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Transforming Maintenance through Data Science
Michael Small
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Prof Michael Small

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Professor Michael Small is the CSIRO-UWA Chair of Complex Engineering Systems at The University of Western Australia. He is an applied mathematician working in the area of complex systems, dynamical systems and chaos, with a particular emphasis on the application of mathematical techniques to real-world problems.
Michael is best known for developing new paradigms for the analysis of time series data from deterministic dynamical systems – particularly in the domain of statistical hypothesis testing, data-driven model building, and using complex networks as a model of dynamical processes.
Michael has spent more than 10 years working in research within the electronic and information engineering sectors. His focus is on understanding how structure, pattern and dynamics emerge from complex systems – particularly in engineering.

Michael is the Theme Leader for Research Theme Two. He represents UWA and Theme Two on the Strategic Risk and Reporting Board, Operating Committee and PhD Support Panel. Michael is supervising PhD student Braden Thorne. He is also Co Supervising PhD students Gabriel Gonazalez, Ryan Leadbetter and Tim Pesch.

Research Repository UWA

  • Thursday 7 September 2023
    This month's newsletter focuses on the activities in September including a teaching award and two publications. IN THE SPOTLIGHT # Congratulations to A/Prof Adriano Polpo on receiving the Science and Engineering School Excellence in Teaching Award. It has been a difficult time to teach over the last couple of years with online...
  • Wednesday 16 August 2023
    This month's newsletter focuses on the Research Theme 2 travels to Tokyo and the activities of the Centre at the Data & AI for Business Conference and Exhibition. IN THE SPOTLIGHT # Congratulations to Hoa Bui on her success in receiving the GSOP 2023 Grant Development Funding, which includes funding to attend...
  • Thursday 11 May 2023
    Welcome to the first newsletter for 2023! We ended 2022 with two events that showcased research across our themes to industry partners. The new year began with the arrival of two new post-doctoral researchers to the Centre. In May, they teamed up with a couple of PhD students to form a...
  • Wednesday 10 August 2022
    This month's newsletter focuses on the activities of Translation Theme 5. IN THE SPOTLIGHT # Congratulations to Eden Li and Mark Griffin for winning two awards for their conference paper at the World Building Congress 2022, organised by CIB, the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction ! Their...
  • Monday 7 February 2022
    In 2022 the Centre's newsletter will be sent out monthly. Along with any exciting events or news, we'll be focusing on research that is being conducted by one of the Centre's Themes. We'll begin this month with Translation Theme 5. IN THE SPOTLIGHT # Congratulations to Melinda Hodkiewicz! # Congratulations to Theme 1...
  • Tuesday 11 January 2022
    Welcome to an update on CTMTDS activities Aug - Dec 2021. Team Updates # Changes to the members of the Centre in the second six months of 2021: One new PhD student, Chau Nguyen, joined the Centre in October. Chau will complete his PhD at UWA within Theme 1 supervised by Tim French...
  • Wednesday 18 August 2021
    Welcome to an update on CTMTDS activities Jan - Jun 2021. Team Updates # Changes to the members of the Centre in the first six months of 2021 include welcoming: Two new PhD students: Sandy Spiers joined the Centre in February. Sandy will complete his PhD at Curtin University within Theme 3, supervised by...
  • Wednesday 6 January 2021
    Welcome to an update on CTMTDS activities. Highlights # Research Fellow for Theme 1 Michael Stewart PhD was accepted, congratulations to Dr Michael Stewart. Chief investigator for Theme 1 Dr Wei Lui is now Associate Professor Wei Lui – congratulations Wei.· PhD Candidates Yingying Yang, Tyler Bikaun, and Ryan Leadbetter completed their first candidacy...
  • Monday 23 November 2020
    Welcome to an update on CTMTDS activities. Highlights # Gabriel González has successfully completed his first candidacy milestone. He presented his PhD research proposal at the Researchers Catch-Up on Friday, 7 July 2020. Melinda Hodkiewicz has been elected to the MRIWA College of Experts. The primary function of the College is to provide...
  • Tuesday 12 May 2020
    Welcome to an update on CTMTDS activities. Highlights # CTMTDS Launch # The Australian Research Council Training Centre for Transforming Maintenance through Data Science was officially launched at a ceremony held at Curtin University on Friday 21 February. The event, emceed by Prof Andrew Rohl, was attended by the Honourable Steve Irons MP,...