Researchers at UQIDAR will work on breakthrough research in everything from diabetes to dementia to pain relief and cancer drugs. Projects that are researched in the UQIDAR will develop solutions for critical problems in medical and allied health research. UQ and IITD both have a truly world-class record for excellence in the fields of biotechnology, biosciences, bioinformatics, health and health & behavioural sciences. Multidisciplinary research is routinely carried out in most biology related areas. The UQIDAR will bring together top researchers from UQ and IITD, along with our associate partners, to deliver impact.
| Project Code | UQ Supervisor | IITD Supervisor | Research Themes | Title | Student Type (i/a) | Keywords | Discipline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UQIDAR 00209 | Dr Allison Fish, School of Law | Assistant Professor Naveen Thayyil, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences | FW, RE, TT, TS | Performing Compliance Under the Nagoya Protocol: A comparative study of how state and non-state actors satisfy international legal requirements governing the movement of genetic resources | i*/q | compliance and regulation, international law, science and technology law and policy | law or social sciences | Student Required |
| UQIDAR 00215 | Dr Dhaval Vyas, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering | Dr Aaditeshwar Seth, Department of Computer Science & Engineering | FW, TS | Role of Storytelling Platforms for achieving better health outcomes in under-resourced communities in India and Australia | i/q | storytelling, ict, under-resourced communities | a student with a strong hci and design background. | Student Required |
UQIDAR PhD candidates are working on the following projects. Please note, these positions have been filled.
| Project Code | UQ Supervisor | IITD Supervisor | Research Themes | Title | Student Type (i/a) | Keywords | Discipline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UQIDAR 00118 | Professor Aleksander Rakic, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering | Professor Amartya Sengupta, Department of Physics | FW, TT, TS | Quality Assessment of Exportable Commodity Goods of Australia and Indian Subcontinent Using Non-contact, Non-invasive THz Imaging Technique | i* | terahertz, imaging, biophysics, photonics | physics, electrical engineering, food sciences | Student Required |
| UQIDAR 00119 | Professor Aleksandar D. Rakić, School of IT and Electrical Engineering | Professor Amartya Sengupta, Department of Physics | FW, TT, TS | Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging in Quantitative Assessment of Plant Hydration Towards Implementing Optimized Irrigation Management in Australia and India | i | terahertz, interferometry, spectroscopy, photonics | optics, electrical engineering, physics, biology | Position Filled - Mayuri Kashyap |
| UQIDAR 00137 | Professor Aleksandar D. Rakić, School of IT and Electrical Engineering | Professor Amartya Sengupta, Department of Physics | FW, TT, TS | Identification of Transgenic Plant Species Using Non-invasive THz Spectroscopy for Advancing Natural and Organic Farming Practices | i | terahertz, plant phenotypes, imaging, agriculture | botany, biochemistry, electrical engineering, physics | Position Filled - Urbi Kundu |
| UQIDAR 00168 | Associate Professor Abdullah Mamun, Institute for Social Science Research | Associate Professor Kamlesh Singh, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences | FW, TS | Early Life Social, Economic and Family Predictors of the Trajectory of Malnutrition and Cognitive Development from Childhood to Adulthood | i/q | early life, longitudinal study, malnutrition, cognitive development | statistics, economics, population studies or psychology | Position Filled - Nimisha Bahl |