DrNavid Mohajer

Senior Research Fellow, Mechanical Design of Complex Systems

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation

  • Senior Research Fellow, Mechanical Design of Complex Systems
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Autonomous Vehicles 
  • Mechanical Design and Analysis (CAD, CAE and FEA)
  • AI-driven Control Systems Design 
  • Design Optimisation of Mechanical Structures
  • Mechatronics Design, Signal Processing, and System Identification

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Scaling Artificial Intelligence For Tankers (SAIF Tankers)
    2 Jul 2026 - 30 Nov 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    Country Fire Authority - $213,265.00
  • GRANT
    Leveraging Systems Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Enhance Military Engineer Vehicle Capabilities and Reduce Operator Risk
    18 Sep 2025 - 18 Sep 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    The Centre for Advanced Defence Research in Robotics and Autonomous Systems - No: 12844 - $158,604.00
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Improvement of Conspicuity Design of Motorcycle and Rider Clothing using Motion Simulator
    The Department of Transport and Planning1 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Mohajer N,
    • Hurren C,
    • Johnstone M,
    • Hettiarachchi I,
    • Creighton D
    Safer Motorcycling Grants Program
  • GRANT
    INT -1391 Shallow Gas & Post-Abandonment Offshore Well Leakage
    2 Jun 2025 - 16 Sep 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Mohajer N,
    • Alvanagh AH
    CENTRE OF DECOMMISSIONING AUSTRALIA LIMITED - $11,550.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Disaster Short Messaging System Telecommunications Disaster Resilience Innovation (TDRI)
    6 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Depart of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts - TDRI Grant - $693,541.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Efficient Assistive Exoskeleton System for Defence Aircrews
    30 May 2024 - 31 Aug 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Navid Mohajer
    The University of Melbourne - $15,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    CFA06 Tankers for the future: identifying, developing and testing innovative technologies for safer and more effective edge attack firefighting
    11 Apr 2024 - 30 Nov 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Natural Hazards Research Australia - $199,830.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Study of Tram Foot Pedal and Master Control Systems.
    18 Jan 2024 - 19 Apr 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Alstom Transport Australia - $119,995.38
  • GRANT
    SCALED AUTOMATION THROUGH EMERGING HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP WORK CONFIGURATIONS.
    25 Jul 2022 - 23 Dec 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd - INT-1147 - $16,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Autonomous Leader - Follower
    1 Nov 2021 - 30 Jun 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Defence - $617,090.91
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Virtual firefighting training simulation with real time performance monitoring - HotFire Trainer
    11 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    DoD Grant - Research - Department of Defence - P20-154879 - $4,662,799.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Hanwha Redback Human Factors (HF) Preliminary Analysis.
    11 Dec 2020 - 15 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    Hanwha Defense Australia Pty Ltd - $4,762.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Close quarter battle optimised eye tracking glasses.
    30 Aug 2020 - 21 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    DSTO Grant - Research - Defence Science & Technology Organisation - MyIP:9501 - $100,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Autonomous electric Vehicle - URP2016 -3003R
    8 Jun 2017 - 2 May 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nahavandi S,
    • Hossny M,
    • Mohamed S,
    • Mohajer N,
    • Nahavandi D
    Ford USA Grant - Research - $128,874.17