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Graduation Ceremony Program

Swinburne University of Technology

Monday 8 August 2016, 11.00amFaculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Swinburne Research

Monday 8 August 2016, 4.00pmPathways and Vocational Education Programs Faculty of Health, Arts and Design Swinburne Research

Tuesday 9 August 2016, 11.00amFaculty of Business and Law Swinburne Research



1Swinburne University of Technology | Graduations Ceremony Program | August 2016

ContentsMessage from the Vice-Chancellor 3

History of the university 4

Academic regalia 5

Ceremonial regalia 6

Principal officers of the university 6

University Council 7

Academic leadership 7

Information for guests 8

CeremoniesMonday 8 August, 11.00am 10Ceremony participating officers 11Order of proceedings 11Honorary Doctorate award 12Award recipients 13

Monday 8 August, 4.00pm 22Ceremony participating officers 23Order of proceedings 23Honorary Doctorate award 24Award recipients 25

Tuesday 9 August, 11.00am 32Ceremony participating officers 33Order of proceedings 33Honorary Doctorate award 34Award recipients 35

2 Swinburne University of Technology | Graduations Ceremony Program | August 2016

Message from the Vice-Chancellor

I am delighted to welcome you here for this graduation ceremony.

Well done to all who are graduating today for successfully completing your course. At this time we must also acknowledge the Swinburne academic and professional staff who made your learning experience possible, as well as parents, spouses, siblings, partners and friends whose encouragement has played a crucial role in your success.

Today your graduation allows us to celebrate your achievements. You have fulfilled the requirements of a demanding course of study with focus and discipline and your reward is an excellent education.

Such an education is all the more important today because of the need to respond to a rapidly changing world. Within our knowledge‑based society, many people are engaged in ‘knowledge‑based’ work, across a range of fields and disciplines.

The achievement of high quality education and training positions you to attain greater prosperity and participate more fully in a dynamic knowledge‑based global economy. Swinburne is consistently named as one of the top universities in the world according to the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities. Therefore, I hope you take pride in knowing that you graduate from Swinburne with a high‑quality education, obtained from a world‑ranked university.

I strongly encourage all of you who graduate today to address the new challenges that face your community and make a positive contribution. I urge you to seize these opportunities and help lead our society into a promising future.

At Swinburne we encourage our students to embrace the notion that we are all learners for life. And so, I anticipate that your graduation will not represent an end‑point to your educational adventures. We look forward to welcoming you back to Swinburne in the future, either in‑person or through one of many online learning opportunities, to help you further your knowledge.

We are also delighted to welcome you as Swinburne alumni and will take pride in hearing of your achievements.

I sincerely wish you the very best for the future and, wherever life adventures take you, invite you to stay in touch with your Swinburne community.

Linda Kristjanson Vice‑Chancellor and President


History of the universityThe Swinburnes lived for many generations in Northumberland, in the north of England. In early times, the family owned a castle on the banks of the Swin Burn, the brook of the boars. By 1245 the Swinburne coat of arms was ‘Gules: three boars heads argent’.

George Swinburne arrived in Melbourne in 1886, aged twenty-five. His early days in Melbourne were spent setting up gas plants and bringing gas‑light to the cities and towns. As his business stature increased, he entered State Parliament and became a minister.

Swinburne was established as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College by George Swinburne and the first students were enrolled in 1909, when classes began in carpentry, plumbing and blacksmithing. In 1913 the institution changed its name to Swinburne Technical College, to commemorate the Honourable George Swinburne. Soon afterwards, a boys’ junior technical school and the first girls’ technical school were established.

Following an extensive reorganisation of advanced education in Victoria in the late 1970s, Swinburne was given the power to grant bachelor degrees. The first of these was awarded at a conferring ceremony held on 21 May 1981 at the Camberwell Civic Centre.

In 1992, Swinburne achieved university status with the passage by the Parliament of Victoria of the Swinburne University of Technology Act. This marked not only Swinburne’s distinguished history as a provider of further education, but the beginning of a new period of growth and innovation for Swinburne.

