Swinburne University of Technology Research Report 1994

Foreword 4

Cooperative Research Centre for International Food Manufacture and Packaging Science 6

Citizenship and Social Development Benchmarks 7

Fundamental Stud.ies on Mechanisms of HIV Infection 8

Industrialisation and Social change in Asia 9

Better Viewing through Interactive Visualisation Systems 10

Researching Design 11

Profiles 1994 PhD graduates 12

Selected Statistics 14

16 Division of Science. Engineering and Design

18 School of Biophysical Sciences and Electrical Engineering

26 School of Chemical Sciences

33 Centre for Applied Colloid and BioCollo id Science

34 School of Civil Engineering and Building

36 School of Computer Science and Software Engineering

School of Mathematical SciE:.nces

School of Mechanical and Man4facturing Engineer ing

Centre for Computer Integrated tvlanufacture (CIM Centre)

54 Division of Business. Humanities and Social Science

56 Divisional Office

58 School of Commerce

61 School of Information Systems

66 School of International and Pol itical Stud ies

69 School of Management

75 School of Social and Behavioura l Sciences

82 Other

84 School of Social Sciences and Arts (TAFE)

85 Li bra ry

85 Corporate Services

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The rate of research development at Swinburne again increased in 1994, with the

launching of the Graduate Research School and the announcement of other major

programs, including approval by Council for the establishment of IRIS, our

Industrial Research Institute. IRIS focuses on serving small and medium enterprises 7

throughtechnology transfer, training and resear,c ,, building on th.e University's

successful Centre for Computer Integrated Manu acture.

A high light in late 1994 was the announcement of the success of a joint ind ustry,

university and CSIRO bid for the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) in International

Food Sc ience and Packaging Technology. Development of the bid was led by staff

of Swinburne's Centre for Applied Colloid and BioColloid Sc ience and CS IRO,

and a report on the aims of the Centre is included in this Report. Swinburne is now

a partner is three CRCs, reflecting our emphasis on co llaborative and applied

researc h of service to the nation.

Much of the University's best-known research is concentrated in four specialist

research centres: the Centre for Applied Neurosciences, Centre for Applied Coll oid

and BioColl oid Sc ience, Centre for Computer Integrated Manufacture (CIM Centre)

and the Centre for Urban and Social Research. All are noted for the ir industry

and community involvement, multidisciplinary approaches and, increasingly,

for internationa l links. At the same t ime, it is pleasing to see the maturing of other

research groups within the University, in f ields which include telecommunications,

information systems, biomedical instrumentation and Asian and international studies.

The University's research output has continued to expand, assisted by substantial increases in external resea rch funding,

including industry support, over the past four years. From 1993 to 1994, Swinburne recorded growth of over 20% in the research

outputs used for ca lculation of research quantum fundi ng from government, testimony to the efforts of staff and students in a

demanding and competitive environment. Research student enrolments are now stabilising after a period of expansion from

a small base. The number of research degrees awarded continues to grow, successful PhD candidates constituting a significant

outcome measure.

Quality assurance is an important feature of research development at Swinburne, and includes measures of cl ient and student

satisfaction. We are implementing a comprehensive Un iversity-wide quality assu rance system, to demonstrate that research and

research supervision are being carried out to the highest standards.

We aim to offer an environment in which our researchers and research students can flourish. To this end Swinburne has invested

in infrastructure to support research growth. Over the next few years, we will complete a substantial program to provide additional

dedicated research space. In 1994, the University acquired prem ises for IR IS and a bui lding to accommodate research students

and staff in Business and Arts. Planning for a Graduate Research Centre will commence in 1995. We aga in acknowledge the

substantial contribution to infrastructure support of our industry partners through funding, in-kind donations and access to external

facilit ies. This Report provides an overview of our research activities. I believe it shows that we are well on the way to achieving our

goal of being a d ist inctive institution, known for qua li ty and user-friendliness in the way we conduct our research.

Professor JG Wallace

Vice-Chancellor

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Swinburne is a key player in the

industry-focused Cooperative Research

Centre (CRC) for International Food

Manufacture and Packaging Science.

This new CRC has generated

substantial industry support for

programs designed to solve technical

impediments to Australian exports

of value-added food products into the

Asian market, which is set to expand to

$160 billion by the year 2000.

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Initiated jointly by Swinburne and

CSIRO, this CRC has its office

at Swinburne, with research programs

being carried out at the facilities

of the various partners.

The Ce ntre aims to del iver novel

food-packagi ng processes, products and

systems as well as develop tech nical

and manufacturing knowledge

to enha nce sustainable ma rket growth

and the international competitiveness

of Aust ralia's food and packaging

ind ustries . The research wi ll focus

on three aspects of the food value

ad di ng cha in: food manufactur ing; novel

packaging for life extension;

and package recyc ling and d isposa l.

Advanced packaging mater ials to

be developed by the centre wi ll help

to overcome the chron ic and worsening

waste disposal problems associated with

today's packaging industry, by creating

new, biodegradable and environmentally

friendly packaging.

In al l, the CRC will attract $30 mi llion

in cash and $48 mi llion in total support

over the next seven years, with industry

providing over 40% of CRC resou rces.

Major industry parti c ipants are ANL,

Arnotts, BTR Nylex (as AC I), Goodman

Fielde r, Pac ific Brand Food Group, Pratt

Industr ies, the Horticu ltural Research

and Development Corporation and the

Strategic Industry Research Fou ndation .

The partner research institutions

are Swinburne Un ivers ity of Technology

(Centre fo r App lied Col loid and

BioCol loid Science), The University of

Melbourne, The Un ivers ity of Queensland,

Victoria University of Technology, CS IRO's

Divisions of Food Science and

Technology and Materials Science and

Technology and The Victorian Department

of Agriculture.

For further information, contact Dr Roger Edwards, Director 613 9214 8126

citizenship and social 0 E V E L O P M E N T BENCHMARKS

Associate Professor Terry Burke .

of the Centre for Urban and Social

Research, in association with

Professor Brian Turner (Deakin

University) and the Victorian Council

of Social Service , has received a

$176,000 ARC Collaborative

Research Grant to research and

develop national benchmarks for

social development and citizenship.

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The project will address theoretical

and practical aspects of key problems

in Australian social policy development,

including setting goals for and measuring

social well-being.

Development of national indicators and

benchmarks of social well-being in areas

such as children's and youth welfare,

health and disability, housing and legal

rights, will 'help community and

government agencies to more effectively

measure the needs and problems in

their fields', says Research Associate

Michael Salvaris. The results will assist

these agencies in future service delivery

based on international best practice,

and in monitoring national trends

and progress towards the achievement

of these desirable benchmarks.

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The . project aims to develop' an '=

Australian social development an_d

citizenship framework including:

an index of gross national well-being

measuring progress in key social policy

fields and a national social agenda,

setting clear targets and benchmarks for

the future. An action plan for practical

application for this framework in

government and the community.

'There must be community involvement

for any recommendations to have

meaning and relevance', says Associate

Professor Burke. 'The support of VCOSS

is critical to the success of the project

and we are grateful for their whole -

hearted participation in the research'.

For further information, contact Associate Professor Terry Burke 61 3 9214 8837

Collaborative research into the AIDS virus

is continuing at Swinburne with funding

support from the Commonwealth

AIDS Research Grants Scheme. Chief

investigators John Fecondo, a

senior lecturer in the School of Chemical

Sciences, and Dr Andrew Boyd, of the

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute,

are leading a team carrying out research

into the role of cell surface

adhesion molecules in HIV infection.

Fundamental Studies on Mechanisms of

HIV infection

This research at Swinburne builds

on previous research undertaken

by Mr Fecondo into the role of adhesion

molecules, in particular the ICAM-1

receptor, in the immune process.

Using computerised sequence analysis,

Mr Fecondo has been able to predict which

peptide sequences (amino acids linked by

peptide bonds) are likely binding sites

which block the AIDS virus from getting

into the white blood cells. The peptides are

then chemically synthesised and tested

in trials, with two trials currently under way

at Westmead and Fairfield Hospitals.

While the results are pleasing, Mr Fecondo

stresses the importance at this stage of

pursuing fundamental studies to discover

how HIV penetrates its target cells.

The School of Chemical Sciences has the

potential to carry out further valuable

research in this area with its state-of-the-art

facilities for peptide design, synthesis and

characterisation. Further collaborative

projects are proceeding with institutions

such as the University of Melbourne,

Monash, La Trobe, Flinders and Newcastle

Universities and St Vincents and the

Royal Children's Hospitals.

For further information, contact John Fecondo 61 3 9214 8584

Industrialisation and

Social Change in Asia

Two decades of research in Asia

by Professor Ken Young has led to many

close and long standing and continuing

collaborative ties with leading academics

in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore,

Hong Kong and other parts of Asia.

His work began at London University

and the ANU with studies of social and

economic change in rural Indonesia.

Over the past decade Professor Young

has made significant contributions to the

comparative study of socio-economic

change in the industrialising cities of

Southeast Asia (including Hong Kong).

His continuing comparative work has led to

contributions to a series of books published

by Routledge on "The New Rich in Asia"

prepared by the Asia Research Centre

at Murdoch University. He has also edited,

with Professor R. Tanter, The Politics

of Middle Class Indonesia.

Professor Young's most recent research

investigates industrial isation and social

change in comparative urban contexts,

through a project focused primarily on

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For further information, contact, Professor Ken Young 61 3 9214 5243

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Better Viewing through

Interactive Visualisation svsrEMs

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Despite the rapid advances

in display technologies in recent

years, one of the major problems

facing computer interface

designers is the relatively small

screen surface available on which

large information spaces need

to be presented.

Research by Dr Ying Leung in the

School of Computer Science and

Software Engineering is looking

at various presentation techniques

to overcome this visual isation difficulty.

More specifically, Dr Leung is

interested in applying distortion

oriented displays to large information

spaces; the essence of these

techniques is to provide the viewer with

a globa I view of the information space

with local details, thus overcoming

navigat ion and presentation difficulties.

Dr Leung has developed an interactive

visualisation system based on

the bifocal display used for large

topological maps, including the London

Underground map.

Dr Leung is product research leader

in the Swinburne Computer Human

Interaction Labora tory (SCHIU in the

School. His research is supported

by DSTO and has attracted interested

from NEC Japan for its potential

in presenting large computer and

communication networks. Dr Leung

has been invited to spend three months

to further his work at N EC's research

laboratories in Tokyo.

For further information, contact, Dr Ying Leung 61 3 9214 8695

The Swinburne School of Design

added an extra dimension to its work

in 1994 with the appointment of Professor

Allan Whitfield as Research Professor.

This unique appointment reflects a

confidence in the standing of the School's

undergraduate programs and an

expansion into stronger postgraduate

and research provision. 'Designers

have tended not to do research in the

academic sense of the word', says

Professor Whitfield . 'However, research

in the design field has been developing

in ternationally over the past few years and

we are encouraging people from both

a design and non-design background to

pursue research relevant to this field'.

Professor Whitfield came to Swinburne

from the UK, where he was active in the

art and design world before completing

doctoral studies and embarking on an

academic career. For the past fifteen years

he has been funded by the Engineering

and Physical Sciences Research Council

(formerly the Science and Engineering

Research Council) for research in the fields

of colour specification and colour standards.

He has also conducted research into

peoples' perceptions of design and design

management. Professor Whitfield is Cha ir

of a British Standards Committee on

colour standards and also represents the

UK on the ISO Technical Committee which

is attempting to reach international

agreement on how colours are specified.

For further information, contact Professor Allan Whitfield 61 3 9214 6882

Dr Romesh Nagarajah

of the University's CIM Centre, had

considerable experience in the

manufacturing industry before taking

up a career in academia in 1985.

His pioneering work in the application of

robotics to crystal glass manufacture led

to his masters degree from the

University of Nottingham, while his PhD

work resulted in the development

of a methodology for cell sizing in flexible

manufacturing systems based on studies

of the manufacturing characteristics

of a number of companies involved in

discrete manufacturing.

Dr Don Phillips

PhD evolved from his extensive work

on-site stormwater detention (OSD) with

industry ·and municipal councils. OSD

is used to relieve the problems of flash

flooding in urban areas, an occurrence

which has been exacerbated by the

growing trend towards urban consolidation

and has resulted in serious property

damage. A senior lecturer in the School

of Civil Engineering and Building,

Dr Phillips' work has led to the widespread

adoption of his design procedures and

to patents for effective outflow control

devices in OSD and subsequent

manufacturing licences in Victoria and

New South Wales.

Dr Eric Woxvold

an engineering science graduate of the

US Naval Academy at Annapolis,

Maryland, has spent almost three decades

implementing and developing

manufacturing management software

systems. During his research in

the University's CIM Centre, Dr Woxvold

developed a unitary structure (ARMOR)

that enabled the project management,

production control and manufacturing

resources planning of complex devices

to be undertaken within a single software

system. Software based on Dr Woxvold's

original research is now used in a number

of defence assembly and maintenance

applications.

Dr Seung-Rok Kim

working in the Centre for Applied Colloid

and BioColloid Science, completed his

thesis on the flow and stability of

nonaqueous dispersions. His main study,

on the behaviour of particles dispersed

in oil, is directly applicable to industry in

fields such as to oil refining, papermaking

and the manufacture of ceramics.

Dr Andreas Pitsillides

of the School of Biophysical Science and

Electrical Engineering, is working on

various research issues in the automatic

management and control of

telecommunication networks. His research,

looking towards the 21st century, has an

emphasis on ATM-based multiservice and

multimedia networks. Dr Pitsillides' thesis

focused on the regulation of network user

traffic and the efficient allocation of

network resources to users while satisfying

service quality requirements.

Research Publications 1992-1994

Books

1992 11.20

1993 • 14.50

1994 • 11.14

Chapters

1992 17.90

1993 19.10

1994 17.83

Journal Articles

1992

1993

1994

Review Articles

1992

1993 1 5.00 1994

Conference Publications

1992

1993

1994

Other (inc.AN)

1992 .

1993

1994 1 6.00 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

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Higher Degree by Research Commencements 1988-1994

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Masters 60

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Division of Science, Engineering and

School of Biophysical Sciences and Electrical Engineering

School of Chemical Sciences

Centre for Applied Colloid and Biocolloid Science

School of Civil Engineering and Building

School of Computer Science and Software Engineering

School of Mathematical Sciences

School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Eng ineering

Centre for Computer Integrated Manufacture (CIM Centre)

School of Design

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School of Biophysical Sciences and Electrical Engineering

Research topics

Bakshi, E. & Mainwaring, D. Study of Molecular Mobility Study of the Fe in colloidal surfaces by

Mossbauer spectroscopy, discovering

processes of precipitation and absorption

of heavy metals into colloidal surfaces, with

application to industry and the environment.

Bakshi, E., Plackov, D. & Mainwaring, D. Investigation of the Behaviour of Gas Molecules within Microporous Solids using Mossbauer Spectroscopy By direct observation of the process of

condensation inside the microporous solids,

a more accurate microporous absorption

model may be determ ined.

Lambie, D. & Clarke, S. R. An Investigation into the Mathematical Modelling of the Dynamics of the Lawn Bowl To predict performance characteristics and

automating bowl design.

Cadusch, P.J. An Investigation of Methods to Interpolate and Invert Topographic EEG Data to Handle more Realistic Head Geometries and Conductive Distributions A technique based on properties of spherical

splines is currently used for deblurring

topographic EEG data to remove the effects

of volume conduction. This scheme is

somewhat limited by the assumption of

spherical symmetry of the conductivity

distribution. An extension of this scheme,

using spline-type fitting based on a finite

element method, is proposed and currently

under investigation.

Cadusch, P.J. & Silberstein, R.B. Development of a New Technique, Using Time-frequency Signal Analysis, for Segmenting EEG Time Sequences on the Basis of Changes in the Topography of the Scalp Recorded Data Results suggest that previous approaches

based on topography alone may be overly

sensitive to small (possib ly artifactual}

variations in the data .

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Hendtlass, T. Artificial Neural Networks with Problem Dependent Architectures An adaptive neural network has been

developed that is capable of distinguishing

between voca l utterances over short t ime

intervals. The network utitilses exemplar

tracking ard exemplar substitution approaches.

Nunez, P.L., Silberstein, R.B._, Cadusch, P.J., Wijesinghe, R., Westdorp, A. & Srinivasan, R. Localization of Brain Activity Two different methods to improve the

resolution of topographic EEG have been

compared; one based on surface Laplacians

developed by the Brain Physics Group at

Tulane University and the other based on

spatial deconvolution using spherical splines

developed at SUT. Both methods perform

well with simulated data and produce

similar results with experimental data.

Sergejew, A.A To Apply Insights from Chaos Theory to the Problem of Discerning Signal from Noise in the EEG Recorded using Routine Clinical Techniques in Schizophrenia New second-generation techn iques

employing noise reduction refinements in

signal identification have proved successfu l

in quantifying abnormal signal processing

in this disorder.

Sergejew, A.A. An Investigation of the Pattern Recognition Capabilities of Artificial Neural Network Methodologies to EEG Signals Recorded from Subjects with Serious Psychiatric Disorders This long-term project has the potential for

produc ing EEG-based biological markers

of information processing disturbances in

a variety of diagnostic groups.

Sergejew, A.A. & Tsoi, A. To Complement Traditional Topographic EEG Analysis Techniques by Capturing Instantaneous EEG Signal Dynamics in Obsessive-compulsive Disorders using Markov Modelling Techniques to Quantify State Transition Rules Preliminary results have confirmed our

hypothesis regarding the type of thought

disorder comprising OCD.

Silberstein, R.B, Ball, J. & Currie, J. An Investigation of the Sensitivity of Steady State Visually Evoked Potentials to Localised Brain Damage Using Probe-ERP techniques, with an

attentional task, any changes in evoked

potentials as a result of brain damage will

be investigated and reported. The aim is to

relate the structura l changes (caused by

brain damage} with atientional processes.

Silberstein, R.B & Chant, G. Mass Communication and Visually Evoked Potentials This project involves the application of

Steady State Probe Topography (SSPT} for

the assessment of viewer interest in visua lly

presented material. This project has

significant applications in the Market

Research industry.

Silberstein, R.B., Ciorciari, J., Nield, G., Pipingas, A., Schier, M. & Sergejew, A.A. Cognitive Processes and Brain Electrical Topography An investigation of the relationship between

specific cognitive processes such as reading

or decision making, and the patterns of

brain electrical activity in normal subjects.

Silberstein, R., Sergejew, A.A. & Schier, M. An Examination of the Frequency Sensitivity of the Steady State Visually Evoked Potential (SSVEP) to a Visual Vigilance Task Subjects are required to perform a vigilance

task whi le the SSVEP is elicited at different

stimulus frequencies.

Wallace, J.G., Silberstein, R.B., Pipingas, A., Sergejew, A.A. & Bluff, K. An Examination of the Dynamic Features of Brain Activity Topography During the Process of Learning Brain electrical activity is recorded from

subjects while they repetitively perform a

range of cognitive tasks. At first, these tasks

are demanding but they eventua lly become

"automatic" and effortless. A principle

feature of this project is the changes in

brain activ ity during the process of

automatization.

Books and Book Chapters

Hendtlass, T.

Real Time Forth,

Mountain View Press, California, 1994,

ISBN 888 000 000 772

Journal Articles

Alonso, J., Bygrave, W. & Gillin, L.M.

'Mathematical visualisation and analysis

techniques for entrepeneurship studies:

image processing in the United States,

Europe, Japan and Australia',

Journal of Enterprising Culture, World

Scientific, Singapore, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1994

Crasher, D.

'The artificial evolution of adaptive

processes', lnformatika, The Slovene Society

lnformatika, Slovenia, 1994, 377-386

Ghaly, J. & Smith, A.L.

'Automated ventilator testing',

Aust. Physical & Eng. Sciences in Medicine,

Vol. 17, 2, 1994, 91-93

Hendtlass, T.

'Mini-math I needed it',

Forth Dimensions, Forth Interest Group,

USA, Vol. XV, Number 5, 1994

Lavery, W. & Everitt, D.

'Engineering simulation of cellular mobile

communication systems using database

management fourth generation languages',

Australian Telecommunications Research,

Melbourne, Austra lia, 1993, Vol. 27, No. 2

Liley, D.T.J. & Wright, J.J.

'lntracortical connectivity of pyramidal and

stellate cells: Estimates of synaptic densities

and coupling symmetry', Network 5, Institute

of Physics, Bristol, UK, 1994, 175-189

Silberstein, R.B.

'Steady state visually evoked potentials,

brain resonances and cognitive processes',

Neocortical Dynamics and Human EEG

Rhythms, Oxford University Press, UK,

1995, 272-303

Nunez, P.L., Silberstein, R.B., Cadusch, P.J.,

Wijesinghe, S., Westdorp, A.F.

& Srinivasan, R.

'A theoretical and experimental study

of high resolution EEG based on surface

Laplacians and cortical imaging',

Electroencephalograhpy and Clinical

Neurophysiology, Elsevier, 1994, 40-57

Puce, A., Berkovic, S.F., Cadusch,

P.J. & Bladin, P.F.

'P3 Latency jitter assessed using 2 techniques.

I. Simulated data and surface recordings

in normal subjects', Electroencephalograhpy

and Clinical Neurophysiology,

Elsevier, 92, 1994, 352-364

Puce, A., Berkovic, S.F., Cadusch, P.J.

& Bladin P.F.

'P3 Latency jitter assessed using 2 techniques.

II. Surface and sphenoidal recordings in

subjects with focal epilepsy', Electroence

phalograh py and Clinical Neurophysiology,

Elsevier, 92, 1994, 555-567

Sekercioglu, A.

'A Tutorial on Fuzzy Sets', Matematik

Danyasi, Journal of Turkish Mathematical

Society, Turkish Mathematical Society,

Ankara,Turkey, 1994, Vol. 43, 14-18

Wallace, J.G., Silberstein, R.B., Bluff, A.

& Pipingas, A.

'Semantic transparency, brain monitoring

and evaluation of hybrid cognitive

architecture',

Connection Science, 1994, Vol. 6, 3-58

Silberstein, R.B.

'Neuromodulation of neocortical dynamics',

Neocortical Dynamics and Human EEG

Rhythms, Oxford University Press, UK,

591 -627, 1995

Wright, J.J. & Liley, D.T.J.

'A millimetric scale simulation of

electrocortical wave dynamics based on

anatomical estimates of cortical synaptic

density', Network, 1994, Vol. 5, 191-202

Wright, J .J., Sergejew, A.A. & Liley, D. T.J.

'Computer simulation of electrocortical

activity at millimetric scale',

Electroencephalography and Cli nical

Neurophysiology, 1994, Vol. 90, 365-375

Wright, J.J., Kydd, R.R & Liley, D.T.J.

'On integrating chaotic and linear models

of electrocortical activity',

Psycoloquy, 1994, Vol. 4, 60

Wright, J.J, Kydd, R.R. & Liley, D.T.J.

'Noise is crucial to EEG dynamics',


Wright, J.J., Kydd, R.R. & Liley, D.T.J.

'EEG simulation is not a metaphor',


Zurawski, R. & Zhou, M.

'Petri Nets and Industrial Applications:

A Tutorial', IEEE, Transactions on Industrial

Electronics, IEEE, New Jersey, USA,

Vol. 41, 6, 1994, 567-583

Zurawski, R.

'Systematic Construction of Functional

Abstractions of Petri Net Models of Flexible

Manufacturing Systems', IEEE Transactions

on Industrial Electronics, IEEE,

New Jersey, USA, 1994, Vol. 41, 6, 584-592

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Adcock, B.

'An efficient real time algorithm for current

harmonic reduction in variable speed drives',

AUPEC '94 Conference, University of South

Austral ia, AUPEC '94 Conference, 1994

Alonso, J. & Gillin, L.M.

'Introducing novel statistical and

mathematical visualisation and analysis

techniques into an engineering curriculum',

Australian Mathematics in Engineering

Conference, Melbourne,

Swinburne University of Technology, 1994

Burkitt, G. & Silberstein, R.B.

'Phase topography of the steady state visually

evoked potential',

Proc. Pan Pacific Conference on Brain

Electric Topography, Syd ney, 1994

Cadusch, P.J. & Silberstein, R.B .

'Time-frequency analysis and the topography

of spontaneous EEG',

Pan Pacifi c Conference on Brain Electric

Topography, Sydney, Human Sciences Press

Inc, 1994

Ciorciari, J., Silberstein, R.B., Copolov, D.,

Currie, J. & Schier, M.

'The topography of the Steady State Visually

Evoked Potential in schizophrenia: a pilot

study', 4th Annual Australasian

Psychophysiology Conference,

Melbourne, Australasian Psychophysiology

Society, 1994

Cricenti, A.L. & Klimovski, D.

'Engineering students, experiences with

electronic circuit simulation',

Proc. 6th Annual Conference of Australian

Association for Engineering Education,

University of Technology, Sydney, 1994

Crasher, D.

'Complex Systems:Mechanisms of Adaptation',

Central Queensland University, IOS Press

Amsterdam, Ohmsha, Tokyo, 1994

20

Hendtlass, T.

'A distributed data acquisition and decision

making system', Proc. EuroForml '94,

Winchester, UK, F.I.G, UK, 1994

Hendtlass, T.

'A dynamic architecture for the categorisation

of information', Proc ACNN '94, Brisbane,

University of Queensland, 1994

Klimovski, D., Sergejew, A.A., Cricenti, A.L.

& Egan, G.K.

'Estimation of the position of electrocortical

generators via subspace techniques',

IEEE International Conference on Acoustics,

Speech and Signal Processing Adelaide,

IEEE, 1994

Lambie, D.

'Dynamics of the Lawn Bowl revisited',

National Conference Mathematics and

Computers in Sport, Bond Univers ity,

School of Information Technology Bond

University, 1994


'A queuing analysis of the teletraffic

behaviour of the mobile to cell-site link in

CDMA cellular systems', Proc.Eighth

Australian Teletraffic Research Seminar,

Melbourne, Conference Organiser, 1994


'Analysis of the uplink teletraffic behaviour

in CDMA cellular systems', Proc.lEEE 44th

Vehicular Techno logy Conference,

Stockholm, Sweden, IEEE, 1994


'Service quality in CDMA cellular systems',

Ninth Australian Teletraffic Research Seminar,

Melbourne, Conference Organiser, 1994

Mazzolini A., Murphy, D. & Mazzolini, M.

'Evaluating Physics Curricula and Teaching

Practices at Australian Universities',

International ASPEN Seminar on Physics

Curriculum Evaluation, Su rabaya, Indonesia,

ASPEN, 1994

Mazzolini, A.

'VCE Electronics on a Budget',

STAV and AIP Physics Teachers Conference,

Monash University, Melbourne, STAV, 1994

McKean, N.S., Davis, R.L., Bartel, A.

& Bakshi, E.N.

'A High temporal resolution solid state

thermal neutron detector',

Proceedings of ANZIP CMPM, 18, ANZIP

(Australia and New Zealand Institutes of

Physics), 1994

McKenzie, D.

'Contract Co-Op - A practical solution',

Co-Operative Education Asia -Pacific

Conference, NZ, University of Waikato,

Hamilton, NZ, 1994

Murphy, D., Yanyou, Y. & Gredeskoul, 0 .

'Real-time electrical impedance tomography',

14th World Congress on Medical Physics

and Biomedical Engineering, Brazil, IOP

Publishing, Bristol, UK, 1994

Nunez, P.L., Silberstein, R.B., Cadusch, P.J.,

Cao, G. & Wijesinge, S.

