Dr Rukshan Athauda
Senior Lecturer
School of Information and Physical Sciences (Computing and Information Technology)
- Email:rukshan.athauda@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:0249854507
Career Summary
Biography
Technology has a significant impact on society today. I am interested in exploring how technology can be used to benefit society. I have expertise in Computing and IT domain and worked in collaboration to bring about technology innovations.
I always look forward for opportunities to develop and contribute my expertise and forth come collaborations in Computing and IT domains, inter-disciplinary projects, industry-based projects, MPhil or PhD projects and other research collaborations.
I have experience in academia and industry. After completing my PhD, prior to joining academia, I worked at Microsoft Corporation, as a Software Design Engineer/Test at the SQL Server team in Redmond, WA, USA. I have co-authored 75+ publications – book, book chapters, journal articles, conference papers and a technical report. I have supervised/co-supervised PhD, Masters and Honours student projects to completion and attracted funding for both research and industry-based projects.
Research Expertise
My research expertise and interests span a number of areas with contributions in the following areas:
- Database Systems, Database Integration, Data Analysis - including architectures for multi-databases systems, data integration and gaining insights from data
- Educational Technology and Technology-enhanced Learning – including virtual labs, frameworks for learning analytics interventions, project-based learning and others.
- Computer Systems Security and Trust – including determining optimal configurations of permissions, trust models and decentralised trust.
- Cloud Computing – including cloud-based virtual labs, efficient task scheduling in fog-cloud environments
- Collaborative Systems in Music post-production – including frameworks for DAW interoperability and online music post-production.
Teaching Expertise
The courses that I currently teach at UoN include:
- Systems and Network Administration
- Cloud Computing
Previously I have developed and taught the following courses: Advanced Databases, Database Management 2, The Information Resource, Database Management 1, Supply Chain Design Support, Database Management Systems.
Previously, at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), I have developed ant taught Advance Database Management Systems, Database Management II, Database Management III, Modern IT Topics and Distributed Component-based Software Development. Also I have taught database systems courses at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka both at undergraduate and post-graduate programs.
Leadership/Service Roles and Professional Activities
At UoN, I contribute(d) to a number of leadership and service roles, including:
- Program Convenor, Bachelor of Computer Science (Jan 2025 - present)
- Member, Teaching and Learning Committee (School of Information and Physical Science) (Sep 2021 - present)
- Program Convenor, Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) (Jan 2021 - Dec 2024)
- Industry Experience Coordinator, Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) (Feb 2023 - Dec 2024)
- Program Convenor, Bachelor of Information Technology (Nov 2019 - Dec 2021)
- Head of CIT Discipline (Jan 2017 - June 2018 and Jan 2019 - July 2019)
- Head of IT Discipline (Nov 2015 - Dec 2016)
- Deputy BIT Convenor (2015)
- RHD Coordinator for School of DCIT (2009 - 2014)
- Member of Research Committee - School of DCIT (2009 - 2014)
- Member of Faculty Board - Faculty of Science and IT (2008-2010)
- Member of BSc Review Working Party (2007)
Previously at SLIIT, I was the SLIIT-Curtin program academic coordinator, leading the development of Student Information and Management Systems (SIMS), and team member in external consultancies for the RFP for Network Rollout and Planning - MTN Networks (Pvt) (Dialog), Secondary Education Modernisation Project, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka.
