Nataliia Sergiienko

Dr Nataliia Sergiienko is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide. Her research focuses on wave energy conversion, floating offshore wind turbines, and hybrid renewable energy systems, with a particular emphasis on power optimization, coastal erosion mitigation, and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).

Research Interests:

• Wave energy converter design and control
• Hybrid wind-wave energy systems
• Coastal protection using offshore wave farms
• Deep learning for marine energy forecasting
• Hydrodynamic optimization of floating structures

Supervision & Collaboration: Dr Sergiienko co-supervises multiple Honours and PhD projects with colleagues like Prof Ben Cazzolato and Prof Maziar Arjomandi, focusing on floating wind turbines, distributed propulsion aircraft, and CubeSat technology.