Control and safety monitoring systems for large scale irrigation networks. The water losses in irrigation channels in Australia are large, but they can be substantially reduced by employing advanced control and monitoring systems, leading to significant environmental benefits. Due to the large size of the irrigation networks, design of control and monitoring systems represents technical challenges for which there are currently no good methodologies. In this project we will develop design methodo ....Control and safety monitoring systems for large scale irrigation networks. The water losses in irrigation channels in Australia are large, but they can be substantially reduced by employing advanced control and monitoring systems, leading to significant environmental benefits. Due to the large size of the irrigation networks, design of control and monitoring systems represents technical challenges for which there are currently no good methodologies. In this project we will develop design methodologies, and in particular we will focus on issues relating to the communication constraints arising since data are transmitted over a radio network and the trade off between robustness and performance in centralised and decentralised designs.Read moreRead less
Algorithms and computation in four-dimensional topology. This project will establish Australia as a world leader in computational topology, particularly in the all-important areas of topology in three and four dimensions. In four dimensions this work will be truly groundbreaking; until now the field has seen little development due to the complexity of the algorithms and computations required, and the applicant is in the unique position of having the necessary tools to make significant progress ....Algorithms and computation in four-dimensional topology. This project will establish Australia as a world leader in computational topology, particularly in the all-important areas of topology in three and four dimensions. In four dimensions this work will be truly groundbreaking; until now the field has seen little development due to the complexity of the algorithms and computations required, and the applicant is in the unique position of having the necessary tools to make significant progress in a feasible time frame. In three dimensions this project will strengthen the distinguished computational topology community in Melbourne, led by pioneers such as Rubinstein, Goodman, Hodgson as well as the applicant himself.Read moreRead less
Charting connectivity in the healthy and diseased brain. Australia's endemic mental health burden is predicted to escalate as its population ages. This project will: (1) endow medicine with a diagnostic capability enabling earlier and more-accurate diagnosis of brain disorders and mental illnesses; and, (2) pinpoint brain circuit disruptions telltale of particular diseases. This is a world-first and promises a scientific basis for new-generation therapies and treatments. This project will enable ....Charting connectivity in the healthy and diseased brain. Australia's endemic mental health burden is predicted to escalate as its population ages. This project will: (1) endow medicine with a diagnostic capability enabling earlier and more-accurate diagnosis of brain disorders and mental illnesses; and, (2) pinpoint brain circuit disruptions telltale of particular diseases. This is a world-first and promises a scientific basis for new-generation therapies and treatments. This project will enable the APD to disseminate the specialist knowledge acquired as an ARC Fellow at Harvard in 2008 to Australian researchers, thereby advancing Australia's international standing in science.Read moreRead less