Following are some of my professional activities:
Editorial Board:
- International Journal of Computer and Information Technology (IJCIT)
Expert Reviewer:
- IEEE Transactions of Learning Technologies journal
- Computers & Education journal
- Education and Information Technologies journal
- International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education (IJAIED)
- Australasian Journal of Information Systems (AJIS)
- IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE)
- Journal of Systems and Information Technology
Technical/Program/Research Committee:
- Australasian Software Engineering Conference (ASWEC 2014)
- International Conference on Natural Computation and the International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (ICNC-FSKD 2009 and ICNC-FSKD 2011)
Others:
- Plenary Speaker - The International Conference on Applied and Pure Sciences (ICAPS 2021) - Software-intensive track
- Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment's Collaboration Award for 2019 - UON Cyber Labs Design and Implementation Team, The University of Newcastle
- Keynote Speaker at 7th Annual Conference of the Sri Lanka Association for Artificial Intelligence (SLAAI 2010)
- Faculty Staff Teaching and Learning Award 2009 - Innovative approach to curriculum design, professionalism and highly positive student feedback, Faculty of Science and IT, The University of Newcastle
- Guest Speaker at SLIIT Research Symposium 2007
Qualifications
- PhD, Florida International University - USA
- Bachelor of Science (Computer Science), Florida International University - USA
- Master of Science (Computer Science), Florida International University - USA
- Graduate Certificate Practice of Tertiary Teaching, University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Applied Computing
- Cloud Computing
- Data Management
- Educational Technology
- IT Security
- Privacy
- Technology-enhanced Learning
- Trust
Languages
- Sinhalese (Mother)
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
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| 460601 | Cloud computing | 20 |
| 390405 | Educational technology and computing | 40 |
| 460505 | Database systems | 20 |
| 460199 | Applied computing not elsewhere classified | 20 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
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| Senior Lecturer | University of Newcastle School of Electrical Engineering and Computing Australia |
Academic appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 1/1/2017 - 31/1/2022 | Senior Lecturer | The University of Newcastle School of Electrical Engineering and Computing Australia |
| 1/1/2015 - 30/12/2016 | Senior Lecturer | The University of Newcastle, Australia School of Design, Communication and IT Australia |
| 1/11/2006 - 31/12/2014 | Lecturer in IT | University of Newcastle School of Design Communication and IT Australia |
| 1/1/2002 - 1/10/2006 | Senior Lecturer | Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology Department of Information Technology Sri Lanka |
Professional appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 1/8/2000 - 1/12/2001 | Software Development Engineer/Test | Microsoft Corporation SQL Server Team United States |
Thesis Examinations
| Year | Level | Discipline | Thesis |
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| 2015 | PHD | Information Systems | Information Discovery in Multi-dimensional Autonomous Wireless Sensor Networks |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (1 outputs)
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| 2024 |
Gullö J-O, Hepworth-Sawyer R, Paterson J, Toulson R, Marrington M, 'Innovation in Music: Cultures and Contexts'
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Chapter (3 outputs)
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| 2024 |
Stickland S, Scott N, Athauda R, '"Come together, right now…”: Making remote multiparty in-the-box audio mixing a reality' (2024) [B1]
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| 2009 | Athauda RI, Tissera M, Fernando C, 'Data mining applications: Promise and challenges', 201-213 (2009) [B1] | Open Research Newcastle | ||||||
| 2005 | Athauda R, 'Information Systems' (2005) [B2] | |||||||
Conference (59 outputs)
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| 2025 |
Najdi A, Athauda R, Bandara HMND, Luo S, 'Technical Framework to Ensure Data Subject’s Rights in GDPR: A Conceptual Design', Proceedings of 2025 Australasian Computer Science Week Acsw 2025, 40-47 (2025)
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| 2024 |
Fernando C, Rajapakse C, Athauda R, 'A study to identify requirements for a workplace learning environment in data science', Proceedings: International Research Conference on Smart Computing and Systems Engineering, SCSE 2024 (2024) [E1]
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| 2024 |
Chand A, Howells A, Male A, Minichiello M, Killen C, O'Donnell L, Barnes-Keoghan A, 'Illustration Research : Exploring the Role of Non-traditional Research Outcomes and Exhibition', Peer Review Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices, 7-11 (2024)
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| 2024 |
Stickland S, Scott N, Athauda R, 'A Hybrid Design-Based Methodology for Cross-Discipline Research Projects Developing Software Artifacts', Peer Review Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices, 68-72 (2024) [E1]
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| 2021 |
Alalawi K, Chiong R, Athauda R, 'Early Detection of Under-Performing Students Based on Their Academic Performance Using Machine Learning Algorithms' (2021) [E1]
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| 2021 |
Alalawi K, Athauda R, Chiong R, 'An Innovative Framework to Improve Course and Student Outcomes' (2021) [E1]
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| 2019 |
Abedi M, Chiong R, Athauda R, Seidgar H, Michalewicz Z, Sturt A, 'A Regional Multi-Objective Tabu Search Algorithm for a Green Heterogeneous Dial-A-Ride Problem', 2019 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2019 - Proceedings, 2082-2089 (2019) [E1]
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| 2019 |
