Mason Brown
Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Mason Brown brings experience across computer science and engineering faculties, with research focused on software engineering and artificial intelligence as applied to the development of cyber-physical systems—including ground, air, and space systems.
His previous work includes a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in the laboratory of Professor Robert Fitch, under the supervision of Graeme Best. There, he contributed to the development of multi-robot systems addressing target tracking and informative path planning problems.
Brown completed his Ph.D. at Griffith University in collaboration with Gilmour Space Technologies, an Australian orbital launch provider. His research was conducted within the laboratory of Professor Paulo de Souza, under the mentorship of Sharmistha Dey.
Passionate about education, Brown has developed, instructed, and supervised multiple students in computer science and mechatronics. He welcomes students—especially those new to mechatronics or computer science, or those interested in research projects—to connect.
Recent Courses Taught
Computer Science for All
Algorithms and Data Structures
Selected Publications
- 2024 – D. Ockenden, S. Sharma, M. Brown, and G. Best, “Aircraft visual inspection: A benchmark of machine learning models,” in Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA) [Poster presentation], Auckland, New Zealand. [Online]. Available: masoncurtisbrown.com.
- 2024 – E. Bray, M. Brown, K. M. B. Lee, F. Linstrom, A. Tan, S. Sharma, N. T. Trung, A. Eyers, D. Johnson, R. Fitch, F. H. Kong, and G. Best, “Multi-robot exploration with inferred human intent in large-scale field experiments,” in Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA) [Poster presentation], Auckland, New Zealand. [Online].
- 2024 – E. Bray, M. Brown, K. M. B. Lee, F. Linstrom, A. Tan, A. Eyers, S. Sharma, D. Johnson, R. Fitch, F. H. Kong, and G. Best, “Multi-robot exploration with inferred human intent in large-scale field experiments: Lessons learnt,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Workshop on Real-World Challenges in Multi-Robot Cooperation, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [Online]. Available: www.researchgate.net.
- 2023 – S. Sharma, K. M. B. Lee, M. Brown, and G. Best, “Instructing robots with natural language via bidirectional recurrent neural networks for temporal logic translation,” in Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA), Sydney, Australia. [Online]. Available: ssl.linklings.net.
- 2023 – M. Brown and S. Dey, “Construction of the minisatellite survey: Modern survey design considering bias,” in Proceedings of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) [Poster presentation], California, United States. [Online]. Available: masoncurtisbrown.com.
- 2022 – M. Brown, S. Dey, G. Tuxworth, J. Co, P. Burnus, and P. de Souza, “An ility calculation for satellite software validation,” in Proceedings of the IEEE Aerospace, Montana, United States. [Online]. doi: 10.1109/AERO53065.2022.9843603.
- 2021 – M. Brown, S. Dey, G. Tuxworth, P. Burnus, and P. de Souza, “Dynamic verification of satellite systems using ilities,” Journal of Space Safety Engineering, vol. 9, no. 1. [Online]. doi: 10.1016/j.jsse.2022.02.009.
- 2021 – M. Brown, S. Dey, G. Tuxworth, P. Burnus, and P. de Souza, “Dynamic verification of satellite systems using ilities,” in Proceedings of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS), Osaka, Japan. [Online]. doi: 10.1016/j.jsse.2022.02.009.
- 2020 – M. Brown, S. Dey, and G. Tuxworth, “Selection factors determining the hybrid approach: A preliminary study,” in Proceedings of the 25th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Utah, United States. [Online]. Available: aisel.aisnet.org.
Professional Affiliations
- Australian Computer Science
Appointed to the Faculty
2025Educational Background
Ph.D. and M. IT., Griffith University
B.I.T., Charles Sturt University
