Postgraduate Theses: Recent submissions
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Exploring Self-Supervised Learning for Speech Emotion Recognition: Feature Analysis, Dimensional Enhancement and Emotion Classification
Published 2025Speech Emotion Recognition (SER) aims to identify emotional states from speech signals by analyzing acoustic properties that reflect affective expression. Traditional SER approaches often rely on handcrafted acoustic ...USyd AccessThesis -
Biophilic Design Experiences in the Workplace: An Immersive Virtual Reality Approach to Evaluating Restorative Benefits of Multisensory Stimuli
Published 2025Previous research has extensively documented the benefits of interacting with nature. Biophilic design applications aimed at connecting the built environment back to nature have been shown to improve employee health, ...USyd AccessThesis -
Novel deep learning-based methods for improved prediction and feature-learning in high-throughput proteomic and transcriptomic data
Published 2025The rise of high-throughput Omics technologies has allowed researchers to measure biomolecular species of interest en masse at the sample or individual cell level. These technologies, including bulk and single cell ...Open AccessThesis -
Data-driven Renewable Energy and Storage Optimization in Integrated Energy Systems
Published 2025The growing integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid necessitates innovative approaches to system energy operation and scheduling. Integrated electricity and gas networks provide a promising solution to ...USyd AccessThesis -
An evolutionary-institutionalist framework for interpreting industry policy: the case of Australia, 1942-2022
Published 2025This thesis develops a new interpretive framework for analyzing the evolution of industry policy, addressing the limitations of approaches based on neoclassical economics and international relations. Drawing on Institutional ...Open AccessThesis