Prof. Brett Ninness

Work Phone	(02) 4921 6032
Fax	(02) 4921 6993
Email	Brett.Ninness@newcastle.edu.au
Office	EAG29, Engineering A

Funding

Summary

Number of grants	35
Total funding	$4,659,968

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2013 (2 grants)

A novel framework for designing input excitation for system identification$339,233

Project Team
Doctor Kaushik Mahata, Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$339,233	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2013	2015
GNo:G1200242

New System Identification and Estimation Methods using Convex Relaxation Techniques$20,000

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Near Miss Grant
Total Amount	Role
$20,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2013	2013
GNo:G1300462

2011 (1 grants)

Multicore Computing of Advanced Engine Control Algorithms$109,731

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness, Doctor Adrian Wills
Funding Body
General Motors, USA.
Scheme
Research Grant
Total Amount	Role
$109,731	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2011	2012
GNo:G1000979

2010 (2 grants)

System Identification of Complex System Models$330,000

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$330,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2010	2014
GNo:G0190055

New Model Predictive Control Design Methods$170,000

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness, Associate Professor Steven Weller
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$170,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2010	2012
GNo:G0190095

2009 (1 grants)

Fast and Robust Model Predictive Control$20,000

Project Team
Doctor Adrian Wills, Professor Brett Ninness, Doctor Geoffrey Knagge
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Near Miss Grant
Total Amount	Role
$20,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2009	2009
GNo:G0189828

2008 (1 grants)

Advanced nonlinear constrained control$15,000

Project Team
Doctor Adrian Wills, Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Pilot Grant
Total Amount	Role
$15,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2008	2008
GNo:G0189105

2007 (1 grants)

Advancing System Identification using Modern Optimisation Methods$246,090

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness, Doctor Adrian Wills
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$246,090	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2007	2009
GNo:G0186347

2006 (2 grants)

PRC - Priority Research Centre for Energy$549,282

Project Team
Professor Bogdan Dlugogorski, Professor Behdad Moghtaderi, Emeritus Professor Robert Antonia, Professor Lyazid Djenidi, Associate Professor Jose De Dona, Professor Eric Kennedy, Associate Professor John Lucas, Conjoint Professor John Mackie, Professor Marcel Maeder, Professor Brett Ninness, Emeritus Professor Adrian Page, Associate Professor Marian Radny, Associate Professor Phillip Smith, Associate Professor Edward Szczerbicki, Emeritus Professor Terry Wall
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Priority Research Centre
Total Amount	Role
$549,282	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2006	2013
GNo:G0186921

New Approaches for the Estimation of Complex Dynamic System Models$336,000

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$336,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2006	2008
GNo:G0185319

2005 (4 grants)

New Methods and Microelectronics for Wireless Communication Systems$720,000

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness, Associate Professor Steven Weller, Dr Graeme Woodward, Dr Mark Bickerstaff, Dr Adriel Kind, Dr L Davis
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Linkage Projects
Total Amount	Role
$720,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2005	2009
GNo:G0184265

New methods and microelectronics for wireless communication systems$250,000

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness, Associate Professor Steven Weller
Funding Body
Agere Systems Australia Pty Ltd
Scheme
Linkage Projects Partner funding
Total Amount	Role
$250,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2005	2009
GNo:G0185973

Australian Communications Research Network (ACoRN)$50,000

Project Team
Associate Professor Steven Weller, Professor Brett Ninness, Doctor Sarah Johnson
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Research Networks
Total Amount	Role
$50,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2005	2009
GNo:G0186088

System Identification and Diagnosis via Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods$9,933

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$9,933	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2005	2005
GNo:G0184665

2003 (1 grants)

Robust Control and System Identification of Highly Resonant Systems.$176,497

Project Team
Professor Reza Moheimani, Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$176,497	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2003	2005
GNo:G0182060

2002 (3 grants)

