OEE improvement of thermoforming machines through application of TPM at Tibaldi Australasia
- Chundhoo, Vickram, Chattopadhyay, Gopinath, Gunawan, Indra, Ibrahim, Yousef
- Authors: Chundhoo, Vickram , Chattopadhyay, Gopinath , Gunawan, Indra , Ibrahim, Yousef
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: 2017 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2017; Singapore, Singapore; 10th-13th December 2017 p. 929-933
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- Description: Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) evaluates quantitatively how effectively a manufacturing operation is utilised. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) was considered by Tibaldi, a leading food manufacturer in Australia for achieving OEE. This research project has identified performance gaps, developed plan and implemented it in Thermoforming area of the business. The developed methodology helped Tibaldi in improving productivity and quality through TPM involving machines, equipment, processes, and employees. This paper demonstrates how this can be achieved by reducing lead time and establishing lean environment. Productivity improvement through the devised methodology led to further enhancement of competitiveness of the organisation for domestic and international markets of processed food manufactured by Tibaldi Australia. Lessons learned from application of TPM in Thermoforming, a key asset area, is rolled out to other sections of the plat and results from this pilot study are presented in this paper.
- Authors: Chundhoo, Vickram , Chattopadhyay, Gopinath , Gunawan, Indra , Ibrahim, Yousef
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: 2017 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2017; Singapore, Singapore; 10th-13th December 2017 p. 929-933
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- Description: Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) evaluates quantitatively how effectively a manufacturing operation is utilised. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) was considered by Tibaldi, a leading food manufacturer in Australia for achieving OEE. This research project has identified performance gaps, developed plan and implemented it in Thermoforming area of the business. The developed methodology helped Tibaldi in improving productivity and quality through TPM involving machines, equipment, processes, and employees. This paper demonstrates how this can be achieved by reducing lead time and establishing lean environment. Productivity improvement through the devised methodology led to further enhancement of competitiveness of the organisation for domestic and international markets of processed food manufactured by Tibaldi Australia. Lessons learned from application of TPM in Thermoforming, a key asset area, is rolled out to other sections of the plat and results from this pilot study are presented in this paper.
Past and future ecosystem change in the coastal zone
- Authors: Gell, Peter
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: 2nd International Conference on Tropical and Coastal Region Eco Development 2016, ICTCRED 2016; Bali, Indonesia; 25th-27th October 2016; published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Vol. 55, p. 1-8
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- Description: The coastal zone is in a constant state of flux. Long term records of change attest to high amplitude sea level changes. Relative stability though the Late Holocene has allowed for the evolution of barrier dune systems, estuaries and coastal lakes with associated plant and faunal associations. This evolution has been interspersed with changes in the balance between climate driven changes in outflow from catchments. These interactions have been considerably disturbed through the impacts of industrialised people who have diverted and consumed water and invested in infrastructure that has impacted on river flows and the tidal prism in estuaries. This has impacted their provisioning services to humans. It has also impacted their regulating services in that development along the coastline has impacted on the resilience of the littoral zone to absorb natural climate extremes. Looking from the past we can see the pathway to the future and more easily recognise the steps needed to avoid further coastal degradation. This will increasingly need to accommodate the impacts of future climate trends, increased climate extremes and rising seas. Coastal societies would do well to identify their long term pathway to adaptation to the challenges that lie ahead and plan to invest accordingly. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Description: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
- Authors: Gell, Peter
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: 2nd International Conference on Tropical and Coastal Region Eco Development 2016, ICTCRED 2016; Bali, Indonesia; 25th-27th October 2016; published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Vol. 55, p. 1-8
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- Description: The coastal zone is in a constant state of flux. Long term records of change attest to high amplitude sea level changes. Relative stability though the Late Holocene has allowed for the evolution of barrier dune systems, estuaries and coastal lakes with associated plant and faunal associations. This evolution has been interspersed with changes in the balance between climate driven changes in outflow from catchments. These interactions have been considerably disturbed through the impacts of industrialised people who have diverted and consumed water and invested in infrastructure that has impacted on river flows and the tidal prism in estuaries. This has impacted their provisioning services to humans. It has also impacted their regulating services in that development along the coastline has impacted on the resilience of the littoral zone to absorb natural climate extremes. Looking from the past we can see the pathway to the future and more easily recognise the steps needed to avoid further coastal degradation. This will increasingly need to accommodate the impacts of future climate trends, increased climate extremes and rising seas. Coastal societies would do well to identify their long term pathway to adaptation to the challenges that lie ahead and plan to invest accordingly. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Description: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Plastic dilation rate characteristic of concrete confined with steel tube
- Piscesa, Bambang, Attard, Mario, Samani, Ali Khajeh
- Authors: Piscesa, Bambang , Attard, Mario , Samani, Ali Khajeh
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 14th International Conference on Computational Plasticity - Fundamentals and Applications, COMPLAS 2017; Barcelona, Spain; 5th-7th September 2017 p. 436-446
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- Description: The use of external confining devices to confine concrete has become widely used. One of the purposes is to gain additional concrete strength and ductility. Although there are many types of external confining devices, in this paper, the attention is limited to the use of the steel tube as an external confining device. One of the main objectives of this research is to study the plastic dilation rate behavior of concrete-filled-steel-tube (CFST) columns. The experimental data for the plastic dilation rate is extracted, and compared with the authors concrete plasticity model. In the authors’ previous research, the calibration of the plastic dilation rate model was based on confined concrete tested under both active and passive confinement using FRP wraps. Since the behavior of the steel tube and the FRP materials are different, the author’s plastic dilation rate model needs to be re-evaluated for CFST columns. Comparisons of the extracted experimental plastic dilation rates with the model prediction for CFST specimens with normal strength concrete show good agreement and requires no adjustment in the formulation. However, for a specimen with 80 MPa concrete, the proposed formulation shows slightly lower plastic dilation rates. More experimental data for CFST using high strength concretes is required for further investigation. For the sake of completeness, the overall response of two CFST specimens is also evaluated using an in-house three-dimensional non-linear finite element analysis (3D-NLFEA) using the author’s proposed plasticity formulation for confined concrete.