Stickland S, Athauda R, Scott N, 'Design of a real-time multiparty DAW collaboration application using Web MIDI and WebRTC APIs', Web Audio Conference WAC-2019 (2019) [E1]
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| 2018 |
Stickland S, Scott N, Athauda R, 'A Framework for Real-Time Online Collaboration in Music Production', Reflecting Worlds: The Promise and Limitations of Mimesis in Electronic Music. Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Conference 2018, 79-86 (2018) [E1]
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| 2018 |
Athauda R, Alkhaldi T, Pranata I, Conway D, Frank C, Thorne W, Dean R, 'Design of a Technology-Enhanced Pedagogical Framework for a Systems and Networking Administration course incorporating a Virtual Laboratory', 2018 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) (2018) [E1]
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| 2017 |
Dodd C, Athauda R, Adam MTP, 'Designing user interfaces for the elderly: A systematic literature review', ACIS 2017 Proceedings - Australasian Conference on Information Systems, 1-11 (2017) [E1]
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| 2015 |
Fasihuddin H, Skinner G, Athauda R, 'A Framework to Personalise Open Learning Environments by Adapting to Learning Styles', Proceedings of the 7th International Conference in Computer Supported Education, 296-305 (2015) [E1]
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| 2014 |
Alharbi N, Athauda R, Chiong R, 'A Survey of CSCL Script Tools that Support Designing Collaborative Scenarios', 2014 International Conference on Web and Open Access to Learning Conference, 1-8 (2014) [E1]
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| 2014 |
Jiang Y, Weise T, Lassig J, Chiong R, Athauda R, 'Comparing a hybrid branch and bound algorithm with evolutionary computation methods, local search and their hybrids on the TSP', IEEE SSCI 2014 - 2014 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence - CIPLS 2014: 2014 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Production and Logistics Systems, Proceedings, 148-155 (2014) [E1]
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| 2014 |
Alharbi N, Athauda R, Chiong R, 'An Integrated Framework for Collaboration in Online Learning Using CSCL Scripts', The 9th International Conference on Information Technology and Application (ICITA 2014), 1-6 (2014) [E1]
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| 2014 |
Fasihuddin H, Skinner G, Athauda R, 'Personalizing Open Learning Environments through the Adaptation to Learning Styles', The 9th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ICITA 2014) (2014) [E1]
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| 2014 |
Fasihuddin H, Skinner G, Athauda R, 'Towards an Adaptive Model to Personalise Open Learning Environments using Learning Styles', Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information & Communication Technology and Systems, 183-188 (2014) [E1]
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| 2013 |
Fasihuddin HA, Skinner G, Athauda RI, Pranata I, 'Insights into the use of Knowledge Maps in Online Learning Environments: A Pilot Study', International Conference on Technical Education (ICTechEd), 27-32 (2013) [E2]
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| 2013 |
Pranata , Skinner , Athauda RI, 'A survey on the usability and effectiveness of web-based trust rating systems', 2013 IEEE/ACIS 12th International Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS) Proceedings, 455-460 (2013) [E1]
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| 2012 |
Fasihuddin HAA, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'Open learning sky: A conceptual framework for a cloud based open elearning environment', Proceedings of IASTED International Conference Engineering and Applied Science (EAS 2012), 254-260 (2012) [E1]
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| 2012 |
Alharbi N, Athauda RI, Simon , 'An analysis of student's perspectives in using virtual labs in an undergraduate IT course', Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference Engineering and Applied Science (EAS 2012), -, 261-268 (2012) [E1]
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| 2012 |
Pranata I, Athauda RI, Skinner GD, 'Securing and governing access in ad-hoc networks of internet of things', Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference Engineering and Applied Science (EAS 2012), -, 84-90 (2012) [E1]
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| 2012 |
Fasihuddin HAA, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'A holistic review of cloud-based e-learning system', IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 2012, H1C6-H1C11 (2012) [E1]
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| 2012 |
Fasihuddin HAA, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'A theoretical framework for healthcare innovation management using wiki based Digital Ecosystem', Advanced Materials Research, 463-464, 811-817 (2012) [E1]
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| 2012 |
Fasihuddin HAA, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'A review of contemporary cloud based e-learning intitiatives', IADIS International Conference on Internet Technologies & Society 2012, -, 175-182 (2012) [E1]
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| 2012 |
Pranata I, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'Architecture implementation for applying trust in digital environments (TIDE)', Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Internet Technologies & Society 2012, Perth, Australia (2012) [E1]
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| 2012 |
Fasihuddin HAA, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'Taking elearning to the cloud - CALC: A framework for collaborative learning in the cloud (CALC)', 3rd Annual International Conference on Computer Science Education: Innovation and Technology, 1-7 (2012) [E1]
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| 2011 |
Pranata I, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'A survey on the security requirements for a successful adoption of Digital Ecosystem environment', Proceedings of the 2nd Annual International Conference on Network Technologies & Communications (NTC 2011), -, 1-6 (2011) [E1]
