A/Prof. Tristan Perez

Biography

I completed my Electronic Engineering degree at the National University of Rosario, Argentina in 1999. I then moved to Australia and in 2003 completed my doctorate in the area of Control Engineering at The University of Newcastle. In Nov 2003, I took a 6-month research position at the Mechatronics Research Centre, University of Wales, United Kingdom; where I worked on control and fault detection of thrusters for underwater vehicles in collaboration with Seaeye Marine Ltd (now Saab Seaye Ltd). From Jun 2004 to Jul 2007, I was a senior researcher at the Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures (CeSOS) and a Lecturer in Marine and Computer Control Systems at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). From Oct 2007 to Feb 2010, I was a research academic and industry liaison officer at the ARC Centre for Complex Dynamic Systems and Control (CDSC), The University of Newcastle, Australia. In 2008, I was appointed Adjunct Associate Professor of Ship Dynamics at the Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures (CeSOS)-(NTNU), Norway.

In 2009, I started Advanced Control & System Dynamics ( www.ac-sd.com ), a company within the university that provides research and consultancy services to industry. In 2010, I was appointed Associate Professor of Mechatronics at the School of Engineering of The University of Newcastle.

Qualifications

• PhD, University of Newcastle, 2003

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Research

Research keywords

• Autonomous Systems
• Marine and Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics and Control
• Robotics
• Wind Energy

Research expertise

• Energy-based modelling of physical system dynamics
• Estimation and system identification
• Marine and Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics and Control
• Robotics

Collaboration

I conduct research in collaboration with

• Boeing Research & Technology Australia
• Boing Aero-structures Australia
• Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO)
• Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Languages

• Spanish

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
091399	Mechanical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified	50
090699	Electrical And Electronic Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified	25
091099	Manufacturing Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified	25

Centres and Groups

Centre

• PRC - Centre for Complex and Dynamic Systems and Control

Memberships

Body relevant to professional practice.

• Member - Engineers Australia - National Pannel for Mechatronics
• Member - IEEE - Control System Society

Committee/Associations (relevant to research).

• Member - IFAC Technical Committee on Marine Systems

Editorial Board.

• Member - Proc. of IMechEng, Part M, Eng. for the Maritime Environment.

Appointments

Adjunct Associate Professor of Ship Dynamics Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway)

01/01/2008 - 01/12/2012

Awards

Recognition.

2012

Teaching Innovation Faculty of Engineering and Built environment, The Universtiy of Newcastle (Australia) Teaching Innovation Award for the development of three Mechatronic courses within the BEng programme.

2007

Excellence in Engineering Small Company Projects Engineers Australia, Western Australian Division (Australia) Award won by Halcyon International for the control system upgrade of the Bay Class Patrol vessels of the Australian Customs Service. I designed adaptive algorithms to maximise performance in changing environmental and sailing conditions. These control algorithms are currently implemented on patrol vessels operated by the Australian Custom Service.

Research Award.

2013	Best conference paper Australian System Safety Conference (Australia) Paper: Perez T., R. Clothier, B. Williams “Risk-management of UAS Robust Autonomy for its integration into Civil Aviation Safety Frameworks" presented at the Australian System Safety Conference 2013: Adelaide, 22 – 24 June 2013
2010	Research & Development Hunter Aerospace Industry (Australia) The award for the the category of Research & Development in the Aerospace field
2009	Rising star award Newcastle Innovation (Australia) Outstanding early career achievements in research and innovation

Invitations

Keynote Address Topic: Energy-based Modelling and Control of Marine Vehicle Dynamics. Presented at 9th IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems., Japan (Keynote Address)	2013
Keynote Address Topic: Robust Autonomy of Intelligent Unmanned Vehicles. Presented at IFAC Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles Symposium, Australia (Keynote Address)	2013
Keynote Address Topic: Ship Roll Motion Control. Presented at 8th IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems, Sept. Rostock, Germany., Germany (Keynote Address)	2010
Keynote Address Topic: Time-domain Models of Marine Surface Vessels based on Seakeeping Computations. Presented at 7th IFAC Conference on Manoeuvring and Control of Marine Craft, Portugal (Keynote Address)	2006

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Administrative

Administrative expertise

Leader of the Bachelor of Engineering (mechatronics) program (2010-Present)

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Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Computer Control Systems
• Mechatronic systems
• Robotics

Teaching expertise

I teach 3 courses within the BEng program:

MCHA2000 - Mechatronic Systems (BEng Mechatronics and BEng Mechanical)

MCHA3000 - Mechatronic Design I (BEng Mechatronics)

MCHA3900 - Mechatronic Design II (BEng Mechatronics)