- Authors: Piscesa, Bambang , Attard, Mario , Samani, Ali Khajeh
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 14th International Conference on Computational Plasticity - Fundamentals and Applications, COMPLAS 2017; Barcelona, Spain; 5th-7th September 2017 p. 436-446
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- Description: The use of external confining devices to confine concrete has become widely used. One of the purposes is to gain additional concrete strength and ductility. Although there are many types of external confining devices, in this paper, the attention is limited to the use of the steel tube as an external confining device. One of the main objectives of this research is to study the plastic dilation rate behavior of concrete-filled-steel-tube (CFST) columns. The experimental data for the plastic dilation rate is extracted, and compared with the authors concrete plasticity model. In the authors’ previous research, the calibration of the plastic dilation rate model was based on confined concrete tested under both active and passive confinement using FRP wraps. Since the behavior of the steel tube and the FRP materials are different, the author’s plastic dilation rate model needs to be re-evaluated for CFST columns. Comparisons of the extracted experimental plastic dilation rates with the model prediction for CFST specimens with normal strength concrete show good agreement and requires no adjustment in the formulation. However, for a specimen with 80 MPa concrete, the proposed formulation shows slightly lower plastic dilation rates. More experimental data for CFST using high strength concretes is required for further investigation. For the sake of completeness, the overall response of two CFST specimens is also evaluated using an in-house three-dimensional non-linear finite element analysis (3D-NLFEA) using the author’s proposed plasticity formulation for confined concrete.
Power transaction management amongst coupled microgrids in remote areas
- Batool, Munira, Islam, Syed, Shahnia, Farhad
- Authors: Batool, Munira , Islam, Syed , Shahnia, Farhad
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: 7th IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia, ISGT-Asia 2017;Auckland, New Zealand; 4th-7th December 2017 p. 1-6
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- Description: Large remote areas normally have isolated and self-sufficient electricity supply systems, often referred to as microgrids. These systems also rely on a mix of dispatchable and non-dispatcha- ble distributed energy resources to reduce the overall cost of electricity production. Emergencies such as shortfalls, overloading, and faults can cause problems in the operation of these remote area microgrids. This paper presents a power transaction management scheme amongst a few such microgrids when they are coupled provisionally during emergencies. By definition, power transaction is an instance of buying and selling of electricity amongst problem and healthy microgrids. The developed technique aims to define the suitable power generation from all dispatchable sources and regulate the power transaction amongst the coupled microgrids. To this end, an optimization problem is formulated that aims to define the above parameters while minimizing the costs and technical impacts. A mixed- integer linear programming technique is used to solve the formulated problem. The performance of the proposed management strategy is evaluated by numerical analysis in MATLAB.
- Authors: Batool, Munira , Islam, Syed , Shahnia, Farhad
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: 7th IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia, ISGT-Asia 2017;Auckland, New Zealand; 4th-7th December 2017 p. 1-6
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- Description: Large remote areas normally have isolated and self-sufficient electricity supply systems, often referred to as microgrids. These systems also rely on a mix of dispatchable and non-dispatcha- ble distributed energy resources to reduce the overall cost of electricity production. Emergencies such as shortfalls, overloading, and faults can cause problems in the operation of these remote area microgrids. This paper presents a power transaction management scheme amongst a few such microgrids when they are coupled provisionally during emergencies. By definition, power transaction is an instance of buying and selling of electricity amongst problem and healthy microgrids. The developed technique aims to define the suitable power generation from all dispatchable sources and regulate the power transaction amongst the coupled microgrids. To this end, an optimization problem is formulated that aims to define the above parameters while minimizing the costs and technical impacts. A mixed- integer linear programming technique is used to solve the formulated problem. The performance of the proposed management strategy is evaluated by numerical analysis in MATLAB.
Principles and guidelines for Australian higher education Libraries : Capturing value
- Owen, Sue, Peasley, Jennifer, Paton, Barbara
- Authors: Owen, Sue , Peasley, Jennifer , Paton, Barbara
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: Second Annual TEQSA Conference; Melbourne, Australia; 29th November-1st December 2017 p. 146-158
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- Description: Reflecting on their time at university through an affinity survey, many alumni from Monash University reported affinity with their university library. Their Library! What makes that connection so strong? Aligning with institutional priorities and higher education standards, academic librarians have long partnered with faculties and divisions, conferred with research centres and liaised with student groups to augment university outcomes. However, tools for crystallising Library value are less advanced. In this paper, a new framework, Principles and Guidelines for Australian higher education libraries (2016), is introduced. Its purpose is to describe and assess the contribution of libraries to academic and research endeavour. It articulates Library value through major strategic priorities, each with high-level value statements or Principles and a suite of associated Guidelines. The framework marks a new generation of Library value and impact tools. Coupling the framework with associated performance indicators, library directors and stakeholders can be better informed of library value.
