Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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The Design and Evaluation of Laboratories in Engineering Education: The Purpose-First Approach
Published 2024Laboratories are a key component in engineering education, shaping much of its identity. New technologies have disrupted these activities, but adoption remains sporadic and understudied. This thesis examines how laboratory ...Open AccessThesis -
Neural Architecture Design and Compression for Efficient Vision Perception
Published 2025In recent years, intelligent systems have evolved significantly, transforming daily life. To maximize their impact, efficient deployment on edge devices—smartphones, smartwatches, robots, and autonomous vehicles—is essential. ...Open AccessThesis -
The Dynamics of Buoyant Fires and their Suppression with Chemically Enhanced Water Mist
Published 2025This thesis presents experimental results based on the Sydney Fire Burner that produces 10 - 40 kW CNG turbulent buoyant diffusion flames, focusing on revealing complex fire phenomena, specifically buoyant fires, and the ...Open AccessThesis -
Sensorimotor Developments in PCC-Based Soft Pneumatic Actuators
Published 2025Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) offer notable advantages in various applications due to their compliance and ease of manufacturing. However, accurately predicting their response remains challenging due to their non-linearity ...Open AccessThesis -
Advancing Adaptive and Generalizable Deep Learning for Reliable Medical Computer Vision
Published 2025Biomedical imaging represents a sophisticated and indispensable facet of modern healthcare and scientific research, which could offer an unparalleled insight into the human body’s internal architecture and dynamic processes. ...Open AccessThesis