In recent years, Swinburne has progressed to become one of the world’s leading research‑intensive teaching universities and a leader in online education, expanding the educational opportunities available to a new generation of learners.

Swinburne’s emphasis is on high‑quality, engaged teaching and research in science, technology and innovation – teaching and research that makes a difference in the lives of individuals and contributes to national economic and social objectives.

Swinburne holds a unique place among educational institutions in Australia in the link that persists between it and the founder and his family. The conferring of a modification of the family’s coat of arms preserves and strengthens that link.

The arms The basic colours of red and white, and the cinquefoils charged on the shield, commemorate the arms of the Swinburne family.

The crest The demi‑Boar and the cinquefoil perpetuate the Swinburne connection; the book is symbolic of learning.

The mottoThe College of Arms’ translation of the motto is: Achievement through learning.

The flag The basic colours of red and white with cinquefoils.

The mace and the chair In universities, a mace is used as a symbol of institutional authority and it is carried in procession before the Chancellor as a symbolic weapon of protection. The ceremonial items of the office of the Chancellor of Swinburne University were designed by Emeritus Professor Helmut Lueckenhausen, former Pro Vice‑Chancellor, Internationalisation. Fabricated from Queensland silky oak, sterling silver and gold, the mace has eight facets resolving as an open silver finial and crown which contains a carving of the rampant boar from the Swinburne coat of arms. The chair also has eight divisions on the seat and back with an engraved silver boar and the Southern Cross on the upper back. Artists and craftspeople involved in the project with the designer were Ian Higgs, cabinet maker, Geoffrey Dunne, Swinburne design graduate, Sue Wraight, netsuke carver and Hendrik Forster and Marion Marshall, silversmiths. Civic contributions made towards the purchase of these items included the former City of Prahran for the University for the Mace, the former City of Hawthorn for the Chancellor’s Chair and the former Shire of Lillydale for the Chancellor’s Gown.


Academic regaliaThe academic dress worn at Swinburne today is a modification of everyday dress worn by scholars and teachers in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It consists of a gown and a scarf‑like stole or hood, which is a remnant of the cowl that was once worn to cover the head and shoulders to keep off the rain and snow. Trencher caps or bonnets are worn as indicated below, with the tassel down over the left eye and in a vertical position.

The style of academic dress adopted by Swinburne University of Technology is based on that of the University of Oxford.

Honorary doctorate A cardinal red gown with silver grey front and sleeve facings. The hood is cardinal red, fully lined in silver grey and is worn with grey showing on both shoulders. A tudor bonnet with a silver cord and tassel is worn.

Honorary master degree A cardinal red gown with silver‑grey front facings. The hood is cardinal red, fully lined in silver grey and is worn with silver grey showing on both shoulders. A black trencher with a silver cord and tassel is worn.

Doctor of philosophy A black gown faced with chilli red and silver grey. The hood is chilli red, fully lined in silver grey and is worn with silver grey showing on both shoulders. A tudor bonnet with a scarlet cord and tassel is worn.

Professional doctorate A black gown faced with chilli red and the discipline colour. The hood is chilli red, fully lined in the discipline colour, and is worn with the discipline colour showing on both shoulders. A tudor bonnet with a scarlet cord and tassel is worn.

Double master honours degree A black master gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, fully lined with the colours of both disciplines, and laced with a silver braid. It is worn with the colours showing on both shoulders.

Double master degree A black master gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, and fully lined with the colours of both disciplines. It is worn with the colours showing on both shoulders.

Master honours degree A black master gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, fully lined with the discipline colour, and laced with a silver braid. It is worn with the colours showing on both shoulders.

Master degree A black master gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, fully lined with the discipline colour, and is worn with the colour showing on both shoulders.

Graduate diploma A black gown, stole and trencher. The stole is black, lined with the discipline colour, and is worn with the colour showing on both sides.

Graduate certificate A black gown, stole and trencher. The stole is black, lined with the discipline colour, and is worn with the colour showing on the left hand side.

