Dr Matthew D'Souza
Lecturer - Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
+61 7 336 57551
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Researcher biography
Dr. Matthew D'Souza is a Lecturer with the School of ITEE, The University of Queensland. He has worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Visiting Research Scientist with the CSIRO Autonomous Systems Laboratory and the Australian E-Health Research Centre in Brisbane, Australia. His research interests include Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, Wireless Communications, Wireless Sensor Networks, Embedded Systems, Biomedical Engineering, Mobile Computing and Cyber Physical Systems.
Journal Articles
Liu, Guobin, Dobbins, Chelsea, D’Souza, Matthew and Phuong, Ngoc (2023). A machine learning approach for detecting fatigue during repetitive physical tasks. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 27 (6), 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s00779-023-01718-z
D'Souza, Matthew, Schoots, Brendan and Ros, Montserrat (2016). Indoor position tracking using received signal strength-based fingerprint context aware partitioning. IET Radar Sonar and Navigation, 10 (8), 1347-1355. doi: 10.1049/iet-rsn.2015.0396
Conference Papers
D'Souza, Matthew, Khatamianfar, Arash and Wijenayake, Chamith (2022). Mostly online project-based learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. 33rd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, Sydney, Australia, 4-7 December 2022. Australasian Association for Engineering Education.
Liu, Guobin, Dobbins, Chelsea, D'Souza, Matthew and Phuong, Ngoc (2021). Analysis of biometric sensor data for predicting fatigue: a framework towards reducing work-related musculoskeletal disorders in aviation manufacturing workers. 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), Mexico (virtual) , 1-5 November 2021. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/embc46164.2021.9631033
Wijenayake, Chamith, D'souza, Matthew, Khatamianfar, Arash, Bialkowski, Konstanty, Ros, Montserrat and Sutton, Peter (2021). Managing Hands-on Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs during the COVID-19 Pandemic. IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education (IEEE TALE), Wuhan, Peoples Republic of China, 5-8 December 2021. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/TALE52509.2021.9678716
Zhang, Qing, D'Souza, Matthew, Balogh, Uyen and Smallbon, Vanessa (2019). Efficient ble fingerprinting through uwb sensors for indoor localization. 2019 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI), Leicester, United Kingdom, 19-23 August 2019. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/SmartWorld-UIC-ATC-SCALCOM-IOP-SCI.2019.00065
Hadwen, Tim, Smallbon, Vanessa, Zhang, Qing and D'Souza, Matthew (2017). Energy efficient LoRa GPS tracker for dementia patients. 2017 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Seogwipo, South Korea, 11-15 July 2017. NEW YORK: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2017.8036938
Kidman, Emma M., D'Souza, Matthew J. A. and Singh, Surya P. N. (2017). A wearable device with inertial motion tracking and vibro-tactile feedback for aesthetic sport athletes: diving coach monitor. 10th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems, ICSPCS 2016, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia, 19 - 21 December 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ICSPCS.2016.7843371
Keyes, Adam, D'Souza, Matthew and Postula, Adam (2015). Navigation for the blind using a wireless sensor haptic glove. 4th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing, MECO 2015, Budva, Montenegro, 14-18 June, 2015. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/MECO.2015.7181944
Smallbon, Vanessa, Potie, Timothy, D'Souza, Matthew, Postula, Adam and Ros, Montserrat (2015). Implementation of radio tomographic imaging based localisation using a 6LoWPAN wireless sensor network. 12th International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems, WINSYS 2015, Colmar, Alsace, 20-22 July 2015. SciTePress. doi: 10.5220/0005513400270032
Phillips, Lincoln, Berry Porter, Christopher, Kottege, Navinda, D'Souza, Matthew and Ros, Montserrat (2015). Machine learning based acoustic sensing for indoor room localisation using mobile phones. International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST), Auckland, New Zealand, 8-10 December 2015. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICSensT.2015.7438442
D'Souza, Matthew, Postula, Adam, Bialkowski, Konstanty and Schulz, Mark (2013). COTS embedded Internet platform and Blimp UAV for educational purposes. 2013 7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems, ICSPCS 2013, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 16-18 December 2013. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). doi: 10.1109/ICSPCS.2013.6723975
MacColl, I., Postula, A., Billinghurst, M, Redhead, F., Brereton, M., Richardson, I., D'Souza, M., Ros, M. and Dekker, A. (2008). Urban Interfaces. CHI 2008 Workshop "Designing and Evaluating Mobile Phone-Based Interaction with Public Displays", Florence, Italy, 5 - 10 April, 2008. UK: ACM.