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| 2011 |
Pranata I, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'TIDE: Measuring and evaluating trustworthiness and credibility of enterprises in Digital Ecosystem', MEDES '11 Proceedings of the International Conference on Management of Emergent Digital EcoSystems, -, 9-16 (2011) [E1]
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| 2011 |
Pranata I, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'A distributed mechanism for secure collaboration in Digital Ecosystems', MEDES '11 Proceedings of the International Conference on Management of Emergent Digital EcoSystems, -, 33-39 (2011) [E1]
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| 2011 |
Pranata I, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'A community based authentication and authorisation mechanism for digital ecosystem', Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, -, 158-163 (2011) [E1]
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| 2011 |
Pranata I, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'Distributed mechanism for protecting resources in a newly emerged digital ecosystem technology', Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing. 11th International Conference, ICA300 2011, Melbourne, Australia, October 24-26, 2011, Proceedings, Part II, 7017 LNCS, 175-185 (2011) [E1]
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| 2011 |
Summons PF, Newby DA, Athauda RI, Park M, 'Modelling a simulated pharmacy patient', 9th International Industrial Simulation Conference 2011: ISC'2011, 68-72 (2011) [E1]
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| 2011 |
Pranata I, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'A distributed community approach for protecting resources in Digital Ecosystem', 2011 International Conference on Advanced Computer Science and Information Systems (Proceedings), -, 95-100 (2011) [E1]
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| 2010 | Fernando HC, Tissera WMR, Athauda RI, 'Gaining insights to the importation of food to Sri Lanka using data mining', IMECS 2010 Proceedings CD, 1-6 (2010) [E1] | ||||||||||
| 2009 |
Summons PF, Newby DA, Athauda RI, Park M, Shaw PE, Pranata I, Jin JS, Xu YD, 'Design strategy for a scalable virtual pharmacy patient', ACIS 2009: Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, -, 96-110 (2009) [E1]
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| 2009 |
Fernando I, Henskens FA, Cohen M, Athauda RI, 'Integrating clinical knowledge for automated reasoning and synthesis: Tapping the power of information technology into psychiatry', RANZCP NZ Conference: Conference Handbook, -, 25-26 (2009) [E3]
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| 2009 |
Fernando I, Athauda RI, Cohen M, Henskens FA, Smith R, 'Towards data-oriented clinical information systems and data mining in psychiatry: Can they beat clinical trials?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 43, Suppl. 1 (2009) [E3]
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Fernando I, Henskens FA, Cohen M, 'A framework for knowledge storing, context-sensitive retrieval and synthesis in psychiatry', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 43, Suppl. 1 (2009) [E3]
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| 2008 |
Luo S, Xia HF, Gao Y, Jin JS, Athauda RI, 'Smart fridges with multimedia capability for better nutrition and health', Proceedings: 2008 International Symposium on Ubiquitous Multimedia Computing, UMC 2008, 39-44 (2008) [E1]
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| 2008 |
Athauda RI, Skinner GD, Regan BG, 'A methodology to minimise excessively permissive security configurations', Recent Advances in Applied Computer Science: Proceedings of the 8th WSEAS International Conference on Applied Computer Science (ACS' 08), 187-192 (2008) [E1]
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| 2008 | Fernando HC, Tissera WMR, Athauda RI, 'Gaining insights to the tea industry of Sri Lanka using data mining', International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2008 (IMECS 2008). Proceedings, 462-467 (2008) [E1] | Open Research Newcastle | |||||||||
| 2007 | Athauda RI, 'A revision of a database course with a real-world project', Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Conference of the National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications, 229-236 (2007) [E1] | ||||||||||
| 2006 |
Tissera WMR, Athauda RI, Fernando HC, 'Discovery of Strongly Related Subjects in the Undeergraduate Syllabi using Data Mining', ICIA 2006 - International Conference on Information and Automation, 1, 57-62 (2006) [E1]
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| 2006 |
Sumathipala P, Athauda RI, Goonetillake J, 'Utilizing Superclass/Subclass Relationship in Mapping XML Schema to ORDBs', Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, 1, 29-29 (2006) [E1]
XML is popularly used as the de-facto standard for exchanging data between information systems. Storage and access to such XML encoded data is needed. Many approaches h... [more] XML is popularly used as the de-facto standard for exchanging data between information systems. Storage and access to such XML encoded data is needed. Many approaches have been proposed: (i.) Storing XML data in its native form (native XML databases), (ii.)Use of existing DBMSs to store XML encoded data (XML-enabled databases). ORDBs integrate the rich object-oriented modeling capabilities as well as leverage the mature relational database technologies in storing and accessing data. Therefore, use of ORDBs to store XML encoded data enables us to exploit these rich powerful features. Extracting semantics that exists in XML schema enables us to exploit rich 00 modeling capabilities of ORDBs during mapping. This is especially beneficial when storing large amounts of structured XML data. In this paper, we outline techniques to identify superclass/subclass relationship in XML Schema and propose guidelines to map XML Schema to ORDB schema utilizing such semantic information. © 2006 IEEE.
