Allison Kealy
Professor
Professor
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Professor Allison Kealy has been Professor of Geodesy at RMIT since 2017. Her main research activity is as the Research Capability Coordinator in the SmartSat CRC. She has also occupied a number of senior leadership roles at the SmartSat CRC, as Research Director, Program 2 Intelligent Sensors/AI (June 2020–present); as Acting Chief Research Officer (Dec 2020–July 2021)
Since joining RMIT, she has performed a number of senior leadership roles including as Associate Dean International (Nov 2018–Sep 2020) and Deputy Director, Sir Lawrence Wackett Centre (Nov 2019–present).
In addition to her leadership in Australia, she has a significant senior leadership profile in the international Surveying and Spatial community, including:
Allison Kealy is an internationally recognised leading researcher in the field of Geodesy. Her research contributions are particularly focused in the high-impact application areas of transport, emergency management, defence, and critical infrastructure. She has developed an extensive network of industry and government collaborators who have funded their research programs, including: the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), Plan Jericho Department of Defence, Air Services Australia, Bushfire CRC, Frontier SI and CRC for Spatial Information, Defence Science and Technology (DST), Emergency Services Telecommunications Agency (ESTA), IBM Research Australia, Emergency Management Victoria (EMV), Victorian Department of Infrastructure (now Transport), Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP).
Their research track record demonstrates their ability to connect to key stakeholders and deliver transformative and collaborative multi-disciplinary solutions. Digital innovation and high standards of governance in the public sector underpin all of their research grant success. It is notable that these programs of work extend well beyond their fundamental domain of satellite positioning and geodesy. This work pushes into broader, more diverse applications and technology domains, which require high-level communications and collaborative skills.
Training and mentoring the next generation of Surveying and Spatial scientists research is also the hallmark of my research. To date, they have been a primary supervisor of 14 graduated PhD research students: Dr Yan Li (PhD, Completed 02/20); Dr Lisa Cheong (PhD, Completed 06/19): Dr Andrej Peisker (PhD, 06/19); Dr Melissa Shahrom (PhD, 07/18); Dr Azmir Hasnur Rabiain (PhD, 07/18); Dr Salil Goel (PhD, 12/17); Dr Alan Both (PhD, 05/16); Dr Grant Hausler (PhD, 04/14); Dr Zaffar Mohamed Ghouse (PhD, 04/09); Dr Steven Scott-Young (PhD, 06/04); Dr Jessica Davies (PhD, 07/05); Dr Neil Brown (PhD, 04/07); Dr Paul Grgich (PhD, 07/08); Dr Susannah Hope (PhD, 08/08).
Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Estimation Theory, Sensor Fusion, Surveying, Geodesy
Publications
Funding
Journal of Applied Geodesy 14.2 (2020), pp. 215–229
G. Retscher, A. Kealy, J. Gabela, Y. Li, S. Goel, C. Toth, A. Masiero, W. Błaszczak-Bąk, V. Gikas, H. Perakis et al. (2020).
IEEE Sensors Journal 19.22 (2019), pp. 10719–10727
J. Gabela, A. Kealy, S. Li, M. Hedley, W. Moran, W. Ni and S. Williams. (2019).
Sensors 19.23 (2019), p. 5274
J. Gabela, G. Retscher, S. Goel, H. Perakis, A. Masiero, C. Toth, V. Gikas, A. Kealy, Z. Koppányi, W. Błaszczak-Bąk et al. (2019).
Funding - Department of Defense, $500,000
2018-2021
Funding - Department of Defense, $1,500,000
2018-2021
Funding - Department of Defense, $600k
2020- 2021
Award date: 2020
Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI), Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards (APSEA), Asia Pacific
Award date: 2017
Institute of Navigation (ION), USA
Award date: 2000
University of Melbourne, Australia
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.
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