We extended a special invitation to all Higher Degree Research students and supervisors to join us at a captivating conference focused on "the future of work and research amidst the era of automation and artificial intelligence".
This event provided a platform to explore the transformative landscape, connect with ground-breaking ideas, and shape paths toward a remarkable future. We engaged with esteemed keynote speakers, collaborated with research support teams, and saw some exceptional projects showcased.
Dr Ataur Rahman is a professor in water and environmental engineering in School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment in Western Sydney University. He obtained his PhD in water engineering from Monash University.
Dr Ataur Rahman has authored 534 publications including 165 ISI listed journal articles, 33 scholarly book chapters and 254 conference papers AND is one of the authors of Australian Rainfall and Runoff (National Guideline). His Google Scholar citations are 8300, with an h-index of 45.
Dr Ataur Rahman is one of the top 2% scientists globally. He has received the Best PhD Supervisor Award from Western Sydney University and The G N Alexander Medal from
The Institution of Engineers, Australia for his research in statistical hydrology. He has supervised 23 PhD students to completion and currently supervising 8 PhD students and is serving in the editorial board of three ISI listed journals.
Mark Ovens is Business Manager NSW/ACT for APR.Intern and with 8 years in the role he has seen a massive increase in program take-up over this period benefiting HDR students, academic mentors, Universities and industry partners.
Mark’s role is focused on matching industry partners with all Australian Universities postgraduate PhD’s and Masters by Research candidates creating research and development internships that are 3-6 months duration. These internships are helping solve real-world problems in all industries and government by interns doing research with academics and industry partners.
With his wealth of experience of over 30 years working both in industry and Universities, he brings a clear understanding of what’s required of students by industry as well as what skills industries are looking for. Academics mentor their student intern as well as building valuable industry networks that lead to many significant University/ Industry on-going collaborations.
Preparation for PhD’s and Masters by Research careers beyond their studies has never been more critical for Australia in all sectors including government, industry, and Universities.
Prior to this role, his background was in HR Consulting and business development as well as 20 years as HR Director Asia/Pacific in pharmaceuticals and manufacturing.
Mark has a BSc. from The University of Auckland, New Zealand, in Psychology, Mathematics, Chemistry & Physics.
Asher is Director of the Research Commercialisation Enabling team in the Australian Government Department of Education. Asher has extensive experience in university teaching and research matters and most recently was involved in development of the Government’s University Research Commercialisation Agenda, a key reform to create stronger links between universities and industry. Asher is currently responsible for implementation of two measures announced through the Agenda: the National Industry PhD Program and the Higher Education Research Commercialisation Intellectual Property Framework.
Presentation: Industry-focused HDR careers - Department of Education presentation.pdf
12:00pm – 12:30pm | Registration and Lunch
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12:30pm – 12:40pm | Associate Professor Ramudu Bhanugopan | Sub-Dean (Graduate Studies), Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences | Introduction
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12:40pm – 12:50pm | Professor Lewis Bizo | Executive Dean, Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences | Opening and Acknowledgement of Country
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12:50pm – 1:10pm | Professor Zahid Islam | Associate Dean Research (ADR), Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences
| Impact of Research output for HDR students |
1:10pm – 1:30 pm | Professor Sarah O’ Shea | Dean, Graduate Research | Enriching HDR student experience |
