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Biography
Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic graduated in Electrical Engineering from The University in Belgrade in 1987. She obtained her PhD in Computer Science from The University of Newcastle in 1998. Her main research interests are graph theory, graph algorithms and data security.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle, 27/02/1998
- Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical), University of Belgrade - Yugoslavia
Research
Research keywords
- Data Security
- Graph Theory
Research expertise
1) Statistical Disclosure Control
2) Privacy Preserving Data Mining
3) Algorithms and Complexity
4) Graph Theory
Languages
- Serbian
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 080200 | Computation Theory And Mathematics | 45 |
| 120299 | Building Not Elsewhere Classified | 40 |
| 120199 | Architecture Not Elsewhere Classified | 15 |
Memberships
Body relevant to professional practice.
- Member - Australian Computer Society
Committee/Associations (relevant to research).
- life member and member of the council in 2002 - Combinatorial Mathematics Society of Australasia
- Fellow - Institute of Combinatorics and Its Applications
Appointments
| Chair National Committee for Computer Security, Australian Computer Society (Australia) | 01/01/2007 - 01/01/2010 |
Invitations
| Mathematics of Privacy AWOCA2004, Australia (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 2004 |
| Mathematics of Privacy ICGTIS 2007, Indonesia (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 2007 |
| Sigma and rho-labellings of graphs IWOGL2005, Slovakia (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 2005 |
| On The Graceful Tree Conjecture IWOGL2004, Indonesia (Invited Presenter) | 2004 |
| PhD Thesis by Rohan Cattell The University of Newcastle, Australia (PHD Examiner.) | 2006 |
| Candidate: Vivek Mishra University of Ballarat, Australia (Research Masters Examiner.) | 2007 |
Collaboration
Ljiljana Brankovic has collaborated with over 30 researchers from around the world, most notably with Henning Fernau, Martin Baca, Xuemin Lin, Alex Rosa, Peter Horak, Jozef Siran and Mirka Miller.
Administrative
Administrative expertise
Current:
Member of the Academic Senate
OSPRO Committee, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
Industrial Experience Coordinator, Discipline of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Promotions Committee, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
Past:
University Promotions Committee 2010-2012
Assistant Dean (Research), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, 2011
Assistant Dean (Postgradute), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment 2005-2007
Head of Discipline, Discipline of Computer Science and Software Engineering 2005-2007
Promotions Committee, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment 2005-2009
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Algorithms
- Data Security
- Databases
- Theory of Computation
Teaching expertise
Data Security, Algorithms, Complexity Theory
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- Indicates that the researcher may be seeking students for this project.Group Mission : Explore and analyse structures and properties of chemical compounds using computer assisted mathematics, combinatorics and graph theory.$35,000
Teaching Relief - Brankovic$50,000
Data Security: Research, Teaching and Leadership$8,000
Networks, graphs and communications$22,000
Collaboration Platform$100,000
An investigation of implications of supply chain collaborative planning on data security$5,362
An investigation of implications of supply chain collaborative planning on data security$2,388
Trusted environment for virtual collaboration$420,000
Trusted environment for virtual collaboration$30,000
Privacy in genetic databases$188,000
The 2004 NZIMA Conference in Combinatorics and its Applications and the 29th Australasian Conference in Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing, 13-18 Dec 2004, NZ$940
Security and Privacy in Mobile Agent Based Computing.$8,602
Privacy in Genetic Databases.$7,885
The 28th Australasian Conference on Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing - 15 - 19 December$460
Safe Data Mining: Neutralizing privacy threats via new data perturbation methods$9,609
Protecting Confidentiality of Records Used for Statistical Purposes$7,771
27th Australasian conference on combinatorial mathematics and combinatorial computing, 8 - 13 December 2002$3,000
The 8th Annual International Computing and Combinatorics Conference (COCOON'02), Singapore 15-17 August, 2002$1,310
Towards Secure Computerized Systems Through the Study of Latin Squares$5,000
SCI201, USA 22-25 July 2001$2,400
Heuristics for determining the usability of statistical databases$10,000
Peter Horak, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Kuwait University, 2/7/98 - 3/9/98$3,802
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 22 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $921,529 |
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.
