Completed HDR Student Projects.

The following is a listing of completed projects by our Higher Degree Research students (by title):

Doctoral

  • Multi-Scale Mapping of Above-ground Biomass in Vegetation Communities in Australia - Ana Patricia Ruiz Beltran (2024)

  • Artificial intelligence for land use mapping - Andy Clark (2023)

  • Understanding the Gradual Ecosystem Changes in Native Pastures of the Arid and Semi-arid Rangelands of the Northern Territory - Jason Barnetson (2022)

  • Canopy reflectance modelling for mapping coastal wetland vegetation of South East Queensland - Chunyue Nui (2020)

  • Non-invasive detection of Panama disease and health in banana crops - Aaron Aeberli (2020)

  • Long-term characterisation of subtropical rainforest phenology and response to climate - Sarah Lowe (2024)

  • The distribution and abundance of coral at kilometre scales in response to local versus global disturbances in the Central Indian Ocean - Dominic Bryant (2018)

  • Cloud Removal Analysis of Remote Sensing Satellite Images - Danang Candra (2019)

  • Optimal Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Imaging and Processing for Horticultural Applications - Y.Hsuan-Tu (2019)

  • Measuring canopy structure for horticulture tree crops using remote sensing datasets - Dan Wu (2020)

  • A coastal classification and mapping system for Indonesia - Doddy Yuwono (2020)

  • Development of a Systematic Approach in the Characterisation and Evaluation of Low-Altitude Unmanned Aircraft LiDAR - Jeremy Sofonia (2019)

  • Can the light-use efficiency model be used for mapping large-scale reef system production and calcification? Denise Perez (2019)

  • Remote sensing to monitor and manage natural disasters in the coastal areas of Bangladesh - Muhammad Al-Hoque (2017)

  • Forest-land dynamics of Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest of the world, due to sea-level rise - Mohammad Redowan (2018)

  • Terrestrial lidar for vegetation structural property mapping - Jasmine Muir (2018)

  • Predictive species mapping for adpating conservation areas to climate change in Bangladesh - J. Chandra-Deb (2017)

  • Remote sensing and ecosystem models for CSG assessment - Laura Gow (2016)

  • Remote sensing for forest hydrology - Ralph Trancoso (2016)

  • Carbon accounting in Malaysian forests - Ammar Azziz (2015)

  • Identifying threats and conservation priorities across an international migration pathway - Nick Murray (2014)

  • Remote sensing method for multi-scale mangrove mapping - Muhammad Kamal (2014)

  • Remote sensing of benthic microalage dynamics on Heron Reef - Rodney Borrego (2014)

  • Assessment of seagrass benthic productivity using remote sensing data - Novi Adi (2014)

  • An Evaluation of Image and Field Data for Vegetation Community Mapping in Tropical Savannas - Donna Lewis (2013)

  • Detecting long-term change in the structure of Queensland’s forests and woodlands using LiDAR remote sensing - John Armston (2014)

  • Time series analysis of landcover composition, water quality and seagrass changes in Moreton Bay and its catchments - Mitchell Lyons (2013)

  • Energy fluxes in coral reef environments - Melissa McKellar (2013) 

  • Modelling patch dynamics of algae on coral reefs - Robert Canto (2012) 

  • Use of remote sensing to estimate cover sub-factors for improving hill-slope erosion modelling - Birte Schoetker (2012) 

  • Detection and Quantification of Algal Bloom Dynamics in the Great Barrier Reef Lagoonal Waters Using Remote Sensing and Bio-Optics - D.Blondeau-Patissier (2011) 

  • Modelling coral reef habitat trajectories at decadal time-scales - Julie Scopelitis (2011) 

  • Time series analysis of MODIS and Landsat TM data for mapping forest dynamics in Queensland - Santosh Bhandari (2011) 

  • Mapping and monitoring coral reef composition and condition in Vietnam - Tran Van Dien (2011) 

  • Mapping and monitoring coral reef habitats from image and field data - Ian Lieper (2011) 

  • Near real time water quality parameters for managers of water resources - Glenn Campbell (2011) 

  • Monitoring changes in coral cover - Juan Carlos Ortiz (2010) 

  • Integrating field and remotely sensed data: Low cost, community-based assessment of tropical marine ecosystem health in developing nations - Chris Roelfsema (2009)

  • Efficient information extraction from high dimensional remotely sensed data - Tony Gill (2008) 

  • AUSLEM (Australian Land Erodibility Model): A tool for predicting land's susceptibility to wind erosion in Australia *N. Webb (2008) 

