Career highlights
2014 - present: Lecturuer in Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Deakin University
2010 - 2014: Research Fellow, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University
2008 - 2010: Research Engineer, Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation, Deakin University
Publications
Roll formability of aluminium foam sandwich panels
M Weiss, B Abeyrathna, M Pereira
(2018), Vol. 97, pp. 953-965, International journal of advanced manufacturing technology, London, Eng., C1
Audio signal analysis for tool wear monitoring in sheet metal stamping
I Ubhayaratne, M Pereira, Y Xiang, B Rolfe
(2017), Vol. 85, pp. 809-826, Mechanical systems and signal processing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Second-order cyclostationary statistics-based blind source extraction from convolutional mixtures
Y Xiang, D Peng, I Ubhayaratne, B Rolfe, M Pereira
(2017), Vol. 5, pp. 2011-2019, IEEE access, Piscataway, United States, C1
Local patchworking of sheet properties combining carburization and hot stamping
B Rolfe, A Abdollahpoor, Y Wang, M Pereira, H Kong, D Fabijanic, K Hu, R Han, K Gao, A Liu, L Pan, Y Bi, Z Wang, Y Zhang
(2017), pp. 346-351, ICHSU 2016 : Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening, Xian, China, E1
A new methodology for measuring galling wear severity in high strength steels
B Voss, M Pereira, B Rolfe, M Doolan
(2017), Vol. 390-391, pp. 334-345, Wear, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Time series analysis of tool wear in sheet metal stamping using acoustic emission
V Shanbhag, M Pereira, B Rolfe, N Arunachalam
(2017), Vol. 896, pp. 1-8, IDDRG 2017 : Materials modelling and testing for sheet metal forming : Proceedings of the 36th IDDRG Conference 2017, Munich, Germany, E1
Deformation in micro roll forming of bipolar plate
P Zhang, M Pereira, B Rolfe, D Wilkosz, M Weiss
(2017), Vol. 896, pp. 1-8, IDDRG 2017 : Materials modelling and testing for sheet metal forming : Proceedings of the 36th IDDRG 2017 Conference, Munich, Germany, E1
B Voss, M Pereira, B Rolfe, M Doolan
(2017), Vol. 896, pp. 1-8, IDDRG 2017: Materials Modelling and Testing for Sheet Metal Forming : Proceedings of the International Deep Drawing Research Group, Munich, Germany, E1
J Long, M Pereira, S Chandrasekaran
(2017), pp. 963-973, AAEE 2017 : Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Sydney, NSW, E1
A Abdollahpoor, X Chen, M Pereira, N Xiao, B Rolfe
(2016), Vol. 228, pp. 125-136, Journal of materials processing technology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The effect of sliding speed on the wear of steel-tool steel pairs
P Okonkwo, G Kelly, B Rolfe, M Pereira
(2016), Vol. 97, pp. 218-227, Tribology international, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Comparison of ductile damage models during scratch tests - a numerical study
A Mostaani, M Pereira, B Rolfe
(2016), pp. 126-133, BALTTRIB' 2015: Proceedings of the 8th International Scientific Conference, Kaunas, Lithuania, E1
Understanding wear conditions during hot stamping
M Pereira, A Abdollahpoor, B Rolfe, P Zhang, C Wang
(2016), pp. 585-590, Advanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference (ICHSU2015), Changsha, China, B1
Experimental investigation of tailored hot stamping parts
A Abdollahpoor, M Pereira, B Rolfe, Z Wang, Y Zhang
(2016), pp. 443-448, Advanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference (ICHSU2015), Changsha, China, B1
Advances in tailored hot stamping - innovations in material and local patchwork topology
B Rolfe, A Abdollahpoor, M Pereira, H Kong, E Pavlina, M Cai, D Fabijanic, K Hu, R Han, L Pan, Y Bi, Z Wang, Y Zhang
(2016), pp. 413-418, dvanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference (ICHSU2015), Changsha, China, B1
Forming parts over small radii
S Hazra, D Hughes, M Pereira, B Rolfe
(2016), Vol. 734, pp. 1-4, NUMISHEET 2016: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference and Workshop on Numerical Simulation of 3D Sheet Metal Forming Processes, Bristol, England, E1
