Philip Valencia
Research Engineer
Contact
PO Box 883
Kenmore, QLD 4069
Tel: +61 7 3327 4136
Fax: +61 7 3327 4455
Email
Themes
- Sensor and Sensor Networks
- Sustainable Agriculture Flagship
Science Area
- Sensor Science and Technology
Biography
I completed my double degree (BEng/BIT) at QUT in 2001, having gained valuable work experience at CSIRO as a summer vacation student in 1999/2000. After a short stint as a project manager on Brisbane's Busway project, I moved to Sydney for a full time research engineer position at CSIRO (Telecommunications & Industrial Physics) in 2001.
My initial research investigated vision processing for gesture based computer interaction before moving onto the real-time time facial recognition (SQIS) project. In 2002, I became involved in the joint NASA funded "Ageless Aerospace Vehicle" (AAV) project and began investigations on Multi-Agent System (MAS) and Complex Systems Science (through the CSIRO CSS) for engineering robust solutions for structural health monitoring. My work on the AAV shifted into the Smart Spaces project which focussed on the philosophy of engineering distributed sensing, intelligence and control.
My research in the Smart Spaces project include distributed sensing and actuation for environmental resource management which is an important topic within Australia. In 2004 I transferred to the ICT Autonomous Systems Lab (CSIRO ICT ASL) in Queensland and continued work with deployed environmental sensor networks.
Having gained a strong interest in complex systems and robotics I decided to begin PhD studies at the University of Queensland (UQ) within the ARC Centre for Complex Systems. This research investigates how to achieve continuous online learning in distributed systems using genetic programming. My supervisors (Prof Peter Lindsay and Dr Raja Jurdak) provide an extraordinary wealth of experience spanning many facets of my research.
I am a keen advocate of increasing the exposure of maths and science to students from K-12 and try to convey that a science/research career is fulfilling and fun. To this end I have been on Channel 10’s Totally Wild and SCOPE (children’s educational TV shows), provided interviews and demonstrations for the CSIRO Discovery Centre, Careers in Science (ANSTO publication), Cheez TV and talks to various schools through the Science in Schools program.
Academic Qualifications
| 2005 | - PhD Student UQ, "Is situ Distributed Genetic Programming" |
| 2001 | Bachelor QUT, Engineering (Electronic Engineering) |
| 2001 | Bachelor QUT, Information Technology |