'High resolution estimates of alpha rhythm

and steady state visual evoked potentials',

Fifth Internationa l Cleveland Clinic-Bethel

Epilepsy Symposium, Cleveland, 1994

Overmars, A., Toncich, D. & Dluzniak, R.

'A strategy for minimising complexity of FMS

control using a matrix classification system',

AEMC95 Conference, Melbourne, 1994

Pitsillides, A. & Lambert, J.

'Adaptive congestion control in Broadband

/SON: High through put with sustained

quality of service', Int. Conf. Tele

communication, ICT '94, Du bai, UAE, 1994

Pitsill ides, A. & Lambert, J.

'Adaptive connection admission and flow

control: quality of service with high utilisation',

IEEE INFOCOM '94, Toronto, Ontario,

Canada, 1994

Pitsillides, A. & Sekerciouglu, A.

'Fuzzy Logic Control of Cell Flow in

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)',

Proceedings of the Austral ian Tele

communication Networks & Applications

Conference ATNAC '94, Melbourne, 1994

Pitsillides, A., Lambert, J. & Li , N.

'Optimal Bandwidth Allocation in

Communication Networks', AEMC '94 Int.

Engineering Mathematics Confe rence,

Melbourne, 1994

Pitsillides, A., Lambert, J. , Li , N.

& Steiner, J.

'Optimal Bandwidth Allocation in

Communication Networks', AEMC '94 Int.

Engineeri ng Mathematics Conference,

Melbourne, 1994

Sekercioglu A., Pitsillides A. & Egan G.

'Study of an Adaptive Fuzzy Controller based

on the adaptation of relative rule weights',

ANZ I IS '94, Brisbane, Queens land, Institute

of Electrica l and Electronics Engineering, 1994

Sergejew A.A

'Decrease of EEG complexity and EEG

stability in schizophrenia:

Neurophysiological Measures of Information

Processing Deficits', ASPR An nual Scientific

Meeti ng, Perth, ASPR, 1994

Sergejew A.A.

'Quantification of information processing

deficits in schizophrenia using measures

of EEG complexity and stability',

4th Australasian Psychophysiology

Conference, Melbourne, Australasian Psycho

phys iology Conference, 1994

Sergejew A.A.

'Stability of EEG signals in Schizophrenia

using Signal Subspace Estimation Methods',

Third Australian Schizophrenia Research

Conference, Brisbane, ASPR, 1994

Sergejew, A.A., Hazarika, N. & Tsoi , A.C.

'Classification of EEG signals in Schizophrenia

using an Artificial Neural Network',

Third Australian Schizophrenia Research

Confe rence, Brisbane, Australian

Schizophren ia Research Society, 1994

Silberstein R.B.

'Brains/em modulation of cortical dynamic

modes', Proc. 1994 Pan Pac ific Conference

on Bra in Electric Topography, Sydney, Brain

Topography, Human Science Press, 1994

Silberstein, R.B.

'Brain resonances, neuromodulatin and

schizophrenia', Thi rd Australian

Sch izophrenia Research Conference,

Brisbane, 1994

Silberstein , R.B.

'Steady state visually evoked potential

topography cognition and individual variability',

Proc. Pan Pacific Conference on Bra in

Elect ric Topography. Sydney, Brai n

Topography, Human Science Press, 1994

Silberstein, R.B. , Ciociari , J. , Line, P.

& Wright , J.J.

'Brain and Electrical Activity Topography

Dynamics during the Continuous

Performance Task (CPT)', ASPR Annual

Scientific Meeting, Perth, ASPR, 1994

Tang, S. & Zurawski, R.

'A study in EPF and C-Linda implementations

of distinct element model', Proc. Int. Cont .

on Appl ications in Parallel and Distributed

Computing, Caracas, Venezuela,

North Hol land, 1994

Tsoi , A.C. , Sergejew, A.A. & Hazarika , N.

'Classification of EEG signals using robust

autoregression coefficients', Fifth Australian

Conference on Neural Networks, Brisbane

Austra lian Neura l Networks Society, 1994

Wood, A.W., Sadafi H.A. & Cadusch P.J.

'Human heart-rate variability and 50 Hz

magnetic fields', 16th Annua l Bioelectro

magnetics Society Meeting, Copenhagen,

June 1994, Bioelectromagnetics Society, 1994

Wood, A.W.

'Review of laboratory and epidemiological

studies on health effects',

ESAA sem ina rs for uti li ty staff, Ca nberra,

ESAA, 1994

Wood A.W., Armstrong S.M., Cadusch P.J. ,

Sadafi H.A. & Devine, L.

'Effects of 50 Hz magnetic fields on

human physiological factors',

Australasian Cont. Engineering & the

Physical Sciences in Medici ne, Perth,

Austra lasian College of Phys ical Scientists

and Engineers in Medicine, 1994

Zhu, J., Hazarika, N. , Tsoi, A.C.

& Sergejew, A.A.

'Classification of EEG signals using wavelet

coefficients and an Artificial Neural Network',

Pan Pac ific Workshop on Brain Electric and

Magnetic Topography, Sydney, 1994

Zurawski , R.

'New results in systematic construction of

functional abstractions of Petri net models

of flexible manufacturing systems',

Proc. IEEE Int. Symp. Emerging and Factory

Automation, Tokyo, IEEE, 1994

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Other Publications

Dluzniak R.

'Proposal for category AAA baseball lighting

at Moorabin Reserve', Report, 1994

Dluzniak, R.

'Lighting design and strategies for Western

Ring Road intersection',

Design report, Melbourne, 1994

Dluzniak, R.

'Lighting of course proper at Moonee Valley

Racecourse',

Feasibil ity study, Melbourne, 1994

Dluzniak, R., Tharumaraja, A.,

& Vinayaglingam, T.

'Report on the CRC project on Holonic

Control. CRC halonic manufacturing

systems report for WP5: Testing and

evaluation of tool support ho/on', Report,

Melbourne, 1994

Gao, H., Pitsillides, A. & Lambert, J.

'Connection Admission Control in ATM

Based Networks Using Higher-Order

Spectral Models', Australian Tele

commun ications Networks and Applications

Conference '94, Melbourne, 1994

Other Activities and Presentations

22

Edwards, T. & Mazzolini, A.P.

'The use of teaching aids in first year

physics', Workshop, University Brawijaya,

Indonesia, International Development

Program Ass ignees, 1994

Mazzolini, A.

Executive Committee of the Second

Austra lian Conference on Computers in

University Physics Education, Melbourne

University, 1994-1995

Wright, J. Professorial Fellow,

Swinburne University of Technology/Mental

Health Resea rch Institute, 1994

Thompson, C.J., Briggs, K.M., Farrell, P.,

Fleming, A., Hocking, B., Joyner, K.,

Lubinas, V. & Wood, A.W.

'Directional and nonlinear effects in resonant

models of AC-DC electromagnetic fields',

Melbourne University, Internal Report, 1994

Wood A.W.

'Computer screens and cancer',

Internal School Report (BS&EE), 1994

Zurawski, R, Invited Tutoria l and Lecture, IEEE, Bologna,

Italy, 1994

Zurawski, R.

Review Journal Paper, International Journal

of Mechatronics, Pergamon Press, 1994

Zurawski, R.

Review Journal Paper, IEEE Transactions on

Industria l Electronics, IEEE, 1994

Zurawski, R.

Review Conference Papers, IEEE

International Conference on Industria l

Technology, Guangzhou, China, 1994

Research degrees in progress

Adler, M.

'Development of a Strategy to Generate NC

Programming Algorithms for Production

of Haute & BAS reliefs from 2-0 Programs',

MEng, Swinburne University of Technology

Akula, S.

'Fault Detection in Wideband Local Area

Networks',


Alonso, J. 'The Process of Innovation in the Image

Analysis Technology',

PhD, Swinburne University of Technology

Assadi-Asadabad, G.R.

'Application of Artificial Intelligence (Al)

tools for modelling and simulation of static

electric power converters operating under

adverse loads',


Shafiq-Antonacci, R.

'Clinical Techniques for the Diagnosis

of Very Early or Preclinical Alzheimer's

Disease',


Balog, 0.

'The Effects of Auditory Stimuli on the

Topography of the Steady State Visually

Evoked Potential',

MAppSc, Swinburne University of Technology

Bartel, A.

'Design and Development of Instrumentation

of Material Structure Using a Time-correlated

Diffraction',


Bowen, M.

'Hand-held Dynamometry for Muscle

Strength Assessment',


Burkitt,G.

'Biomagnetometry Studies: Brain Evoked

Activity Localisation from Combined

Magnetic and Electric Field Data',


Carter, B.

'The Use of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials

in the Prediction of Outcome in Brain

Injured Children',


Chen, D.

'Non Invasive Determination of Human Skull

Impedance Distribution',


Chen, H.

'ATM Switching Behaviour under

Non-stationary Conditions',


Ciorciari, J.

'Topographic Distribution of Human Brain

Electrical Activity in Schizophrenia',


Ciszewski, P.

'Computer Managed Learning: Providing

a Method for Rapid, Secure and Large Scale

Assessment of Students via PC connected

to a Local Network',


Collins, L.

'Occular Motor Investigation of Attention

and Memory Disorders of Neurocognitive

Function',


Cricenti, A.

'Development and Implementation of DSP

Algorithms',


Crocker, C.

'Using Visually Evoked Potentials Within

a Feedback Path for Remove Control

of a Vehicle',


Crasher; D.

'The Emergence and Maintenance of

a Capacity to Learn, Adapt and Explore

within a Population of Loosely Coupled

Evolving Agents',


Davoli, M.

'Simulated Integrative Environments

for Customer Presentations and Network

Dimensioning',


Dibley, A.

'Instrumentation for Ambulatory Monitoring',

MAppSc, Swinburne Un iversity of Technology

Doman, J. 'Automatic Text to Australian Speech

Translation',

MAppSc, Swinburne Univers ity of Techno logy

Farrow, M.

'Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

and Brain Electrical Activity Topography',


Fitzpatrick, P.

'Frequency Planning and Traffic Capacity

of Street Microcells in a Mature Cellular

Network',


Ford, S.

'Evaluation and Optimisation of an EEG Based

Visual Computer Interface',


Fraanje, A.

'Microprocessor Control and Optimisation

of Induction Motor Performance',


23

Gao, H.

'Network Management in Telecommunications

Systems',


Gillin, S.

'Operator Control Computer Screens for

Chemical Plant: Psycholinguistic Determinants

for Algorithm Sequence',

MEng, Swin burne University of Techno logy

Gredeskoul, 0.

'Signal Processing Algorithms for Electrical

Impedance Tomography',

MAppSc, Swinburne Univers ity of Technology

Griffiths, S.

'Mobile All Form Data Transmission Network

System',


Hansa, C.

'Automated Management of Traffic in

Telecommunication Networks',


Hochmann, M.

'The Use of High-frequency Oscillatory

Ventilation in Pre-term Infants and Children',


Hocking, C.

'Task Automisation and Brain Electrical

Activity Mapping',


Hopkins, J. 'Neurophysiological and Behavioural Effects

of Vitamin 86 and Magnesium Supplements

in Autistic People, through the Analysis

of the P300 Evoked Potential',


24

Hu, X.

'Optimal Control Estimation Methodologies

or Telecommunications Networks',


Koumoundourus, E.

'Work of Breathing: A Study in Coronary

Patient Group',

MAppSc, Swinburne University of Tech nology

Lan, X.

'Novel Indirect Flow Rate Transducers

Suitable for Urodynamics',


Lavery, W.

'Traffic Characteristics of Code Division

Multiple of Melbourne. Access Cellular

Mobile Communications Systems',

PhD, The University of Melbourne

Lawrance, P.

'Dynamic Architecture for the Opimisation

of Artificial Neural Networks',


Lee Kwei Leen, L.

'Detection and Elimination of Narrowband

Interference in Mobile Broadband

Communication Network Using Knowledge

Based Artificial Network',


Lin, H. 'Control of Machine Drive Current Harmonics

Using Active Filters',


Line, P. 'Steady State Visually Evoked Potential

Topography in Schizophrenia',


Loos, C.

'Sensorimotor Rhythm Biofeedback and

Epilepsy'.


Mackojc, M.

'Application of 30 Visualisation in Oil

Exploration & Production',

MEng, University of Melbourne.

Malekzadeh, A.

'Congestion Control for Asynchronous

Transfer Mode (ATM) Networks',


McKean, N.

'Design and Construction of a Thermal

neutron Detector for a High Resolution

Time-of-flight Diffractometer',


Menagh, J. 'Oxygen Consumption in Specific Patient

Groups; MAppSc, Swinburne University

of Technology

Myint, W.

'Evaluation of Code Division Multiple Access

for Cellular Communication Networks',


Nguyen, V.A.

'Customer/Network perspective on Multiple

Objective Function Optimisation in

Multimedia and Multiservice Networks',


I

l

Nield, G.

'Brain Responses to Repetitive Visual

Stimuli',


Nikolov, N.

'A System for Measuring Exhaled Nitrogen

while Breathing 100% Oxygen',


Nipitwattanapon, P.

'Automated Modelling and Analysis

of Communication Protocols',

M Eng, Swinburne University of Technology

Overmars, A.

'Investigation into Intelligent Microprocessor

Industrial Controllers',


Owen, C.

'Investigation of the Olfactory Evoked

Potentials, Incorporating the Development

of an Odour Delivery System Integrated with

the Monitoring of Respiration',


Pipingas, A.

'Topographic Distribution of Brain Electrical

Activity Associated with Normal and

Abnormal Aging',


Podlena, J. 'Distributed Evolutionary Programming',


Porter, N.

'Enhancing the Human-Computer

Interface through the Use of Brain Evoked

Potentials',


Pretto, J. 'Relationship of Respiratory Function

Parameters, and Their Application to

Interpretation of Changes which Occur Before,

During and After Liver Transplant Procedures',


Raj, D.

'A Computer Based Electrochemical Data

Acquisition System',


Sadafi, H.

'Human Physiological Effects of Power

Frequency Magnetic Fields',


Schier, M.

'Human steady-state visually evoked

potential, topography and attention',


Sekercioglu, A.

'The Application of Neural Networks

to Fuzzy Logic',


Sekercioglu, F.

'Performance Monitoring in Wideband Local

Area Networks',


Simpson, D.

'The Neuropsychiatric Workstation:

A Multiprocessor System for Real Time

Analysis of Brain Electrical Activity at the

Level of the Cortex',


Sutdhiraksa, S.

'Collision & Deadlock Detection & Avoidance

for Multiple Robotic Systems',


Tang, S.

'Seismic Modelling using Multi-processor

Computer Systems',


Thompson, B.

'Modelling and Instrumentation for the

Rebreathing Technique. Improving

Mathematical Models of the Rebreathing

Technique to Determine Cardiac Output',


Venkataraman, K.

'Artificial Neural Networks. Applications

to Radar Target Signature Analysis and

Radar Imagery',


Wells, J.

'Automatic Recognition of Short Vocal

Utterances',


Yu, Yanyou.

'Using Artificial Neural Networks to Perform

Image Reconstruction in Impedance

Tomography',


Zeng, S.

'The Control of High Performance

Manipulators using Multi-processor

Computer Systems',


Zhu, L.A.

'Position Control System Using a Three

Phase Squirrel Cage Induction Motor',


Zieba, J. 'Instability in Radio Frequency Power

Amplifiers:


25

Research topics

Baker, W.L.

Ascorbate as a Preferred Substrate for

Peroxidase

Hydrogen peroxide is an important oxidising

agent in mammalian systems. Metabolically

effic ient disposal of this agent would help

delay metabolic dangers due to aging.

This project will examine the interaction

of ascorbate with hydrogen peroxide

catalysed by peroxidases which may prove

to be an efficient mechanism for disposal

of peroxidase.

Baker, W.L.

Ascorbic Acid Analysis and Disulphide

Groups

In the presence of copper ion ascorbic

acid produces hydrogen peroxide. Certain

proteins, wh ich are known to have exposed

disulphide groups, also interact with

ascorbate and copper and the extent of

interaction can be related to the standard

curve prepared from varying concentrations

of cystine. These proteins also affect the

production of hydrogen peroxide from

ascorbate at biological levels of copper ion.

Baker, W.L.

Peroxidatic Activity of Haem Protein Using

Ascorbic Acid and other Electron Donors

Haemoglobin, myoglobin and catalase show

peroxidatic activity. A number of specific

electron donors, which inc lude ascorbate,

ABTS, HVA, HPAA and DMAB with MBTH,

can be used for the reaction. The aim of

this project is to establish a complete range

of donors, to determine whether the haem

protein is degraded and to examine the

hypothesis that the hydroxyl radical is

involved in the reaction. The relationship

to human metabolism could be examined.

Baker, W.~. & Cross R.F.

EDTN and Antibiotic Analysis

The fluorescent molecule l-ethoxy-4-

(dichloro-S-triazinyl) naphthalene (EDTN)

has been shown to react with amoxyc il lin

in levels ranging from 0.01 - 1 mmol.

Under condit ions of heating ampicil lin also

reacts. It is proposed to determine the lim its

of sens it ivity of the reaction and the range

of penicillin detectable as well as the

H PLC patterns.

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Baker, W.L. & Kyratzis, L.

Ascorbate Inhibition of Horseradish

Peroxidase Activity

Horseradish peroxidase acts as a catalyst

in the transfer of electrons from a donor

to reduce hydrogen peroxide. The Ellman's

reagent anion has been shown to act as

a donor with loss of colour and oxidation

occu rs in the Ngo-henhoff reaction which is

the most sensitive colorimetr ic reaction for

perox idase. Ascorb ic acid has been shown

to prevent the ox idation of the above donors

in the presence of horseradish peroxidase.

Baker, W.L. & Wong, M.G.

Glutathione-S-Transferase: Isolating

Activity and Structure in Activity

Relationship

A range of isoforms of glutathione-S

transferase will be examined for their effects

on the benzofurazan substrates which form

fluorescent adducts. The aim is to use

fluorescence to detect different isoforms

and to characterise the reactions using

classical kinetic mechanisms together

with computer model ling experiments.

Barton, P.A. Hogarth, M., Wines, B.

& Powell, M. (Austin Research Institute)

Structure and Function of an Antibody

Receptor

The cDNA for a receptor for lgG class

antibodies (FcgRII) has been modified to

delete the membrane anchor C-terminal

region. This cDNA has been engineered into

a baculovi rus and infected insect cel ls have

been shown to secrete a solub le form of the

receptor. The secreted protein appears less

heterogeneous than that produced from

recombinant CHO ce lls and may be more

suitable for crystallographic study.

Barton, P.A., Bird, G. & Hoogenraad, N.J.

(La Trobe University)

Construction of a Novel Selectable

Transfer Vector for the Expression of

Eukaryote Genes in Insect Cells

This project has as its aim the construction

of a transfer vector that will enable

expression of cloned genes at the surface

of the extracel lular baculovirus particle.

This will enable selection of variants of

cloned genes by specific adsorption to

immobilised ligands. Human glycophorin

has been chosen as a test marker for the

vector construction. The glycophorin gene

has been obta ined from a foeta l liver library

by Polymerase Chain Reaction and it has

been cloned into a transfer vector for trial

expression in insect cells.

Barton, P.A., Fidge, N.H., Pyle, LE.

& Mitchell, A. (Lipoprotein and

Atherosclerosis Unit, Baker Medical

Research Institute)

Production of Functional Human

Proapolipoprotein Al in a Serum Free

Expression System

Apolipoprotein Al (ApoAI) is the principal

protein component of high density

lipoproteins (HOU which have a protective

role aga inst atherosclerosis by clearing

cholesterol from the system. ApoA I is

synthesised in hepatic and intestina l cells

as a preproprotein and secreted as a

proprotein (proApoAI) upon removal of the

signa l peptide. A further six amino acids are

removed from the N-terminus to generate

the 28 kD ApoAI in the serum. Stud ies on

ApoAI structure and function are hampered

by the difficulty in extracting ApoA I away

from serum proteins and lipids. To produce

the protein in a serum-free expression

system the cDNA fo r the gene was

engineered into a baculovirus and insect

ce ll s grown on serum-free med ium were

infected with the recombinant virus.

Barton, P.A., Heath, R.L. (Institute of

Plant Research, Victorian Department of

Agriculture and Food) & Anderson, M.A.

(La Trobe University)

A Multidomain Precursor Protein that is

Processed into 5 Homologous Proteinase

Inhibitors in the Stigma of Nicotiana alata

A cDNA corresponding to a gene for a 43 kD

serine protease inhibitor (Pl) precursor has

been isolated from Nicotiana alata (tobacco

plant). The precursor is expressed in the

stigma, where it appears in the vacuole,

and is processed by proteolytic cleavage

into five homologous protease inhibitors of

6 kD. One of the five inhibits trypsin while

the other four inhibit chymotrypsin.

These protease inhibitors interfere with the

digestion of protein in the gut of caterpillars.

In order to obtain enough protein to study

the structure and processing of the protease

precursor the cDNA was inserted into a

recombinant baculovirus and cultured insect

cells were used to produce the protein.

The protein produced by infected insect

cells was secreted into the medium and its

N-terminal sequence (KACTLN) was identical

to the plant precursor showing that the

signal sequence was functional in insect

cells and was cleaved correctly. The precursor

from insect cells had chymotrypsin inhibitory

activity but no activity towards trypsin until

it was digested with the protease AspN,

releasing the 6 kD peptides.

Barton, P.A., Jayaram, B.M.

& Bernard, C.C.A. (Neuroimmunology

Laboratory, La Trobe University)

Expression by Insect Cells of MOG,

a Major Autoanigen of Multiple Sclerosis

Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)

is a transmembrane protein expressed only

in the central nervous system. It is one of

the major autoantigens of multiple sclerosis

(MS). To carry out studies of T-lymphocyte

interaction with MOG it is necessary to

produce the protein in a system where there

are no other human proteins and no bacterial

products that could contaminate the purified

protein. The cDNA for MOG has been placed

in a recombinant baculovirus. MOG in

infected insect cells has been identified by

immuno-blotting. Purification of the protein

from cultures will be carried out to produced

material for an analysis of MS patient

T-lymphocyte response.

Barton, P.A., Purcell, A.W. & McCluskey, J.

(Flinders Medical Centre S.A.)

Structure and Function of Nucleic Acid

Binding Proteins Involved in Autoimmunity

The nuclear autoantigens La, Ro60

and Ro52 are components of the

ribonuc leoprotein (RNP) complex in RNA

transcription. These proteins become the

target of autoimmune responses in several

common autoimmune disorders. This

project aims to produce these proteins in

the baculovirus expression system to enable

a study of their interaction with T-lymphocytes

and antibodies. The cDNA for La (a 47 kD

phosphoprotein) has been engineered into

a recombinant baculovirus and infected

insect cells produce large amounts of the

La protein. It is intended to purify enough

protein in to enable crystallographic studies

to be carried out.

Chen, D., Clark, A.G., Cross, R.F.

& Baker, W. L.

Use of Fluorescent Techniques to Monitor

the Reactions Catalysed by Glutathione-S

Transferase and other Mercapturide

Pathway Enzymes

The non-fluorescent compound 4-chloro-7-

sulpho benzofurazan (SBf.CI) and the

fluorescent molecule l-ethoxy-4-(dichloro

S-triazinyl) naphthalene (EDTN) bOth form

fluorescent adducts of glutathione when

treated with glutathione-S-transferase.

This reaction is now being investigated

as a sensitive assay method for reduced

glutathione.

Cross, R.F. & Cao, J.

Separation of Dihydrofolate Reductase

Inhibitors and Sulphonamides by Capillary

Electrophoresis and HPLC

Separations of these two classes of

drugs are examined by capillary zone

electrophoresis. Salt effects have been

examined and molecular modelling used

to verify the fundamental nature of the

separation mechanism. The DHFRI have

also been separated by HPLC and further

molecular modelling is intended in this

context. Separation of both classes of drugs

will also be investigated via micellar

electrokinetic capillary chromatography

(MECC) and procedures optimised via

mathematical procedures.

Cross, R.F. & Ricci, M.C.

Narrow Bore High Performances Liquid

Chromatography and the Analysis of

Antibiotics

The broad aim of this project is to investigate

the possibility of using HPLC as a screening

technique for a wide range of anti-infective,

antibiotic and anthelmintic substances used

in veterinary care of food animals. This

study focuses on the sulphonamides class.

Cross, R.F. & Zhang, Z.

The Analysis of Sulphonamide Drug

Residues as the Fluorenylmethyl

Chloroformate Derivatives

This project continues on from that of

Cross, Liang and Baker (below). It involves

sensitivity determination for both instrumental

measurement and extraction from spiked

and incurred samples. Generalisation from

sulphamethazine to other commonly used

sulphonamide drugs is intended.

Cross, R.F., Ezzell, J.L. & Richter, B.E.

(Dionex Corporation, Utah)

The Supercritical Fluid Extraction of

Anti-Infective Antibiotic and Anthelmintic

Substances

This study examined the extraction by

supercritical CO2 of anti-infectives and one

metabolite from inert dispersive media, from

spiked biological samples and from incurred

meat samples.

Cross, R.F., Liang, G.S. & Baker, W.L.

The Development of New Fluorescent

Analysis for Antibiotics and other

Veterinary Drugs Using HPLC

This project investigates the formation

and analysis of the 9-fluorenylmethyl

chloroformate (FMOC) derivative of sulpha

methazine (SMZ) by HPLC using UV

detection. This strongly fluorescent derivative

can be detected spectrofluorimetrically with

good linearity down to 100 ppt (0.1 ppb).

De Gori, R. (Pharmacy College, Monash

University), lskander, M.N. (Pharmacy

College, Monash University) & Wong, M.G.

Development of Agonists to a

Pharmacologically Relevant Site on the

GABA Receptor

The GABA receptor is a supramolecular

complex with several quite distinct binding

sites associated with different pharma

cological responses. Molecular modelling

involving the definition of one binding site

by several known antagonists and by a

study of the predicted secondary structure

of one protein subunit is being used to

develop a pharmacophore model which will

assist in the development of novel agonists

which might bind with partial occupancy at

the same site. Several molecules are shortly

to be synthesised and tested to assess the

modelling and predictive process.

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Fecondo, J.V. & Mansell, A.S.

Development of Highly Efficient Peptide

Synthesis Protocols for ABI 431 A Peptide

Synthesiser

We have been developing new highly

efficient synthesis cycles for the AB I 431A

automated peptide synthes iser. These

cyc les, based on the use of HBTU as an

activation agent, are characterised by

significantly less cycle time (reduced from

107 minutes to 24 minutes) and considerably

less use of chemicals (1/3 of current usage)

but with an average coupling effic iency of

>99.5%/cycle.

Fecondo, J.V., Bicknall, W. (Monash

University) & Wong, M.G.

Structural Characterisation of a Synthetic

Peptide Analogue of lntercellular Adhesion

Molecule-! (ICAM-1) that Inhibits HIV

Infection of Leukocytes in Vitro

The primary aim of th is project is to

establish structure-function relationships

of peptide JF7B, and N-terminal analogue

of ICAM-1, that we have previously shown

to inhi bit HIV infection of leukocytes in vitro .

Initially, we are using 2D-NM R techniques

to ca lculate the three-dimensional structure

(s) of the peptide and comparing it to a

scrambled, non-bioactive ana logue, JF?BSCR.

