FACULTY OF BUSINESS
RESEARCH NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 3 - DECEMBER 2013
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Welcome
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Did You Know?
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Current Projects
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Recent Travels
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Staff Profile:
Steven D‟Alessandro
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Congratulations
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Professional
Development
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Mining Research
Laboratory
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ARC Dates
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Publications
WELCOME
As is customary at the end of each year, I‟d like to begin the introduction to this
newsletter by reminiscing on the achievements of the year. Recently I attended all three
of the School retreats where we presented awards for academic staff who have achieved
A or A* publications in 2013 (accepted or published) or for early career staff who
achieved their first B level publication. Some 26 staff achieved these awards, which
represents about a third of all research academics in the Faculty. The fact that so many
staff are now publishing at such a high level is very encouraging. The growth in the
quality and quantity of research publications over the past five years is also encouraging.
On the grants front, we have done very well as a Faculty in 2013, with several new
Australian Research Council Grants, other nationally competitive grants and over
$700,000 funding for our mining lab which is described in more detail later in the
newsletter. On the research degree front, numbers continue to be high, with eight
doctoral completions as also reported later in this newsletter. Well done!
As well as these KPIs, there are many other signs of healthy growth. All ten research
areas in the Faculty are continuing to develop well. All have had various meetings in
2013. A number of research areas are also planning external events in 2014. My thanks
go to all of the research area leaders for their help and hard work in leading their groups.
The Faculty Research Office has also had an outstanding year, with numerous papers
edited, literature reviews completed, newsletters written and help provided to all manner
of research projects and research initiatives. Another achievement for the year has been
the updating of the Faculty and School websites, and individual web pages. As I
mentioned at the retreats, next on the list is the updating of social media sites, which has
already started. Thanks to everyone in the Faculty Research Office for all of your hard
work on these initiatives.
I hope that you will enjoy reading this newsletter. As with previous ones, there are lots of
great stories about various research projects, awards, staff travel, doctoral completions,
introductions to new staff, various research updates and the like. Let me end by wishing
you all a very Happy Christmas and New Year, and I hope that you all come back very
rested and enthusiastic for completing
lots of great research in 2014!
Professor Mark Morrison
Sub-Dean Research
Next Issue: The next issue will be published in March 2014. To contribute or suggest a story, please email Deborah Munns of the
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Faculty of Business Research Office at [email protected]
DID YOU KNOW?
Changes to Conference Support Policy
There have been some recent changes to the
Faculty‟s Conference Support Policy that will be of
interest to all researchers within the Faculty of
Business who plan to seek support for attending a
conference.
An amendment on 9 September 2013 states that a
report on the conference must be provided to the
School within three months of attendance. The
reporting procedure has been
changed to include a brief
written
report
using
the
conference report proforma as
well as a short presentation at
a School Board meeting.
A copy of the full policy is available on both the Faculty
Share Drive in the Common folder under „Policies and
Procedures‟ and also on the Faculty web page under
„Faculty Policy and Procedures‟.
Staff wanting to apply for conference funding should
complete the conference funding application form and
submit this to their school secretary.
For more information please call the Faculty of
Business Office.
Correct use of the CSU Logo
The use of the CSU logo must comply with the Brand
Guidelines, and its final format must be approved by
the brand manager, and will be entered in a logo use
register.
All staff members must adhere to the Brand Guidelines
to ensure correct logo usage and to create consistent
printed and online communications. This material
includes, but is not limited to, flyers, brochures,
newsletters, magazines, invitations, reports, student
materials, merchandise, signage, websities and
posters. A full logo guideline can be downloaded from:
http://www.csu.edu.au/adminman/mar/
brand-guidelines.pdf
The latest version of the guide was
updated in June 2013 and covers all
aspects of using the CSU logo.
If you need to incorporate the logo into a document or
website, please advise the Division of Marketing by
emailing: [email protected] indicating the type of use
and date it is required. All logo use needs to be logged
in the register managed by the Division.
Search for Funding Opportunities for 2014
Researchers
are
strongly
encouraged to utilise the CSU
subscription
to
Research
Professional to search for funding
opportunities in 2014. The
database is very extensive,
containing over 7,000 open calls for funding. The
database lists prizes, conference funding, travel and
seed funding and fellowships in addition to larger
research grants.
Researchers can search the database using their own
keywords and search criteria. Additionally, email alerts,
calendar reminders and the like can be set up to assist
with future deadlines.
Research Professional can be found on the Library
Website under Journal databases. Additionally, the
library can assist with training on Research
Professional. For assistance contact the Library faculty
liaison staff at
http://www.csu.edu.au/division/library/research/faculty
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CURRENT PROJECTS
Predicting Critical Events
Professor Terry Bossomaier, of the Centre for
Research into Complex Systems, has been
researching the tipping points common to natural and
man-made complex systems.
Terry is working with Dr
Lionel Barnett from the
Sackler Centre for
Consciousness Science at
the University of Sussex in
the United Kingdom and other
collaborators, has discovered
a new predictor known as
Transfer Entropy (TE).
