| Project Id
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BITS025F001401
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| Project Detail
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| Project Title
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Dynamic Modelling of Soft Tissue Deformation
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| Senior Supervision Team (BITS)
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| Supervisor name and Title
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Venkatesh Kadbur Prabhakar Rao
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School or Department (or company, if applicable)
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BITS PILANI, PILANI CAMPUS
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Email ID
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venkateshkp.rao@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
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| URL for more info
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https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/pilani/venkatesh-kadbur-prabhakar-rao/
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| a) Are you currently supervising a BITS or RMIT HDR student?
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YES
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| Please comment how many you are supervising
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1
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| b) Have you supervised an offshore candidate before?
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NO
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| If no, what support structures do you have in place?
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| If yes, please elaborate
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| Senior Supervision Team (RMIT)
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| Supervisor name and Title
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Yongmin Zhong
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School or Department (or company, if applicable)
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STEM
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Email ID
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yongmin.zhong@rmit.edu.au
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| URL for more info
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https://academics.rmit.edu.au/yongmin-zhong/about
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| a) Are you currently supervising a BITS or RMIT HDR student?
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YES
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| Please comment how many you are supervising
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| b) Have you supervised an offshore candidate before?
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NO
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| If no, what support structures do you have in place?
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| If yes, please elaborate
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N
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| Other Supervisors (BITS)
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| Supervisor name and Title
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School or Department (or company, if applicable)
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Email ID
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| URL for more info
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| Other Supervisors (BITS)
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| Supervisor name and Title
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School or Department (or company, if applicable)
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Email ID
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| Field of Research (For Codes)
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| 400303 | Biomechanical Engineering | 40.00 |
| 401706 | Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisatio | 60.00 |
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| Project Description
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Virtual reality based surgery simulation is expected to provide benefits in many aspects of surgical procedure training and evaluation. Surgery simulation requires soft tissue reacts to the applied forces in a realistic fashion and in real time. However, it is difficult to handle both of these conflicting requirements, and thus modelling of soft tissue deformation is a challenging research topic in surgery simulation. This project aims to study the fundamental issues associated with soft tissue deformation for surgery simulation. It will develop advanced physical models based on continuum mechanics, and real-time algorithms for dynamic modelling of nonlinear deformation behaviours of soft tissue for surgery simulation. Simulation and experimental analyses will also be conducted for verification and validation purposes.
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| Project Deliverable/Outcomes
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The expected outcomes of the project are the following:
1. Physical-based soft tissue models based on continuum mechanics.
2. Real-time algorithms for dynamic prediction of soft tissue deformation.
3. Simulation and experimental results for verification and validation.
4. High-quality research journal publications.
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| Research Impact Themes
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| AI/ML and Data Analytics / Data Science with a focus on applications/translation in | Healthcare & Biotechnology |
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| Which RMIT Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) does your project align to
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GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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| Which RMIT Enabling Impact Platform (EIP) does your project align to
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BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INNOVATION
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| Which RMIT Program code will this project sit under?
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DR216 (MECH AND MECHATRONICS)
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| Student Capabilities and Qualifications
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The student should have a sound background in finite element modelling and continuum mechanics.
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The student should be good at Matlab programming.
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MSc
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| Preferred discipline of Student
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| Mathematical Science |
| Mechanical Enineering, Mechanics, Mechatronics, Aerospace Eng, Hypersonics |
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