New real-time risk indicators to improve the efficiency, environmental impact and safety of air traffic management. Air-traffic demand is constantly rising, and Australia is responsible for the management of 11 per cent of the world's airspace. This project aims to develop risk indicators which will enable us to monitor air-safety risks on a constantly updated basis.
A Comprehensive Platform for Dynamic Decision Support in Warning Systems through Better Management of Uncertain Information. Public and individual warning systems are installed widely in Australia for emergency situations such as fire, terrorist attack, tsunami, and financial risk. The developed platform with its uncertain information management and dynamic decision support software will directly assist Australian government agencies, industries, and professional officers responsible for public ....A Comprehensive Platform for Dynamic Decision Support in Warning Systems through Better Management of Uncertain Information. Public and individual warning systems are installed widely in Australia for emergency situations such as fire, terrorist attack, tsunami, and financial risk. The developed platform with its uncertain information management and dynamic decision support software will directly assist Australian government agencies, industries, and professional officers responsible for public warning systems by improving the reliability of generated warnings, effective design of any new warning system, and accurate decision making in responding threats. It will also greatly contribute to the processing of uncertain information in other organizational information systems, and enhance training exercise facilities in complex emergency environments.Read moreRead less
Uncertain Information Processing for Situation Awareness and Dynamic Decision-Making in Emergency Management. The Australian national counter-terrorism committee indicates that Australia should have a strong intelligence-led prevention and preparedness to support Australia on risk management, emergency services and maintaining capabilities to manage various types of terrorist attacks. The proposed situation awareness support technique can be used to develop situation analysis software systems or ....Uncertain Information Processing for Situation Awareness and Dynamic Decision-Making in Emergency Management. The Australian national counter-terrorism committee indicates that Australia should have a strong intelligence-led prevention and preparedness to support Australia on risk management, emergency services and maintaining capabilities to manage various types of terrorist attacks. The proposed situation awareness support technique can be used to develop situation analysis software systems or directly support Australia government agencies and industries to correctly assess a situation, increase awareness for crisis problems, and therefore improve emergency management and decision-making effectiveness, in particular, for avoiding disaster problems in the first place and preparing plans for those that undoubtedly will occur. Read moreRead less
Architecture-based Open Network Management Systems for Next Generation Telecommunications. We aim to develop an open, policy-based architecture for the management of next generation telecommunications networks. It is expected that a comprehensive Open Architecture-based Telecommunications Management Network (AuTuMN) framework could be put in place to manage the network based on centralised policies and roles rather than having to handle individual users and elements. Significantly, the scient ....Architecture-based Open Network Management Systems for Next Generation Telecommunications. We aim to develop an open, policy-based architecture for the management of next generation telecommunications networks. It is expected that a comprehensive Open Architecture-based Telecommunications Management Network (AuTuMN) framework could be put in place to manage the network based on centralised policies and roles rather than having to handle individual users and elements. Significantly, the scientific knowledge of open systems and network management systems for next generation networks will be extended.Read moreRead less
Security for Peer-to-Peer Systems. The importance of adequate security for Internet and online services has been underscored by recent events. The protection of information infrastructures in this ever-increasing digital world has become essential for businesses, governments and individuals. Secure interactions over the Internet have become a strategic necessity and it is critically important for Australia to possess the technology to anticipate and respond to security threats to its industry an ....Security for Peer-to-Peer Systems. The importance of adequate security for Internet and online services has been underscored by recent events. The protection of information infrastructures in this ever-increasing digital world has become essential for businesses, governments and individuals. Secure interactions over the Internet have become a strategic necessity and it is critically important for Australia to possess the technology to anticipate and respond to security threats to its industry and society. The outcomes of this research project will result in secure and trustworthy computing technologies that will enable secure e-commerce applications and on-line services and trusted interactions between users over the Internet. Read moreRead less
