School of Engineering and Computer Science

Nabil Adam

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Haesum Ali

Supervisor(s): Dr Daniel Burmester, A/Prof Ramesh Rayudu
Thesis Title: Investigating Local Energy Markets for Enhanced PV and EV Hosting Capacity in New Zealand's Distribution Network

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Mustafa Alqudah

Supervisor(s): Dr Timothy Anderson, Dr Jim Hinkley, Prof Alan Brent
Thesis Title: Fluidised bed receivers for beam-down concentrated solar power

Buddhima Amarathunga

Supervisor(s): Dr Jyoti Sahni, Dr Alvin Valera,
Thesis Title: Dynamic sensor relocation in mobile wireless sensor networks

Hayden Andersen

Supervisor(s): Dr Andrew Lensen, Dr Will Browne, Dr Yi Mei
Thesis Title: Evolving Human-Friendly Explanations

Nishadi Ariyasinghe

Supervisor(s): Dr Simon McCallum , Dr Craig Anslow
Thesis Title: Alleviating Loneliness in Migrant Communities with VR

Nabeel Aslam

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Xiaoying Gao, Prof Bing Xue
Thesis Title: An Ensemble Deep Learning Approach for Fake News Detection on Social Media Platforms

Bisma Ayaz

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Keila Barbosa Costa

Supervisor(s): Dr Heitor Murilo Gomes
Thesis Title: Machine learning for partially labelled data stream classification

Johniel Bocacao

Supervisor(s): Prof Ali Knott and Dr Andrew Lensen
Thesis Title: Improving algorithm safety tools for the New Zealand public sector

Duncan Cameron

Supervisor(s): Dr Alvin Valera, Prof Winston Seah
Thesis Title: Empowering Rural Internet Service Providers With Self-Driving Networks

Kieran Carnegie

Supervisor(s): Dr Simon McCallum, Dr Gina Grimshaw (Psychology)
Thesis Title: Depth of Field Rendering affects comfort on Head Mounted Displays through minimizing discomforting motions during locomotion

Junliang Chen

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Ruiqi Chen

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Yi Mei , Prof Mengjie Zhang and Dr Fangfang Zhang
Thesis Title: Machine Learning for Dynamic Job Shop Scheduling

Xiangling Chen

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Yuting Chen

Supervisor(s): Dr Craig Watterson Dr Karsten Lundqvist
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Ze Chen

Supervisor(s): Dr Yi Mei, Prof Mengjie Zhang
Thesis Title: Machine Learning for Genomic Fish Breeding

Anu Choudhary

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Ramesh Rayudu, Dr James Hinkley
Thesis Title: Carbon Emissions from Geothermal powerplant in New Zealand

Abigail Clennell

Supervisor(s): Dr Andrew Lensen, Dr Rachael Shaw
Thesis Title: AI-Driven Kākā Facial Recognition for Conservation

Todd Cochrane

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Steve Cosgrove

Supervisor(s): Prof Winston Seah and Dr Alvin Valera
Thesis Title: Wireless Mesh Networking for IoT Sensors with Selectable Quality of Service

Charlie Crighton

Supervisor(s): Dr Jens Dietrich, Dr Michael Homer
Thesis Title: Adoption of Behaviour Driven Development in New Zealand

Paul Dagger

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Kris Bubendorfer & A/Prof Ian Welch
Thesis Title: Solving Trusted Execution Requirements at the IoT Edge

Ambica Dixit

Supervisor(s): Dr Mengjie Zhang Dr Bing Xue
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Steven Dockter

Supervisor(s): Dr Qi Chen
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Lin Dong

Supervisor(s): Mengjie Zhang, Bing Xue, Ying Bi
Thesis Title: Genetic programming for image analysis

Nkiru Ede

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Thesis Title: Networks of Knowledge Sharing - Complex Dynamics of Software Components

Kirita-Rose Escott

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Hui Ma, Dr Aaron Chen
Thesis Title: Dynamic Workflow Scheduling in Cloud Computing

Mathew Falloon

Supervisor(s): Dr Aaron Chen
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Jigang Fan

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Zhengxin Fang

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Hui Ma and Dr Aaron Chen
Thesis Title: Resource Allocation in Container-based Clouds

Andrew Fawcet

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Jeanelle Frontin

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Paul Teal, A/Prof Marcus Frean, A/Prof Mona Krewel
Thesis Title: Information Measurement for Explainable Artificial Intelligence

Yifan Gao

Supervisor(s): Winston Seah, Alvin Valera
Thesis Title: Satellite-based Quantum Network

Roydon Goldsack

Supervisor(s): W. Bastiaan Kleijn, Hedwig Eisenbarth
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Dedy Hendro

