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Research Interests

  • Image, video, and signal processing
  • Pattern recognition, machine learning, neural networks, deep learning
  • Underwater mine detection, assistive navigation for blind people, through-wall radar imaging
  • Functional MRI, sonar imaging, hyperspectral imaging, atomic force microscopy, medical imaging.

Research Citations

Research Awards

  • Best Student Paper, International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, Image, Video and Multidimensional Signal Processing Track, 2016.
  • Best Recognition Paper Prize, International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, 2014.
  • Highly Recommended Supervisor (3rd prize), Annual Cannon Extreme Imaging competition for research project "3-D imaging for assistive navigation of blind people," 2012.
  • Third Prize Student Paper, European Workshop on Visual Information Processing, 2010.
  • Best Student Paper, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal Based Surveillance, 2009.
  • Third Prize Student Paper, Australian New Zealand Conference on Intelligent Information Systems, 2001.

External Projects and Grants

No Scheme Title (ID) Investigators
Years
Funding ($)
1 ARC Discovery Project Assistive Micro-navigation for Vision Impaired People (DP190100607) A. Bouzerdoum and S. L. Phung
2019-2021
389,326
2 ARC Discovery Project Dynamic Visual Scene Gist Recognition Using a Probabilistic Inference Framework (DP140101833) A. Bouzerdoum and S. L. Phung
2014-2016
386,000
3 ARC Discovery Project Advanced Processing for Through-the-wall Radar Imaging (DP0773879) A. Bouzerdoum, M. G. Amin, S. L. Phung
2007-2011
585,437
4 Qatar National Research Fund - National Priorities Research Program Big Crowd Data Analytics Using Bayesian Inference and Deep Learning A. Bouzerdoum, S. L. Phung, F. Filali
2020-2022
USD 196,190
5 Australian Geospatial-Intenlligence Organisation - Analytics Lab Program Developing a Deep Gabor Network for Vessel Detection and Classification in SAR Imagery S. L. Phung, A. Bouzerdoum, F. H. C. Tivive
2021-2022
59,442
6 Defence Innovation Network Pilot Project Enhanced Detection, Localisation and Identification of Sand-covered Naval Mines using Novel Hybrid Signal Processing Methods S. L. Phung, A. Bouzerdoum, F. H. C. Tivive (with UTS and UNSW)
2020-2021

175,000

(27,410 to UOW)

7 Office of National Intelligence Low-bias Age Prediction S. L. Phung, F. H. C. Tivive
2020-2021
20,000
8 Intelligent System Design Pty Ltd & NSW Goverment Multispectral Image Processing for Bio-security Scanning of Shipping Containers S. L. Phung 2020
32,233
9 DFAT and CSIRO Aus4Innovation Partnership Grant Round 3 Smart Eye: Airborne and AI-Driven Assessment Solution of Sugarcane P. Perez, L. C. Tran, H. Dam, S. L. Phung, J. Barthelemy, R. Wickramasuriya, T. Duong, C. Ritz, M. Ros, J. Xi, F. Safaei 2021-2022
300,000
10 Defence Innovation Network PhD Project Real-time ATR of Naval Mines with AUV Sonar Imaging C. Ritz, S. L. Phung
2019-2022
18,500 + 3.5-year PhD scholarship
11 DFAT and CSIRO Aus4Innovation Partnership Grant Round 3 AI/IoT-powered Dashboard for Environmental Management at Tram Chim National Park H. Dam, F. Hai, S. L. Phung, K. Maute, C. L. Tran 2021-2022
250,000
12 Defence Innovation Network Pilot Project A Novel Non-GPS based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Solution for Reconnaissance Missions L. C. Tran, C. Ritz, A. Bouzerdoum, S. L. Phung,
2019-2020
130,000
13 Defence Innovation Network Pilot Project Classification of Sonar Snapshot Images for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle On-board Processing A. Bouzerdoum, S. L. Phung, C. Ritz, L. C. Tran, Y. Guo, A. van Schaik, L. Hamey, M. Dras, M. Orgun
2018-2019
124,000
14 DFAT New Colombo Plan Mobility Program Grants Cross Cultural Summer School - UOW with IUH, SGU and TTU W. Susilo, D. Duong, S. L. Phung, C. Chow, and P. S. Roy 2021-2022
72,600