Ros, M., D'Souza, M. and Postula, A. (2007). Intuitive interaction for home ICT environments using RFID and bluetooth wireless technology. International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems (WINSYS 2007), Barcelona, Spain, 28-31 July 2007. Portugal: INSTICC Press.
Postula, A., D'Souza, M. and Ros, M. (2007). Intuitive community digital assistant user interfaces based on wireless devices. 13th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM 2007), Brisbane, Australia, 23-26 September, 2007. Brisbane, Australia: Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM) Society.
D'Souza, M., Postula, A. and Ros, M. (2007). Wireless position location system for indoor environments Obaidat, , Caldeirinha. International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems (WINSYS 2007), Barcelona, Spain, 28-31 July 2007. Portugal: INSTICC Press.
D'Souza, M., Bialkowski, K., Postula, A. and Ros, M. (2007). A wireless sensor node architecture using remote power charging, for interaction applications. 10th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design Architectures, Methods and Tools (DSD 2007), Lubeck, Germany, 29-31 August, 2007. Los Alamitos, CA, USA: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/DSD.2007.4341513
D'Souza, M. J., Ros, and Postula, A J (2006). Wireless medical information system network for patient ECG monitoring. Euromicro Symposium on Digital System Design Architectures, Methods and Tools (DSD 2006), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 30 August - 1 September, 2006. California, USA: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/DSD.2006.95
D'Souza, M. J., Ros, and Postula, A J (2006). Using RFID and bluetooth for localised interaction with wireless embedded internet devices. The 5th Workshop on the Internet, Telecommunications and Signal Processing (WITSP'06), Hobart, Australia, 11-13 December, 2006. Hobart: DSP for Communication Systems.
D'Souza, M. J., Postula, A. J., Bergmann, N. W. and Ros, M. (2005). Mobile locality - aware multimedia on mobile computing devices; A bluetooth wireless network infrastructure for a multimedia guidebook. 2nd International Conference on E-Business and Telecommunication Networks ICETE'05, Reading, U.K., 3-7 October 2005. Portugal: INSTICC Press.
D'Souza, M. J., Postula, A. J., Bergmann, N. W. and Ros, M. (2005). A multimedia guidebook implementation using a bluetooth wireless information point network. 3rd ACM International Workshop on Wireless Mobile Applications and Services on WLAN Hotspots, WMASH'05, Cologne, Germany, 2 September 2005. USA: ACM Press. doi: 10.1145/1080730.1080736
Ros,, D'Souza, M. J., Chan, M., Bialkowski, K., Postula, A. J., Bergmann, N. W. and Toth, A (2005). Using wireless sensors as selection devices for a multimedia guidebook scenario. Workshop on Real-World Wireless Sensor Networks REALWSN'05, Stockholm, Sweden, 20-21 June, 2005. Stockholm, Sweden: Swedish Institute of Computer Science.
D'Souza, M. J., Postula, A. J., Bergmann, N. W. and Ros, M. (2005). A bluetooth based protocol for multimedia guidebooks on mobile computing devices. Second International Conference on E-Business and Telecommunication Networks (ICETE'05), Reading, U.K., 3-7 October 2005. Portugal: INSTICC Press.
D'Souza, M. J., Chan, M. and Postula, A. J. (2005). Efficient FM demodulation by single tone detection for FPGA implementation. 8th International Symposium on DSP and Communications Systems, DSPCS'2005 & 4th Workshop on the Internet, Telecommunications and Signal Processing, WITSP'2005, Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, 19-21 December, 2005. Australia: DSP for Communication Systems.
D'Souza, M. J., Ros, M., Postula, A. J. and Bergmann, N. W. (2005). A bluetooth wireless network infractructure for multimedia guidebooks on mobile computing devices. 8th International Symposium on DSP and Communication Systems,DSPCS'2005 & 4th Workshop on the Internet, Telecommunications and Signal Processing WITSP'2005, Noosa heads (Sunshine Coast, Australia), 19-21 December, 2005. Australia: DSP for Communication Systems.
D'Souza, M. J. and Postula, A. J. (2004). Architecture of wireless sensor node using novel ultra-wideband modulation scheme. The DSD 2004 Euromicro Symposium on Digital System Design Architectures, Methods and Tools, Rennes, France, 31 August-3 September, 2004. Los Alamitos, California: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/DSD.2004.1333328
D'Souza, M. J. and Postula, A. J. (2003). Novel ultra-wideband pulse spectrum modulation scheme. The 2003 IEEE Conference on Ultra Wideband Systems and Technologies, Reston, Virginia, 16-19 November 2003. Piscataway, NJ, U.S.A.: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/UWBST.2003.1267840