Dr. Michael Breedon is engaged at CSIRO as a Senior Research Scientist and leads one of CSIRO’s nine Cross-Cutting Capabilities (CCCs), focussing on Robotics, the Internet of Things and Sensing. He has specialised in leading and delivering results for applied multidisciplinary research and development projects, spanning across multiple research domains.

Michael has broad expertise having worked on a variety of multidisciplinary scientific and engineering projects at CSIRO, including sensing technologies, condensed matter physics and quantum chemistry, prototype and device development, chemical synthesis, robotics, high throughput experimentation, machine learning, autonomous science, and general material science. He has been involved in the generation of several new intellectual property platforms and has patents filed in areas of high throughput robotic testing, autonomous science, static mixer design and sensor platforms.

Recently, he has become an advocate for SME engagement within the Australian research sector and acts as a part-time CSIRO Kick-Start facilitator and I2G mentor, helping Australian SMEs successfully navigate the complexities of engaging with research providers.

Michael has active collaborations in the researcher community and has in excess of 70 peer-reviewed publications with an h-index of 21. He is passionate about bringing together unconventional research teams to solve complex real-world challenges.