Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen
Senior Lecturer
College of Science and Engineering
+61 8 82015517
place
Tonsley (4.01)
GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia
Dr. Paul Gardner-Stephen views himself as the digital version of a blacksmith, crafting creative and skilled solutions to a wide range of problems. His research interests include, networking, scalable computing, mobile devices, mobile communication infrastructures, disaster and attack resilient technology, creating understandable computers and the application of all these to make the world a better place.
Qualifications
- PhD (Computer Systems Engineering / Bioinformatics), Flinders University (2007),
- Bachelor of Science (Computer Science), Flinders University (2000).
Honours, awards and grants
Grants and awards of more than AUD$1,800,000 equivalent since 2010, including:
- Awesome Foundation for the Arts & Sciences Fellowship (US$1,000) (2010)
- Flinders University Research Fellowship in Rural, Remote and Humanitarian Telecommunications ($360,000) (2010-2014)
- Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship (USD$400,000) (2011-2012)
- Global Security Challenge Grand Finalist and Honourable Mention (2013)
- Technology Challenge for Atrocity Prevention: Winner, communications category (2013)
- National Science Week Grants (AUD$500, AUD$2,000, AUD$2,500 and AUD$2,500) (2010-2014)
- Women's and Children's Hospital Research Project (AUD$10,000) (2012)
- South Australian Young Tall Poppy (2012)
- New America Foundation Grants and Contracts (AUD$124,400, AUD$101,296 and US$85,000) (2011-2014)
- OpenITP Grants (US$40,000 and US$30,000) (2012-2014)
- CAESIE Priming Grants (EUR3,000 and AUD$5,000) (2013-2014)
- NLnet Foundation Grants (totalling EUR110,000) (2011-2015)
- US-AID Grant (US$42,863) (2014-2015)
- Radio Free Asia Grant (US$101,000) (2016)
- Pacific Humanitarian Challenge winner (AUD$279,000) (2016)
- Gold and two Silver Lions at Cannes International Festival of Creativity, as part of Saatchi & Saatchi entry (2016)
Key responsibilities
- Undertaking research in computer science and related fields, with a specific focus on the Serval Project, a humanitarian endeavour to make mobile telecommunications available to all people, regardless of income, location or disaster by allowing off-the-shelf cell phones to communicate directly without needing cell towers.
- Contributing to the delivery of networking and communications topics within the School of Computer Science, Engineering & Mathematics.
Supervisory interests
Computer science
Information and communication technology (ICT)
Information technology IT
Information technology for development
Information/communication technology
Resilience
Serval project and mesh networking
Social networking sites
Social networks
Higher degree by research supervision
Current
Associate supervisor:
SPAM (1),
Energy efficient wireless networks (1)
Professional engagement
Dr. Gardner-Stephen
- contributes to the promotion of science by conducting a science experiment or exploration on ABC 891 South Australia's Drive program with Sonya Feldhoff between 4pm and 5pm alternate Wednesday afternoons.
- is the founder of the humanitarian organisation the Serval Project, whose vision is Empowering all humanity through communication.
- provides pro bono IT services to charitable and not-for-profit organisations.
Expert for media contact
Computers
Engineering - Computer Systems
Science
Technology
Computer Science and related fields
Serval Project and mesh networking
Shoe Phone (and its medical applications)
Available for contact via
+61 8 82015517
Or contact the media team
Media expertise
- Computers
- Engineering - Computer Systems
- Science
- Technology
Interests
- Computer Science and related fields
- Serval Project and mesh networking
- Shoe Phone (and its medical applications)
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