成人大片

• Biography/ Background

  Associate Professor, School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, The 成人大片

• Awards & Achievements

  2021 - ECMS Faculty Excellence Teaching Award

  2018 - Stephen Cole the Elder Award for Teaching Excellence, The 成人大片

  2018 - Women's Research Excellence Award, The 成人大片

  2017 - SA Science Excellence Awards STEM Educator of the Year (tertiary education)

  2015 - Office for Learning and Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

  2014 - The 成人大片 Commendation for Excellence in Support of the Student Experience

  2014 - Visiting Fellowship, School of Computer Science, National University of Singapore

  2014 - CORE Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching

  2013 - ECMS Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

  2013 - Visiting Fellowship, School of Computer Science, National University of Singapore

  2012 - Visiting Fellowship, School of Computer Science, National University of Singapore

  2012 - Learning & Teaching Award, Rising Star in 2011, School of Computer Science, The 成人大片

  2011 - Visiting Fellowship, School of Computer Science, National University of Singapore

   

• Research Interests

  My main research interests lie in the area of computer systems, broadly defined. Specifically, I am interested in model driven engineering, distributed and cloud computing, verification and validation of distributed systems, and exploring issues in real, deployed, complex systems. I lead the Complex Systems program within the . My education research interests lie in the areas of curriculum design, cognitive load theories, and software engineering best practices.

  Centre for Distributed and Intelligent Technologies

  My discipline research is in the area of systems, where I am interested in modeling and understanding the performance and behavior of large-scale distributed and complex systems. I lead the in the . If you are interested in a PhD or a Masters by research project, please visit the relevant websites for ideas about projects or proposals.

  CURRENT STAFF

  • Dustin Craggs, Software Developer
  • Xiaoshan Chen, Software Developer
  • Kin Leong Lee, Software Developer

  CURRENT RESEARCH STUDENTS

  • Alexis Conan Pfaulm - Communication in Contested and Dynamic Environments (PhD)
  • Gavin Puddy - System Execution Modeling (PhD)
  • Michelle McClintock - Security Enterprise Architecture (PhD)
  • Trent O'Connor - Combat System Resource Utilisation (PhD)

  PAST RESEARCH STUDENTS

  • Javier Alvarez Cid-Fuentes [PhD] - Understanding Behavior of Large-scale Distributed Systems  - Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
  •  [PhD] - Data Cleaning in the Internet of Things
  •  [PhD] - Formal Verification of Transactional and Configurable Service-Oriented Processes  - Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
  • Ayman Albassam, Educational Learning Analytics (PhD) 
  • Amir Kanan Kashefi [masters] - Selection and Discovery of Components based on Non-functional Requirements (Masters)

  • Yihong Zhang [masters] – Scheduling Data-Intensive Scientific Workflow on Public Clouds 

  • Phuoc Nguyen [masters] – Collecting Validation Data Using Games on New Computing Platforms  

  • Nouf AlRomaih [masters] - SSHARE: Secure Sharing in Social Networks 
  • Nicholas Pacholski, Smart Drone Development Systems, Honours (First Class), 2013 
  • Michael Hemsley [honours] - Modeling human obesity using agent-based systems
  • Benjamin Carter [honours]- MapReduce versus Boston Marathon Bombing
  • Lachlan Birdsey [honours]- Visualizing Interactions in Complex Systems Completed
  • Jinzhe Li [honours]- Studying the Adelaide Effect: Analyzing Big Data 
  • Le Dinh Quoc Vu [honours]– Visualising Execution Status of Parallel Applications on iPads
  • Xi Cao [honours]– Scenario Generation in Global Conflict Blue 
  • Yijia Cai [honours]- Collecting Validation Data Using Games 

   

  Computer Science Education Research

  My education reserach interests include understanding and improving student programming strategies, identifying at-risk students, improving the teaching of software engineering, and designing computer science curricula that is engaging and actual.

   

• Research Funding

  Selected grants and research contracts.