- Authors: Owen, Sue , Peasley, Jennifer , Paton, Barbara
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: Second Annual TEQSA Conference; Melbourne, Australia; 29th November-1st December 2017 p. 146-158
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- Description: Reflecting on their time at university through an affinity survey, many alumni from Monash University reported affinity with their university library. Their Library! What makes that connection so strong? Aligning with institutional priorities and higher education standards, academic librarians have long partnered with faculties and divisions, conferred with research centres and liaised with student groups to augment university outcomes. However, tools for crystallising Library value are less advanced. In this paper, a new framework, Principles and Guidelines for Australian higher education libraries (2016), is introduced. Its purpose is to describe and assess the contribution of libraries to academic and research endeavour. It articulates Library value through major strategic priorities, each with high-level value statements or Principles and a suite of associated Guidelines. The framework marks a new generation of Library value and impact tools. Coupling the framework with associated performance indicators, library directors and stakeholders can be better informed of library value.
Teaching practices among college-based teachers of apprentices.
- Authors: Smith, Erica
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Modern apprenticeships: Widening their scope, sustaining their quality, 7th Research Conference of the International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship; US Bureau of Labor Statistics,Washington; 1-2 October, 201 p. 47-53
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- Description: This paper provides a glimpse into current teaching practices among teachers working with traditional trade apprentices (‘trade teachers’) at Australian public and private providers of vocational education and training (VET), which are known as Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). The research is drawn from a major national study funded by the Australian Research Council, designed to examine the effects of different levels of vocational teachers’ qualifications upon the quality of VET teaching. For this paper, data from trade teachers, in different industry areas, was drawn out from a major survey of VET teachers/trainers, which included questions about their teaching approaches, as well as from focus groups of trade teachers.
- Authors: Smith, Erica
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Modern apprenticeships: Widening their scope, sustaining their quality, 7th Research Conference of the International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship; US Bureau of Labor Statistics,Washington; 1-2 October, 201 p. 47-53
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- Description: This paper provides a glimpse into current teaching practices among teachers working with traditional trade apprentices (‘trade teachers’) at Australian public and private providers of vocational education and training (VET), which are known as Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). The research is drawn from a major national study funded by the Australian Research Council, designed to examine the effects of different levels of vocational teachers’ qualifications upon the quality of VET teaching. For this paper, data from trade teachers, in different industry areas, was drawn out from a major survey of VET teachers/trainers, which included questions about their teaching approaches, as well as from focus groups of trade teachers.
Utilisation of alkaline activated industrial by-products in deep soil mixing
- Yaghoubi, Mohammadjavad, Arulrajah, Ar, Disfani, Mahdi, Horpibulsuk, Suksun, Bo, Myint, Leong, Melvyn
- Authors: Yaghoubi, Mohammadjavad , Arulrajah, Ar , Disfani, Mahdi , Horpibulsuk, Suksun , Bo, Myint , Leong, Melvyn
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Seventh International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment, Nov. 21-24, 2017, ISBN: C3051, Mie, Japan p. 96-101
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- Description: The use of deep soil mixing (DSM) technique in deep ground improvement projects has increased over the past decade due to being more cost-effective and easier to implement compared to other techniques such as piling, for structures subject to low to medium loads. Currently, Portland cement, lime and their combination are being used as the most common binders in DSM. However, due to the economic and concerning environmental disadvantages of using these binders, there is a need for new environmentally friendly cementing materials. This research attempts to find a way to use stockpiles of industrial by-products, such as fly ash (FA) and slag (S), as new green binders; consequently, reducing the carbon footprint in ground improvement projects. Different contents of FA and S, activated by liquid alkaline activator (L), were added to a soft marine soil to evaluate the changes in its behaviour as well as its microstructure. In addition, mixtures with cement (C), lime (Li) and their combination were prepared and tested for comparison. Binders were added at contents of 10, 20 and 30%, by dry soil mass, and samples were cured for 7 days. The results revealed that these new binders significantly increased the strength and stiffness of the soft soil, and they can be a suitable replacement for C and Li. The optimum mixture was found to be CIS+5% FA+15% S, within the range of binder, L and water content studied in this research. Moreover, recycling FA and S would substantially limit the expansion of landfill sites.
- Authors: Yaghoubi, Mohammadjavad , Arulrajah, Ar , Disfani, Mahdi , Horpibulsuk, Suksun , Bo, Myint , Leong, Melvyn
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Seventh International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment, Nov. 21-24, 2017, ISBN: C3051, Mie, Japan p. 96-101
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- Description: The use of deep soil mixing (DSM) technique in deep ground improvement projects has increased over the past decade due to being more cost-effective and easier to implement compared to other techniques such as piling, for structures subject to low to medium loads. Currently, Portland cement, lime and their combination are being used as the most common binders in DSM. However, due to the economic and concerning environmental disadvantages of using these binders, there is a need for new environmentally friendly cementing materials. This research attempts to find a way to use stockpiles of industrial by-products, such as fly ash (FA) and slag (S), as new green binders; consequently, reducing the carbon footprint in ground improvement projects. Different contents of FA and S, activated by liquid alkaline activator (L), were added to a soft marine soil to evaluate the changes in its behaviour as well as its microstructure. In addition, mixtures with cement (C), lime (Li) and their combination were prepared and tested for comparison. Binders were added at contents of 10, 20 and 30%, by dry soil mass, and samples were cured for 7 days. The results revealed that these new binders significantly increased the strength and stiffness of the soft soil, and they can be a suitable replacement for C and Li. The optimum mixture was found to be CIS+5% FA+15% S, within the range of binder, L and water content studied in this research. Moreover, recycling FA and S would substantially limit the expansion of landfill sites.
