raduation award and conferral ceremony

Melbourne Convention Centre

Monday 1 August 2011 2.00pm


Tuesday 2 August 2011 2.00pm


Graduation Award and Conferral Ceremony

Graduation and Award Conferral Ceremonies Swinburne University of Technology 1

Graduation and Award Conferral Ceremonies Swinburne University of Technology2

Message from the Vice-Chancellor and President 3

Establishment and History of the University 4

The Mace and the Chair 4

Academic Regalia 5

Ceremonial Regalia 6

Principal Officers of the University 7

Monday 1 August, 2.00pm 8

Ceremony Participating Officers 8

Order of Proceedings 8

Award Recipients 9

Monday 1 August, 7.00pm 13



Award Recipients 14

Tuesday 2 August, 2.00pm 18



Award Recipients 20

Tuesday 2 August, 7.00pm 27



Award Recipients 28

Qualifications and abbreviations 34

Contents


I am delighted to welcome you here for this graduation and award conferral ceremony.

Well done to all who are graduating today for successfully completing your course. At this time we must also acknowledge the Swinburne academic and professional staff who made your learning experience possible, as well as parents, spouses, siblings, partners and friends whose encouragement has played a crucial role in your success.

Today your graduation allows us to celebrate your achievements. You have fulfilled the requirements of a demanding course of study with focus and discipline and your reward is an excellent education.

Such an education is all the more important today because of the need to respond to a rapidly changing world. Within our knowledge-based society, many people are engaged in ‘knowledge-based’ work, across a range of fields and disciplines. The achievement of high quality education and training positions you to attain greater prosperity and participate more fully in a dynamic knowledge-based global economy.

Swinburne is named as one of the top universities in the world according to the prestigious Shanghai Jiao Tong university rankings and the Times Higher Education QS World University Rankings. Therefore, I hope you take pride in knowing that you graduate from Swinburne with a high-quality, relevant education, obtained from a world-ranked university.

Message from the Vice-Chancellor

I strongly encourage all of you who graduate today to address the new challenges that face your community and make a positive contribution. I urge you to seize these opportunities and help lead our society into a promising future.

At Swinburne we encourage our students to embrace the notion that we are all learners for life. And so, I anticipate that your graduation will not represent an end-point to your educational adventures. We look forward to welcoming you back to Swinburne in the future, either in-person or through one of many online learning opportunities, to help you further your knowledge.

We are also delighted to welcome you as Swinburne alumni and will take pride in hearing of your achievements.

I sincerely wish you the very best for the future and, wherever life adventures take you, invite you to stay in touch with your Swinburne community.

Linda Kristjanson Vice-Chancellor and President Swinburne University of Technology

Establishment and History of the University

A proud history

The Swinburnes lived for many generations in Northumberland, in the north of England. In early times, the family owned a castle on the banks of the Swin Burn, the brook of the boars. By 1245 the Swinburne coat of arms was ‘Gules: three boars heads argent’.

George Swinburne arrived in Melbourne in 1886, aged twenty-five. His early days in Melbourne were spent setting up gas plants and bringing gas-light to the cities and towns. As his business stature increased, he entered State Parliament and became a minister.

Swinburne was established as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College by George Swinburne and the first students were enrolled in 1909, when classes began in carpentry, plumbing and blacksmithing. In 1913 the institution changed its name to Swinburne Technical College, to commemorate the Honourable George Swinburne. Soon afterwards, a boys’ junior technical school and the first girls’ technical school were established.

An extensive reorganisation of advanced education took place in Victoria in the period 1976-78 culminating in the passing of the Victorian Post-Secondary Education Act. Under the Act, the Victoria Institution of Colleges was dissolved and the Victorian Post-Secondary Education Commission established. Under the new arrangements, Swinburne Council was given power to grant bachelor degrees. The first of these was awarded at a conferring ceremony held on Thursday, 21 May 1981 at the Camberwell Civic Centre.

The 1992 proclamation by the Parliament of Victoria of the Swinburne University of Technology Act marked not only recognition of its distinguished history, but the beginning of a new period of growth and innovation for Swinburne. From its establishment in 1908, Swinburne has grown through mergers with Prahran Institute of TAFE (1992) and Eastern Institute of TAFE (1998) into a multi-disciplined, multi-campus provider of vocational and higher education and training of national and international significance.

Swinburne holds a unique place among educational institutions in Australia in the link that persists between it and the founder and his family. The conferring of a modification of the family’s coat of arms preserves and strengthens that link.

The arms

The basic colours of red and white, and the cinquefoils charged on the shield, commemorate the arms of the Swinburne family.

The crest

The demi-Boar and the cinquefoil perpetuate the Swinburne connection; the book is symbolic of learning.

The motto

The College of Arms’ translation of the motto is: Achievement through learning.

The flag

The basic colours of red and white with cinquefoils.

The Mace and the Chair

In universities a mace is used as a symbol of institutional authority and it is carried in procession before the Chancellor as a symbolic weapon of protection.

The ceremonial items of the office of the Chancellor of Swinburne University were designed by Professor Helmut Lueckenhausen, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Sarawak. Fabricated from Queensland silky oak, sterling silver and gold, the mace has eight facets resolving as an open silver finial and crown which contains a carving of the rampant boar from the Swinburne coat of arms.

The chair also has eight divisions on the seat and back with an engraved silver boar and the Southern Cross on the upper back.

Artists and craftspeople involved in the project with the designer were Ian Higgs, cabinet maker, Geoffrey Dunne, Swinburne design graduate, Sue Wraight, netsuke carver and Hendrik Forster and Marion Marshall, silversmiths.

Civic contributions made towards the purchase of these items included the former City of Prahran for the University Mace, the former City of Hawthorn for the Chancellor’s Chair and the former Shire of Lillydale for the Chancellor’s Gown.



Academic Regalia

The academic dress worn at Swinburne today is a modification of everyday dress worn by scholars and teachers in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It consists of a gown and a scarf-like stole or hood, which is a remnant of the cowl that was once worn to cover the head and shoulders to keep off the rain and snow. Trencher caps or bonnets are worn where indicated below, with the tassel down over the left eye and in a horizontal position.

The style of academic dress adopted by Swinburne University of Technology is based on that of the University of Oxford.

Honorary Doctorate

A cardinal red gown with silver grey front and sleeve facings. The hood is cardinal red, fully lined in silver grey and is worn with grey showing on both shoulders. A tudor bonnet with a silver cord and tassel is worn.

Honorary Master Degree

A cardinal red gown with silver grey front facings. The hood is cardinal red, fully lined in silver grey and is worn with silver grey showing on both shoulders. A black trencher with a silver cord and tassel is worn.

Doctor of Philosophy

A black gown faced with chilli red and silver grey. The hood is chilli red, fully lined in silver grey and is worn with silver grey showing on both shoulders. A tudor bonnet with a scarlet cord and tassel is worn.

Professional Doctorate

A black gown faced with chilli red and the discipline colour. The hood is chilli red, fully lined in the discipline colour, and is worn with the discipline colour showing on both shoulders. A tudor bonnet with a scarlet cord and tassel is worn.

Double Masters Honours Degree

A black Master gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, fully lined with the colours of both disciplines, and laced with a silver braid. It is worn with the colours showing on both shoulders.

Double Masters Degree

A black Master gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, and fully lined with the colours of both disciplines. It is worn with the colours showing on both shoulders.

Master Honours Degree

A black Master gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, fully lined with the discipline colour, and laced with a silver braid. It is worn with the colours showing on both shoulders.

Master Degree

A black Master gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, fully lined with the discipline colour, and is worn with the colour showing on both shoulders.

Graduate Diploma

A black gown, stole and trencher. The stole is black, lined with the discipline colour, and is worn with the colour showing on both sides.

Graduate Certificate

A black gown, stole and trencher. The stole is black, lined with the discipline colour, and is worn with the colour showing on the left hand side.

Discipline Colours of Hoods and Stoles

Discipline Colour

Agriculture and Horticulture Brunswick GreenApplied Science Brick RedArts CranberryBusiness BuffBusiness Administration Buff/Malachite GreenCircus Arts New SapphireDesign Marina GreenEngineering Saxe BlueEntrepreneurship and Innovation Sky BlueHealth Science CeriseInformation Technology TangerineMultimedia CitrusLearning and Teaching CreamOffice Administration Buff/Malachite GreenScience Brick RedSocial Science CranberrySustainability HeliotropeTechnology Royal Blue


Honours Degree

A black gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, half lined with the discipline colour and laced with a silver braid, and is worn with the colour showing on the left hand side.

Double Degree

A black gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, half lined with the colours of both disciplines, and is worn with the colours showing on the left hand side.

Bachelor Degree

A black gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, half lined with the discipline colour, and is worn with the colour showing on the left hand side.

Dual Award

A black gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, half lined with the colour of the Higher Education discipline and the reverse (black) edge of the right hand side trimmed with the colour of the TAFE discipline. The hood is worn with the Higher Education colour showing on the left hand side and the TAFE trim on the right hand side.

Academic Regalia continued

Associate Degree

A black gown, stole and trencher. The stole is black, lined with the discipline colour, and is worn with the colour showing on the left hand side.

Advanced Diploma, Associate Diploma and Diploma

A black gown and stole. The stole is black, lined with the discipline colour, the right hand edge being trimmed with white cloth, and is worn with the colour and white trim showing on the right hand side.

Advanced Certificate, Certificate IV and Apprenticeship

A black gown is worn.

Indigenous Stoles

A stole in the colours of the Aboriginal Australian flag can be worn by indigenous graduands and staff at graduation ceremonies. The stole is worn under any academic colours, or where there are no academic colours (ie. Certificate and Apprenticeship recipients) the stole is worn under the gown.

