vibrant language exchange and social dynamics.
- Supervisor
- Professor Felicity Meakins and Professor Myfany Turpin
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Indigenous studies, Language, communication and culture
Evaluation of biofilm dispersal of Nontuberculous mycobacteria and Legionella in contaminated water environments
Examine the potential for a compound developed by Industry partner Lixa to disrupt biofilms formed by these microorganisms, and look at developing formulations suitable for treating contaminated water systems.
- Supervisor
- Professor Mark Blaskovich
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Environmental sciences
High performance electrodes for CO2 electrochemical reduction
Develop high-performance electrodes for CO2 electrolyser to convert greenhouse gas CO2 into useful chemical products.
- Supervisor
- Professor John Zhu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Engineering
Language-based Graph Representation Learning
Investigate the usage of large language models for graph data with advanced graph analysis techniques.
- Supervisor
- Dr Ruihong Qiu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
Time reversed optics
Develop new static and programmable optical systems for spatiotemporal beam shaping.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Joel Carpenter
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering, Physical sciences
Fingerprinting critical minerals development in continental margins
Study how critical minerals develop in the Andean-type plate margins through case studies in eastern Australia.
- Supervisor
- Dr Renjie Zhou and Dr Coralie Siegel, CSIRO
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Earth sciences
Advanced nanoplatform for modulated macrophage phenotype and enhanced gene delivery against bacterial infection
Develop advanced nanoplatform technology to educate the immune system to kill bacteria.
- Supervisor
- Dr Yue Wang and Professor Chengzhong Yu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences, Chemical sciences, Engineering