Supervisor(s): Prof. Ian Welch, Dr. Yi Mei
Thesis Title: Explainable AI in Cybersecurity

Jamey Hepi

Supervisor(s): Dr Yi Mei, A/Prof Ian Welch
Thesis Title: Native Flora Recognition and Diagnostics on a Mobile Device

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Nimasha Herath

Supervisor(s): Dr Andrew Lensen, Dr Anya Leenman, Dr Mairead de Roiste
Thesis Title: Harnessing the Power of Deep Learning and Earth Observation for Flood Forecasting in Aotearoa

Chathura Hewa Algiriyage

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Karsten Lundqvist, Dr Craig Watterson
Thesis Title: Liminal Transitions in Software Development

Hiroshika Hinduramage

Supervisor(s): Dr Stuart Marshall, Dr Nadia Pantidi (CMIC)
Thesis Title: An AR Mobile Application for Training Children with ASD with Social Skills

Fahimeh Hosseinnia Shavaki

Supervisor(s): Dr Jennifer Ferreira, Prof Alex Potanin,Dr James Quilty
Thesis Title: Developing a water quality monitoring and trading platform for agricultural areas

Xiaohan Hu

Supervisor(s): Prof Winston Seah / Dr Jyoti Sahni / Prof Colin Simpson
Thesis Title: Scalable and Patient-centric Medical Data Sharing

Kun Huang

Supervisor(s): Dr Fanglue Zhang, Prof Neil Dodgson
Thesis Title: Dynamic Panoramic Video Leanrning and Editing

Ran Huang

Supervisor(s): Prof Winston Seah and Dr Jyoti Sahni
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Vladislav Ilin

Supervisor(s): Craig Watterson & Karsten Lundqvist
Thesis Title: AI game personalization & learning

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Faisal Ishtiaq

Supervisor(s): Prof Bastiaan Kleijn, A/Prof Paul Teal
Thesis Title: Signal representation in probabilistic Autoencoders And Application of ML in Geo Physics

Taran John

Supervisor(s): Harith Al-Sahaf, Qurrat Ul Ain, Mengjie Zhang
Thesis Title: Utilising Machine Learning to Extract Clinically Oriented Features for Skin Cancer Detection

Janani Kahahena

Supervisor(s): Dr Gideon Gouws,Dr Christopher Hollitt
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Chibuzor Kama

Supervisor(s): Dr Karsten Lundqvist, Dr Craig Watterson
Thesis Title: Using Game-Based Learning to Teach Engineering Ethics to New Zealand Undergraduate Students.

Muhammad Saad Khan

Supervisor(s): Dr Craig Anslow,Dr Brian Robinson
Thesis Title: Enhancing Radiological Diagnostic and Training Through Extended Reailty

Ciaran King

Supervisor(s): Bastiaan Kleijn
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Simin Kou

Supervisor(s): Fang-Lue Zhang, Neil Dodgson
Thesis Title: 360-degree Videos Representation and Manipulating

Anton Lee

Supervisor(s): Dr Heitor Murilo Gomes, Prof Bastiaan Kleijn, Dr Yaqian Zhang
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Sasha Leitman

Supervisor(s): Prof Dale Carnegie, Dr Jim Murphy (NZSM)
Thesis Title: Resonant Interfaces

Ning Li

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Xiaocheng Liao

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Bocheng Lin

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Benny Lin

Supervisor(s): Mengjie Zhang, Bing Xue
Thesis Title: Machine Learning Application in Computer Vision

Richard Littauer

Supervisor(s): Kris Bubendorfer
Thesis Title: Building a platform to enable bioacoustic monitoring of avian populations

Saining Liu

Supervisor(s): A/Prof. Yi Mei Prof. Mengjie Zhang
Thesis Title: Automated Algorithm Design for Large-Scale Vehicle Routing Problem

Yiwen Ma

Supervisor(s): Dr Winston Seah Dr Jyoti Sahni
Thesis Title: Using Centrality-based Machine Learning for BGP Anomaly Detection

Jordan MacLachlan

Supervisor(s): Dr Yi Mei
Thesis Title: Evolutionary computation for emergency dispatch

Paula Maddigan

Supervisor(s): Dr Andrew Lensen, Dr Rachael Shaw
Thesis Title: Artificial Intelligence for Smart Conservation

Abdullah Mamun

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Ian Welch, Dr Harith Al-Sahaf
Thesis Title: APT detection using Artificial Intelligence

Mayuravaani Mathuranathan

Supervisor(s): Prof. Bastiaan Kleijn, Dr. Andrew Lensen
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Carl McMillan

Supervisor(s): Prof Bing Xue, Prof Mengjie Zhang, Dr Junhong Zhao
Thesis Title: Evolutionary Deep Learning for Building a Buoyancy Alerting System in NZ Mussel Farms