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| 2000 |
Rishe N, Athauda R, Yuan J, Chen SC, 'Knowledge Management for Database Interoperability' (2000) [E1]
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Journal article (20 outputs)
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| 2025 |
Al-Qadhi AK, Latip R, Chiong R, Athauda R, Hussin M, 'Independent task scheduling algorithms in fog environments from users’ and service providers’ perspectives: a systematic review', Cluster Computing, 28 (2025) [C1]
Fog computing has been touted as a solution for the massive growth in the need for processing Internet of Things (IoT) tasks efficiently by bringing resources closer to... [more] Fog computing has been touted as a solution for the massive growth in the need for processing Internet of Things (IoT) tasks efficiently by bringing resources closer to the edge of network, reducing the need to transmit tasks and processing to the cloud. However, new challenges such as limited computation, high levels of complexity and the distributed nature of fog devices arise, which affect the system's quality of service (QoS). To address these issues, a substantial amount of work has been done to determine optimal methods to improve QoS using task scheduling algorithms. This review classifies the scheduling algorithms according to their QoS impact on both users and fog service providers (FSPs). It is important to consider a balance of objectives and QoS parameters for both FSPs and users to meet requirements of all stakeholders. This study extensively analyses articles based on objectives, scheduling techniques, simulation tools, and computing environments. To assure unbiased evaluation, a benchmark to assess task scheduling algorithms is proposed based on comparison to state-or-art algorithms, applicability to real-world contexts, meeting the objectives of the study, negative impacts on other performance metrics, and sizes of datasets used¿for evaluation. Of the 66 articles surveyed, 22 met all evaluation criteria in the different fog environments and objectives, with 16 meeting both FSPs and users' QoS requirements. Additionally, a number of gaps for future research were uncovered, including the lack of research on scheduling for IoT-fog-cloud and IoT-fog environments, and the¿lack of investigation considering conflicting objectives such as deadline violation-reliability, response time-energy consumption, and so on.
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| 2025 |
Alalawi K, Athauda R, Chiong R, 'An Extended Learning Analytics Framework Integrating Machine Learning and Pedagogical Approaches for Student Performance Prediction and Intervention', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION [C1]
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| 2025 |
Alalawi K, Athauda R, Chiong R, Renner I, 'Evaluating the student performance prediction and action framework through a learning analytics intervention study', EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES [C1]
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| 2024 |
Stickland S, Athauda R, Scott N, 'A new audio mixing paradigm: evaluation from professional practitioners’ perspectives', Creative Industries Journal, 17, 332-380 (2024) [C1]
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| 2023 |
Alalawi K, Athauda R, Chiong R, 'Contextualizing the current state of research on the use of machine learning for student performance prediction: A systematic literature review', ENGINEERING REPORTS [C1]
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| 2022 |
Stickland S, Athauda R, Scott N, 'Professional Views of Digital Audio Workstations and Collaborative Audio Mixing', Chroma: Journal of the Australasian Computer Music Association, 38 (2022) [C1]
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| 2021 |
Stickland S, Athauda R, Scott N, 'Design and Evaluation of a Scalable Real-Time Online Digital Audio Workstation Collaboration Framework', Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 69, 410-431 (2021) [C1]
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| 2018 |
Alharbi NM, Athauda RI, Chiong R, 'Empowering collaboration in project-based learning using a scripted environment: Lessons learned from analysing instructors’ needs', Technology Pedagogy and Education, 27, 381-397 (2018) [C1]
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| 2017 |
Fasihuddin H, Skinner G, Athauda R, 'Towards adaptive open learning environments: Evaluating the precision of identifying learning styles by tracking learners' behaviours', EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, 22, 807-825 (2017) [C1]
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| 2016 |
Alkhaldi T, Pranata I, Athauda , 'A review of contemporary virtual and remote laboratory implementations: observations and findings', Journal of Computers in Education, 3, 329-351 (2016) [C1]
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| 2016 |
Fasihuddin H, Skinner G, Athauda R, 'Using learning styles as a basis for creating adaptive open learning environments: an evaluation', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEARNING TECHNOLOGY, 11, 198-217 (2016) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Fasihuddin H, Skinner G, Athauda R, 'Knowledge Maps in Open Learning Environments: An Evaluation from Learners’ Perspectives', Journal of Information Technology and Application in Education, 4, 18-29 (2015) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Pranata I, Athauda R, 'Instilling Similarity Rating Model to Combat Malicious Raters', International Journal of Computer and Communication Engineering, 4, 298-308 (2015) [C1]
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| 2013 |