Ceremonial Regalia

Chancellor

A black gown of English Queen’s Counsel style, with ten gold bands on the sleeves and scarlet satin trimmings on the front, collar and bottom edge of the gown. A black velvet trencher with gold trim on the base and a gold braid and tassel is worn.

Deputy Chancellor

A black gown, similar in style and colour to the Chancellor’s, with five gold bands on the sleeves. A black velvet trencher with a gold cord and tassel is worn.

Vice-Chancellor

A black gown of English Queen’s Counsel style, with ten silver bands on the sleeves and scarlet satin trimmings on the front, collar and bottom edge of the gown. A black velvet trencher with silver trim on the base and a silver cord and tassel is worn.

Members of Council

Members of the Council wear a University stole featuring the Swinburne Coat of Arms with the academic dress for their qualifications. The stole is cherry red with an embroidered crest at the base of each side of the stole, and is worn with the colour and crest showing on both sides.

Academic and Administration Staff

Academic dress for their qualifications, or the Swinburne equivalent.


Principal Officers of the University

University Council

Chancellor

Mr W. Scales AO, BEc(Mon), FIPAA

Vice-Chancellor and President

Professor L. Kristjanson, BN, MN (Manitoba), PhD, (Arizona), GAICD

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

Professor S. Leitch, BA, MA(Hons), PhD(Auck)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Director (TAFE)

Ms L. Brown, BA(Public Policy), PGC DipMS, MSE Education Management (Manchester)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

Professor A. Flitman, BSc(Hons)(York), PhD(Warwick),FACS, FORS

Vice-President (International & Development)

Mr J. Smart, BA(Hons)(Melb), MA (Monash)

Vice-President (Student and Corporate Services)

Mr S. Beall

External Members

Chancellor


Appointed by the Governor-in-Council

Ms K. Bowlen, BA(SUT)

Ms S. Freeman, BCom(UWA), BSci(Melb), CISA

Ms G. Farrell, BSc, LLB, LLM (Intellectual Property)(Mon)

Mr G. Goldsmith, BBus(Acc)(SUT), FFN, ASA, MESAA

Appointed by the Minister for Tertiary Education and Training

Ms G. Callister, BA, BSocialWork (Hons)(Mon)

Appointed by the University Council

Mr E. B. Cohen, BComm(Hons)(UNSW), FCPA

Mr M. Chun, BEc(Acc)(LaTrobe),GradDip Applied Investment and Finance (ASIV),GradDip Property(RMIT)

Ms W. Thorpe, BA, BBus, GradDip Finance and Investment, SIA

Ms N. Weiss-Dolev, BSc(Architecture and Town Planning)(Univ Israel), GradDip Systems Analysis and Computer Programming(Univ Israel)

Mr D. Loader OAM, BSc(Hons), DipEd, MEd(Syd)

Internal Members



Chair of the Academic Senate

Professor M. Mazzolini, BSc(Hons) (Melb), PhD (Melb), M Online Education (USQ)

Elected by Higher Education Academic Staff

Professor A. Kapoor, BTech(Hons)(MechEng), MTech(Hons)(MechEng)(IT), PhD (Cambridge)

Elected by TAFE Academic Staff

Ms S. Rice, BEd, GradCertEdLeadership, MEd(Leadership and Management)(RMIT)

Elected by General Staff

Ms J. Hansen, BMan(UniBallarat), GradDipBus(Marketing)(SUT)

Elected by Students

Mr M. Shah



Participating Officers

Chancellor



Professor L. Kristjanson, BN, MN (Manitoba), PhD (Arizona), GAICD

Dean, Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies

Professor L. Sterling, BSc(Hons)(Melb), PhD(ANU)

Registrar of the University and Director, Student Operations

Mr T. Reed, BSc(Mon), GradDipEd, PGradBEd, MBA(Melb)

Guest presenter

Professor Huang Guicheng, MA Vice President of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

Master of Ceremonies

Manager, Graduation and Orientation

Ms E. Mallon BBus(Marketing) GradCertBus(eBus&Comm)(SUT)

Mace Bearer

General Manager, Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies

Ms M. Rheinberger, BA (SUT)

Music

David Connolly (Piper)

Order of Proceedings

The Academic Procession

Music Processional

The audience is requested to stand as the procession enters the auditorium.

The Australian National Anthem

The audience will sing the Australian National Anthem (see inside back cover of this program for lyrics).

The Chinese National Anthem

The audience will stand for the Chinese National Anthem, played in recognition of Professor Huang Guicheng, Vice President of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, partaking in the ceremony.

The audience will sit when the Presiding Officer is seated.

The Opening

The Chancellor of Swinburne University of Technology, Mr Bill Scales AO, will open the proceedings.

The Conferring of Awards

The Chancellor of Swinburne University of Technology, Mr Bill Scales AO, will confer the awards.

The Student Response

Mr Lucas Jarman will deliver the student response.

The Closure

The Chancellor of Swinburne University of Technology, Mr Bill Scales AO, will close the proceedings.

The audience is requested to remain standing as the procession, joined by the new graduates, leaves the auditorium. The audience will leave the auditorium via the exit doors.

Music Recessional

Refreshments will be served.


Award recipients

This program contains the names of all graduands entitled to awards. For those graduands unable to attend in person, the awards will be made in absentia.

Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies and Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

Graduates for dual awards from Swinburne University of Technology, Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies and Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine will be presented by the Dean, Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies, Professor Leon Sterling.

Bachelor of Information and Communication TechnologyYu HeTingting LuJin YouYucheng Zhang

Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies

Graduates for awards in the Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies will be presented by the Dean, Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies, Professor Leon Sterling.

Bachelor of Business Information Systems Ratul BhuyanTravis BurnsGin Hau ChenJie ChenLinglin DiaoCan DingThanh Nhan HuynhWilliam Lam

Andrew John O’ConnorJustin Joseph RaymondSavya Sachi SharmaLinfeng SiNikola SiljanovskiNeha Sultana

Bachelor of Business Information Systems/Bachelor of BusinessChristopher ColmanAmali Gayathri FernandoCameron Stephen KensleyTo Nhu TaAndrew Wilson

Bachelor of Computing Sanjeevavimalan AriyaratnamBui Huy BaoDo Cam LanShanaka Maduranga Fernando PulleYugantar FulechaNipun GaindharLucas Mark JarmanGeerish JoyramVeenu Pradeep KandasamyLam Yew Fong Oliver Fon ShiungLe Quoc ThinhViet Hoai Nguyen LePriyank Mukesh MehtaYoung Kil MoonAkshay Ketan ShahRahul TiwariQuoc Cong TranJeewani Tharangika Athukorala Udumulle AthukoralalageWenjun XieYip Wai

Bachelor of Computing (Network Design and Security)Pavitro Nandolal BeraAllan LuuAmir MustafaThanh Tung NguyenAzam Akber Ali RupaniShyan Jen Yap

Bachelor of Engineering (Telecommunications and Internet Technologies)Mathew James Birthisel

Bachelor of Engineering (Telecommunication and Network Engineering)Ramesh Kanna Subramaniam

Bachelor of Information and Communication TechnologyLindsay Charles AdlandFahad Rashid A R Al-Obaid Yu HeTingting LuTim Michael OsmondRui YangJin YouYucheng Zhang

Bachelor of Information Systems/ Bachelor of BusinessMahamed Mahamud Jama-Hassan

Bachelor of Information Technology Thiam-Loong ChuEmma Margaret Keeton

Bachelor of Multimedia (Multimedia Software Development)Mathew Paul Roelofs

Bachelor of Multimedia (Networks and Computing) Hang Chi Cuong

Bachelor of Multimedia (Networks and Computing)/Bachelor of Engineering (Telecommunications and Internet Technologies)Yousef Elkhishin

Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Software Engineering)Yosua Hansye Ongkowijoyo



Bachelor of Science (Information Technology) Charith Prasanga KannangaraNipitphand KoosakulwattanaHasini Chathuranga S Ramanayake Arachchige DonaJanith Shihara WarnakulasuriyaCheng Zhao

Bachelor of Science (Professional Software Development) Adam Jonathan La PilaJames Lyndon McNamara

Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Computer Science)Shannon Simon Pace

Graduate Certificate in Information Systems ManagementNarisa Chitchack

Graduate Certificate of Science (Network Systems)Huy Tuan Nguyen

Graduate Diploma of Information Technology Paul Winston Bennett

Master of Information Systems Management Vandasay DejvongsaNarelle Andrea SheehanGabriel Ung

Master of Information Systems Management/Master of Business AdministrationDavid Mark Robinson

Master of Information Technology Jian Shuo HeKhai Siang Kok KohTruong Nhat Minh LeMinarto MargolionoVikram MehraPrathibha Anushika MuthuarachchiFerdy PanartoShi RuizhiTeng Ping Yang

Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing)Dinesh AbeydeeraMushtaq AhmadWithanage Nilumi Dhanushka AmarabanduSivakami AnnamalaiDhruv BakshiBharat Kumar BethanapalliAnkit BhasinRamesh Manji BhudiaAtul Nandkumar BhujbalKristen Mario BurnabyUmar Farooq ButtShrilekha Laxman ChavdaAditya Nitin ChitreRanjith Reddy ChittediManna Lincoln ChoragudiGayan Harshana De AlwisArchit Dineshbhai DesaiAnkush Shrikant DeshpandeVidhyasagar DhamodaranWeimun DingRafael Edgar KernanRajinda Bhagya FernandoGautam GoswamiVamsi Sri Sai Ram GottapuKiran Nag GuttulaKishore Kumar JagannathanRama Rao Chowdary KakaraAnanth Karthik KamalanathanVishwas Kare NageshRajesh Keerthi