The team is currently looking at how people can use
TE to help predict stock market crashes in the world‟s
financial systems. They believe that the model can
also be used to predict tipping points in nature, such
as the possible extinction of the Tasmanian Devil or
the availability of fresh water.
The team have published a new paper, „Information
Flow in a Kinetic Isling Model Peaks in the Disordered
Phase‟ in the current issue of the international journal
Physical Review Letters.
The team has shown that TE
peaks before the transition
and can therefore be used to predict the tipping point.
Terry notes that „this is the first such predictive tool as
many previous measures peak at the transition itself‟.
Professor Terry Bossomaier
Indigenous Business Research Enters Final Stages
During the past three years, Professor Mark Morrison,
Dr Branka Krivokapic-Skoko and Dr P.K. Basu have
been travelling throughout all mainland states of
Australia surveying Indigenous business owners.
The study, „Factors influencing the success of
Indigenous businesses in urban, regional and remote
areas of Australia‟ is being funded by the
Commonwealth Government‟s Australian Research
Council (ARC) and Indigenous Business Australia
(IBA). The study is being conducted in partnership with
the University of Technology Sydney and is being
supported by the Cultural & Indigenous Research
Centre Australia (CIRCA).
The team has conducted 300 interviews with
Indigenous businesses of all sizes and within all
industries. Interviews have been conducted in cities,
including Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, and in
regional towns, including Mt Isa, Bourke and Broome.
The team is in the process of conducting telephone
interviews of businesses in extremely remote
locations.
The team aims to complete the interview process by
March 2014 and have the preliminary results by mid2014. The information will be used to produce a report
and several academic papers.
The study will provide a detailed overview of the nature
and dynamics of Indigenous enterprises (both private
and community owned) in urban, regional and remote
areas of Australia. The study aims to assist
stakeholders better understand the challenges facing
Indigenous enterprises in various geographic,
economic and social settings.
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Overseas Special Studies Program – Delivering results
Dr Oliver Burmeister, of the School of Computing and
Mathematics, is currently on Special Studies Program
(SSP) as a Gastdozent (visiting Professor) in the
Institut für Informatik at Universität Rostock, in
Germany. There he is contributing to two projects,
NASFIT (which translates to “Intelligent assistant
systems for functional support and therapy monitoring
for neuromuscular disorders”) and DZNE (a project
conducted by the German Centre for
Neurodegenerative Diseases). Both projects involve
cross-disciplinary teams, headed by Professor Thomas
Kirste. Oliver‟s contribution is predominantly focused
on incorporating value sensitive design (VSD) in the
biomedical engineering processes. VSD is about
taking both the social and technical aspects of design
seriously.
is implanted, providing automated adaptation of
therapy to the patient‟s current severity level.
(Above) Mobile antennas positioned in a clinic room captured leg
movements, with a particular focus on sitting, standing, lying and
walking.
(Above) Positioning of sensors for pilot testing with patients suffering
chronic neuromuscular disorders
NASFIT aims to develop an assistive system to
improve the treatment and monitoring of patients
suffering from paralysis and spasticity, due to
apoplexy, multiple sclerosis (MS), cerebral palsy,
traumatic brain injury, and amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis. The study had been underway for one year,
and trials with healthy control subjects had been
completed prior to Oliver‟s arrival. Oliver joined for the
pilot testing of two MS patients (in a controlled usability
laboratory), and the later testing of nine patients with
chronic MS.
Therapies that work well in institutional care often fail
to work in everyday use. The eventual prosthesis will
capture individual daily life for one week, enabling
clinicians to fine tune therapy. A later step will enable
clinicians to fine tune the therapy and dosage of
medication, using NASFIT data, remotely. A still later
stage envisages that the output of the NASFIT sensors
will be able to directly control a therapeutic device that
For the final stage of testing, mobile motion capturing
equipment worth over 160,000€ was installed in a
room in a clinic that has approximately 3,000 MS
patients. For insurance reasons patients could not be
transported to the usability laboratory where the
healthy controls and pilot testing took place. Each two
hour test captured approximately 5GB of ICT sensor
data and 200MB of orthotic sensor data. Next the data
will be used to train specially designed software to
correctly interpret muscle movements, spasms, and
leg positions, and to build that into a prosthetic device.
Then prototype trials will begin with the prosthesis
(planned for early 2014).
The DZNE project aims to provide people with
Alzheimer‟s disease an assistive device supporting
orientation and autonomous mobility. Mobility is a
primary means of maintaining social interaction, a
major factor in quality of life and overall health for
seniors, especially in relation to memory function.
Furthermore, participation in social activities lowers
the risk of progression from mild to severe cognitive
impairment. This project is still in a much earlier design
phase than the NASFIT project, and Oliver has been
able to be involved in early designs for the
Smartphone application.
Oliver returns to CSU from SSP in early January 2014.
Dr Oliver Burmeister
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RECENT TRAVELS
Computational and Mathematical Methods
in Science and Engineering
Dr Zhenquan Li, of the School of Computing and
Mathematics, presented a paper at the 13th
International Conference Computational and
Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering
(CMMSE13), which was held in Almeria, Spain in June
2013.
