Fields of Research

Cybersecurity and privacy
Mental health services
Health psychology
Cybercrime
Pattern recognition
Natural language processing
Computer vision
System and network security
Logistics
Human information interaction and retrieval
Vocational education and training curriculum and pedagogy
Network engineering
Causes and prevention of crime
Health informatics and information systems
Marketing
Image processing
Information systems
Land use and environmental planning
Criminal law
Artificial life and complex adaptive systems
Maritime engineering
Human-computer interaction
Transport planning
Behavioural neuroscience
Information security management
Data management and data science
Decision support and group support systems
Urban analysis and development
Educational psychology
Social psychology
Applications in life sciences
Data communications
Sensory processes, perception and performance
Information extraction and fusion

Research Objectives

Mental health
Communication technologies, systems and services
Crime prevention
Information systems, technologies and services
Mental health services
International sea freight transport (excl. live animals, food products and liquefied gas)
Wild caught rock lobster
Road safety
Expanding knowledge in the information and computing sciences
Criminal justice
Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services)
Cybersecurity
Defence
Artificial intelligence
Terrestrial biodiversity
Electronic information storage and retrieval services
Mobile technologies and communications
Other education and training
Other information and communication services
Human-computer interaction
Learner and learning
Processed fish and seafood products
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems
Evaluation of health outcomes
Urban planning
Radio, television, film and video services
The media
Disability and functional capacity
Neonatal and child health
Other health
Adolescent health
Expanding knowledge in psychology

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A context aware scan detection system; International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security
A performance profile of learner completion and retention in Australian VET MOOCs; Journal of Vocational Education and Training
A vrtual teams model for supporting maritime technology management; 2018 Human Factors Conference
Adding an inception network to neural network open information extraction; IEEE Intelligent Systems
An application of Convolutional Neural Network to lobster grading in the southern rock lobster supply chain; Food Control
An approach of verify heavy vehicle driver fatigue compliance under Australia chain of responsibility; Future of Information and Communication Conference 2018
Cadbury's Tasmania factory returning to normal after cyber attack, union says: interview with Selina Ross
Catching Spam Before it Arrives: Domain Specific Dynamic Blacklists; Australasian Symposium on Grid Computing and e-Research (AusGrid) and the Australasian Information Security Workshop (Network Security) (AISW)
Chocolate factory's cyber meltdown: interview with Helen Kempton
Clever, hi-tech cities counting the data of life
Computer-aided vicarious exposure (CAVE) for obsessive-compulsive disorder, implementation of a non-immersive virtual reality approach; 15th Annual Cyberpsychology and Cybertherapy Conference
Convolutional Neural Networks for individual identification in the Southern Rock Lobster supply chain; Food Control
Creating honeypots to prevent online child exploitation; Future Internet
Developing decision support systems for multiple knowledge domains: a proposed solution; Journal of Computers
Digital safety law changes: interview with Isabel Bird
Dynamic WEB: Profile Correlation Using COBWEB; AJCAI
DynamicWEB: A Conceptual Clustering Algorithm for a Changing World
DynamicWEB: A method for reconnaissance activity profiling; International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications (ISPA)
DynamicWEB: Adapting to concept drift and object drift in COBWEB; AJCAI
Engagement and retention in VET MOOCs and online courses: A systematic review of literature from 2013 to 2017; Computers and Education
Enhancing early detection of cognitive impairment in the criminal justice system: feasibility of a proposed method; Current Issues in Criminal Justice
Exploring consumer information-security awareness and preparedness of Data-Breach events; Library Trends
Identifying Reconnaissance Activity: A Strategy for Network Defence; Australian Information Warfare and Security Conference
Image processing for traceability: a system prototype for the Southern Rock Lobster (SRL) supply chain; 2018 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications (DICTA 2018)
Increasing knowledge of mental illness through secondary research of electronic health records: opportunities and challenges; Advances in Mental Health
Internet delivered images for exposure in specific phobia, design consideration for self-directed therapy; Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine 2010: Advanced Technologies in Behavioural, Social and Neurosciences
Internet Delivered Images for Exposure in Specific Phobia, Design Considerations for Self-directed Therapy; Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine
Internet delivered images for exposure in specific phobia, design considerations for self-directed therapy; 15th Annual Cyberpsychology and Cybertherapy Conference
Intrusion detection by Intelligent analysis of data across multiple gateways in real-time; Austalian Telecommunications networks and Application Conference 2004
Machine Learning in a Changing World; AISAT: International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Science and Technology
Making Hobart a smart place: a healthy, just and ecological approach to smart cities
Maritime Cyber Security - Hacking on the High Seas; The 2017 Marine Electrical and Control Systems Safety Conference
Mobile application based heavy vehicle fatigue compliance in Australian operations; 2018 Australasian Database Conference
Neurodiverse knowledge, skills and ability assessment for cyber security; ACIS2020: Australasian Conference on Information Systems
New Internet Satellite Constellations to Increase Cyber Risk in Ill-Prepared Industries; 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC)
Online computer-aided vicarious exposure for OCD symptoms: A pilot study; Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
Online exposure for spider fear: Treatment completion and habituation outcomes; Behaviour Change
Online exposure for spider phobia: continuous versus intermittent exposure; Behaviour Change
Online exposure treatment for spider fear: the effects of moving versus static images on treatment adherence, fear elicitation and habituation; Behaviour Change
Online messages to reduce users’ engagement with child sexual abuse material: a review of relevant literature for the reThink chatbot
Personally controlled electronic health records in Australia: challenges in communication of mental health information; Advances in Mental Health
Risk prediction using natural language processing of electronic mental health records in an Inpatient forensic psychiatry setting; Journal of Biomedical Informatics
Using social media to support requirements gathering when users are not available; 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Verifying driver performance for heavy haulage fatigue management; IET Intelligent Transport Systems
Warning messages to prevent illegal sharing of sexual images: results of a randomised controlled experiment; Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice

Research Projects

Automated internet warnings to prevent the uploading of child exploitation material produced by children and young adults; Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC)
CCTV Analysis for Mental Health; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Chatbot enabled Cyber Safety for Adolescents; eSafety Commissioner (eSafety)
CSIRO ON Prime commercialisation scholarship; CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Maritime and offshore ICT Safety and Security Training; Kompetanse Norge (KN)
OCDdrop: Online Vicarious Exposure for Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Protecting seagoing transport from the risks of tomorrow; The Research Council of Norway (RCN)
Online message design for adolescents
Project evaluation of the reThink chatbot
Human Maritime Autonomy Enable (HUMANE)

Research Candidate Supervision