  2024 - 2025, Evaluation of Decision Techniques for Context Aware Collaborative Active Protection Systems, C. Szabo, I. Honhaga, A Iqbal, DST Group $282,508

  2024 - 2024, Defence Innovation Partnership - Collaborative Research Grant: Warm Starts and Goal-based Heuristics to Improve MARL Performance in Advanced Distributed Defence, C. Szabo, M. Guo, F. Neumann, E. Galanhage, J. Cuo, Defence Innovation Partnership, $150,000

  2024 - 2024, Research Project: Optimized Hybrid MARL Techniques for Complex, Dynamic Environments, C. Szabo, M. Guo, DST Group, $175,533 

  2023 - 2024, Evaluation of Decision Techniques for Context Aware Collaborative Active Protection Systems - Competitive Environments, C. Szabo, I Honhaga, DST Group, $280,000

  2023 - 2024, Evaluation of Decision Techniques for Context Aware Collaborative Active Protection Systems, C. Szabo, C. Szabo, I Honhaga, DST Group, $142,500

  2023 - 2024, SMARTNet Research and Development, C. Szabo, D. Craggs, D. Balasoiu, DST Group, $393,180

  2022 - 2022, Approaches to Partial Knowledge Sharing for Cooperative Decision-Making in Complex Adaptive Systems, C. Szabo, DST Group,  $64,340

  2021 - WSC Foundation, for the sponsorship of Simulation Around the World,  US$150,000 (managed by the WSC Board)

  2021 - 2023 - SMARTNet Version 5 Research and Development, C. Szabo, D. Craggs, D. Balasoiu, DST Group, $255,059

  2022 - CADR-RAS - Technical Services, M. Webb, C. Szabo, C-C. Lim, DST Group, $7,750,986

  2022 - 2023, Distributed Orchestration and Decision Making, C. Szabo, DST Group,  $116,497

  2020 - 2022, SMARTNet Version 4 Research & Development: Mission Context Aspects, C. Szabo, D. Craggs, D. Balasoiu, DST Group, $161,598

  2020 - 2021, Distributed micro-service orchestration in resource constrained environments, C. Szabo, DST Group, $67,322

  2019 -  2019, SMARTNet Version 4 Research & Development: Operational Mission Context Aspects, C. Szabo, D. Craggs, D. Balasoiu, DST Group, $174,667

  2018 - 2020, SMARTNet Research & Development: Operational Mission Aspect, C. Szabo, D. Craggs, D. Balasoiu, DST Group, $276,000

  2018 - 2018 - Measuring value in self-managing adaptive systems for military land vehicles, C. Szabo,DST Group, $18,607 

  2017 - 2017 - SEM Environment: Deployment Platform and Instrumentation Research, K. Falkner, C. Szabo, D. Fraser, $150,000

  2016 - 2020 - Expanded Rollout and Support of 成人大片 Digital Technology MOOCs – Closing the Digital Divide for Disadvantaged Students, K. Falkner, R. Vivian, N. Falkner, C. Szabo, ($6,900,000)

  2017 – 2020 Women Leaders in STEM Careers, C. Szabo, L. O’Reilly, Department of Industry, Innovation, and Science, ($231,726)

  2017 - 2018 Resilient and Contextually Integrated ISR Information Dissemination, C. Szabo, DST Group ($96,718)

  2017 Understanding Australia’s Teaching Culture with Respect to Gender Diversity, C. Szabo, K. Falkner, A. Szorenyi, D. Michell, Google ($26,764)

  2016-2019 SEM Environment: Deployment Platform and Instrumentation Research, K. Falkner, C. Szabo, D. Fraser et al. , DST Group ($642,000)

  2016-2017 SEM Environment: Deployment Platform and Instrumentation Research, K. Falkner, C. Szabo, D. Fraser et al. , DST Group ($150,000)

  2016 – 2019 Expanded Rollout and Support of 成人大片 Digital Technology MOOCs – Closing the Digital Divide for Disadvantaged Students - K. Falkner, R. Vivian, N. Falkner, C. Szabo, Department of Education, Science and Training ($6,900,000)

  2016 Alien vs. Wombat: Predicting the Impact of Invasive Plant Species on the Dynamics of Herbivore Populations, C. Szabo, S. Heideler et al., ($10,000) University Interdisciplinary Grant

  2016 Computing Infrastructure Performance and Interoperability Research Generic Vehicle Architecture, K. Falkner and C. Szabo, DST Group ($100,000)

