Branislav Hredzak

Senior Lecturer

	Telephone:	9385 4895
	Facsimile:	9385 5993
	Email:	b.hredzak@unsw.edu.au
	Room:	204

Employment

	The University of New South Wales, Senior Lecturer, 2007 – present
	The University of New South Wales (Asia), Assistant Professor, 2006-2007
	Data Storage Institute, Singapore, Senior Research Engineer, 2001-2006
	Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore, Lecturer, 1997-2001

Awards and Honours

	Most outstanding R&D Staff Award for significant contributions to the development of ultra-high density servo track writing technology, Data Storage Institute, Singapore, 2006
	Most outstanding R&D Staff Award for development and demonstration of the world’s smallest hard disk drive concept and system, Data Storage Institute, Singapore, 2004
	Award for academic excellence, Technical University of Kosice, Slovak Republic, 1993
	Napier University PhD Scholarship, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 1994 -1997

Research Interests

	Design and control of mechatronic systems and servo systems
	Electric drives
	Renewable energy
	Electric and hybrid vehicles
	Active balancing of rotating machinery

Membership of Professional Societies

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Member

Selected Publications