Honours degree A black gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, half lined with the discipline colour and laced with a silver braid, and is worn with the colour showing on the left‑hand side.

Double degree A black gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, half lined with the colours of both disciplines, and is worn with the colours showing on the left‑hand side.

Bachelor degree A black gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, half lined with the discipline colour, and is worn with the colour showing on the left‑hand side.

Dual award A black gown, hood and trencher. The hood is black, half lined with the colour of the Higher Education discipline and the reverse (black) edge of the right‑hand side trimmed with the colour of the Vocational Education discipline. The hood is worn with the Higher Education colour showing on the left‑hand side and the Vocational Education trim on the right‑hand side.

Associate degree A black gown, stole and trencher. The stole is black, lined with the discipline colour, and is worn with the colour showing on the left‑hand side.

Advanced diploma, associate diploma and diploma A black gown and stole. The stole is black, lined with the discipline colour, the right‑hand edge being trimmed with white cloth, and is worn with the colour and white trim showing on the right‑hand side.

Advanced certificate, certificate IV, certificate III and apprenticeship A black gown is worn.

Indigenous stoles A stole in the colours of the Aboriginal Australian flag can be worn by indigenous graduands and staff at graduation ceremonies. The stole is worn under any academic colours, or where there are no academic colours (i.e. certificate and apprenticeship recipients) the stole is worn under the gown.


Ceremonial regaliaChancellor A black gown of English Queen’s Counsel style, with ten gold bands on the sleeves and scarlet satin trimmings on the front, collar and bottom edge of the gown. A black velvet trencher with gold trim on the base and a gold braid and tassel is worn.

Deputy Chancellor A black gown, similar in style and colour to the Chancellor’s, with five gold bands on the sleeves. A black velvet trencher with a gold cord and tassel is worn.

Vice-Chancellor A black gown of English Queen’s Counsel style, with ten silver bands on the sleeves and scarlet satin trimmings on the front, collar and bottom edge of the gown. A black velvet trencher with silver trim on the base and a silver cord and tassel is worn.

Members of councilCouncil members wear a university stole featuring the Swinburne Coat of Arms with the academic dress for their qualifications. The stole is cherry red with an embroidered crest at the base of each side of the stole, and is worn with the colour and crest showing on both sides.

Academic and administration staff Academic dress for their qualifications, or the Swinburne equivalent.

Academic regalia discipline colours

DISCIPLINE COLOUR

Agriculture and Horticulture Brunswick Green

Applied Science Brick Red

Arts Social Science Cranberry

Business Buff

Business Administration Buff/Malachite Green

Circus Arts New Sapphire

Design Marina Green

Education Cream

Engineering Saxe Blue

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Sky Blue

Health Science Cerise

Information Technology Tangerine

Multimedia Citrus

Sustainability Heliotrope

Technology Royal Blue

Doctor of Philosophy Chili Red/Silver Grey

Principal officers of the university

ChancellorMr Graham Goldsmith, BBus(Acc)(SUT), FCPA, FAICD, FFin

Deputy Chancellor Mr Anthony Mackay AM, BEc, BEd(Mon), MA(EcEd)(Lon), FACEL, FACE, FIPAAV

Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Linda Kristjanson, BN, MN(Research)(Manitoba), PhD(Arizona), GAICD

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost Professor Jenelle Kyd, BSc(Hons)(UNSW), DipEd, PhD(Newcastle)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development) Professor Aleksandar Subic, PhD(Belgrade), FIEAust, FSAE, FIEF, CMech

Deputy Vice-Chancellor and CEO Swinburne SarawakProfessor Janet Gregory, MA(Melb), MSW(LaTrobe), PdD(Swin)

Vice-President (International and Students) Mr Jeffrey Smart, BA(Hons)(Melb), MA(Mon)

Vice-President (Engagement) Mr Andrew C Smith, DipEd(Melb), BBus(RMIT), BAppSc(Phillip)