Zuhaib Mirza

Supervisor(s): Prof Alan Brent
Thesis Title: A multi-dimensional comparative analysis of the transition to renewable energy

Sanjib Mishra

Supervisor(s): Dr. Ramesh Rayudu
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Rimas Mohamad Anfar

Supervisor(s): Dr. Qi Chen, Prof. Mengjie Zhang
Thesis Title: Enhancing Model Interpretability in Genetic Programming-based Symbolic Regression

Michaella Moon

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Eduardo Mossmann

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Marcus Frean, Prof Stephen Marsland (SMS)
Thesis Title: A Topic in Game Theory

Vani Mukundan

Supervisor(s): Dr. Ramesh Rayudu
Thesis Title: Impedance based stability analysis on IBR integrated power system

Rasika Nandana

Supervisor(s): https://people.wgtn.ac.nz/Peter.Andreae
Thesis Title: Testing Earthquake Early Warning Systems for NZ

Vinh Nguyen

Supervisor(s): Dr Alex Doronin, Prof Bing Xue
Thesis Title: Solving the 3D Rendering Equation with Subsurface Scattering using Machine Learning

Immaculata Ojo

Supervisor(s): [[Main.JenniferFerreira][Dr JenniferFerreira]Dr CraigWatterson
Thesis Title: Building a Framework for Integration of Agile Practices in Software Engineering Courses in Tertiary Institution

Isaac Oscar Gariano

Supervisor(s): Dr Marco Servetto, Prof James Noble
Thesis Title: Hybridly Typed Retroactive Polymorphism

Junwei Pang

Supervisor(s): A/Prof. Yi Mei, Prof. Mengjie Zhang
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Lisa Patterson

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Ian Welch, Dr Bryan Ng, Dr Sue Chard
Thesis Title: Data Privacy and Security: Investigating Safety of Internet Technologies for the Everyday User

Jiyuan Pei

Supervisor(s): A/Prof. Yi Mei
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Hao Peng

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Amalu Philip

Supervisor(s): Dr Ramesh Rayudu
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Isabella Pimentel Pincelli

Supervisor(s): Dr. James Hinkley, Prof Alan Brent
Thesis Title: Integrating material cycles in low-carbon energy transition analyses for Aotearoa - New Zealand

Sunethra Pitawala

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Paul Teal, Prof Mark McGuinness (SMS)
Thesis Title: Bayesian estimation of Bound Fluid Fraction from NMR relaxation

Rere Pope

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Zhuoyin Qiao

Supervisor(s): Dr Fangfang Zhang, A/Prof Yi Mei and Prof Mengjie Zhang
Thesis Title: Machine Learning for Job Shop Scheduling

Mohsin Qureshi

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Agatha Rachmat

Supervisor(s): Dr Craig Watterson
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Christian Raymond

Supervisor(s): Dr. Qi Chen, Prof. Bing Xue, Prof. Mengjie Zhang
Thesis Title: Meta-Learning Loss Functions for Deep Neural Networks

Ryan Roberts

Supervisor(s): Prof Alan Brent, Dr James Hinkley
Thesis Title: Understanding the Impacts of Community Energy in New Zealand

Demelza Robinson

Supervisor(s): Dr Alex Doronin, Prof Bastiaan Kleijn
Thesis Title: Probabilistic machine learning for biomedical optical diagnostics

Mindula Rowel

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Amer Saeed

Supervisor(s): Dr. Aaron Chen; Dr. Hui Ma;Dr. Qiang Fu
Thesis Title: Evolutionary Computation Approaches for IoT Workflow Scheduling

Miru Samarakoon

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Paul Teal, A/Prof Marcus Frean
Thesis Title: Predictive Analytics in Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Waveforms

Sam Schimanski

Supervisor(s): Rod Badcock
Thesis Title: Superconducting Inverters

Ya Shen

Supervisor(s): Dr Aaron Chen, A/Prof Hui Ma, Prof Mengjie Zhang
Thesis Title: Research in Reinforcement Learning and Evolutionary Computation

Manish Singh

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Alex Potanin, A/Prof Lindsay Groves
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Priya Singh

Supervisor(s): Dr. Ramesh Rayudu
Thesis Title: Interaction of large-scale wind farms with Power Grid

Fengyang Sun

Supervisor(s): Hui Ma, Aaron Chen
Thesis Title: Knowledge-driven Optimization Algorithm for IoT Service Composition

Senfa Sun

Supervisor(s): Dr Jennifer Ferreira, Dr Dana Fridman (Design Innovation)
Thesis Title: Addressing Impostor Phenomenon in Collaboration Between UX Designers and Developers