The paper, „Further accuracy analysis of a mesh
refinement method using 2D lid-driven cavity ows‟
demonstrated the accuracy of the two-dimensional
adaptive mesh refinement, a method Dr Li proposed in
2008. The accuracy was shown by comparing the
results obtained from the refined meshes and a finite
volume method with the corresponding benchmark
results for lid-driven cavity flows.
User Behaviour in Social Communities
Ken Eustace, an information and communications
technology lecturer in the School of Computing and
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Mathematics,presented a paper at the 15
International Conference on Human-Computer
Interaction (HCI) 2013, which was held in Las Vegas,
Nevada, United States in July 2013.
Ken presented a paper titled „Building and Sustaining a
Lifelong Adult Learning Network‟ in the session, User
behaviour in social communities. The paper was based
on the findings of Ken‟s PhD. His PhD topic was
„Building Effective Learning Communities Online: An
Ethnographic Study‟ and continues his work in that
field as a Border Studies Associate.
(Above) The opening plenary session at HCI 2013
(Above) Alemeria, Spain
The conference was one of the largest meetings in the
area of computational mathematics. The audience of
each presentation comprised of academics with
backgrounds in mathematics, physics, chemistry,
engineering, computer science and economics.
Academics from across the world attended the
conference, with keynote speakers being drawn from
universities in the United Kingdom, Portugal, Italy,
Turkey, Belgium, Spain and the USA.
Ken reports that he received very positive feedback
from all the delegates that attended the session. He
particularly had constructive feedback from the session
Chair, Professor Myriam Lewkowicz from the
„Université de Technologie de Troyes (UTT), France
and her co-presenters who conduct similar research.
Ken‟s paper will be published by Springer in a multivolume set. The paper will appear in a volume of the
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). All
volumes will be available on–line through the
SpringerLink Digital Library. The article will be readily
accessible through the CSU library.
Dr Li reports that the feedback from his presentation
will be valuable to his ongoing research.
Ken Eustace
Dr Zhenquan Li
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STAFF PROFILE
Steven D’Alessandro
Dr Steven D‟Alessandro is a new marketing professor
based at the Bathurst campus.
Steven joins CSU after working at Macquarie
University for over three years. At Macquarie he taught
consumer behaviour to over 600 students a semester.
Prior to Macquarie he worked at Murdoch University
for 13 years. Steven has also worked as a market
research consultant for blue-chip companies such as
Pacific-Dunlop, ANZ, Challenge Bank, BHP, Telstra
and Ford.
Steven has a wide range of research specialities,
including consumer knowledge and expertise, body
image, privacy concerns, acceptance of innovations,
country of origin and branding effects, luxury
consumption in China, use of health forums in the cocreation of value, agent based modelling and complex
systems and measurement issues in marketing.
He is currently working on a number of research
projects within the fields of marketing and complex
systems research. He is in the process of developing
projects with Professor Terry Bossomaier, Dr Abhishek
Dwivedi, Professor Mark Morrison, and Dr Branka
Krivokapic-Skoko.
Steven has published approximately 75 peer reviewed
research papers in leading international journals
(including The European Journal of Marketing,
International Marketing Review, Psychology and
Marketing, Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice
and Applied Economics), books and conferences.
Steven has also published a number of market leading
textbooks on Market Research and Consumer
Behaviour as well as an original text on Services
Marketing with Oxford University Press. In 2012 he
was awarded the ANZMAC Distinguished Marketing
Educator of the Year Award, in recognition of his
sustained excellence and innovation in marketing
education.
Steven also supervisors a number of Doctoral and
Masters students. He is working with several of these
students to publish papers in leading journals.
To add to his busy workload, Steven actively assists
his colleagues with work based learning assessments
and establishing relations with community and
business. He aims to increase across campus and
across school research collaboration by providing
advice and involving different people in research.
Away from CSU, Steven likes to spend time with his
young family. He also enjoys cooking, entertaining and
telling stories, often whilst quaffing a glass of wine. He
is also a keen follower of AFL, cheering for the
Fremantle Dockers.
In his rare quiet moments Steven enjoys a one-on-one
conversation with his extraordinary talking cat, Mr
Darcy.
On-line Academic Profiles
The Faculty of Business Research Office is currently
working on an internal project to ensure all on-line
academic profiles accurately reflect all publications,
awards and other important information.
More will be revealed about this project in 2014.
During the collaboration workshops conducted in May
2013, Alan Johnson, a former director of the ARC,
deemed an up-to-date on-line profile to be one of the
key tools necessary in attracting both potential
research collaborators and higher degree students.
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CONGRATULATIONS
Our congratulations go to the following students and their supervisors within the Faculty of Business who have been
advised that their thesis has passed. It is a tremendous achievement to have reached completion.
Name
Degree
Topic
Supervisors
DBA
The Structure of Risk Management in
Leading Australian Companies.