Fecondo, J.V., Chen, W.*, McCluskey, J.*,

Purcell, J.W.* (* Flinders Medical Centre)

& Mansell, A.S.

An Analysis of the Structural Requirements

for T Cell Receptor Recognition of MHC

Class I-Restricted Antigen

Synthetic peptide analogues of a previously

defined minimal determinant of oval bum

in and autoantigens are being designed,

synthesised and tested to further understand

the structura l requirements for T cell

recognition.

Fecondo, J.V., Mansell, A.S. & Boyd, A.W.

(Walter and Eliza Hall Institute)

Structure-Function Studies of lntercellular

Adhesion Molecule-! (ICAM-1)

We and others have shown that ICAM-1 has

a central role in a wide variety of adhesion

dependent leucocyte functions including

T and B cell activation, leucocyte migration,

inflammation; and also has been a role in a

number of disease states includ ing malaria,

arthritis, asthma and the common co ld.

Given its central role in the immune system

and in a number of disease states, we have

attempted to define the functional binding

sites within the ICAM-1 sequence with a

view to developing small peptides as

inhibitors of ICAM-1 -mediated adhes ion.

We have delineated two regions of funct ional

importance within domains 2 and 4 of ICAM-1

and have shown that synthetic peptides

based on these sequences (JF9 and JFlO)

mimic the effects of our anti-lCAM-1

monoclonal antibody, WEHI-CAM-1.

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Fecondo, J.V., Mansell, A.S. & Jones, C.L.

(Royal Children's Hospital)

The Role of Tissue Inhibitor of Metallo

proteinases (TIMP-1) in the Accumulation

of Extracellular Matrix in Renal Disease

Fecondo, J.V., Mansell, A.S.,

Wettenhall, R.E. (University of Melbourne)

& Brownlee, R.T.C. (La Trobe University)

Chemical Synthesis of Putative DNA

binding Domains of the C-myb Oncogene

Protein Product

The c-myb oncogene encodes a nuclear

protein which is thought to be directly

involved in DNA binding and intra-nuclear

signal transduction. We are currently

synthesis ing putative DNA binding domains

for in vitro testing and subinteraction

between the po lypeptide and DNA.

Fecondo, J.V., Sandy, K.P., Mansell, A.S.,

Boyd, A.W. (The Walter and Eliza Hall

Institute of Medical Research), McPhee,

D.A. (The Macfarlane Burnet Centre for

Medical Research) & Cunningham, A.L.

(Westmead Hospital)

The Role of ICAM-1 in HIV Infection of

T Lymphocytes and Macrophages

Fecondo, J.V., Shafren, D. (University

of Newcastle) & Mansell, A.S.

Structure-Function Relationships Between

the Receptors for the Viruses that Cause

AIDS, Polio and the Common Cold

The cellular receptors for the viruses listed

belong to the same family of proteins, the

immunoglobulin supergene family. We are

exploring structure-function relationships

between these members of the lg fami ly, with

particular attention on the vira l binding sites.

Hajhussein, R., Barton, P.A. & Baker, W.L.

The Physiological Role of Penicillin

Acylases in Bacteria

Th is project is based on the hypothesis that

penici ll in acylases have a nutrit ional role in

bacteria . The effect of potential inducing

agents and carbon sources on the levels of

particular enzymes is now under investigation.

Henderson, S.A., O'Connor, J. & Savage, G.P.

The Synthesis and Biological Properties

of Herbicidal Acetyl-Co A Carboxylase

Inhibitors

The aryloxyphenoxy-propionic acid

herbicides and the cycloh-exandione

herbicides are two classes of compounds in

wh ich the primary mode of action may

involve the inhibition of the enzyme acetyl

CoA carboxylase (ACCase). The aim of this

project is to prepare compounds that

inhibit ACCase in order to advance the

understanding of the binding site.

Kuiper, M.J., Wong, M.G., Fecondo, J.V.

& Kyratzis, L.

The Development of Novel Antifreeze

Compounds

Some fish in polar regions are found to

contain unusual proteins which stop them

from freezing. Such proteins have the

potential for use in such areas as food

preservation, tissue ma intenance in tissues

to be used for transplantation etc. and

areas where ord inary freezing can cause

irreparable cell damage. A combinat ion of

theoretical molecular modelling, peptide

synthesis and conformational analysis by

NMR is being used to find short poly

pept ides which have antifreeze properties.

Lakhshmi, S. & Randle, T.H.

An Electrochemical Investigation of Brown

Coal Slurries

The particular emphasis of this project is on

the electrochemica l oxidation of brown coa l

slurries with the concurrent generation of

hydrogen gas.

Lakhshmi, S. & Randle, T.H.

The Corrosive Properties of High Load

Brown Coal-Water Slurries

This project investigates the corrosiveness

of coa l-water slurries on ferrous metals as

related to the storage transport and

combustion of coal slurries.

Laslett, R.L., Grist, S.R. & Raverty, W.D.

(AMCOR)

Characterisation of Ozonolysis Products

of Kraft Eucalypt Pulp

Agents other than chlorine-based bleaches

are being developed for the pulp and paper

industry. The by-products of ozonolysis of

euca lypt kraft pulp need to be characterised

for assessing their impact on the environment.

Mansell A.S., Fecondo, J.V., Handman, E.

(The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

of Medical Research) & Goding, J.W.

(Monash University)

Structure-Function Studies on the

Cytoplasmic Domains of Leukocyte

Function-Associated Antigen-! (LFA-1)

using Gene Transfection Techniques

Mansell, A.S., Boyd, A. W.(WEHI)

& Fecondo, J.V.

Structure-Function Studies of Cytoplasmic

Domains in Lymphocyte Cell Surface

Receptors

The primary aim of this project is to explore

structure-function relationships of the

cytoplasmic domains of two B lymphocyte

cell surface molecules that belong to different

receptor families, namely: (a) lntercellular

Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1, member of

lgSF} and (b) Human eph-like kinase (hek,

belongs to RTK family) . The general strategy

being used initially is the preparation of

"affinity chromatography" columns that

contain synthetic forms of the cytoplasmic

domains of these receptors to isolate cyto

plasmic and/or membrane proteins from cell

lysates that may associate with the receptors.

Any cytoplasmic components that are isolated

will be subjected to a detailed analysis using

a variety of immunochemica l and protein

chemistry methods. Further studies will

include identification of the functional role(s)

of the binding proteins and thus provide

further insight into some of the underlying

mechanisms involved in the signal transduction

processes that involve these molecules.

Mclean, J.G., Bowater, I., & Vine, J.,

(Racing Analytical Services) & Thomas, A.

The Uptake of Xenobiotic Agents in

Racing Animals

The study of levels of topically applied drugs

in the plasma and urine of racing animals .

Nero, T.L. (Victorian College of Pharmacy),

Wong, M.G. & lskander, M.N.

A Theoretical Study of the Enzyme Gamma

Aminobutyric Acid Transferase (GABA-Tl

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the

major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the human

brain. Imbalances of GABA are associated

with various central nervous system (CNS)

disorders such as epilepsy. The enzyme

GABA-T is involved in the metabolic break

down of GABA. Molecular modelling is used

to determine the characteristics of compounds

already known to inhibit GABA-T and to

predict compounds likely to have the same

properties but to have better potency.

O'Callaghan, D. (University of Melbourne),

Beart, P.M. (Monash University),

& Wong, M.G.

The Design and Development of Antagonists

to the Excitatory Neurotransmitter N-Methyl

D-Aspartate (NM DA)

NMDA has been linked to damage in the

brain during strokes. Molecular graphics

are being used to deduce the structure of

a critical portion of the NMDA receptor with

the eventual aim of designing compounds

to stop brain damage caused by strokes .

Randle, T.H.

Amperometric (Limiting Current) Hydrogen

Sensors Based on High Temperature

Proton Conductors

Design construction and testing of

high temperature (>500=C) hydrogen

sensors based on novel, proton conducting

ceram ics .

Randle, T.H.

An Electrochemical Study of Victorian

Brown Coal-water Slurries

An investigation is underway on the corro

siveness of coal-water slurries and on the

electrocatalytic oxidation of coal slurries in

both acidic and alkaline media.

Randle, T.H.

Formulation and Electrochemical Study

of an Improved Aluminium Alloy Anode for

use in Cathodic Protection .

Collaborating Partner: AMAC Corrosion

Protection Pty Ltd., Bayswater, Victoria.

Randle, T.H.

High Temperature Amperometric Oxygen

Sensors

This investigation considered the design

construction and testing of high temp

erature, limiting current, oxygen sensors

based on ionically conducting zirconia.

Such sensors find application in the auto

motive industry to monitor air:fuel mixtures.

Randle, T.H.

The Application of Non-destructive

Electrochemical Techniques (Electro

chemical Noise and AC Impedance) to the

Evaluation of Coatings on Museum Artifacts

Collaborating Partners: Canberra University

and The Museum of Victoria.

Randle, T.H.

The Electrolytic Generation of Highly

Oxidising Species at the Lead Dioxide

application to the electrolytic destruction

of toxic wastes in solution (both organic

and inorganic).

Randle, T.H., Badwal, S.P.S. & Drennan, J.

Formulation and Characterisation of an

Improved Electrolyte for the Solid Oxide

Fuel Cell

Collaborating Partner: Ceramic Fuel Cells

Pty Ltd , Clayton, Victoria

Salinas, A.E., Wong, M.G. & Baker, W.L.

Glutathione Utilising Enzymes

Drug tolerance is associated with increased

levels of glutathione. Computer graphics

and molecular modelling are being used

to understand the complex relationships

involved in the regu lation of glutathione

levels and to understand the react ions

mechanisms involved in these processes.

Sandy, K.P., Fecondo, J.V., Mansell, A.S.,

Haseler, P., McPhee, D.A. (The Macfarlane

Burnet Centre for Medical Research),

Boyd, A.W. (The Walter and Eliza Hall

Institute of Medical Research) &

Cunningham, A.L. (Westmead Hospital)

The Role of ICAM-2 and ICAM-3 in HIV

Infection of T Lymphocytes and Macrophages

Scarlett, M., Fisher, J. (EPA) & Zhang, H.

Development of Methods for Trace Analysis

of Non-ionic Surfactants in Environmental

Samples

To develop convenient routine methods to

identify and analyse trace levels of nony

lphenol ethoxylates in environmental

samples. Th is class of non-ionic surfactants

is extensively used in industry, for example,

wool scouring. They, and even more so

their breakdown products, are toxic in the

environment. HPLC methods of identification

and analysis have been developed. The

assignment of the HPLC chromatogram has

been confirmed by GC and GC/MS. Various

methods of extracting and preconcentrating

the surfactants have been evaluated and

gas stripping into ethyl acetate selected .

The overall method has been applied to the

analysis of a number of sewage effluents.

It has been adopted as an official EPA

method and is currently undergoing inter

laboratory trials with CSIRO, Division of Wool

Technology.

Wong, M.G., Lloyd, E.J. & Cross, G.J.

Conformational Analysis of Antipsychotic

Drugs using NMR and Computational

Chemistry Techniques

Antipsychotic drugs act at a variety of neuro

transmitter systems but to different extents .

A series of atypical antipsychotic drugs will

be analysed both by NMR and computational

chemistry methods to establish the possible

shapes of these molecules. The range of

individual molecular shapes will be compared

to determine if they have enough chemical

properties in common to explain their precise

pharmacological actions. This information

will be valuable in understanding both their

mode of action and in the design atypical

antipsychotics devoid of side effects.

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Journal Articles

Baker, W.L.

'Intellectual Property', Chemistry in Australia,

Austral ia 1994, Vol. 61, 673

Baker, W.L., Clark, A.G., Faulds, G.

& Nielsen, J.S.

'Multiple Glutathione S-transferase in

Galleria Mallone/la~ Their Detection with

Fluorigenic Substrates', Insect Biochemistry

and Molecular Biology, UK, 1994,

Vol. 24, 301-307

Baker, W.L., Karkaloutsos, J. & Kaya, N.

'Potential Interference of Copper in

Estimations Using Ngo-Lenhoff System',

Analytical Biochemistry, USA Academic

Press 1994, Vol. 219, 386-388

Beart, P., Ryan, M.C., Mercer, L.D.,

Jarret, B. & Wong, M.G.

'Heterocyclic Amino Alcohols Related to

lfenprodil as a Receptor Ligands:Binding

and Conformational Analyses',

European Journal of Pharmacology,

Molecular Pharma-cology Section, 1994,

Vol. 269, 193-200


lskander, M.N., Nero, T.L. & Wong, M.G.

'Theoretical Studies of the Role of the

Pyridoxal Phosphate Ring Nitrogen in

Selected Enzyme Catalysis', 10th European

Symposium on Structure-Activity

Relationships, QSAR and Molecular

Modelling, Barcelona, Spain, 1994

lskander, M.N., De Gori, R. & Wong, M.G.

'A Proposed Active Site for GABA-A

Receptor Antagonists', 10th European

Symposium on Structure Activity

Relationships, QSAR and Molecular

Modelling, Barcelona, Spain, 1994

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Bowater, I.C. & McWilliam, I.G.

'Some Applications of Spreadsheets in

Chemical Education', Chemistry in Australia,

Melbourne 1994, Vol. 61, 244-5

Bowater, I.C. & McWilliam, I.G.

'Using Computers to Replace some HPLC

Laboratory Work', Journal of Chemical

Education, United States 1994, Vol. 71, 674-8

Chen, W., Fecondo, J.V. & McCluskey, J.

'The structural influence of individual

residues located within peptide antigen

depends upon their sequence context',

Molecular Immunology, 1994, Vol. 31,

14, 1069-1075

Chen, W., Khilko, S., Fecondo, J.V.,

Margulies, D.H. & McCluskey, J.

'Determinant selection of major histo

compatibility complex class I-restricted

antigenic peptides is explained by class

I-peptide affinity and is strongly influenced

by nondominant anchor residues',

Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1994,

Vol. 180, 4, 1471-1483

Cross, R.F., Porter, N.L., Ezzell, J.L.

& Richter, B.E.

'Fluid Composition Sources and Flexibility

in Supercritical Fluid Extraction', American

Laboratory, 1994, August, 12-17

Kuiper, M., Wong, M.G., Fecondo, J.V.

& Kyratzis, I. 'Computer-Aided Design of Antifreeze

Peptides', 10th European Symposium on

Structure-Activity Relationships, QSAR and

Molecular Modelling, Barcelona, Spain, 1994

Laslett, R.L.

'W(H)ITHER COOP', Conference

proceedings of NZACE Asia Pacific

Conference, University of Auckland, 1994

Mackay, G.H.

'The Petrographic Microscope: An Alternative

for Determining the Degree of Burnout of

Coals', 25th Symposium (International)

on Combustion, The Combustion Institute

Pittsburgh USA, University of California,

Irvine, USA, 1994

Grumont, R.J., Fecondo, J.V.

& Gerondakis, S.

'Alternate RNA splicing of murine NF kBl

generates a nuclear isoform of the p5O

precursor NF kB-regulated transcription',

Molecular & Cellular Biology, 1994, Vol. 14,

12, 8460-8470

Morrice, N.A., Fecondo, J.V.

& Wettenhall, R.E.

'Differential Effects of Fatty Acid and

Phospholipid Activators on the Catalytic

Activities of a Structurally Novel Protein

Kinase from Rat Liver', FEBS Letters: 1994,

Vol. 351, 2, 171-175

Randle, T.H.

'Galvanic Corrosion - A Kinetic Study',

Journal of Chemical Education, 1994,

Vol. 71, 261-265

Scarlett, M.J., Fisher, J.A., Zhang, H.

& Ronan, M.

'Determination of Dissolved Nonylphenol

Ethoxylate Surfactants in Waste Waters by

Gas Stripping and lsocratic High Performance

Liquid Chromatography',

Water Research, Elsevier Science Ltd.,

Great Britain 1994, Vol. 28, 2109-2116

Mackay, G.H. & Mullins, P.J.

'Loss of lnorganics During the Devola

tilisation of Victorian Brown Coals', 25th

Symposium (International) on Combustion,

The Combustion Institute Pittsburgh USA,

University of California, Irvine, USA, 1994

Mackay, G.H., Mullins, P.J. & Riley, K.W.

'Behaviour of lnorganics During Pyrolysis

and Combustion of Victorian Brown Coals',

6th Australian Coal Science Conference,

The Australian Institute of Energy,

University of Melbourne, 1994

Randle, T.H.

'Corrosion and Prevention 1994',

Proceedings, Australasian Corrosion

Association Conference, Australasian

Corrosion Association, Adelaide, 1994

Salinas, A.E. & Wong, M.G.

'Glutathione Interactions with Different

Active Sites', 10th European Symposium on

Structure-Activity Relationships: QSAR and

Molecular Modelling, Barcelona, Spain, 1994


De Gori, R., Wong, M.G. & lskander, M.N.

'The Binding Site for GABAAAntagonists.

Molecular Modelling Workshop',

Melbourne, Australia, 1994

Mackay, G.H.

'Behaviour of lnorganics during Pyrolyis


Centre for Applied Energy Research,

University of Kentucky, 1994

Mackay, G.H.

'Behaviour of lnorganics during Pyrolyis


Energy and Environmental Research Centre,

University of North Dakota, USA, 1994

Research Degrees in Progress

Amarasekera, G.

'The Development of Microporoity in Coal

Based Carbons',


Angerosa, J.

'The Role of Adsorption in the Adsorbing

Colloid Flotation of Anions',


Bartholomeusz, R.

'Surface Chemical and Mechanical Aspects

of Adhesives for Aircraft Damage Repair',


Bird G.

'Development of Recombinant Baculovirus

Selection Systems',


Cao, J.

'Separations of Dihydrofolate Reductase

Inhibitors and Sulphonamides by Capillary

Electrophoresis and High Performance

Liquid Chromatography',

MAppSc , Swinburne University of Technology

Chen, X.P.

'Use of Fluorescent Techniques to Monitor

the Enzymes of the Mercapturic Acid

Pathway',


Crawford, R.

'Adsorption and Coprecipitation of Heavy

Metals',


Davies, P.

'A Study of the Adhesion Forces in

Biological Systems',


Doa, M.L.

'Bioremediation of Soil Pollutants using

White-Rot Fungi',


Goode, J.

'The Development of Biological Probes

in the Environment Toxicology of Arsenic',


Grist, S.

'Characterisation of Ozonolysis Products

of Kraft Eucalypt Pulp',


Wong, M.G.

Software Review, 'Fluka Catalog on Disk',

Sponsored by Royal Australian Chemica l

Institute, Chemistry in Australia, 61, 526, 1994

Wong, M.G .

Secretary, Melbourne Silicon Graphics

Users Group, 1994

Wong, M.G.

Committee Member, Medicinal and

Agricultural Division, RACI, Sponsored by

Royal Australian Chemical Society, 1994

Wong, M.G.

Software Editor, Chemistry in Austral ia,

Sponsored by Royal Australian Chemical

Institute, 1994

Guy, P.

'The Solvent Swelling Behaviour of Victorian

Brown Coals',


Hajhussein, R.

'The Physiological Role of Penicillin Acylases

in Bacteria',


Henderson, S.

'Synthesis and Biological Properties

of Herbicidal Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase

Inhibitors',

PhD, Swin burne Un iversity of Technology

Jones, C.

'The Application of Image-processing

and Fractal Analytical Concepts to Fungal

Colony Morphogenesis and their utility in

biotechnological Research',


Jones, D.

'Antimicrobial Activity of Copper, Chromium,

Arsenic Preservatives',


31

Kim, S-R.

'Flow and Sediment Microstructure of

Dispersions in Nonaeueous Media',


Kimpton, J.

'Investigation of Electrolytes for the Inter

mediate Temperature, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell',

PhD, Swinburne Un iversity of Technology

Kuiper, M.

'Computer-Aided Design of Antifreeze

Peptides',


Lakshminarayanan, S.M.

'An Electrochemical Study of Victorian

Brown Coal-Water Slurries',


Lascaris, E.

'Enhancement of Recycled Waste Paper

Pulp by Bio Pre-treatment',


Lee, C.

'Performance Optimisation of Aluminium

Alloy Anodes as used in Cathodic

Protection',

PhD, Swinburne Un ivers ity of Technology

Lewis, D.

'Surface Chemical Aspects of the Adsorbing

Colloid Flotation of Organic Pollutants',


Liang, G.

'The Development of a New Fluorescent

Analysis for Sulphonamides using HPLC',


Lonergan, G.

'Optimisation of Degradation of Ligno

Cellulostic and Related Material, Including

Xenobiotics, Emphasising the Use of Mixed

Microbial Cultures',

PhD, Swinburne Un iversity of Techno logy

32

Mair, R.

'Study of Motional and Dynamic Effects

in Draining Aqueous Foams Using Nuclear

Magnetic Resonance Techniques',


Mansell, A.

'Structure-Function Studies of Cytoplasmic

Domains in B Lymphocyte Cell Surface

Receptors',


Molphy, M.

'Preparation and Characterisation

of Dispersions Containing Polymer Modified

Minerals',


Ni, C.J. 'Analysis of the Biodegradation Products

of Organic Contaminants in Industrial Waste

Waters',


Panow, A.

'Investigations into Cellulase Activity',


Ricci, M.

'Narrow Bore High Performance Liquid

Chromatography and the Analysis

of Antibiotics',

MAppSc, Swin burne University of Technology

Salinas, A.

'The Study of Glutathione Utilising Enzymes

and their Interaction with Glutathione in

order to Understand the Fundamental

Enzymic Processes and ways to selectively

modify the Action for Therapeutic use',


Sanciolo, P.

'The Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial

Waters by Adsorbing Colloid Floation',


Sandy, K.

'Rose of Adhesion Molecules in HIV Infection',

MAppSc, Swinburne Un ivers ity of Technology

Sarathchandra, D.

'Macromolecular and Collodial Stability

of Pinus Radiata Tannins',


Schliephake, K.

'Reactor Studies in the Biodegradation of

Contaminated Industrial Effluent using Fungi',


Scott, A.

'Method Development to Minimise Solvent

use in Trace Level Organic Analysis',


Sung, J.J.

'Formation and Structure of Naturally

Occurring Macromolecular Gels',


Thomas, A.

'The Uptake of Topically Applied Xenobiotic

Agents in Racing Animals',


Tudor, J.

'The Impact of Surface Chemistry on Water

Adhesion on Australian Coals',


Von Hashemi, S.

'Protein Aggregation and Stabilisation',

MAppSc, Swinburne University of Techno logy

Wansborough, K.

'Surface Chemical Modification of Kaolin',


Zhang, Z.Y.

'The Analysis of Sulphonamide Drug

Residues as the 9-Fleuorenylmethyl

Chloroformate Derivatives',


Centre for Applied Colloid and BioColloid Science

Journal Articles

Amerasekara, G., Scarlett, M.J.

& Mainwaring, D.E.

'Micropore Size Distributions and Specific

Interactions in Coals',

Fuel, Butterworth-Heinemann, United

Kingdom 1994, Vol. 74, 115-118

Christie, G.B.Y. & Mainwaring, D.E.

'Brown Coal Derived Carbonaceous Gels.

2 Drying Mechanisms and Shrinkage',

J. Fuel Proc. Tech, 1994, Vol. 41, 125-134

Crawford, R.J., Guy, D.W. & Mainwaring, D.E.

'The Influence of Coal Rank and Mineral

Matter Content on Contact Angle

Hysteresis', Fuel, Butterworth-Heinemann,

United Kingdom, Vol. 73, 742-746


Doherty, M.M., Hughes, P.J., Kim, S-R.,

Mainwaring, D.E. & Charman, W.N.

'Effect of Lyophilization on the Physical

Characteristics of Medium Molecular Weight

Hyaluronates', Int J. Pharm., 1994,

Vol. 111, 205-211

Jones, C.L., Longergan, G.T.

& Mainwaring, D.E.

'Specimen Preparation for High Contrast

Image Processing and Fractal Analysis of

Branching Fungal Colonies', Biotechnology

Techniques, 1994, Vol. 8, 313-318

Lonergan, G.T., Jones, C.L.

& Mainwaring, D.E.

'The Effect of pH and Temperature on Radial

Growth Rate and Biomass Production for

Selected Australian White-rot Fungi in

Comparison with two Strains of Phaner

ochaete chrysosporium', Materials and

Organisms, 1994, Vol. 28, 309-317

Crawford, R.J., Guy, D.W. & Mainwaring, D.E.

'Surface Chemical Aspects of Wetting and

Adhesion on Australian Coals', Australian

Institute of Energy, Newcastle, Australia, 1994


Kim, S-R . & Mainwaring, D.E.

'Viscosity Controlling Factors on

Proanthocyanidine Polymers from Pinus

radiata', Brisbane, 1994

Mainwaring, D.E., Tudor, P., Atkinson, D.

& Crawford, R .J.

'Effect of additives on the Sedimentation

Behaviour of Modified Brown Coal-Water

Suspensions', Australian Institute of Energy,

Newcastle, Austra lia , 1994

Mainwaring, D.E., Tudor, P., Atkinson, D.

& Crawford, R.J.

'Impact of Adsorbed and non-adsorbed

Surfactants and Ploymers on the

Sedimentation Behaviour of Coal-Water

Mixtures', DEA-CLM, Tsukuba City, lba rak i,

Japan, 1994

Mainwaring, D.E. & Guy, D.W.

'Brown Coal Derived Carbonaceous Gels.

1. Shear Elastic Modulus and Electrostatic

Interactions', J.Fuel Proc. Tech., 1994,

Vol. 41, 27-38

Molphy, M., Laslett, R.L., Mainwaring, D.E.,

Gunatillake, P.A. & Rizzardo, E.

'Surface Modification of Kaolin 1. Covalent

Attachment of Polyethylene Glycol using a

Urethane Linker', Polymer Internationa l,

Society of Chemical Industry, Great Britain

1994, Vol. 34, 425-431

Plakov, D., Mainwaring, D.E. & Sadus, R.J.

'Influence of Molecular Shape on Vapour

Liquid Equilibria. Application of a Modified

Christoforakos-Franck Equation of State',

Fluid Phase Equil, 1994, Vol. 95, 371-381

Jones, C.L., Lonergan, G.T.

& Mainwaring, D.E.

'Fractal Description of Bacillus Stearo

themophilus Colony Morphology',

Proceedings of the Australian Society of

Microbiology Conference, Melbourne, 1994

Mair, R.W.

'Observation of Aqueous Foam Drainage by

NMR', Texas University, Texas, USA, 1994

Takanohashi, T., Lino, M. & Mainwaring, D.E.

'Visoelasticity of Brown Coal NMP Gel',

Tsukuba City, lbaraki, Japan, 1994

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School of Civil Engineering and Building

Research Topics

Bennett, R.M. & Kmita, J.

Vibration Induced Loads in Silos

This project is concerned with silo vibrations

and structural failures caused by the inter

action of moving granular materi al wi th the

walls of silos. Load cel ls have been developed

to measu re pressures and fr ictions on

walls with simu ltaneous mon itoring of wa ll

vibrations . Software has been written to

reco rd and analyse data.



Bennett, R.M. & Kmita, J.

'Silo Research at Swinburne', International

Mechan ica l Engineeri ng Congress and

Exhibi ti on, The Institut ion of Engineers,

Austral ia, Barton ACT, Austral ia, 1994

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McManus, K.J.

Behaviour of Lightly Loaded Structures

on Expansive Soi I

The study of the behaviou r of houses, roads

and sha llow pipe li nes in expansive soil has

been underta ken to develop models which

will allow pred iction of the behaviour of

these structures. The deterioration models

for these structu res are being developed .