Vice-President (Corporate Services) Dr Andrew J Smith, BSc(Hons), PhD(Melb)

Vice-President (Strategy and Business Innovation)Mr Stephen Beall

CFO and Vice-President (Finance and Business Analytics) Mr Andrew Field, BBus(Acc)/BBus(Comp)(RMIT), FCPA

Head Corporate and Government Affairs Mr Andrew Dempster, BSc(Hons), LLB(Hons), GradDip LegalPrac(ANU), MMgt(Macquarie)


University Council


Deputy ChancellorMr Anthony Mackay AM, BEc, BEd(Mon), MA(EcEd)(Lon), FACEL, FACE, FIPAAV

Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Linda Kristjanson, BN, MN(Research)(Manitoba), PhD(Arizona), GAICD

Chair of the Academic SenateProfessor Chris Pilgrim, BScEd(MCAE), GDipAppSci(CompSci), MAppSci(InfTech), PhD(SUT), GAICD, FACS

CouncillorMr Andrew Dix, BCom(Melb), FCA, CMIIA, GAICD

CouncillorMs Geraldine Farrell, BSc, LLB, LLM(IP)(Mon), GAICD

CouncillorMs Kirsten Mander, LLM(Melb), FAICD, FGIA, FRMIA

CouncillorMs Vi Petersen, BCom(Econ)(Melb), GradDip CorpFin(SUT)

CouncillorMs Renée Roberts, BA(Swin), MAppFin(Macq), FINSIA, GAICD

CouncillorMr Alan Schwartz, AM BEc LLB(Hons)(Mon)

CouncillorMr David Singleton, BSc(Hons)(Nottingham), MEngSc(Melb), FAICD, FIEAust, FICE, MPIA, FATSE

Academic leadership

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and ProvostProfessor Jenelle Kyd, BSc(Hons)(UNSW), DipEd, PhD(Newcastle)

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Quality)Professor Chris Pilgrim, BScEd(MCAE), GDipAppSci(CompSci), MAppSci(InfoTech), PhD(SUT), GAICD, FACS

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Programs)Professor Duncan Bentley, BA/LLB(Cape Town), LLM(London), LLM (Corp&Comm), PhD(Bond)

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning Transformations)Professor Michael Keppell, BHMS(Ed), BEd (PG)(Qld), MEd, PhD(Calgary)

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Student Advancement)Professor Glen Bates, BCom, BA(Hons), MA(ClinPsych), PhD

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Future Manufacturing)Professor Geoffrey Brooks, BEng(RMIT), BA(SUT), PhD(Melb)

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research and Research Training)Professor Bernadine Van Gramberg, PhD(Mon), MSC, BSc(Hons), GDipDispRes&JudAdmin, GDipIndRel(Melb), LLB, GDipEd&Teach(VU)

PVC (International Research Engagement & Development)Professor Ajay Kapoor, BTech&MTech (IIT BHU), PhD(CU)

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Development, Innovation and Commercialisation)Professor Matthew Cuthbertson, PhDChem, MIntPropLaw, FTSE, FRACI, FAICD, FAIM

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Performance and Development)Professor Alan Kin‑Tak Lau, PhD, CPEng, CEng, RPE, FIMechE, FIMMM, FRAeS, FHKIE, FIED, FIEAust

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Policy and Impact)Professor Beth Webster, BEc(Hons), Mecon, PhD

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Quality)Professor Qing‑Long Han, PhD, BSc Meng

Executive Dean, Faculty of Business and LawProfessor Michael Gilding, BA(Hons)(ANU), PhD(Mac)

Executive Dean, Faculty of Health, Arts and DesignProfessor Scott Thompson‑Whiteside, BA(Hons), MA, PhD(Melb)

Executive Dean, Faculty of Science, Engineering and TechnologyProfessor John Wilson, BE(Hons)(Mon), MSc(California), PhD(Melb)

Executive Director, Pathways and Vocational EducationDavid Coltman, BA(Otago), MEd (Hons)(Massey), MPA(VU Wellington)


Welcome to Swinburne University of Technology. The following information is provided to help ensure the comfort, safety and enjoyment of all guests during the graduation ceremony. Please take a moment to read it prior to the ceremony.