VET teachers' and trainers' participation in professional development : a national overview
- Tuck, Jacqueline, Smith, Erica
- Authors: Tuck, Jacqueline , Smith, Erica
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: AVETRA 20th Annual Conference, 18-20 April 2017
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- Description: This paper reports on the professional development of vocational education and training (VET) teachers and trainers in Australia. It utilises the data on professional development (PD) gathered from two national surveys undertaken in 2016 as part of a major ARC-funded national research project on VET teachers and their qualifications. Part of the first survey, which focused mainly on VET teachers’ qualifications and teaching approaches, examined the PD activities undertaken by the respondents. It explored the nature and frequency of the activities, the motivations for participation and the support provided for PD. The second survey was sent to VET teachers/trainers who had participated in PD activities offered by three major PD providers for VET. It focused on the external PD activities undertaken by respondents and explored the frequency, content and nature of activities. The paper provides evidence on the current state of professional development, both formal and informal, for teachers/trainers across the VET sector and compares differences among teachers working for different types of provider. Detailed data are presented on participation in a range of industry and VET PD activities (both within and external to the RTO), the motivations for participation, and who pays for PD. The findings show the type of PD activities that were valued, and what participants would like to see in the future. The findings are expected to inform policy discussions about VET teacher development and will be useful for managers in TAFE Institutes and RTOs; and for those external organisations delivering PD to the VET workforce.
- Authors: Tuck, Jacqueline , Smith, Erica
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: AVETRA 20th Annual Conference, 18-20 April 2017
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- Description: This paper reports on the professional development of vocational education and training (VET) teachers and trainers in Australia. It utilises the data on professional development (PD) gathered from two national surveys undertaken in 2016 as part of a major ARC-funded national research project on VET teachers and their qualifications. Part of the first survey, which focused mainly on VET teachers’ qualifications and teaching approaches, examined the PD activities undertaken by the respondents. It explored the nature and frequency of the activities, the motivations for participation and the support provided for PD. The second survey was sent to VET teachers/trainers who had participated in PD activities offered by three major PD providers for VET. It focused on the external PD activities undertaken by respondents and explored the frequency, content and nature of activities. The paper provides evidence on the current state of professional development, both formal and informal, for teachers/trainers across the VET sector and compares differences among teachers working for different types of provider. Detailed data are presented on participation in a range of industry and VET PD activities (both within and external to the RTO), the motivations for participation, and who pays for PD. The findings show the type of PD activities that were valued, and what participants would like to see in the future. The findings are expected to inform policy discussions about VET teacher development and will be useful for managers in TAFE Institutes and RTOs; and for those external organisations delivering PD to the VET workforce.
A method to assess rock strength and excavatability of diamondiferous kimberlite ore through in situ rock testing
- Elbaz, S., Crawford, D., Tuck, Michael
- Authors: Elbaz, S. , Crawford, D. , Tuck, Michael
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization p. 1083-1086
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- Description: This investigation considers the excavatability of diamondiferous kimberlite pipes of the Merlin field in the Northern Territory, Australia, through the use of in situ rock testing to assess hardness and subsequently excavatability. Historical diamond mining of the Merlin kimberlite pipes identified variable ore hardness both aerially and at depth within the pipe, which was attributed to the preferential weathering of the kimberlite. This variation in hardness presents a problem when determining the best method of excavation and hence can significantly influence production rates. This paper provides a relationship that can be used to relate field testing of rock hardness with rock strength. The results of the hardness to strength relationship are used in established empirical equations to confirm excavatability of the kimberlite ore. The relationships developed in this investigation enable in situ rock hardness testing to be directly related to rock strength for assessment of ore excavatability.
- Authors: Elbaz, S. , Crawford, D. , Tuck, Michael
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization p. 1083-1086
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- Description: This investigation considers the excavatability of diamondiferous kimberlite pipes of the Merlin field in the Northern Territory, Australia, through the use of in situ rock testing to assess hardness and subsequently excavatability. Historical diamond mining of the Merlin kimberlite pipes identified variable ore hardness both aerially and at depth within the pipe, which was attributed to the preferential weathering of the kimberlite. This variation in hardness presents a problem when determining the best method of excavation and hence can significantly influence production rates. This paper provides a relationship that can be used to relate field testing of rock hardness with rock strength. The results of the hardness to strength relationship are used in established empirical equations to confirm excavatability of the kimberlite ore. The relationships developed in this investigation enable in situ rock hardness testing to be directly related to rock strength for assessment of ore excavatability.
A mixed methods design to investigate student outcomes based on parental attitudes, beliefs, and expectations in mathematics education
- Authors: Weerasinghe, Daya
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 5th Biennial ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference, July 19-22, 2016, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Authors: Weerasinghe, Daya
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 5th Biennial ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference, July 19-22, 2016, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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A secure lightweight texture encryption scheme
- Jolfaei, Alireza, Wu, Xinwen, Muthukkumarasamy, Vallipuram
- Authors: Jolfaei, Alireza , Wu, Xinwen , Muthukkumarasamy, Vallipuram
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 7th Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology, PSIVT 2015; Auckland, New Zealand; 23rd-27th November 2015; published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Vol. 9555, p. 344-356
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- Description: Due to the widespread application of augmented and virtual environments, the research into 3D content protection is fundamentally important. To maintain confidentiality, encryption of 3D content, including the 3D objects and texture images, is essential. In this paper, a novel texture encryption scheme is proposed which complements the existing 3D object encryption methods. The proposed method encrypts texture images by bit masking and a permutation procedure using the Salsa20/12 stream cipher. The method is lightweight and satisfies the security requirement. It also prevents the partial disclosure of the encrypted 3D surface geometry by protecting the texture patterns from being partially leaked. The scheme has a better speed-security profile than the full encryption and the selective (4most significant bit-plane) encryption by 128-bit AES. The encryption schemes are implemented and tested with 500 sample texture images. The experimental results show that the scheme has a better encryption performance compared to the full/selective encryption by 128-bit AES.