Nishtha KhannaNishant Narayan KokerakaniSaichander Reddy KukunoorCong Khanh LeWenjie LiArfa Noor MalikSujeev Kumar MallinaSandeep Kumar ManikaSaurabh MathurSumit Sunil MeghaniJude Joseph MukkadayilSai Krishna NagamallaAbhishek Kanaiyalal NandolaShreyas Bramhasandra NarasimhamurthyRachana Narayanan NambisanKarthik Shunmugam NarendranSana NazishSumanjeet Kaur NijjarSanjay OmprakashKetankumar Bhagwandas ParmarKushal Nareshkumar PatelBuddhika Tiran Pelimuhandiram A GoonawardanaSimi Prakash BabuRakshak RaghavanAmarjit Suryakant RanawareHarshal Hariranjan SakhareZulqarnain Faisal SaraniMim SaznusKishore Kumar SenguttuvanFaizal Sheriff Sheriff Shahul HameedAbishek SubramanianMonika SuniaraSyeda Maliha Afreen Syeda Maliha AfreenHiralkumari Maulin ThakarNen Ngoc TranVishal TumulaPurnima TyagiSanjay VallakatiDevashri Milind VedpathakTejaswini VelichetiLogeswari VeluLijith Varughese VettuniravilSampath Suranga Weerawarna


Master of Science (Astronomy) Alan Edward RossPhilip Oberly Weber

Master of Science (Network Systems) Yasir Mahmood AbbasiMuhammad Shakil AhmedZeeshan AliCarlos Daniel Angel MarquezSanjay ArasuPraveenkumar ArulMilad AsadiUmamaheswari BabuChandrakanth BodagalaLucky BoenManish ChaudharyMahesh Kumar ChellamuthuDeepak Chembakassery VasuPalitha Premawansha Deegalla DeegallalageLingang FengMuhammad FurqanKrupal Rajeshkumar GandhiGanesh Raj GautamKapil GautamPrabhu GovindarajRupinder Kaur GrewalChanaka Malinda Samarasingha Iddamalgoda AppuhamilageInderjeet InderjeetNaveen JagadeesanGovind Jagajit Jonnagadla SureshRoshan JosephAditya KangalaPremnath KothandapaniArunkumar KrishnamurthyGopinathan Kumarasamy

Sunitha LoganathanBhushan ManekarJose Gabriel Marin SanchezArun Kumar NarayanaswamyDmitriy OzerovJuan Felipe Paillie BautistaSathish Kumar ParamasivamPritesh Bharat ParekhJasmin PatelVishal Maheshbhai PatelVivek Shantilal PatelAndrew Ian PatonVarun Puthan VeetilBupeshkumar RajendiranShekhar RatchaKoushik Sadaiyandi MuthukrishnanDheepak SelvarajuPagalavan SenguttuvanPragkash SethuMohammad Reza ShafieiRavi Indravadan ShahSyed Junaid Ali ShahArun ShanmugamNavneet Girish Chandra SharmaAnirudh SinghRickykumar Harishkumar SolankyDavid Rolando Suarez MoraMadhu Sudhan Thippeswamy SowbhagyammaVenkata Srikanth Reddy VallapureddyRadika Veera ValliRajagopalan Veera ValliKamesh VenkatesanBodin WesayasatitIbrar Uz Zaman

Master of Technology (Information Technology) Senthil Kumar Akkarapakkam Santhana KrishnanPhaneendra Bhagavan AvatapalliSan San AyePreethi BalasubramanianDiana Maria Cadavid MonsalveSandra Paola Castro SanchezKent Yoong ChongRevanth Kumar DamarlaJulianto FirmanVijay Eswar Submash GadamDipika Nanalal HadiyaRajah JeevarajRajesh KrishnanSrikanth KubeerJigar Pradip MehtaSaranraj MurahariMd Mehzabul Hoque NahidSandeep NuthalapatiChandra Kiran PasupuletiRaja Phaneendra PentakotiSatyanarayana RimmalapudiJagan Mohan Sampath KumarJayanthan SathasivamPooja Sharma



Swinburne has consistently pursued a policy of ensuring quality and critical mass by investing resources in areas of research concentration. Swinburne actively encourages and values its international and industry connections which enrich and enhance the research efforts and careers of our academic staff and students alike.

The PhD graduands listed below have each made a valuable contribution to Swinburne and their respective fields of research.


Stefano BernardiThesis Title: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Nanofluids and their Chaotic Properties

In this work several aspects of atomic fluids were analysed by means of molecular dynamics computer simulation techniques. Dr Bernardi focused on the study of inhomogeneous fluids trapped in highly confined geometries, such as water in carbon nanotubes and slit pores. Particular emphasis was given to the characterisation of the chaotic properties of such fluids under several types of constraints and forces.

Furthermore, a new algorithm to simulate fluids under mixed shear and extensional flows was developed and implemented. This flow is found in many industrial and biological processes and the technique allows for a more accurate computation of transport properties and other meaningful physical quantities, making it of interest for industrially relevant applications.

Jing GaoThesis Title: Structure and Content Based Clustering for Visiualization of Web Network Information

Dr Gao’s research mainly focuses on the investigation of analysing the contents of web information as well as the web network structures, and using these analysis to form an effective graph layout for the users’ interactions and navigation. She has proposed an approach for improving visualisation. This approach is grounded on the structure and content-based clustering by integrating filtering to remove noisy information. Such an approach can be used in many web related environments, e.g. blog visualisation, social network visualisation.

Xiao LiuThesis Title: A Novel Probabilistic Temporal Framework and its Strategies for Cost-Effective Delivery of High QoS in Scientific Cloud Workflow Systems

Cloud computing is the latest market-oriented computing paradigm which can provide virtually unlimited computing resources. As a type of middleware service for cloud computing, cloud workflow system is one of the research frontiers. Cloud workflows often underlie many large scale e-science applications such as earthquake modelling, weather forecast and Astrophysics. One of the major problems is the dynamic cloud service quality. With Dr. Xiao Liu’s work on the effective management of service quality in cloud workflow systems, the running of e-science applications will become more reliable, efficient and cost effective, which will benefit both scientific research and the IT industry.




Chancellor



Professor L. Kristjanson, BN, MN, (Manitoba), PhD (Arizona), GAICD

Dean, Faculty of Business and Enterprise

Professor M. Donnelly, BA, MSc, PhD(University of Stirling, Scotland)





Ms E. Mallon BBus(Marketing), GradCertBus(eBus&Comm)(SUT)

Mace Bearer

Manager, Student Administration, Faculty of Business and Enterprise

Ms C. Fullwood, BBus(HRM)(SUT)

Music




Music Processional


The National Anthem

The audience will sing the Australian National Anthem (see inside back cover of this programme for lyrics).


The Opening





Mr Nathan Lynch will deliver the student response.

The Closure



Music Recessional




Award Recipients


Faculty of Business and EnterpriseGraduates for awards in the Faculty of Business and Enterprise will be presented by the Dean, Faculty of Business and Enterprise, Professor Michael Donnelly.

Bachelor of Business Jaclyn Lorna AndersonConstance BaltosGenevieve HollidayZoher KakajiwalaCheng LiChris ManolopoulosEmily Elizabeth MarshallNathan Christopher MooreMartin Conrad PenaWei QiaoEudosia RaquidAmit SankhlaWei Jin Kenny TehLuke Jacob Van Meel

Bachelor of Business (Accounting) Nimantha Pranieth AdikaramSohail AliSivapalan ArthikaGeraldine Mary BakerTimothy Andrew BoydVivek Kailash ChhajerNicholas Lian Han ChoongSonia ChuaJillian Lee CreekZachary Joel DowsXiaomeng FengBishan GurungEmilie Louise HarperMohammad Jawad JaffariPrashant Jung KarkiPhilip Adam KarraschDavinder KaurLiliya KireevaKapil KumarXiaoqiong LinRiek Kueth Luak

Kariyawasam Katukoliha Gamage Mangalika WijetillekeChristopher Allan ManserMeisha MiradhiantyUditha Channaka NawullaLaura Elizabeth NesbitPhuong Hoang Thi NgoThomas Jackson NurseDon Nirodha Wararuchi PeramunugamaThi Thu Chinh PhamNida PoyaMunibur RahmanHeenatigala Kanattage Rushan Malinda RathnayakeRicardoAbdul SamadHanxiao ShengJudith Winnie SukarsaEko Putra Sudharta TjiangMai Thi Ngoc TranVishal TyagiJeremy Grant WaandersJian Xin WangMalith Niranga Perera WarnakulasooriyageKyu Kyu WinJonathan Ming Soon WongYu Ting YeBenjamin Luke ZaniniLan ZhangYifan Zhang

Bachelor of Business (Finance) Xinghai JinThi Ngoc Giau Vo

Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)Abdul Rahman Ali Abdulla Ismail Al HosaniKirsten Louise CharlesXiaoyu ChengTeresa EbejerUthpala FerdinandoPriscilla Hope KhoshbakhtKirati KunasetXing LiuJacquelyn Barbra MelvinTanya Dilini PereraMatthew Paul RodriguesStephanie ShawJessica Ann Waller

Bachelor of Business (Information Systems) George CharalambousShengmei Xue

Bachelor of Business (International Business) Kartika Sari ArfiJeane AmandaOzlem Esra BaserNajla BoulosChan Wing SzeYang Yang HuKai Sek KeeThi Dieu Minh LuuArjun NarangErastus Denny SantosoLin SunYu XiaMeng XuMeng Yang

Bachelor of Business (Management) Simon John Walker

Bachelor of Business (Marketing) Kelly Brooke ChampnessMelanie Jane CheshireLina Amalina IdrisBich Ngoc NguyenAnthony Gerard NitsosAnni QiuNatasha Kaliroi VenizelosEraj Arosha WimalaratnaYau Tai Uny Wong

Bachelor of Commerce Duy Thien Phan

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) Prashant BhatiaCynthia Chai YeelingAiping Serena Pornsirianant ChenMichelle Xiang Ting ChongKah Chan ChooTram Anh DoAmie Louise DustingMing Chu HiiLihong HuangZhen Shen HuangAzie Azizah Binti JulaihiJohn Joseph LalorYieng Yen LuBenjamin Hiho ManganVictor MartynovKaren Robin MossPhichyanee MyintTu Thi Ngoc NguyenAyu Nonomura