Robustness of the tailored hot stamping process
B Rolfe, A Abdollahpoor, X Chen, M Pereira, N Xiao
(2015), Vol. 1063, pp. 177-180, Advanced materials research, Zurich, Switzerland, C1
The crash behaviour of hot stamped components - the effect of tailoring conditions
A Abdollahpoor, X Chen, M Pereira, N Xiao, B Rolfe
(2015), pp. 591-599, CHS2 2015 : 5th International Conference on Hot Sheet Metal Forming of High-Performance Steel, Toronto, Canada, E1
M Pereira, K Ubhayaratne, B Voss, S Simon, M Doolan, Y Xiang
(2015), pp. 1-6, APAC 2015 : 18th Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference : Meeting Regional Challenges with Global Technology, Melbourne, Vic., E1
Understanding temperature and contact pressure in hot stamped channels
B Rolfe, P Zhang, A Abdollahpoor, C Wang, M Pereira
(2015), pp. 793-800, CHS2 2015 : 5th International Conference on Hot Sheet Metal Forming of High-Performance Steel, Toronto, Canada, E1
An audio signal based model for condition monitoring of sheet metal stamping process
I Ubhayaratne, Y Xiang, M Pereira, B Rolfe
(2015), pp. 1267-1272, ICIEA 2015: Proceedings of the 10th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, Auckland, New Zealand, E1
Temperature conditions during 'cold' sheet metal stamping
M Pereira, B Rolfe
(2014), Vol. 214, pp. 1749-1758, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
Investigation of the tailored hot stamping components under crash loading
A Abdollahpoor, X Chen, M Pereira, N Xiao, B Rolfe
(2014), pp. 151-159, Innovative Materials and Structures Technologies: METECH'14 Metallurgical Materials and Structure Conference Proceedings, Istanbul, Turkey, E1
The effect of the die radius profile accuracy on wear in sheet metal stamping
M Pereira, M Weiss, B Rolfe, T Hilditch
(2013), Vol. 66, pp. 44-53, International journal of machine tools and manufacture, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
APPLYING A MODIFIED AUSTENITE TRANSFORMATION MODEL INTO A THERMO-MECHANICAL MODEL OF HOT STAMPING
A Abdollahpoor, X Chen, M Pereira, A Asgari, N Xiao, B Rolfe
(2013), pp. 155-160, IDDRG 2013, Zurich, Switzerland, E1
The effect of temperature on sliding wear of steel-tool steel pairs
P Okonkwo, G Kelly, B Rolfe, M Pereira
(2012), Vol. 282-283, pp. 22-30, Wear, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
Tool wear in sheet metal stamping
W Yan, M Pereira, B Rolfe
(2012), Vol. 421, pp. 750-753, Advanced materials research, Stafa-Zurich, Switzerland, C1
Wear at the die radius in sheet metal stamping
M Pereira, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2012), Vol. 274-275, pp. 355-367, Wear, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
Effects of temperature in relation to sheet metal stamping
P Okonkwo, M Pereira, G Kelly, B Rolfe
(2011), pp. 114-118, MEQAPS 2011 : Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering, Quality and Production Systems, Barcelona, Spain, E1
Deformation and frictional heating in relation to wear in sheet metal stamping
M Pereira, P Okonkwo, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2010), Vol. 81, pp. 713-716, Steel research international, Weinheim, Germany, C1
Sliding distance, contact pressure and wear in sheet metal stamping
M Pereira, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2010), Vol. 268, pp. 1275-1284, Wear, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Contact pressure evolution at the die radius in sheet metal stamping
M Pereira, J Duncan, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2009), Vol. 209, pp. 3532-3541, Journal of materials processing technology, Aedermannsdorf, Switzerland, C1
Wear mechanisms in forming of HSS and AHSS
M Weiss, M Pereira, B Rolfe, T Hilditch
(2009), pp. 691-702, IDDRG 2009 : Material property data for more effective numerical analysis : Proceedings of the International Deep-Drawing Research Group 2009 annual conference, Golden, Colorado, E1-1
Statistical analysis of finite element modeling in sheet metal forming and springback analysis
