Tim Hesketh

Head of School , Associate Professor in Systems & Control

	Telephone:	+61 (2) 9385 4009
		+61 (2) 9385 4010
	Facsimile:	+61 (2) 9385 6743
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	Room:	G8, EE Building.

Qualifications

	B.Sc. (Hons) in Electrical Engineering, Cape Town University, 1969
	M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Cape Town University, 1971
	Ph.D. Massey University, 1982

Membership of Professional Societies

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Member

Employment

	Plessey Industrial Division, Cape Town, Systems Engineer, 1971-1972
	Wellington Polytechnic, New Zealand, Senior Lecturer, 1972-1976
	Massey University, New Zealand, Senior Lecturer, 1976-1985
	Telectronics Pty. Ltd., Project Engineer, 1985-1987
	The University of New South Wales, Senior Lecturer, 1987-1997
	The University of New South Wales, Associate Professor, 1998-
	The University of New South Wales, Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Engineering, 2000 -2004
	Project Director, UNSW Asia, 2005
	Head of School, 2006 -

Visiting Appointments

	University of Manchester, Visiting Fellow, 1983
	University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Visiting Professor, 1992
	University of Minnesota, Visiting Professor, 1992

Teaching Areas

	Control Theory
	Robust Control
	Adaptive Control
	Non-linear Systems
	Applications of Control
	Computer Control and Real-Time Systems

Research Interests

	Computer Aided Design and Real-Time Control
The design and implementation of real-time control systems on computers which incorporate the capability for computer aided design of the controllers. Problems of implementation; testable design
	Control Algorithms
Development and implementation of suitable algorithms, particularly for multivariable and non-linear systems. Robustness in non-linear systems, learning and adaptive control, sliding mode control.
	Control Applications
Modelling, estimation, simulation and control for intransigent systems. Sliding mode and adaptive control in steel making.

Professional Interests and Industrial Consulting

IEAust, Process Control Society, Committee Member

Selected Publications