Remedia l strategies are be ing sought.

Melchiori, R.A.

Fire Protection of Building Elements

and Assemblies

Building Regulations may require building

elemen ts to be insu lated aga inst fire. The

requirements for determi ning the insu lation

material and thickness are currently based

on conservative regulatory codes of practice

based on past experience. These 'rules of

thumb' requ irements va ry from country

to country. The ai m of this research is to

investigate the f ire req ui rements at an

international leve l and to develop sc ienti fic

requ irements for fire rat ing build ing elements

in an economical cost effective way.

Phillips, D.L. & Bowditch, B.W.

On-site Stormwater Detention,

Swinburne Press, Swinburne University of

Technology, 1994, ISBN No . 0 85590 743 6

McManus, K.J.

'17th Australian Road Research Board

Conference', Austra lian Road Research

Board, Melbourne, 1994

Melchiori, R.A.

'Cooperative Education at Swinburne',

Australian Univers it ies Building Educators

Association, Townsvil le, Australia, 1994

Spencer, W.J .

Structural Behaviour of Silos

Storage facilities for bu lk sol ids in the form

of granular material represent an important

class of structure whose structura l behaviour

is not wel l understood. The project is based

on a rev iew of current practice with rega rd

to the structura l design of silos, with the

broad objective of making recommendations

for revised design procedures .

Spencer, W.J.

'Development of an Elastic Plastic Hinge

Model based on Substructuring

Techniques', Austra lasian Structura l

Engineering Conference 1994,

The Institution of Engineers, Austral ia,

Ba rton, ACT, Australia, 1994


Chapman, B.P., Wang, F.S., Roddick, F.,

Richardson, T. & Curnow, R.

'Development of the SWIM (Solid Waste

Integrated Management) Model',

Commissioned Research and Report,

Recycling and Resource Recovery Council,

Melbourne, Victoria, 1994

Goh, A.T.C.

'Some civil engineering applications

of neural networks', Institution of Civil

Engineers, Un ited Kingdom, 1994


Arnott, N.J .

'Collaborative Leaming in Engineering',

PhD, Monash Un iversity

Bennett, R.M.

'Vibration Induced Loads in Silos',


Bowditch, B.W.

'Hydro/ogic Modelling of On-site Stormwater

Detention Storages',


McManus, K.J.

'Alternative Approaches to Stable

Foundations',

Foundation and Foot ing Society of Victoria,

Newsletter, Melbourne, 1994

McManus, K.J.

'Buildings and Expansive Soils - Where to

from Here 7', Invited Lecture, AGM of

the Association of Consulting Structural

Engineers of Victoria, 1994

Brown, R.

'Lightly Loaded Structures on Expansive Soils',


Evans, R.P.

'The Stabilisation of Pavements on Expansive

Clay Soil Using Vertical Moisture Barriers',


George, R.

'Development of a Performance Based

Standard for the Operation of Multi

Combination Vehicles',


McManus, K.J.

'Investigations into Expansive Soil Behaviour',

Invited Lecture, Foundation and Footing

Society of Victoria, June 1994

Melchiori, R.A.

'Building Control Education in Australia',

Invited Lecture, Vietnamese Ministry

of Construction Study Tour, Melbourne,

Victoria, 1994

Mills, S.J.

'Testing of Prefabricated Drainage Layers

for Ny/ex', Swinburne Press, Swinburne

Un iversity of Technology, Melbourne, 1994

Lamborn, J.M.

'Landfill Gas Extraction',


Lopes, D.

'Prediction of Ground Movement in Reactive

Clays',


McManus, K.J.

'Road Rehabilitation',


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School of Computer Science and Software Engineering

Research Topics

Bluff, K. & Wallace, J.G.

Interactions Between Symbolic

and Sub-Symbolic Cognitive Models

The impl ications of a symbolic general

learning mechanism/cognitive model

for neural network architectures is being

investigated.

Bluff, K., Wallace, J.G., Silberstein, R.B.

& Pipingas, A.

A Study of Quantification and Number

Processes Employing Sub-Symbolic

and Symbolic Representation

Brain activity monitoring, symbolic and

connection ist modell ing are being used to

investigate the processes by which humans

quantify collections of objects .

Boyle, S., Bluff, K. & Smith, R.B.

An Investigation into the Role of Heuristics

in the Creation of Conceptual Models

in Soft Systems Methodology (SSM)

The objective of this study is to apply selected

tools of the knowledge engineer to an invest

igation of the heuristic knowledge employed

by practi t ioners of SSM in the creation of

conceptual models from root definitions.

Christiansen, K. A. & Cosshall, W.

Acceleration of Computer Graphics using

Digital Signal Processor Technology

Poss ible fu ture developments in persona l

computer graphics are explored using

Digita l Signal Processor technology.

Cosshall, W.

Parallel Computer Architectures

for Computer Graphics

A para llel computer using lnmos Transputers

is be ing developed for use in generating

high complexity computer graphics images.

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Donaldson, I.B. & Bluff, K.

Investigating Symbolic Representation and

Chaotic Effects in Recurrent Neural Nets

The focus of this project is to investigate

techniques which can be used to identify

symbolic representat ions in recurrent

neural nets.

Fagan, T.J., Cosshall, W.J. & Bluff, K.

Pipelined Parallel Digital Signal

Processors for Computer Graphics

An investigat ion of parallel computer

architec-tures for use in virtual reality

computer systems and the related software

requirements.

Howard, S. & Sumiga, J.H.

HCI and Software Engineering

Th is project is aimed at developing a

conceptual relationship between Human

Computer Interaction and Software

Engineering.

Hoysted, D.P. & Grant, D.D.

Evaluation of Software Process Modelling

Languages/Formalisms

This work aims to examine exist ing

languages for description of the software

process with a view to developing new,

object-oriented process description

forma lisms. Research highlight: Process

modelling using standard object-oriented

analysis methods has been proved possib le.

Iyer, B. & Sadus, R.J.

Computer Simulation of Fluid Mixtures

Computer simulation techniques are

employed to investigate the role of inter

molecu lar interactions on the phase

transitions exhibited by fluid mixtures.

Research highlight: Influence of molecular

interaction on azeotropic phenomenon

has been investigated.

Jagielski, R.

Cognitive Modelling of Aesthetic Perception

An investigation of the use of neura l

networks to identify the salient features and

rules by which human aesthetic judgements

are made is in progress.

Kang, M. & Grant, D.D.

An Object-Oriented Software Development

Environment

The project is concerned with design and

simulation of an object-oriented architecture

for a process sensitive software engineering

environment.Research high light: Proof of

concept of fully object-oriented arch itecture

for PS-SEE.

Khushalani, A., Howard, S. & Smith, R.

Computer Aided Support for the

Opportunistic use of the Soft Systems

Methodology

This project aims to develop a computer

based too l to support some aspects of the

opportunistic use of soft systems meth

odology. A model of relevant opportun istic

behav iour is be ing developed and will

be used as a basis for development and

implementation of some aspects of a too l

designed to support the methodology.

King, R.J. & Leung, Y.K.

Designing a User Interface for Folding

Editors to Support Collaborative Work

Th is project seeks to identify the prob lems

associated with sharing files in a teamwork

environment. It involves the design and

development of a user interface for fold ing

editors to support collaborative work.

Leung, Y.K .

Visualisation Tools for Large Information

Spaces

One of the problems associated with the

presentation of large information spaces

is the amount of information that can be

viewed on a small display screen.

This research involves the development

of novel techniques to address the inherent

presentation and navigation problems of

viewing large information spaces.

Lim, G., Smith, R. & Watson, R.B.A

Soft Systems Methodology (SSM)

Study of Nursing Home Operation. This

project, conducted in the action research

mode, investigates the accommodation of

multiple world views within an SSM

conceptual model by applying SSM to a

study of issues surrounding the provision

of care in a nursing home.

Owyong, A., Watson, R.B. & Smith, R.

The Identification of Sub Systems

in a Soft System Study with a view

to Information Systems Development

This research seeks to clarify a selection

of issues surrounding the identification

of sub-system boundaries in an SSM study,

with a view to the support of subsequent

information systems development.

Petrovic, B. & Cosshall, W.

Methodology for Inter-Processor Com

munication between Specialised Processors

The add ition of message passing ability

between existing microprocessors is being

investigated with the aim of producing a

custom integrated circuit to handle the

assembly, transmission and routing of packets

of data between processing elements of

a message passing computer.

Sadus, R.J., Plackov, G. & Mainwaring, D.E.

Equation of State Methods

The goal of t his work is to systematically

improve equations of state by incorporating

a better theoretical description of inter

molecular interactions.Research highlight:

New temperature-dependence formulated

for attractive equation of state parameters.


Sadus, R.J., Stretenskaja, N.G.

& Franck, E.U.

Phase Transitions in Aqueous Systems

This project investigates the high pressure

temperature phase transitions exh ibited by

binary mixtures containing water as one

component.Research highlight: The simple

van der Waa ls equation of state can be used

to accurately calculate the critical properties

of water+ helium mixtures.

Sadus, R.J.

High Pressure Phase Behaviour

of Multicomponent Fluids

Novel phase transitions in multicomponent

f luids are investigated with particular

emphasis on the high pressure region.

Research highlight: New critical transitions

found in ternary flu id mixtures.

Sadus, R.J. & Prausnitz, J.M.

Monte Carlo Simulation of the

Influence of Three-Body Interactions

on Phase Equilibria

The role of interactions invo lving the col lision

of three molecules or atoms on the phase

transit ion of a fluid is being investigated.

Research highlight: Three-body repulsion

has a significant influence on three-body

interactions and crit ical transitions.

Smith, R., Watson, R.B. & Barnden A.

A Methodology for the Critical Analysis

of Soft Systems Studies

A methodology is being developed for the

critical analysis of stud ies carried out by

practitioners of Soft Systems Methodology

(SSM). Initial application to approximately

10 studies is in progress.

Watson, R.B.

The Nature and Construction of

Conceptual Models in Soft Systems

Methodology (SSM)

The modelling stages of SSM have been

examined with a view to produc ing tentative

guidelines that may assist practitioners in

producing 'correct' conceptual models from

root definitions.

Wei, Y.S. & Sadus, R.J.

Prediction of Phase Equilibria of Fluids

A computational methodology is being

developed to predict phase transitions of

a wide range of binary and ternary fluid

mixtures.

West, R., Allen, R. & Cosshall, W.

High Resolution Sampling, Analysis

and Reproduction of Sounds

This project uses a NeXT Dimension wi th

custom hardware and software to investigate

new forms of representing, manipulating

and synthesising sounds, with an accent

towards constructing 'musically intuitive',

interfaces.

Yan, W.M. & Grant, D.D.

Formal Methods of Object-Oriented

Systems Development

An object-oriented extension to VDM-SL

has been designed, and its use explored.

Research highlight: Theoretical foundation

for 00 extension to VDM-SL has been

established.

Yip, S.

Function Finding in Classification Learning

An investigation of the incorporation of

function relationships between attributes as

additional variables in classification learning

is progressing.

Younessi, H., Smith, R. & Grant, D.D.

Towards a Systemic Approach to Object

Oriented Analysis

This project investigates possible connections

between soft systems and object oriented

analysis approaches. The project seeks to

reconcile a number of the notions of systems

thinking with recent advances in object

oriented analysis.Research highlight: develop

ment of systemic method for 00 analysis.

Zhang, J., Smith, R. & Watson, R.B.

An Investigation of Computer Support

of the Soft Systems Methodology

This project seeks to engineer and evaluate

user response to components of a computer

based tool which will support practitioners

of the soft systems methodology.

King, R.J. & Leung, Y.K.

'Designing a User Interface to Folding

Editors for Collaborative Work', in Cockton,

G.Draper, S & Wier, S. (eds)

'People & Computers' IX, Cambridge

University Press, UK 1994, 369-381,

0521485576

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Journal Articles

Khushalani, A., Smith, R. & Howard, S.

'What Happens When Designers Don't Play

by the Rules: Towards a Model of

Opportunistic Behaviour in Design',

Austra lian Journa l of Information Systems,

1, 1994, 13-31

Plackov, D., Mainwaring, D.E. & Sadus, R.J.

'Influence of Molecular Shape on Vapour

Liquid Equilibria: Application of a Modified

Christoforakos-Franck Equation of State',

Flu id Phase Equilibria , 95, 1994 371-381


Cosshall, W.J. & Morrison, I. 'Porting of Parallel Applications for

Transputer Based Machines to the Intel

Paragon Supercomputer', Proceedings of

the 1st International Workshop on Parallel

Processing, Bangalore, India, December

1994

Cosshall, W.J.

'Mathematically Generated Images: Art or

Science?', in Ston ier, R.J. & Yu, C.H (eds),

Complex Systems: Mechanism

of Adaptation, Amsterdam, 1994, 381-388

Grant, D.D. & Younessi, H.

'Software Processes as Quality Products:

A Formal Approach', Proceedings of the

1st Australian Seminar on Modell ing and

Improving System Development (OzMISD'94) ,

Melbourne, February 1994, 107-114

Grant, D.D., Pilgrim, C., Smith, R.

& Younessi, H.

'Development of Multi-Modal Learning

Resources for Software Metrics',

Proceedings of the 5th Annua l Working

Conference of the Southeast Asian Regional

Computer Confederation Special Interest

Group - Education and Tra ining, Dunedin,

New Zealand, November 1994

38

Sadus, R.J.

'Calculating Critical Transitions of Fluid

Mixtures: Theory vs. Experiment,

American Institute of Chem ica l Engineers

Journal, 40, 1994, 1376-1403

Wallace, J.G., Silberstein, R.B., Bluff, K.

& Pipingas, A.

'Semantic TransparencY, Brain Monitoring

and Evaluation of Hybrid Cognitive

Architectures', Connection Science,

6, 1994, 43-58

Wallace, J.G., Silberstein, R.B., Bluff, K.

& Pipingas, A.

'Learning in a Hybrid Cognitive

Architecture: a Brain Monitoring Study,

Proceedings of the British Psychological

Society, 1994, 2, 8

Howard, S. & Leung, Y.K.

'Harmony Through Working Together',

Proceedings of OZCH I '94, Melbourne

November 1994

Howard, S.

'A Psychologically Valid Design Rationale

for User Interface Design: the case of

CERICHG', Pub in Proceedings of East-West

HCI, St Petersburg, Russ ia August 1994

Howard, S.

'Do User Interface Designers Need To

Know Anything About HCI?', Proceed ings

of East-West HCI, St Petersburg, Russia,

August 1994


'A Kernel Mechanism for Simulating an

Object-Oriented Process-Sensitive Software

Engineering Environment', Proceedings of

TOOLS 16, Melbourne, November 1994


'Modelling Intra-Object Concurrency in an

Object-Oriented Process-Sensitive Software

Engineering Environment', Proceedings of

Asia -Pacific Software Engineering Conference,

Tokyo, December 1994

McCullagh, J., Choi, B. & Bluff, K.

'Genetic Optimisation of a Neural Network',

Proceedings of the Fifth Australian

Conference on Neura l Networks, Brisbane,

February 1994, 109-112


'Calculation of the Critical High Pressure

Liquid-Liquid Phase Equilibria of Binary

Mixtures Containing Ammonia: Unlike

Interaction Parameters for the Heilig-Franck

Equation of State', Flu id Phase Equilibria,

101, 1994, 89-99


'Critical Transitions of Ternary Mixtures:

A Window on the Phase Behaviour of

Multicomponent Fluids',

International Journal of Thermophysics,

15, 1994, 1199-1209

Smith, R. (ed),

'Doctoral Consortium: Collected Position

Papers', Proceedings of the 5th Australasian

Conference on Information Systems,

Department of Information Systems,

Monash University, Melbourne, 1994

Smith, R., Howard, S., Sutherland, T.

& Khushalani, A.

'Theory Builder : A Behavioural Perspective

on Modelling and Improving Systems

Development', Proceedings of the

1st Austral ian Seminar on Model ling and

Improving System Development (OzMISD'94),

Melbourne, February 1994, 84-106

Smith, R., Howard, S. & Shanks, G. (eds,),

Proceedings of OzMISD'94: Australian

Seminar on Modelling and Improving

Systems Development, Department

of Computer Science, Melbourne,


Wallace, J.G ., Silberstein, R.B., Bluff, K.

& Pipingas, A.

'Towards a Principled Basis for the

Evaluation of Hybrid Cognitive Architectures',

Proceedings of the IEEE International

Conference on Neural Networks ( IEEE World

Congress on Computationa l Intell igence),

Orlando, USA, June, 1994, 1749-1754

Yan, W. & Grant, D.D. 'Object VDM', Proceedings of TOOLS 16,

Melbourne, November 1994

Yip, S.P. & Webb, G.I. (Deakin University) 'Empirical Function Attributes Construction

in Classification Learning', Proceedings

of the Seventh Australian Joint Conference

on Artificial Intelligence, 1994

Yip, S.P. & Webb, G.I. 'Incorporating Canonical Discriminant

Attributes in Classification Learning',

Proceedings of the Tenth Canadian Con

ference on Artificial Intelligence conference,

Banaff, Canada, May 1994, 63-70

Yip, S.P. 'Discrete Attribute Value Driven Classification

Learning', Proceedings of the Third Pacific

Rim International Conference on Artificial

Intelligence, Beijing, August 1994, 415-420


Cossha 11, W .J. 'Graphics File Formats', Still Photography?,

Melbourne, March 1994

Howard, S. & Leung., Y. (eds.) 'Harmony Through Working Together',

Ergonomics Society of Australia, Melbourne,

1994, ISBN O 94707005 7

Research Degrees in Progress and Completed

Christiansen, K. A. 'Acceleration of Computer Graphics Using

DSP Technology',


Cosshall, W.J. 'A Parallel Computer Architecture

for Computer Graphics',


Donaldson, I.B. 'Investigating Symbolic Representation and

Chaotic Effects in Recurrent Neural Nets',


Fagan, T.J. 'Pipelined Parallel Digital Signal Processors

for Computer Graphics',


Fernandez, G.E. 'The Design and Implementation of

Hyperknowledge Environments',


Howard, S. 'User Aspects of Computer Aided Software

Engineering',

PhD, University of Wolverhampton

Hoysted, D.P. 'Evaluation of Software Process Modelling

Languages/Formalisms',


Iyer, B. 'Computer Simulation of Fluid Phase

Equilibria',


Kang, M.

'Software Development Environment for

Object-Oriented Systems',


Khushalani, A. 'Computer Aided Support for the Opportunistic

Use of the Soft Systems Methodology',


Komarower, J.L. 'Structures and Algorithms for Language

Acquisition',


Younessi, H. & Shayan, E. 'Towards Object Orientation: Software

Development in Manufacturing', Proceedings

of ISATA - Aachen Germany, 1994

Younessi, H., Smith, R. & Grant, D. 'Systemicity: A Rationale for Revisiting

Object-Oriented Techniques', Proceedings

of the 5th Australasian Conference on

Information Systems, Melbourne, September

1994, 273-284

Leung, Y.K. & Apperley, M.D. (Massey University) 'A Review and Taxonomy of Distortion

Oriented Presentation Techniques',

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human

Interaction, 2, 1994

Leung, Y.K. 'lnfoLens: Applying Bifocal Displays to Data

Visualisation',

PhD, Massey Univers ity

Petrovic, B. 'Methodology for Inter-Processor Comm

unication Between Specialised Processors',


Wei, Y.S. 'Prediction of the Fluid Phase Equilibria

of Mixtures',


Yan, W.M. 'Formal Methods of Object-Oriented Systems

Development',


Yip, S. 'Attribute Space Refinement in Classification

Learning', PhD, Deakin University

Younessi, H. 'Predictive Measures of Software Process

Quality - A Formal Approach',


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Research Topics

Bitterfeld, G., Browne, J. & Steiner, J.M.

Analysis and Synthesis of Mechanisms

using Grassmann Algebra

Grassma nn algebra and Mathematica are

used to investigate the otherwise infeasib le

analysis and synthesis of classes of

trajectories ari sing in mechanism synthesis

and mechan ics .

Bourke, D. & Clarke, S.R.

Why Girls are not Taking up Golf at the

Sa me Rate as Boys

A questionna ire is being des igned and

issued to secondary school students to ass ist

the Austra lian Golf Union and Victo ri an

Ladies Golf Association to investigate dropout

rates and reasons.

Clarke, S.R.

Computer Tipping of Team Sports Using

Various Statistical Techniques to Forecast

the Result of Team Sports by Computer

Current ly extending methods and program

previously appl ied successfully to AFL

footbal l to NB L basketba ll.

Clarke, S.R. & Norman, J.M. (Sheffield

University)

Dynamic Programming Appl ications

in Sport

Look ing at dynamic programm ing

appl ications in sport to ass ist in tactica l

dec isions. In part icular, a Markov Decision

Process model of Austra lian Rules Footba ll.

Extend ing a previous ly deve loped DP model

of cricket with a view to eva lua ti ng end play

strategies with batsmen of differing skil l

levels at the crease.

Clarke, S.R. & Norman, J.M.

(Sheffield University)

Home Ground Advantage in English Soccer

The individual home ground advantage (HGA)

and the paired HGA, both in terms of games

won and goal differen ce , of all clubs playing

in the football league between 1980-1990

are be ing investigated. Some causes of HGA

are be ing investi gated .

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Clarke, S.R. & Rice, J.M.

(Victoria University of Technology)

Rating Golf Courses by Applying Liker!

Scal ing and Reliability Assessment

to Scores

The project investigates the app lication

to golf of sta ndard methods of ana lys ing

questionnaires designed to test atti tude

testi ng. This should answer such questions

as: are some holes better discrimi nators

of good golf than others? Is a golf course

a mu lti dimensional test? Does the internal

consistency of golf courses va ry?

Easton, A., Clarke S. & Reddy, R.

Satellite Imaging and Fisheries

Satelli te Derived Sea Temperature and

Water Quali ty Data are Bei ng Compared

wi th Fish Catch Data. Co llaboration with the

Victo ria n Department of Conservati on and

Natural Resources and the CS IRO Division

of Fisheries is continuing.

Easton , A. , Pearce , A. (CSIRO)

& Buchan, S. (Steedman and Associates)

Simulation of the Kirki Oil Spill Using OSSM

This project uses sa telli te images fo r the

crea ti on of water current grids for the

simulat ion of a 1991 oil sp ill.

Easton, A., Singh, M. & Cui, G.

Applications of the Particle and Operator

Splitting Methods

Numerica l schemes are be ing developed

fo r investigating the properti es of the

nonlinear reacti on-diffusion eq uations

for one and two spec ies.

Easton, A. , Singh, M. & Sampson, J.

Wave Models

Im plement ing and modifying com puter

programs fo r models of water waves for

application and comparison with other models.

Easton, A.K. & Steiner, J.M.

Investigation of Line Integrals

Some misconceptions regarding line integral s

with respect to arc length are investigated

and recti fied .

Freshwater, I., Easton, A. & Ye, S.

Lubrication in Cold Rolling

A study of the interaction between

lu bricati on and meta l deformati on by cold

rolling through the development of a fi nite

element numerical model fo r the behav iour

of the lu bri ca nt f il m and the meta l strip.

Ghotb, F. , Steiner, J. & Valcin , F.

Extension of the Analytic Hierarchy

Process to more General Decision Structures

Th is project intends to extend AH P to

incorporate time dependent priorit ies.

Heskin, K., Murphy, G., Sharma, R., Weal ,

S. , Calway, B., Pilgrim, C., Hulls, A.

(EdBiz) & Vasudeva , R. (RMIT)

Development and Implementation of

Strategies for Assuring Teaching Quality

and Performance

To develop and implement teaching quality

assurance strategies with the Bachelor of

Information Technology degree at Swinburne .

Six key areas were identified for considerati on

selection, teaching, industry based learn ing,

management, post grad uation and extra

curricula. The project inc luded a study of

generic ski lls requirements. Academic sup

port areas were also incl uded in the project.

Jackson, D. & Collyer, K.R .

Fermat Numbers as Sums of Squares

This project is investigating the propert ies

of Fermat numbers and thei r factors in terms

of algorithms as an aid to factori sati on

Jones, P., Boers, M. & Lipson, K.

The role of technology in the teaching and

learning of mathematics and statistics

An ongoing project concern ed with the

impact of computer based tech nology on

the teaching and learn ing of mathematics

and statist ics . Recent studies have involved

the use of graphics ca lculators and

computer intensive methods in statistics .

Li, N. & Pitsillides, A.

Adaptive Control

Mathematical theory in adaptive control.

Li, N., Murphy, J.O. (Monash University)

& Steiner, J.M.

Investigating the Thermal Instability

of a Fluid Layer

A new method for solving the several

characteristic value problems in the linear

theory of thermal convection was discovered

and successfully applied to currently

unsolved problems in the field.

Noble, D.H. & Carr, M.K.V.

(Cranfield Institute of Technology)

Irrigation Scheduling

To develop mathematica l models to help

growers to decide when to irrigate crops

given li mita t ions imposed by avai lab il ity

of machinery, labour and water.

Noble, D.H., Mills, R.G.D. (CSIRO)

& Al-Amin, Md.

Locomotive Scheduling

To develop mathematical models to help the

Public Transport Corporation of Victoria draw

up weekly rosters for their fleet of locomotives.

Shayan, M.E., Ghotb, F. & Kia, M.

Productivity Improvements in Ports by

Optimisation of Berth Operations

This project investigates possible

improvements in berth operations in the

Port of Melbourne via simulation and

mathematica l programming.


Barling, C.

'Calculus with Graphical Calculators',

in Graphics Calculators in the Classroom,

AAMT, Ade laide, 1994, 59-63, 1875 858245

Barling, C.

'Graphical calculators: potential vs practice',


AAM T, Ade laide, 1994, 123-126,

1875 858245

Shayan, M.E., Ghotb, F., Lambert, J.

& Ouveysi, I. Design of Telecommunication Networks

Subject to Survivability and Facility

Location Constraints

The purpose of th is project is to design net

works for telecommunication and to measure

the survivabi lity of existing and new nodes

via development of efficient algorithms.

Slatter, T., Noble, B. (Health and

Community Services Victoria) & Weal, S.

Neighbourhood House Census

To conduct and analyse a census of the

neighbourhood house network wi thin

Victoria.

Thompson, W., Easton, A. & Frankish, G.

Numerical Simulation of Compaction

This project investigates suitable numerical

methods for simulation of near net shape

forming of engineering ceramics.

Thompson, W., Easton, A., Freshwater I. & Tsvelikh, A.

Numerical Simulation of Compaction and

Sintering

This project uses finite element methods

for simulation of compaction and sintering

of Mg partially stabilized PSZ.

Blane, D. (Monash University, Faculty

of Education), McCoy, T. (Sandringham

Secondary College), Lipson, K., & Main, D.,

(Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle

Memorial School),

'General Mathematics', Units 1 and 2,

Coghill, Melbourne, 1994, 1-86360-049-3

Tobin, P. & Eberhard, A. (RMIT)

Investigating Interior Point Algorithms in

Mathematics Programming Using Methods

Drawn from Variational Systems

Tobin, P. & Sier, D. (CSIRO)

Developing Methods for Hospitals

to Schedule Operations

Warren, L., Nicholls, M. & Clarke, S.R.

Optimisation of Plant Utilisation

This project is investigating the Optimisat ion

of Plant Utilisation at the ingot mill at

Portland Aluminium Smelter. The project

is initially targetting maintenance and

servicing strategies .