Fasihuddin H, Skinner G, Athauda RI, 'Boosting the Opportunities of Open Learning (MOOCs) through Learning Theories', GSTF Journal on Computing, 3, 112-117 (2013) [C1]
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| 2013 |
Pranata I, Athauda RI, Skinner GD, 'Modeling Decentralized Reputation-Based Trust for Initial Transactions in Digital Environments', ACM Transactions on Internet Technology, 12, 8:1-8:35 (2013) [C1]
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| 2013 |
Pranata I, Athauda R, Skinner G, 'Determining trustworthiness and quality of mobile applications', Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 65 LNICST, 192-206 (2013) [C1]
The growth of "smart" mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, has been exponential over the past few years. Such growth was mainly attributed to the ... [more] The growth of "smart" mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, has been exponential over the past few years. Such growth was mainly attributed to the development of mobile applications. To date, mobile applications have been increasingly used to improve our productivity and also to provide the entertainment contents. However, with a huge number of mobile applications that appear in the application stores; in particular those that provide similar functionalities, users are often confused with the selection of trustworthy and high quality mobile applications. At the current state, there is a limited research embarked to provide solutions for measuring the trustworthiness of mobile applications prior to download. Thus, the aims of this paper are to review the current research in this area and to discuss several issues in measuring the trustworthiness of mobile applications. In addition, this paper also proposes MobilTrust, a similarity trust measurement method to solve the identified issues. © 2013 ICST Institute for Computer Science, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering.
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| 2012 |
Pranata I, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'A holistic review on trust and reputation management systems for digital environments', International Journal of Computer and Information Technology, 1, 44-53 (2012) [C1]
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| 2012 |
Pranata I, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'A distributed secure mechanism for resource protection in a digital ecosystem environment', Journal of Information Security, 3, 25-38 (2012) [C1]
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| 2012 |
Pranata I, Skinner GD, Athauda RI, 'A flexible authentication and authorisation mechanism for securing transactions in digital ecosystem', International Journal on Internet and Distributed Computing Systems, 2, 87-101 (2012) [C1]
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Other (2 outputs)
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| 2004 | Athauda R, 'Web Services and System Integration. IS Engineer,' (2004) [O1] | ||
| 2000 | Athauda R, 'Heterogeneity Resolution in MSemODB' (2000) [O1] |
Report (1 outputs)
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| 2011 |
Newby DA, Jin JS, Summons PF, Athauda RI, Park M, Schneider JJ, Kable SA, Marriott J, Duncan G, Simpson M, Xu R, 'Development of a computer-generated digital patient for teaching and assessment in pharmacy: Final Report' (2011) [A2]
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Thesis / Dissertation (2 outputs)
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| 2022 | Stickland S, 'Online Real-Time Collaborative Audio Mixing: A New Audio Mixing Paradigm' (2022) | ||
| 2006 | Athauda R, 'Integration and Querying of Heterogeneous, Autonomus, Distirbuted Database System.' (2006) [T3] |
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 19 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $741,274 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20231 grants / $50,000
To validate the current technology offering and then seek to create new developments and optimise the functionality of the Wayfinder product$50,000
Funding body: Design Anthology Pty Limited
| Funding body | Design Anthology Pty Limited |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Doctor Alexandre Mendes, Mr Harris Saleem, Doctor Alexandre Mendes, Mr Josh Jeffress, Doctor Alexandre Mendes |
| Scheme | Entrepreneurs' Programme: Innovation Connections |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2023 |
| Funding Finish | 2023 |
| GNo | G2300706 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
20201 grants / $50,000
Optimisation of Community-Based Transportation Scheduling$50,000
Funding body: SOS Technology Group
| Funding body | SOS Technology Group |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Professor Raymond Chiong, Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Em/Prof Zbigniew Michalewiz |
| Scheme | Linkage Projects Partner Funding |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2020 |
| Funding Finish | 2020 |
| GNo | G2000685 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
20187 grants / $246,576
Develop and optimise a novel IT based 'Interactive' customer Communications management system$57,024
Funding body: Interaction Australia Pty Ltd
| Funding body | Interaction Australia Pty Ltd |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Warwick Sinclair |
| Scheme | Entrepreneurs’ Programme: Innovation Connections |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1800857 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
Develop and optimise a novel IT based 'Interactive' customer Communications management system$50,000