  • A framework for riparian zone monitoring over local to regional scales in Australian tropical savannas - methods for monitoring riparian zones using multiple spatial resolution imagery and field data - Kasper Johansen (2007)

  • Faunal response to changes in landscape structure in the Brigalow - Michaela Bowen (2007)

  • Determining in-field alfatoxin contamination and pod maturity within peanuts by combining remote sensing, NIR analysis, extensive ground truthing and modelling - Andrew Robson (2006)

  • Landcover classification and spatial aspects of koala habitat utilisation - Harriet Preece (2006)

  • Versatile land use information for local planning in Indonesia - Projo Daneodoro (2006)

  • From cane to coral reefs: ecosystem connectivity and downstream responses to land use intensification. Univ of California, Santa Cruz - Stacey Jupiter (2006)

  • Multiscale simulation and monitoring of terrestrial carbon fluxes within tropical forest environments using remote sensing and an ecosystem process model - Joanne Nightingale (2004)

  • A Method For Mapping Live Coral Cover Using Remote Sensing - Karen Joyce (2004)

  • Development of an operational approach for monitoring mangrove structure and hydrology from remotely sensed data - *J. Knight (2006)

  • Assessment of the impact of vegetation clearing on climate change. - Peter Lawrence (2004)

  • Effect of mangrove habitat structure on prawn fisheries - Fiona Manson (2004)

  • A methodology for scaling biophysical models - Peter Scarth (2003)

  • The effect of habitat structure on the utilisation of shallow water inshore areas by fish and crustacea - Simon Pittman (2002)

  • Development of a cellular-automata model for urban growth in the Sydney area - Yan Liu (2001)

  •  Monitoring human induced change in communal and leasehold rangelands of Botswana - Pauline Dube (2001)

  • Modelling landscape transformation processes in human influenced landscapes - Douglas Ward (2001)

Masters

  • Creating detailed benthic maps stratified by geomorphology over a large area of the Great Barrier Reef using high and moderate resolution imagery and an integrated OBIA-pixel approach with Planetscope and Sentinel-2 - Meredith Roe (2018)

  • Time-Series Data Fusion Methods for Monitoring Woody Vegetation Change in Cloudy Conditions - Jenny Mahuika (2015-16)

  • Mapping Eucalypts in South-West Queensland: Answering the question can fine resolution satellite remote sensing be used to map eucalypt composition - Brandy Ream (2013)

  • Mapping coral composition and cover in Hervey Bay, Queensland - Maria Zann (2012)

  • High spatial resolution image data for mapping the composition of urban Environments - Jasmine Chu (2008-9)

  • Assessment of remote sensing approaches for mapping prickly Acacia - Jasmine Muir (2009)

  • Airborne hyperspectral data for mangrove species mapping: A comparison of pixel- and object-based classification - Muhammad Kamal (2008)

  • Seagrass pattern metrics: Moreton Bay case study - Sean Hough (2006)

  • Mapping and monitoring reef cover type in Pohnpei using Landsat ETM+, aerial photography and field data - Snyther Biza (2006)

  • Mapping tillage practices from time-series MODIS image data - Ralph Schroess (2006)

  • Multi-temporal mapping of Heron Reef from Landsat TM and ETM+ data - Xenia Brobeil (2005)

  • Application of a mangrove vegetation index to CASI-2 image data for mapping mangrove condition in Moreton Bay- Bogi Bjornsson (2005)

  • Assessment of remote sensing techniques for mapping freshwater wetlands - Mark Noonan (2005)

  • Assessment of Quickbird image data for mapping seagrass composition and density in Moreton Bay - Lindsay Banin (2004)

  • Mapping power-line impacts in the wet-tropics using Landsat image data - Jeremy Anderson (2004)

  • Remotely sensed approaches for monitoring coastal water quality - Josh Rapp (2002)

  • Estimating ground cover in semi-arid rangelands using Landsat TMimagery - Cheryl Taube (2000)

  • Assessment of multi-polarised AIRSAR data for mapping inundated areas and mosquito breeding sites in mangrove forests - Jon Knight (1999)

  • Analysis of the spectral reflectance of young age exotic pine forests in south-east Queensland, leading to the estimation of site quality - Jack Baynes (1998)

  • Application of JERS-1 and Landsat TM data for estimating forest structural parameters - Christian Witte (1998)

  • Use of high resolution gamma-ray remote sensing to map forest soil attributes in hoop pine plantations, Blackbutt, Queensland - Peter Banink (1998)