Rod Duncan, Kay Plummer
and Greg Walker
Charmayne
Highfield
PhD
How do Accountants Perceive Fairness in
the Workplace? An Australian Experience
Jayne Bisman and Branka
Krivokapic-Skoko
Brian Hope
PhD
Spational Data Infrastructures: Extending
Digital Image Processing Techniques and
Management
David Tien and Maumita
Bhattacharya
Frank Liebermann
DBA
Designing a Customer Communication
System for Critical Incidents: A case study
of the Swiss Federal Railway
Alexander Jungmeister and
Denise Jarratt
DBA
Impact of Transformational Leadership on
Climate for Innovation, Innovative Work
Behaviour and Organisational
Performance in Government-Linked
Companies.
Bhanugopan Ramudu and
Fiona Douglas
Dianne Bealer
DBA
The Impact of National Identity and
Leadership Style on Employer‟s
Satisfaction with Supervisor and
Workplace Commitment in the United
Arab Emirates.
Ramadu Bhanugopan
Susanne Hofer
DBA
Facility Management in Swiss Hospitals
Rolf Jakobi and Jayne
Bisman
Mark Chan
DBA
Implementation of the Balanced
Scorecard in an Engineering Consultancy
Company in Hong Kong
Yuk Kau Chan.
Steven Halliday
Roy
Letchumanasamy
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Emerald top 25 author
Congratulations to Dr Abhishek Dwivedi who along
with his co- author Bill Merrilees, was one of Emerald‟s
Top 25 most downloaded Australian authors for
articles published in 2013. Their article „Brandextension feedback effects: an Asian branding
perspective‟ which was published in the Asia Pacific
Journal of Marketing and Logistics was downloaded
309 times from the Emerald databases.
Emerald is a global publisher which
manages a portfolio of more than 290
journals and over
Dr Abhishek Dwivedi
Release of sixth edition of textbook
Congratulations to Dr Heather Crawford, who along
with her co-author Richard Fletcher, has released an
updated sixth edition of their marketing text book
„International Marketing: An Asia-Pacific Perspective
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(6 edition)‟.
book also contains a number of case studies that
illustrate a range of contemporary issues.
The textbook is written from the perspective of
Australian and New Zealand marketers who are trying
to engage with consumers and businesses in the
Oceania region and further afield in the European
Union, Asia and the Americas.
In the sixth edition of the book
coverage of e-marketing has been
integrated into each chapter rather
than being dealt with separately. The
Dr Heather Crawford
Academic promotions
The following Faculty of Business staff have recently
been advised of their successful promotion. Their
promotions recognise academic leadership and
outstanding contributions to the work of the
University and their disciplines.
Congratulations also go to Dr Md Zahidul Islam who
has been promoted to Senior Lecturer.
Congratulations to Dr Branka KrivokapicSkoko and Dr Yeslam Al-Saggaf who have
been promoted to Associate Professor.
Dr Yeslam Al-Saggaf
Dr Branka Krivokapic-Skoko
Dr Zahidul Islam
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Successful oral defence for cotutelle
Congratulations to François Lamy, a cotutelle student
completing a PhD under the supervision of Professor
Terry Bossomaier within the School of Computing and
Mathematics. François recently completed a three
hour oral defence in Lille, France. François made a
presentation and then was questioned by a five
member jury. Members of the public were also able to
attend, although they were not allowed to ask
questions or make comments.
The cotutelle process is one where the student enrols
in both an Australian university and one in another
country, typically in Europe. A successful cotutelle
student receives a doctoral award from each of the two
participating universities. Cotutelle candidates are
often required to write the thesis in one language and
do the oral defence in the other. François wrote his
thesis in English and conducted his oral defence in
French.
His thesis combined three different disciplines: the
sociological theory and analysis of recreational drug
use; the empirical testing and validation of sociological
models; the neuroscientific underpinning of drug effect;
and an agent based model that integrates the previous
three. François built an Agent Based Model, SimUse,
of the evolution of populations of drug users. The
model can be used for testing scenarios, such as a
change in price or purity of a drug or changes in law
enforcement.
Following his successful oral presentation François
joined the jury in a party referred to as a pot de thèse.
Professor Terry Bossomaier is currently working on
developing a similar style relationship with the
University of Genoa, Italy.
François Lamy‟s thesis was a study of recreational
drug users who consume more than one drug.
François conducted interviews with recreational users
in both Australia and France. Interviews were
conducted with subjects that were not addicts and
were often professionals with life goals.
(Right) François Lamy – fourth from left with members of the jury following his
successful oral defence in Lille. His CSU
supervisor, Professor Terry Bossomaier, is
2nd from the left.
Invite to develop a new international project
Professor Terry Bossomaier was recently invited to
participate in an international workshop aimed at
finalising the priorities for a new international and
interdisciplinary research program – „Strategy and
Statecraft in Cyberspace‟. The workshop was hosted
by The National Security College
(NSC), a specialist graduate studies
school, which is located within the
Australian National University,
Canberra.