Funding body: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
| Funding body | Department of Industry, Innovation and Science |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Warwick Sinclair |
| Scheme | Entrepreneurs' Programme: Innovation Connections |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1800858 |
| Type Of Funding | C2200 - Aust Commonwealth – Other |
| Category | 2200 |
| UON | Y |
Automated transport work scheduling and related client/driver applications$48,679
Funding body: SOS Technology Group
| Funding body | SOS Technology Group |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Professor Raymond Chiong, Associate Professor Marc Adam |
| Scheme | Entrepreneurs' Programme: Innovation Connections |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1800461 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
Automated transport work scheduling and related client/driver applications$48,679
Funding body: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
| Funding body | Department of Industry, Innovation and Science |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Professor Raymond Chiong, Associate Professor Marc Adam |
| Scheme | Entrepreneurs' Programme: Innovation Connections |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1800556 |
| Type Of Funding | C2100 - Aust Commonwealth – Own Purpose |
| Category | 2100 |
| UON | Y |
Research and analyse the performance and security of 360 winery data held via Azure server protocols$16,000
Funding body: Landos Pty Ltd
| Funding body | Landos Pty Ltd |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda |
| Scheme | Entrepreneurs' Programme: Innovation Connections |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1800799 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
Final development, validation and testing a unique Rental System Application$13,200
Funding body: Biscit Pty Limited
| Funding body | Biscit Pty Limited |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Doctor Peter Summons |
| Scheme | Entrepreneurs' Programme: Innovation Connections |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1800651 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
Design and program a communication protocol between ResTrackWeb (RTWeb) and ResTrack Controller$12,994
Funding body: Banlaw Pty Ltd
| Funding body | Banlaw Pty Ltd |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Professor Vijay Varadharajan, Doctor Uday Tupakula, Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Associate Professor Nasimul Noman |
| Scheme | Entrepreneurs' Programme: Innovation Connections |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1701620 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
20174 grants / $194,840
Develop a novel IT based 'interactive' customer communications management system (ICCMS)$50,041
Funding body: Interaction Australia Pty Ltd
| Funding body | Interaction Australia Pty Ltd |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Warwick Sinclair, Ms Jenny Haidle |
| Scheme | Entrepreneurs’ Programme: Innovation Connections |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | G1700725 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
Develop and optimise the Business’s Zambezy Intranet Portal Product$49,227
Funding body: Definiti Pty Ltd
| Funding body | Definiti Pty Ltd |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Associate Professor Marc Adam, Associate Professor Nasimul Noman |
| Scheme | Entrepreneurs' Programme: Innovation Connections |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1701123 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
Develop and optimise the Business’s Zambezy Intranet Portal Product$49,227
Funding body: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
| Funding body | Department of Industry, Innovation and Science |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Associate Professor Marc Adam, Associate Professor Nasimul Noman |
| Scheme | Entrepreneurs' Programme: Innovation Connections |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1701124 |
| Type Of Funding | C2100 - Aust Commonwealth – Own Purpose |
| Category | 2100 |
| UON | Y |
Develop a novel IT based 'interactive' customer communications management system (ICCMS)$46,345
Funding body: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
| Funding body | Department of Industry, Innovation and Science |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Warwick Sinclair, Ms Jenny Haidle |
| Scheme | Entrepreneurs' Programme: Innovation Connections |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | G1700754 |
| Type Of Funding | C2100 - Aust Commonwealth – Own Purpose |
| Category | 2100 |
| UON | Y |
20162 grants / $32,536
Automated transport work scheduling product with optimised data handling functionality$16,268
Funding body: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
| Funding body | Department of Industry, Innovation and Science |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Associate Professor Marc Adam, Doctor Ilung Pranata |
| Scheme | Entrepreneurs' Programme: Innovation Connections |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2016 |
| Funding Finish | 2016 |
| GNo | G1601321 |
| Type Of Funding | C2100 - Aust Commonwealth – Own Purpose |
| Category | 2100 |
| UON | Y |
Automated transport work scheduling product with optimised data handling functionality$16,268
Funding body: SOS Technology Group
| Funding body | SOS Technology Group |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Associate Professor Marc Adam, Doctor Ilung Pranata |
| Scheme | Entrepreneurs' Programme: Innovation Connections |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2016 |
| Funding Finish | 2016 |