Internal Projects and Grants

No
Scheme Title (ID) Investigators
Years
Funding ($)
1
UOW-HWU Collaborative Research Grant Optimizing Autonomous Solar Panel Cleaning via Drones in Future Smart Cities M. Watfa , S. L. Phung (UOW Lead), A. Ullah, C. Ritz, R. Gorkin, J. Xi, L. C. Tran
2021
AED 38,000
2
UIC International Links Grant Developing UOW-ASEAN University Network for Industry 4.0 L. C. Tran, H. Dam, S. L. Phung, and J. Xi
2019
18,000
3
Social Sciences Faculty Partnership Grant Correcting Susceptibility Distortions in Functional MRI for Human Brain Study M. Schira and S. L. Phung
2017-2018
10,000
4
UIC International Links Grant Developing Partnerships in ICT Research & Teaching with Universities in Vietnam H. Dam, L. C. Tran, and S. L. Phung
2017
12,000
5
UOW Global Challenges Strategic Project An Innovative Conceptual Design for Smart Transportation Systems L. C. Tran, S. L. Phung , N. Huynh, A. Cox, T. Harada, and J. Barthelemy
2015
5,000
6
URC Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIGB Pool 2) An Experimental Platform for Through-the-Wall Radar Imaging A. Bouzerdoum, S. L. Phung, J. Xi, R. Lewis, K-W Chin, F. H. C. Tivive, L. D. Nghiem, and L. C. Tran
2014
50,000
7
URC Major Equipment Grant HS-AFM 1.0 ANDO Head Model High Speed Atomic Microscope M. Higgins, N. Dixon, X. Wang, D. Officer, J. Yerbury, S. Blanksby, W. Li, S. L. Phung, A. Trevitt, Y. Du, P. Molino
2013
150,000
8
URC Near-miss Grant Understanding the Gist of a Dynamic Visual Scene A. Bouzerdoum and S. L. Phung
2013
10,000
9
URC Small Grant Long-range Surveillance of Human Motions using Ultra-wideband Sensor S. L. Phung, F. H. C. Tivive
2012
11,000
10
UOW Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIGB Pool 2) 3D Multimedia Research Infrastructure F. Safaei, A. Bouzerdoum, J. Xi, W. Susilo, P. Ogunbona, J. Seberry, Y. Mu, W. Li, S. L. Phung, Y. Yu, L. Wang, C. Chow, M. H. A. Au
2010
70,000
11
URC Small Grant Navigational Aids for the Visually Impaired at Pedestrian Crossings S. L. Phung, F. H. C. Tivive
2010
13,270
12
URC Small Grant Fast and Accurate Detection of Visual Objects for Video Analysis Applications S. L. Phung
2008
6,300
13
ECU Early Career Researchers Colour-based Face Detection Using Bayesian Classifiers S. L. Phung
2005
13,000
14
ECU Faculty Small Grant Developing Techniques for Robust Real-time Skin Detection S. L. Phung and A. Bouzerdoum
2004
4,600


Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Senior Member of the IEEE.
  • Conference organizing committee member for DICTA 2014.
  • Organizers of Australian Summit on 3D Multimedia 2011.
  • Technical program committee member for EUVIP 2011.
  • Technical program committee member for ISCIT 2009.
  • Conference organizing committee member for ISSNIP2008.
  • Conference organizing committee member for ISSPA 2005.
  • Webmaster for IEEE Western Australia Section (December 2003 - February 2005).
  • Examiner for 19 PhD dissertations and 5 Master-by-research theses.

Reviewer for International Journals

  • IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
  • International Journal of Computer Vision
  • IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
  • Pattern Recognition
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Part C
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
  • IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine
  • International Journal of Image and Graphics
  • Applied Optics
  • Journal of Electronic Imaging
  • Journal of Visual Communications and Image Representation