Terry is working specifically on the project, „The
Political Ecology of Cyberspace‟ with other participants
from the United Kingdom, the United States and
private institutions, including major banks. Project
meetings were also held with senior public service
stakeholders and industry representatives.
The „Strategy and Statecraft in Cyberspace‟ program
aims to inform the debate in the public domain on the
threats and challenges of cyberspace for national
security policy and security. The program is expected
to run over three years.
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CSU plays a key role in organising international workshop
Dr Rafiqul Islam, of the School of Computing and
Mathematics, recently organised a very successful
international workshop on Cyberspace Security. The
workshop was jointly organised with the Faculty of
Science, Engineering and Built Environment of Deakin
University.
(Above) Participants at a technical session of the workshop
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The 4 International Workshop on Applications and
Techniques in Information Security (ATIS) was held on
Thursday, 26 September 2013, in conjunction with
SecureComm 2013.
This year‟s event was the fourth event in the ATIS
series which started in 2010. ATIS 2013 focused on all
aspects of techniques and applications in information
security research. The purpose of the ATIS series is to
provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of
innovative ideas, research results, applications and
experience from around the world as well as highlight
activities in each of the related areas.
Dr Quazi Mamun and Md Anwar H Masud were also
part of the organising committee.
In the workshop, 21 research papers were submitted
by participants representing ten countries. The
technical committee selected six papers after at least
four blind reviews. The accepted papers will be
published by Springer at the end of this year in their
Lecture Note series. Some of the best presented
papers were invited to submit an extended version to
the special issue of Journal of Networks.
One of the highlights of the workshop was a talk by
Professor Kouichi Sakurai of Kyushu University and
Institute of Systems & Information Technologies and
Nanotechnologies, Japan. Professor Sakurai spoke on
“Revisiting Identity-based encryption towards noescrow: Application and analysis of Embedding Secret
Key Information in RSA moduli” in an extremely well
received presentation.
Professor Lynn M Batten, Director, Security Research
Group Deakin University and Prof. Jemal Abawajy,
Director, Parallel and Distributed Computing Lab,
Deakin University, were also present at the event as
session chairs.
(Above) Some of the participants at the workshop
The feedback from participants at the workshop was
overwhelmingly positive.
(Above) Professor Lyn Batten, presenting a certificate of
appreciation to Dr M Kaosar
Dr Islam was the General Chair on the organising
committee and was involved with organising this
workshop since 2010. Rafiqul‟ s colleagues Maumita
Bhattacharya, Dr Zahid Islam, Dr Mohammad Kaosar,
Dr Rafiqul Islam
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Faculty of Business lunch time seminar series
The lunch time seminar series is in recess until February 2014. A range of internal and external
guest speakers are being scheduled for 2014, in January please check the Faculty of Business
webpage http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/business/faculty-research/activities/seminar-series for
up-to-date information.
School of Computing and Mathematics Seminars usually run from 12 – 2pm on Wednesdays in the School
Meeting Rooms on each campus (771 in Bathurst, 780 in Albury and 766 in Wagga). A light lunch is served prior to
the seminar.
Business Seminar Series run from 1pm – 2pm in the School Meeting Rooms on each campus (C2-431 in
Bathurst, 764-205 in Thurgoona and 28-214 in Wagga). The seminars are usually held on a Wednesday. A light lunch
is provided starting at 12:30pm on each campus.
Enquiries about the Computing and Mathematics Seminar Series should be directed to Dr Manoranjan Paul
([email protected] tel: 6338 4260) and enquiries about the Business Seminar Series should be directed to: Dr Rod
Duncan ([email protected] tel: 6338-4982).
ACSPRI summer program released
Course details for the Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Inc (ACSPRI) 2014
summer program have been released. There are over 20 courses on offer, ranging from those that
offer a basic grounding in qualitative and quantitative research methods to state of the art
techniques for experienced researchers. Courses in Canberra are scheduled for 20 – 24
January 2014 and courses in Melbourne are scheduled for 3 - 14 February 2014.
Course details can be found at www.acspri.org.au/summerprogram2014
Academic staff please contact Mark Morrison if you are interested in attending any of the
courses - [email protected]
Joint Australian Statistical Conference 2014
The Statistical Society of Australia and the Institute of
Mathematical Statistics will hold its biennial Australian
Statistical Conference from 7-10 July 2014 at
Technology Park, in Sydney.
Delegates from all areas of statistics are invited to join
with world class Australian and International
statisticians and mathematicians to develop, network
and share their knowledge and expertise. Topics of
interest include spatial statistics, bayesian statistics,
computational and asymptotic statistics, sample
surveys/methodology, stochastic/statistical modelling,
biostatistics, multivariate statistics, probability,
mathematical statistics, econometrics and financial
statistics.
For more information http://www.ims-asc2014.com/
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Faculty of Business Workshops and Retreats
The Faculty of Business offers a range of workshops and retreats throughout the year to help with developing
research. Both students and staff are welcome to attend the workshops and retreats.
