Fendy Santoso

Fendy Santoso

Senior Research Fellow, Cyber-Physical Systems Lead

MEng Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering; PhD Electrical Engineering

Biography

Prior to joining the Institute, he worked in the School of Engineering and Information Technology, UNSW Canberra, Australia.

He received a master’s degree from the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia and the PhD degree from the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, The University of New South Wales, UNSW Sydney, Australia.

Fendy is a Senior Member of IEEE. He has been a Chief and Associate investigator for multiple competitive research grants from the DST Group Australia. Fendy is also a member of the Trusted Autonomy research group within the School of Engineering and Information Technology, UNSW Canberra. He also serves as a Thesis Committee of the Trusted Autonomy Research Group.

Fendy publishes in high-impact IEEE Transactions Journals (e.g. IEEE Trans on Control Systems Technology, IEEE/ASME Trans on Mechatronics, IEEE Trans on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems). He also serves as an Associate Editor of the International Journal of the Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Engineering Systems.

Fendy has been a reviewer for numerous high-impact control and robotics journals (e.g. the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RAL), IEEE Trans. on Automation Science and Engineering (TASE), IEEE Trans. on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Trans on Human-Machine Interactions); in addition to many international conferences.

Research

His research interest includes:

  • Robotics/Mechatronics.
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
  • Dynamics and Control Systems.
  • Guidance (Path-Planning) Systems.
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
  • Cyber-Physical Systems.
Professional
  • Delivered projects for Australian Defence Force and US Army.
  • Senior Member of IEEE and an active contributor to the Trusted Autonomy research group within UNSW Canberra's School of Engineering and Information Technology.
  • Prolific publisher in esteemed IEEE Transactions Journals and serves as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of the Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Engineering Systems.
  • Esteemed reviewer for high-impact control and robotics journals, including the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, and IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.