- Description: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
- Authors: Jolfaei, Alireza , Wu, Xinwen , Muthukkumarasamy, Vallipuram
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 7th Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology, PSIVT 2015; Auckland, New Zealand; 23rd-27th November 2015; published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Vol. 9555, p. 344-356
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- Description: Due to the widespread application of augmented and virtual environments, the research into 3D content protection is fundamentally important. To maintain confidentiality, encryption of 3D content, including the 3D objects and texture images, is essential. In this paper, a novel texture encryption scheme is proposed which complements the existing 3D object encryption methods. The proposed method encrypts texture images by bit masking and a permutation procedure using the Salsa20/12 stream cipher. The method is lightweight and satisfies the security requirement. It also prevents the partial disclosure of the encrypted 3D surface geometry by protecting the texture patterns from being partially leaked. The scheme has a better speed-security profile than the full encryption and the selective (4most significant bit-plane) encryption by 128-bit AES. The encryption schemes are implemented and tested with 500 sample texture images. The experimental results show that the scheme has a better encryption performance compared to the full/selective encryption by 128-bit AES.
- Description: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
An efficient data extraction framework for mining wireless sensor networks
- Rashid, Md. Mamunur, Gondal, Iqbal, Kamruzzaman, Joarder
- Authors: Rashid, Md. Mamunur , Gondal, Iqbal , Kamruzzaman, Joarder
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 23rd International Conference, ICONIP 2016; Kyoto, Japan; 16th-21st October 2016; published in Neural Information Processing, Part III (Lecture Notes in Computer Science series) Vol. 9949, p. 491-498
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- Description: Behavioral patterns for sensors have received a great deal of attention recently due to their usefulness in capturing the temporal relations between sensors in wireless sensor networks. To discover these patterns, we need to collect the behavioral data that represents the sensor's activities over time from the sensor database that attached with a well-equipped central node called sink for further analysis. However, given the limited resources of sensor nodes, an effective data collection method is required for collecting the behavioral data efficiently. In this paper, we introduce a new framework for behavioral patterns called associated-correlated sensor patterns and also propose a MapReduce based new paradigm for extract data from the wireless sensor network by distributed away. Extensive performance study shows that the proposed method is capable to reduce the data size almost 50% compared to the centralized model.
- Authors: Rashid, Md. Mamunur , Gondal, Iqbal , Kamruzzaman, Joarder
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 23rd International Conference, ICONIP 2016; Kyoto, Japan; 16th-21st October 2016; published in Neural Information Processing, Part III (Lecture Notes in Computer Science series) Vol. 9949, p. 491-498
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- Description: Behavioral patterns for sensors have received a great deal of attention recently due to their usefulness in capturing the temporal relations between sensors in wireless sensor networks. To discover these patterns, we need to collect the behavioral data that represents the sensor's activities over time from the sensor database that attached with a well-equipped central node called sink for further analysis. However, given the limited resources of sensor nodes, an effective data collection method is required for collecting the behavioral data efficiently. In this paper, we introduce a new framework for behavioral patterns called associated-correlated sensor patterns and also propose a MapReduce based new paradigm for extract data from the wireless sensor network by distributed away. Extensive performance study shows that the proposed method is capable to reduce the data size almost 50% compared to the centralized model.
Historic urban landscapes and visualising Ballarat : Citizen participation for sustainable urban planning and design
- Murphy, Angela, Dahlhaus, Peter, Thompson, Helen
- Authors: Murphy, Angela , Dahlhaus, Peter , Thompson, Helen
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: 3rd Annual Conference of Research@Locate, R@Loc 2016; Melbourne, Australia; 12th-14th April 2016; published in CEUR Workshop Proceedings
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- Description: Technological innovation has provided enhanced capacity for knowledge building, for connection and for improved infrastructure planning in the development of the modern city. In parallel to the building of technology supported urban planning and design capacity, a debate has emerged around the need to maximise citizen participation in urban planning. The role of identity, culture and social context has been assessed as being as integral to sustainability in urban planning as is infrastructure management. In 2011 UNESCO, through the mechanism of the recommendation for Historic Urban Landscapes (HUL), created an imperative for the overt recognition of the role of culture, place and identity in sustainable urban planning. The City of Ballarat, Victoria, was the first of a series of international cities to pilot HUL and commit to inclusive citizen based collaboration in urban planning. Through online technology, a platform for partnership building was established. Developed and supported through the Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation at Federation University Australia, the HUL and Visualising Ballarat portals track the diversity of urban landscapes-from built environment to geomorphology to cultural identity-and facilitate their inclusion in planning and resource allocation. Crowdsourcing was promoted as pivotal in this process, while spatial innovation provided a means through which to bring to life the notion of distinctiveness, identity and place. Through mapping intangibles across complex and diverse groups within community, the potential for improving the quality and management of the planning process was found to be enhanced. Local Area Planning provided a mechanism for a conceptual alignment of past and present and the voice of community has gained a stronger (and more disruptive) voice in determining what communities' value within their lived environment. This shift was assessed as playing an important, and increasingly recognised, role in sustainable urban planning and design.
