Dr Mahyar Shirvanimoghaddam

Conjoint Lecturer

School of Electrical Engineering and Computing

Email:mahyar.shirvanimoghaddam@newcastle.edu.au
Phone:(02) 4921 7440

Career Summary

Biography

Mahyar Shirvanimoghaddam received the B. Sc. degree with 1’st Class Honours from University of Tehran, Iran, in September 2008, the M. Sc. Degree with 1’st Class Honours from Sharif University of Technology, Iran, in October 2010, and the Ph.D. degree from The University of Sydney, Australia, in January 2015, all in Electrical Engineering. He then held a research assistant position at the Centre of Excellence in Telecommunications, School of Electrical and Information Engineering, The University of Sydney, before coming to the University of Newcastle, where he is now a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

His general research interests include channel coding techniques, cooperative communications, compressed sensing, machine-to-machine communications, and wireless sensor networks.

Mahyar Shirvanimoghaddam was a recipient of University of Sydney International Scholarship (USydIS), University of Sydney Postgraduate Award (UPA), and University of Sydney Norman I prize. He is currently serving as the Reviewer of several international prestigious journals, e.g., IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Communication Letters, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, IEEE Signal Processing Letters, and several international flagship conferences.

Research Expertise
Information Theory, Coding Theory, Wireless Communications, M2M Communications, and Compressive Sensing.

Teaching Expertise
Coding Theory, Wireless Communications.

Collaborations
My research collaborators include Saraha Johnson from the University of Newcastle (Australia), Yonghui Li from the University of Sydney (Australia), and Mischa Dohler from King's College London (UK).

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
Master of Science, Sharif University of Technology - Iran

Keywords

Analog Fountain Codes
Coding Theory
Compressive Sensing
Information Theory
M2M Communications
Rateless Codes
Wireless Communications

Languages

Persian (excluding Dari) (Mother)
English (Fluent)

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
080401	Coding and Information Theory	60
080503	Networking and Communications	30
100510	Wireless Communications	10

Professional Experience

Academic appointment

Dates	Title	Organisation / Department
1/08/2014 - 1/03/2015	Research Associate	The University of Sydney Center of Excellence in Telecommunications Australia
1/01/2010 -	Membership - IEEE (Communications and Information Theory Societies)	Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Australia

Awards

Prize

Year	Award
2011	University of Sydney Norman-I Prize The University of Sydney

Scholarship

Year	Award
2014	University of Sydney Postgraduate Award (UPA) The University of Sydney
2012	University of Sydney Postgraduate Research Support Scholarship (PRSS) The University of Sydney
2011	University of Sydney International Scholarship (USydIS) The University of Sydney
2005	Faculty of Engineering scholarship for Exceptional Students University of Tehran

Invitations

Committee Member

Year	Title / Rationale
2016	Technical Program Committee / VTC-Fall 2016

Keynote Speaker

Year	Title / Rationale
2016	Code Design in the Low SNR Regime: A Rateless Approach / AusCTW 2016

Speaker

Year	Title / Rationale
2014	Advances in the Physical Layer / King's College London

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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.

Journal article (32 outputs)

Year

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2018

Jayasooriya S, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Ong L, Johnson SJ, 'Raptor Codes for Higher-Order Modulation Using a Multi-Edge Framework', IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 7 110-113 (2018) [C1]

DOI	10.1109/LWC.2017.2757482
Co-authors	Sarah Johnson, Sachini Jayasooriya, Lawrence Ong

2018

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Mohamadi MS, Abbas R, Minja A, Matuz B, Han G, et al., 'Short Block-length Codes for Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications.', CoRR, abs/1802.09166 (2018)

Co-authors	Sarah Johnson

2017

Jayasooriya S, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Ong L, Johnson SJ, 'Joint optimisation technique for multi-edge type low-density parity-check codes', IET COMMUNICATIONS, 11 61-68 (2017) [C1]

DOI	10.1049/iet-com.2016.0287
Citations	Web of Science - 1
Co-authors	Sachini Jayasooriya, Sarah Johnson, Lawrence Ong