A Journal Writing Workshop based on a model originally developed by the CSIRO will be the first event to be held in
2014. The workshop will be held over four days on the Bathurst Campus from Monday, 17 February to Thursday, 20
February 2014. The aim of the workshop is to teach participants how to write journal articles efficiently and effectively.
For further information regarding this event please contact Louise Cleary, Research Administrative Officer on 6338
6680 or [email protected].
FACULTY OF BUSINESS
CSIRO Journal Writing Workshop
The Faculty of Business is hosting a journal article writing workshop based on the model successfully developed by
the CSIRO.
The aim is to teach participants how to write journal articles efficiently and effectively. During four days, the workshop
will go through the process of writing a journal article from beginning to end, and under the guidance of mentors,
participants will learn valuable skills for writing better journal articles.
All participants need to come to the workshop with completed research, ready to be written up. If you already have a
report from the research, that is fine, but a blank slate is preferable. Please note that full attendance for the four days
is required. The goal is to see most participants with a full draft of an article by the close of the workshop.
Details
Date: From 1.00pm Monday 17 February to 1.00pm Thursday 20 February 2014
Venue: Room 403, C2, Bathurst Campus
RSVP by 10 February to:
Wendy Smee xtn 86680 or
[email protected]
www.csu.edu.au
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MINING RESEARCH LABORATORY
Charles Sturt University‟s Mining Research Laboratory (MRL) is located at the Bathurst campus. The MRL was
established in 2009, following collaboration between Charles Sturt University and Newcrest Mining Ltd, to develop
leading imaging and control techniques for underground mining. The laboratory is central to many mining operations
throughout the Central West of New South Wales, being within 2.5 hours drive of Lithgow coal fields, Cadia Valley
Operations and Northparkes mines and the Dubbo mining district.
The MRL is focused on researching areas that improves productivity and safety in the mine. Over the past four years
the group has been looking at boulder detection within an underground cave mining environment using ground
penetrating radar, computer imaging and complex learning robotics. Projects currently being investigated include rock
fragment imaging using optical systems, and underground imaging for loader control.
(Above) Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
equipment scanning a rock pile in the MRL
(Above) Coal Services in Lithgow used for safety
training.
Mining Research Laboratory awarded significant grant
Earlier this year MRL was awarded a significant global grant valued at $728,856 (AUD) from the Mass Mining
Technology (MMT3) round of funding. The MMT3 project is based within the University of Queensland and consists of
a consortium of some of the largest international mining and services companies. The submission was based on the
successful research carried out by the MRL team.
The research grant of $A728, 856 over 3 years represents the first research collaboration between CSU and the W.H.
Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre (BRC). The BRC conducts world-class research to reduce geological
and mining risk, and to optimise mine procedure to meet the complex mining and mineral resource challenges that
face the global mining sector. The BRC is focused on developing strategic technologies and engineering solutions, in
pursuit of effect and sustainable industry practise.
Professor Junbin Gao commented “We are very pleased to have secured significant research funding from this
prestigious consortium. All members of our team need to be congratulated for their outstanding work and dedication
over the past four years. We would also like to thank the Faculty of Business for their support of the Laboratory”.
If you would like further information about the Mining Research Laboratory, please contact Dr Michael Antolovich,
Team Leader on [email protected]
Dr Michael Antolovich
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ARC: IMPORTANT 2014 DATES
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has released the schedule of 2014 important dates. A complete list of dates
can be downloaded from the ARC website: http://www.arc.gov.au/media/important_dates.htm
Release of
Funding Rules
Proposals
Open
Proposals
Close
Mid November 2013
December
2013
19 March
2014
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for
funding commencing in 2015
Mid November 2013
December
2013
2 April 2014
Discovery Indigenous for Funding commencing 2015
Mid November 2013
February 2014
26 March 204
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities for
funding commencing in 2015
January 2014
February 2014
16 April 2014
Scheme
Discovery Projects for funding commencing in 2015
Merry Christmas to all staff within the Faculty of Business
Please have a happy and safe holiday
May you be refreshed and ready for further research in 2014!
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PUBLICATIONS
Peer reviewed papers
Chen, D., Nguyen, M.N., Gao, J., and Shi, D. (2013)
„On the Construction of the Relevance Vector Machine
Based on Bayesian Ying-Yang Harmony Learning
Systems‟, Neural Networks, 48, 173 -179.
Hong,X., Gao, J. Cheng, S. and Harris, C. Particle
Swarm Optimisation Assisted Classification using
Elastic Net Prefiltering, Neurocomputing, 122, 210 –
220.
Shi, D., Gao, J., Rahmdel, P., Antolovich, M., and
Clark, T. (2013) „UND: Unite-and-Divide Method in
Fourier and Radon Domains for Line Segment
Detection‟, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing,
22(6), 2500-2505.
O‟Gorman, L and Hard, L. (2013). Playing the game:
Enacting leadership through the introduction of the
Preparatory Year in Queensland. Australasian Journal
of Early Childhood,38(3),Sept.
