Leslie Overs
Engineering Support Manager / Research Team Leader
Contact
1 Technology Court
Pullenvale, QLD 4069
PO Box 883 Kenmore,
QLD 4069
Tel: 61 7 3327 4661
Fax: 61 7 3327 4455
Themes
- Sensors and Sensor Networks
- Sustainable Agriculture Flagship
- Transforming the Animal
- Minerals Down Under Flagship
- Transforming the Future Mine
- Transformational Biology
- Aluminium and Magnesium
- Breed Engineering
- Security
- Services Oriented Systems
Projects
- In Rumen Wireless Gas Monitoring
- Aerial Imaging Workflow
- Information Architecture
- Tiny Scale Sensor Network
- Hot Metal Carrier
- Smart Feed Systems
- Feed Efficiency
- Insect Monitoring
- Sensor networks in extensive livestock systems
- Mobile Telepresence
Science Area
- Sensor Science and Technology
Biography
In 1980, Leslie Overs started his working life as a technician and completed an apprenticeship with a small company in Gympie Queensland. He joined Sanyo Australia in 1986 and gained experience in surface mount technology through work carried out on 8 mm and digital video cameras, digital effects VCRs, video laser, compact disc players, CTV and LCD projectors. During 1992, he started a degree at the Queensland University of Technology and also became the Queensland State Service Manager for Sanyo Australia, responsible for service and support in the Queensland and northern NSW region.
Leslie Overs received his First Class Honours Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1997 from the Queensland University of Technology. In that year, he presented a paper on his final year project, AC-DC Quasi- Resonant Converter with Sinusoidal Input Current and Unity Power Factor, with Dr Keith Hoffman at the AUPEC '97 Conference. He also won the Power Engineering Project Expo'97 at the Queensland University of Technology.
Leslie Overs joined CSIRO in 1999. In the Autonomous Systems Lab, his primary task was the design of hardware systems for the laboratories many projects and activities. He is currently the Engineering Support Manager/ Research Team Leader for the Brisbane laboratory and manages staff members, including technicians Steve Bronson and John Whitham and engineers Paul Flick, Teddy Shih and Brett Wood.
Academic Qualifications
| 1997 | Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (First Class Honours) Queensland University of Technology |
| 1982 | Radio and Television Mechanics (Credits) South Brisbane TAFE |
Recent Professional Experience
| 2006- | Engineering Support Manager/Research Team Leader, ICT Centre |
| 1999-2006 | Electrical and Computer Engineer, ICT Centre |
| 1992-1998 | Queensland State Service Manager, Sanyo Australia |
| 1986-1992 | Senior Technican, Sanyo Australia |
Achievements & Awards
| 2011 | CSIRO ICT Centre Teamwork Award (Smart Office Team) |
| 2011 | CSIRO ICT Centre Teamwork Award (Springbrook Project Team) |
| 2011 | CSIRO Medal for Environmental Achievement (Smart Office Team) |
| 2010 | CSIRO ICT Centre Teamwork Award (Engineering Support Team) |
| 2009 | CSIRO ICT Centre Teamwork Award (Engineering Support Team) |
| 2009 | CSIRO ICT Centre Support Science Award (Engineering Support Team) |
| 2009 | CSIRO ICT Centre Learning Culture Award |
| 2008 | CSIRO ICT Centre Team Work Award (Springbrook Ecological Sensor Network Team) |
| 2008 | CSIRO ICT Centre One-CSIRO Team Award (Smart Farm Team) |
| 2006 | Australian Engineering Excellence award, Engineers Australia (Starbug team) |
| 2006 | Innovation ward, Engineers Australia, Queensland Engineering Excellence Awards (Starbug team) |
| 2003 | CSIRO Exploration and Mining One-CSIRO Award |
| 1999 | CSIRO MST One Off Award for Autonomous Load Haul Dump Project |
| 1997 | Queensland University of Technology Power Engineering Project Expo ’97 Prize |
| 1996 | Dean’s list of students for excellent academic performance |
Other Highlights
| 2009- | Technical Leader for In Rumen Wireless Gas Monitoring |
| 2005-2006 | Project Leader for Coal-Seam Interface Detector 2 (CID2) |
Summary of Science & Technical Output
| Books/Book chapters | 0 |
|---|---|
| Journal | 0 |
| Refereed Conference/Workshop | 0 |
| Technical/Client Reports | 15 |
| Invited Presentations | 9 |
| Patents | 0 |
Science Citizenship
| 2009 | Reviewer for the journal Microprocessors and Microsystems: Embedded Hardware Design (MICPRO) |
| 2007 | Reviewer for IEEE Intelligent Vehicles |
Top 10 Publications
| Publication details |
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| Damien O’Rourke, Junbin Liu, Tim Wark, Wen Hu, Darren Moore, Leslie Overs and Raja Jurdak. Towards a Framework for a Versatile Wireless Multimedia Sensor Network Platform. In Proceedings of the Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN) Conference, April 12-16, 2010. |
| Raja Jurdak, Guillaume Salagnac, Chris Crossman, Greg Bishop-Hurley, Phil Valencia and Leslie Overs. Sensor Fusion for Energy-efficient Localisation. In Proceedings of the ICT Conference, November 2009. |
| I. Vasilescu, K. Kotay, D. Rus, L. Overs, P. Sikka, M. Dunbabin, P. Chen, and Peter Corke. Krill: An Exploration in Underwater Sensor Networks. In Proc. Second IEEE Workshop on Embedded Networked Sensors, Sydney, pages 151-152, May 2005. |
| Kane Usher, Graeme Winstanley, Peter Corke, Dirk Stauffacher, Leslie Overs and CSIRO ICT Centre Robotics Team. Air Vehicle Simulator: an Application for a Cable Array Robot. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Barcel |
| Kane Usher, Graeme Winstanley, Peter Corke, Dirk Stauacher and CSIRO ICT Centre Robotics Team. A Cable-Array Robot for Air Vehicle Simulation. In Australian Conference on Robotics and Automation, December 2004. |
| Pavan Sikka, Peter Corke, and Leslie Overs. Wireless sensor devices for animal tracking and control. In Proc. First IEEE Workshop on Embedded Networked Sensors, Tampa, Florida, pages 446-454, November 2004. |
| Jonathan Roberts, Pavan Sikka, and Leslie Overs. System Design for a Small Autonomous Helicopter. In Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Robotics and Automation, Melbourne, Australia, pages 47-52, 2000. |
| Leslie Overs and Michael Ung. Coal-Seam Interface Detector 2 Final Report. CSIRO ICT Centre Technical Report, January 2007. |
| Graeme Winstanley, Elliot Duff and Leslie Overs. Coal Interface Sensors Report. CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology Technical Report, July 2004. |
| Greg Buskey, Peter Corke, Matthew Dunbabin, Leslie Overs, Jonathan Roberts and Pavan Sikka. Autonomous Helicopter Project Stage 1 Final Report. CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology Technical Report, October 2003 |
Number of citations
| ISI | 0 |
|---|---|
| Google Scholar | 1 |