Learn from Australia’s top robotics experts
QUT is the home of Queensland’s leading researcher in robotics, Professor Michael Milford. We are proud to be Australia's number one robotics research institution for the sixth consecutive year (Australian Research Magazine, 2025).
Dr Shamsunnahar Yasmin
Dr. Shamsunnahar Yasmin is a road safety engineer at the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q), Australia. An experienced civil engineer with over ten years of research and project management experience, she has worked extensively on evidence-based and data-driven statistical analysis in transport engineering.
Professor David McCarthy
Ensuring the world has enough safe drinking water is one of our greatest challenges. Water engineer and Professor David McCarthy is leading research to tackle pollution to make sure stormwater is safe for reuse and discharge to downstream water bodies. David’s research has drawn cooperation from a wide range of water agencies nationally and internationally.
Associate Professor Sara Couperthwaite
Associate Professor Sara Couperthwaite is leading a project with QUT, Lava Blue and the Innovative Manufactuing CRC to produce high purity alumina (HPA) from kaolin clay, an abundant natural and unconventional resource.
Associate Professor David Holmes
Associate Professor David Holmes is a leader in electric and autonomous vehicle systems design, manufacture, implementation, testing and research. He’s currently collaborating with BMW as they implement Industry 5.0 practices in their manufacturing operations in Germany.
