Translucent Optical Networks: Architecture, Design, Operation, and Survivability. Australia is a geographically disperse country. Long-haul optical transport networks are key communication infrastructure between metropolises. Our research aims to discover cost-effective network architecture and planning and operational strategies for optical transport networks, which is beneficial to the deployment and operation of Australian telecommunication networks. In addition, viewing the sparse connectivi ....Translucent Optical Networks: Architecture, Design, Operation, and Survivability. Australia is a geographically disperse country. Long-haul optical transport networks are key communication infrastructure between metropolises. Our research aims to discover cost-effective network architecture and planning and operational strategies for optical transport networks, which is beneficial to the deployment and operation of Australian telecommunication networks. In addition, viewing the sparse connectivity of Australian backbone transport networks, the research on network survivability will provide effective strategies for Australian transport networks to survive any network failures due to natural disasters or terror attacks, thereby providing reliable network services to Australian. Read moreRead less
Development of an Integrated Platform for Performance-Based Safety Assessment. Building fires are the cause of major fatalities and injuries amongst all types of accidental fires in Australia. With significant advancement in numerical simulation technique, computer models are becoming acceptable tools for fire safety designs. Nonetheless, these methods still suffer from large amount of manual inputs and lengthy computational times. This research project will address the prevalent deficiency in m ....Development of an Integrated Platform for Performance-Based Safety Assessment. Building fires are the cause of major fatalities and injuries amongst all types of accidental fires in Australia. With significant advancement in numerical simulation technique, computer models are becoming acceptable tools for fire safety designs. Nonetheless, these methods still suffer from large amount of manual inputs and lengthy computational times. This research project will address the prevalent deficiency in many of these computer models and develop a novel and innovative design methodology. The success of this project will revolutionize the computational tools for the industry realizing a convenient, robust and time-saving integrated platform catering for increasing future market demand.Read moreRead less
DEVELOPING A SMART FIRE RISK ADVISORY SYSTEM USING FIRE MODELLING AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES. This project aims to develop a prototype fire risk advisory system for fire prevention and protection. Intelligent knowledge-based systems technologies will be tailored to provide a standardised approach for fire risk analysis by using collective expertise of fire engineers and fire modelling. This project will lead to a significant advancement to the development of intelligent systems tec ....DEVELOPING A SMART FIRE RISK ADVISORY SYSTEM USING FIRE MODELLING AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES. This project aims to develop a prototype fire risk advisory system for fire prevention and protection. Intelligent knowledge-based systems technologies will be tailored to provide a standardised approach for fire risk analysis by using collective expertise of fire engineers and fire modelling. This project will lead to a significant advancement to the development of intelligent systems techniques for industrial applications and provide a better fire risk analysis tool for fire protection and preventions with the benefit of reduced risk for buildings.
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