1:35pm – 2:25pm | Keynote Speaker 1 Professor Ataur Rahman | Dean's Unit, School of Eng, Design & Built Environment | Western Sydney University | Strategies for HDR students seeking to publish their research in high impact journals |
2:30pm – 3:00pm | Keynote Speaker 2 Mark Ovens APR.Intern | Business Development Manager, NSW/ACT | How can HDR students benefit from industry internships? A glimpse into the real-world research settings
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3:00pm – 3:15pm | Afternoon Tea Break | 15 minutes
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3:45pm – 5:00pm OPTIONAL to present for 5 to 10 minutes each before the round table | Research ‘Spot Light’ - Round Table Discussion: Facilitated by Prof. Anthony Saliba
| 1 hour and 15 minutes |
| Prof. Oliver Burmeister | Chair Human Research Ethics Committee | Ethics in Human research: Standards and best practices |
| Dr Troy Whitford | Sub Dean Learning and Teaching | Artificial Intelligence for academic research: Adapt or resist? (10 minutes presentation) |
| Michelle Jones | Manager, Safe & Fair Communities | How plagiarism affects academic integrity and reputation? (10 minutes presentation) |
| Dr Stacey Jenkins | Executive Director and Melinda Green | Manager, Student Counselling | Looking after your wellbeing: Resources for research students (10 minutes presentation) |
| Prof. Manoranjan Paul | Professor in Computer Science | Thesis writing vs publishing in journal: Challenges at the crossroads (10 minutes presentation) |
6:15pm arrival for
| Dinner & Drinks & Trivia night (prizes to be awarded!) | UNEKE Warehouse |
Please familiarise yourself with the latest information and follow Government advice relevant to your location: New South Wales | Victoria| Australian Capital Territory | Queensland
8:45am – 9:00am | Arrival and welcome of participants | 15 minutes
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9:00am – 9:25am 20 minutes | A/Prof. Ramudu Bhanugopan | Sub-Dean (Graduate Studies), Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences | Day Two Opening and Welcome |
ONLINE 9:30am – 10:15am 30 minutes | Keynote Speaker 3 Asher Gentle | Director | Industry-focused HDR careers |
10:20am – 10:45am 15 minutes | Sarah Rosetta | Senior Client Services Librarians
| Literature reviews and leveraging AI-based tools |
10:45am – 11:00am
| Morning tea | 15 minutes |
11:00am – 12:00pm Discussion and Q&A session
| Paul Shaw | Manager, Graduate Research | Office of Research Services and Graduate Studies Panel Discussion: Sub Dean Grad Studies, HDR Coordinators, GSLOs & HDR Manager | HDR policies and procedures: Enhancing student support services |
12:00pm – 12:25pm 15 minutes | Prof. Lewis Bizo | Executive Dean, Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences | My Research Journey |
12:30pm – 12:55pm 15 minutes | Prof. Mark Evans | DVC (Research) | Winning the PhD game: financial support, doctoral learning, and career paths |
1:00pm – 1:45pm | Lunch with your supervisor at RSL Wagga
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1:45pm – 5:30pm
| HDR Candidate Presentations: Proceed to relevant break out rooms | |
Breakout Room 1: Ambassador Conference Room at the Mantra Pavilion Hotel School of Computing and Mathematics and Engineering Maximum 15 minutes + 5 minutes for questions | Session Chairs: Dr Quazi Mamun & Prof Manoranjan Paul | |
1:45pm – 1:55pm | Dr Quazi Mamun | Introduction to the session
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1:55pm – 2:15pm | Md Delowar Hossain | Blockchain integration with IoT to preserve patient data in the healthcare system |
2:15pm – 2:35pm | Muhammad Rana | Key Management Technique for Lightweight Block Cipher |
2:35pm – 2:55pm | Md Ershadul Haque | An efficient quantum image representation and compression circuit using zero-discarded state preparation approach |
2:55pm – 3:15pm | Dristi Datta | Novel Dry Soil and Vegetation Indices to Predict Soil Contents from Landsat 8 Satellite Data |
3:15pm – 3:25pm | Short break for 10 minutes | |
3:25pm – 3:45pm | Faranak Tohidi | Point Cloud Geometry Compression through Novel Hierarchical Hexahedron Partitions and Projection Technique |
3:45pm – 4:05pm | Sadia Sabrin Nodi | Munsell Soil Colour Determination by using smartphone-captured images and deep learning algorithms |
