Teaching Strengths
Prof Mahfuz Aziz
Professor
School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Professor Mahfuz Aziz holds a PhD degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Kent (UK), a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Masters and Bachelor degrees (first class) in EEE. Winner of the Prime Minister's Award for Australian University Teacher of the Year (2009), Professor Aziz has 35 years of experience in research, teaching, curriculum design, community engagement and leadership in the areas of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering. He has led many initiatives including leadership of academic teams for the development of innovative and stimulating learning and teaching approaches. The academic leadership roles he has fulfilled include discipline leader of EEE, academic director of first year engineering, program director of Computer Systems Engineering, and acting Dean of Teaching and Learning.
Professor Aziz acts as assessor of competitive international and national research grants, research quality and teaching awards. He is member of national teaching awards committee and external assessor of degree programs in Asian universities. He has been a member of UniSA's Grants and Awards Panel since 2008 and member of academic promotion panel for the Division of ITEE during 2015–16. He was elected member of UniSA's academic board for six years (2008–2013) and the Vice Chancellor’s nominee on UniSA's Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Steering Group in 2013. A regular presenter of invited talks and keynotes at various international and national forums, Professor Aziz actively contributes to discussions on the quality issue in higher education both nationally and internationally.
Patent:
2015: Capsule for sampling gastrointestinal fluid. Patent pending, application # 2015903846, filed 21 September 2015, Australia.
Research funding:
2019-2020: A$49,802 Commonwealth Research Contract – Experimental validation of beamforming algorithms.
2018-2019: A$121,485, Commonwealth Research Contract – Real-time beamforming algorithms for radar.
2018-2019: A$50,186, Peats Soil – Phase II of performance improvement of BiobiN In-vessel composting system.
2018-2019: A$50,000, Commonwealth Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research – Phase II of BiobiN system.
2017-2018: A$50,178, Commonwealth Research Contract – Real-time wideband beamforming.
2016-2017: A$60,000, SA Water & Sydney Water – Assessment of Chloramination Control Strategy – Ammonia Analyser Dev.
2016-2017: A$50,000, Peats – Performance improvement of BiobiN in-vessel composting system. In-kind contribution: $100,000.
2016-2017: A$50,000, Dept. of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research & Tertiary Education – BiobiN system.
2016-2017: A$40,000, UniSA Partnership Enabling Grant Scheme – Fluidic-electronic integration for Lab-on-a-Chip sensors.
2010-2014: A$165,132, ARC Linkage Proj. Endofunctional capsule for targeted delivery of biomarkers in GI tract (Category 1).
2010-2014: $51,000, Pfizer Australia & Women's and Children's Hospital – partner cash contribution for Linkage. In-kind $315,184.
2010: A$24,200, UniSA Teaching & Learning Priority Project – Articulating development of UniSA GQs against academic standards.
2009-2010: A$44,667, Pork CRC project on Precision Livestock Farming.
2002-2005: A$87,245, Commonwealth Dept. of Defence (DSTO) – Modelling & analysis of airborne mission system (Category 2).
2000-2001: A$128,000, Commonwealth Dept. of Defence (DSTO) – Modelling & analysis of avionics mission system (Category 2).
Academic infrastructure grants:
2003-2014: Xilinx and Altera software licenses for programmable logic design (over US$380,000)
2001: $90,860.00, Sun Microsystems grant for a high performance computing lab
Recent research and development projects encompass diverse sectors including energy, defence, health, agriculture and environment.
Research areas
- Digital Systems – programmable logic, hardware acceleration with energy efficiency, AI on the edge
- CMOS Integrated Circuit Design
- Wireless Sensor Networks – energy-efficient sensing and processing
- Internet Of Things (IoT)
- Renewable Energy – Smart Grid, storage systems and real-time control to enhance stability & reliability
- Engineeering Education
Suitably qualified candidates are welcome to get in touch for PhD opportunity.
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Experimental validation of wideband beamforming algorithms for radar signals, Defence Science and Technology Group, 01/07/2019 - 30/10/2020
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Analysis of wideband real-time beamforming algorithms for radar waveforms, Defence Science and Technology Group, 18/06/2018 - 30/06/2019
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Gov - Performance improvement of BiobiN© in‐vessel composting system, Phase II, Cwth Dept of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, 15/01/2018 - 15/01/2019
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Ind - Performance improvement of BiobiN© in‐vessel composting system, Phase II, Peats Group Ltd, 03/01/2018 - 03/01/2019
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Research, development and implementation of efficient wideband adaptive beamforming algorithms for real-time applications, Defence Science and Technology Group, 01/11/2017 - 29/06/2018
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Performance improvement of BiobiN In-vessel composting system, DISER-Innovation Connections Grant, 21/11/2016 - 21/11/2017
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Performance improvement of BiobiN In-vessel composting system, Peats Soil and Garden Supplies, 11/10/2016 - 21/11/2017
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Assessment of Chloramination Control Strategy Based on Free Ammonia Concentration - Ammonia Analyser Development, SA Water, 01/04/2016 - 30/09/2017
Courses I teach
- EEET 1027 Electrical and Electronic Systems (2025)
Programs I'm associated with
- LHIF - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
- LMEL - Master of Engineering
- LPHD - Doctor of Philosophy
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