2017

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Condoluci M, Dohler M, Johnson SJ, 'On the Fundamental Limits of Random Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access in Cellular Massive IoT', IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS, 35 2238-2252 (2017) [C1]

DOI	10.1109/JSAC.2017.2724442
Citations	Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2
Co-authors	Sarah Johnson

2017

Johnson SJ, Lance AM, Ong L, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Ralph TC, Symul T, 'On the problem of non-zero word error rates for fixed-rate error correction codes in continuous variable quantum key distribution', NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, 19 (2017) [C1]

DOI	10.1088/1367-2630/aa54d7
Co-authors	Lawrence Ong, Sarah Johnson

2017

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Condoluci M, Dohler M, Johnson SJ, 'On the Fundamental Limits of Random Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access in Cellular Massive IoT.', IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 35 2238-2252 (2017)

2017

Jayasooriya S, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Ong L, Johnson SJ, 'Analysis and Design of Raptor Codes Using a Multi-Edge Framework.', IEEE Trans. Communications, 65 5123-5136 (2017)

Co-authors	Lawrence Ong

2017

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Dohler M, Johnson SJ, 'Massive Multiple Access Based on Superposition Raptor Codes for Cellular M2M Communications.', IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications, 16 307-319 (2017)

2017

Jayasooriya S, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Ong L, Johnson SJ, 'Joint optimisation technique for multi-edge type low-density parity-check codes.', IET Communications, 11 61-68 (2017)

Co-authors	Lawrence Ong

2017

Habibzadeh A, Moghaddam SS, Razavizadeh SM, Shirvanimoghaddam M, 'Modeling and analysis of traffic-aware spectrum handover schemes in cognitive HetNets', TRANSACTIONS ON EMERGING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, 28 (2017)

DOI	10.1002/ett.3199

2017

Abbas R, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'Random Access for M2M Communications With QoS Guarantees', IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, 65 2889-2903 (2017)

DOI	10.1109/TCOMM.2017.2690900
Citations	Scopus - 3Web of Science - 4

2017

Habibzadeh A, Moghaddam SS, Razavizadeh SM, Shirvanimoghaddam M, 'Analysis and performance evaluation of an efficient handover algorithm for cognitive HetNets', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, 30 (2017)

DOI	10.1002/dac.3315

2017

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Dohler M, Johnson SJ, 'Massive Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access for Cellular IoT: Potentials and Limitations', IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE, 55 55-61 (2017) [C1]

DOI	10.1109/MCOM.2017.1600618
Citations	Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2
Co-authors	Sarah Johnson

2017

Egan M, Peters GW, Nevat I, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Collings IB, 'A ruin theoretic design approach for wireless cellular network sharing with facilities', TRANSACTIONS ON EMERGING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, 28 (2017) [C1]

DOI	10.1002/ett.3141
Citations	Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1

2017

Abbas R, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'Grant-Free Massive NOMA: Outage Probability and Throughput.', CoRR, abs/1707.07401 (2017)

2017

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Dohler M, Johnson S, 'Massive Multiple Access Based on Superposition Raptor Codes for M2M Communications', IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 16 (2017) [C1]

DOI	10.1109/TWC.2016.2623305
Citations	Scopus - 7Web of Science - 8
Co-authors	Sarah Johnson

2017

Chen H, Abbas R, Cheng P, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Hardjawana W, Bao W, et al., 'Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Cellular Networks: Use Cases, Challenges and Approaches.', CoRR, abs/1709.00560 (2017)

2017

Jayasooriya S, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Ong L, Johnson SJ, 'Analysis and Design of Raptor Codes Using a Multi-Edge Framework', IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, 65 5123-5136 (2017) [C1]

DOI	10.1109/TCOMM.2017.2750179
Co-authors	Sachini Jayasooriya, Lawrence Ong, Sarah Johnson

2016

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Johnson SJ, 'Raptor Codes in the Low SNR Regime.', IEEE Trans. Communications, 64 4449-4460 (2016)

Co-authors	Sarah Johnson

2016

Jayasooriya S, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Ong L, Lechner G, Johnson S, 'New Density Evolution Approximation for LDPC and Multi-Edge Type LDPC Codes', IEEE Transactions on Communications, 64 4044-4056 (2016) [C1]