Ngoc Phuoc PhamKwan Yin Corwin SheHaoran TanLee Feng TanVivian TanWei Tzuen TanMeltem Busra TekinLai Ping ThamThanh Ha VuAngeline Lim WeiJiatong YingJuqing ZhangNing ZhangRaula Khuzaimah Zolkipli

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) Bilal DababMiao DaiZhuyao DingPoh Mun Michael GuiZhi LiAmlavadee Alvina RamasawmyThien Vinh TranJonathan YangYingkai YuTingting Zhao

Bachelor of Commerce (International Business) Nath DeeanandlarpMenglin DingSenad DosicSam GrassoCallum James HiltonImelda LoegionoJuan Alejandro Morales Rincon

Bachelor of Commerce (Human Resource Management)Gulay Tugba BekerJohn CardamoneJoseph Jian Hao CheahImogene Rose LairdPutranti LaksitareniLiangjing LiuMaria Soteriou

Bachelor of Commerce (Management) Finley Robert EggersJoanne Margaret LairdCarla Marie MurrayThi Ngoc Anh PhamChristine Frances RainsfordJiawen Tan

Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) Shams AbidNicholas James AubreyDaniel CannizzaroYuenting ChowAaron Di RienzoEmily Alice GouldthorpeSarah Kate HewaldNicholas James HughesAnastasios IliadisHaiden William JonesPatrick John KasiuchnytshLankatilaka Dilini Narmada KithsiriYanti LayKit Mei LoTrang Thu NguyenMichael Samuel NovielloSarah PokToby James StrongShane Anthony SundaramEvan Mark TelferRoderick Jia Jun ThngVan Long TieuXin TongMinh Man TranThi Thanh Xuan TranMathew Paul TyackKimberley Elina Yee

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance)Quang Huy Le

Bachelor of Commerce (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)Adam Charles Ellison

Bachelor of Business/ Bachelor of Arts (Italian)Alexandra Dale GytonConnie Antoinette La TerraKayde Elizabeth Cara LawnAnnelise Chloe Tedesco

Bachelor of Business/ Bachelor of Arts (Japanese)Damien Trevor CooperSophie Alia HeathAngeline Yuet Yee LeeJaymie Lynne Rudd

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Kristina Eltman

with first class honoursYulianda Tjan

Graduate Certificate of Commerce (Human Resource Management)Maria Azzurra Tranfaglia

Graduate Certificate of Professional AccountingJenny Sow Yeen LaiMayank Singhania

Graduate Diploma of Commerce (Human Resource Management)Melissa Jane Maierhofer

Graduate Diploma of Commerce (Marketing) Charles John Braine

Master of Accounting David Thomas HincheyThanh Giang NguyenErping ShiLynette Beryl Vernall

Master of Business (Human Resource Management) Mariea JanetHoang Hien DaoKylie Lyn EadieJoyce HadjiantoniBelinda Kate Huxtable Kate JenkinsZofishan KhanJanelle Anne MurnaneEsther VenuhClaire Victoria Whitehill

Master of Business (International Business) Puneet Yashvant GohilShui Zhou

Master of Business (International Business) (Leadership Stream)Rudy Yew Li ChangThitipak Nota



Master of Business (Marketing) Ravindra VarunMazita Abdul ManafJoshua Egan CollinsClaire Therese CrowleyMichelle Deanne GoodwinNguyen Ngoc Que LieuFiona Lindsay MorrisonSiddhartha MukherjeeAlia PooleyKaren Louise RookeLaura Jane Swindley

Master of Business Administration Rory William AndersonElena BarkalovaJohn Paul CarnieRobert Stephen CoreraChristopher James CoxGiuseppina EgildaDean Francis GriggsTrevor Frederick HutchingsMatthew Joseph LakeyGraham John MaherMaryanne McNamaraLina Maria Mejia DuqueRichard James SharpSarah Joy Willison

Master of Commerce (Human Resource Management)Vanessa Francine BrownAmanda Ann CameronMeenakshi Ganeshan ChitturLouise Frances DarbyFreya Dryth FidgeLin HuaHewadevage Mahesha Chamani JayatissaYing LiWenying MaJustine Margaret MarmionRajsi MehtaThi Hoang Yen NguyenSowjanya Vijaya Laks SiddhaniShuofeng Sun

Master of Commerce (Integrated Human Resourse Management)Debbie Dameria

Master of Commerce (International Business)Chanon AngsuratShabrina AniqPensiri Choonhacherdchai

Angele Viviane JonesSrinivasa Subrahmanyam MaddulaPattra ManatbunpermpulMatthew Peter NashNgo Thi Van AnhThi Quynh Huong NguyenTien Dat NguyenWeizhe QinChris RiderWei WanYu JingYing Zhou Zhu

Master of Commerce (Marketing) Syed Faheem Hasan BukhariLaura GrecoThi Anh Thu LeRomani Amber MieszkowskiDang Kim Uyen NguyenThe Ninh NguyenKamran PervaizTo Khuyen PhamNapasorn PongjitlertkajornNicholas McEwin SandersonYui Nam William SoAreeya SuparoteNada TawfeeqiThuy Trang VuSheng Fu YangZengrong ZhangJinzhu Zhou

Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Nicholas Paul BurseyBlair Tateson CoventryMichael Joseph Peter DwyerTodd Ian FosterJason Simon GoldsmithSimone GregurkeAnthony John HuntleyMatthew John LeeburnTaya Narelle SedgmanJennifer Anne TurnleySteven Arnold Maxwell Willox

Master of Management (Strategic Foresight) Joao Paulo Cardoso Lourenco

Master of Practising Accounting Nina Falerina AdigunaMyint Zu Htwe AungMalik HussainiAnjana JogiThi Hong Lan LeLe Thu TrangManisha Tilani LiyanageJuan Alvin MonintjaVisant RojsukthavornAvanthi Upeksha ThewarapperumaWenjing Zhang

Master of Professional Accounting Sayed Hussaini Pasha Sahil AroraKanav JainDevangi Jatin KotechaShan LinHuong Thu NguyenJasdeep SinghJennifer Avinash SorthiLichao SunLucy Rose Watts

Master of Business (Marketing) (Honours)Rumi Amrutlal JimuliaLily Lilin LiuAstrid Louise MurrayDaniel Ivan Villalobos Fernandez

Master of Business (Human Resource Management) (Honours)Ana Marina Tovar Pena

Master of Commerce (Human Resource Management) (Honours)Huong Giang Tran

Master of Commerce (Marketing) (Honours)Nguyen Quynh Thu QuachWasanee Tharanga Ranasinghe




Doctor of Business Administration

Leanne Gayle TrembathThesis Title: Determinants Of Success For Online Communities: An Empirical Study

The convergence of internet technologies and social networks has fuelled the popularity of online social networking sites such as Yahoo Groups and Facebook. These sites provide each of us with innumerable opportunities to participate in a range of social groupings. Grounded in people to people interactions, each online community has the potential to provide support, friendship, information and a sense of belonging to each of us.

The primary objective of Dr Trembath’s research was to investigate the technical and social factors that impact on online community success. The findings of this research are relevant to both the community and commercial sectors.

Swinburne Professional LearningGraduates for awards in Swinburne Professional Learning will be presented by the Dean, Faculty of Business and Enterprise, Professor Michael Donnelly.

Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (Higher Education)Vicki CaraviasKhandaker Tareq Mahmud SarodNarelle LancasterLiyanage Chamila Roshani PereraLudwig Schukin


Julia Mary HailesThesis Title: Spontaneity in Social Dreaming

This study was an exploration of the social dreaming method. The main aim was to investigate the relationship between spontaneity and participation in a social dreaming matrix.

The primary finding from this study is that the developing role relationships of the immediate social system of a matrix have an impact upon participants’ capacity to contribute their dreams, associations and connections. Secondary tasks were also discovered that assist the consultant to work with the primary task of making connections between the dreams, associations and the wider social system.

Vitality emerged as a significant form of spontaneity in social dreaming.

Sagi Kunju Kunju MathewThesis Title: Establishing a Japanese Transplant Company in the Indian Automobile Industry: A Qualitative Study of Cultural Disrespect

This thesis analyses the operations of a major Japanese automobile manufacturer in India during the period 1997–2010. This multinational company is renowned for its harmonious employee relations in its transplanted affiliates around the world. However, the company experienced severe industrial unrest in India during its first decade of operations and failed to achieve the ambitious production and market share forecasts in the country.

The thesis argues that disrespect shown towards traditional Indian cultural and social practices underlies the explanation for the industrial unrest.

The research has implications for the manner in which multinational companies conduct their operations in host countries, especially when a pervasive alien corporate culture is introduced into a host nation with strong social and cultural sensitivities.




Chancellor




Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences

Professor J. Beynon, BMet(Sheffield), PhD(Sheffield), CEng, GAICD, FIMMM, FIEAust, FREng

Acting Dean, Faculty of Higher Education, Lilydale

Professor B. Calway, GradDip MgtSys(SIT), GradDip Div(BCV),MBUS(IT)(SIT), PhD (SUT), PhD(Deakin),FACS

Director of Learning, TAFE School of Creative and Service Industries

Ms R.Stephens, BEd(Creative Arts)(Melb), MOrgLeadership(Monash)

Executive Director, TAFE School of Engineering, Technology and Trades

Mr J. Cawley, GradCert(Competitive Enterprise)(SUT), DipMgt(Australian Institute of Management)



Guest presenter, Vice President, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

Professor Huang Guicheng, MA



Ms E. Mallon BBus(Marketing)GradCert(eBus&Comm)(SUT)

Mace Bearer

Administrator, TAFE School of Health and Community Services

Ms M. Robinson, DipBus(SUT)

Music




Music ProcessionalThe audience is requested to stand as the procession enters the auditorium.