- Description: CEUR Workshop Proceedings
- Authors: Murphy, Angela , Dahlhaus, Peter , Thompson, Helen
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: 3rd Annual Conference of Research@Locate, R@Loc 2016; Melbourne, Australia; 12th-14th April 2016; published in CEUR Workshop Proceedings
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- Description: Technological innovation has provided enhanced capacity for knowledge building, for connection and for improved infrastructure planning in the development of the modern city. In parallel to the building of technology supported urban planning and design capacity, a debate has emerged around the need to maximise citizen participation in urban planning. The role of identity, culture and social context has been assessed as being as integral to sustainability in urban planning as is infrastructure management. In 2011 UNESCO, through the mechanism of the recommendation for Historic Urban Landscapes (HUL), created an imperative for the overt recognition of the role of culture, place and identity in sustainable urban planning. The City of Ballarat, Victoria, was the first of a series of international cities to pilot HUL and commit to inclusive citizen based collaboration in urban planning. Through online technology, a platform for partnership building was established. Developed and supported through the Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation at Federation University Australia, the HUL and Visualising Ballarat portals track the diversity of urban landscapes-from built environment to geomorphology to cultural identity-and facilitate their inclusion in planning and resource allocation. Crowdsourcing was promoted as pivotal in this process, while spatial innovation provided a means through which to bring to life the notion of distinctiveness, identity and place. Through mapping intangibles across complex and diverse groups within community, the potential for improving the quality and management of the planning process was found to be enhanced. Local Area Planning provided a mechanism for a conceptual alignment of past and present and the voice of community has gained a stronger (and more disruptive) voice in determining what communities' value within their lived environment. This shift was assessed as playing an important, and increasingly recognised, role in sustainable urban planning and design.
- Description: CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Improving reliability of service operation using FMEA Review and new opportunity for investigations
- Sutrisno, Agung, Gunawan, Indra
- Authors: Sutrisno, Agung , Gunawan, Indra
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: International Conference on Engineering and Technology for Sustainable Development, ICET4SD 2015; Yogyakarta; Indonesia; 11th-12th; IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 105 Vol. 105
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- Description: Despite its growing contribution to the global economy, investigation on the application status of service FMEA study to support realization of reliable service operation is very limited in literature. Motivated by such situation, the paper presented an initial survey on the status and research gaps in developing and applying FMEA in service sectors. Systematic preliminary survey using specific criteria are undertaken. Our study indicated that development and application of service FMEA are partially addressing the characteristics of service operations and it is still applied into the good deed and profit oriented operations. Opportunities for further investigation pertaining to advancement of its decision supporting tool for service risk appraisal, its modification to cope with sustainability related requirements and application of service FMEA in not for profit oriented operations are presented as new avenues for further investigation
- Authors: Sutrisno, Agung , Gunawan, Indra
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: International Conference on Engineering and Technology for Sustainable Development, ICET4SD 2015; Yogyakarta; Indonesia; 11th-12th; IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 105 Vol. 105
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- Description: Despite its growing contribution to the global economy, investigation on the application status of service FMEA study to support realization of reliable service operation is very limited in literature. Motivated by such situation, the paper presented an initial survey on the status and research gaps in developing and applying FMEA in service sectors. Systematic preliminary survey using specific criteria are undertaken. Our study indicated that development and application of service FMEA are partially addressing the characteristics of service operations and it is still applied into the good deed and profit oriented operations. Opportunities for further investigation pertaining to advancement of its decision supporting tool for service risk appraisal, its modification to cope with sustainability related requirements and application of service FMEA in not for profit oriented operations are presented as new avenues for further investigation
Performance evaluation of a process bus architecture in a zone substation based on IEC 61850-9-2
- Kumar, Shantanu, Das, Narottam, Islam, Syed
- Authors: Kumar, Shantanu , Das, Narottam , Islam, Syed
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2015; Brisbane, Australia; 15th-18th November 2015 Vol. 2016, p. 1-5
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- Description: Ethernet communication has been the back bone of high speed communication in digital substations from protection relaying, control and automation perspective. Major substation manufacturers have been constantly upgrading softwares and adding new features in their Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED's) to carry out multiple functions in process bus devices. This paper presents simulation results with respect to the delay in packets transfer in an Ethernet environment. Understanding the delay in packet transfer of Generic Object Oriented Substation Event (GOOSE) and Sampled Values (SV) shall assist the user in understanding the substation automation, control and protection of substation primary plants such as current transformers (CT's), voltage transformers (VT's), circuit breakers etc. connected in the network during a fault condition Conventional substation uses Merging Units (MU's) to communicate with the IED's featuring IEC 61850-9-2 standard. This standard exhibits transparency and standardization of data communication while addressing issues related to reliability, packet sharing, and maintainability, etc. However, process bus architecture is yet to be widely accepted in the industry and needs further validation due to lack of confidence. This paper evaluates the performance of a digital protection scheme in a zone substation operating at 132kV, featuring IEC 61850-9-2 IED's and using an optimized network engineering tool (OPNET) simulator. Understanding the delay in receiving time critical GOOSE and sampled value SV messages from protection perspective is critical as loss of data could cause malfunction in the protection jeopardizing vital substation plants.
- Authors: Kumar, Shantanu , Das, Narottam , Islam, Syed
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2015; Brisbane, Australia; 15th-18th November 2015 Vol. 2016, p. 1-5
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- Description: Ethernet communication has been the back bone of high speed communication in digital substations from protection relaying, control and automation perspective. Major substation manufacturers have been constantly upgrading softwares and adding new features in their Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED's) to carry out multiple functions in process bus devices. This paper presents simulation results with respect to the delay in packets transfer in an Ethernet environment. Understanding the delay in packet transfer of Generic Object Oriented Substation Event (GOOSE) and Sampled Values (SV) shall assist the user in understanding the substation automation, control and protection of substation primary plants such as current transformers (CT's), voltage transformers (VT's), circuit breakers etc. connected in the network during a fault condition Conventional substation uses Merging Units (MU's) to communicate with the IED's featuring IEC 61850-9-2 standard. This standard exhibits transparency and standardization of data communication while addressing issues related to reliability, packet sharing, and maintainability, etc. However, process bus architecture is yet to be widely accepted in the industry and needs further validation due to lack of confidence. This paper evaluates the performance of a digital protection scheme in a zone substation operating at 132kV, featuring IEC 61850-9-2 IED's and using an optimized network engineering tool (OPNET) simulator. Understanding the delay in receiving time critical GOOSE and sampled value SV messages from protection perspective is critical as loss of data could cause malfunction in the protection jeopardizing vital substation plants.
