Techniques to use stereo vision for improving person identification systems based on face recognition. The broad aim of this project is to use three-dimensional information available by processing images from stereo cameras in order to bridge the gap between constrained face recognition systems and viable systems that work well under varying illumination, changes in pose and variations in spectacles, facial hair and attire. Such a system will be useful in passenger verification at airports and a ....Techniques to use stereo vision for improving person identification systems based on face recognition. The broad aim of this project is to use three-dimensional information available by processing images from stereo cameras in order to bridge the gap between constrained face recognition systems and viable systems that work well under varying illumination, changes in pose and variations in spectacles, facial hair and attire. Such a system will be useful in passenger verification at airports and as a component of personal identification systems to counter terrorism. The key to successful face location and recognition is an effective combination of all data - range, luminance and colour - and techniques for this will be the discovered outcomes.Read moreRead less
QUA:Queensland digital Ultra-Atlas. This project aims to design and develop a digital ultra-atlas of Queensland which integrates the capabilities of GIS(geographical information system) with interactive 4D graphical modelling,knowledge extraction and context-based query and retrieval. This ultra-atlas would allow users to discover knowledge on natural resources,cultural characteristics and historical changes,as well as simulating different effects by providing advanced search capabilities and en ....QUA:Queensland digital Ultra-Atlas. This project aims to design and develop a digital ultra-atlas of Queensland which integrates the capabilities of GIS(geographical information system) with interactive 4D graphical modelling,knowledge extraction and context-based query and retrieval. This ultra-atlas would allow users to discover knowledge on natural resources,cultural characteristics and historical changes,as well as simulating different effects by providing advanced search capabilities and engaging display of spatial and thematically-linked data. Such an ultra-atlas would have enormous impact on facilitating strategic planning and performance in many applications(e.g fire control,environment and urban planning).Read moreRead less
Mining Distributed, High-Speed, Time-Variant Data Streams. With the high-speed and large volume of data generation, the data mining research community is facing an unprecedented challenge to provide instant data mining outcomes for prompt usage. Getting access to derived information from multiple, dynamically changing data is vital for many business, science and security services. Extended networks of sensors and other devices assist many environments with data collection that should be correlat ....Mining Distributed, High-Speed, Time-Variant Data Streams. With the high-speed and large volume of data generation, the data mining research community is facing an unprecedented challenge to provide instant data mining outcomes for prompt usage. Getting access to derived information from multiple, dynamically changing data is vital for many business, science and security services. Extended networks of sensors and other devices assist many environments with data collection that should be correlated and processed towards discovery of dependencies, regularities and patterns. Data mining tools, especially of this new generation, are capable of dealing with data streams, and they offer great benefits for users from many industry sectors; defence, health management, security, commerce and science.Read moreRead less
Privacy Preserving Data Mining as Autonomous Data Analysis Expands into Safeguarding from Threats like Crime and Terrorism. In a world characterized by digitally coded data, Data Mining allows automatic exploration of huge numbers of personal records for target marketing, as well as demographic, medical and criminal research. Investigations into terrorist attacks use this technology, but a balance with privacy protection is necessary. Even if names and unique identifiers are removed, computer me ....Privacy Preserving Data Mining as Autonomous Data Analysis Expands into Safeguarding from Threats like Crime and Terrorism. In a world characterized by digitally coded data, Data Mining allows automatic exploration of huge numbers of personal records for target marketing, as well as demographic, medical and criminal research. Investigations into terrorist attacks use this technology, but a balance with privacy protection is necessary. Even if names and unique identifiers are removed, computer methods can be used to infer confidential information about individuals. This project develops new techniques to ensure privacy and alleviate public concerns such as secondary use of personal data. We shall develop new methods for replacing original data with data that exhibits approximately the same patterns, but conceals sensitive data.Read moreRead less
Unsupervised learning of finite mixture models in data mining applications. The extraction of useful information from massively large databases is known as data mining. Its broad but vague goal is to find "interesting structure" in the data, which typically leads to breaking the data into clusters. To this end, we consider the fast, efficient, and automatic learning of finite mixture models in hugh data sets without any prior knowledge of the structure. This probabilistic approach to the discove ....Unsupervised learning of finite mixture models in data mining applications. The extraction of useful information from massively large databases is known as data mining. Its broad but vague goal is to find "interesting structure" in the data, which typically leads to breaking the data into clusters. To this end, we consider the fast, efficient, and automatic learning of finite mixture models in hugh data sets without any prior knowledge of the structure. This probabilistic approach to the discovery and validation of group structure in data mining applications will considerably enhance knowledge management and decision support in science, industry, and government.