The Australian National Anthem


The Chinese National Anthem

The audience will stand for the Chinese National Anthem, played in recognition of Professor Huang Guicheng, Vice President of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, partaking in the ceremony.


The Opening



The Vice-Chancellor and President of Swinburne University of Technology, Professor Linda Kristjanson will present Dr Jeanne Pratt for the degree of Doctor of the University (DUniv) honoris causa.



Ms Siti Fatimah Az Zahra Shahruddin will deliver the student response.

The Closure



Music RecessionalRefreshments will be served.


Honorary Doctorate Doctor of the University honoris causa

Jeanne Pratt AC

Jeanne Pratt has made valuable contributions to the Arts, Australian Society and to Swinburne University of Technology throughout her long and distinguished career.

Jeanne is well known primarily for her philanthropic activities and her exceptional contribution to the arts. In 1978, together with her husband Richard, she established the Pratt Foundation, a philanthropic organisation created to support charities throughout Australia and the world.

During the 1980s and 90s, Richard and Jeanne Pratt became known in Australia for their generous support of the arts, medical research, and higher education. Since then, the Pratt family has generously donated approximately $200 million in grants to worthy causes.

Some of their notable philanthropic initiatives over the past decade have included grants to support mental health projects, and contributed to the development and evaluation of innovative and holistic treatments for cancer sufferers, teenagers with psychosis, and patients in women’s hospitals.

The provision of university scholarships for Aboriginal students has also been an important component in the Foundation’s donation programs.

Jeanne first became involved with Swinburne University of Technology through her husband’s appointment as the foundation Chancellor. Since that time, she has actively supported the institution in numerous ways, contributing to our Research and Development Foundation, several Council tours, scholarships and the Becton Trust, which assists students wishing to live in Swinburne student residences who are in financial need.

Jeanne has also opened her house, Raheen, for annual Swinburne events held by Alumni and Development for more than 15 years. The Swinburne Raheen Annual Cocktail Event, designed to thank alumni and friends of Swinburne, has been held since 1993. As well as hosting these cocktail parties at Raheen, Richard and Jeanne Pratt also made their residence available for the ‘Sir Rupert Hamer Lecture Series’ from 1995 to 2008.

In addition to the significant work undertaken by Jeanne for the Pratt Foundation, she has been a director of Visy Industries since 1979 and Co-chair since 2009.

Jeanne is also the Chairman of the Production Company Limited, a not-for-profit theatrical company she established in 1998 to promote and showcase new and established theatre talent and to stimulate the Melbourne Victorian Arts Centre, which attracted a total audience of over 300,000 in its first 10 years. As Chairman of the board, Jeanne provides hands-on leadership for all facets of the company.

In 2001, Jeanne initiated the Pratt Prize for Musical Theatre to be awarded biannually to outstanding composers and writers to assist them in developing new musicals. The total value of the prize is $80,000 and entries are judged by a panel chaired by Jeanne. Her dedication to the arts also saw Jeanne pledge $350,000 to the La Mama appeal in 2008, which was the catalyst for significant support from other foundations enabling La Mama to purchase their theatre property.

Jeanne Pratt’s involvement with the arts, her philanthropic initiatives and her love of producing events and musicals have combined to create an enduring legacy.

Her contributions to society have been formally recognised in a number of arenas. She has been awarded both the Order of Australia and the Companion of the Order of Australia as well as the Centenary Medal.

In 1998 Jeanne received the B’nai B’rith International Gold Medal for distinguished services to the Community and the Arts, and the inaugural Victoria Day Award for the Arts in 2001.

In 2007 she was the recipient of the Tiferet Lion of Judah Award from the Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal (Women’s Division).

Together with Richard, Jeanne received the Variety Club International Humanitarian Award (2004) and the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship from the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars (2007).



Award Recipients


TAFE School of Engineering, Technology and Trades

Graduates for awards in the TAFE School of Engineering, Technology and Trades will be presented by the Executive Director, TAFE School of Engineering, Technology and Trades, Mr John Cawley.

Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building)Thonglee Laethaisong

Diploma of Aviation Safety Regulation James Benjamin William FirkinsAdrian Ludwig Tusek

Advanced Diploma of Engineering Robert Arthur Irvine

Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology/MechanicalJames Iki

TAFE School of Business

Graduates for awards in the TAFE School of Business will be presented by the Executive Director, TAFE School of Engineering, Technology and Trades, Mr John Cawley.

Certificate IV in Small Business Management David Graeme Miller

Certificate IV in Financial Services (Accounting) Rhonda Elizabeth Schembri

Certificate IV in Human Resources Militza Fair

Diploma of Accounting Jason Nicholas De AngelisMaryzel Claire EldridgeHelen Maree RobertsMonique Kristy Rose

Diploma of Human Resources Management Lani Jane HethertonAllison Eileen MattisonCraig William Till

Diploma of Library/Information Services Janette Anne BeirneAlycia Jade Faife

Diploma of Management Michael MosesKaran RishiSiti Fatimah Az Zahra ShahruddinJake Thomas Wilson

Advanced Diploma of Business (International Business)Bhushan Panray Beeharry

Advanced Diploma of Accounting Thien Kim HaThanh Thuy HuynhThi Ngoc Thuy LeThi Hang Ni LuuThi Phuong Thao NguyenThi Thuy PhamThuy Hong Nhu VoDebra Louise Whitehouse

Graduate Certificate of Business ManagementGeraldine Ann KohDavid McCord

Graduate Certificate of Business Management (Executive Administration)Rachel Lee DavisCaroline Jane GoddenMaeve KennedyDragana LolicLynden Lee Riley

TAFE School of Creative and Service Industries

Graduates for awards in the TAFE School of Creative and Service Industries will be presented by the Director of Learning, TAFE School of Creative and Service Industries, Ms Rose Stephens.

Certificate IV in Design James Alexander Campbell

Diploma of Graphic Design Neerja ChoahanMinh Nhat Nguyen

Diploma of Tourism (Meetings and Events Management)Emma Kate Dowling

Advanced Diploma of Business (Public Relations)Natalie Kate Dorotic

Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management Carla EramoJeshan Dhileepa NithiyanandanWilliam Jonathan Weybury

TAFE School of Health and Community

Graduates for awards in the TAFE School of Health and Community will be presented by the Director of Learning, TAFE School of Creative and Service Industries, Ms Rose Stephens.

Certificate IV in Occupational Health and SafetyDarren Robert Jackson

Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs Work Theonie Virginia RodieJohn Leslie Stares


Diploma of Children’s Services Mary-Helen FrickerSarah Harper Shorb

Diploma of Community Welfare Work Lucy Keryn Gries

Diploma of Outdoor Recreation James Hargreaves Ladd

Diploma of Remedial Massage Steven Yew Lock Chia

Graduate Certificate of Social Science (Pre Natal and Post Natal Family Support)Chutatip Hadkham

TAFE School for Sustainable Futures

Graduates for awards in the TAFE School for Sustainable Futures will be presented by the Director of Learning, TAFE School of Creative and Service Industries, Ms Rose Stephens.

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Clint Martin ButlerTerence O’HareAnna Shelton

Diploma of Laboratory Technology Shohreh BandiSamantha Ann Bray-Smith KomacJamie Jason Armstrong BeattieKaleemullah Syed

Advanced Diploma of Laboratory OperationsJamie Jason Armstrong BeattieKaleemullah Syed

Graduate Certificate in Sustainability Stephanie Camarena

Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences

Graduates for awards in the Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences will be presented by the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Professor John Beynon.

Bachelor of Aviation Ai Jia WeiMartin Ken Watson

Bachelor of Aviation/ Bachelor of BusinessJames Andrew LynchHayley Lorraine Munro-Smith

Bachelor of Aviation (Management) Khalfan Abdulla Hasan S. AldhefairiZheng Songyuan

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) Ly Ha Thai

with third class honoursIrene Lee DuongIqbal Shah Haidari

with lower second class honoursDaniel Ernest CaligiuriBhoosham Kumar RamessurAyesha SaibVyner Jan-Xiang Voon

with upper second class honoursAidan Leigh BeatonMichael John JamiesonMurphy Nyegang Nelson MujahSim Liang Shin

with first class honoursGlenn David BrineJin Thai ChongAshley Keith GreenwoodTarek Ziad Mougharbel

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)/Bachelor of Business

with third class honoursMichael David McClean

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

with third class honoursTrevor Alan Carr

Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Computer Systems)Nguyen Lu Anh Tuan

with third class honoursFatemeh Akhondzadeh Basti

with lower second class honoursTimothy Graeme Wheatland

Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Computer Systems)/Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Software Engineering)

with third class honoursMichael Karl Krumtunger

Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Computer Systems)/ Bachelor of BusinessVarun Pradeep GuptaMichael Charles Lattouf