Weal, S.

Student Learning Styles and Computer

Based Teaching Software

This project is investigating the impact

of student learning styles on the design and

use of computer based teaching software.

Weal, S., Thompson, G. & Pilgrim, C.

IRC and Remote Tutortrials

Th is project is investigating the use of

International Relay Chat (IR C) in condusting

tutorials with students who are at remote

sites. Various interfaces are being investigated

for use by lecturing staff.

Boers, M.A.M., Jones, P. ,

'Is calculus made easier with the graphics

calculator7', in Graphics Calcu lators in the

Classroom AAMT, Adelaide, 1994, 65-71,

1875 858245

Evans, M., (Scotch College), Astruc, J.

(Scotch College), Cracknell, N. (Scotch

College), Jones, P. & Lipson, K.,

'Essential Specialist Mathematics', Cogh ill,

Melbourne, 1994, 1 86360 071X

41

Jones, P.

'What does the graphics calculator offer

teachers of reasoning and data 7',


AAMT, Adelaide, 1994, 93-99, 1875 858245

Journal Articles

Boers, M.A.M. & Jones, P.

'Students', use of graphics calculator under

exam conditions', Internationa l Journal of

Mathematical Education in Science and

Technology, Vol.25, 1994, 491-516

Easton A. & Steiner, J.

'Line integrals with respect to arc length',

PRIMUS, Vol. 4, 1994, 249-263


Clarke, S.R.

'Variability of scores and consistency in sport',

N de Mestre (Ed), Mathematics and

Computers in Sports, Bond University,

Queensland, 1994, 69-81

Easton, A., Reddy, R. Lyne, V.

& Gray, R., (CSIRO, Division of Fisheries)

'Satellite Remote Sensing to Marine

Fisheries in Australia', Pacific Ocean

Remote Sensing Conference, Melbourne,

1994, 291-292

42

Leary, B.

'Introduction to the graphics calculator',

in Graph ics Calculators in the Classroom,

AAMT, Adelaide, 1994, 27-30, 1875 858245

Tobin, P.

'Linear algebra using a graphical calculator',


AAMT, Adela id e, 1994, 77-84, 1875 858245

Ghotb, F. 'Application of the analytic hierarchy process

in education', Communications of Operations

Research Society of Japan, Vol. 39, 1994,

No 1, 6-9

Ghotb, F.

'Graduate outlook study', ASOR Bulletin,

Vol. 13, 1994, 9-11

Ghotb, F.

'Simulation makes it possible', Beesey, C.

& Ramussen, D. , Mathematics Without

Limits, Mathematical Association of Victoria,

Melbourne, 1994, 412-417

Ghotb, F. & Warren, L.

'Sensitivity Analysis of AHP vs a Fuzzy

Decision Analysis', Proceedings of the 3rd

International Symposium of Ana lytic

Hierarchy Process, Washington DC, 205-214.

Depa rtment of Management Sciences, GWU,

WDC, USA., 1994

Watson, R.K., Jackson, D.C.

& McLaren, R.J.

'Mathematical Methods', Units 1 and 2,

McGraw-Hill Book Company, Sydney, 1994,

007 452 953 6

Li, N., Steiner, J. & Tang, S.

'Convergence and stability analysis of

an explicit finite difference method for

2-dimensional reaction-diffusion equations',

Journal of the Australian Mathematical

Society, Vol 36, 1994, 234-241

Weal, S., Heskin, K., Hulls, A. (Edbiz

International), Calway, B., Sharma, R.,

Murphy, G., Pilgrim, C. & Vasudeva, R.

(RMIT, Department of Mathematics)

'The Development and Implementation

of Teaching Quality Assurance Strategies

within a Bachelor of Information Technology

Degree', Journal of Institutional Research

in Australas ia, Vol. 3, 1994, 51-57

Jackson, D.C.

'First year Engineering Mathematics

Workshops', Proceed ings of the 1st Bienn ial

Australian Engineering Mathematics

Conference, Melbourne, 1994, 412-417

Jackson, D.C.

'Workshops in first year engineering

mathematics', Proceedings of the Sixth

Annual Convention and Conference,

Sydney, 1994, 567-570

Barling, C.

'Introduction to Maple', Beesey, C.

& Ramussen, D., Mathematics Without

Limits, Melbourne, Mathematical

Association of Victoria, 1994, 137-139

Clarke, K. & Leary, B.

'Calculus with a Graphical Calculator',

Beesey, C. & Ramussen, D., Mathematics

Without Limits, Mathematical Association of

Victoria, Melbourne, 1994, 151-155

Clarke, S.R. & Handley, D.

'What do Mathematicians do? Some Projects

of Swinburne Mathematics Students',


Wi thout Limits, Mathematica l Assoc iation of


Clarke, S.R.

'An Adjustive Rating System for Tennis and

Squash Players', N de Mestre (Ed),

Mathematics and Computers in Sport,

Bond University, Queensland, 1994, 43-50

Clarke , S.R. & Norman, J.

(Sheffield University)

'Home Ground Advantage in English Soccer',

Program of the 37th Joint Nationa l Meeting,

TIMS/ORSA Bu lletin, Boston, 89, 1994

Clarke, S.R.

'Analysing 1993 AFL Football Data with

SASIJMP', Beesey, C. & Ramussen, D.,

Mathematics Without Li mits, Mathematica l

Association of Victoria, Melbourne, 1994,

156-162

Jones, P.

'Introducing the Logic of Statistical Inference

through Computer Intensive Methods',

Proceedings of the Fourth International

Conference on Teaching Statistics,

Intern ational Statistics Institute, Morocco,

1994, 130-137

Jones, P.

'Realising the Educational Potential of

the Graphics Calculator', Proceedings of the

Sixth Annual Conference on Technology in

Collegiate Mathematics, Parisippany,

New Jersey, 1994, 212-217

Jones, P.

'Statistics with the Tl-82', Beesey, C.

& Ramussen, D., Mathematics Without

Limits, Mathematical Association of Victoria,

Melbourne, 1994, 200-204

Jones, P., Lipson , K. & Phillips, B.

'A Role for Computer Intensive Methods

in Introducing Statistical Inference',

Proceedings of the First Scientific Meeting,

International Assoc iat ion for Statistical

Education, Perugia, 1994, 255-264

Jones, P. & Lipson, K.

'Training Teachers to Teach Statistics in

Australia', Proceedi ngs of the Fourth

Internati onal Conference on Teaching

Statistics, Internat iona l Statistics Institute,

Morocco, 1994, 99-112 .

Kia , M, Shayan, E. & Ghotb, F.

'Study of Bulk Material Handling at Appleton

Dock Melbourne', Proceedings of the Inter

nationa l Mechanical Engineering Congress

on Resource Engineering, May 1994,

The Institution of Engineers, Austra lia,

1994, Vol. 2, 217-223

Lambie, D. & Easton , A.

'The Dynamics of the Lawn Bowl Revisited',

Neville de Mest re (Ed) , Mathematics and

Computers in Sports, Bond University,

Queensland, 1994, 71-67

Lipson , K.

'Statistical Control Charts - An application

of Statistics', Beesey, C. & Ramussen, D.,

Mathematics Without Limits, Math-emat ical

Association of Victoria, Melbourne, 1994,

205-208

Lipson , K.

'Understanding the Role of Computer Based

Technology in Developing Fundamental

Concepts of Statistical Inference',

Proceedings of the Fourth Internationa l

Conference on Teaching Statistics, International

Statistics Institute, Morocco, 1994, 65-72

Noble, D.

'The Assignment Algorithm Lives', Abstracts

of EU RO XI I I/OR36, the Joint 13th Conference

of the European Union of Operational

Research Societies and 36th Conference

of the Operationa l Research Society,

European Union of Operational Research

Societies, Glasgow, 1994, 63

Noble, D., Al-Amin, Md. & Mills, G. (CSIRO)

'A Locomotive Power Allocation Problem',

B. Glover, V. Jeyakumar and G.T. Anderson,

Proceedings of the Optimization Min i

Conference, University of Ba llarat , Bal larat,

1994, 67-77

Phillips, B. & Bartley, H.

'Statistics for Non-Mathematicians',


Without Lim its, Mathematica l Associat ion of


Phillips, B. & Bartley, H.

'Strategies for Teaching Social Statistics

to Graduates from the Workplace',

Proceed ings of the Fourth Internat ional

Conference on Teach ing Statistics,

International Stat istical Institute and The

National Inst itute of Statistics and App lied

Econom ics, Morocco, 1994, 265-272

Phill ips , B.

'Training users of Statistics', Proceed ings

of the Fourth Internati onal Conference on

Teach ing Statistics, International Statistical

Inst itute and The National Institute of

Statistics and Applied Economics, Morocco,

1994 , 307-314

43

Shayan, E., Ghotb, F. & Kia, M.

'lntermodalism in Australian transport

industry', Proceedings: 27th ISATA,

Advanced Transport Telematics, Aachen,

Germany, 1994, 671-680

Singareddy, R.R., Lyne, V., Gary, R.,

Easton, A. & Clarke, SR.

'The Application of Satellite Remote Sensing

to Southern Bluefin and Albacore Tuna off

Tasmania Australia', International Symposium

on middle-sized Pelagic f ish , Scientia

Marina, Canary Island, Spain, Facultad de

cienc ias del Mar, Uni. de Las Palmas, 1994

Tobin, P. & Eberhard, A. (RMIT)

'Convergence in Primal Dual Algorithms for

Convex programming using Constraint Set

Manipulation', 15th International Symposium

on Mathematical Programming, University

of Mitchigan, Ann Arbo r, 1994, 202

Tobin, P.

'Software Options for Statistics', Cathy

Beesey and Duncan Ramussen, Mathematics

Without Limits, Mathematical Assoc iation

of Victoria, Melbourne, 1994, 233-239

Tobin, P., Eberhard, A. & Kumar, S. (RMIT)

'Convergence in Parametric Optimization

using Constraint Set Manipulation', B. Glover,

V. Jeyakumar and G.T. Anderson,

Proceedings of the Optimization Mini

Conference, University of Ballarat, Ballarat,

1994, 117-132


Al-Amin, M.

'Optimal Railway Locomotive Allocation',

PhD, Swinburne Un ivers ity of Technology

Bartley, H.

'Young Peoples Pathways to Adulthood',


Collyer, K.

'Fermat Numbers as Sums of Squares',


Flavel, S.

'Using Technology to Assist in the

development of Conceptual Understanding

in Introductory Statistics',


44

Goraya, S.S.

'Finite Element Models for the Gippsland

Lakes an Interconnected System of Flow

Models',


Gurong, C.P.

'Applications of Particle and Fractional Step

methods',


Lipson, K.

'The Role of Computer Based Technology in

Teaching and Learning Statistical Inference',


Weal, S. & Jeffrey, P.

'What is Multi-Modal Learning7', Proceedings

of the 5th International Conference of the

Australasian Associati on for Institutiona l

Research, Dunedin, 1994, 99-105

Weal, S.

'Mechanisms and measures for assessing

and improving teaching quality', Proceedings

of the 5th International Conference of the

Australasian Association for Institutional

Research, Dunedin, 1994, 377-384

Singareddy, R.R.

'The Application of Satellite Remote Sensing

Technology to Marine Fisheries in Australia',

PhD, Swin burne University of Technology

Yelcin, F.

'Extensions of the Analytical Heirachy

process to more general Decision Structures',


Zhang, D.F.

'Modelling Diffusion Process in the Marine

Environment',


School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Research Topics

Blicblau, A. (in collaboration with

Jiao Tong, University Shanghai PRC),

Mathematical Simulation of Heat Transfer

in a Vacuum Furnace

Blicblau, A. (in collaboration with

Jiao Tong University Shanghai PRC),

Finite Element Analysis and Computer

Modelling of Distortion of Metal Subjected

to Heat Treatment Processes

Blicblau, A.

Computer Aided Design Techniques for

Composite Sandwich Structures

Blicblau, A.,

Experimental Analysis of Environmental

Degradation of Carbon Fibre Composites

Blicblau, A.

Flexural Behaviour of Aluminium

Honeycomb Sandwich Plates

Blicblau, A.

Impact Performance of Keratin Fibre

Reinforced Polyester Composites

Browne, J.M.

Symbolic Computation of Functions

of Random Variables

The aim of this research is to develop

symbolic computer mathematical algorithms

for the exact computation of functions of

independent ra ndom variables of the type

used in the prediction of product reliability

during the design process.

Browne, J.M. & Hiorth, G.

Application of the Exterior Calculus

to Engineering Mechanics

This research is to compare the exterior

calculus with other methods cu rrently being

proposed and applied in the solution of

complex dynamically problems in th ree

dimensiona l space.

Browne, J.M. & Lee, D.A.

A Model for the Development of a

Mechanical Engineering Curriculum in

Response to Changing Industrial Demands

This project involves an investigation into

curricula in the light of new and changing

demands being placed on organisations and

aims to developing new ways of categorising

and se lecting appropriate curriculum

and structure.

Browne, J.M. & Nelson, M.J.

Materials Properties, Manufacturing

Process and Environmental Variable

Characterisation for the Optimisation of

the Quality and Reliability of Components

and Devices.

This purpose of th is project is to characterise

the probability distributions of the variables

that a designer may expect to include in

the given design. This data does not exist

in a coherent format and yet it is a critical

element in the prediction of the re liability

of design.

Browne, J.M. & Parks, J.M.

Variability in Design

This research is being carried out jointly

between Swinburne and Xerox Corporation.

Its aim is to develop algorism for the

computation of the latitude of subsystem

operating windows and techniques for

maximising that latitude.

Browne, J.M. & Bitterfield, G.

The Development of Automated Procedure

for Mechanism Design

This research is applying the exterior calculus

in combination with symbolic mathematics

software to automate the generation, ana

lysis and synthesis of a class of mechanisms.

Currey, J.K., Suffern. M. & Sobieralski, C.

Development of an Effective Hazard

Management Strategy within the

Photographic Manufacturing Industry

Investigate and identify various techniques

presently used in chemical hazard handling

including current Australian legislation.

The program will lead to the development

and quantification of a more effective

strategy for m·inimising chem ical risks within

the photographic manufacturing industry.

Currey, J.K. & McDonald J.C.

The Identification of Potential

Musculoskeletal Injuries through Ergonomic

Job Analysis Methods

To further understand, apply and evaluate,

in risk management terms, job analysis

systems, as tools for the identification of

potential Musculoskeletal injuries.

lovenitti, P., Masood, S. & Costello, B.

Evaluation of CNC and Stereo-lithography

as Prototyping Techniques

Llewleyn, R.

Modelling Two Phase Flow Development

through a Turbine Stage

Development and validation of a mathematical

model of the flow development through

a turbine stage of a coal-fired gas turbine.

Morsi, Y.S. & EI-Katatny, I.

Thermo-Fluid Modelling of Aluminium

Preheating Furnaces

Aluminium ingot preheat ing and

homogenis ing furnaces play an important

role in controlling the microstructure,

texture and earing of the aluminium ingots.

This is normally achieved by controlling the

ingot homogenising temperature as well as

the heating rate during the operation of the

furnace. Experimental and mathematical

model ling work are being carri ed out.

Morsi, Y.S. & Mierisch R.

Modelling of the two Phase Flow through a

Superheater Tube Bank

Using the two channel laser/Doppler

velocimeter to measure the velocity of the

fluid and particle phases across the flow

volume at inlet and through the first four rows

of a superheater tube bank.

Morsi, Y.S., Gray N.B. & Atapattu, D.D.

Mathematical Modelling of Flow Along

Axisymmetric Annuliln

An investigation of swirling flow along the

annular gap between two concentric

cylinders under turbulent conditions

modelled using various turbulence models.

45

Morsi, Y.S., Gray N.B., Atapattu. D.D.

& Nguyen T.

Numerical Modelling of Two-Phase Flow

with Swirled Gas Injection

The flow within the liquid bath with gas

injection is modelled using PH OEN ICS.

The experimental results obta ined are

validated using the model developed.

Morsi, Y.S. & Bayander. J.

Experimental and Numerical Studies

of Gas and Solids Injection into Bath

To characterise the fluid velocity and the

dynamics of the gas bubbles or plain particles

resulted from or swirled gas injection into

liquid baths. Laser Doppler Anemometer

and numerical analys is are used.

Morsi, Y.S. & Tansley, G.

An Investigation of the Fluid Flow

Phenomena Inside Artificial Heart Devices

Determine all fluid fl ow parameters and

accurately map the pulsati le flow fields inside

se lected art if icia l heart va lves and devices

using flow visua lisation and the LOA technique.

Journal Articles


Bitterfield, G., Browne, J.M. & Steiner, J.

'Application of Grassmann Algebra to

Geometry using Mathematics',

Proceed ings of the Austra lian Engineering

Mathematics Group Conference, Melbourne,

Australia, 1994

46

Morsi, Y.S. & Fletcher, C.

The Measurement of Turbulent Heat

Fluxes between Boiler Tubes Model

Use of hot wire and laser/Doppler

velocimeter fl ow d iagnostics techn iques

to measure the unsteady velocity and

temperature levels in the flow region between

superheater tube rows. Numerical va lid

ations are also carri ed out.

Morsi, Y.S. & Wan, X.Y.

Experimental Characterisation of Fluid

Flow Parameters involved in Cooling

and Injection Mold

The aim of this work is to fully understand

the importance of injection mold cooling

line design in re lation to the long cycle time,

component distortion due to poor temperature

distribution pump prediction, and optimise

to cooli ng line location and diameter.

Morsi. Y. S.,Gray N. B. & Atapattu, D.D.

Fluid Dynamics of Two-Phase Flow in the

Liquid Bath of a Top Gas Injection System

The complex flow situation result ing in top

submerged gas injection systems is studied.

The combined LDA/PDA system is employed

to measure the liquid phase and two-phase

region of the ba th. Distribution and the size

of the bubble are also quantified.

Doyle, E.D., Dearnley, P.A., Fowles, R.F.

& Corbett, N.M.

'Wear mechanisms of physical and chemical

vapour deposited ceramic coatings wed

in metal cutting applications', Surface

Engineering, 1994, Vol. 9, No.4, 312

Bitterfield, G., Browne, J.M. & Steiner, J.A.

'Comparison of Algebraic Systems for

the Formulation of a Class a Mechanism

Problems', Proceedings of the Sixth

International Conference on Engineeri ng

Computer Graphics and Descriptive

Geometry, Tokyo, Japan, 1994

Nagarajah, C.R., Stefani, S. & Jolie, K.,

(in collaboration with PBR Ply. Ltd.)

Non-Contact Inspection of Small Surface

Defects in Soft Components

Perry J.H., Johnson T.R. & Mayyappan, M.

Design Optimisation of a Coal-fired High

Energy Combustor

Development and validation of a numerical

model of a brown coal-s lurry fired

combusto r. The model needs to effectively

account fo r rea listic bou ndary and initial

cond itions and brown coa l slurry and the

combustible material.

Perry J.H., Schqarz, M. & Witt, P.J.

Development of a Numerical Model of the

Flow Processes in a Fluidised Bed

A numerical modelling study to improve

understanding of the thermo-fluid flow

processes in fluidised beds with applications

to coa l drying, gasification and combustion

by the development and val idation of

su itable computational too l.

Thompson, W., Freshwater, I., Yousef!, M.,

& Tsvelikh, A. (in collaboration with ICI

Advanced Ceramics)

Finite Element Analysis of Advanced

Ceramic Materials

Lee, D.A.

'The significance of ergonomic in risk

management', Interdata Risk Handbook,

I.D.A. Interdata Ply. Ltd ., Sydney, Australia,

2nd Edition, 138-140

Browne, J.M.

'Using Symbolic Mathematical Software

to Construct Specialised Mathematical

Systems', Proceedings of the Austra lian

Engineering Mathematics Group

Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 1994

Browne, J.M., Bitterfield, G. & Steiner, J.

'An Evaluation of the Ausdehnungslehre

as a Language for Formulating a Class

of Problems in Geometry and Mechanism

Design', 150 Jarhe 'Lineale Ausdehnung

slehre: Werk und Wirkung' Hermann G.

Grassmann Conference, Bielefeld,

Germany, 1994

Chen, X. , Zhang, J., Doyle, D.

& Blicblau, A.S.

'Computer Simulation of Gas Flow

in A Vacuum Heat Treatment Furnace',

Proceedings of the Australia n Engineering

Mathematics Group Conference, Melbourne,

Austra lia, 1994

Other Publications

Browne, J.M.

'Gamma Algebra', Private Data Report,

15 Pages, Xerox Corporation, 1994

Doyle, E.D., Phan, T. & Hamlyn-Harris, J.

'PVD Coating Technology for Cutting Tools'

Proc., TOOLS Conference, I.E. Australia,

Sydney, 1994

Lee D.A.,

'An ergonomics Model of Safety and Loss

Prevention', 30th Annual Conference of the

Engineering Society of Australia, Sydney,

Australia, 1994

Mierisch, R.C.

'Laser Doppler Velocimetry Noise Control',

Proceedings of the U KALA Conference,

Glasgow, UK, 1994

Morsi, Y.S.

'Modelling and Simulation of NZAS

Aluminium Homogenisation Furnace'.

Comalco Research Centre

Thomastown, 1994

Morsi, Y.S.

'Investigation of the Fluid Flow Phenomena

within an Aluminium Ingot Homogenising

Furnace', Alcoa, Alcoa MDG/3, 1994


Morsi, Y.S.

'Flow modelling and Diagnostics - Problems

and progress', Invited Lecture, National

University of Singapore, 1994

Morsi, Y.S.

'Modelling Techniques for Power Generation

and Mineral Processing Industries

Mechanical Engineering Colloquium',

Invited Lecture, ESEC,

University of Nottingham, 1994

Morsi, Y.S.

'Phase Doppler Anemometry Technique -

Concepts and Applications', Lecture Series,

Sponsored by G. K. Williams Cooperative

Research Centre fo r Extractive Metallurgy,

Melbourne University, 1994

Morsi, Y.S.

'Research on Thermal Performance of

Furnaces including Data gathering of NZAS

Billet Homogenisation Furnaces', Sponsored

by Comalco Research Centre, Thomastown,

Victoria, 1994

Mierisch, R.C.

'Velocity Bias Correction for Laser Doppler

velocimetry', Proceedings of the UKALA

Conference, Glasgow, UK, 1994

Morsi, Y.S. , Atapattu, D.D., Gray, N.B.

& Yang, W.

'LOA Measurements of Turbulent Swirling

Flows Inside an Annulus', Proceedings

of the International Sem inar on Optical

Methods and Data Processing in Heat

and Fluid Flow, London, UK, 1994

Tran, V.V., Tansley, G. & Morsi, Y.S.

'Haemodynamics of a Jellyfish Heart Valve',

Proceedings of EPSM '94, Perth, Australia

Morsi, Y.S.

'The Fluid Dynamics of Cardiac Prostheses',

ESEC, Swinburne, Corporation R&D Centre

Kanagawa Japan, 1994

Morsi, Y.S.

'The Construction and Design of 30 Real

Time Traversing Mechanism', ESEC

Swinburne, Tech. Report MDG, 1994

Morsi, Y.S.

'Research Advice and Participation

in Design of Heat Treatment Furnace',

Sponsored by Point Henry Works,

'Stage 3 Preheat Furnace modelling', 1994

Morsi, Y.S.

'Design Evaluation of Prosthetic Heat Valve',

Research Contract Sponsored by Teru mo

Corporation Nakai-Machi Ashigara Kamigan

Kanagawa Ja pan R&D Centre, 1994

47


Achim, D. 'Numerical Modelling of Erosion/Heat

Transfer in Fluidised Beds',


Anam, K.

'Design and Development of a Computer

Based Method for Concurrent Engineering',

PhD, Swinburne University of Techno logy

Bayandor, J.

'Experimental and Numerical Investigation

of Top Submerged Lancing of Gases and

Solids into Baths',


El Katatny, I. 'Thermo Fluid-Modelling of Aluminium

Reheating Furnaces',


Favaloro, S.

'An Investigation of the Turbulent Mixing

Flow in an Idealised Ramjet',


Forrester, B.

'Advanced Vibration Analysis Techniques

for the Detection of Faults in Geared

Transmission Systems',


Gloss, R.

'Rod Mill Process Development',

MEng, Swinburne University of Techno logy

48

Hjorth, G.

'Application of the Exterior Calculus

to Engineering Mechanics',


Jacques, P. 'Vacuum Heat Treatment of Tools Steels',

MEng, Swinburne Un iversi ty of Techno logy

Lee, D. 'A Model for Development of a Mechanical

Engineering Curriculum in Response

to Changing Needs',


Mackay, G.

'Investigation of the Char Formation and

Burnout Behaviour of the Macerals and

Lithotypes of Victorian Brown Coal',


Meyyappan, M .

'Design Optimisation of a Coal-fired High

Energy Combustor',


Nelson, M.

'Materials, Properties, Manufacturing

Processes and Environmental Variable

Characterisation,


Powell, D. 'Thermo-Fluid Modelling of Fire and Smoke

Control Systems',


Sakhaeimanesh, A.

'An Investigation of the Fluid Flow

Phenomenon Inside an Artificial

Heart Valve',


Sett, S.

'Characterisation of Particle Turbine Blade

Interaction on Coal Fired Gas Turbines',


Sharp, T. 'Development of a System of Quantitative

Risk Analysis Enabling Commercial

Application as a Risk Management Tool',


Sobieralski, C.

'Development of an Effective Hazard

Management Strategy within the

Photographic Manufacturing Industry',


Stavridis, D.

'Dispersion Modelling of Hazardous Materials',

MEng, Swinburne Un iversity of Techno logy

Wan, X.Y. 'Experimental Characterisation of Fluid

Flow Parameters Involved in Cooling an

Injection Mold',


Witt, P. 'Development of a Numerical Model

of the Flow Processes in a Fluidised Bed',


Yang, W.

'Experimental and Numerical Investigations

of Turbulent Swirling Flow Inside an Annulus',


Centre for Computer Integrated Manufacture


Journal Articles

Blicblau, A.S. & Bitterfield, G.

'Relating Science to Engineering Employing

a Materials Approach', European Journa l

of Engineering Education, Vol. 19-2,

1994, 191-196


Axenenko, 0., Easton, A. & Tsvelikh, A.

'A New Approach to the Solution of Creep

Problems', AEMC94 - 1st Biennial

Engineering Mathematics Conference,

Melbourne, 11-13 Ju ly 1994

Higgins, P.G.

'A Graphical Display To Support Human

Computer Decision-Making In Production

Scheduling', in Kidd, P. & Karwowski, W. (Eds), Advances in Agile Manufacturing,

IOS Press, 1994, 317-320

Luscombe, A., Toncich, O.J., Thompson, W.

& Dluzniak, R.

'A New Type of Machine Control System

to Replace Traditional CNC', International

Journal of Advanced Manufacturing

Technology, Vol. 9, 1994, 369-374

Toncich, D.J.

'Computer Architecture and Interfacing

to Mechatronic Systems', Chrystobel

Engineering, Australia, ISBN O 646 16089

3, 1994

Nagarajah, C.R. & Thompson, W.,

'A Methodology for Investigating Effects

of Cell Size on Operational Flexibility in

Flexible Manufacturing Systems',

International Journal of Advanced

Manufacturing Techno logy, Springer Verlag,

London, Vol 9, No 5, 1994, 333-342

Overmars, A.H. & Toncich, O.J.