S Asgari, M Pereira, B Rolfe, M Dingle, P Hodgson
(2008), Vol. 203, pp. 129-136, Journal of materials processing technology, Zu?rich, Switzerland, C1
Contact pressure evolution and its relation to wear in sheet metal forming
M Pereira, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2008), Vol. 265, pp. 1687-1699, Wear, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Contact pressure prediction in sheet metal forming using finite element analysis
M Pereira, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2008), pp. 361-371, IDDRG 2008 : Proceedings of the IDDRG 2008 Conference : Best in class stamping, 16-18 June 2008, Olofstro?m, Sweden, Olofstrom, Sweden, E1
Modeling of contact pressure in sheet metal forming
M Pereira, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2007), Vol. 561, pp. 1975-1978, Materials Science Forum, Aedermannsdorf, Switzerland, C1
Contact pressure and wear in sheet metal forming - an FEM analysis
M Pereira, W Yan, B Rolfe
(2006), pp. 73-77, SIF 2006 : Conference Proceedings of the International Conference and Exhibition on Structural Integrity and Failure, Sydney, Australia, E1
Sheet forming simulation and springback prediction for AHSS automotive components
M Pereira, A Asgari, T de Souza, B Rolfe, M Dingle, P Hodgson
(2005), pp. 51-62, Copper for the 21st century : proceedings of the conference held September 25-28, 2005 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA, Pittsburgh, USA, E1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Developing an environmentally friendly, low cost solution to reduce wear and improve productivity in metal forming
A/Prof Bernard Rolfe, Prof Peter Hodgson, Prof Maria Forsyth, Prof Yong Xiang, Dr Matthew Doolan, Dr Michael Pereira
ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 1
- 2014: $114,889
- 2013: $104,207
- 2012: $163,652
ARC Training Centre in Alloy Innovation for Mining Efficiency
Prof Matthew Barnett, Prof Peter Hodgson, Dr Daniel Fabijanic, A/Prof Ming-Xing Zhang, Dr Jeffrey Gates, A/Prof Christopher Hutchinson, Dr Christopher Solnordal, Dr Balamurali Hebbar Majil, Mr Kuno Brautigam, Mr Tony Klein, Mr Alexander Lewis-Gray, Dr Santiago Corujeira Gallo, Edward Humphries, Dr Michael Pereira
ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
- 2018: $593,541
- 2017: $568,774
- 2016: $1,003,961
Industry and Other Funding
Developing an environmentally friendly, low cost solution to reduce wear and improve productivity in metal forming
A/Prof Bernard Rolfe, Prof Peter Hodgson, Prof Maria Forsyth, Prof Yong Xiang, Dr Matthew Doolan, Dr Michael Pereira
- 2013: $183,000
Modelling of WISCO¿s Hot Stamping Process
A/Prof Bernard Rolfe, Dr Michael Pereira, Prof Lingxue Kong, Prof Peter Hodgson
- 2017: $165,000
- 2014: $75,000
ARC Training Centre in Alloy Innovation for Mining Efficiency
Prof Matthew Barnett, Prof Peter Hodgson, Dr Daniel Fabijanic, A/Prof Ming-Xing Zhang, Dr Jeffrey Gates, A/Prof Christopher Hutchinson, Dr Christopher Solnordal, Dr Balamurali Hebbar Majil, Mr Kuno Brautigam, Mr Tony Klein, Mr Alexander Lewis-Gray, Dr Santiago Corujeira Gallo, Edward Humphries, Dr Michael Pereira
- 2018: $130,000
- 2017: $165,000
Project No. 2 Metal prototype knife block build and testing
Dr Michael Pereira
- 2017: $11,857
Other Funding Sources
Tool Wear Prediction Model on the Stamping of AHSS and UHSS
Dr Matthias Weiss, A/Prof Bernard Rolfe, Dr Michael Pereira
- 2015: $43,209
- 2014: $127,464
- 2013: $15,492
Supervisions
Kongalage Nishchitha Indivarie Ubhayaratne
Thesis entitled: Audio-based signal extraction techniques for stamping tool condition monitoring
Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology), School of Information Technology
Amir Abdollahpoor
Thesis entitled: Crashworthiness study on hot stamping components with tailored mechanical properties
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering
Paul Okonkwo
Thesis entitled: Effects of Temperature and Speed on the Wear of Steel
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials