PhD Research Topics

We have a number of PhD research topics available for scholarships. If you are interested in applying, please submit an expression of interest.  These projects give the student access to national networking activities and training, travel funds and industry collaboration. The student will join a team at the home university that includes multiple academics and students as well as the wider Centre team across the three Australian partner universities

There are five research programs and 3-4 research topics within each. Click the project name for further details.

Program	Project Name	Enrolled institution	Lead Supervisor	Lead Partner org
1 – Biomimic Cobots	Scholarship filled - 1.1 - Cobot contact tasks through multi-sensory deep learning	Queensland University of Technology	Peter Corke	InfraBuild
	Scholarship filled - 1.2 - Cobots learning by demonstration	Swinburne University of Technology	Mats Isaksson	Weld Australia
	Scholarship filled -1.3 - Cobots manipulation with augmented mobility	University of Technology Sydney	Teresa Vidal-Calleja	Weld Australia
2 – Human-Robot-Interaction	Scholarship filled - 2.1 - Robotic Intention visualisation	Queensland University of Technology	Markus Rittenbruch	Cook Medical
	Scholarship filled - 2.2 - Human Robotic Interaction prototyping toolkit	Queensland University of Technology	Jared Donovan	Cook Medical
	Scholarship filled - 2.3 - Multi-modal HRC	University of Technology Sydney	Marc Carmichael	Cook Medical
	2.5 - “Spot, what’s happening?” Explaining a robot’s state through language	Queensland University of Technology	Markus Rittenbruch	CSIRO
3 – Designing Socio-technical Robotic Systems	Scholarship filled - 3.1 - Human Factors in collaborative robotics	Queensland University of Technology	Glenda Caldwell	InfraBuild
	Scholarship filled - 3.2 - Design Factors: Integrated design of collaborative robots, product & manufacturing environment	University of Technology Sydney	Matthias Guertler	TBC
	Scholarship filled - 3.3 - Augmented and virtual reality in collaborative robotics	Queensland University of Technology	Glenda Caldwell	B & R Enclosures
	Scholarship filled - 3.7 - Collaborative robot adoption across industries	Queensland University of Technology	Glenda Caldwell	CSIRO
4 – Quality Assurance and Compliance	Scholarship filled - Project 4.1: Cobotic self-inspection	Swinburne University of Technology	Michelle Dunn	IR4
	Scholarship filled - Project 4.2: Preserving compliance during emergent behaviour in human-robot team scenarios	Swinburne University of Technology	Michelle Dunn	InfraBuild
	Scholarship filled - Project 4.3: Monitoring and automated documentation of outcomes of collaborative robot activity	University of Technology Sydney	Lee Clemon	TBC
	Scholarship filled - Project 4.4: Data analytics and process validation of collaborative robots and automated processes	University of Technology Sydney	Lee Clemon	Cook Medical
5 – Human-Robot Workforce	Scholarship filled - Project 5.1: Future Skills and Training Needs	Queensland University of Technology	Paula McDonald	multiple partners
	Scholarship filled - Project 5.2: Manufacturing Jobs of the Future	Queensland University of Technology	Greg Hearn	multiple partners
	Scholarship filled - Project 5.3: Managing for workplace readiness	Queensland University of Technology	Penny Williams	multiple partners
	Scholarship filled - Project 5.5: Collaborative Robots & Humans' Work: Human attitudes and potential for motivation	Queensland University of Technology	Penny Williams	CSIRO