4:05pm – 4:25pm | Gnanakumar Thedchanamoorthy | A Survey of Data Collection Methods ensuring Privacy for Aggregation |
5:30pm | Return to main auditorium (Mirage Room) | |
Breakout Room 2: Mirage Room School of Computing and Mathematics and Engineering Maximum 15 minutes + 5 minutes for questions | Session Chairs: Prof. Oliver Burmeister | |
2:05pm – 2:15pm | Prof. Oliver Burmeister | Introduction to the session
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2:15pm – 2:35pm | Scott Atkinson | Why the Mouse? |
2:35pm – 2:55pm | Jonathan Cook | Small Keys, Strong Locks: IoT Security - An Overview |
2:55pm – 3:15pm | Peter Padiet | Analysis of Malicious Intruders and Their Impact on Data Integrity |
3:15pm – 3:25pm | Short break for 10 minutes | |
3:25pm – 3:45pm | Mehedi Tajrian | Child development myths and facts analysis using text mining |
3:45pm – 4:05pm | Ehtesham Ferdous | SDN Anomaly Detection using AI |
4:05pm – 4:25pm | Seyed Ramin Ghorashi | Measure of Privacy Risk in Organisational Data Sharing |
4:25pm – 4:45pm | Paul Grant | EEG Seizure Classification via Wavelet Variance |
4:45pm – 5:05pm (7:45am UTC) | Huerol Tueren ONLINE | Cyber Security in Germany and Browser Fingerprinting |
5:30pm | Return to main auditorium (Mirage Room) | |
Breakout Room 3: Back of Henry’s Room School of Business and Customs and Excise Maximum 15 minutes + 5 minutes for questions | Session Chairs: Dr Nicholas Pawsey & A/Prof. Mikhail Kashubsky (PhD - Doctor of Philosophy; DBA - Doctor of Business Administration) | |
1:45pm – 1:55pm | A/Prof. Mikhail Kashubsky | Introduction to the session
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1:55pm – 2:40pm | Patrick McKenna | Confirmation of Candidature Presentation: Evaluating the Implementation of Collaborative Governance from a Critical Systems Thinking Perspective |
2:40pm – 3:00pm | Sophia Montgomery | LETHE - The nature of Systemic corruption |
3:00pm – 3:20pm | Iswandi Iswandi | Towards an Enhanced Regulatory and Enforcement Framework to Combat Counterfeit Trade in Indonesia |
3:25pm – 3:35pm | Short break for 10 minutes | |
3:35pm – 3:55pm | Jinney Satterly ONLINE | Examining Thai students' intentions to enrol in Australian Higher Education Institutions |
3:55pm – 4:15pm | Arief Wahyudi | Effectiveness Of Public Sector Internal Audit Function On Risk Management After Reformation In Indonesia |
4:15pm – 4:35pm | Guy Mark Harrison | The codification of International Law on Exports |
5:30pm | Return to main auditorium (Mirage Room) | |
Breakout Room 4: Board Room Australian Graduate School Policing and Security & School of Psychology Maximum 15 minutes + 5 minutes for questions | Session Chairs: Professor Anthony Saliba & A/Prof Valerie Ingham (PhD - Doctor of Philosophy; DPS - Doctor of Public Safety) | ||
1:45pm – 1:50pm | Prof. Anthony Saliba & A/Prof Valerie Ingham | Introduction to the session | |
1:50pm – 2:35pm | Rajnish Saini ONLINE
| Confirmation of Candidature Presentation: The Brass Ceiling: Are Canadian Police Organizations Achieving Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Senior Police Leadership? | |
2:35pm – 3:20pm | Hannah Lewis | Confirmation of Candidature Presentation: A Peek at the Peak: Temporal Aspects of Serial Murder | |
3:20pm – 3:25pm | Short break for 5 minutes | ||
3:25pm – 3:45pm | Genevieve d'Ament | A holistic understanding of the co-created cellar door experience: Staff and customer perspectives | |
3:45pm – 4:30pm | Gabrielle Sivertsen
| Confirmation of Candidature Presentation: Is the crisis in public mental health system the true perpetrator of Australian homicide? | |
4:30pm – 4:50pm | Tina-Maree Newlan | The marked body: Meaning-making, choices and decisions around artistic tattooing of breast cancer mastectomy scars | |
4:50pm – 5:10pm | Nicole Joy Sim | From Rubbles to Screens: Journalists Reporting in Conflict Zones | |
5:10pm – 5:30pm | Kirstie Northfield | Who can judge adolescent wellbeing? | |
5:30pm | Return to main auditorium (Mirage Room) | ||
5:35pm – 5:50pm | A/Prof. Ramudu Bhanugopan | Sub-Dean (Graduate Studies), Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences | Presentation, awards, photographs and conference wrap up | |
In 2022, the topic was:
The New HDR Environment, Industry and Commercialisation