'A New FMS Architecture Based Upon

Networked DSP Servo Technology',

International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing

Systems, Volume 6, October 1994, 311-331

Bitterfeld, G., Browne, J. & Steiner, J.

'A Comparison of Algebraic Systems for

the Formulation of a Class of Mechanism

Problems', 6th International Conference

on Engineering Computer Graphics and

Descriptive Geometry, Tokyo, Japan,

August, 1994

49

Blicblau, A.S.

'Designing With Composites', Proceedings of

Composites in Manufacturing, February

1994, Deakin University, Victoria

Chen, X., Zhang, J. Blicblau, A.S.

& Doyle E.D.

'Computer Modelling and Simulation of Gas

Quenching in a Vacuum Furnace',

Proceedi ngs 1st Biennial Conference on

Mathematics in Engineering, Melbourne,

July 11-13, 1994

Chen, X., Zhang, J., Doyle, E.D.

& Blicblau, A.S.

'Simulation of Gas Flow in a Heat Treatment

Furnace', 2nd CFDS User's Conference,

Pittsburgh, December, 1994

Costa, F.S., Friedl, C. & Thompson, W.

'Computer Simulation of Gas Quenching in

a Vacumn Heat Treatment Furnace',

Proceedings of Second CFDS Internat ional

User Conference, Pittsburgh, December,

1994, 25-38

Frankish G., Easton A., Thompson W.

& Stuart M.

'Practical Powder Testing for Numerical

Simulations', Proceedings of Symposium

on Powder Ma nufacturing Processes,

Univers ity of Queens land, Brisbane 29-30

September, 1994, Ed . N. W. Page,

ISBN O 86776 590 9

Freshwater, I. & Shearer, M.

'Simulation of Hot Rolling of Metals',

Proceed ings of AEMC-94, Melbourne,

11-13 July 1994

50

Higgins, P.G.

'Graphical Features for Aiding Decision

Making in Production Scheduling',

Proceed ings of OZCH I 94, Melbourne,

Australia, 1994

Knol, H. & lovenitti, P.

'Context Based Learning For Understanding',

6th Annua l Convention and Conference of

the Australas ian Association for Engineering

Education, 1994

Kop, A.M., Thompson, W., Devadas, C.

& Couper, M.

'An Investigation of the Tribo-Mechanical

Process Occurring on the Die Land When

Extruding Aluminium Metal Matrix

Composites', Proceed ings of the IE Aust,

4th International Tribology Conference,

Perth, December 1994

Maj M.

'Training Manufacturing Engineers in the

Design of CAD Software for Net Shape Manu

facturing Processes at Swinburne University

of Technology', Proceed ings, Pac if ic

Conference on Manufacturing, Jakarta,

December 19-22, 1994, 1000 - 1007

Masood, S.H.

'Research Directions in Rapid Prototyping',

Proceed ings of Paci fi c Conference on

Manufacturi ng, Jakarta, Indonesia, 19-22

December 1994, 369-376

Masood, S.H., lovenitti, P. & Costello, B.

'Evaluation of CNC and SLA as Prototyping

Techniques', IMS Internationa l Conference

on Rapid Product Development, Stuttgart,

Germany, 31 Jan.- 2 Feb. 1994, 347-360

Morsi, Y.S., Atapattu, D.D., Gray, N.B.

& Yang, W. (1994)

'LOA Measurements of Turbulent Swirling

Flows Inside an Annulus', Proceedings

of the International Seminar on Optical

Methods and Data Processing in Heat

and Fluid Flow, London, UK, 14-15 April

1994, 213-217

Nagarajah, C.R.

'A Systems Approach to the Design of

Flexible Manufacturing Cells', 1994 Pacif ic

Conference on Manufacturing, December

1994, Jakarta, Indonesia

Overmars, A.H., Toncich, D.J., Thompson, W.

& Dluzniak, R.

'A Strategy for Minimising Complexity of

FMS Control Using a Matrix Classification

System', AEMC94 - 1st Biennial Engineering

Mathematics Conference, Melbourne, 11-13

July 1994

Shayan, E. & Hamadani, A.

'Analyses of Effects of Dependency of Repair

Time on Operating Time', Proceedings of

AEMC-94, Melbou rn e, 11-13 Ju ly 1994


Shayan, E.

'Productivity Issues in Manufacturing

Industries', IE Aust Conference in

Manufacturing, Adelaide, Australia,

February 1994


Baliga, B.

'Analysis and Control of Grinding Processes',


Brien, G.

'Soft-Axis Control of Open Architecture

Machine Control Systems'


Cao, G.R.

'Finite Element Analysis of BiMetal Rolling

Processes',


Chan, K.Y.

'Computer Aided Gear, Gear-Train and Gear

Box Design',


Clapperton, B.

'Adaptive Control of Brushless Servo Drives',


Shayan, E., Ghotb, F. & Kia, M.P.

'lntermodalism in the Australian Transport

Industry', ISATA Advanced Logistics

Conference, Aachen, Germany, 1994

Cleary, T.

'Analysis of Metal Matrix Composite Material

Properties',


Cong, H.

'Neural Network Optimisation of Work-pieces

within Forging Envelopes',


Costa, F. 'Simulation of Gaseous Polymer to Polymer

Flow',


Dennison, A.

'Acoustic Emission Sensing of Spot Welds

for the Ford Motor Company',


Douglas, P.

'X-Ray Inspection of Fill Properties of

Pressure Vessels for Australian Defence

Industries',


Shayan, E., Ghotb, F. & Kia, M.P.

'Study of Bulk Material Handling at Appleton

Dock Melbourne', International Mechanical

Engineering Congress, Perth, Australia,

May 1994

Fallah, H.

'Scheduling in Manufacturing',


Frankish, G.

'Optimisation of Advanced Ceramic

Properties through Finite Element Analysis',


Huang, Z.H.

'Object Recognition on Conveyor Belts',


lovenitti, P.

'Hand Held Coordinate Inspection Systems',


Jolie, K.

'Laser Based Inspection of Surface

Properties of Advanced Ceramics',


51

Kia, M.

'Productivity Improvements in Shipping -

the Port of Melbourne Case Study',


Kop, A. 'Analysis and Development of Dies Using

Advanced Materials'


Lewis, G.

'Intelligent NC Program Generation of Offset

Work-pieces',


Liu, J. 'CIM Oriented Induction Servo Motor Drive',

MEng, Swinburne Un ive rsity of Technology

Luscombe, A.M.

'Development of Open-Architecture

Machine Control System with Process

Planning Capability',

Ph D, Swin burne Un iversity of Tech nology

MacNamara, G.

'Optimisation of Bimetallic Hole-saw

Manufacture',

MEng, Swinburne University of Tec hnology

52

Mentes, H.

'Complex Canned Cycle Generation for Open

Architecture CNCs',


Moniaga, R.

'Quantification of Surface Defects in Soft

Components through Vision Based

Inspection',

MEng, Swinburne Un ivers ity of Tech nology

Nayak, B. 'Maintenance Systems in Manufacturing',


Ng, C.

'Data Communications for Open Architecture

Machine Control Systems',

PhD, Swin burne Un iversity of Tech nology

Ouveysi, I. 'Optimisation of Communications Networks

in the Manufacturing Environment',


Overmars, A.H.

'Distributed FMS Control Based on DSP

Servo Drives',


Paglia, M.

'Form Feature Based Design and Manufacture',


Peacock, M.

'Vision Based Model Acquisition for CAD',


Philpot, D.

'Interactive Graphics for PLC Programming',

MEng, Swinburne Un iversity of Tech nology

Pouyan, A.

'Petri Nets in Computer Aided Software

Engineering (CASE)',


Rewal, N.

'Intelligent Control of Moulding Machines',


Rogers, D.

'Warpage Analysis and Correction',

PhD. Swin burne Un iversity of Technology

Smith, A.

'Simulation of Production Assembly Lines

at Ford Motor Company',

MEng, Swinburne Un iversity of Technology

Stefani, S.

'Vision Inspection of Internal Surface

Defects of Pressure Vessels for Australian

Defence Industries',

MEng, Swin burne University of Techno logy

Symon, J.

'Integration of CAD/CAM Techniques

with Spreadsheet Engines',

MEng, Swinburne Un iversity of Technology

Tajzadeh, A.

'Export Barriers in Elaborately Transformed

Manufactures Between Iran and Australia',

PhD, Swinbu rn e Un iversity of Technology

Toncich, D.J.

'Complementary Control and Simulation of

Manufacturing Systems',

PhD, Swi nburne University of Technology

Journal Articles

Lueckenhausen, L.

'Jewellery Packaging/Display', Craft Arts

International, Craft-Arts Pty Ltd., Neutral

Bay, Sydney, 1994, Vol. 31, 121-122


Duncan, R.J.

'Japanese Impressions' Theat rical

interpretations of kimonos and ceremonial

themes, Victorian Arts Centre Westpac

Ga llery, 100 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne,

June 1994

Duncan, R.J.

'Exhibition of Automotive Icons Painted on

Silk', RACV Headquarters Art Space, 123

Queen Street, Melbourne, April 1994

Duncan, R.J .

'Exhibition of Kimono Inspired Paintings on

Paper and Silk, and Silk Painted Scarves',

Blackwood Street Gallery, Melbourne Meat

Market, January 1994

Lueckenhausen, L.

'Adolescence in an Old Land', Catalogue

Essay, Craft Australia, Sydney

Lueckenhausen, L.

'The art of the Object' Craft Austral ia

(catalogue), Melbourne, 1994, 25-27 & 32


Barnes, C.L.

'Institutional Dynmaics Underpinning

the Development-Unfolding of Australian

Conceptual Art Practices 1968-1980',

PhD, The University .of Melbourne

Bryans, D.

'Lithographic Transfer as an Agent

of Invention 1850-1950: Innovation in

Lithography, the Role of Transfer

Techniques as Catalysts of Invention',

MA, Swinburne Un iversity of Technology

Lueckenhausen, L.

'Words and Work', Craft Victoria, Fitzroy,

Victoria, 1994, Vol. 24, 223, 4-7

Lueckenhausen, L.

'Aus Dem Wunderkammer (from the cabinet

of wonders)' Austra lian Exhibitions Touring

Agency (catalogue), Melbourne, 1994,

26-27 and 41-43

Zeeng, L.

Austra lian Book Design Awards, Australia,

1994

Zeeng, L.

Design Briefs, Australia, 1994

Zeng, L.

Invited Lectures, Polaroid Austra lia, Victoria,

1994

Lueckenhausen, H.

'Object, lconism and Promise',

DCA, University of Wol longong

Whitehouse, D.M.

'The NSW Contemporary Art Society

& practice of abstraction in post-World

War II Australia',

PhD, Monash Un ivers ity

53

Division of Business, Humanities and

Divisional Office

School of Commerce

School of Information Systems

School of International and Political Studies

School of Management

School of Social and Behavioural Sciences

55

Research Topics

Frazer, M.C.

Management Education for Societies

in Transition

This project is an analysis of the particular

and distinctive needs for management

education and development of people from

countries undergoi ng the transition from

centra lly planned soc ieties to societies

based on market forces.

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

Conway, M.

'The Establishment of A/TEA: A Short

History', Journal of Tertiary Education

Administration, 1994, Vol. 16, 2, 147-159

56

Sharma, R.

Performance Indicators in Tertiary

Education

Sharma, R.

The Perceptions of Part-Time Business

TAFE Students

Frazer, M.C.

'Internationalism and Management Education',

in New Directions in Management,

McGraw-Hi ll Book Company, Sydney,

1994, 357-371

Sharma, R. & Burgess, Z.

'Student Discontinuation at a Technological

Higher Education Institution',

Journal of Tertia ry Education Administration,

1994, Vol. 16, 2, 225-238

Sharma, R., Bennett, D. & Ng, G.C.

'Pathways to Quality Tertiary Education:

Experiences, Strategies and Systems

in Swinburne University of Technology',

Journal of Institutional Research

Austra lasia, 1994, Vol. 3, 1, 80-96

Sharma, R.

Student Performance and Diversification

Modes of University Study and Modes

of Admission

Sharma, R. & Dobson, I .

'Achieving Quality Through Equity -

Gender and Student Progress', Journal

of Institutional Research Australasia, 1994,

Vol. 3, 2, 9-13

Sharma, R., Ng, G.C. & Heskin, K.

'Assessing Outcomes of University StudY,

Swinburne University of Technology Pilot

Study of the Perceived Importance of

the Generic Skills Outcomes',

Journal of Institutional Research

Austra lasia, 1994, Vol. 3, 2, 27-39


Conway, M.

'Improving Customer Service and Building

Faculty Teams',

AITEA 1994 Annual Conference

Proceedings, AITEA, Adelaide, 1994


Frazer, M.C.

Organiser/Chair, 3rd Annual Conference

of the Asian Forum on Business Education,

International Conference, Melbourne, 1994

Sharma, R., Vander, P.J. & Ng, G.C.

'Financial Resource Allocation in a

Devolved Institution', 1994 EAIR Forum,

Amsterdam, 1994

Sharma, R., Ng, G.C. & Veenker, P.

'Performance Indicators in the TAFE Sector:

A College Perspective', 1994 AAIR

Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1994

Sharma, R. & Dobson, I. 'Student Performance and Gender: GPA

Analyses in Victorian Universities', 1994

AAI R Conference, Dunedin,

New Zealand, 1994

Sharma, R ., Ng, G.C. & Heskin, K.

'Qualitative Analysis of Generic Skills

Requirement in the Swinburne BIT Program:

Implications for Achieving Quality Within

Funding Constraints', 1994 AAIR Conference,

Dunedin, New Zealand, 1994


Conway, M.

'The Role of the Australasian Institute

of Tertiary Education Administrators as

a Professional Association for Educational

Administrators',

MEdAdmin, University of New England

Sharma, R. , Heskin, K. & Ng, G.C.

'Generic Skills Requirement for Stakeholders:

An Australian Case Study', 1994 AIR

Conference, New Orleans, 1994

Sharma, R.

'Program and Graduate Cost Model:

An Australian Case Study', 1994 AAI R

Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1994

57

Research Topics

Clarke, B.R. & Kapnoullas, S.

Retailing Law

Completion of textbook on all laws affecting

the day to day operations of a retailer.

Freebairn, M.

The Use and Abuse of the AD/AS Model

Contin ued research on the AD/AS

Model and its application to first year

Macroeconomics.

Freebairn, M.

Pre-Emptive Monetary Policy - Why and

Wherefore

An investigation into the background for this

new approach to monetary po licy and an

evaluation of its possib le stabi lising/

destabilising impact on an economy

Freebairn, M.

Introduction to Australian Macroeconomics

Student Text

Continued research and up-dating of this

first year text.

Books

58

Gerrand, J.

Co-op Students Academic Performance

Prior To and After Their One Year Work

Experience

The resea rch project looks at 1993 Co-op

students (50) and compares their results

prior to and after their co-op placement. These

results are then compared to those students

who did not undertake the co-op year.

Holland, P.

Constitutional Justice in Korea

An ana lys is of the role of the Const itut iona l

Court of Korea with a focus on judic ial

review of legislation passed by the Nationa I

Assembly.

Pascoe, P.A.

Investigations - A Practical Guide

An examination of the role of the Australian

Securities Comm iss ion in invest igating

allegations of corporate misf inance

(in collaboration with Monash University) .

Tempone, I. Performance Auditing

Invest igation into the public sector

involvement in performance or operational

auditing at the state and international level.

Freebairn, M.

'Introduction to Australian Macro Economics',

Citade l Press, Melbourne, 1994,

0-909206-31-7

Wells, J.

Income Taxation Impedes Closer

Economic Relations Between Australia

and New Zealand

The analysis of the difficu lties of harmonising

the taxation systems of Austra lia and

New Zea land with particu lar reference

to the taxation of dividends.

Wells, J.

Commonwealth Funding of Higher

Education - Implications for Accounting

Education

An analys is of Commonwealth policy

and funding of higher education generally

and accounting education spec ifically.

Xavier, P.

Exporting Australian Telecommunications

Equipment and Services to India

Xavier, P.

Price Cap Regulation for Access Prices?

Freebairn, M.

Study Guide to Accompany

'Introduction to Australian Macro Economics',

Citadel Press, Melbourne, 1994

Journal Articles


Clarke, B.R. & Kapnoullas, S.

'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summers Day?

The Regulation of Comparative Advertising',

Proceedings of Australasian Law Teachers

Association Conference (Oct. '94),

University of Tasmania, Tasmania, 1994

Edmonds, S .

'Disasters and the Development of

Environmental Law in the European Union',

Institutionalising Europe: Memory, Admin

istration, Power. Contemporary European

Studies Conference, Griffith University,

Brisbane, 1994

Holland, P. & Neal, P.

:I\ Brave New World - Employment

Agreements in Victoria',

Current Commercial Law, 1994, Vol. 2, 1, 17

Edmonds, S.

'Environmental Management Agendas in

Local Government', 3rd World Congress of

Environmental Health. Environmental Health

Beyond 2000, 1994

Harkness, P.

'Teaching Economics of Social Issues',

Anniversary Conference : 20 Years of Political

Economy at Sydney University, Economics

Dept., University of Sydney, Sydney, 1994

Wells, J.

'Commonwealth Policy on Higher Education:

Implications for Accounting Education in

the 1990's', Journal of Institutiona l Research

in Austra lasia, 1994, Vol. 3, 2, 55-68

Thomas, D.J.

'Gender Differences in Educational

Opportunities and Implications for Policy',

23rd International Congress of Applied

Psychology, International Congress of

Appl ied Psychology, Madrid, Spain, 1994

Wells, J. 'Accounting Education for the 21st Century:

The Global Challenges', Internationa l

Assoc iat ion for Accounting Education and

Research, American Accounting Association,

USA, 1994

Xavier, P.

'Price Cap Regulation for Telecommunications

- How Has it Performed in Practice?', 10th

Conference of International

Telecommunications Society, Sydney, 1994

59

Other Publications

Edmonds, S.

'Volatile Topic Defused', in Law Institute

Journal, Law Institute, Melbourne, 1994

Edmonds, S.

'Cases and Materials on European

Community Law', in Law Institute Journal,

Law Institute, Melbourne, 1994

Edmonds, S.

'The Relationship Between the European

Court of Justice and National Courts in

the European Union', Swinburne Working

Paper, Swinburne Univers ity of Techno logy,

Melbourne, 1994

Holland, P.

'The 1992 Indonesian Elections: The Legal

Framework', in Swinburne Working Papers,

No. 106, Swinburne University of Technology,

Melbourne, 1994



60

Clarke, B.R.

Editor, 'Current Commercial Law', Law Book

Company, Sydney, 1994

Edmonds, S.

'Resistance and Counter Resistance to

the Relocation of Equality of Employment

in the New European Legal System', Invited

Lecture, La Trobe University, 1994

Edmonds, S.

'The European Court of Justice and the

Environmental Law of the European Union',

LLM, Monash Un iversity

Kloot, L.

'Management Control Systems and

Organisational Learning in a Changing

Environment',


Holland, P.

'Towards Democracy in Indonesia: The 1993

MPR Session.', Swinburne Working Papers,

No. 105, Swinburne Un iversity of Technology,

Melbourne, 1994

Kloot, L. & Paterson, H.

'Measurement of Strategic Type in Local

Government', VUT Accounting, Finance

& Law Research Paper 5/94, VUT - Footscray,

Melbourne, 1994

Kapnoullas, S.

Assoc iate Ed itor, 'Current Commercial Law',

Law Book Company, Sydney, 1994

Kloot, L. & Paterson, H.

'Measurement of Strategic Type in Local

Government', Invited Lecture, Deak in

University, Geelong, 1994

Sherba, M.

'A History of Credit Rating Agencies

in Australia',


Tempone, I. 'Approaches to Learning in Accounting,

Examining Three Differing Types of Students

Undergraduate, Graduate Certificate and

Postgraduate',

MBus, Swinburne University of Technology

Research Topics

Burmeister, 0.

The Relationship Between Deep Learning

and an Educational Environment of

Computer Based Instructional Technology

The main research question is:

can computer based instruct ional

technology (independent variable) provide

an educational environment that will promote

deep learning (dependent variable)?

Burmeister, 0., Paterson, H., Redwood, M., Vigo, K., Arnold, J., Hougaz, L., Evans, J. & Smith, R. Student Self-Learning and Self-Assessment

Using an Interactive Computer Based

Program

Lewis, A.V., Wilde, D. & Nancarrow, J. (Agrivision Pty. Ltd.)

Factors Influencing the Acceptance of Expert Systems in Agriculture

An investigation of factors that influence

the acceptance of specific expert systems

used in agriculture.

Nicholls, M. Production Scheduling in a Highly Lagged

Environment

Determining the optimal allocation of

jobs to machines in a mutli-time based

environment with the incorporation of the

intermediate material production process

involving substantia l production lags.

Journal Articles

Nicholls, M.

Optimisation of Current Efficiency in

Reduction Cells in Aluminium Smelting

Development of a mathematical model to

describe the production of aluminium in

reduction cells and its subsequent utilisation

to facilitate maximisation of current efficiency.

Nicholls, M. & Dhir (Penn State, Harrisburg, USA)

Management Utilisation of Production

and Process Models

The evaluation of management production

schedul ing abilities and subsequent

changes in their efficiency through the

application of a lea rning programme based

on an integrated mathematical model of

the production process.

Nicholls, M. & Falkowski, J.

The Development of a Generalised Non-linear Multilevel Solution Algorithm

Developing a new so lution algorithm with

block ing of constraints according to type

to solve a subset of non-li near multilevel

problems with an ultimate requirement

to be applicable to a 'staircase' model.

Simmons, P. Information Systems Management

for the 90's

The organisational impacts of recent

developments in IS Management,

pa rti cu larly the application of metrics

and the focus on quality.

Nicholls, M. 'Optimising the Operations of an Ingot Mill

in an Aluminium Smelter', Journal of the

Operational Research Society, 1994,

Vol. 45, 9, 987-998

Swatman, P.A., Swatman, P.M.C., Singh, S.

& Ritchie, SEDI World Institute Research Agora

The aims of this project are to provide and

maintain resources for new and continuing

researchers in EDI and Electronic commerce.

The resources take the form of: an

annotated bibliography, a critical/analytic

literature survey and databases of existing

research and researchers in the domain.

Swatman, P.A., Duke, R., Swatman, P.M.C.,

Fowler, D., Wafula, E. & Hock, T.C. FOOM - A Methodology for High Quality IS

Development

We are investigating the development

of high-quality info rmation systems within

a commercia l environment based on a

synthesis of socio-organisational approaches

to contextual analysis, formal specification

of requirements (using the formal specification

language Object-Z, an object oriented

extension of Z} and object-oriented modelling.

Poon, S. Internet for Small Businesses: An Enabling

Infrastructure for Competitiveness Evaluation of how small and medium

businesses are using the Internet for

competitive advantages.

Wilde, W.D. Al Applications in Australia

An ongoing investigation into the state of

applications in Australia.

Nicholls, M. 'Mathematical Modelling and its Impact

on Management Practice in an Aluminium Smelter', Communications of the Operations

Research Society of Japan, 1994,

Vol. 39, 1, 10-12

61

Swatman, P.A., Swatman, P.M.C.

& Fowler, D.

'A Model of EDI Integration and Strategic

Business Reengineering',

The Journa l of Strategic Information Systems,

1994, Vo l. 3, 1, 41-60


Nicholls, M.

'Integrated Production Process Modelling

Incorporating Several Time Horizons and

Multiple Levels of Aggregation', Proceed ings

of the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Western

Decision Sciences Institute, Ed. Khade, A.

& Brown, R , Atlanta, 1994

Nicholls, M.

'Anode Production Scheduling in an

Aluminium Smelter', Proceedings of the 25th

Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences

Institute, Ed. Perrewe, P. and Showa lter, M.J.,

DSI, Atlanta, 1994

Nicholls, M.

'Integrated Production Process Modelling',

Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Meeting

of the Western Decision Sc iences Institute,

Ed. Khade, A. & Brown, R., Atlanta, 1994

Nicholls, M.

'Bi-Level Non-Linear Mathematical Program

ming - An Industry Specific Application',

The Australian Society for Operations Research

Annua l Conference: Recent Advances, RMIT,

Melbourne, 1994

62

Swatman, P.A. & Swatman, P.M.C.

'Les Standards ne son/ pas (necessairement)

des Standards: une Approche Technique

et Manageriale de I', EDI en Australie',

Technologies de l' lnformation et Societe,

1994, Vol. 6, 2, 147-167

Nicholls, M.

'Mathematical Modelling - Two Diverse

Industrial Applications', Proceed ings of the

23rd Annual Meeting of the Western Decision

Sciences Inst itute, Ed. Khade, A. & Brown,

R., Atlanta, 1994

Nicholls, M.

'The Application of Bi-Level Non-Linear

Programming to the Aluminium Industry',

15th Internationa l Symposium on Mathem

atical Programming, University of Michigan,

Michigan, 1994

Simmons, P.

'Measurement and the Evaluation of I. T

Investments', Proceedings of the Second

In ternational Software Metrics Symposium,

IEEE Computer Society Press, California,

US, 1994

Wilde, W.D. & Horsfall, A.

'Australian Al Applications',

Annual Al Research Report, 1994, 74-81

Wilde, W.D.

'Australian Expert Systems For Natural

Systems',

Al Applications, 1994, Vol. 8, 3, 3-12


& Wafula, E.

'Information Systems Research Methods:

The Technology Transfer Problem',

Proceedings of the 5th Australasian

Conference on Information Systems,



& Fowler, D.

'Corporate EDI Gateways: a Centralised

Approach to Integrating EDI', Proceedings

of the 5th Austra las ia n Conference on

Information Systems, Monash University,

Melbourne, 1994


& Fowler, D.

'Using Formal Methods to Acquire an

Understanding of the Requirements for

an EDI Gateway', Proceedings of the 4th

Bellcore/BCC Conference on Electron ic Data

Delivery, Bellcore, 1994

Swatman, P.A. & Swatman, P.M.C.

'Linking Industry and EDI Researchers:

An Electronic Meeting Place', Proceedings

of the 7th International Electronic Data

Interchange Conference, Moderna

Organizacija, Kranj, Slovenia, Slovenia, 1994

Warren, L. 'Dynamic Reliability Estimation for Industrial

Systems Using Possibility Distributions',

Maintenance · Repairing the Bottom Line

Proc. Int. Conf. Maintenance Societies

1994, Maintenance Engineering Society

of Australia (MESA), Sydney, 1994

Other Publications

Burmeister, 0.

'Understanding "Deep" Learning in the

Context of Data Modelling', Centre for

Information Systems Research Working

Paper, Centre for Information Systems

Research, Swinburne, Melbourne, 1994

Gupta, P.

'Extended NIAM for Object-Oriented

Database Design', in Doctoral Consortium

Collected Position Papers,

Department of Information Systems,

Monash University, 1994

Nicholls, M.

'Some Diverse Industrial Applications

of Mathematical Modelling',

School of Information Systems Working

Papers, Swinburne University of Technology,

Melbourne, 1994

Warren, L. & Ghotb, F.

'Sensitivity Analysis of AHP Versus Fuzzy

Decision Analysis', 3rd Int. Symposium

of the Hierarchy Process (AHP), Washington

DC, 1994

Wilde, W.D. & Dunn, R.J.

'The Positioning of Expert Systems',

Proceedings of Expert Systems '94, British

Computer Society, SGES Publications,

Cambridge, 1994

Nicholls, M.