DOI	10.1109/TCOMM.2016.2600660
Citations	Scopus - 1Web of Science - 2
Co-authors	Lawrence Ong, Sachini Jayasooriya, Sarah Johnson

2016

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Johnson S, 'Raptor Codes in the Low SNR Regime', IEEE Transactions on Communications, 64 4449-4460 (2016) [C1]

DOI	10.1109/TCOMM.2016.2606410
Citations	Scopus - 5Web of Science - 6
Co-authors	Sarah Johnson

2016

Duan R, Liu R, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Chen CW, 'A low PAPR constellation mapping scheme for rate compatible modulation', IEEE Communications Letters, 20 256-259 (2016) [C1]

© 2015 IEEE. This letter proposes a novel nonlinear constellation mapping (NLCM) scheme for the rate compatible modulation (RCM) approach in low-To-moderate signal to noise ratios (SNRs). In NLCM, each RCM coded symbol is mapped to a complexvalued amplitude phase shift keying (APSK) constellation point. Moreover, we provide a novelmethod of designing code degree and weight set for a wide SNR range. The proposed NLCM is developed to increase the throughput and decrease the peak to average power ratio (PAPR) at the same time. Both analysis and simulation results show that the NLCM scheme outperforms the original RCM in terms of throughput and PAPR.

DOI	10.1109/LCOMM.2015.2508027
Citations	Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1

2016

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Johnson S, 'Raptor Codes in the Low SNR Regime', IEEE Transactions on Communications, 64 4449-4460 (2016) [C1]

DOI	10.1109/TCOMM.2016.2606410
Co-authors	Sarah Johnson

2016

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Johnson SJ, 'Multiple Access Technologies for Cellular M2M Communications', ZTE COMMUNICATIONS, 14 42-49 (2016) [C1]

DOI	10.3969/j
Co-authors	Sarah Johnson

2015

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, Yuan J, Zhang P, 'Binary Compressive Sensing Via Analog Fountain Coding.', IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, 63 6540-6552 (2015) [C1]

2015

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Dohler M, Vucetic B, Feng S, 'Probabilistic Rateless Multiple Access for Machine-to-Machine Communication.', IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications, 14 6815-6826 (2015) [C1]

2013

Tian S, Li Y, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Vucetic B, 'A Physical-Layer Rateless Code for Wireless Channels', IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, 61 2117-2127 (2013) [C1]

DOI	10.1109/TCOMM.2013.042313.120159
Citations	Scopus - 12Web of Science - 12

2013

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Tian S, Vucetic B, 'Distributed Raptor Coding for Erasure Channels: Partially and Fully Coded Cooperation', IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, 61 3576-3589 (2013) [C1]

DOI	10.1109/TCOMM.2013.072913.120724
Citations	Scopus - 7Web of Science - 4

2013

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'Near-Capacity Adaptive Analog Fountain Codes for Wireless Channels', IEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS, 17 2241-2244 (2013) [C1]

DOI	10.1109/LCOMM.2013.101813.131972
Citations	Scopus - 20Web of Science - 18

2011

Moghaddam SS, Shirvanimoghaddam M, 'A Comprehensive Survey on Antenna Array Signal Processing*', Trends in Applied Sciences Research, 6 507-536 (2011)

DOI	10.3923/tasr.2011.507.536

2011

Moghaddam SS, Shirvanimoghaddam M, 'A New On-Line/Off-Line Adaptive Antenna Array Beamformer for Tracking the Mobile Targets', Int'l J. of Communications, Network and System Sciences, 04 304-312 (2011)

DOI	10.4236/ijcns.2011.45035

2011

Moghaddam SS, Shirvanimoghaddam M, 'Speed-Sensitive Weighting Algorithm for Digital Beamforming of Adaptive Antenna Arrays', Wireless Engineering and Technology, 02 165-174 (2011)

DOI	10.4236/wet.2011.23024

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Conference (25 outputs)

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2017

Abbas R, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'On the Performance of Massive Grant-Free NOMA', 2017 IEEE 28TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PERSONAL, INDOOR, AND MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS (PIMRC), Montreal, CANADA (2017)

