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Towards a social network-inspired model for understanding evidence uptake and pain management in cancer care

This project is aimed at understanding treatment processes and decisions made by medical practitioners (e.g. nurses) involved in cancer care. In particular, we aim to model the role more...

Supervisor(s): Chung, Kenneth (Dr)

Social capital, brokerage, technology use and performance of project-based workers: Real estate agents in NSW, Australia

Studies on how individuals seek for both relational and non-relational information have been documented in organizational psychology, organization behavior and communication studies more...

Supervisor(s): Chung, Kenneth (Dr)

Social networks model for Open Source Drug Discovery

Using an open source drug discovery approach, current research shows that it is possible to find an improved synthesis of drugs for diseases (e.g. a tropical neglected disease such more...

Supervisor(s): Chung, Kenneth (Dr)

Towards a social network-inspired model for improving medical referrals in cancer care

This project is aimed at understanding how general practitioners (GP) tap into their professional network for making cancer patient referrals to appropriate specialist units. The so more...

Supervisor(s): Chung, Kenneth (Dr)

Modelling social network structure, technology use and care coordination

This project uses theories from social networks and information systems to construct a model for understanding how network (structure, position and ties) and social technology use i more...

Supervisor(s): Chung, Kenneth (Dr)

National registration of health practitioners: a comparative study of the complaints and notification system under the national system and in NSW (Masters)

This project aims to compare the health practitioner complaints investigation and management processes undertaken in NSW by the health Professional Councils Authority with the proce more...

Supervisor(s): Kelly, Patrick (Dr)

Self-Assembly and Self-Organization in Complex Distributed Systems

The aim of this project is use a range of algorithmic techniques (graph theoretic, game theoretic, information theoretic) to study and gain insight into the processes of self-assemb more...

Supervisor(s): Zomaya, Albert Y. (Professor), Vadas, Mathew (Professor)

Multivariate volatility models for high frequency data

Volatility forecast is important in risk management. However since volatility is unobserved, most volatility models like the GARCH models are based on daily return and model volatil more...

Supervisor(s): Chan, Jennifer (Associate Professor)

Parallel Stochastic Optimization Algorithms

This project is investigating the application of unorthodox optimization techniques such fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, neural networks, simulated annealing, ant colonies, Tabu se more...

Supervisor(s): Zomaya, Albert Y. (Professor), Vadas, Mathew (Professor)

Does fast weight loss promote eating disorders in obese women?

This project aims to determine whether very low energy diets (VLED) may contribute to the development of disordered eating in obese women. more...

Supervisor(s): Salis, Amanda (Associate Professor)