'Integrated Production Process Modelling

Involving Multiple Time Horizons', School

of Information Systems Working Papers,

Swinburne University of Technology,

Melbourne, 1994

Nicholls, M.

'Production Scheduling in a Heavily

Constrained Plant', School of Information

Working Systems Papers, Swinburne

University of Technology, Melbourne, 1994

Nicholls, M.

'The Application of Bi-Level Non-Linear

Programming to the Aluminium Industry',

School of Information Systems Working

Papers, Swinburne University of Technology,

Melbourne, 1994

Nicholls, M.

'The Development of a Mathematical Model

to Assist in Production Scheduling and

Ascertain the Feasibility of Forecast Annual

Demand', Contract Report, Philip Morris

Ltd., 1994

Nicholls, M.

'The Development of a Mathematical Model

of an Anode Plant', Contract Report,

Portland Aluminium, 1994

Wilde, W.D., Lewis, A.V. & Nancarrow, J.

'The Role of Expert Systems in Australia',

Proceedings of Workshop on Knowledge

Based Systems in Natural Resource Manage

ment, 7th Australian Joint Conference on

Artificial Intelligence '94, University of New

England, 1994

Simmons, P.

'Measurement and the Evaluation of I. T.

Investments', Working Papers, 94-11,


Melbourne, 1994

Swatman, P.A., Fowler, D. & Wafula, E.

'Formal Methods in the IS Domain :

Introducing a Notation for Presenting Object

Z Specifications ', Centre for IS Research

Working Papers Series 94-1, Swinburne


Swatman, P.A., Swatman, P.M.C.,

Wafula, E. & Parker, C.

'IS Research Methods: the Technology

Transfer Problem', Centre for IS Research

Working Papers Series 94-2, Swinburne


Swatman, P.A. & Fowler, D.

'Validating Object-Oriented Formal

Requirements Specifications: A description

of an Action Research Study', Centre for IS

Research Working Papers Series 94-13,

Swinburne, Melbourne, 1994

Urpani, D.

'Towards Automating Knowledge Acquisition

From Industrial Data', Doctoral Consortium

Collected Pos it ion Papers, Department of

Information Systems, Monash University, 1994

63


Burmeister, 0. 'A Critique of Business Computing

Hypermedia Designs in terms of their

Efficacy in Facilitating Learning',


Burmeister, 0. 'Facilitating Deep Learning with DAD',


Melbourne, 1994

Eden, P.

'A Rigorous Approach to Constraint

Definition in NIAM', Invited Lecture,

Un iversity of Queensland, 1994

64

Nicholls, M. 'Industry, Government and Academe -

An R&D Partnership', Penn. State (Harris.)

School of Bus. Adm. Invited Occasional

Lecture Series, School of Business

Admin istration, Penn. State Univ., USA, 1994

Nicholls, M. 'How Industry, Government and Academe

Can Combine Effectively to Enhance Export

Performance', College of Business Visiting

Distinguished Professor Programme,

Californ ia Po lytechnic State Univ., San Luis

Obispo, Ca lifornia USA, 1994

Nicholls, M.

'Production Modelling in an Internationally

Competitive Industry During a Recession',

College of Business Vis it ing Distingu ished

Professor Programme, California

Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo,

Ca lifornia USA, 1994

Nicholls, M.

'Integrated Plant Production Modelling and

its Impact on Management and Plant

Performance', College of Business, Visiting

Distinguished Professor Programme,

Ca lifornia Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis

Obispo, California USA, 1994

Poon, S.

'Distance Education?', Canadian Association

of Distance Education, Canada, 1994

Simmons, P.

'The Evaluation of I. T. Investments:

Looking Beyond the Dollar', Invited Lecture,

Australian Software Metrics Assoc.

Melbourne, 1994

Swatman, P.A. & Duke, R.

'Adopting Formal Object-Oriented

Languages and Systems', Technologies

of Object Oriented Languages and Systems,

Melbourne, 1994

Urpani, D.

'Continuous Improvement By Learning

From Process Data', Invited Lecture

Portland Aluminium, Portland, 1994


Burmeister, 0.

'The Relationship Between Deep Learning

and an Educational Environment of

Computer Based Instructional Technology',


Calway, B.

'Interface for End User Systems Development',


Falkowski, J. 'The Development of Sensitivity and

Other Capabilities in a Multilevel Non-Linear

Programming Model of an Aluminium Smelter

involving Interdependence',


Fowler, D.

'An Application of Formal Methods in

a Commercial Information Systems Setting',


Gupta , P.

'The Application of NIAM to Object Oriented

Database Design',

PhD, Swin bu rne Univers ity of Technology

Research Degrees Completed

Lewis , A.V.

'Factors Influencing the Adoption of Manage

ment Information and Decision Support

Systems Among Australian Farmers',

PhD, Swin burne University of Techno logy

Oh , L.

'Design Recovery for Information Systems

Via Analysis of Externally Observed

Behaviour',


Poon, S.

'Competition and Co-operation - How Small

and Medium Businesses use the Internet

to Achieve Both',

PhD, Monash University

Ravall i, G.

'Enhancements to Natural Language

Information Analysis Method Conceptual

Schema Diagrams',

MBus, Swi nburne Unive rsity of Tech nology

Rodrigo, R.

'The Establishment of a Predictive Model

for Current Efficiency in Reduction Cells',


Slaverio, R.

'Improved Learning in Multilayer

Feedforward Artificial Neural Networks',


Thurairasa, S.

'Using Formal Methods to Prove Safety

Critical Systems',

MAppSc( IT), RM IT

Urpani , D.

'Applications of Artificial Intelligence

to Industry',

PhD, Swin burne University of Technology

Wafula, E.

'Graphical Representation of Object-Z

Specifications using MOSES',

MBus, Swinburne Universi ty of Technology

Warren, L.

'Optimisation of Plant Utilisation (The Ingot

Mill at Portland Aluminium)',

Ph D, Swinburne University of Technology

Wijesekera, D.

'The Application of Genetic Algorithms

in Database Design',

PhD, Swin burne Un iversity of Technology

Simmons, P.

'The Evaluation of I. T Investments:

An Organisational Perspective',

MBus, RMIT

65

School of International and Political Studies

Research Topics

Harsant, B.L.

What About Watts?

An investigation into the changing of the

name of the Watts River, near Healesville,

Victoria, in 1891, the career of George

Watts, convict for whom it was named,

and re lated circumstances.

Lakha, S.

Economic Liberalization in India

An analysis of economic reforms in India

since mid-1991 and the response of major

opposition political parties to the new

economic policy.


Machida, T. & Pinda, M.

'Gakusei Seikatsu' (Students' Life),

Melbourne, 1994, 9589737 4 1

Taneja, P.

'Hong Kong and Australia: Towards

1997 and Beyond', Centre for the Study

of Australia-Asia Relations, Griffith

Un iversity, Brisbane, 1994, 086-8575445

66

Love, P.A.

Political Biography of Frank Anstey

Anstey (1865-1940) was a lead ing rad ical

publicist and parliamentarian (1902-1934)

whose views on the po litical economy of

banki ng and finance were influential in

sustain ing pressure for public control over

the Australian monetary system .

Rowley, K.

Regime Change in Cambodia

An ana lysis of political change in Cambodia,

espec ial ly since 1989.

Savage, T.

The Semantics of the Verbs of Visiting

in Japanese

A semantic analys is of a group of Japanese

verbs meaning 'visit', in English.

Taneja, P., Mackerras, C. & Young, G.

'China Since 1978', Longman Cheshire

Ply. Ltd./ St.Martins Press Inc., Melbourne

and New York, 1994, 0-312-10252-6

Lakha, S., Vicziany, M. & McPherson, K.

(eds).,

'Australia - India Trade: The Potential for

Links in Computer Software ', Australia and

South Asia: A Blueprint for 2001 7, National

Centre for South Asian Studies, Melbourne,

1994

Savage, T.

Ambiguity in Japanese-ls Japanese Vague?

A pragmatic analysis of some Japanese

written and spoken texts to investigate the

folk-belief that Japanese is a vague language,

fu ll of ambiguity.

Taneja, P.

The Internationalization of China's Iron

and Steel Industry

An analysis of the efforts made by China's

iron and steel industry over the past fifteen

years to develop links with foreign compan ies

through trade, investments and technology

transfer.

Taneja, P.

China in the World Trade Politics

An investigation into China's growing

economic integration with the world economy

and concommitant rise in its internationa l

economic status.

Love, P.

'Preface', in Labour Histories, Monash

Pub lications in History, Clayton , 1994

Rowley, K.

'Cambodia', in Learning the Lessons : United

Nations Intervention in Conflict Situations,

Community Aid Abroad, Melbourne, 1994

Journal Articles

Lakha, S.

'Indian Computer Software Enters the World

Stage', Asia Education Teachers',

Journal, 1994, 22, 2, 18-19

Other Publications

Lakha, S.

'The Bharat/ya Jana/a Party and

Globalization of the Indian Economy',

South Asia, 1994, XV II , Special Issue,

213-229

Rowley, K. 'Review of Serge Thion, Watching

Cambodia', Far Eastern Economics Review,

Dow Jones, Hong Kong, 1994


Buzo, A.

'On Korean affairs, North Korea crisis',

numerous press, radio and television

interviews for both Australian and

international media, 1994

Buzo, A.

'North Korea After Kim II Sung', ABC Rad io

News Commentary, Melbourne, 1994

Hougaz, L. 'Peer Tutoring Program for First Year

Students of Italian.- An Alternative Learning

Approach', Italian Towards 200- International

Conference, VUT, Melbourne, 1994

Hougaz, L. 'Studying Italian in Secondary Schools',

Opening Address Dante Alighieri Poetry

Competition, University of Melbourne, 1994

Love, P. 'The 1921 ALP Socialization Objective',

Invited Lecture, Australian Fabian Society

Foru m, Melbourne, 1994

Love, P. 'A Discourse of Domination.- Menzies, the

Cold War, Democracy and Communism',

Invited Lecture, Canterbury Girls' Secondary

College, 1994

Love, P. 'The Republican Idea', in "Democracy

and Nation", ABC Radio National,

Open Lea rning Agency, 1994

Love, P. 'Mobilizing Culture', Invited Lecture,

University of Sydney, 1994

Rowley, K. 'Interview on Cambodia Hostage Crisis',

News Extra, SBS TV, Melbourne, 1994

Rowley, K. 'Interview on Australian Military Aid to

Cambodia', News Extra, SBS TV,

Melbourne, 1994

Lakha, S.

'The New International Division of Labour

and the Indian Computer Software Industry',

Modern Asian Studies, 1994, 28, 2, 381-408

Love, P. 'Lloyd Edmonds', Labour History, 1994,

No. 67, November, 1-3

Rowley, K. 'Review of David Chandler, Brother Number

One', in Austral ian Journal of International

Affairs, Vol. 48, 1994

Rowley, K. 'Cambodia in Crisis', Late line,

Melbourne, 1994

Rowley, K. 'Hostage Crisis and Khymer Rouge',

Invited Lecture, Third Age University Social

Issues Group, Hawthorn, 1994

Rowley, K. 'Cambodia After the Peace Process',

Invited Lecture, Centre of As ian Studies,

Hong Kong Univers ity, 1994

Rowley, K. 'Cambodia's Border Problems',

Invited Lecture, Cambod ia Coordinating

Committee, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 1994

Rowley, K. 'Briefing for Volunteer Workers Going to

Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos for OSB',

Melbourne, 1994

Rowley, K. 'Political Situation in Cambodia',

Invited Lecture, Cambodia Association

of Victoria, Springvale, 1994

67


Harsant, B.L. 'Literature and the Development of Working

Class Culture in Australia',

MA, Swinburne University of Technology

Kusyuniati, S.

'The Effect of Industrialization on the

Migrant Workers at the Industrial Area

of Ungaran, Central Java',


Machida, T.

'The Educational Implications of the Concept

of Internationalization',

PhD, La Trobe Un ivers ity

68

Masini, M. 'My/hos and Logos in the Works of Cesare

Pavese (1908-1950)',

MA, La Trobe University

Nott, T. 'Towards a Local Economic Development

Strategy. A Case Study of three

Municipalities in Victoria',

MA, Swinburne Un ivers ity of Technology

O'Reily, P.

'Cultural Rhythms: Odaiko Drumming

in Modern Japan',


Park, R.

'Effects of Personality Variables and

Participation in Marriage Education

Programs on Relationship Satisfaction',

MA, Swinburne Un iversity of Techno logy

Savage, T. 'The Semantics of the Verbs of Asking

in Japanese',

MA, La Trobe University

Turner, B. 'The Origins of Corporatism in Indonesian

Politics',

MA, Swinburne University of Techno logy

Research Topics

Babaie Zakliki, M.

Executive Leadership and Firm

Performance

An analysis of the impact of chief

executive officers' role behaviour, style

and characterist ics on firm performance.

The research also incorporates contingency

variables such as environmental conditions,

size of organisation and business strategy.

Christodoulou, C.

Strategic Management Practices

The major focus is on the strategic

management practices of large Australian

organisations. This study has provided

important insights into the major trends

over the last decade, the determinants

of strategic planning systems, and the

importance of factors such as ownersh ip,

size, capital intensity and types of external

cha nge. It is proposed that this study be

extended to the financial services industry

and also replicated in a number of Asian

countries .

Enright, M.

Australians and the Last Call to the Colony:

An Analysis of Identity Through the

Experience of One Specific Group of

Australians

Work proceeds on this long-term project to

record, analyse and assess the experiences

of surviving Australian born and Australian

resident air crew who served with RAF

Bomber Command during the 1939-1945

period, forming a bas is for comparing the

perceptions Australians hold of Australia

today with those of the early post-colonial

Australia of the first half of the twentieth

century.

Gomm, E.

Perceptual and Cultural Influences

on International Student Learning

An analysis of the perceptual and cultural

influences on learning of Swinburne's

international students in the first year

of the Bachelor of Business degree.

Hunter, M. & Birnugnu, F.

(Victorian Department of Agriculture)

To Investigate the Commercial Viability

to Produce the Essential Oil of Polygonom

Odoratum in North-East Victoria

A study of the agronomics of the cultivation

of polygonum odoratum and market potential.

Koch, A.A.

Major Study into the Future of Marketing:

Comparing Australian and European

Enterprises

An investigation of contemporary marketing

practice in Australia, as demonstrated by

15 leading companies from three industry

sectors .

Legge, J. Work Towards an Integrated Description

of Economic Development at the Firm

and Industry Level

The subject of industry and firm develop

ment is covered to a greater or lesser extent

under various rubrics, including but not

limited to Marketing, Entrepreneurship

Studies, Industrial Organisation Economics,

Evolution Economics, Finance Economics,

Evolutionary Biology and Complex Systems

Theory. This ongoing project is an attempt

to draw these strands together in the hope

of providing a consistent description of the

process and formulating practical advice

to entrepreneurs and business developers.

Long, S., Cargill, B. & Stewart, J. Action Learning Project in Business

Planning for Local Government

An action learning project studying the

implementation of a business plann ing

process for managers in two local councils.

Long, S.

Project for Developing Improved

Articulation Between Graduate Courses

in Management

Murray, J., Barker, C. & Dillon, P.

Groundwater Issues in Australia

Their significance and the need for research

priority setting for groundwater R&D funding.

Evaluation of economic decision analysis

methodology. Project completed in conjun

ction with CS IRO, Division of Water

Resources.

Russell, H. & Gomm, E.

Student Mentoring as a Means

of Enhancing First Year Student Learning

The prima ry purpose is to give first year

students ready and formal access to the

experience and knowledge of post-core

students in a manner that both values the

contribution of the more advanced students

and enables first years to learn from poor

mentoring.

Spark, M.

The Status of Key Account Management

in Australia

Exploring the link between adoption of the

marketing concept and increased profitability

by implementing key account strategies.

Stewart, J. Action Learning: A Case Study in Business

Planning in Local Government

Action research project where two municipal

administrations worked with the authors

to learn business planning and to develop

customer and market oriented cultures.

Tyson, T.

Evaluation of Large Class Experiential

Learning

Design and evaluation of a curriculum for

first year Business students in Organisations

and Management using experiential learn ing.

69


Divirgilio, P., Westwood, J. & Adams, T.J.

Study Guide to accompany Stanton,

Miller & Layton, Fundamentals of Marketing,

McGraw-Hill Book Company, Sydney, 1994,

ISBN 0074701827

Journal Articles

Christodoulou, C.

'Seeking Meaningful Management

Education Learning Experiences', Part 2,

The Development of an Industry Based

Simulation', Training and Development

in Austra li a, 1993, Vol. 20, 4, 28-29

Enright, M. 'An Australian Over Arnhem: An Australian

Pilot's Experiences During Operation Market

Garden, 17-23 September 1944', Aeroplane

Monthly, 1994, Vol. 22, 10, 16-20

Gillin, M., Alonso, J. & Bygrave W.

'Mathematical Visualisation and Analyses

Techniques for Entrepreneurship Studies:

Image Processing in the United States,

Europe, Japan and Australia', Journal of

Enterprising Culture, 1994, Vol. 2, 503-509

Gillin, M.

'Enterprise Innovation and Corporate

Strategy', Direct ions, 1994, Jan/Feb, 40-42

70

Gillin, L.M. 'Entrepreneurship and the Management

of Innovation', in Management for

Engineers, 2nd Edition, Longman,

Melbourne, 1994, 659-692

Gillin, M. & Powe, M. 'Added Value from Teaching Innovation

and Entrepreneurship', Innovation Papers,

Swinburne University of Technology, 1994,

Vol. 2, 2, 39-52

Hindle, K. 'Dynamic Due Diligence: An EBP Method

for Evaluating Mergers and Acquisitions',

Innovation Papers, Swinburne University

of Techno logy, 1994, Vo l. 2, 61-77

Legge, J. 'The BIE Industry Economics Conference: A

Journey Among the Economists', Innovation

Papers, Swinburne Univers ity of Technology,

1994, Vol. 2, 2, 65-95

Legge, J.

'The Disconnect Between Economics and

Business Studies', Econom ic Papers, 1994,

Vol. 13, 4, 44-56

Lasky, B. & Vaughan, E.

'Too Many HRM Aspirants? The Potential

Consequences for Women',

Human Resource Management, John Wiley

& Sons, Brisbane, 1994, 54-63

Legge, J. 'Economics and Innovation: Old Theories

and New Directions', Innovation Papers,

Swinburne University of Technology, 1994,

Vol. 2, 1, 3 1-52

Long, S. 'The Nature of Symptom Formation in

the Individual and its Relevance to Other

Human Systems', Australian Journal

of Psychotherapy, 1994, Vol . 12, 166-184

Saxon, R.

'Female Entrepreneurship: What Have We

Learned?', Innovation Papers, Swinburne

University of Technology, 1994, Vol. 2, 2, 15-38


Batros, J.

'Engineers as Authentic Managers',

Proceedings - Pacific Conference on

Man ufacturing, P.1.I. (Indonesia),

Indonesia, 1994

Bonn, I. & Christodoulou, C. 'The Changes in Strategic Management

Practices in Australian Manufacturing

Companies Over the Past Decade', Strategic

Management Society Conference, Paris, 1994

Bonn, I. & Christodoulou, C.

'The Evolution of Strategies and Structures

in the Australian Manufacturing Industry

Over the Past Decade', Strategic Manage

ment Society Conference, Paris, 1994

Bonn, I. & Christodoulou, C. 'Why Are Subsidiaries Different?'

Austra lia and New Zea land Academy

of Management Conference, Wellington,

NZ, 1994

Cargill, B., Long, S. & Stewart, J.

'Action Learning: a Case Study in Business

Planning in Local Government', Congress

Papers, World Congress 3, Action Learning,

Action Research and Process Management,

University of Bath, UK, 1994

Cargill, B. & Conway, C.

'Improving Customer Service and Building

Faculty Teams', Managing Qua lity, AITEA -

18th Annual Conference Proceedings,

Australian Institute of Tertiary Education

Administ rators, Adela ide, 1994

Cargill, B. & Gomm, E.

'From Russia with Difficulty - Learning

to Work Across Cultural Frontiers',

Proceedings of the 3rd International

Organisational Behaviour Teaching

Conference, IOBTC at University of Otago,

Dunedin, NZ, 1994

Cargill, B., Long, S. & Stewart, J.

'Action Learning: a Case Study in Business

Planning in Local Government',

ANZAM '94 - Vanishing Borders; Conference

Proceedings, We ll ington, NZ, 1994

Christodoulou, C. & Bonn, I. 'Can Large Companies Strategically Manage

Without Formalised Planning', Australia

and New Zealand Academy of Management

Conference, Wellington, NZ, 1994

Christodoulou, C.

'Learning From The Experiences in Thailand:

Experientially Based Senior Management

Development Problems', 3rd International

Organisation Behaviour Teaching Conference

Dunedin, NZ, 1994

Gillin, C.M. & Powe, M.

'Added Value from Teaching Innovation

and Entrepreneurship', Frontiers

of Entrepreneursh ip Research, Proceedings

of the Babson Col lege Entrepreneurship

Research Conference, Babson College

Wel lesley, USA, 1994

Gillin, C.M., Alonso, J. & Bygrave, W.

'An Innovative Approach to Modelling

Entrepreneurial Studies',

Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research,

Proceedings of the Babson Co llege

Entrepreneurship Research Conference,

Babson College, Wellesley, USA, 1994

Gillin, C.M., Irons, B. & Griffiths, R.

'Innovations for Productivity Improvement

and Measurement of Foundary Systems

Effectiveness', Pacific Manufacturing

Conference '94, Pac if ic Manufactu ring Con

ference Publication, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1994

Hunter, M. 'The Feasibility of Developing Essential

Oils in Malaysia and Possible Development

Options', Internationa l Conference

of Essential Oils, International Federation

of Essential Oi ls and Aroma Trades, London,

UK, 1994

Hunter, M. 'The Need of a Multidisciplinary Approach

to Develop Essential Oils in Malaysia', 8th

Asian Symposium on Med icinal Plants

and Other Natural Products, UNESCO,

Malaysia, 1994

Hunter, M. 'The Use of Natural Fragrances in Cosmetics .

Should it be Considered?', 28th Annual

Conference of Society of Cosmetic Chemists,

ASCC and NZSCC, Queensland, 1994

Koch, A. 'Does Success in International Business

Require Specific Capabilities.- An Australian

Perspective', First South China International

Business Symposium, Centre for Inter

national Business Studies, Hong Kong, 1994

Koch, A. & Rodger, A.

'An Experimental Use of a Sequential Case

in Postgraduate Management Training',

WACRA '94 Conference Proceedings, World

Association for Case Method Research and

Application, Montreal, 1994

Lasky, B. 'The Future for Women Managers in China:

A Speculation on the Effects of Foreign

Training in Management Practices',

First South China International Business

Symposium, Univers ity of Macau and the

CIBS Lingman College, Hong Kong, 1994

Lasky, B.

'Management Training Leads to Job

Satisfaction But Equality for Women in

Management Remains Elusive', Vanishing

Borders, The Managerial Challenges, The

Management Group Graduate School of

Business and Government Ma nagement,

Victoria University, Wellington, NZ, 1994

Long, S. 'Women and Corporate Leadership.-

The Transformers on the Transformed',

Women's Voices: Women in Leadership

Program, Ed ith Cowan University, Perth, 1994

Long, S. & Cargill, B.

'Intergroup Dynamics in OB Teaching',

3rd International Organisation Behaviour

Teaching Conference, Un iversity of Otago,

NZ, 1994

Willshire, L. 'Barriers and Boundaries Within and

Between Agencies Providing Psychiatric

Services', Proceed ings of the 9th European

Symposium in Group Analysis, Heidelberg,

Institute of Group Analysis, London,

London, UK, 1994

71


Cargill, B.

'Appraisal Review and Staff Development -

the Crucial Links', Invited Lecture,

"Managing Change in Schools", Central

Wimmera Highlands Principals Conference,

Geelong, 1994

Cargill, B.

'Leadership and Human Resource

Management for Women', Dept. of School

Education "Women in School Leadersh ip

Program", Department of School Education,

Waverley, 1994

Cargill, B.

'The Karpin Report and People Skills in

Management Development', Victorian TAFE

Network National Management Reform

and the Victorian TAFE Network - Col lege

Directors Meeting, RMIT, Melbourne, 1994

Cargill, B.

'Teacher Appraisal', In Service Program

for Mooroolbark Area Primary Schools,

Mooroolbark, 1994

Cargill, B.

'Staff Appraisal in the School Context',

Professional Development Program '94,

Mount Waverley Secondary Col lege, 1994

Christodoulou, C.

'Developments in Strategic Management',

Adela ide Graduate School of Management,

1994

72

Christodoulou, C.

'Caravan Management Game', Seminar,

University of Thai Chamber of Commerce

Executive MBA and Internationa l MBA

Program, University of Thai Chamber of

Commerce, 1994

Irons, B.E.

'Maintenance Engineering Project

Management', Seminar, Maintenance

Engineering Agency, 1994

Irons, B.E.

'Technical Services For Profit', Seminar,

Longman Professional Series, Bangkok,

Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta, 1994

Jevons, C.

'Measures of Service Excellence', Seminar,

Monash University, Caulfie ld, 1994

Legge, J.

Editorial, Innovation Papers, 1994, Vol. 2,

2, i-i i

Legge, J.

'Price Strategy and Profit', Seminar,

Australian Society of CPA's, Melbourne, 1994

Legge, J.

'Power Selloff Could Spark a Short-Circuit',

Commentary, The Age, Melbourne, 1994

Legge, J.

'Value, Quality and Design', Commentary,

The Quality Magazine, Journal of the

Australian Quality Council, 1994

Legge, J.

'Crucial to Give Fair Play a Fair Go', Article

in The Australian Financial Review, 1994

Legge, J.

'Investment and Uncertainty', Article in

The Australian Financia l Review, 1994

Newton, J.

'The Institution of the Mind', Australian

Institute of Social Analysis, Parkville, 1994

Willshire, L.

'Holding Function in Organisations', Parkvil le

Centre, 1994

Willshire, L.,

'Unconscious Group Processes', Australian

Assoc iation of Group Psychotherapists, 1994


Ashraf, Z.

'Innovation and Knowledge Transfer',


Babaie Zakliki, M.

'The Process of Selecting Chief Executive

Officers',


Bonn, I. 'Strategic Management in Australian

Organisations',


Bruce, F. 'Organisational Learning: How Organisations

Can Leverage Their Knowledge Capability',


Breen, J.

'Assessing the Enterprise Attributes

of Secondary School Students',


Cantor, M.

'Cultural Analysis of a Cross National

Consulting Team',


Creese, E.

'A Study of the Arts and Business Cultures

in Arts Management in Australia Today and

How that is Reflected in the Culture of Arts

Management Training.',


Dawson, C.

'The Efficacy of Victorian Government

Policies on the Development and

Performance of Small Manufacturing

Business 1975-1990',


Diemont-Ebes, A.

'Effect of Government Policy on Enterprise

Development',


Drummond, G. 'Culture Coupled Leadership and Change

in a Medium Size Manufacturing Company',


Enright, M.

'The Construction of Cambodia :

French Colonial Expansion, 1863-1907',


Hindle, K.

'An Enhanced Paradigm of Entrepreneurial

Business Planning',


Hunter, M.

'An Analysis of the International Flavour

and Fragrance Industry',


Irons, B.E.

'Systems Effectiveness Growth Management

for Operational Systems',


Jevons, C.