2016

Abbas R, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'Performance Analysis and Optimization of LT Codes with Unequal Recovery Time and Intermediate Feedback', 2016 IEEE International Conference on Communications, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2016) [E1]

DOI	10.1109/ICC.2016.7511554
Citations	Scopus - 2

2016

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Johnson SJ, Lance AM, 'Design of Raptor Codes in the Low SNR Regime with Applications in Quantum Key Distribution', IEEE ICC 2016 - Communications Theory, Kuala Lumpur (2016) [E1]

Co-authors	Sarah Johnson

2016

Habibzadeh A, Moghaddam SS, Razavizadeh SM, Shirvanimoghaddam M, 'A spectrum handover mechanism for secondary users in cognitive femtocell HetNets', 2016 24th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering, ICEE 2016, Shiraz, Iran (2016) [E1]

DOI	10.1109/IranianCEE.2016.7585562
Citations	Scopus - 1

2016

Abbas R, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'Analysis on LT codes for Unequal Recovery Time with Complete and Partial Feedback', 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Barcelona, Spain (2016) [E1]

Citations	Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1

2016

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Johnson S, 'Approaching the Capacity of AWGN Channels using Multi-Layer Raptor Codes and Superposition Modulation', 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Barcelona, Spain (2016) [E1]

Citations	Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1
Co-authors	Sarah Johnson

2015

Habibzadeh A, Moghaddam SS, Razavizadeh SM, Shirvanimoghaddam M, 'A novel handover decision-making algorithm for HetNets.', ISSPIT (2015) [E1]

DOI	10.1109/ISSPIT.2015.7394375
Citations	Scopus - 3Web of Science - 1

2015

Abbas R, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'Design of Probabilistic Random Access in Cognitive Radio Networks', 10th International Conference on Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks, Doha, Qatar (2015) [E1]

Citations	Scopus - 1

2015

Abbas R, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'On SINR-based random multiple access using codes on graph', IEEE Global Communication Conference (GLOBECOM), San Diego, CA, USA (2015) [E1]

Citations	Scopus - 1

2015

Gao M, Chen H, Li Y, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Shi J, 'Full-Duplex Wireless-Powered Communication with Antenna Pair Selection', IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), New Orlean, LA, USA (2015) [E1]

Citations	Scopus - 4

2015

Gao M, Chen HH, Li Y, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Shi J, 'Full-Duplex Wireless-Powered Communication with Antenna Pair Selection', 2015 IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING CONFERENCE (WCNC), New Orleans, LA (2015)

Citations	Web of Science - 4

2014

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'Analog fountain codes with unequal error protection property', IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Sydney (2014) [E1]

DOI	10.1109/ICC.2014.6883622
Citations	Scopus - 6

2014

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'Capacity approaching analog fountain codes', Australian Communications Theory Workshop (AusCTW), Sydney, Australia (2014)

DOI	10.1109/AusCTW.2014.6766421
Citations	Scopus - 1

2014

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'Sparse event detection in wireless sensor networks using analog fountain codes', IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Austin, TX, USA (2014)

DOI	10.1109/GLOCOM.2014.7037353
Citations	Scopus - 6Web of Science - 1

2014

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'Multiple access analog fountain codes', IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Honolulu, HI, USA (2014)

DOI	10.1109/ISIT.2014.6875217
Citations	Scopus - 2

2013

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'Adaptive Analog Fountain for Wireless Channels', 2013 IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING CONFERENCE (WCNC), Shanghai, PEOPLES R CHINA (2013)

Citations	Scopus - 8

2013

Movassaghi S, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Abolhasan M, Smith D, 'An Energy Efficient Network Coding Approach for Wireless Body Area Networks', PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2013 38TH ANNUAL IEEE CONFERENCE ON LOCAL COMPUTER NETWORKS (LCN 2013), Sydney, AUSTRALIA (2013)