Hard, L., and Jónsdóttir, A. H. (2013) Leadership is
not a dirty word: Exploring and embracing leadership
in ECEC. European Early Childhood Education
Research Journal. 21 (3), August
Huang,X Jianhua Zhao, Ash, J. and Lai W, (2013)
„Clustering Student Discussion Messages on Online
Forum by Visualization and non-Negative Matrix
Factorization, Journal of Software Engineering and
Applications‟, 6,(7B), 7-12.
Liu, X., Miao, H, and Huang, X, (2013) A Novel
Approach for Blind Estimation of a MIMO Channel
Including Phase Unwrapping Ambiguity Elimination, IT
Convergence Practice, 1(2), 20-33.
Wang Y, Huang X,. and Wu L, (2013) Clustering via
Geometric Median-Shift over Riemannian Manifolds,
Information Sciences, 220 (20), 292-306.
Huang, W, Khoury R, Dawborn T, Huang B, Huang, M,
and Huang, X. (2013) „WeBeVis:Analyzing User Web
Behavior through Visual Metaphors,Science China
Information Sciences 56(5), 1 – 5.
Hui M, Huang X, and Chen G, (2013) An Enhanced
Simulated Annealing Scheduling Approach for Smart
Meter Technology, International Review of Electrical
Engineering (IREE), 8(1), 321-328.
Rahman,M. G., and Islam, M. Z. (2013) „Missing Value
Imputation Using Decision Trees and Decision Forests
by Splitting and Merging Records:Two Novel
Techniques‟, Knowledge-Based Systems, Vol 53, 5165.
Letchford, A., Gao, J., and Zheng, L. (2013) ‘Filtering
financial time series by least squares‟, International
Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, 4(2),
149 – 154.
Liang, B. and Zheng L.,(2013) „Gesture Recognition
from One Example Using Depth Images‟, Lecture
Notes on Software Engineering (ISSN:2301-3559),
1(4), 339-343.
Masud, AH., and Huang X, (2013) A Cloud Based Mlearning Architecture for Higher Education, Archives
Des Sciences, 66 (1), 751-760.
Murphy, D. & McGrath, D. (2013) „ESG reporting –
class actions, deterrence, and avoidance‟,
Sustainability Accounting‟, Management and Policy
Journal, 4(2) 216 – 235.
Megabiaw, B. and Rahman A. (2013). Prevalence and
determinants of chronic malnutrition among under-5
children in Ethiopia, International Journal of Child
Health and Nutrition, 2(3), 230-236.
Rahman, A., Harding, A., Tanton, R. and Liu, S.
(2013). Simulating the characteristics of populations at
the small area level: New validation techniques for a
spatial microsimulation model in Australia,
Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 57(1), 149165.
Salehin, Md. , Zheng, L., and Gao, J. (2013)
„Automated Diagnostic System for Laryngeal
Hemiplegia using Endoscopic Image‟, International
Journal of Signal Processing Systems, 1 (1), 79-83.
Accepted and forthcoming papers
(Many papers are available on-line)
Al-Saggaf, Y., & Islam, M.Z. (accepted &
forthcoming).‟A Malicious Use of a Clustering
Algorithm to Threaten the Privacy of a Social
Networking Site User‟. World Journal of Computer
Application and Technology.
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Bhattacharya, M., (accepted & forthcoming)
„Metaheuristic Optimization: A Review‟ International
Journal of Advanced Computer Science and
Applications.
Books
Fletcher, R, & Crawford, H.(2013) „International
Marketing: An Asia-Pacific Perspective‟, 6th edition
Pearson, Sydney.
Bhattacharya, M., (accepted & forthcoming) „Diversity
Issues in Evolutionary Optimization”, International
Journal of Advanced Research in Artificial Intelligence.
Shen, J. Tang, N.Y., & D’Netto, B. (accepted &
forthcoming) „A Multilevel Analysis of the Effects of HR
Diversity Management on Employee Knowledge
Sharing: The case of Chinese employees‟. The
International Journal of Human Resource Management.
Khan, M. A., Islam, M.Z., and Hafeez, M. (accepted &
forthcoming) „Irrigation Water Requirement Prediction
through Various Data Mining Techniques Applied on a
Carefully Pre-processed Dataset‟, Journal of Research
and Practice in Information Technology.
Book Chapters
Rahman,M. G., and Islam, M. Z. (accepted &
forthcoming) „A Framework for missing Value
Imputation using a novel Fuzzy Expectation
Maximisation Algorithm and a Fuzzy Clustering
Approach‟, Knowledge & Information Systems.
Kleinschafer, J. L. and Morrison, M. D. (accepted &
forthcoming) „Household norms and their role in
reducing household electricity consumption‟,
International Journal of Consumer Studies.
Paul, M., Haque, H. and Chakraborty, S. (accepted &
forthcoming) „Human detection in surveillance videos
and its applications – A review‟ EURASIP Journal of
Advances in Signal Processing.
Rahman, A. and Harding, A. (accepted &
forthcoming). Prevalence of overweight and obesity
epidemic in Australia: Some causes and
consequences, JP Journal of Biostatistics.
