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Dr Bailey
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Geospatial modelling · Radio propagation · Digital forensics

I’m a Senior Geospatial Specialist at Quintilian Digital. My work examines radio coverage, spectrum use and possible movement between known locations. I completed my PhD at the University of Adelaide in 2025.

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Documentary contributions and reporting connected to my work.

Revealed: Death Cap Murders programme or reporting artwork

Documentary · Animation

Revealed: Death Cap Murders

I contributed animation to Episode 2 of the three-part documentary series.

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Dear Rachelle programme or reporting artwork

Media coverage · Telecommunications

Dear Rachelle

Coverage of telecommunications reconstruction connected to the Dear Rachelle investigation.

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Leongatha mushroom murders (2023) programme or reporting artwork

Media coverage · Spatial analysis

Leongatha mushroom murders (2023)

Reporting on radio modelling and possible movement in the Leongatha investigation.

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Research & projects

Radio propagation and spectrum allocation

My doctoral research considered how to allocate spectrum when propagation and interference are modelled under realistic conditions. The thesis is available below.

Spatial reconstruction

Reach Map uses known positions and times to bound possible movement.

Publications & research outputs

Doctoral thesis2025

An Exploration of the Spectrum Management Resource Allocation Problem under Realistic Conditions

My PhD examined spectrum allocation under realistic conditions, using radio propagation models to account for interference and the surrounding environment.

DFRWS APAC poster2024

Reach Map

An algorithm for mapping where movement was possible between known positions and times. Presented at DFRWS APAC in Brisbane, 2024. It describes possible movement, rather than recovering an exact path.

White paper2026

Line-of-Sight Propagation Modelling From Terrain Elevation Data

A white paper on using terrain elevation data to model line-of-sight radio propagation.