Biography

I completed my Electronic Engineering degree at the National University of Rosario, Argentina in 1999. I then moved to Australia and in 2003 completed my doctorate in the area of Control Engineering at The University of Newcastle. In Nov 2003, I took a 6-month research position at the Mechatronics Research Centre, University of Wales, United Kingdom; where I worked on control and fault detection of thrusters for underwater vehicles in collaboration with Seaeye Marine Ltd (now Saab Seaye Ltd). From Jun 2004 to Jul 2007, I was a senior researcher at the Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures (CeSOS) and a Lecturer in Marine and Computer Control Systems at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). From Oct 2007 to Feb 2010, I was a research academic and industry liaison officer at the ARC Centre for Complex Dynamic Systems and Control (CDSC), The University of Newcastle, Australia. In 2008, I was appointed Adjunct Associate Professor of Ship Dynamics at the Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures (CeSOS)-(NTNU), Norway.

In 2009, I started Advanced Control & System Dynamics ( www.ac-sd.com ), a company within the university that provides research and consultancy services to industry. In 2010, I was appointed Associate Professor of Mechatronics at the School of Engineering of The University of Newcastle.

Qualifications

• PhD, University of Newcastle, 2003

Research

Research keywords

• Autonomous Systems
• Marine and Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics and Control
• Robotics
• Wind Energy

Research expertise

• Energy-based modelling of physical system dynamics
• Estimation and system identification
• Marine and Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics and Control
• Robotics

Collaboration

I conduct research in collaboration with

• Boeing Research & Technology Australia
• Boing Aero-structures Australia
• Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO)
• Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Languages

• Spanish

Fields of Research

Centres and Groups

Centre

• PRC - Centre for Complex and Dynamic Systems and Control

Memberships

Body relevant to professional practice.

• Member - Engineers Australia - National Pannel for Mechatronics
• Member - IEEE - Control System Society

Committee/Associations (relevant to research).

• Member - IFAC Technical Committee on Marine Systems

Editorial Board.

• Member - Proc. of IMechEng, Part M, Eng. for the Maritime Environment.

Appointments

Awards

Recognition.

Research Award.

Administrative

Administrative expertise

I am the leader of the Bachelor of Engineering (mechatronics) program, and I am also the program convenor.

Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Computer Control Systems
• Mechatronic systems
• Robotics

Teaching expertise

I teach 3 courses within the BEng program:

MCHA2000 - Mechatronic Systems (BEng Mechatronics and BEng Mechanical)

MCHA3000 - Mechatronic Design I (BEng Mechatronics)

MCHA3900 - Mechatronic Design II (BEng Mechatronics)