A/Prof. Steve Weller
Personal
Bio sketch
I was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1965. I received the B.E. (Hons I) degree in Computer Engineering in 1988, the M.E. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1992, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1994, all from the University of Newcastle, Australia. From April 1994 to July 1997 I was a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and was a member of the Centre for Sensor Signal and Information Processing (CSSIP).
In July 1997 I joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Newcastle, Australia as a Senior Lecturer. Since January 2007 I have been an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Previously affiliated with the Centre for Integrated Dynamics and Control (CIDAC) and the Centre for Dynamic Systems and Control (CDSC), I am presently a member of the Signal Processing Microelectronics (SPM) research group.
During 2004, I was on sabbatical leave at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Agere Systems Australia in North Ryde (Sydney, Australia), where I worked in the area of application-specific integrated circuits for third-generation (3G) terminals. I was the General Chair of the 2004 Australian Communications Theory Workshop (AusCTW'04), and served on the Executive Board of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Communications Research Network (ACoRN) in 2004--2005. During 2006 I served as Chair, IEEE SA/ACT/Vic/NSW Information Theory Chapter. I am a member of the IEEE, and the American Mathematical Society.
My research interests are in the theory and applications of signal processing and dynamical systems. I'm also interested in sustainable energy, and the ways in which a smart electricity grid can support distributed generation, energy storage and energy efficiency.
From 2007-2009 I served a 3-year term as Head of School, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Newcastle. I am presently the Interim Director of the EnergyAustralia Centre of Excellence in Intelligent Electricity Networks (CIEN).