Internet technologies, health informatics and statistical methods, and new delivery platforms in call centres. Although depression is the major cause of health disability, 60% of Australians with depression do not receive professional help. There are few systems for delivering health information and resilience skills to members of the community. This project aims to develop a workable system to reduce unmet need. It will provide a model of information delivery applicable to other areas of the ....Internet technologies, health informatics and statistical methods, and new delivery platforms in call centres. Although depression is the major cause of health disability, 60% of Australians with depression do not receive professional help. There are few systems for delivering health information and resilience skills to members of the community. This project aims to develop a workable system to reduce unmet need. It will provide a model of information delivery applicable to other areas of the health industry, particularly those involving chronic disease. It has applicability to education and other sectors which involve the delivery of information to the public. Because e-health is an emerging field, the project also has the capacity to build expertise in an area which is under-resourced. Read moreRead less
Location-Based Personalisation in Mobile Commerce (M-Commerce). M-commerce, though playing an important role in future competitiveness of Australia, suffers a low user demand. While location-based services have taken off in Europe, they are still at their infancy in Australia. In terms of IT access, Australia is ranked lower than many Asian countries. Our work gains an understanding of users' concerns and expectations of location-based services, which leads to better application designs and thus ....Location-Based Personalisation in Mobile Commerce (M-Commerce). M-commerce, though playing an important role in future competitiveness of Australia, suffers a low user demand. While location-based services have taken off in Europe, they are still at their infancy in Australia. In terms of IT access, Australia is ranked lower than many Asian countries. Our work gains an understanding of users' concerns and expectations of location-based services, which leads to better application designs and thus a wider adoption. An examination of users' attitude towards personalised content and concerns about data privacy provides insights to Australian legislation in relation to telemarketing and data-driven marketing. National benefits will stem from a balance between telemarketing efficiency and users' benefits.Read moreRead less
Private Information Retrieval. The deliverables of this project will enhance information protection which is essential for rapidly expanding e-commerce applications and network communication. It will maintain and strengthen national capability of protecting the confidential integrity of digital systems and the network infrastructure in Australia. It will contribute to maintaining Australia's leading position in telecommunications and information industries. It will enhance the quality of our ....Private Information Retrieval. The deliverables of this project will enhance information protection which is essential for rapidly expanding e-commerce applications and network communication. It will maintain and strengthen national capability of protecting the confidential integrity of digital systems and the network infrastructure in Australia. It will contribute to maintaining Australia's leading position in telecommunications and information industries. It will enhance the quality of our culture by protecting individual's privacy and providing security for sensitive data. Read moreRead less
PROVISION OF ARBITARY COMPLEX SERVICES ON THE MOBILE INTERNET. Within the next few years, mobile and wireless access to the Internet will very likely become the norm. These networks will use widely different networking technologies. Moreover, the services provided, will be accessed by the users using a wide variety of devices, with significantly different capabilities. Thus to provide seamless access, the system must adapt it self to the operating environment. These adaptations need to occur at ....PROVISION OF ARBITARY COMPLEX SERVICES ON THE MOBILE INTERNET. Within the next few years, mobile and wireless access to the Internet will very likely become the norm. These networks will use widely different networking technologies. Moreover, the services provided, will be accessed by the users using a wide variety of devices, with significantly different capabilities. Thus to provide seamless access, the system must adapt it self to the operating environment. These adaptations need to occur at different levels of the system, in isolation. This project is aimed at investigating the implications of adaptation decisions being taken in isolation at different levels on the system stability and performance.Read moreRead less
Next Generation Ubiquitous Service Spaces. The challenges facing the next generation ubiquitous service computing come from scale and variability in user activities, services, and network connectivity. The project will deliver innovative, useful, and usable concepts and tools to allow provisioning of services in large scale, dynamic, and heterogeneous environments. This research will have significant benefits to Australia. It will strengthen research capabilities and provide an ideal opportunity ....Next Generation Ubiquitous Service Spaces. The challenges facing the next generation ubiquitous service computing come from scale and variability in user activities, services, and network connectivity. The project will deliver innovative, useful, and usable concepts and tools to allow provisioning of services in large scale, dynamic, and heterogeneous environments. This research will have significant benefits to Australia. It will strengthen research capabilities and provide an ideal opportunity to train postgraduate research students in cutting edge technologies. It will enhance smart information use for useful information sharing among individuals, private or public organisations. It will facilitate the development of IT solutions that help citizens be self-supported.Read moreRead less
Resilience Oriented Multicast for Real-time Multimedia. The current communication infrastructure market is one of the largest market segments in the world. However, it is evident that the current Internet provides limited support for a multitude of current, emerging and future services that require multicasting support (worldwide, enhanced IP service revenues are forecast to grow to $104.4 billion in 2005). The introduction of enhanced multicasting services will result in lowered input costs to ....Resilience Oriented Multicast for Real-time Multimedia. The current communication infrastructure market is one of the largest market segments in the world. However, it is evident that the current Internet provides limited support for a multitude of current, emerging and future services that require multicasting support (worldwide, enhanced IP service revenues are forecast to grow to $104.4 billion in 2005). The introduction of enhanced multicasting services will result in lowered input costs to industries and consumers with a wider choice of enhanced services. The mechanisms developed in this project will allow service providers to raise additional revenue and differentiate themselves by offering a wide range of enhanced services.Read moreRead less
Efficient Distribution of Content in Multi-Rate Multi-channel Wireless Mesh Networks. The current wireless broadband access is one of the fastest growing markets in communications area. A study by market research firms such as BWCS (England) and SFC (US) estimates the US market itself to be over $3.7 billion by year 2009.
