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2008 HDR Annual Review Process for School of Eng&IT

Friday 22nd & 29th August, 2008

Please find attached the latest HDR presentation schedule. Research leaders have also been asked to sit in on one or two sessions as an independent assessor.

If you have any questions or queries, please contact Dr. Michael Hobbs [mick@deakin.edu.au] or Dr. Hieu Minh Trinh [hmt@deakin.edu.au].

Overview
Friday 22 Aug. 2008: Session 1A (Eng) Session 1B (IT)
Friday 29 Aug. 2008: Session 2A (Eng) Session 2B (IT)

Friday 22 August 2008: Session 1A (Eng)
Room: Haptics Lab Session Chairs: Assoc Prof Abbas Kouzani (morning), Dr Hieu Trinh (lunch), Assoc Prof Eric Hu (afternoon)
Research Leaders: Dr Asim Bhatti, Dr Yong Xiang, Dr Pubudu Pathirana
09:30am - 10:00amSwarm robotics - Shape formation, localization and communication power control
Mr Samitha Ekanayake (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Pubudu Pathirana
10:00am - 10:30amModular robotics in immersed environments
Mr Ross De Rango (G)
Supervisor(s): Prof Saeid Nahavandi
10:30am - 11:00amInput and output analysis of a complex conveyor network
Mr Vu Thanh Le (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Doug Creighton
11:00am - 11:30am Tea Break
11:30am - 12:00amTowards a Systematic Evaluation of Virtual Environments Efficacy for Training
Vicki Jia (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Asim Bhatti, Prof Saeid Nahavandi
12:00pm - 12:30pmAlgebraic Framework for Image Fusion
Mr Mohammad Hossny (G)
Supervisor(s): Prof Saeid Nahavandi
12:30pm - 01:00pmAutonomous underwater vechicles in a hazardous non-deterministic environment
Mr Matthew Joordens (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Hieu Trinh
01:00pm - 02:00pm Lunch Break
02:00pm - 02:30pmA Novel Audio watermarking technique
Mr Iynkaran (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Yong Xiang
02:30pm - 03:00pmBlind System Identification and Equalization
Mr Nong Gu (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Yong Xiang
03:00pm - 04:00pm Break for School Meeting with the Dean (Geelong)
04:00pm - 04:30pmThe research on robotic visual servoing system
Mrs Zhenying Guan (G)
Supervisor(s): Prof Saeid Nahavandi
04:30pm - 05:00pmDeveloping Hybrid Modeling and Simulation Methodologies for Complex Systems
Mr Abbas Khosravi (G)
Supervisor(s): Prof Saeid Nahavandi
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Friday 22 August 2008: Session 1B (IT)
Room: l.105 (B) / ka5.110 (G) [Video Link] Session Chair: Dr Michael Hobbs (morning/lunch), Dr Gang Li (afternoon)
Research Leaders: Prof Andrzej Goscinski, Dr Gleb Beliakov, Assoc Prof Phoebe Chen, Prof Lynn Batten
09:30am - 10:00am-
- (-)
Supervisor(s): -
10:00am - 10:30amThe use and perceptions of time in online learning
Ms Marie van der Klooster (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Jo Coldwell
10:30am - 11:30am Break for School Meeting with the Dean (Burwood)
11:30am - 12:00amResouce Use Through State Aware WSDL
Michael Brock (G)
Supervisor(s): Prof Andrzej Goscinski
12:00pm - 12:30pmThe use of aggregation functions in decision making
Simon James (B)
Supervisor(s): Dr Gleb Beliakov
12:30pm - 01:00pmDesign, Simulation and Implementation of a Microfluidic Lab-on-a-chip for Diagnostic Applications
Khashayar Khoshmanesh (G)
Supervisor(s): Assoc Prof Abbas Kouzani
1:00pm - 2:00pm Lunch Break
02:00pm - 02:30pmncRNA Pattern Discovery in Carcinogenesis
Feng Chen (B)
Supervisor(s): Assoc Prof Phoebe Chen
02:30pm - 03:00pmGraph Mining for Biological Data
Jia Rong (B)
Supervisor(s): Assoc Prof Phoebe Chen, Dr Gang Li
03:00pm - 04:00pm Break for School Meeting with the Dean (Geelong)
04:00pm - 04:30pmOptimisations algorithms for efficient intensity modulated radiotherapy
