Rate My Professor Peter O'Shea

Dr. Peter O’Shea serves as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science within the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology at the University of Queensland. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), a Postgraduate Diploma, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland, with his PhD thesis on Detection and estimation methods for non-stationary signals completed in 1991. O’Shea’s research specializations encompass digital signal processing, including polynomial phase parameter estimation and instantaneous frequency estimation, vision-based systems for airborne targets and unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as engineering education and human-centred computing. His academic interests focus on pedagogical innovations such as cognitive strategy scaffolding for student reflection, curriculum design, tutor quality improvement, employability strategies, and fostering thinking skills, humor, and well-being among engineering students.

O’Shea has authored key books including Digital Signal Processing: An Introduction with MATLAB and Applications (2011, with Z.M. Hussain and A.Z. Sadik), Employability in Engineering: Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve Career Success (2018), and The Father Factor (2014, with Robert Falzon). Prominent journal publications feature Improving Polynomial Phase Parameter Estimation by Using Nonuniformly Spaced Signal Sample Methods (IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 2012) and Vision-Based Estimation of Airborne Target Pseudobearing Rate Using Hidden Markov Model Filters (IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2013, with J. Lai, J.J. Ford, and L. Mejias). He has contributed numerous conference papers to the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE), such as Facilitating Thinking Skills Development for Improved Student Success and Well-Being (2024) and A Systemic Approach to Improving Tutor Quality in a Large Unit (2017). O’Shea coordinates courses including ENGG1001 and CSSE1001, and has served as associate advisor for PhD supervisions, notably Virtual Laboratories for Electrical Engineering Students (2018). His contributions influence signal processing applications in aerospace and transformative practices in engineering pedagogy.