Ranjith Rajasekharan Unnithan

Associate Professor Ranjith Rajasekharan Unnithan is a Research Group Leader and Assistant Dean (Graduate Research Experience) at the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. He also serves as Director of Sensor Research at Hort-Eye Pty Ltd (precision agriculture drones) and Lead Scientific Advisor at KDH Design Co Ltd (AR technology). His academic affiliations include:

• Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Advanced Sensors Spectral Image Sensors Researcher
• Topical Editor, Optics Letters (Optica/OSA Group)

Research Focus: Spanning image sensors, augmented reality displays, nanophotonic engineering, and biomedical sensing with applications in space, agriculture, and neurological disorders. Key technologies include:

• Photonics and Electronics for sensor systems
• Machine learning integration with sensor data
• Miniscope Lab-on-chip Sensors
• Autonomous drone sensing platforms

Scientific Recognition:

• Dean's Excellence Award in Industry Research (2024)
• EMI Emerging Leader Award (2020)
• MCN Tech Fellow Ambassador (2019)
• Transurban Innovation Competition Winner (2017)

Academic Background: PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cambridge and Executive Certificate in Management from MIT's Sloan School.