Our HDR Students
Cities Research Institute is proud to have a large cohort of higher degree by research students spanning across many disciplines including engineering, architecture, water, sustainable development, environmental issues, planning and many more...
Candidate | Thesis title | Supervisor |
| Sheida Abdoli | Cashless payments and public transport operations | |
| Majed Abu Seif | ||
| Prince Acheampong | ||
| Masoumeh Akbari | ||
| Dima Al Atawneh | ||
| Noof Mohamed Aldaheri | ||
| Bruno Alencar | ||
| Heba Ali Mohtady Mohamed Ali | Disaster Resilient Hospitals: Adopting Resilience Engineering Perspective to improve Health Professionals’ Performance | Associate Professor Cheryl Desha |
| Mohammad Alipour | Analysing diffusion of battery energy storage system in Queensland residential sector using agent-based modelling | |
| Ali Alnoami | Development of Sustainability Assessment framework for sewerage infrastructure systems in the kingdom of Bahrain | |
| Mohammed Al-ogaili | ||
| Anwar Alroomi | Influence of remoteness variables on mental health, fatigue and safety behaviour among oil and gas workers | Emeritus Professor Sherif Mohamed Dr Kriengsak Panuwatwanich |
| Jaliya Amarasinghe | ||
| Abolfazl Ansari | Dr David Thiel | |
| Estefania Arteaga | ||
Exploring the effectiveness of environmental activism against controversial extractive industries: A case study of coal seam gas developments in NSW, Australia | ||
| Pouyan Bagheri | ||
| Madison Bland | ||
| Robert Brier | ||
| Glauber Cardoso de Oliveira | ||
| Lizandra Carvalho Renard | Impacts of Coastal Erosion on Gold Coast Oceanway due to Extreme Weather Events and Sea Level Rise | |
| Montannia Chabau-Gibson | ||
| Xu Chen | ||
| Xudong Chen | ||
| Xinyi ( Chelsea) Cheng | ||
| Alan Chenoweth | ||
| Lee-Yun Chiang | Affordable Housing as an Infrastructure Investment | |
| Ophelie Choupin | ||
| Vishalrajendraprasad Chulliparambil | ||
| Siobhan Colombo | Exploring the potential for mapping biophilic urbanism priorities in cities, using Brisbane as a case study | Associate Professor Cheryl Desha Dr Deanna Tomerini |
| Augustine Conteh | Real Option Analysis of Illiquid Assets | |
| Simeon AP Conterius | Foreign investors impact in the domestic government bonds market: case of Indonesia | |
| Anthony Cook | ||
| Lin Cui | Three-dimensional numerical model for stability of foundation of sea-crossing bridge | |
| Ana Paula da Silva | Wave climate control on natural headland sand bypassing | |
| Chao Deng | Dr Yvonne Yu | |
| Mengzhu Diao | Progressive collapse resistance of reinforced concrete flat plate structures | |
| Hong Lich Dinh | ||
| Phuoc Tho Dinh | ||
| Rohan Eccles | VPS-Based Data-Driven Forecasting of Contaminants in Advancetown Lake | |
| Gaelle Faivre | ||
| Felicia Haas | David Welsh | |
| Hadi Fatehigelab | ||
| Arun Garg | ||
| Ioana Corina Giurgu | ||
| Xuechen Gu | ||
| Xuechen Gui | Dr Fan Zhang | |
| Mehdi Hafezi | System dynamics approach for sustainable urban design and construction | |
| Younes Hamishebahar | ||
| Shuang Han | Liquefaction around a submarine tunnel under natural dynamic loading | |
| Biomimetic engineering to enhance climate resilience in transport infrastructure | Associate Professor Cheryl Desha Associate Professor Matthew Burke Adjunct Professor Mark Gibbs | |
| Simone Heilgeist | Risk modelling as a result of the release of inorganic UV-blockers from sunscreens into waterways | |
| Jayden Hyman | System dynamics modelling for complex environmental ampact assessments under deep uncertainty | |
| Atiqul Islam | Dr Nick Cartwright | |
Melissa Jackson | Improving remote community sustainability: Applying local and technical knowledge in dialogue for potable water and energy system management in Indigenous communities | |
| Mahsa Jahandideh-Tehrani | Investigating the Impacts of Climate Change on Projected Floods and Water Quality of the Lower Nerang River, Southeast Queensland, Australia | |
| Ziyang (Young) Jiao | Progressive collapse resistance of Reinforced Concrete | |
| Christopher Johnson | Birds and Roads: Disentangling the Politics of Vehicular Gaps | |
| Siaw Chian Jong | ||
| Sneha Kaira | Implementing risk management strategy on constructing resilient and sustainable owner-builder homes | |
| Sadaf Karkoodi | ||
| Demand Responsive Transit and Transport Equity | ||
| Sheriden Keegan | Building regional capacity in developing sustainable and resilient food systems: a case study of the Northern Rivers. | |
| Gregory Kelly | ||
| Ayaz Khan | ||
| Dong Hwan (Tony) Kim | ||
| Planning and Country: Urban and peri-urban Aboriginal Peoples relationships to Country within contemporary land use planning. | Dr Silvia Serrao-Neumann | |
| Leigh-Chantelle Koch | Behavioural change and technology acceptance of autonomous vehicles and blockchain technologies | Dr Darren Wishart |
| Ali Koosheh | The experimental study of wave overtopping at sloped seawalls | |
| Prosper Korah | Globalizing city, spatio-temporal dynamics, and planning responses | |
