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ProfessorIan Manchester

Director, Australian Centre for Robotics

Faculty of Engineering

Orcid identifier0000-0002-7035-3173 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Director, Australian Centre for Robotics
    Faculty of Engineering

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Robotics, Nonlinear Control, System Identification, Machine Learning, Optimization

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Digital Twin-Driven Smart Manufacturing for Multi-Axial Metal Forming (opens in a new tab)⁠
    Australian Research Council1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Saadatfar M,
    • Ila V,
    • Oberst S,
    • Manchester I,
    • Wilson C
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    Harnessing the Power of Wind: Revolutionising Wind Farm Optimisation
    Australian Research Council (ARC)28 Feb 2025 - 27 Feb 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester IR,
    • Verbic G,
    • Thornber B,
    • Köstler H
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    Project 20 - Towards Efficient Transfer of Tacit Strategies for Asset Management: A Sequential Decision-Making Perspective
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kurniawati H,
    • Manchester IR
  • GRANT
    ELO2 Consortium Trailblazer Stage 2 Roo-ver Mission
    Department of Industry, Science and Resources1 Jan 2024
    People funded by this grant:
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    RES: ACM (formerly SoMAC) CRC HPN001 Project Agreement: Scientific and technical barriers for robotics and automation in composite manufacturing - HERA, Advanced Composite Structures, LaserBonnd, Rux Energy - Ian Manchester - RA0003167
    Australian Composites Manufacturing CRC (ACM CRC)1 Jan 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester IR
  • GRANT
    National Facility for Electricity Grid Security and Resilience Research
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Sep 2023 - 30 Aug 2025
    People funded by this grant:
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    Google Philanthropic Grant: Neural Networks with Built-In Behavioural Constraints
    Google Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd3 Aug 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester IR
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    Robust Data-Driven Control for Safety-Critical Systems (opens in a new tab)⁠
    Australian Research Council11 Jul 2023 - 10 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester I,
    • Shi G,
    • Megretski A,
    • Proutiere A
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    Project 6: Thales AWS, ARC RESEARCH HUB IN INTELLIGENT ROBOTICS SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME ASSET MANAGEMENT (ARIAM)
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jun 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester IR
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    Project 3: Emesent (ARC ARIAM Hub)
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Mar 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester IR
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    PROJECT SCHEDULE 14 (NEXXIS) ARC RESEARCH HUB IN INTELLIGENT ROBOTICS SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME ASSET MANAGEMENT
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester IR
  • GRANT
    ARC Research Hub in Intelligent Robotic Systems for Real-Time Asset Management
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Nov 2022 - 30 Oct 2027
    People funded by this grant:
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    ARC Research Hub in Intelligent Robotic Systems for Real-Time Asset Management
    Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer1 Jan 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Dansereau DG,
    • Manchester IR,
    • Suenderhauf N,
    • Corke P,
    • Kurniawati H
  • GRANT
    UAS Swarm Search Strategies With Intelligent Task-Specific Guidance
    NSW Department of Industry1 Jan 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester IR
  • GRANT
    Multi-UAV Monitoring and Intervention of Spreading Processes such as Wildfires
    Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD) - US Air Force20 Sep 2019 - 19 Sep 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester IR
  • GRANT
    Soft robotics for improved standing and walking in infants with cerebral palsy PG10818
    Cerebral Palsy Alliance1 Jun 2019
    People funded by this grant:
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    CASSIE: A Biped Robot For Research in Locomotion and Perception
    DVC Research1 Jan 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Tao D,
    • Manchester IR
  • GRANT
    Robust Learning of Dynamical Systems
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester IR
  • GRANT
    SOAR Fellowship
    DVC Research1 Jan 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester IR
  • GRANT
    Cross-curricular inquiry-based 'virtual laboratories' for engineering dynamics and control
    DVC Education1 Jan 2018
    People funded by this grant:
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    A Unified Approach to Data-Driven Modelling of Complex Dynamic Systems
    DVC Research1 Jan 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester IR
  • GRANT
    A New Approach to High-Performance Control of Nonlinear Systems
    Australian Research Council (ARC)19 Feb 2015 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester IR,
    • Slotine J-J
  • GRANT
    Reliable and efficient algorithms for modelling dynamical systems from data
    Australian Research Council (ARC)7 Mar 2013 - 5 Mar 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester IR,
    • Megretski A
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    Remotely operated vehicle
    DVC Research1 Jan 2013
    People funded by this grant:
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    Cognitive Optimization And Prediction: From Neural Systems To Neurotechnology
    National Science Foundation1 Jan 2009
    People funded by this grant:
    • Manchester IR