Other Publications
Rahman, M. G., and Islam, M. Z. (2013) „Missing
Value Imputation Using Decision Trees and Decision
Forests by Splitting and Merging Records: Two Novel
Techniques‟, Knowledge-Based Systems, Vol 53, 5165.
Murphy, D. & McGrath, D. (2013) "Changing
accounting perceptions: Introducing an intervention
model to improve accounting as a career choice for
secondary students", Accounting Educators
Professional Periodical, July 2013,
Parvez, Z & Paul, M. (2014) Prediction and Detection
of Epileptic Seizure by Analysing EEG Signals, in
„Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology‟
Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (ed), IGI Global, Pennsylvania.
Conference Papers
Al-Saggaf, Y. (2013) ‘Arabs motives for using new
media: a uses and gratifications perspective‟.
MediAsia2013 – The Fourth Asian Conference on
Media & Mass Communication, Osaka, Japan, 8 -10
November.
Attree, K. & Small, F. (2013) Co-Creation & Just in
Time Orientation: Engaging Students across the
multicampus and distance education environment.First
Year in Higher Education Conference, Wellington, NZ.
Alasdoon, A., Prasad, P.W.C., Beg, A. & Chan, A.
(2013) A Recent Survey of Circuit Design Tools for
Teaching.World Congress on Engineering & Computer
Science, San Francisco, USA, October 23 – 25.
Rahman,M. G., and Islam, M. Z. (2013) „A Novel
Framework Using Two Layers of Missing Value
th
Imputation‟, at the 11 Australasian Data Mining
Conference (AusDM 13) Canberra, 13 – 15 November.
Rahman,M. G., and Islam, M. Z. (2013) „A Novel
Method for Missing Values Imputation Using Two
Levels of Horizontal Partitioning in a Data Set‟, at the
th
9 International Conference on Advanced Data Mining
and Applications (ADMA 13), Hanzhou, China, 14 –
16, December.
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Rahman,M. G., and Islam, M. Z. (2013) „A Novel
Technique for Missing Value Imputation using a
Decision Tree and Expectation-Maximization
th
Algorithm‟, at the 16 international Conference on
Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT 13),
Khulna, Bangladesh, 21 - 23 December.
Jenkins. S. & Bhanugopan. R. (2013) „Examining
organisational characteristics of SMEs that offer worklife balance practices‟. Australia New Zealand
Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM),
University of Tasmania, Hobart, 4 – 6, December.
Kaosar, M., Mamun. Q, Islam, R., and X. Yi, (2013)
„(k-n) Oblivious Transfer using Fully Homomorphic
Encryption System‟, 4th International Workshop on
Applications and Techniques in Information Security
(ATIS), Sydney, 25-27 September.
Liang, B. and Zheng, L., (2013) „Three Dimensional
Motion Trail Model for Gesture Recognition‟, Big Data
in 3D Computer Vision, ICCV2013, Sydney, 3 – 6
December
Giles, O. & Murphy, D. (2013). „SLAPPed: The
relationship between SLAPP suits and increased ESG
th
reporting‟, 12 A-CSEAR Conference, Hamilton, New
Zealand, 1 – 3 December.
Murphy, D., and McGrath, D. (2013) „Reaping What
You Sow: A stereotype intervention model to improve
the uptake of accounting as a career choice‟, AFAANZ
Conference, Perth, 7 – 9 July.
Parvez, Z & Paul, M. (2013) „Signal Classification
using Frequency Band Analysis towards Epileptic
Seizure Prediction‟ IEEE International conference on
Computer and Information Technology, Sydney, 3 -5
December 2013.
Rahman, A. (2013). A Bayesian reweighting technique
for small area estimation, Paper presented at the 2013
International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA)
Regional Meeting and International
Workshop/Conference on Bayesian Theory and
Applications (IWCBTA) in Varanasi, India January 6 –
10.
McGrath, D. (2013) ‘A Web Examination Of CSR
Engagement By Geographically Bounded Credits
Unions In Australia‟, APIRA - Seventh Asia Pacific
Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference,
,Kobe, Japan, 26 – 28 July.
Mandal, K., Islam, M. O,. Kaosar, M, and Hossain,
M. D „An Approach for Enhancing Message Security in
Audio Steganography‟, 16th International Conference
on Computer and Information Technology
(ICCIT'2013), Khulna, Bangladesh, 21-23 December.
Mamun Q., Islam R, and Kaosar M, (20130 „Ensuring
Data Integrity by Anomaly Node Detection during Data
Gathering in WSNs‟, 4th International Workshop on
Applications and Techniques in Information Security
(ATIS), Sydney, Australia, 25-27 September.
Mamun Q., Kaosar M and Islam R. (2013)
„Establishing Secured Communication in Cluster based
Wireless Sensor Networks‟, 8th International
Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing
(ISWPC) 2013, Taipei, Taiwan 20-22nd November.
Masud,AH, and Huang,X (2013) ESaaS: A New
Software Paradigm for Supporting Higher Education in
Cloud Environment, The 17th IEEE International
Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative
Work in Design (CSCWD),Whistler, Canada, 27 – 29
June.
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