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)Gerald Kwet Yin Cheng Hum YuenRussell Alexander HamiltonAdam John LawrenceEing Hou LeeMina Emad Nady Samuel

with third class honoursAndrew Roderick BowlerAvinash Kaur MannJohn William MarxAmanda Kate NewingJason John Whittle

with lower second class honoursSaif Mohamed Saif Ali Harrash Aldhuhouri

with first class honoursJason Scott Abramowski

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)/Bachelor of Business

with third class honoursRhys Dean MainJoshua Ross SeymourShaun David Ullner

with first class honoursJaryd Daniel Revere

Bachelor of Engineering (Product Design Engineering)

with lower second class honoursChristopher Alexander Hart



Bachelor of Engineering (Robotics and Mechatronics)Blake Harrison RaineyChristopher James Williams

with third class honoursCharith Dilruksha AnthonyRohan George CannonJesse Lee PhelanThanh Tu Vo

with lower second class honoursDaniel Robert Phillips

with upper second class honoursGil Levy

with first class honoursPatrick Edward Norman

Bachelor of Engineering (Robotics and Mechatronics)/ Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Software Engineering)Paul Huynh

with upper second class honoursDharmveer Lambra

with first class honoursRichard James BainMiriam Parkinson

Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Sciences)/Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Computer Systems)

with third class honoursRommel Johannes Poggenberg Gamboa

Bachelor of Technology (Aviation) Derryn Joel Henricus

Bachelor of Technology (Aviation)/ Bachelor of BusinessJeroen Van Der Woude

Graduate Certificate of Technology (Construction Management)Tran Nguyen Anh Tuan

Graduate Certificate of Engineering (Microelectronic Engineering)Zunash Ijaz

Graduate Diploma of Engineering (Robotics and Automation)David Ian Mitchell

Master of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing Technology)Prasannarajan BaskararajanVenkata Ramana Rajesh ChintapalliSreehari MotipalliArunn Sadasivan AsariTeelock Tarkesswar

Master of Engineering (Civil) Dijo JoyThai Ha Nguyen

Master of Engineering (by Research) Nooshin Sadeghi Taheri

Master of Engineering (Microelectronic Engineering)Vikram Gupta Koduru

Master of Engineering Science (Advanced Manufacturing Technology)Gopi AlagappanVipin Kumar GajulaGummita Sandeep ReddyVivek NagarajPatel Dipakkumar ShambhubhaiBhanu Jayanth Viswanatham

Master of Technology (Advanced Manufacturing Technology)Niti BoonyakaiteNikunj Garg

Master of Technology (Civil) Peyman BahramiGirum Sefer BiredaChadalawada Shiva GopalPushpa Kumari DolamullageSahar GoudarziA K M Asif HussainMing LiVijaya Bhaskar MadineniHoman MalekiYingmo ShenVikram ThangavelViet Hai TranVijaya Kumar Varri

Master of Technology Management (Construction Management)Siham BarakatMinh Chi DoanKim Long LeLawrence Anak SaingAlvin Alrachman SutokoVu Doan LongNop-Anon Wattananawinrat

Master of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing Technology) (Honours)Putta Bhaskar RaghuSheraz Noor TanolyTripathi Abhishek Akhilesh Kumar

Master of Engineering (Civil) (Honours) Divakar Radhakrishnan

Master of Engineering (Microelectronic Engineering)(Honours)Gollaboina Jonitha KruthikaShirin Suryakant Jambhulkar



Thurairatnam AatheesanThesis Title: Engineering Properties and Applications of Recycled Brick Rubble

Recycled crushed brick, crushed concrete, crushed basaltic rock are viable substitute materials for natural construction materials in engineering applications such as pavement subbase and other road construction applications.

Dr Thurairatnam’s study focuses on the applicability of crushed brick blends with crushed concrete and crushed basaltic rock in pavement subbase/base material as well as bedding and backfill material for drainage systems. Extensive laboratory testings and finite element modelling were carried out to determine the engineering properties of crushed brick blends and to ascertain the potential use of crushed brick blends in pavement applications.

The research indicates that initially up to 25% of crushed brick could be safely used in pavement subbases. The outcome of this research has contributed to the amendment of the local road authority specifications for pavement subbases to initially allow up to 15% brick. Two journal and three conference papers were published as part of this research.



Neslihan DoganThesis title: Mathematical modeling of oxygen steelmaking

Oxygen steelmaking is currently the dominant technology for producing steel from molten iron. In this study, a computer based model has been developed to improve our understanding of the process kinetics of oxygen steelmaking. This model focused on the carbon removal reactions in various reaction zones and particularly, calculated the refining rates of carbon within the emulsified metal droplets using the bloated droplet theory. The dynamic model predicts the metal analysis for each time step throughout the blow to provide greater control, and as a tool to optimise the steelmaking process. In particular, the model allows for the decarburization kinetics in the impact zone to be predicted separately from the decarburization kinetics of the emulsion. This development represents an original contribution to our understanding of the steelmaking process.

Anthony Wayne GreavesThesis Title: Phase Contrast in X-Ray Imaging

Phase contrast imaging is a new and complimentary technique to traditional radiography. It has the potential to differentiate between healthy and cancerous tissue with less patient dose. Dr Greaves’ research examined parameters affecting phase contrast, such as source size, imaging geometry and beam filtration which is necessary for patient health. Phase contrast was measured experimentally then compared to computer simulations based on geometric optics and Fresnel diffraction theoretical models, to determine the effect of each component. Results showed that filtration narrows the phase contrast peaks but does not diminish their amplitude. Subsequent source and detector considerations then reduce the phase contrast amplitude in keeping with experimental findings.

Weihong HouThesis Title: Mechanical Properties and Energy Absorption of Aluminium Foam and Sandwich Panels

Aluminium foams and aluminium foam sandwich structures are novel materials and structures today. They can absorb considerable amounts of impact energy by undergoing large plastic deformation.

Dr Hou’s research looks deeper into the impact energy absorbing of aluminium foams and their sandwich panels. Foams and sandwiches of different sizes and densities are experimentally studied against different velocities and types of impact. Finite element modelling and theoretical analysis are then conducted to investigate the deformation/failure modes and energy dissipation mechanism.

Combining their low cost and good mechanical properties, aluminium foam sandwiches are found to be an ideal structure for impact-absorption purposes. This gives them great application potential in the automobile, marine, aircraft and building industries.

Mostafa NikzadThesis Title: New Metal/Polymer Composites for Fused Deposition Modelling

Conventional mould making techniques for plastic injection moulding are costly and time consuming for complex shape products. Dr Nikzad’s thesis focuses on development of novel direct rapid tooling methodology for economical and faster design and manufacture of complex injection moulding tools using the Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) rapid prototyping technology. New sets of metal/polymer composites have been developed as effective tooling material and processed in the layer-by-layer FDM rapid prototyping technology to make it a viable Rapid Manufacturing method for direct manufacturing of injection moulds and inserts, which overcomes the shortcomings of existing technologies. It has been demonstrated, through both theoretical analysis and experimental validations that such method can be successfully applied in laboratory and industrial scales for direct rapid tooling of moulds and dies.


Abul Bashar Mohammad SaifullahThesis Title: An Investigation on Conformal Cooling in Plastic Injection Moulding

Development of an injection mould with effective cooling channels is a complex, costly and time consuming process, especially when complex plastic parts are to be manufactured. Conventional machining methods cannot create conformal cooling channels which conform to the shape of the plastic part. Dr Saifullah’s work presents a comprehensive investigation on the application of conformal cooling channels in injection moulding for different cross sectional shapes, positions and diameter to determine which conformal cooling configuration gives the best results in terms of cycle time reduction in comparison to conventional straight drilled cooling channels. Both simulation and experimental verification have been carried out to justify the proposed conformal cooling channels. Dr Saifullah’s results proved that proposed method can reduce 30-35% of cycle time of injection moulding, which ultimately increases production rate.

Jianhu ShenThesis Title: Energy Absorption and Blast Resistance of Singly Curved Sandwich Shells

Dr Shen has made significant contributions to our understanding of performance of curved sandwich structures under blast and intensive impact loadings. Those structures have great potential to be used for protection of personnel and infrastructures as well as military devices under terrorist attack. He characterised the response of four typical singly curved sandwich structures through experiments and Finite Element models and developed new analytical models for predicting the performance and reliability of those structures in their applications.

Jenny TerzicThesis Title: Ultrasonic Fuel Level Sensor Development in Automotive Applications

Dr Terzic’s research involves the development of a fluid level measurement system for dynamic environments. The measurement system is based on a single ultrasonic sensor. A Support Vector Machine’s (SVM) based signal characterization and processing system has been developed and used to compensate for the effects of slosh and temperature variation in fluid level measurement systems used in dynamic environments including automotive applications. It has been demonstrated that a simple SVM model with Radial Basis Function (RBF) Kernel with the inclusion of a Moving Median filter could be used to achieve the high levels of accuracy required for fluid level measurement in dynamic environments including automotive applications.

Wang Xuan ZhiThesis Title: Tool Wear Prediction Modelling for Sheet Metal Stamping Die in Automotive Manufacture

Advanced high strength steels (AHSS) are increasingly used in sheet metal stamping in the automotive industry. In comparison with conventional steels, AHSS stampings produce higher contact pressures at the interface between draw die and sheet metal blank, resulting in more severe wear conditions, particularly at the draw die radius. This thesis investigates the influence of draw die geometry on the wear distribution over the draw die radius for AHSS and develops a methodology for optimising the draw die geometry to reduce wear using numerical and experimental methods. The results obtained are relevant to the issue of reducing the high tool wear in automotive stamping tools by predicting the causes of such tool wear related to tool geometry and process parameters. They provide useful guidelines for enhancing the tool life of sheet metal stamping in the automotive industry.


Abdullah Gokhan YilmazThesis Title: Climate Change Impacts Assessment on Snow Hydrology and Irrigation in Turkey

Climate is changing in a way that cannot be explained by natural variability. One of the most affected areas by global warming is hydrology and water resources. Regions where the majority of runoff consists of snow melt, which is an important water resource to many aspects of hydrology including water supply, flood control and erosion, are more sensitive to climate change, particularly temperature increases. This study investigates climate change impacts on snow hydrology in Euphrates Basin located in the mountainous Eastern Anatolia in Turkey. In addition, climate change influences on irrigation and agriculture which is the largest water consumer sector in Turkey were discussed.


Faculty of Higher Education, Lilydale and Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

Graduates for dual awards from Swinburne University of Technology, Faculty of Higher Education, Lilydale and Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, will be presented by the Acting Dean, Faculty of Higher Education, Lilydale, Professor Bruce Calway.