The current Wireless Mesh Network has limited capability to support for a multitude of current, emerging and future services . The mechanisms developed in this project will ....Efficient Distribution of Content in Multi-Rate Multi-channel Wireless Mesh Networks. The current wireless broadband access is one of the fastest growing markets in communications area. A study by market research firms such as BWCS (England) and SFC (US) estimates the US market itself to be over $3.7 billion by year 2009.
The current Wireless Mesh Network has limited capability to support for a multitude of current, emerging and future services . The mechanisms developed in this project will allow service providers to raise additional revenue and differentiate themselves by offering a wide range of enhanced services. Our research will help efficient sharing of network resources (such as bandwidth) between multiple users of multimedia communications using broadcasting and multicasting protocols. Read moreRead less
Multimedia content distribution over multihop broadband wireless networks. Multihop Wireless Networks are an ideal medium for Australia where low rural densities require both low set-up costs and environmentally robust infrastructure. Fundamental improvements to multihop wireless protocols will transform their current limited deployment, making them available to more Australians. This project will place Australia in the forefront of wireless network research and can strengthen the competitiv ....Multimedia content distribution over multihop broadband wireless networks. Multihop Wireless Networks are an ideal medium for Australia where low rural densities require both low set-up costs and environmentally robust infrastructure. Fundamental improvements to multihop wireless protocols will transform their current limited deployment, making them available to more Australians. This project will place Australia in the forefront of wireless network research and can strengthen the competitiveness of the Australian communication industry in the global wireless broadband market.Read moreRead less
Control protocols for wireless networks. There is tremendous commercial potential in the development of wireless multi-hop and sensor networks. This project will help realize such networks, with commercial benefits for the network providers, and the customers that use them (low cost networking). Particular outcomes targeted for Australian needs include: 1) protocols allowing advanced telecommunications services to cover greater geographic areas with less infrastructure 2) improved reliability o ....Control protocols for wireless networks. There is tremendous commercial potential in the development of wireless multi-hop and sensor networks. This project will help realize such networks, with commercial benefits for the network providers, and the customers that use them (low cost networking). Particular outcomes targeted for Australian needs include: 1) protocols allowing advanced telecommunications services to cover greater geographic areas with less infrastructure 2) improved reliability of local communication services in remote or rugged areas 3) protocols for sensor networks, allowing remote monitoring and control of many environmental factors. Read moreRead less
Participatory Wireless Sensor Networks. The investment in the Participatory Wireless Sensor Netwok (PWSN) research will ensure that Australia stays in the forefront of this innovative and disruptive technology. Since the PWSN concept leverages on the existing communication and sensing infrastructure, the entry cost for developing new business opportunities on it is low. There are ample opportunities for local companies (e.g. Internet service providers, mobile phone carriers and wireless service ....Participatory Wireless Sensor Networks. The investment in the Participatory Wireless Sensor Netwok (PWSN) research will ensure that Australia stays in the forefront of this innovative and disruptive technology. Since the PWSN concept leverages on the existing communication and sensing infrastructure, the entry cost for developing new business opportunities on it is low. There are ample opportunities for local companies (e.g. Internet service providers, mobile phone carriers and wireless service providers) and start-up companies to create innovative services on PWSN for both the Australian and overseas markets. Read moreRead less