> The Research Academy > Collaborating Faculty > Student profiles > Industry and government > Prospective research students > Researchers and research institutes > Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture > Infrastructure engineering > Clean energy > Water > Nanotechnology > Biotechnology and stem cell research			Collaborating Faculty Our experts are listed alphabetically by surname: A-B C-F G-J K-N O-R S T-Z NAME LOCATION EMAIL SPECIALTY David Taniar Monash david.taniar@infotech. monash.edu.au • Databases • Query processing • Mobile and geospatial databases • XML query processing • Grid and cloud data management • High performance database processing • Ontology • Data warehousing • Data mining rules and patterns Rochish Thaokar IITB rochish@che.iitb.ac.in • Hydrodynamic and electrohydrodynamic stability • Nanoparticle synthesis • Polymer and surfactant physics and rheology • Colloidal systems M Thompson Monash mark.thompson@ eng.monash.edu.au • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), numerical methods, aeroacoustics, turbomachinery, simulation of three-dimensional flows, non-Newtonian fluid flows. George Thouas Monash (Biological Engineering) george.thouas@eng. monash.edu.au • Biomedical engineering Kai Ming Ting Monash KaiMing.Ting@ monash.edu • Data mining • Machine learning • Information retrieval Mahesh S Tirumkudulu IITB mahesh@che.iitb.ac.in • Low reynolds number hydrodynamics • Colloids and interface science K V Venkatesh IITB venks@che.iitb.ac.in • Biochemical engineering • Food engineering Jayendran Venkateswaran IITB jayendran@iitb.ac.in • Modeling and simulation: system dynamics and discrete-event simulation • Hybrid and distributed simulation for analysis of integrated supply chains and automated manufacturing systems Ajit Verma IITB akv@ee.iitb.ac.in • Reliability engineering and quality management, quality, reliability and information technology, fuzzy reliability engineering - concepts and applications Paul Verma Monash Paul.Verma@ med.monash.edu.au • Nuclear transfer protocols: cell reprogramming and transgenesis Marika Vicziany Monash Asia Institute marika.vicziany@adm. monash.edu.au R Vijaya IITB rvijaya@iitb.ac.in • Fiber optics • Photonic band-gap materials • Nonlinear optics B V S Viswanadham IITB viswam@civil.iitb.ac.in • Centrifuge modelling of geotechnical problems • Geosynthetics and ground improvement • Environmental geotechnology • Design and performance of waste containment systems • Natural hazard mitigation Viswanathan N N IITB vichu@iitb.ac.in • Blast furnace modelling • Transport phenomena • Process metallurgy Satish Vitta IITB satish.vitta@iitb.ac.in • Nanomaterials • Magnetic and electrical properties of metals, alloys and oxides • X-ray optical behavior of ultra thin layered multilayer Huanting Wang Monash haunting.wang@ eng.monash.edu.au • Synthesis of zeolite nanocrystals and their application for zeolite-polymer nanocomposites • Development of oxide nanofibers for next-generation ceramic membranes • Synthesis of novel nanoporous carbon materials for membranes and catalysts • Self assembly of colloidal nanomaterials   Pramod Wangikar IITB pramodw@che.iitb.ac.in • Bio-informatics • Combinatorial chemistry • Applied enzymology • Experimental and theoretical analysis of bioprocesses Geoff Webb Monash Geoff.Webb@infotech. monash.edu.au • Learning complex conditional probabilities from data • Statistically sound association discovery • K-optimal association discovery • OPUS • Multiboosting • Decision tree grafting • The knowledge factory • Generality is predictive of prediction accuracy • Bioinformatics • Engineering applications Ron Weber Monash ron.weber@ monash.edu.au • Ontology (a branch of metaphysics), conceptual modelling, modelling of information systems, and information systems management, audit and control Paul Webley Monash paul.webley@eng. monash.edu.au • Adsorbent synthesis and testing and adsorption processes specifically focusing on gas separations and storage Leslie Yeo Monash (Mechanical Engineering) leslie.yeo@eng. monash.edu.au • Micro/Nanophysics (microfluidic transport) Bill Young Monash (Civil Engineering) bill.young@eng. monash.edu.au • Traffic systems • Parking systems Jie Zhang Monash Jie.Zhang@ monash.edu • Development of next generation of biosensors/biofuel cells using nanotechnology • Synthesis of new nanocomposite catalysts for pharmaceutical and energy applications • Development of quantitative theories to understand the mechanisms of electrochemical processes Jingxin Zhang Monash Jingxin.Zhang@ monash.edu • Adaptive and robust control of nonlinear and time varying systems • Applications of modeling and control techniques to control • Condition monitoring and fault diagnosis complex systems • Optimal and robust filtering and its applications to multirate signal processing and subband coding • Spectral estimation and its applications to synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and medical (ultrasound and MRI) imaging • SAR and medical image anlysis for target/object detection and recognition Lian Zhang Monash lian.zhang@ monash.edu • Ultra-clean fuel generation through chemical leaching of coal and/or solvent extraction • Liquefaction of coal and biomass for liquid fuel production • Advanced combustion technologies (e.g. oxy-firing, chemical looping) for low-rank coals including Victorian brown coal • Co-firing of coal and carbon-neutral biomass for carbon dioxide emission reduction • Advanced incineration technologies (e.g. O2- firing) for waste materials volume reduction and value-added product (e.g. cement additive) generation • Ash formation and thermodynamic properties during high-temperature treatment of coal, biomass and waste materials • Pollutant emissions from coal combustion and control • Characterization of combustion-driven sub-micron and nanoscale particulates and their environmental impacts evaluation • Unique drop-tube furnace (DTF) coupled with transparent quartz reactor, two-color pyrometer and high-speed camera for in-situ diagnosis and exact quantification of char and ash yields. No such a rig exists elsewhere in Australia • Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES, Optima 7300DV) for quantification of trace elements in a variety of materials including coal, biomass, liquid fuel, char, ash, etc. • X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF) for rapid quantification of major and minor elements in above-listed solid materials • X-ray Diffractometry (XRD) for crystalline structure determination and quantification • Computer-controlled SEM (CCSEM) for individual particle analysis • Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy (ESR) for organometals and free radicals determination • Nuclear Magnet Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) for carbonaceous structure characterization • Thermodynamic modeling software package, FactSage 6.1 • SEM and TEM for particle morphology observation Dingyang Zheng Monash dinyang.zheng@ eng.monash.edu.au • Railway technology - track acceleration for monitoring impact loads Ingrid Zukerman Monash ingrid@csse. monash.edu.au • Artificial intelligence • Natural language processing • Discourse planning • Plan recognition • Multi-media interfaces • User modeling