Bachelor of Business (eCommerce)/ Bachelor of ManagementZhenyu BuWei ChengQing HuangYi JiangSimin LiuJunjie MaoShuyue ShiZhong Yi WangChenyang WengBin XieTianxiang XuJie YangQi Zhou

Faculty of Higher Education, Lilydale

Graduates for awards in the Faculty of Higher Education, Lilydale will be presented by the Acting Dean, Faculty of Higher Education, Lilydale, Professor Bruce Calway.

Bachelor of Business Craig Robert AlexanderChris James AttwoodFrances Louise BaileyKimberlene Mary BealeVisha BhikhaMichael Alan BurchellLucas Peter CalopedosGregory Stewart DjurovichMatthew Luke ElbrishJonathan Ronald GalluzzoKerryn HillJared Thomas JohnsonAnita KhannaJennifer LamDebra Ngim LeeEunah Lee Shuo LiYeung Yoke Lim

Stefania MakaraTan Irene Ee MeiThomas Edward MilesDano NeuMelissa Jane NewmanAllison O’NeillBedijwok OthowDaniel Ross PerrySarah Jane PettinellaSeth PressDale Jeremy PyndiahMarc Harrison ShortenJack Cameron StewartCatherine TanElle TheodosiouLee Quan TonNatalie Louise UrenSarah Clare WatsonMaheshika WimalasuriyaJoshua WoodNatalie Jane Wright

with distinctionTracey Louise KendallMatthew Emilio LoroJessica Schuil

Bachelor of Business (Accounting) Suhirtha AmirthalingamBlerta BelicaVincent FuocoMonica Marie IoannidesRichard Scott JonesBradley James McMillanZahid MirranayVaamini RajchandranJoe SanbarCameron William TaltyDmitry TelegaAndrew Robert Tulipano

Bachelor of Business (eCommerce) Kun LianJarrod PurchaseZhen QinShuang Wu

Bachelor of Business (Finance) Dali Zheng

Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)Rohini Somma

Bachelor of Business (Tourism and Management)

Tian HeHayley Leone Roberts

Bachelor of Business (Tourism and Hospitality Management)Jiang YiTheavy Kuong

Bachelor of Communications Chun Ting Elva Wang

Bachelor of Social Science Alexandra Danielle AlipanAmy Jean HarwoodNatalie Rose LynchKari Elizabeth ShearsLynne Karen ThomsonRebecca Tuntar

Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) Elizabeth Diane BagleyAshly David Donald

Bachelor of Technology (Information Systems) Cassandra Deanne BerryRyan Francis ClinnickEric GrossmanAustin GweseDaniel KashiriRoss Teal

Master of Arts (Writing) Pauline Anne Smart

Master of Business (eBusiness and Communication) Isabella Nicole Dunwill

Master of Commerce William John ChancellorRebecca Stringer-Krein

Master of Technology (Business Systems Design and Management)Benjamin John Laskie JordanSimone Manwaring



Mark Howard CarthewThesis Title: Can you keep a secret? An Artefact and Exegetical Essay Investigating the Poetics of Children’s Rhymes and verse

Dr Carthew’s Doctor of Philosphy artefact comprises the creative works Can You Keep a Secret? Timeless Rhymes to Share and Treasure, an anthology of children’s rhymes and a companion music CD, Timeless Songs to Share and Treasure. Both were published by Random House Australia and in 2009 the book was awarded Notable Book status by the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA). These works and the accompanying exegesis celebrate and explore the world of children’s rhymes and provide insight into their individual as well as collective aesthetic and poetic function.


The PhD graduands listed below have each made a valuable contribution to Swinburne and their respective fields of research.Tuesday

2 August 2011 2.00pm

Anthony Joseph SelfThesis title: A Style Guide for Authoring Documents using DITA

Dr Self used action-research methods to investigate what constitutes best practice in DITA authoring, and captured those best practices into a Style Manual for Document Authoring using DITA. DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) is an XML-based methodology used to write information using semantic, structured authoring techniques.

The primary product of the research was an Artefact (The DITA Style Guide: Best Practices for Authors), published as a substantial book now used as a reference by technical communicators worldwide, and itself written using DITA. It was accompanied by an Exegesis reflecting on the process of writing the book within the DITA approach.



Chancellor

Mr W. Scales AO, BEco(Mon), FIPAA


Professor L. Kristjanson, BN, MN (Manitoba), PhD (Arizona), GAICD

Dean, Faculty of Design

Professor K. Friedman, BA, MA, PhD, DSc(hc), FDRS

Dean, Faculty of Life and Social Sciences

Professor R. Crawford, BAppSc, MAppSc(SUT), PhD(Melb), FARACI CChem




Manager, Graduation and Orientation Student Operations

Ms E. Mallon BBus(Marketing), GradCert(eBus&Comm)(SUT)

Mace Bearer

Client Liaison Officer, Faculty of Design

Ms D. Duggan

Music




Music Processional


The National Anthem



The Opening





Ms Sarah Moyes will deliver the student response.

The Closure



Music Recessional




Award recipients


Faculty of Design

Graduates for awards in Faculty of Design will be presented by the Dean, Faculty of Design, Professor Ken Friedman.

Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) Sally Nova AganettiKatherine May CameronCourtney Elizabeth CarmanAmmornrat ChaiumpripornBriyan Hendarto ChandraYongkai Benson ChenJonathan Lindsay CroxfordChloe Eliza GarrettAyala GraciaYvonne Yoong Chee HoMichelle HusinJin Hee KangPei Ci Michelle KohPriscillia LatifahShih Han LeeJung Tiffany LinBianca ManiheraPatrick John McNallyTruong Bich Nga NguyenStephanie Shu-Yi OngMintar PhanphengdyLaura Louise RyanRenny Maria Binte Mohammad Rusly SjaichudinChee Wei TanChristina Tze Mun TanTing WangJasper Avery WilliamsLaura Kate WongKaryn Jane WrightNicholas David ZalmstraSarah Zen


Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) Jan-Alfred Robert BarclayZsuzsa KunHui Wen Lim

Bachelor of Design (Interior Design) Tiffany AndreaMitchell James BlairVun Ting ChongJessika DevinaJenna Lynn DexterKrystle HanifahHelga HelgaYogie HoPatricia KantonoYin LeiHua LiXiau Yee LuStefanie Margaret MarshSarah Anne MoyesBridget Therese NathanChun Hau NguiPauline Shek Li PhangCharles Patrick SidartaKanishka Victoria SugiartoClarisse Stephania SulaemanAlexandra Chantal Van’T HooftEllen WijayaSio San WongPoh Yi YoongSiti Norfareena Kamarul Zaman

Bachelor of Design (Multimedia Design) Yashinta AtikaKristofer Imants BastianiStephanie BudimanViki Siong Siew ChuaAdam Michael CookStephen Thomas ElligetJay Tyler JohnstonHartono KuswantoClara OktarinaKee Sub PikeGeorgia Alexandra Keyes-TilleyRicky SucitraCallum Craig TaylorMichael TandiPatrecia WidjajaJonathan Wei Ting WongYin Sang Yeo

Bachelor of Film and Television Taylor George Allen CurryXavier Brian TobinKristyn Tahnee Woods

Bachelor of Design (Honours) (Communication Design)

with upper second class honoursNalinda Sapumal Ranabahu

with first class honoursVictoria Helen JonesLauren Anne Trickey

Bachelor of Design (Honours) (Industrial Design)

with first class honoursNicola Charlotte AndrewsThomas Ian Hurd

Master of Design (Communication Design)Silvia Camacho Gonzalez Joan Del Mundo Tavi PaisitpatanapongYu Shing SitYilun WangHui-Min Yang

Master of Design (Industrial Design) Prenny AbrahamRisoi KoiyuJuliana Vargas Rincon

Master of Design (Interior Design) Aarti MittalLatika SainiYufei Song

Master of Design (Multimedia Design) Hersanto FajriPisit KitireungsangJu Ha SongMengyong Song


Doctor of Design

Wi-Kuan LinThesis Title: Space Design for Connected Place Memory: A design framework for harnessing spatial context to support informal museum learning.

For museums, exhibitions are a principal conduit for delivering informal learning, yet published knowledge in the fields of exhibition design and museum studies include no substantial principles for the design and assessment of exhibition space as informal learning environments.

Drawing on aspects of constructivist educational theory, spatial intelligence studies and mnemonic loci learning, the thesis proposes a framework for designing exhibition space to develop connected place memory and support informal learning.

Interviews with working designers, detailed analyses of exhibition areas in three museums and an exemplary design inform the discussion. The framework may also contribute to other environmental design concerning learning experience.




Faculty of Life and Social SciencesGraduates for the awards in the Faculty of Life and Social Sciences will be presented by the Dean, Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Professor Russell Crawford.