Performance monitoring of a PMU in a microgrid environment based on IEC 61850-90-5
- Kumar, Shantanu, Das, Narottam, Islam, Syed
- Authors: Kumar, Shantanu , Das, Narottam , Islam, Syed
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: 2016 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2016; Brisbane, Australia; 25th-28th September 2016 p. 1-5
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- Description: Reliable protection, communication and control are the key features of a digital protection scheme in a utility substation. Microgrid is an alternative solution of installing long Transmission & Distribution lines could be cost prohibitive. There are number of Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) which could find applications in controlling and monitoring of power network in a Microgrid set up and one such device is Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU). It is a microprocessor based intelligent device which gathers high-resolution data, checks the power quality and records disturbances. However, few issues that remains to be addressed such as, interoperability in a multi-vendor equipment and coordination between individual control systems in an integrated scheme. In this paper, an Operational Network Technology (OPNET) software model of a PMU has been designed and tested for its performance in a Microgrid environment based on IEC 61850-90-5 standard.
- Authors: Kumar, Shantanu , Das, Narottam , Islam, Syed
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: 2016 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2016; Brisbane, Australia; 25th-28th September 2016 p. 1-5
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- Description: Reliable protection, communication and control are the key features of a digital protection scheme in a utility substation. Microgrid is an alternative solution of installing long Transmission & Distribution lines could be cost prohibitive. There are number of Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) which could find applications in controlling and monitoring of power network in a Microgrid set up and one such device is Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU). It is a microprocessor based intelligent device which gathers high-resolution data, checks the power quality and records disturbances. However, few issues that remains to be addressed such as, interoperability in a multi-vendor equipment and coordination between individual control systems in an integrated scheme. In this paper, an Operational Network Technology (OPNET) software model of a PMU has been designed and tested for its performance in a Microgrid environment based on IEC 61850-90-5 standard.
Software implementation of two seamless redundant topologies in a digital protection system based on IEC 62439-3
- Kumar, Shantanu, Das, Narottam, Islam, Syed
- Authors: Kumar, Shantanu , Das, Narottam , Islam, Syed
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: 2016 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2016; Brisbane, Australia; 25th-28th September 2016 p. 1-5
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- Description: Substations are the junctions of any transmission and distribution network in utilities. They carry bulk power to the customers using transmission network involving high voltage (HV) apparatus. Protection of HV equipment during a fault is the primary concern of an operator. Advancement in design and manufacturing of Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) and IEC 61850 are finding increased application in utilities from automation and communication perspective, which addresses few shortcomings that couldn't be resolved in a conventional system. However there are few challenges in the digital scheme such as end to end delays in the packet transfer and interoperability of devices. Utilities are able to perceive these benefits by leveraging on IEC 62439-3 which has two important topologies i.e. Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP) and High-availability Seamless Redundancy (HSR). It offers seamless redundancy in digital protection network without compromising the availability and downtime cost. In this paper, an Optimized Network Engineering Tool (OPNET) is used to simulate and compare the performance of these topologies with respect to delay time.
- Description: Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2016
- Authors: Kumar, Shantanu , Das, Narottam , Islam, Syed
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: 2016 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2016; Brisbane, Australia; 25th-28th September 2016 p. 1-5
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- Description: Substations are the junctions of any transmission and distribution network in utilities. They carry bulk power to the customers using transmission network involving high voltage (HV) apparatus. Protection of HV equipment during a fault is the primary concern of an operator. Advancement in design and manufacturing of Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) and IEC 61850 are finding increased application in utilities from automation and communication perspective, which addresses few shortcomings that couldn't be resolved in a conventional system. However there are few challenges in the digital scheme such as end to end delays in the packet transfer and interoperability of devices. Utilities are able to perceive these benefits by leveraging on IEC 62439-3 which has two important topologies i.e. Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP) and High-availability Seamless Redundancy (HSR). It offers seamless redundancy in digital protection network without compromising the availability and downtime cost. In this paper, an Optimized Network Engineering Tool (OPNET) is used to simulate and compare the performance of these topologies with respect to delay time.
- Description: Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2016
Stochastic modeling of the output power of photovoltaic generators in various weather conditions
- Batool, Munira, Islam, Syed, Shahnia, Farhad
- Authors: Batool, Munira , Islam, Syed , Shahnia, Farhad
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: 2016 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2016; Brisbane, Australia; 25th-28th September 2016 p. 1-5
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- Description: The intermittency of solar-powered energy sources prompt the uncertainty of load management. The influence of shading (whatever the reason may be) directly diminishes the feasible output power of the photovoltaic (PV) generators. The major causes of shading are the weather condition changes like the clouds, storms, and rains. Thereby, the dispatchable power for a distinct weather condition at an explicit time frame needs to be quantified. The stochastic modeling of a practical PV system has been performed in this paper. A step-by-step MATLAB-based algorithm is developed for tracking of dispatchable power limit using the Monte Carlo Principle. The proposed algorithm describes the weather condition as a function of cloud presence. The prescribed characteristics consist of the solar irradiance and the ambient temperature. The impact of weather changes on the output power of a PV system is evaluated by this algorithm. The results of this research are concluded by realistic data analysis taken from the Australian bureau of meteorology.