Ziyi Sun

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Bing Xue, Prof Mengjie Zhang
Thesis Title: Evolutionary Computation for Image Analysis

Guojun Tang

Supervisor(s): Dr. Alex Doronin, Dr. Paul Teal
Thesis Title: Biomedical Optical Imaging Aided by Machine Learning

Alexander Telfar

Supervisor(s): Will Browne
Thesis Title: Model-based reinforcement learning

Yuan Tian

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Yi Mei and Prof Mengjie Zhang
Thesis Title: Genetic Programming for Project Scheduling Problem

Hansi Udapola

Supervisor(s): Dr Simon McCallum, Dr Nadia Pantidi
Thesis Title: Role of conversational virtual agents in promoting social interactions in virtual reality environments among adolescents experiencing social isolation

Nisal Udawatta

Supervisor(s): Dr Craig Anslow, Dr Brian Robinson, Dr Stuart Marshall
Thesis Title: Immersive Cardiac Catheter Ablation Procedure for Electrophysiology

Maryam Var Naseri

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Ian Welch, Dr Masood Mansoori
Thesis Title: Application of AI to Situation Awareness in the context of Honeypot

Elena Vasilieva

Supervisor(s): Dr. Alex Doronin
Thesis Title: Optical imaging and treatment of malignant melanoma aided by machine learning

Nathan Vine

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Ilya Vladyko

Supervisor(s): Dr Alex Doronin
Thesis Title: Monte Carlo modelling of Raman signal enhancement using power-efficient Apple processors

Rajesh Vuppala

Supervisor(s): Dr Jyoti Sahni, Prof Winston Seah
Thesis Title: Privacy and Trust in Industrial IoT

Chunyu Wang

Supervisor(s): Dr. Qi, Prof. Bing and Prof. Meng
Thesis Title: Evolutionary Machine Learning for image classification

Qinyu Wang

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Yujia Wang

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Nick Webster

Supervisor(s): Dr. Marco Servetto, Dr. Michael Homer
Thesis Title: Performant Strict Automatic Parallelisation

Jiahong Wei

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Josh Weir

Supervisor(s): A/Prof Taehyun Rhee, Dr Andrew Chalmers (CMIC)
Thesis Title: Portrait Relighting for Video Conferencing

Jesse Wood

Supervisor(s): Prof Bing Xue, Dr Bach Nguyen, Prof Mengjie Zhang, Dr Daniel Killeen
Thesis Title: Rapid determination of bulk composition and quality of marine biomass in Mass Spectrometry

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Zhicheng Wu

Supervisor(s): Prof Mengjie Zhang, Prof Bing Xue
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Baiyun Xiao

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Hao Xie

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Terry Xu

Supervisor(s): Dr Alvin Valera, Prof Winston Seah
Thesis Title: An Auction-based Caching Algorithm for Popular and Fresh Content in IoT Networks

Beihong Yang

Supervisor(s): Dr Aaron Chen
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Yifan Yang

Supervisor(s): Dr AaronChen, A/Prof Hui Ma, Prof Mengjie Zhang
Thesis Title: Dynamic Multi-Workflow Scheduling in Network-aware Cloud

Steve Yuan

Supervisor(s): Fang-lue Zhang, Andrew Chalmers
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Dylon Zeng

Supervisor(s): Prof Mengjie Zhang A/Prof Ivy Liu Prof Bing Xue
Thesis Title: Image Analysis

Hengzhe Zhang

Supervisor(s): Prof Mengjie Zhang, Prof Bing Xue, Dr Qi Chen
Thesis Title: Genetic Programming based Evolutionary Feature Construction

Qiaochu Zhang

Supervisor(s): Dr Daniel Burmester
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Ye Zhang

Supervisor(s): Dr Winston Seah Dr Alvin Valera Dr Jyoti Sahni
Thesis Title: Resource Management in 6G Network

Yuye Zhang

Supervisor(s): Fangfang Zhang, Bing Xue, Mengjie Zhang
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Bonny Zhao

Supervisor(s): Dr Aaron Chen,A/Prof Hui Ma
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Haoyi Zhong

Supervisor(s): Dr. Fanglue Zhang, Dr Andrew Chalmers
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Yun Zhou

Supervisor(s): Prof Bing Xue, Dr Aaron Chen
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Luyao Zhu

Supervisor(s): Dr Fangfang Zhang, A/Prof Yi Mei, and Prof Mengjie Zhang
Thesis Title: Scheduling Heuristics Learning for Dynamic Job Shop Scheduling

Xuan Zhu

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Anjali de Silva

Supervisor(s): Dr Aaron Chen
Thesis Title: Evolutionary Computation for Community Detection in Social Networks