Sonya Kozak | Evaluating the application of microbial source tracking with quantitative microbial risk assessment to characterise health risks in recreational waters | |
| Shilpi Kundu | Institutional effectiveness and climate resilient agriculture policy for food security in coastal Bangladesh | Associate Profesor Moazzem Hossain |
| Green Roofs in subtropical climates | ||
| Heera Lee | Dr David Welsh | |
| Zhengxu Li | Numerical study for wave-induced seabed stability around breakwaters | |
| Despina Linaraki | ||
| Jiaui Liu | ||
| Yaxu Liu | ||
| Zhuang Liu | ||
| Kelvin Lo | ||
| Frank (Peiqing) Lu | Solutions to prevent glue bond failure in Australian hardwood glulam | |
| Chunhao Lyu | Progressive collapse behaviour of mid-rise timber frame buildings with CLT floors | |
| Jingyao Ma | ||
| Mingyuan Ma | ||
| Enhancing housing affordability outcomes for low-income households through green building principles: an integrated system thinking approach | ||
| Mahyar Masaeli | Progressive collapse of mass timber frame buildings: Scale effects in experimental studies and numerical modeling | |
| Oluchi Mbachu | Integrating WSUD into the circular economy | Professor Bofu Yu |
Alison McDonald | Cognitive enriching architecture: A framework for crafting neuroscience and sustainable architecture to implement inclusive design in practice. | |
| Gerard McNamara | Comparative analysis of the mechanics of Gold Coast artificial reefs and their effects on structural stability, wave transformation and coastal protection | |
| Rebecca McNaught | Global goals, local realities: a collision course for local governance in the Pacific region? | |
| Ian McNicol | How can strategic land use policy respond to long-term sea level rise? | |
| Md. Tofail Miah | A Sustainable Approach to Climate Resilient Road Construction | |
| Ian Monks | ||
Prabath Morawakage | An analysis of Risk Return Trade-off in Real Estate Market with Special Reference to Affordable Housing Investments in Australia | |
| Subaru Muroi | ||
| Anh Vy Nguyen | ||
| Hoan Nguyen Hai | ||
| Huong Nguyen | ||
| Thang Nguyen | ||
| Trung Hieu (Anthony) Nguyen | ||
| Katharina Nieberler-Walker | Investigating the role of purposefully designed therapeutic landscapes in hospitals | Associate Professor Cheryl Desha |
| Kane Offenbaume | ||
| John Ojuola | Safety-critical organisations: Effect of contemporary leadership style on safety outcomes | |
Racheal Olukayode-Ajayi Olubunmi | Challenges and opportunities for reducing food waste in Lagos metropolis | |
| Ye Htet Oo | ||
| Pirooz Pazouki | ||
| Leo Peach | Evaluating machine learning for operational coastal wave condition forecasting | |
| Irfaan Peerun | ||
| Andressa Pena | Increasing the sustainability of seawater RO desalination with the aid of FO and PRO | |
| Ngoc Pham | ||
| Farid Piran | ||
| Kava Piran | ||
Zak Podolsky | ||
Tim Procter | Uncertainty in the modelling and assessment of noise from open-cut coal mines | Dr Deanna Tomerini |
| Jemma Purandare | Emeritus Professor Rodger Tomlinson | |
| Vishal Rajendraprasad | ||
| Mohammad Hassan Ranjbar | ||
| Sara Rashidian | ||
Robert Reis | Comparison of wind load drag coefficients for industrial structures using analytical and experimental methods | Dr Benjamin Simpson Professor Andreas Oechsner |
| Shear behaviour of aluminium lipped channel beams | ||
| Soheil Roumi | ||
| Benny Rousso | ||
| Julio Rumokoy | ||
| Hengky Salim | End-of-Life Management of Solar Photovoltaic and Battery Energy Storage Systems: A Participatory System Dynamics Approach | |
| Ali Saremi | ||
| Maryam Sassoli | ||
Farzaneh Shaikh Khatibi | Knowledge of citizens on climate change and raising awareness through participation | |
Thomas Sharry | Model Updating of a Cable-Stayed Bridge Using Structural Health Monitoring Data | |
| Junyu Sun | ||
| Pazung Thang | ||
| James Thompson | ||
| Air pollution mitigation through the design and evaluation of living green barriers | Prof Igor Agranovski | |
| Jane Toner | Coevolution of Biomimicry and Regenerative Design for Place-Based projects | Associate Professor Cheryl Desha Dr Samantha Hayes |
| Kim Trinh | ||
| Xinchen Wang | ||
| Hengyu Wei | ||
| Zichen (Sally) Wei | Design of Composite Pipelines for Extraction of Oil and Gas from Ultra-Deep Waters | |
| Nick Wu | ||
| Yiping (Jackie) Yan | Improved Market Segmentation for Travel Demand Models | Associate Professor Matthew Burke Dr Barbara Yen |
| Zhi Yang | Experimental and Numerical Study of Progressive Collapse Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Flat Plate Structures Accounting for Dynamic Effects | |
| Jiacheng Yang | ||
| Jingwei Yao | Dynamics of lake-groundwater-canal system | |
| Amin Reza Zarifsanayei | ||
| Fuxin Zhang | ||
| Hongchuan Zhang | ||
| Jian Zhang | Outdoor thermal environment and its influential design factors in subtropical cities | Dr Rongrong Yu |
| Mengyu Zhang | ||
| Xuexuan Zhang | Dr Barbara Yen | |
| Xueyan Zhang | ||
| Fei Zhao | ||
| Jinyi (Jason) Zhao | Damage Prognosis Method for Reinforced Concrete Buildings Considering the Effects of Climate Change | |
| Xuna Zhu | Associate Professor Gui Lohmann Dr Barbara Yen |