Dr Nicholas TSE
Dr. Nicholas Tse is a Senior Lecturer in Short Courses/Micro-Credentials (Education Focused) in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sydney. His expertise lies in project-based curriculum design, employability skills development, and engineering entrepreneurship. With over a decade in EdTech and curriculum innovation, Dr. Tse is dedicated to equipping students with practical skills that meet industry demands.
Dr. Nicholas Tse is focused on building a pipeline of micro-credentialing units at the University of Sydney to future-proof education and support continuous skills development.
His research interests include:
- Project-based curriculum design that bridges academic learning with real-world application.
- Employability skills development, ensuring students are equipped for the demands of a dynamic workforce.
- AI-driven, personalized learning pathways that empower students to acquire and showcase essential competencies.
- Engineering entrepreneurship as a means to foster innovation and societal impact.
By integrating flexible, industry-aligned courses, Dr. Tse aims to equip students with adaptable skills for a rapidly evolving workforce.
Current teaching unit ENGG2112 Multi-Disciplinary Engineering:
ENGG2112 introduces engineering practice and interdisciplinary collaboration in concept development, analysis, and planning. Students learn basic data science concepts for problem-solving and decision-making and work in teams on a complex project within their engineering stream, considering regulatory, economic, and societal influences, drawing on fields like economics, law, business, and social sciences.
Dr. Nicholas Tse welcomes innovative project ideas and is open to supervising students on research in engineering education, artificial intelligence, and applied computer vision.
His previous projects include:
- OpenCV for Autonomous Crowd Control and Asset Management: Leveraging Open Computer Vision (OpenCV) to develop autonomous systems for monitoring and managing crowds and resources effectively.
- AI-Driven Assessment in Oral Examinations: Utilizing OpenCV and AI to support standardized protocols for evaluating student performance in oral exams, enhancing accuracy and consistency.
- LLM-Enabled Formative Feedback for Skills Development: Using Large Language Models (LLMs) to provide personalized, formative feedback that supports students in developing key competencies.
- LLM-Assisted Grading of Written Submissions: Implementing LLMs to streamline and enhance the grading of written work, improving feedback quality and efficiency for skill-based assessments.
Dr. Tse is enthusiastic about exploring new avenues where AI, data science, and engineering education intersect, aiming to advance impactful, real-world applications.
AAEE
CSIRO
Alumni: UNSW, UoM, Macquarie University
Fellowship of Higher Education Academy
MQ Faculty teaching award
Publications
Journals
- Tse, N., Kennedy, D., Kirby, N., Moffat, B., Muir, B., Caruso, R., Drummond, C. (2013). Mesoporous europo-gadolinosilicate nanoparticles as bimodal medical imaging agents and a potential theranostic platform. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2(6), 836-845. [More Information]
- Tse, N., Kennedy, D., Kirby, N., Moffat, B., Hinton, T., Muir, B., Caruso, R., Drummond, C. (2013). Mesoporous gadolino-aluminosilicate nanoparticles as magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 1(9), 1219-1222. [More Information]
- Choucair, M., Tse, N., Hill, M., Stride, J. (2012). Adsorption and desorption characteristics of 3-dimensional networks of fused graphene. Surface Science, 606(1-2), 34-39. [More Information]
2013
- Tse, N., Kennedy, D., Kirby, N., Moffat, B., Muir, B., Caruso, R., Drummond, C. (2013). Mesoporous europo-gadolinosilicate nanoparticles as bimodal medical imaging agents and a potential theranostic platform. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2(6), 836-845. [More Information]
- Tse, N., Kennedy, D., Kirby, N., Moffat, B., Hinton, T., Muir, B., Caruso, R., Drummond, C. (2013). Mesoporous gadolino-aluminosilicate nanoparticles as magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 1(9), 1219-1222. [More Information]
2012
- Choucair, M., Tse, N., Hill, M., Stride, J. (2012). Adsorption and desorption characteristics of 3-dimensional networks of fused graphene. Surface Science, 606(1-2), 34-39. [More Information]
- Tse, N., Kennedy, D., Moffat, B., Kirby, N., Caruso, R., Drummond, C. (2012). High-throughput preparation of hexagonally ordered mesoporous silica and gadolinosilicate nanoparticles for use as MRI contrast agents. ACS Combinatorial Science, 14(8), 443-450. [More Information]
2011
- Liu, G., Tse, N., Hill, M., Kennedy, D., Drummond, C. (2011). Disordered mesoporous gadolinosilicate nanoparticles prepared using gadolinium based ionic liquid emulsions: Potential as magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 64(5), 617-624. [More Information]
- Greaves, T., Kennedy, D., Weerawardena, A., Tse, N., Kirby, N., Drummond, C. (2011). Nanostructured protic ionic liquids retain nanoscale features in aqueous solution while precursor Brønsted acids and bases exhibit different behavior. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115(9), 2055-2066. [More Information]