Experience

TitleInstitutionLocationDates
Lecturer (Continuing)UNSW SydneySydney, Australia2022–present
Research FellowThe University of AdelaideAdelaide, Australia2022
Assistant ProfessorSun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, China2020–2021
Postdoctoral ResearchRMIT UniversityMelbourne, Australia2015–2019
PhD StudentNorthwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi’an, China2010–2015

Recent & Upcoming Talks

FOLLOWING OUR RECENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT

Facilitator and speaker in the Lunar Navigation session at PNT 2026, organised by the Australian Institute of Navigation.

Classification of LEO debris family.

Introducing the UNSW Observatory for research and education.

High-precision Analyser for Lunar Orbits (HALO).

Transformers and Deep Learning for Satellite Manoeuvre Detection.

Recent Posts

ACADEMIC IS FULL OF FUN

On 5 February, my PhD student Rameez Malik and I presented in the Lunar Navigation session; on 6 February, I coordinated the student presentation competition as part of the organising committee. Congratulations to Andrew Cleland (The University of Southern Queensland) for winning the award.

Interviewed by Spacefront Podcast on 19 December 2025 at Paramatta.

Dr Aaron J. Rosengren from UC San Diego delivered a seminar on cislunar dynamics, space surveillance, and sustainability in the Earth-Moon system.

Sharing ideas over dinner with Professor Massimiliano Vasile during IAC 2025 Sydney.

Professor Zhaokui Wang and colleagues from Tsinghua University visited UNSW on 1 October 2025.

ACHIEVED Mission Design Competition Grand Final

Projects

ALL THINGS ARE DIFFICULT BEFORE THEY ARE EASY

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Development of autonomous navigation architectures for lunar missions using multi-constellation GNSS and novel positioning algorithms.

Satellite Manoeuvre Detection

Expected deliverables include 1) An Optical PoL (Pattern of Life) Analysis and Library (OPAL) dataset; 2) Image-based and/or time-series Transformer algorithms for detecting satellite manoeuvres; 3)A robust Pattern of Life identification framework for geostationary and geosynchronous satellites integrating the algorithms above.

Satellite tracking by optical telescopes on ground.

AccomplishΒ­ments

PREVIOUS ASSOCIATIONS THAT HELPED TO GATHER EXPERIENCE

Masterclass in Scientific Writing and Publishing Certificate of Achivement

Successfully completed the one-day Nature Masterclass on Scientific Writing and Publishing at UNSW Sydney. This workshop was organised by UNSW Research Training and delivered by David Pile and Susan Allison from Nature. The session provided valuable insights into effective scientific writing and the publishing process.
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Essentials of Supervision Program

Successfully completed the Essentials of Supervision program at UNSW and received a certificate of completion.
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Research Making Impact

Successfully completed the Research Making Impact program at UNSW and received a badge and certificate.
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Senior Member