New Methods for Dynamic System Estimation$360,000

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$360,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2002	2005
GNo:G0181106

Advanced Space-Time Coded Multiuser Wireless Communications via Test-bed Development$194,285

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness, Associate Professor Steven Weller, Dr C Nicol, Dr L Davis
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Linkage Projects
Total Amount	Role
$194,285	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2002	2004
GNo:G0181156

Advanced Space-Time Coded Multiuser Wireless Communications via Test-bed Development.$75,000

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness, Associate Professor Steven Weller, Dr C Nicol, Dr L Davis
Funding Body
Lucent Technologies Australia Pty Ltd.
Scheme
Linkage Projects Partner funding
Total Amount	Role
$75,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2002	2004
GNo:G0181879

2001 (1 grants)

Development of a Space-Time coded Wireless Local Area Network$14,000

Project Team
Associate Professor Steven Weller, Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$14,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2001	2001
GNo:G0179970

2000 (3 grants)

Applications of Advanced Control to Materials Rolling$186,000

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness, Professor Graham Goodwin
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Strategic Partnerships with Industry - Research & Training Scheme (SPIRT)
Total Amount	Role
$186,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2000	2002
GNo:G0178641

Applications of Advanced Control to Materials Rolling.$60,000

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
Industrial Automation Services
Scheme
SPIRT Partner funding
Total Amount	Role
$60,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2000	2002
GNo:G0181570

IFAC International Symposium on System Identification.$2,400

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,400	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2000	2000
GNo:G0180265

1999 (3 grants)

System Identification of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems for Closed Loop Control Applications$176,240

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Large Grant
Total Amount	Role
$176,240	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1999	2001
GNo:G0177795

Nonlinear Identification and Control via Pilot Plant Experimentation.$11,500

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$11,500	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1999	1999
GNo:G0178097

Signature Set Design for Code-Division Multiple Access Communications.$11,000

Project Team
Associate Professor Steven Weller, Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$11,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1999	1999
GNo:G0178106

1998 (1 grants)

Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, Italy 6-10 July 1998$2,400

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,400	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1998	1998
GNo:G0180371

1996 (3 grants)

EXAMINATION OF THE USE OF ORTHONORMAL BASIS FUNCTIONS IN SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION$90,000

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Large Grant
Total Amount	Role
$90,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1996	1998
GNo:G0175249

Development of improved methods for estimation of audio signals for applications in speech compression and recognition.$7,000

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness, Dr Salvatore Crisafulli
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Small Grant
Total Amount	Role
$7,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1996	1996
GNo:G0175657

International Federation of the Automatic Control World Congress - San Fransisco$2,400

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,400	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1996	1996
GNo:G0176347

1995 (1 grants)

European Control Conference (Rome) - 22-25 August 1995$2,500

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,500	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1995	1995
GNo:G0175625

1994 (3 grants)

Analysis of the Interplay between system identification and robust controller design$102,677

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Large Grant
Total Amount	Role
$102,677	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1994	1996
GNo:G0175453

Speech coding and reconstruction for the purposes of arbitrary time scale modification, pitch modification and data compression.$6,000

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$6,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1994	1994
GNo:G0174761

10th IFAC Symposium on system Identification & Annual Baltimore/Copenhagen American Control Conference - 29 June-1 July & 4-6 July 1994$2,500

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,500	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1994	1994
GNo:G0175109

1993 (1 grants)

'Annual IEEE Conf. on Decision & Control', San Antonio, Texas, 15 - 17 Dec 1993$2,300

Project Team
Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,300	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1993	1993
GNo:G0174433

1992 (1 grants)

Research On Industrial Control Projects$10,000

Project Team
Professor Graham Goodwin, Professor Brett Ninness
Funding Body
Department of Industry, Science & Resources
Scheme
DIST Advanced Manufacturing Technology (Defunct)
Total Amount	Role
$10,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1992	1992
GNo:G0173426

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