Distinguished ProfessorKaru Esselle
Distinguished Professor
School of Electrical, Mechanical and Biomedical ENG
Orcid identifier0000-0002-3681-0086 (opens in a new tab)
- Distinguished ProfessorSchool of Electrical, Mechanical and Biomedical ENG
FUNDED RESEARCH
Advanced Antenna Systems for Imaging, Radar (Synthetic and Real Aperture), Communications, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
High-performance antenna systems for challenging environments including space, aerospace, SWaP constrained, maritime and mobile
Electromagnetic and Antenna Engineering
Satellite Communications including Mobile Satellite Communications aka Satellite on the Move (SOTM) or Communications on the Move (COTM)
Space communications including inter-satellite links
Antennas and RF for wearable communications systems including body area networks
Implantable antennas and devices
RF systems for non-destructive testing of infrastructure including water pipes and sewer lines.
High-performance antenna systems for challenging environments including space, aerospace, SWaP constrained, maritime and mobile
Electromagnetic and Antenna Engineering
Satellite Communications including Mobile Satellite Communications aka Satellite on the Move (SOTM) or Communications on the Move (COTM)
Space communications including inter-satellite links
Antennas and RF for wearable communications systems including body area networks
Implantable antennas and devices
RF systems for non-destructive testing of infrastructure including water pipes and sewer lines.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTMillimeter-wave High Speed Intersatellite Communications Links for Small SatellitesCommonwealth Department of Education11 Feb 2026 - 10 Aug 2027People funded by this grant:
- Thalakotuna D,
- Esselle K,
- Bah A,
- Cetin E,
- Peter
- CONTRACT RESEARCH3 Band Antenna Array Design -Resilient communication system for future vesselsNavantia Australia Pty Ltd1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2027People funded by this grant:
- Thalakotuna D,
- Esselle K,
- Ross,
- Jayarathne N,
- Bennett L
- GRANTMetaSteering Antenna Sensor Systems for Covert Intelligence Collection and Secure CommunicationsOffice of National Intelligence31 Dec 2024 - 31 Dec 2027People funded by this grant:
- Esselle K,
- Thalakotuna D,
- Attygalle M
- GRANTThe Space MAITRI ProjectDepartment of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources17 Dec 2024 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Lipman J,
- Esselle K,
- Thalakotuna D
- GRANTCTCP Resilient communication to autonomous systems and operation without GNSSDepartment of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Previously known as DEST)11 Nov 2024 - 9 May 2025People funded by this grant:
- Esselle K,
- Thalakotuna D
- GRANTSTUDY OF SIGNALS FROM LEO CONSTELLATIONS FOR SIGNALS OF OPPORTUNITY APPLICATIONSInvestment NSW1 Jul 2024 - 31 Oct 2025People funded by this grant:
- Thalakotuna D,
- Esselle K
- GRANTSmartSat HDR: High Performance Beam Steering Antenna Systems for Space Applications WidebandSmartSat CRC Limited14 Sep 2023 - 1 Mar 2027People funded by this grant:
- Esselle K,
- Thalakotuna D,
- Abbas S,
- Xiang W,
- Thekedathu Raveendran A
- GRANT3D Printed Self-Deployable Antenna Arrays for CubeSat ApplicationsInvestment NSW31 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2025People funded by this grant:
- Yang Y,
- Esselle K,
- Thalakotuna D,
- Li X
- GRANTInter-Satellite Links using Millimetre Waves (ISL-MW)SmartSat CRC Limited14 Dec 2022 - 14 Jun 2024People funded by this grant:
- Esselle K,
- Kodithuwakkuge J,
- Cetin E,
- Callaghan G,
- Moran B
- GRANTCogSat: Cognitive Satellite Radio - SmartSat CRCSmartSat CRC Limited1 Nov 2022 - 31 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Liu RP,
- Arbon E,
- Dutkiewicz E,
- He Y,
- Esselle K
- GRANTLow-Cost Multiple Pencil-Beam Lens Antenna SystemAustralian Research Council12 Sep 2022 - 11 Sep 2025People funded by this grant:
- Yang Y,
- Yan R,
- Esselle K,
- Thalakotuna D
- GRANTAntenna beamforming test platform - ECR CDIUniversity of Technology Sydney4 Oct 2021 - 3 Oct 2022People funded by this grant:
- Thalakotuna D,
- Esselle K
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2016 - 29 Dec 2017People funded by this grant:
- Li Y,
- Mitchell A,
- Yeo L,
- Heimlich M,
- Parker A
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2019People funded by this grant:
- Esselle K,
- Bird T,
- Matekovits L,
- Hay S,
- Kildal P-S
- GRANTAustralian Research Council31 Oct 2013 - 31 Dec 2017People funded by this grant:
- Heimlich M,
- Avolio A,
- Weste N,
- Parker A,
- Esselle K
- GRANTAustralian Research Council25 Jun 2013 - 31 Dec 2017People funded by this grant:
- Esselle K,
- Heimlich M,
- Bird T,
- Matekovits L,
- Hay S
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2012People funded by this grant:
- Esselle K,
- Ge Y,
- Bird T
- GRANTA Three-Dimensional Ultra-Wideband Microwave Method Based On Multiple Antennas For Early Detection Of Breast CancerAustralian Research Council30 Jul 2007 - 31 Dec 2013
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2006People funded by this grant:
- Jagadish C,
- Williams J,
- Luther-Davies B,
- Kivshar Y,
- Tan HH
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2005 - 31 Dec 2008People funded by this grant:
- Esselle K,
- Bird T
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2004 - 31 Dec 2006People funded by this grant:
- Esselle K,
- Sanagavarapu A,
- Ghorbani K,
- Wysocki T,
- Bird T
- GRANTAustralian Research Council25 Aug 2003 - 31 Dec 2006People funded by this grant:
- Esselle K,
- Bird T,
- Sanders B,
- Weily A
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2005People funded by this grant:
- Esselle K,
- Bird T
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2005People funded by this grant:
- Sanders B,
- Esselle K
