Currently, I am passionate about two main things: building systems and exploring space. Both of these fields can be incredibly complex and rewarding to work in, and I love the challenge of diving into the details and figuring out how things work.
My PhD at UNSW brings all of that together. I get to build real optical instruments, address open research questions, and work on problems the space industry cares about.
Investigating the use of daytime polarimetric observations to determine the attitude of satellites. The project involves designing and building a modified PICSARR polarimetric camera for integration with an autonomous telescope system, and investigating what attitude information is encoded in the polarisation signatures of sunlight reflected off of satellite surfaces.
Presents a Factor Graph Optimisation (FGO) framework for geostationary satellite orbit determination during impulsive manoeuvres, estimating both delta-velocity and manoeuvre epoch. Uses a Gaussian approximation of the manoeuvre impulse into the factor graph as an augmented dynamics factor (FGO-G), offering resilience without requiring a strict dynamics model.
Designed and built a fully functional OS on the seL4 microkernel.
Built the hardware and estimation stack for a UR5e sorting robot.
Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Developed hardware device drivers in C for the seL4 microkernel using the seL4 Device Driver Framework, implementing communication interfaces including Ethernet, I2C, SPI, DMA, and CAN. Debugged embedded hardware on the Kria K26 SoM and carrier FPGA using AMD Vivado SDK, PCB schematics, and oscilloscopes. Worked within a safety-critical aerospace embedded OS environment and produced comprehensive driver specification documentation for hand-over.
Aug 2025 – Dec 2025
Demonstrated for course "Computing Applications in Mechatronic Systems". Conducted one-on-one and group help sessions, marked assignments, and provided feedback on vehicle control algorithms, simulations, and practical computing applications.
Nov 2018 – Jan 2021
Food preparation, order management, and customer service in a fast-paced environment.