- Authors: Batool, Munira , Islam, Syed , Shahnia, Farhad
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings , Conference paper
- Relation: 2016 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2016; Brisbane, Australia; 25th-28th September 2016 p. 1-5
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- Description: The intermittency of solar-powered energy sources prompt the uncertainty of load management. The influence of shading (whatever the reason may be) directly diminishes the feasible output power of the photovoltaic (PV) generators. The major causes of shading are the weather condition changes like the clouds, storms, and rains. Thereby, the dispatchable power for a distinct weather condition at an explicit time frame needs to be quantified. The stochastic modeling of a practical PV system has been performed in this paper. A step-by-step MATLAB-based algorithm is developed for tracking of dispatchable power limit using the Monte Carlo Principle. The proposed algorithm describes the weather condition as a function of cloud presence. The prescribed characteristics consist of the solar irradiance and the ambient temperature. The impact of weather changes on the output power of a PV system is evaluated by this algorithm. The results of this research are concluded by realistic data analysis taken from the Australian bureau of meteorology.
The Australian Army and the National System of Vocational Education and Training (VET) – An historical review of collaboration
- Authors: Johnstone, Carolyn
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Putting VET research to work: collaboration, innovation, prosperity, 19th Annual AVETRA Conference, St Leonards, NSW, 20-22 April.
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- Description: This paper examines the historical links between the Australian Army and national civilian [vocational education and training] VET systems of training through documentary research. A framework drawn from cultural-historical activity theory is used to analyse the changing relationships between the two systems. This paper reports on the contribution of Australian Army training to the development of the national skills base. The research examined documentary sources to determine the state of military training and education at times of key national VET developments, such as: use of apprenticeships in the period following World War II; the establishment of national/industry training councils in the 1970s; expansion of VET and traineeships following the 1985 Kirby report; and development of the Army Registered Training Organisation. National Archives of Australia, National Library of Australia and military records were researched for relevant documents and references. Items were then analysed thematically to demonstrate why the connections between the two systems have changed over time. As well as informing the future direction for Army VET practices, these findings contribute to our understanding of how national policies are developed and how large employers can collaborate to improve the nation's vocational skills and qualifications.
- Authors: Johnstone, Carolyn
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Putting VET research to work: collaboration, innovation, prosperity, 19th Annual AVETRA Conference, St Leonards, NSW, 20-22 April.
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- Description: This paper examines the historical links between the Australian Army and national civilian [vocational education and training] VET systems of training through documentary research. A framework drawn from cultural-historical activity theory is used to analyse the changing relationships between the two systems. This paper reports on the contribution of Australian Army training to the development of the national skills base. The research examined documentary sources to determine the state of military training and education at times of key national VET developments, such as: use of apprenticeships in the period following World War II; the establishment of national/industry training councils in the 1970s; expansion of VET and traineeships following the 1985 Kirby report; and development of the Army Registered Training Organisation. National Archives of Australia, National Library of Australia and military records were researched for relevant documents and references. Items were then analysed thematically to demonstrate why the connections between the two systems have changed over time. As well as informing the future direction for Army VET practices, these findings contribute to our understanding of how national policies are developed and how large employers can collaborate to improve the nation's vocational skills and qualifications.
A scalable cloud Platform for Active healthcare monitoring applications
- Balasubramanian, Venki, Stranieri, Andrew
- Authors: Balasubramanian, Venki , Stranieri, Andrew
- Date: 2015
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 2014 IEEE Conference on e-Learning, e-Management and e-Services, IC3e 2014; Melbourne, Australia; 10th-12th December 2014 p. 93-98
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- Description: Continuous, remote monitoring of patients using wearable sensors can facilitate early detection of many conditions and can help to manage the growing healthcare crisis worldwide. A remote patient monitoring application consists of many emerging services such as wireless wearable sensor configuration, patient registration and authentication, collaborative consultation of doctors, storage and maintenance of electronic health record. The provision of these services requires the development and maintenance of a remote healthcare monitoring application (HMA) that includes a body area wireless sensor network (BASWN) and Health Applications (HA) to detect specific health issues. In addition, the deployment of HMAs for different hospitals is not easily scalable owing to the heterogeneous nature of hardware and software involved. Cloud computing overcomes this aspect by allowing simple and easy maintenance of ICT infrastructure. In this work, we report a real-time-like cloud based architecture known as Assistive Patient monitoring cloud Platform for Active healthcare applications (AppA) using a delegate pattern. The built AppA is highly scalable and capable of spawning new instances based on monitoring requirements from the health care providers, and are aligned with scalable economic models. © 2014 IEEE.
- Authors: Balasubramanian, Venki , Stranieri, Andrew
- Date: 2015
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 2014 IEEE Conference on e-Learning, e-Management and e-Services, IC3e 2014; Melbourne, Australia; 10th-12th December 2014 p. 93-98
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- Description: Continuous, remote monitoring of patients using wearable sensors can facilitate early detection of many conditions and can help to manage the growing healthcare crisis worldwide. A remote patient monitoring application consists of many emerging services such as wireless wearable sensor configuration, patient registration and authentication, collaborative consultation of doctors, storage and maintenance of electronic health record. The provision of these services requires the development and maintenance of a remote healthcare monitoring application (HMA) that includes a body area wireless sensor network (BASWN) and Health Applications (HA) to detect specific health issues. In addition, the deployment of HMAs for different hospitals is not easily scalable owing to the heterogeneous nature of hardware and software involved. Cloud computing overcomes this aspect by allowing simple and easy maintenance of ICT infrastructure. In this work, we report a real-time-like cloud based architecture known as Assistive Patient monitoring cloud Platform for Active healthcare applications (AppA) using a delegate pattern. The built AppA is highly scalable and capable of spawning new instances based on monitoring requirements from the health care providers, and are aligned with scalable economic models. © 2014 IEEE.