Dr. Graham Wild, BSc (Hons), GradCert, MScTech, PhD, MSPIE, MIEEE, MAIAA, is a Senior Lecturer in Aviation Science and Technology in the School of Science at the University of New South Wales Canberra (UNSW Canberra, at the Australian Defence Force Academy). He joined UNSW in February 2020, initially in the School of Engineering and Information Technology, after serving as Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering and Aviation in the School of Engineering at RMIT University from 2012. From 2011 to 2012, he was Lecturer in Aviation Systems at Edith Cowan University (ECU), followed by post-doctoral research in 2010 at ECU's Photonics Research Laboratory, continuing his PhD research on Optical Fibre Based Structural Health Monitoring Systems of Aerospace Vehicles conducted at ECU. Earlier in his career, Dr. Wild conducted research with the CSIRO Electric Machines Group, CSIRO Intelligent Systems Group, the US Naval Research Laboratory, and the Laboratory for Active Materials and Smart Structures at the University of South Carolina. Prior to higher education, he completed commercial pilot licence (CPL) theory training.

Dr. Wild's research interests encompass aviation science and technology applications, including structural health monitoring, hypersonic vehicle shape distortion sensing, sustainable aviation, aviation education and training, aircraft accident investigation through post-accident analyses, and research methodologies with data analysis. He currently teaches ZEIT1800 Introduction to Aviation Technology, ZEIT1802 Aircraft Systems for Aviators, and ZEIT3804 Aviation Science Project, and supervises higher degree research students in aerospace topics. His work has garnered over 3,800 citations on Google Scholar, with prominent publications such as 'Acousto-ultrasonic optical fiber sensors: Overview and state-of-the-art' (2008, IEEE Sensors Journal, 475 citations), 'A review of human factors causations in commercial air transport accidents and incidents: From 2000–2016' (2018, Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 271 citations), 'Exploring civil drone accidents and incidents to help prevent potential air disasters' (2016, Aerospace, 223 citations), 'Optical fiber sensors in physical intrusion detection systems: A review' (2016, IEEE Sensors Journal, 195 citations), and 'The Need for Aerospace Structural Health Monitoring: A review of aircraft fatigue accidents' (2021, International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management, 85 citations). Dr. Wild maintains broad expertise across aerospace, aviation, machine learning, artificial intelligence, environmental sustainability, safety, analytics, and education.

Professional Email: g.wild@unsw.edu.au