Dr. Robert Mahony

Professor

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Biography

Robert Mahony is a Professor in the Research School of Engineering at the Australian National University. He received his PhD in 1995 in systems engineering and his BSc in 1989 in applied mathematics and geology, both from the Australian National University. Mahony has worked as a marine seismic geophysicist and has served as an industrial research scientist, completing a postdoctoral fellowship as part of the Logan Fellowship at Monash University in Australia. Since joining ANU in 2001, he has focused his research on the applications of non-linear control theory in robotics and geometric optimization techniques within systems theory. His work involves innovative projects such as spatio-temporal event processing for robots and collaborative localization control in variable topology environments. Mahony's contributions to engineering and robotics are well recognized, as evidenced by his frequent collaborations and extensive publication record in these fields.

Research Interests

Requirements for Australian National University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:80
PTE
Listening
Required:55
Reading
Required:55
Writing
Required:55
Speaking
Required:55
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or international equivalent Cognate discipline for some specializations
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across most Master of Science and Arts programs within the College of Science and College of Arts & Social Sciences.