2012 (1 grants)
Group Mission : Explore and analyse structures and properties of chemical compounds using computer assisted mathematics, combinatorics and graph theory.$35,000
Funding Body: Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Yuqing Lin, Doctor Joe Ryan, Professor Mirka Miller, Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic, Professor Brian Alspach | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Australia-China Science and Research Fund (ACSRF): Group Missions | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $35,000 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1200258 | ||
2009 (2 grants)
Teaching Relief - Brankovic$50,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Steven Weller, Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Career Enhancement Fellowship for Academic Women | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $50,000 | 2009 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0189809 | ||
Data Security: Research, Teaching and Leadership$8,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Career Enhancement Fellowship for Academic Women | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $8,000 | 2009 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0189479 | ||
2008 (1 grants)
Networks, graphs and communications$22,000
Funding Body: Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mirka Miller, Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic, Doctor Joe Ryan, Doctor Yuqing Lin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| International Science Linkages Programme - French Australian Science and Technology Programme (FAST) | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $22,000 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188626 | ||
2007 (3 grants)
Collaboration Platform$100,000
Funding Body: CRC for Construction Innovation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Kerry London, Doctor Ning Gu, Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Proposal | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $100,000 | 2007 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188052 | ||
An investigation of implications of supply chain collaborative planning on data security$5,362
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Kerry London, Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Pilot Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,362 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187867 | ||
An investigation of implications of supply chain collaborative planning on data security$2,388
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Kerry London, Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Pilot Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,388 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0188312 | ||
2005 (2 grants)
Trusted environment for virtual collaboration$420,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Linkage Projects | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $420,000 | 2005 | 2007 |
| GNo:180107237 | ||
Trusted environment for virtual collaboration$30,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $30,000 | 2005 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0185116 | ||
2004 (2 grants)
Privacy in genetic databases$188,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Discovery Projects | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $188,000 | 2004 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0182799 | ||
The 2004 NZIMA Conference in Combinatorics and its Applications and the 29th Australasian Conference in Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing, 13-18 Dec 2004, NZ$940
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $940 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0185014 | ||
2003 (3 grants)
Security and Privacy in Mobile Agent Based Computing.$8,602
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic, Associate Professor Elizabeth Chang | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $8,602 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182360 | ||
Privacy in Genetic Databases.$7,885
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,885 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182351 | ||
The 28th Australasian Conference on Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing - 15 - 19 December$460
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $460 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0183840 | ||
2002 (4 grants)
Safe Data Mining: Neutralizing privacy threats via new data perturbation methods$9,609
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,609 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181302 | ||
Protecting Confidentiality of Records Used for Statistical Purposes$7,771
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,771 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181286 | ||
27th Australasian conference on combinatorial mathematics and combinatorial computing, 8 - 13 December 2002$3,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Conference Establishment Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $3,000 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0182708 | ||
The 8th Annual International Computing and Combinatorics Conference (COCOON'02), Singapore 15-17 August, 2002$1,310
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,310 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0182125 | ||
2001 (2 grants)
Towards Secure Computerized Systems Through the Study of Latin Squares$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mirka Miller, Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2001 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0179979 | ||
SCI201, USA 22-25 July 2001$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,400 | 2001 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0181170 | ||
1998 (2 grants)
Heuristics for determining the usability of statistical databases$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| New Staff Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 1998 | 1998 |
| GNo:G0177878 | ||
Peter Horak, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Kuwait University, 2/7/98 - 3/9/98$3,802
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Visitor Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $3,802 | 1998 | 1998 |
| GNo:G0177879 | ||
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Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 1 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 0.2 |
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 | 2016 | PhD (Computer Science) | Co-Supervisor | Reinforcement Learning and Robotics |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | PhD (Computer Science) | Principal Supervisor | Security of Genetic Databases |
| 2009 | PhD (Computer Science) | Principal Supervisor | Privacy Issues in Health Care and Security of Statistical Databases |
| 2009 | PhD (Software Engineering) | Principal Supervisor | Mobile Agent Security |
| 2008 | PhD (Computer Science) | Principal Supervisor | Privacy Preservation in Data Mining Through Noise Addition |
| 1999 | PHD Mathematics Charles Darwin University | Co-Supervisor | Extremal Problems in Finite Sets |
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Associate Professor Ljiljana Brankovic
| Work Phone | 16054 |
|---|---|
| Fax | 16929 |
| Ljiljana.Brankovic@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Associate Professor School of Elect Engineering and Computer Science Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment |
| Focus Area | Computer Science and Software Engineering |
| Office | ES221, Engineering Science - D.W. George, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/ljiljana-brankovic |
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