Techniques for the Design of Trust Enhanced Secure Distributed Applications. Security and trusted systems for on-line services and information infrastructures are now of paramount importance. Secure trustworthy computing applications have become a strategic necessity for businesses, governments and individuals in the ever-increasing digital world. It is critically important for Australia to develop technologies to anticipate and respond to security threats to its industry and society. The outcom ....Techniques for the Design of Trust Enhanced Secure Distributed Applications. Security and trusted systems for on-line services and information infrastructures are now of paramount importance. Secure trustworthy computing applications have become a strategic necessity for businesses, governments and individuals in the ever-increasing digital world. It is critically important for Australia to develop technologies to anticipate and respond to security threats to its industry and society. The outcomes of this research will result in secure and trustworthy computing technologies that will enable the design of trust enhanced secure applications and trusted platforms, which will help to achieve secure e-commerce applications and on-line services, and trusted interactions between users over the Internet.Read moreRead less
Streaming video media using semantic information. Delivering video over the Internet has posted a big problem. Video files are extremely big and need hours or even tens of hours to download. This is too long to wait for the content. Much research has been attempted over low-level structures such as coding, buffer, protocol, agent and server. These techniques are either not scalable or impractical. This project aims to collaborate with CyberView on developing a high-level scheme of streaming vide ....Streaming video media using semantic information. Delivering video over the Internet has posted a big problem. Video files are extremely big and need hours or even tens of hours to download. This is too long to wait for the content. Much research has been attempted over low-level structures such as coding, buffer, protocol, agent and server. These techniques are either not scalable or impractical. This project aims to collaborate with CyberView on developing a high-level scheme of streaming video using semantic information. It breaks videos into shots and allows semantic browsing of the content. It also introduces intelligent agents with various behaviours.Read moreRead less
Introducing computer-based documentation to Residential Aged Care: a multi-method evaluation of success. Improvements to quality and use of evidence-based methods in residential aged-care are restricted due to the very slow adoption of electronic information systems. This research will provide key investors, government, aged care providers and IT vendors, with tools to measure success in introducing IT into this sector. The project will create a platform with the national peak body, to dissemina ....Introducing computer-based documentation to Residential Aged Care: a multi-method evaluation of success. Improvements to quality and use of evidence-based methods in residential aged-care are restricted due to the very slow adoption of electronic information systems. This research will provide key investors, government, aged care providers and IT vendors, with tools to measure success in introducing IT into this sector. The project will create a platform with the national peak body, to disseminate lessons in successful implementation of computerised systems in residential aged-care, based on studies in two states. The studies will also benefit the international community researching technology adoption, by extending its boundary condition to a novel setting.Read moreRead less
Managing quality of experience delivery in new generation telecommunications networks with e-negotiation. New generation telecommunications networks are required to support increasingly demanding services, including interactive multimedia and conferencing. The success of these networks will rely on the users' perception of their quality of experience. The management of these networks will rely on the ability of informed decision making that competes effectively for limited resources in such a ....Managing quality of experience delivery in new generation telecommunications networks with e-negotiation. New generation telecommunications networks are required to support increasingly demanding services, including interactive multimedia and conferencing. The success of these networks will rely on the users' perception of their quality of experience. The management of these networks will rely on the ability of informed decision making that competes effectively for limited resources in such a highly dynamic environment. This project will design information distribution strategies and smart decision making agents that negotiate a user's quality of experience using market mechanisms. Designs from this project will be trialled and validated in the partner's commercial networks.Read moreRead less
Smart communications network management: Delivering bundled interdependent services across internetworked heterogeneous domains. Sophisticated communications network management (data, voice, video) is crucial to the global economy. The field is worth several billion dollars per annum. This project will generate expertise that addresses and solves an important problem in communications management, will enable Australia to use communications networks more effectively, and will advance communicatio ....Smart communications network management: Delivering bundled interdependent services across internetworked heterogeneous domains. Sophisticated communications network management (data, voice, video) is crucial to the global economy. The field is worth several billion dollars per annum. This project will generate expertise that addresses and solves an important problem in communications management, will enable Australia to use communications networks more effectively, and will advance communications technology. Read moreRead less