Luke Mason (B)
Supervisor(s): Prof Lynn Batten
04:30pm - 05:00pmVoice Recognition Technology for visual artists with disabilities in their upper limbs
Dharani Hansika (B)
Supervisor(s): Prof Kathy Blashki/Dr Michael Hobbs
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Friday 29 August 2008: Session 2A (Eng)
Room: ka4.413 Session Chair: Assoc Prof Abbas Kouzani (morning), Dr Hieu Trinh (lunch), Assoc Prof Eric Hu (afternoon)
Research Leaders: Prof Saeid Nahavandi, Dr Doug Creighton
09:30am - 10:00amModelling and optimisation of manufacturing processes using soft computing methods
Jeremy Opie (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Doug Creighton
10:00am - 10:30amPower Demand and Energy Usage of Container Crane Comparision between AC and DC drives
Mr Thanh Tran (G)
Supervisor(s): Prof Saeid Nahavandi
10:30am - 11:00amAn Intelligent Energy Management Model for a Parallel Hybrid Vehicle Under Combined Loads
Hamid Khayyam (G)
Supervisor(s): Assoc Prof Eric Hu, Assoc Prof Abbas Kouzani
11:00am - 11:30am Tea Break
11:30am - 12:00amDesign of Unknown Inputs Observers
Poh Sim Teh (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Hieu Trinh
12:00pm - 12:30pmHaptically enabled interactive augmented reality systems
Matthew Watson (G)
Supervisor(s): Prof Saeid Nahavandi
12:30pm - 01:00pmLearning Routing Rules in Complex Conveyor Networks
Michael Johnstone (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Doug Creighton
01:00pm - 02:00pm Lunch Break
02:00pm - 02:30pmDynamic Request Driven Data Collection in Wireless Sensor Networks 
Samer Hanoun (G)
Supervisor(s): Prof Saeid Nahavandi
02:30pm - 03:00pmSimulation of A Hybrid Cooling System
Ferdi Yilmaz (G)
Supervisor(s): Assoc Prof Eric Hu
03:00pm - 03:30pmAutomatic Construction of Realistic 3D Models of Human Lungs from 2D Computed Tomography Images
Alycia Lee (G)
Supervisor(s): Assoc Prof Abbas Kouzani
03:30pm - 04:00pmA thermodynamic model for brown coal power station
Khayam Ghamami (G)
Supervisor(s): Assoc Prof Abbas Kouzani, Dr Clive Fergusen
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Friday 29 August 2008: Session 2B (IT)
Room: l.105 (B) / ka5.110 (G) [Video Link] Session Chair: Dr Jemal Abbawajy (morning/lunch), Prof Wanlei Zhou (afternoon)
Research Leaders: Dr Michael Hobbs, Dr Gang Li, Dr Vicki Mak, Dr Honghua Dai
09:30am - 10:00amDevelopment of new coding and processing techniques for wireless systems
Shivali Goel (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Jemal Abbawajy
10:00am - 10:30amEnhancing low-cost RFID security and privacy
Harinda Fernando (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Jemal Abbawajy
10:30am - 11:00amShots retrieval for semantic video summarisation
Fahan Md Fudzee (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Jemal Abbawajy
11:00am - 11:30am Tea Break
11:30am - 12:00amSecurity Negotiation Protocol for Multi-Agents
Raja Al-Jaljouli (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Jemal Abbawajy
12:00pm - 12:30pmSecurly Sharing Dynamic Data in Heterogenous Environment
Fahed Matar Al Neyadi (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Jemal Abbawajy
12:30pm - 01:00pmMechanisms for establishing trustworthiness
Soon Chong (G)
Supervisor(s): Dr Jemal Abbawajy
1:00pm - 2:00pm Lunch Break
02:00pm - 02:30pmFinding the real source of internet crimes
Ke Li (B)
Supervisor(s): Prof Wanlei Zhou
02:30pm - 03:00pmInformation Security Management
Leanne Ngo (b)
Supervisor(s): Prof Wanlei Zhou
03:00pm - 03:30pmProtecting web services from distributed denial of service attacks
Ashley Chonka (G)
Supervisor(s): Prof Wanlei Zhou
03:30pm - 04:00pmChallenges and Key Issues in Graph Mining: A Literature Survey Student
Min Gan (B)
Supervisor(s): Dr Honghua Dai
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