  2015-2016 Pathways to Computer Science: Enabling Equity and Diversity. K. Falkner, C. Szabo, A.Szorenyi and D. Michell, Google Research Contract ($55,000)

  2015 – Mega barcoding: Next Generation ‘de novo’ barcoding for health, agriculture and environment, M. Wilkinson, C. Szabo, A. Croxford, Y. Yarom, C. Ford, Australian Genome Research Facility ($15,000)

  2015 Fiddler on the Cloud: Understanding form and function evolution in crustaceans - C. Szabo and P. Munguia, The 成人大片 Interdisciplinary Research Grant ($27,000) 

  2014-2015 Addressing the Challenge of the Digital Technologies Curriculum (Years 7&8). K. Falkner, R. Vivian, N. Falkner and C. Szabo, Digital Careers Sponsorship Agreement ($119,588)

  2015 – $110,000 - Model Driven Systems Engineering: Advanced Modelling of Communication Protocols. K. Falkner and C. Szabo, DSTO Research Contract

  2013 – 2015 $420,000 – K. Falkner, C. Szabo, Review of Model Driven Software Engineering Practice: System Execution Modelling Environment. DSTO Research Contract

  2014-2015 Addressing the Challenge of the Digital Technologies Curriculum (Years 7&8). K. Falkner, R. Vivian, N. Falkner and C. Szabo, Digital Careers Sponsorship Agreement ($119,588)

  2015 – $110,000 - Model Driven Systems Engineering: Advanced Modelling of Communication Protocols. K. Falkner and C. Szabo, DSTO Research Contract

  2014 – $130,000 - Model Driven Systems Engineering: Advanced Modelling of Communication Protocols. K. Falkner and C. Szabo, DSTO Research Contract

  2014 – $10,000 - C. Izu, C. Szabo, C. Pope Google CS4HS Education Grant, Google Inc. 

  2013 – 2015 $420,000 – K. Falkner, C. Szabo, Review of Model Driven Software Engineering Practice: System Execution Modelling Environment. DSTO Research Contract

  2012- 2013 $75,000 -  K. Falkner, N. Falkner, C. Szabo, Review of Model Driven Software Engineering Practice: System Execution Modelling Environment. DSTO Research Contract

  2012- 2013  $490,000 - K. Falkner, N. Falkner, C. Szabo, Review of Model Driven Software Engineering Practice: System Execution Modelling Environment. DSTO Research Contract

  2015 Fiddler on the Cloud: Understanding form and function evolution in crustaceans - C. Szabo and P. Munguia, The 成人大片 Interdisciplinary Research Grant ($27,000) 

  2014-2015 Addressing the Challenge of the Digital Technologies Curriculum (Years 7&8) - K. Falkner, R. Vivian, N. Falkner and C. Szabo, Digital Careers Sponsorship Agreement ($119,588) (2014-2015).

  2014 Advanced Modelling of Communication Protocols - K. Falkner and C. Szabo, DSTO Research Contract ($130,000) 

  2014 Google Computer Science for High Schools - C. Izu, C. Szabo, C. Pope.  Google ($10,000)

  Allocation of Data-Intensive Scientific Workflows on Public Clouds - C. Szabo. Amazon Research Grant ($5,000)

  Review of Model Driven Software Engineering Practice - K. Falkner, C. Szabo. DSTO Research Grant ($420,000)

  2013 Google Computer Science for High Schools - C. Izu, B. Alexander, C. Szabo, C. Pope.  Google ($15,000)

  Review of Model Driven Software Engineering Practice - K. Falkner, N. Falkner, C. Szabo. DSTO Research Grant ($490,000)

  Understanding Multi-Modelling - C. Szabo DSTO Research Grant ($30,000)

  Allocation of Data-Intensive Scientific Workflows on Public Clouds - C. Szabo,  T. Kroeger. Amazon Research Education Grant ($10,000)

  2012 Google Computer Science for High Schools - C. Izu, B. Alexander, C. Szabo, C. Pope.  Google ($15,000)

  2011 Google Computer Science for High Schools - C. Izu, B. Alexander, A. Ghandar, C. Szabo, C. Pope. Google ($15,000)

   

   

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