Bachelor of Arts Colin Andrew BarkerCameron BeattyOtga HasboldAlia Hossein HossenMatthew James LewRebecca Lea Martin

Bachelor of Arts (Games and Interactivity) Ponpimon ChatpuwaphatYiu Wing Henry ChoiAdrian Keith ClarkAndrew SunarkoRonn Marco Torrefranca

Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) Melissa Rachel AlgerJin Fang Jennifer GuoPatrick Callum JovarasLeigh Jonathan MartinEdouard John Benoist MortonDenise Susan OsmanNina RadakovicAnna Clare Renalson O’KaneLogan RajahWilliam James SchackXiu Li ThongCheryl Mallery Windsor

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Psychophysiology)Anthony James EadeSusan Gail Natalie GschwenterKim Adrienne Thirkell

Bachelor of Health Science (Public and Environmental Health)Peter Braden HoughGemma Jane Roache

Bachelor of Multimedia Arif AliLan Anh DamKendrick Ng Tiong HengJun MaChau Dang Khoa NgoBo PangAik Thai TehSivaram Prasad VasireddiJiaqi Xu

Bachelor of Multimedia (Business Marketing) Tristan Dale LadigesShih Tieng LoPhilan MaiSarah Ann SauveyHetal Hemendra Shah

Bachelor of Multimedia (Games and Interactivity)/ Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Software Engineering)Jack Thomas BowringWilliam Kok

Bachelor of Multimedia (Media Studies) Ellen Suzanne BruinLeslie Lam

Bachelor of Science Shobica Kapilan

Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry/Chemistry) The Hong Phong Nguyen

Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Sciences) Theresa May DealJean-Dominique Denis GrandportBhart Singal

Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) Darshana Madushan Somaratne Edirisinghe ArachchigeDevika Jeevani Warnakulasuriya PeirisShafna Zain

Bachelor of Science (Psychology/Psychophysiology)Jacqueline Rebecca ChristianszAlicia Anne GillPhillip NguyenAlexandra Elise Pekin

Bachelor of Social Science David Peter GreigTrevor William JonesDewasinghe Mudiyanse Lage Disna Sewwandi NavarathnaBenjamin James MasonTroy David NicholsonYoko Sakai

Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) Louise Anne La SalaCzenia MangubatKate Ann McArdleJonathon Paul McNamaraEmily Louise RedmondAmanda Linda ReidMegan Jane RushJudy RussellSonya Leanne ToppiAnya UskokovicRichard William Whitehead

Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

with upper second class honoursKelly Celeste NadarajanMegan Jane Walsh

with first class honoursBradley John ElphinstoneSheenagh Marie McShane

Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Biomedical Sciences)

with first class honoursCarolyn Hong Thai

Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Chemistry)

with upper second class honoursSarah Nguyen



Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Psychophysiology)Penny Louise Weeks

with first class honoursKaren Maree Savage

Graduate Certificate in Career Development Graeme Edwin GatleyBethwyn Irene Brooke GratteCatherine Joy SparkesDianne Noel Swann

Graduate Certificate of Multimedia Kamonsan Srivirach

Graduate Certificate of Science (Good Manufacturing Practices)Babar Zaman

Graduate Certificate of Social Science (Housing Management and Policy)Amanda Joyce ScottCeleste Erewa Stowers

Graduate Certificate of Social Science (Technical Communication)Bruce Shane Griffin

Graduate Diploma of Arts (Commercial Radio) Sarah Marie Duffy

Graduate Diploma of Social Science (Housing Management and Policy)Elizabeth Ann Barton

Master of Arts (Media and Communications) Pranitha AppariMelissa Maria LeeAnthony Joseph PolidanoAnh Kim Thi Vu

Master of MultimediaDanupon AungsirikulDeviani CatherinaSupa-Art ChancharoensinWai Kit ChengJoseph Oliveros EchanoAditya Pratap SinghRatanapat SuchatHongyu SunOktrayandi SutantoSimon James TerpstraKok Yih WeeFrizman Zuri

Master of Multimedia Technology Mansi GawriVinaya Roy GoturRahul Gupta

Master of Psychology (Counselling Psychology)Stefanie Di CrescenzoMarie-Claire McCubberyKymberley ScharpfKaren Jean Williams

Master of Science (Applied Statistics) Peter Michael

Master of Science (Biotechnology) Thi Hoang Yen DangSathees KrishnamenonKaavya MohanasundaramDeepa RajagopalSudha Shalini SistaVaishnavi Sridhar IndumathiTrupti Thakur

Master of Science (Good Manufacturing Practices) Darma Wirata I Gusti Agung KetutYen Tei LohJiang Yang

Master of Social Science (Professional Counselling)Sim Yih ShyangTheng Siming

Master of Science (Good Manufacturing Practices and Quality Management)Sayed Hameed IqbalChaithanya Bharathi Madhagani

Master of Science (Honours) (Good Manufacturing Practices)Sherab Tenzin

Master of Social Science (Human Services – Counselling)Marian Lorraine Daish


Doctor of Psychology (Counselling Psychology)

Mary-Louise CooperThesis Title: Parkinsons, Employment and Quality of Life.

This research explored the employment experience of people with Parkinson’s disease. Work emerged as extremely important in maintaining social participation, a daily routine and a sense of purpose. Those remaining in employment whilst of working age were less likely to experience depression. High levels of self-efficacy were identified as predictive of less depression, therefore interventions to improve and maintain employment should be designed to increase self-efficacy as well as assess the demands of a job. This research, using qualitative and quantitative methods, highlights the importance of employment for people with Parkinson’s and informs both health professionals and employers.

Rosalind MonteithThesis Title: Women who drink: A study of mature age women who misuse alcohol.

This study explored the subjective experiences of mature aged women who misuse alcohol. Specifically the goals were to gain an understanding of how the women viewed themselves, how they experienced and made sense of their alcohol use, their experiences of seeking help for their alcohol misuse, motivation to quit or reduce their drinking and possible barriers to seeking and receiving help. An overarching goal was to gain greater insight into the factors that make mature aged women vulnerable to substance misuse and how detection and treatment may be facilitated for such women.





Benjamin BullockThesis Title: Actigraph-derived variables as predictors of bipolar disorder traits and states: theoretical and empirical considerations.

Bipolar disorder is a chronic and potentially disabling mood disorder that is characterised by recurrent episodes of mania and depression. Signature features of these episodes include disruptions to sleep and activity patterns, which are thought to arise from an unstable circadian system. The aim of the project was to investigate these signature features for associations with vulnerability to bipolar disorder at both the trait and state level using actigraphy, a non-invasive measure of sleep and activity. The outcomes of the project were expected to inform clinical practice on the usefulness of actigraphic monitoring for identifying the onset of manic and depressive episodes.

Fallon Jean CookThesis Title: Assisting children affected by parental separation and exposure to parental conflict.

This thesis examined the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural therapy program for children showing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder following a highly conflictual parental separation or divorce. Children who took part in the therapy program showed a significant reduction in anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms, compared to children whose parents received only a self-help handbook. Findings suggest that this therapy program is an effective treatment for children showing fear reactions following a highly conflictual parental separation or divorce, provided conflict is not ongoing. Dr Cook’s findings will guide clinicians in providing evidence based treatments for such children.


Daniel Scott EldridgeThesis Title: Metal Ions The Role of Surface Functionality on the Adsorption of Divalent.

The toxicity of heavy metals is a well-known environmental concern, and their remediation is of great interest. Adsorption is often the first step, and sometimes the only step, in metal ion remediation. While this process has been shown to be effective, the nuances of the process are not fully understood. Dr Eldridge’s thesis combined chemical experimentation with mathematical modelling to illustrate the important role that different surfaces play. His mathematical models have been optimised to better predict adsorption, and therefore the success of remediation.

Maren Louisa RawlingsThesis Title: Development and validation of the Humour at Work scale.

In the first quantitative study of humour in the workplace, Dr Rawlings’ created a self-report scale based on humour theory, research, and observations of humour in work settings. The Humour at Work scale was tested on more than 300 respondents, and validated on a further sample of over 300 respondents. Subsequent structural equation modelling revealed that the use of negative humour by other people in the work place was associated with personal anxiety at work, lower job satisfaction and the perception that organisational productivity was lower. This scale provides management with a non-threatening tool to measure workplace culture and probable productivity.


Step 1: Select your qualification descriptor

Qualification Descriptors Abbreviation Doctor of Philosophy PhDDoctor DMasters Degree MGraduate Diploma GradDipGraduate Certificate GradCertBachelor Degree BHonours HonsAssociate Degree AssocDegAdvanced Diploma AdvDipDiploma DipCertificate IV CertIVCertificate III CertIIICertificate II CertIICertificate I CertI

Congratulations on becoming a graduate of Swinburne University of Technology! As a Swinburne graduate you are entitled to identify your qualification(s) after your name. This is a guide to help you determine your postnominals (the abbreviated version of your qualification title).

Qualifications and abbreviations

Step 2: Select your study descriptor

These study descriptors are for Swinburne accredited courses. If your course is externally accredited, you should visit www.swinburne.edu.au and check Regulation 13 on the Policies and Procedures database.

Study Descriptors AbbreviationAccounting AccApplied Science AppScArts ABusiness Administration BABusiness BusBusiness Information Systems BusInfSysCommerce ComComputing CompDesign DesEngineering EngEntrepreneurship and Innovation EIFilm and Television F&TVHealth Science HlthScInformation Systems InfSysInformation Systems Management ISMInformation Technology InfTechInternational Business IntBusManagement MgtMultimedia MmPsychology PsychScience ScSocial Impact SocImpStrategic Foresight SFTechnology TechTechnology Management TechMgt

Step 3: Select your field of study

You may also add the field of study to the letters to describe your award, for instance if you undertook a tag degree or specialisation, within the area of study.

Example: Bachelor of Social Science (Media Studies) would equate to BSocSc(Media Studies)


Double degrees and dual awards

Graduands of double degrees or dual awards are entitled to use postnominals for both programs, separated by a slash. In the case of dual awards, the order should commence with the lowest qualification, leading to the highest.

Example: J Smith BSc(Biotechnology)/ BBus SUT

Honours

Students who have undertaken an Honours program, should list this after the qualification and study descriptor, and before the field of study descriptor (if applicable).

Example: J Smith MSc(Hons) (Network Systems) OR J Smith BInfTech(Hons)

For more information visit www.swinburne.edu.au/graduation

Hints

Order of qualifications

The recommended order is the lower qualifications directly after your name, leading to the highest qualifications.

Institution name

The name of the awarding institution should also follow your academic qualifications. If you hold multiple qualifications from the one institution then you just list it after all of the qualifications from that institution, not after each qualification.

Example: J Smith DipBus, BBus RMIT, MBA, PhD SUT

Professional qualifications

If you are the member of a professional association, you may be entitled to include the postnominals for that association after your academic postnominals.

Example: J Smith BEng, PhD, SUT, FIEAust


Autographs