Staff Profile
Career Summary
Biography
Dr Giggins is currently working as Lecturer in the Discipline of Construction Management in the School of Architecture and Built Environment. Helen received her PhD from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Newcastle, Australia in 2009. Her thesis titled ‘Security of Genetic Databases’ was nominated for the Computing Research and Education Association of Australasia (CORE) Australasian Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation in 2009.
Her current research interests are diverse, ranging across disaster management and recovery, use of ITC in education and architectural history. Her previous research interests include privacy preserving data publishing, privacy preserving data mining, trust management and graph theory applications.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle, 30/04/2009
- Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours), University of Newcastle, 11/12/2002
- Bachelor of Computer Science, University of Newcastle, 05/12/2001
Research
Research keywords
- Architectural History
- Data Mining
- Disaster Management and Recovery
- Graph Theory Applications
- Privacy Preserving Data Publishing
- Work-Integrated Learning
Research expertise
Helen has a diverse research expertise, having completed her PhD in the area of statistical database security, but now working in the field of construction management.
Languages
- English
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 120200 | Building | 60 |
| 120103 | Architectural History And Theory | 20 |
| 089900 | Other Information And Computing Sciences | 20 |
Collaboration
Helen is currently involved in several research collaborations, and grants. These include:
A $10,000 internal Teaching and Learning grant titled "Development of an integrated system to provide students with 'verbal' feedback". Helen is Team Leader on this grant.
A University of Newcastle Linkage Pilot Research Grant titled "Mapping research priorities for disaster preparedness and recovery: Improving built environment resilience through construction industry collaboration".
Helen is involved in the Timeline Newcastle project which seeks to recreate the architectural history of Newcastle using an iPad application.
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Construction Management
- Disaster Management
- Project Planning
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 5 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $17,634 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2013 (1 grants)
Visiting Pasts, Developing Future International Conference, Taipei, Taiwan. 5 - 9 April 2013$1,200
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Helen Giggins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,200 | 2013 | 2014 |
| GNo:G1300350 | ||
2012 (3 grants)
Mapping research priorities for disaster preparedness and recovery: Improving built environment resilience through construction industry collaboration$9,394
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Jamie MacKee, Doctor Thayaparan Gajendran, Doctor Helen Giggins, Professor Michael Ostwald | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Pilot Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,394 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1101160 | ||
New Staff Grant 2012$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Helen Giggins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| New Staff Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1200984 | ||
10th Australasian Data Mining Conference, 2012, Sydney, 5 - 7 December 2012$840
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Helen Giggins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $840 | 2012 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1201126 | ||
2009 (1 grants)
The 2009 International Conference on Education, Information Technology Applications (EITA 2009), Beijing, China, 8-11 August 2009$1,200
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Helen Giggins | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,200 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190407 | ||
Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 2 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 0.6 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Building) | Co-Supervisor | Linkages Between Urban Poverty and Housing Quality |
| 2013 | 2015 | PhD (Building) | Co-Supervisor | Challenges Associated with Implementing BIM-Enabled Code-Checking Systems Within the Design Process |
Dr Helen Giggins
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 6424 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 6913 |
| Helen.Giggins@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Lecturer School of Architecture and Built Environment Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment |
| Focus Area | Construction Management (Building) |
| Office | AG22, Architecture, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/helen-giggins |