Citations	Scopus - 8Web of Science - 4

2013

Movassaghi S, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Abolhasan M, 'A Cooperative Network Coding Approach to Reliable Wireless Body Area Networks with Demodulate-and-Forward', 2013 9TH INTERNATIONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND MOBILE COMPUTING CONFERENCE (IWCMC), Cagliari, ITALY (2013)

Citations	Scopus - 11Web of Science - 3

2012

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'User Cooperation via Rateless Coding', 2012 IEEE GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE (GLOBECOM), Anaheim, CA (2012)

Citations	Scopus - 7Web of Science - 3

2012

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Li Y, Vucetic B, 'Distributed Rateless Coding with Cooperative Sources', 2012 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INFORMATION THEORY PROCEEDINGS (ISIT), Cambridge, MA (2012)

Citations	Scopus - 9Web of Science - 3

2011

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Khalaj BH, Pasandshanjani E, 'Cross-layer rateless coding over wireless relay networks', 7th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), Istanbul, Turkey (2011)

DOI	10.1109/IWCMC.2011.5982768

2011

Pasandshanjani E, Khalaj BH, Shirvanimoghaddam M, 'A new cost function for game theoretic SIR-based power control algorithms', 7th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), Istanbul, Turkey (2011)

DOI	10.1109/IWCMC.2011.5982702

2010

Shirvanimoghaddam M, Khalaj B, 'Cross-layer rateless coding over wireless relay channel', 5th International Symposium on Telecommunications (IST), Tehran, Iran (2010)

DOI	10.1109/ISTEL.2010.5734051

2010

Shirvanimoghaddam S, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Rad RK, 'A novel adaptive LMS-based algorithm considering relative velocity of source', 7th International Symposium on Communication Systems Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (2010)

2010

Shirvanimoghaddam S, Shirvanimoghaddam M, Rad RK, 'CMA-based adaptive antenna array digital beamforming with reduced complexity', 7th International Symposium on Communication Systems Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP),, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (2010)

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Thesis / Dissertation (3 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics	Link
2015	Shirvanimoghaddam M, FROM BINARY TO ANALOG FOUNTAIN CODES: DESIGN, THEORY AND APPLICATIONS, The University of Sydney (2015)
2010	Shirvanimoghaddam M, Evaluation of HARQ and Rateless Coding over Relay Networks, Sharif University of Technology (2010)
2008	Shirvanimoghaddam M, Training-based MIMO Channel Estimation, The University of Tehran (2008)

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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants	2
Total funding	$19,500

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20171 grants / $12,500

Australia- Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme$12,500

Ultra-Low Latency Communication Strategies for Machine-to-Machine Communications

Funding body: Universities Australia

Funding body	Universities Australia
Project Team	Mahyar Shirvanimoghaddam, Sarah Johnso, Balazs Matuz, Federico Clazzer, Gianluigi Liva, Sandro Scalise
Scheme	Australia-Germany Research Collaboration Scheme
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2017
Funding Finish	2017
GNo
Type Of Funding	International - Competitive
Category	3IFA
UON	N

20161 grants / $7,000

Internet of Things for Advanced Manufacturing$7,000

Funding body: ATSE (Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering)

Funding body	ATSE (Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering)
Project Team	Doctor Mahyar Shirvanimoghaddam, Professor Mischa Dohler
Scheme	Global Connections Fund: Priming Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2016
Funding Finish	2016
GNo	G1601012
Type Of Funding	C2120 - Aust Commonwealth - Other
Category	2120
UON	Y

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Research Supervision

Number of supervisions

Completed1

Current0

Past Supervision

Year	Level of Study	Research Title	Program	Supervisor Type
2017	PhD	Multi-Edge Type Density Evolution: Analysis, Code Optimization and Applications to Raptor Code Design	PhD (Electrical Engineering), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle	Co-Supervisor

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Research Collaborations

The map is a representation of a researchers co-authorship with collaborators across the globe. The map displays the number of publications against a country, where there is at least one co-author based in that country. Data is sourced from the University of Newcastle research publication management system (NURO) and may not fully represent the authors complete body of work.

	Country	Count of Publications
	Australia	37
	United Kingdom	4
	Iran, Islamic Republic of	4
	China	3
	France	1
	Singapore	1
	United States	1
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