FUNDED RESEARCH

Robotic perception, alternative sensing, inertial fusion, SLAM, continuous mapping, multi-robot cooperation, autonomous navigation, automatic recognition, digital engineering.

Her applied research focuses on robotics and automation for space, manufacturing, the meat and livestock sector, mining, construction, and logistics.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Flow fields perception for unleashing robots in the wild
    Australian Research Council31 Dec 2026 - 30 Dec 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    • Vidal Calleja T,
    • Student 1 S1,
    • STUDENT 2 S2,
    • Student 3 S3,
    • Pietroni N
    ARC Discovery Projects - (DP260100687)
  • GRANT
    Multi-Robot Mission Control System for Maritime Autonomous Systems – Integration & Mission Demonstration - AEA Innovate
    Commonwealth Department of Education27 Jun 2025 - 31 Jul 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    Australia's Economic Accelerator Innovate Grant - (IG240100002 / IV240100245)
  • GRANT
    MCR 2025
    University of Technology Sydney28 Apr 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    UTS MCR Research Capabilities Development Initiative
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Multi-Robot System-Phase 1
    Navantia Australia Pty Ltd3 Mar 2025 - 2 Sep 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Navantia
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Collaboration in Heterogeneous Autonomous Surface-Aerial Vehicle Teams
    Navantia Australia Pty Ltd1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Vidal Calleja T,
    • Richard
    Navantia - (7000014500)
  • GRANT
    DIGITAL OPTIMIZATION OF PERSONALISED SPACESUIT
    Investment NSW11 Oct 2023 - 11 Oct 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Space Research Network - (NSW Space Research Network)
  • GRANT
    Satellite servicing docking system with Event-based cameras
    Investment NSW21 Apr 2023 - 21 Apr 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Vidal Calleja T,
    • Asavkin M,
    • Dansereau D,
    • Le Gentil C
    Space Research Network
  • GRANT
    Indoor Positioning System for Train Stations
    ADVANCED NAVIGATION PTY. LTD.1 Feb 2023 - 1 May 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Advanced Navigation Pty Ltd - (n/a)
  • GRANT
    ARIA - Bionic Visual-Spatial Medical Device for the Blind
    25 Mar 2022 - 25 Sep 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Cooperative Research Centre - Projects CRC-P
  • GRANT
    TARMA Terrain-aware Representations for Mapping with robotic teams
    DAAD Germany1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Vidal Calleja T,
    • Triebel R
    UA DAAD
  • GRANT
    ARC Training Centre for Collaborative Robotics in Advanced Manufacturing
    Australian Research Council31 Aug 2021 - 31 Aug 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres - (IC200100001)
  • SCHOLARSHIP
    3D sensing with deep learning to estimate lean meat yield of beef cattle
    Food Agility CRC Limited6 Aug 2021 - 30 Aug 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Food Agility CRC
  • GRANT
    Robotic Perception with Unconventional Sensors
    Australian Research Council15 May 2021 - 14 May 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC Discovery Projects - (DP210101336)
  • GRANT
    HALO Stage 3 - IMCRC Activate
    Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre15 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    HALO - Stage 2 - VR Safety Training
    Ausdrill Pty Ltd26 Oct 2020 - 11 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    Ausdrill
  • GRANT
    Objective real-time live cattle assessments to improve profit
    Meat and Livestock Australia Limited RDC17 Jun 2020 - 30 Nov 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Meat & Livestock Australia
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Making Sense of Sensing: Towards Cyclical Material Futures
    Arup Australia Pty Ltd29 Aug 2019 - 31 Jul 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Schork T,
    • Nicholas P,
    • Vidal Calleja T,
    • Lie S
    Arup Pty Ltd
  • GRANT
    Advanced measurement technologies for globally competitive Australian meat value chains - Year 4
    Meat and Livestock Australia Limited RDC15 Aug 2019 - 17 Apr 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    Meat & Livestock Australia - (RnD4Profit - 15 - 02 - 031)
  • GRANT
    Development of novel sensing, modelling and geometry processing methods to provide with awareness and dexterity enabling robots to play an increasing role in digital fabrication
    University of Technology Sydney1 Aug 2019 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    UTS Collaboration
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    PwC-Coke Indoor Delivery Robot
    Vert Design Pty Limited1 Jul 2019 - 1 Jan 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Vidal Calleja T
    Vert Design Ptd Ltd
  • GRANT
    Continuous Space Mapping for Semantic Navigation (COSMA)
    DAAD Germany14 Jan 2019 - 18 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Vidal Calleja T,
    • Triebel R
    UA DAAD - (DAAD 57434417)
  • GRANT
    Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) 2020 competition
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University1 Dec 2018 - 31 Mar 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    PWC robotics/mechatronics POC project
    PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia5 Feb 2018 - 30 Jun 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Vidal Calleja T
    PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
  • GRANT
    Advanced livestock measurement technologies ALMTech Year 2
    Meat and Livestock Australia Limited RDC1 Jul 2017 - 18 Sep 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    Meat & Livestock Australia
  • GRANT
    Variation to RMRCR/Downer agreement - Integrated Passenger Behaviour - Dwell Track
    Rail Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (RMCRC)1 Jul 2017 - 30 Nov 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    Railway Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre Ltd - (R3.1.2)