'The Measurement of Service Quality:

A Comparative Analysis of Service

Quality and Proprietary Instruments in

Two Organisations',

MBus, Monash University

Kennedy-Jones, M.

'Ambition, a Personal and Social Construct

For Professional Women',


Lasky, B.

'Management Training Choices and Equal

Employment Opportunities: A Comparison

of Men and Women Students and Graduates',

PhD, Monash Un ive rsity

Lin, C.

'R&D/Marketing Interaction in High

Technology Industry',


Little, P.

'A Case Study on the lntercu!tural Aspects

of Australian-Czechoslovakian Business

Relationships',


Morgan, J.

'Specific Determinants of Dominant Design

Between Product Process Innovation',


Newton, J.

'Learning from Experience in Management

Education',


Peacock, C.

'The Efficacy of Core Process Innovation

to Business Growth',


73

Petter, B.

'Environmental Monitoring Systems of Small

Business - Strategy or Chance?',


Pizer, M.

'Exploring Sub-Culture at Work Through

Comparing and Contrasting People's

Experience of Work Within an Organisation',


Powe, M.

'The Efficacy of Commercialising Australian

Business Growth',



74

Saxon, R.

'Female Entrepreurship in Australia',


Tajzadeh Namin, A.

'Barriers to International Trade Between Iran

and Australia',


Tye, M.

'The Efficacy of Training to Develop an

Innovative and Creative Culture',


Vincent, M.

'New Business Failure and Government

Fiscal Policy, A Longitudinal Examination',


Watson, D.

'An Examination of the Factors which

Promote/Inhibit the Development of

an Export Culture within Small to Medium

Sized Enterprises',


Cargill, B.

'Leadership in Institutions of Higher

Education 1988-1991: On the Experience

of Coping with Crises',

MEd, The University of Melbourne

Webley, I. 'Invention to Innovation -

The Commercialisation of R&D in High-Tech

Companies',


Wei, H.

'Strategic Foreign Direct Investment

Decision of Taiwanese Small and Medium

Size Manufacturing Firms',


Willshire, L. 'Psychiatric Services: Organising an

Impossible Task',


Woodhouse, S.

'The Effects of Incest on Women Middle

Managers in their Organisational Settings',


Legge, J.

'(1) Chaos Theory and Business Planning;

(2) The Competitive Edge;

(3) Pricing Strategy and Profit',

MBus (by Publication),

Swinburne Un iversity of Technology

School of Social and Behavioural Sciences

Research Topics

Barr, T.

Information Society 2000: Public Domain

Workshop

Research involves construction of possible

communications futures for Australian

Society in association with the Centre

for Communication and Information

Technologies and to assist the Broadband

Services Group.

Barr, T.

Beyond the Duopoly Industry Policy

Resea rch in assoc iation with the Centre

for Communication and Information

Technologies, explores national objectives

and means to achieve productive outcomes

for industry development policy for the

Australian Telecommunications and Industry

po licy in association with the Commonwealth

Government's 1997 Review.

Betts, K.

Changes in Fertility in Australia: Classes

and Ethnic Groups

Betts, K.

Impact of the Principles of Democratic

Citizenship on Immigration: Australia,

France and the United States

Castleman, T., Allen, M., Bastalich, W.

& Wright, P. (Univ. of Adelaide)

Gender and Non-Permanent Employment

The project investigates the relat ionships

between gender and non-permanent

employment in the higher education industry

in Australia. It includes an analysis of data

derived from university payrolls plus interviews

with managers of academic and operational

departments.

Gare, A.

Globilization and Environmental

Destruction

To examine the implications of globil ization

for the future of the environmenta l movement.

Gare, A.

The Cultural Conditions Associated

With Environmental Destruction and its

Amelioration

To identify the cultural roots of environmental

destruction and to find out what cultural

transformations are required to overcome

this destruction.

Gilding, M.

An Australian Sociology of the Family

An analysis of the family in Australia in

the 1990's.

Gilding, M.

Capital and Kinship

An analysis of wealth accumulation and

fa mi lial practices among the 200 wea lthiest

Austra lian families.

Gye, L.

Media in the Electronic Age

An investigation of the implications of

electronic commun ication fo r both crit ical

practice and pedagogical practices.

Harney, M.

I nterpretavist Epistemologies

An ana lysis of interpretavist theories

of knowledge, includ ing their status as

theories of knowledge acquisition, and their

potential role in applied qualitative research

methodologies.

Harney, M.

Philosophy of Mind, Brain and Cognition

A study of the philosophical/foundational

questions arising from the alleged dictionary

of "classical" computational versus connect

ion ist approaches in cognitive sc ience.

Hayward, D.

The Australian Housing System

An analysis of the actors involved in the

Austral ian housing system, how these change

over time and the outcomes they produce .

Hayward, D.

State Finances

An analysis of Victoria's public finances and

the Kennett Government's reform program.

Healy, P.

Argumentation, Rational Disagreement and

the Rhetorical Constitution of Objectivity

An examination of the pivotal role played

by argumentation and rational disagreement

in the constitution of the claims that we

take to be true of the world.

Healy, P.

Habermas, Foucault and the Emancipatory

Potential of Critical Reason.

An exploration of the links between the

socia l and po litica l uses of reason and the

themes of human freedom and emancipation,

as they emerge in the writings of two of the

most influential contemporary commentators .

Healy, P.

Situated Rationality and Hermeneutic

Understanding: A Gadamerian Approach to

Rationality

Specification of a new approach to

rationality which takes account of the

intrinsically situated and interpretive

character of human understanding.

Heskin, K.

The Development of Generic Skills in

Higher Education

This project is seeking to provide a procedural

model for generic skills identification,

development and enhancement in higher

educat ion subjects and programs using the

SUT Psychology major as an exemplar.

Kannegiesser, H.

Australian Enterprise

An investigation of the careers of four leading

Australian innovators together with a review

of current theories concerning innovat ion,

management, economics and public policy.

75

Love, R.

The Gene in Public Culture

An investigation of representations

of the gene in public culture in Australia.

Mclennan, J. & Omodei, M. (La Trobe

University)

Using a Head-Mounted Video Camera

to Study Performance in Natural Settings

Developing a methodology for study

individuals' decis ion-mak ing processes

as they engage in complex tasks in natural

settings.

Mclennan, J.

Validation of the Revised Death Fantasy

Scale (RDFS)

Investigation of the evidence of validity for

the RDFS as a measure of death denial and

unconscious death related anxiety.

Mclennan, J. Conceptualising and Measuring Counsellor

Conceptual Level

Investigation of the concept of counsellor

Conceptual Level (CL) as a predictor of

performance, inc luding the development

of new alternative procedures for assessing

counsellor CL.


Betts, K. & Seitz, A.

'Writing Essays and Research Reports

in the Social Sciences', Thomas Nelson,

Melbourne, 1994, ISBN 0170089118

Barr, T.

'Australia', Telecommunications in the

Pacific Basin, Oxford Un iversity Press, New

York, 1994, 219-242

Barr, T.

'Australia's Information Society: Clever

Enough?', Fram ing Technology, Allen &

Unwin, Sydney, 1994, 91-105

76

Molnar, H.

Media and Communications Priorities

in the South Pacific

Examination of the media and commun ications

priorit ies in the Pacific so as to map out the

trends of the next ten years while exploring

how Australia's contribution to the region

can be more effective.

Molnar, H.

Pacific Distance Education Feasibility

Study for UNESCO

Examined the primary education sector

in the Pacific and explained the feasi bility

of using DE to deliver education to children

in rural and outer lying island areas.

Mulvany, J., Knowles, A. & Reddy, P.

Perceptions of Domestic Violence

Examination of public beliefs, perceptions

and attributions about domestic violence.

(In collaboration with Associate Professor.

Poznanski, J. & Mclennan, J. Conceptualising and Measuring

Counsellors Theoretical Orientation

A review of measures of theoretical

orientation: evaluation of psychometric

properties; implications for theoretical

orientation research, and future research

considerations.

Betts, K.

'Immigration to Australia: a new focus for

the 1990's7', 'Migration Policies:

A Comparative Perspective' Heckmann, F.

& Bosswick, W. (Eds.) Europaisches Forum

fur Migrationsstudien und lnstitut an der

Un iversitat Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany,

1994, 51-90

Gilding, M.

'Gender Roles in Contemporary Australia',

Contemporary Austra lian Femin ism, Longman

Cheshire, Melbourne, 1994, 102-127

Harney, M.

'Clues to Creativity', Artificial Intelligence

and Creativity, Kluwer Academic Publishers,

Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1994, 195-208

lofts, D., Arnold, J., Vigo, K., Kinnane, R.

& Haig, A.

Development of a Computer Program For

Use in the Teaching of Narrative Discourse

To enhance students' abil ity to think about

and engage with a range of concepts

re lating to the study of narrat ive. Drawing

on the use of narrative theory across diverse

disciplinary contexts, the project is

interd iscip linary in nature.

lofts, D.

Development of a Critical Theory-Hypertext

Creation of an electronic glossary of key

terms relating to critical theory, for use

across Media, Literature, Cultural Studies

and Philosophy subjects.

lofts, D.

The Terror of Semit. An Interactive

Metafiction

An interactive detective story, to be

published on Internet, which explores ideas

relating to game playing, electronic

discourse, critical theory and interactivity.

Love, R.

'The Stars May Leave The Sky', Columbus,

Blindness and Other Essays, Un iversity of

Queensland Press, St Lucia, Qld, 1994, 60-68

Molnar, H.

'Communications Technology in the Pacific:

In Whose Interest?', Island Technology:

Technology for Development in the South

Pacific, Intermediate Technology

Publications, London, UK, 1994, 104-117

Mulvany, J. 'Medicalization, Marginalization and

Control', Just Health, Churchill Livingstone,

Melbourne, 1994, 245-255

lofts, D.

'On Site: If On A Winter's Night A Traveller

and Creative Pedagogy', Bridging the Gap:

Literary Theory in the Classroom, Locust Hill

Press, Connecticut, USA, 1994, 285-300

Journal Articles

Molnar, H.

'Indigenous Radio in Australia: the Voice of

the Community', Metro, 1994, No. 98, 33-38

Molnar, H.

'Indigenous Media Development in

Australia', Journal of Cultural Studies, 1994, Vol. 9, 1, 172-192

Tofts, D.

'From Theory to Anthology: The Procession

of Simulacra', Social Semiotics, 1994, Vol. 4, 1-2, 217-239

lofts, D., Kinnane, R. & Haig, A.

'I Owe the Discovery of this Image to the

Convergence of a Student and a Photocopier',

Southern Review, 1994, Vol. 27, 3, 252-260

Gare, A.

'Aleksander Bogdamov: Proletkult

and Conservation', Capitalism, Nature, Socia lism, 1994, Vo l. 5, 65-96

Harney, M.

'Virtual Worlds', Metascience, 1994, New Series, 5, 151-153

Healy, P.

'Rationality, Judgement and Rule Following',

The Electronic Journal of Analytic

Philosophy, 1994, Electronic Format (Internet)

Healy, P.

'Rationality, Judgement and Argument

Assessment', Informa l Logic, 1994,

Vol. XVI, 31-38

Love, R.

'Scientific Literacy', Australasian Science,

1994, Winter '94, 2-3

Findlay, B.

'Transition to University: A Different Learning

Environmenf, Australian Journal of Career

Development, 1994, Vol. 13, 1, 3-5

Heskin, K., Weal, S. , Calway, B.,

Sharma, R., Murphy, G., Pilgrim, C.,

Hulls, A. & Vasudeva, R.

'The Development and Implementation

of Teaching Quality Assurance Strategies

and Systems in a Swinburne University of

Technology Degree', Journal of Institutional

Research Australasia, 1994, Vol. 3, 1, 51-57

Heskin, K. & Power, V.

'A Study of the Determinants of Australians

Attitudes Towards the Gulf War',

Journa l of Social Psychology, 1994,

Vol. 134, 3, 317-330

Heskin, K.

'Terrorism in Ireland: The Past and the

Future', Irish Journal of Psychology, 1994,

Vol. 15, 2&3, 469-479

Mclennan, J., Buchanan, J.I. & Bates, G.W.

'Neuroticism and Negative Affect Measures

as Predictors of Psychological Distress',

Psychological Reports, 1994, Vol. 74, 1-2

Mclennan, J. 'The revised Death Fantasy Scale',

Austral ian Counsell ing Psychologist, 1994, Vol. 10, 36-44

Mclennan, J. & Omodei, M.

'Studying Complex Decision Making

in Natural Settings: Using a Head-Mounted

Video Camera to Study Competitive

Orienteering', Perceptual and Motor Skills,

1994, Vol. 79, 1411-1425

Mclennan, J. & Holgate, A.

'Feedback From a Coached Role-Playing

Client About Trainees Therapeutic Impacts',

Australian Counselling Psychologist, 1994, Vol. 10, 30-40

Mclennan, J., Culkin, K. & Courtney, P.

'Telephone Counsellors Conceptualising

Abilities and Counselling Skills',

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling,

1994, Vol. 22, 183-195

Mclennan, J. 'The Skills-Based Model of Counselling:

A Review of the Evidence', Australian Psychologist, 1994, Vol. 29, 79-88

Betts, K.Schapper, D. & Betts, G.

'Migrants and Foreigners in France',

People and Place, 1994, Vol. 2, 1, 1-9

Betts, K.

'The New Citizenship Report', People and

Place, 1994, Vol. 2, 4, 52-56

Betts, K.

'The Issues Paper on Citizenship', People

and Place, 1994, Vo l. 2, 2, 46-50

Betts, K.

'Humanitarian Claims for Permanent

Residence', People and Place, 1994,

Vol. 2, 3, 35-39

I I

Hayward, D. & Delaney, C.

'Contributions in Australia: Unresolved

Issues', Journal of Property Research,

1994, Vol. II, 51-63

Hayward, D. & Salvaris, M.

'Rating the States: Credit Rating Agencies

and Australian State Governments',

Journal of Austra lian Poli t ical Economy,

1994, No. 34, 1-26

77


Betts, K.

'Immigration - the Challenge to Build an

Institution That Works', Seventh Nat ional

Conference of the Australian Population

Associat ion, Australian Population Association,

Canberra, 1994

Castleman, T. & Cargill, B.

'Gear: Women's Employment, Education and

Training, National Symposium Proceedings',

Nationa l Centre fo r Women,


Findlay, B.

'The Effect of Group Belongings on

Collective Self-Esteem', 23rd Meeting of

Australian Socia l Psychologists Associat ion,

Austral ian Social Psychologist, Cairns, 1994

Findlay, B. & Barnes, J.

'The Effects of Perceptions of Families of

Origin on Couples Own Marital Typologies

and Marital Satisfaction', 29th Australian

Psychologica l Society Conference, Australian

Psychological Soc iety, Perth, 1994

Other Publications

Barr, T.

'Information Technology',

The Australian Encycloped ia, Australian

Geographic Society, Sydney, 1994

Barr, T. & O'Connor, B.

'Public Broadcasting: New Frontiers',

Contract Report, Friends of the ABC, 1994

78

Findlay, B. & Freeman, L. 'Sandra Bem Revisited', 29th Australian

Psychological Society Conference, Australian

Psychological Society, Perth, 1994

Healy, P.

'Argumentation, Rational Disagreement and

the Rhetorical Constitution of Objectivity',

Abstracts, Penn State Rhetoric Conference,

Pennsylvania State University,

USA, Pennsylvan ia State Univers ity, 1994

Healy, P.

'Argumentation, Rational Disagreement

and the Rhetorical Constitution of Objectivity',

Abstracts , Third Internat ional Conference

on Argumentation, University of Amsterdam,

Un ivers ity of Amsterdam, 1994

Healy, P.

'Habermas, Foucault and the Emancipatory

Potential of Critical Reason', Abstracts,

The Austra lian Sociologica l Assoc iation

Annua l Conference, Deakin University, 1994

Kannegiesser, H.

'Ethical Judgements', Bioethics 1971-2001,

Australian Bioethics Association, 1994

Betts, K.

'Review of M. Crock (Ed.) - "Protection

or Punishment: The Detention of Asylum

Seekers in Australia', People and Place,

1994, Vo l. 2, 1, 50-54

Gare, A.

'Peter Hay and Robyn Eckersley:

Ecopolitical Theory', Capitalism, Nature,

Socialism, Gui lford Press, Santa Cruz,

USA, 1994

Mclennan, J., Bezant, B. & Cripps, B.

'Improving Our Understanding of Therapeutic

Failure', 29th Annua l Conference of the

Australian Psychological Society, Australian

Psychologica l Soc iety, Perth, 1994

Mclennan, J., Omodei, M.

& Illingworth, A.

'Exercise Participation and the Flow

Experience', 29th Annual Conference of the

Australian Psychological Society, Austral ian

Psychological Soc iety, Perth, 1994

Mulvany, J.

'The Housing Needs of the Psychiatrically

Disabled: Quality of Life Issues',

Proceedings of the XI Ith World Congress of

Sociology, Bielefeld, Germany, International

Sociology Assoc iation, Germany, 1994

Mulvany, J. 'Housing Problems of the Seriously

Psychiatrically Disabled - Implications for

Treatment in the Community', Proceedings

of Australia's Second Internationa l Nursing

Conference, Melbourne, International

Psychiatric Nursing Conference, Faculty

of Nursing, RMIT, Melbourne, 1994

Gare, A.

'Val Plumwood: Feminism and the Mastery

of Nature', Metascience, Australasian

Association for History, Phi losophy and

Soc ia l Studies of Science, Sydney, 1994

Hayward, D.

'Financing Social Housing',

Contract Report, 35 pp, Centre for Urban

and Social Research, Swin burne, 1994

Heskin, K., Sharma, S., Weal, S., Pilgrim,

C., Murphy, G., Calway, B., Hulls, A.

& Vasudeva, R.

'Bachelor of Information Technology Quality

Project: Development and Implementation

of Strategies for Assuring Teaching Quality

and Performance', Contract Report, DEET

National Priority Reserve Fund Report,

Swinburne, 1994

Heskin, K.

'Directory of Academic Psychologists in

Australia', Swinburne University Press,

Melbourne, 1994

Hinton, S., Castleman, T., Seitz, A.

& Cargill, B.

'Affirmative Action Case Studies, A Report

of Affirmative Action in Nine Australian

Companies', Contract Report, Affirmative

Action Agency, 1994

Love, R.

'Review of David Hess, Science in the

New Age', Metascience, Vol. 5, Australasian

Association for History, Philosophy and

Socia l Studies of Science, Sydney, 1994

Love, R.

'Member of Editorial Board', Metascience,

Australasian Association for History,

Philosophy and Social Studies of Science,

Sydney, 1994


Arnold, J., Vigo, K. & lofts, D.

'Electronic Narrativity', International Net

working Conference, Edith Cowan University,

Perth, 1994


'Electronic Narrativity', CAUT Review,

La Trobe Universtiy, Melbourne, 1994

Barr, T.

'Communications in a Multimedia Age',

Communications, Convergence and

Development, AM IC, Singapore, 1994

Barr, T.

'Dimensioning the Australian

Telecommunications Industry', Exploring

Options for Austral ian Industry Development

Conference, Department of Industry,

Science & Techno logy, Canberra, 1994

Barr, T.

'The Information Revolution', ALP Arts,

Media and Information Policy Committee,

Melbourne, 1994

Barr, T.

'Information Revolution: Whose Revolution?',

Deakin University, Geelong, 1994

Betts, K.

'Population Growth in Australia',

University of Melbourne, 1994

Gilding, M.

'The End of the Family?',

Ballarat University, 1994

Gilding, M.

'The Role of Men in the Family',

Victoria University of Technology, 1994

Molnar, H.

'Pacbroad Review (Pacific Regional

Radio Project)', Techn ical Report, Pacbroad,

1994

Ryan, T. 'Occasional Book Reviews', The Sunday

Age, Fa irfax, Melbourne, 0.3, 1994

Spivak, G.

'Community Housing Design Objectives',

Community Housing Program Operational

Guidelines, Department of Planning &

Development, Melbourne, 1994

lofts, D. 'Marcel Duchamp' Editions, (Hulten, P., ed)

Australia Council, Melbourne, 1994

Gilding, M.

'Rich Lists: What They Show About Wealth

in Australia', Griffith University, 1994

Gye, L. 'Media Commentary', Radio 3 LO -

Terry Laidler Program, Melbourne, 1994

Gye, L. 'Convenor - Melbourne Film Festival

Childrens Selection Panel',

Melbourne Film Festival , Melbourne, 1994

Hayward, D.

'Riding the Cycle: Australian Housing

and the Recession', Australian Housing and

Urban Research Institute, Melbourne, 1994

Hayward, D.

'The Politics of Victoria's Public Debt',

Victorian Council of Social Service,

Melbourne, 1994

Hayward, D.

'The Kennett Cuts: How Necessary Are

They?', University of Melbourne, 1994

79

Hayward, D.

'What is to be done by the Victorian Labour

Party?', ALP Education Sem inar, 1994

Hayward, D.

'The Kennett Cuts: Who Will Pick Up the

Tabs?', North Western Regional Housing

Council, 1994

Healy, P.

'On The Rational Resolution of Paradigm

Disputes', Seminar, La Trobe University, 1994

Heskin, K.

'Psychological Impact of Imprisonment on

Inmates', Sem inar, Monash University, 1994

Love, R.

'The Gene in Public Culture',

Universi ty of Melbourne, 1994


Bor, L.

'The Role of Intuition in the Counselling

Process and its Potential for Counsellor Training',


Bowman, D.

'Women, Care and Work: An Examination

of the Links Between Women's Unpaid Work

as Carers and the Structure of the Paid

Labour Force',


80

Love, R.

'Jokes About Genes', "Ockham's Razor",

ABC, Melbourne, 1994

Love, R.

'Is Science Fit For Women?', "ANZAAS

Hypotheticals", ANZAAS Congress,

Geelong, 1994

Love, R.

'Reading', National Gallery of Victoria, 1994

Mulvany, J. 'Accommodation for the Psychiatrically

Disabled: Whose Problem?',

La Trobe Un iversity, 1994


'Electronic Narrativity', CAUT Review,

La Trobe University, Melbourne, 1994

Mulvany, J.

'Psychiatry, Psychology and Law',

Ed itorial Consu ltant Journal of ANZAPPL,

1994

Byard, S.

'Local Government and Housing Policy

Mechanisms for Change',


Carins, B.

'Financing Urban Infrastructure -

An Examination of Recent Developments

in Australia',


Mulvany, J. Member of Conference Organising Comm ittee

'Human Rights; The Law and Psychiatry',

La Trobe Un ivers ity, 1994

Mulvany, J.

Member of Conference Organising Committee

'ANZAPPL Spring Symposium', La Trobe

Universi ty, 1994

Ryan, T.

The Age Weekly film column/commentary -

The Sunday Age, Melbourne, 1994

Kannegiesser, H.

'A Matter of Humanities for Humans',

The Age, 29 November, Fairfax, Melbourne,

1994

lofts, D.

'Political Correctness', Interview ABC Radio

ABC Rad io 3LO, Melbourne, 1994

Findlay, B.

'When is Dyadic Behaviour Intergroup

Behaviour? The Applicability of Social Identity

Theory to Intimate Personal Relationships',


Gardner, I. 'The Concept of Family: the Perceptions

of Foster Children',

PhD, Swinburne Univers ity of Technology

Gye, L.

'Radio Analysis in the Electronic Age',


Hinton, S.

'Organisational Contes/a/ion over EEO for

Women in 3 Public Sector Organisations

in Victoria',


Lavelle, K.

'Federal/State Financial Relations in Australia:

The Case of the State of Victoria during

the 1980's',


Leslie, R.

'Developing a Regionally Based,

Consumer Controlled Model of Non-Profit

Rental Housing',


James, B.

'Warlpiri Media Association Growth and

Development',


Jones, M.

'An Analysis of the Outcomes of Australian

Commonwealth Government Policy on

the Regulation of the Commercial Radio

Industry Between 1976 -1992',



Harris, S.

'Creating Stories with a Future -

Female Adolescent Development and

Suicidal Ideation',


Lim, S. 'The Meaning of Addictive Experiences',

MA, Swinburne University of Techno logy

Macsporran, C.

'Evaluation of Residential Tenancy Tribunal',


McNelis, S.

'Rental Systems in Public and Community

Housing',


Parker, R.

'Effects of Personality Variables

and Participation in Marriage Education

Programs on Relationship Satisfaction',


Arnold, J.

'Postmodernist - Feminism and Education:

A Textural Performance',

PhD, Deakin Universi ty

Poznanski, J.

'Counsellors Choice of Theoretical

Orientation',

MA, Swinburne Un iversity of Technology

Purdie, K.

'The Conceptual Status of Values

as Explanatory Constructs in Psychological

Theory',

MA, Swinburne Un iversity of Techno logy

Spivak, G.

'Subdivision Controls in St Kilda',


Staines, S.

'Training Field Staff of Northern Territory

Office of Local Government',


Victory, C.

'Religion, Tradition and Equal Opportunity:

Completing Claims to Authority in Victorian

Catholic Schools',


Ye, Q.

'A Comparative Study of Urban Planning

Ideologies',


Molnar, H .,

'The Democratisation of Communications

Technology in Australia and the South

Pacific: Media Participation by Indigenous

Peoples, 1970-1992',


81

Other

School of Social Sciences and Arts (TAFE)

Library

Corporate Services

83

School of Social Sciences and Arts (TAFE)

Research Topics

Gates, M. & Serie, 0.

At Your Service - Literacy & Numeracy

Project Report

The hospitality industry wanted to improve

the skills base of employees. Low language

literacy and numeracy sk ill s are a barrier

to the take up rate of training and skil ls

upgrade. The research prov ided information

on the language, li teracy and numeracy

competenc ies required to undertake

various jobs.

Postgraduate Research Degrees in Progress


84

Arnott, G.D.

'Culture by Amalgamation',


Arnott, G.D.

'The Macroeconomy: A Business Economics

Approach', Melbourne VCTA Publishing,

1994, ISBN O 868 59 374 5

Serie, 0.

Branching Out

The Workplace Sk ill s Unit on behalf of the

Forest Industries Training Counc il identifi ed

the literacy and numeracy demands of work

within the forest industries, investigated

the literacy and numeracy sk ill s of the

workforce, identified what improvement

was needed and developed a strategy plan.

Gates, M.

'Bridging the Gap: Literacy & Numeracy

Bridging Program for Entry Level Electrical

Apprentices', Swinburne Press, Melbourne,

Victoria, 1994, ISBN No. 7 7306 6005 2


Research Topics

Hazard, H., Hegarty, F. & Baird, J.

'Information Needs of Research Staff

and Postgraduate Students at Swinburne

University of Technology',

Swinburne University of Technology Library,

Hawthorn, Victoria, 1994, ISBN 0 646 20500.

Sharma, R. & Vander Pal, J.

A survey of Resource Allocation Models

in Australian Tertiary Education

Institutions: Implications for Allocating

Budgets to Organisational Units

of Swinburne University of Technology

The purpose of the study was to examine

how the selected Australian, te rt iary

education institutions allocate financial

resources to their teaching and support

service units and how Swinburne Un iversi ty

of Technology compares with these

institutions in terms of principles and

mechanis ms of resource allocation to

the various organisational units.


Wilkins, P.J.

'QualitY, The Accountant and IT

(Information Technology)', AA IR, Dunedin,

New Zealand , 1994

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