ACADEMIA

 

Education     

 

1999-2003                                          Doctor of Philosophy, SITACS, University of Wollongong

 

Short Title: The Auto-ID Trajectory (download)

Long Title: The Technological Trajectory of the Automatic Identification Industry- The Application of the Systems of Innovation (SI) Framework for the Characterisation and Prediction of the Auto-ID Industry

 

Supervisors: Professor Joan Cooper, Associate Professor Carole Alcock

Examiners: Prof. Paula Swatman, Associate Professor Elaine Lawrence

 

Keywords: Bar Code, Magnetic-stripe Card, Smart Card, Biometrics, Radio-frequency Identification Tags and Transponders, Wearable Devices, Global Positioning Systems, Ubiquitous Computing, Mobile Media, Location-Based Services, Application Centralisation, Convergence, Systems of Innovation, Evolutionary Economic Theory, Selection Environment, Technological Trajectory, Path Dependency

 

 

1997-1999                                          Master of Information & Communication Technology Honours (Upgrade)

Supervisor: Associate Professor Robyn Lindley

Federal Government Adoption Rates of Multi-Application Smart Cards

 

 

1994-1996                                          Bachelor of Information Technology (merit)

University of Technology, Sydney (cooperative scholarship)

 

Project Supervisor: Professor Jenny Edwards

Title: The Social Implications of Smart Cards (awarded 90%)

 

Industry Placements: United Technologies, Andersen Consulting

 

Subjects:

·         Information Systems, Systems Analysis, Business Requirements Analysis, Systems Design, Business Systems Design, Database, Online Systems, Social Implications of Computers

·         Principles of Marketing, Accounting Fundamentals, Economics, Financial Management, Management Control Systems, Auditing

·         Information Technology Strategy, Organisation Theory for IT Professionals, Information Technology Planning & Design, Applications of Information Technology, Management Principles for IT Professionals, Project Management

·         Computer Systems Architecture, Operating Systems, Communications & Networks

·         Programming Principles, Discrete Mathematics, Software Engineering, Probability & Statistics

 

 

1988-1993                     Higher School Certificate TER 96.7%

2/3R English, 3U Maths, 3U Economic, 2U Geography, 2U Computing

·         Dux of St Spyridon College (Y12)

·         2nd in the State of NSW for 2 Unit Geography