| GNo | G1700473 |
| Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
| Category | 3100 |
| UON | Y |
20131 grants / $10,000
Intelligent Transportation Planning: Benchmarking of Novel Business Analytics Techniques using the Travelling Salesman Problem as a Test-Bed.$10,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Science & IT
| Funding body | University of Newcastle - Faculty of Science & IT |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Professor Raymond Chiong, Associate Professor Claus Weise, Doctor Rukshan Athauda |
| Scheme | Strategic Initiative Research Fund (SIRF) |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2013 |
| Funding Finish | 2013 |
| GNo | G1401032 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
20081 grants / $6,650
Towards identification of factors inhibiting seamless integrated data access: A health research case study$6,650
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda |
| Scheme | New Staff Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2008 |
| Funding Finish | 2008 |
| GNo | G0187713 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
20072 grants / $150,672
Development of a computer-generated digital patient for teaching and assessment in pharmacy$149,292
Funding body: Australian Learning and Teaching Council
| Funding body | Australian Learning and Teaching Council |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Associate Professor David Newby, Professor Jesse Jin, Doctor Peter Summons, Doctor Rukshan Athauda, Associate Professor Jenny Schneider |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2007 |
| Funding Finish | 2008 |
| GNo | G0188332 |
| Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Commonwealth |
| Category | 2OPC |
| UON | Y |
The 20th Annual Conference of the National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications, Nelson New Zealand, 8/7/2007 - 11/7/207$1,380
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Rukshan Athauda |
| Scheme | Travel Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2007 |
| Funding Finish | 2007 |
| GNo | G0187911 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Completed10
Current4
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PhD | Development of Remote Physics Laboratory for Remote Learning | PhD (Physics), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2023 | PhD | An Intelligent Task Scheduler to Optimize the Quality of Service and Energy Consumption in Fog-Cloud Environments | PhD (Computer Science), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2023 | PhD | Computer Visioning And Artificial Intelligence For Radiology: Challenges, Difficulties And Criteria Successful For Early Diagnostics | PhD (Computer Science), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2023 | PhD | A Holistic Framework to Ensure Data Subject’s Rights in General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) | PhD (Information Technology), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PhD | Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Learning Analytics Intervention Framework | PhD (Information Systems), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2022 | PhD | Online Real-Time Collaborative Audio Mixing: A New Audio Mixing Paradigm | PhD (Music), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2019 | PhD | Design and Evaluation of a Technological-enhanced Lab Environment for a Systems and Network Administration Course | PhD (Information Technology), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2018 | PhD | A CSCL Script-Based Technological Environment to Support Collaboration in Project-Based Learning | PhD (Information Technology), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | Enhancing Open Learning Environments (OLEs) Using Adaptive Technologies and Learning Theories | PhD (Information Technology), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2014 | PhD | Architecture for Security and Trust in Digital Environments (SecuTIDE) | PhD (Information Technology), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2006 | Masters | Applying Data Mining Techniques for Student Data | Info Tech Not Elswhere Classfd, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology | Sole Supervisor |
| 2006 | Masters | Applying Data Mining Techniques for Student Data | Info Tech Not Elswhere Classfd, Unknown | Sole Supervisor |
| 2006 | Masters | Technique for mapping XML Schema into Object Relational Schema | Computr Sc Not Elswhere Class, University of Colombo | Consultant Supervisor |
| 2006 | Masters | Reliable Data Transfer Tool for Large Amounts of Data | Computr Sc Not Elswhere Class, Unknown | Sole Supervisor |
Research Collaborations
The map is a representation of a researchers co-authorship with collaborators across the globe. The map displays the number of publications against a country, where there is at least one co-author based in that country. Data is sourced from the University of Newcastle research publication management system (NURO) and may not fully represent the authors complete body of work.
| Country | Count of Publications | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 42 | |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | |
| United Kingdom | 3 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |
| United States | 3 | |
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Dr Rukshan Athauda
Position
Senior Lecturer
School of Information and Physical Sciences
College of Engineering, Science and Environment
Focus area
Computing and Information Technology
Contact Details
| rukshan.athauda@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | 0249854507 |
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