Current Team

The current members of the NUbots team, and what they do.
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Updated 12 May 2025
The NUbots team for RoboCup 2024 Eindhoven
The NUbots team for RoboCup 2024

Left to right: Angelique Herfel, Dexter Konijn, Ysobel Sims, Thomas O'Brien, Liam Craft, Clayton Carlon, Jesse Williamson, Johanne Montano, Trent Houliston

Academic Supervisors

  • Professor Stephan Chalup: Professor in the School of School of Information and Physical Sciences. Head of the Newcastle Robotics Laboratory and NUbots. Specialises in Machine Learning and Anthropocentric Biocybernetic Computing.

  • Dr. Alexandre Mendes: Senior Lecturer in the School of Information and Physical Sciences. Deputy Head of NUbots. Specialises in Machine Learning and Optimisation.

  • Dr. Alejandro Donaire: Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering. Specialises in control systems. Supervises NUbots Mechatronics final year projects in a range of areas.

  • Dr. Khaled Saleh: Lecturer in the School of Information and Physical Sciences. Specialises in Machine Learning and Autonomous Systems.

Student Members

  • Joe Bailey: Bachelor of Computer Science. Studying Computing Honours. Vision data generation and benchmarking.

  • Ethan Bird: Undergraduate student studying a Bachelor of Software Engineering. Localisation.

  • William Burgin: Undergraduate student studying a Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering. Localisation.

  • Clayton Carlon: Bachelor of Computer-Systems Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Honours). Electrical Engineering PhD student. Team Leader. Electronics and audio signal processing.

  • Liam Craft: Bachelor of Computer Science. Studying Computing Honours. Laboratory Manager. Hardware design and machine learning.

  • Hayden Farley: Undergraduate student studying a combined degree in Computer Systems Engineering and Computer Science. Electronics and vision.

  • Lucinda Fien: Undergraduate student studying a Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering. Motion.

  • Angelique Herfel: Undergraduate student studying a Bachelor of Software Engineering. Vision and behaviour.

  • Kim Khang Hoang: Undergraduate student studying a Bachelor of Computer Science. NUsight development.

  • Dexter Konijn: Undergraduate student studying a combined degree in Computer Systems Engineering and Physics. Deputy Team Leader. Electronics and localisation.

  • Johanne Montano: Undergraduate student studying a combined degree in Computer Systems Engineering and Mathematics. Electronics and vision.

  • Minh Thai "Jimmy" Nguyen: Undergraduate student studying a Bachelor of Computer Science. Behaviour and path planning.

  • Thomas O'Brien: Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering. Mechatronics Engineering PhD student. Motions, behaviour and localisation.

  • Corah Oliver: Undergraduate student studying a Bachelor of Computer Science. Outreach Manager. Darwin-OP assembly and hardware design.

  • Liam Patey-Dennis: Undergraduate student studying a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering. Outreach and Social Media Manager. Electronics.

  • Ali Riyaz: Undergraduate student studying a Bachelor of Software Engineering. Reinforcement learning behaviour.

  • Mithun Sivanesan: Undergraduate student studying a Bachelor of Software Engineering. Localisation and vision.

  • Ysobel Sims: Bachelor of Mathematics and Computer Science. Computer Science PhD student. Vision and behaviour.

  • Vincent Tumminello: Undergraduate student studying a Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering. Motion.

  • David Wieland: Bachelor of IT. Postgraduate student studying a Master of Data Science. Specialises in community outreach, sponsorships and marketing.

  • Hengning "Henry" Xu: Electrical Engineering PhD student. Control and reinforcement learning.

Junior Members

  • Preeti Arora, studying a Master of Data Analytics
  • Samuel Flood, studying a Bachelor of Mechatronics
  • Isaac Leonard, studying a Bachelor of Science
  • Jo Lynch, studying a Bachelor of Computer Science
  • Claire Smith, studying a Bachelor of Computer Science
  • Sean Cyril Yu, studying a Master of Mechanical Engineering

Supporting Members

Past members of the team that are still involved with projects, mentoring, and support.

  • Brendan Annable: Bachelor of Software Engineering Graduate. Ex-Team Leader. Lead Developer of NUsight.

  • Dr. Alex Biddulph: Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering with Honours. Currently studying for a Doctorate of Philosophy in Computer Systems Engineering. Ex-Team Leader. Specialises in the Build System, Machine Learning and Computer Vision.

  • Kip Hamiltons: Bachelor of Mathematics and Computer Science Graduate. Ex-Lead of DevOps.

  • Dr. Trent Houliston: Holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Software Engineering. Ex-Team Leader. Currently working at 4AI Systems. Specialises in Software Architecture, Machine Learning and Computer Vision.

  • Cameron Murtagh: Bachelor of Mathematics Graduate. DevOps and software.

  • Josephus Paye II: Computer Science Graduate. Ex-Team Leader. Works on NUsight, our web-based debugging environment, and NUbook, the team handbook.

  • Taylor Young: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with Honours. Currently studying for a Doctorate of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering. Hardware and electronics.

Alumni

See Past Members for past NUbots members.

Introduction
Areas of Research
Joining the Team
How We Work
NUbots acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We acknowledge that our laboratory is situated on unceded Pambalong land. We pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.
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