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Audit Security Models for Multiparty Internet Transactions. The aim of this project is to conduct the study for a secure, low overhead means of auditing secure transactions between two parties over the Internet, especially where some doubt surrounds the trustfulness of the other party.
A study will be conducted in this project by investigating security models for multiparty secure transactions in order to identify a number of likely applications for the technology, to develop a high level arch ....Audit Security Models for Multiparty Internet Transactions. The aim of this project is to conduct the study for a secure, low overhead means of auditing secure transactions between two parties over the Internet, especially where some doubt surrounds the trustfulness of the other party.
A study will be conducted in this project by investigating security models for multiparty secure transactions in order to identify a number of likely applications for the technology, to develop a high level architecture of the solution.Read moreRead less
UNLOCKING BENEFITS FROM ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS IN THE AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SECTOR: Benefits Realisation in the Context of the Virtual Organisation. This study proposes to provide an innovative Virtual Organisation perspective to identify factors that can assist Australian government agencies to maximise the potential benefits from Enterprise System (ES) implementation. Study aims include: Identify and explicate major characteristics of the Virtual Organisation created through collaboration between gove ....UNLOCKING BENEFITS FROM ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS IN THE AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SECTOR: Benefits Realisation in the Context of the Virtual Organisation. This study proposes to provide an innovative Virtual Organisation perspective to identify factors that can assist Australian government agencies to maximise the potential benefits from Enterprise System (ES) implementation. Study aims include: Identify and explicate major characteristics of the Virtual Organisation created through collaboration between government agency and (external) ES Implementation Partner; Identify and document features and constraints peculiar to ES implementation in the Australian public sector; Identify and explicate factors impacting on benefits realisation, relating these to theory from related fields; Highlight consensus and difference among stakeholders; Develop a validated, repeatable methodology for major impact studies; Inform ES research directions.Read moreRead less
Effective and Efficient Video Search. This project will add a much desired level of sophistication to the current data management and search technologies. Success of this project will not only establish us as an internationally leading research group but also bring significant economic and social benefits to Australia. Many Australia organizations specializing in media communication, entertainment, management and services will be benefited by saving enormous cost, improving service quality, prot ....Effective and Efficient Video Search. This project will add a much desired level of sophistication to the current data management and search technologies. Success of this project will not only establish us as an internationally leading research group but also bring significant economic and social benefits to Australia. Many Australia organizations specializing in media communication, entertainment, management and services will be benefited by saving enormous cost, improving service quality, protecting their intelligence properties, etc. It will also advance Australia's intellectual leadership in copyright compliance, benefit commercialization of research results, form strong international collaborations and networks, and underpin the National Research Priority.
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Personalised Ontology Learning and Mining for Web Information Gathering. The project will provide a flexible framework for a sound theoretical model of personalised systems. It will significantly influence the development of personalised Web services and many leading industry organisations that attempt to deliver personalised services to their valuable customers. The proposed project will also strengthen the pre-existing international collaboration networks. It will establish Australian researc ....Personalised Ontology Learning and Mining for Web Information Gathering. The project will provide a flexible framework for a sound theoretical model of personalised systems. It will significantly influence the development of personalised Web services and many leading industry organisations that attempt to deliver personalised services to their valuable customers. The proposed project will also strengthen the pre-existing international collaboration networks. It will establish Australian researchers leading position in the related research fields and communities, and provide an established paradigm for other researchers to follow. In addition, the project will provide significant contributions to Australian National Research Priority in the areas of Smart Information Use.Read moreRead less
Privacy preserving data sharing in data mining environments. Preserving privacy in data mining among various enterprises and organisations is essential for many real world applications in areas like health surveillance, business analysis, fraud detection and terror protection. Efficient and effective techniques are badly needed to protect privacy in data sharing and data mining. The developed cutting-edge techniques in this project will be implemented in freely available open source software too ....Privacy preserving data sharing in data mining environments. Preserving privacy in data mining among various enterprises and organisations is essential for many real world applications in areas like health surveillance, business analysis, fraud detection and terror protection. Efficient and effective techniques are badly needed to protect privacy in data sharing and data mining. The developed cutting-edge techniques in this project will be implemented in freely available open source software tools, empowering Australian organisations to utilise the techniques to develop intelligent systems in data sharing environments. These techniques will ultimately lead to better utilisation of the information available in many enterprises and organisations.Read moreRead less