Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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Generalizing Grasping via Shape Matching and Learning
Published 2026This thesis introduces a hybrid framework for robust robotic grasp synthesis from partial point clouds. We first formulate grasping as rigid shape matching, using the gripper's Signed Distance Field (SDF) for collision ...Open AccessThesis -
Probabilistic Contamination Risk Assessment with Application to PFOS in Aquifers under Single-lined Landfills
Published 2026Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are contaminants of concern due to their persistence, mobility, and toxicity, with perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) being a prominent PFAS compound detected in landfill leachates ...Open AccessThesis -
The Computational Neurobiology of Perceptual Awareness
Published 2026Understanding the neurobiological basis of consciousness presents a critical obstacle: the explanatory gap between human and animal model-based neuroscience. Human participants can perform a rich array of behavioural tasks ...Open AccessThesis -
Synthesis and Self-assembly of Asymmetric Block Copolymers Towards Nanodiscs
Published 2026Polymers have emerged as exciting candidates for self-assembly into nanomaterials. Advancements in polymer science have seen an increase in the design of complex, but well-defined systems unlocked by the evolvement of ...Open AccessThesis -
Person and Individual in Roman Law
Published 2026This thesis posits the existence of an individualistic jurisprudence in classical Roman law. That jurisprudence conceives the legal person, rather than a person’s clan or other political, social, or familial grouping, as ...Open AccessThesis