• All guests should be seated 15 minutes prior to the ceremony starting time. The ceremony will run for approximately 90 minutes.

• Ushers will show you to the guest seating area and can provide you with information, assistance and advice.

• Guests are asked to remain in their seats for the entire ceremony. When the academic procession enters the venue, guests and graduates are asked to stand and remain standing until after the singing of the National Anthem.

• Our graduation custom is that each graduate is applauded as their name is announced. We encourage all guests and graduates to join us in following this tradition.

• Please note that the ceremony will be photographed and videotaped.

• Please ensure all mobile phones are turned off during the ceremony.

• In the event an emergency evacuation is announced, please follow instructions and exit the venue promptly under the directions provided.

Information for guests


Monday 8 August 2016 11.00am


Participating officers


Vice-Chancellor and PresidentProfessor Linda Kristjanson, BN, MN(Research)(Manitoba), PhD(Ariszona), GAICD

Executive Dean, Faculty of Science, Engineering and TechnologyProfessor John Wilson, BE(Hons)(Mon), MSc(California), PhD(Melb)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development)Professor Aleksandar Subic, PhD(Belgrade), FIEAust, FSAE, FIEF, CMech

Order of proceedings

The Academic ProcessionMusic Processional

The audience is requested to stand as the procession enters the auditorium.

The National AnthemThe audience will sing the Australian National Anthem. The words are printed inside the back cover.

The audience will sit when the Presiding Officer is seated.

The OpeningThe Chancellor, Mr Graham Goldsmith, will open the proceedings.

The Presentation of AwardsThe Chancellor, Mr Graham Goldsmith, will present the awards.

The Student ResponseMr Iain William Bauld will deliver the student response.

The Charge to GraduatesThe Vice‑Chancellor and President, Professor Linda Kristjanson will deliver the charge to the graduates.

The Closure Master of Ceremonies, Professor Chris Pilgrim, will close the proceedings.

The audience is requested to remain standing as the procession, joined by the new graduates, leaves the auditorium. The audience will leave the auditorium via the exit doors.

Music Recessional

Refreshments will be served.

Master of Ceremonies

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Quality) and Chair of Academic SenateProfessor Chris Pilgrim, BScEd(MCAE), GDipAppSci(CompSci), MAppSci(InfoTech), PhD(SUT), GAICD, FACS

Mace Bearer

Manager, Student FinancialsMr Cordell McGuire, BDes(IndDes)(RMIT)

MusicMusic provided by Mr David Connolly (Piper)

Monday 8 August, 11.00am


Honorary Doctor of Engineering


Mr Ross PillingRoss Pilling is a respected industry leader with a successful track record steering businesses through periods of rapid change including start‑ups, post‑merger integrations and business transformations. He brings an international, multi‑cultural perspective to leadership.

He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgy and Materials Science) from The University of Liverpool, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Administration from Cranfield Institute of Technology and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Ross’s career has been built upon a strong belief in the importance of an advanced manufacturing industry for a balanced and healthy economy, and consequently the broader community. He understands the importance of innovative, science based industries and especially chemistry, to a sustainable future. He believes that business leaders have a responsibility to speak out on important issues and is a regular contributor to conferences and business forums on the topics of manufacturing, chemistry, sustainability, STEM education and youth engagement.

Ross has extensive experience in highly regulated chemicals, manufacturing and service industries across Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and the UK. He is also familiar with customer industries, including agriculture, coatings, construction, mining, personal care, home care, health and nutrition.

Ross applies qualities of integrity, credibility and a passion for progress to strategic governance efforts.

From 2008 until his retirement in June this year, he was Chairman and Managing Director of BASF (Australia and New Zealand). Immediately prior to this role, he was Managing Director of BASF Asia Pacific Service Centre in Malaysia with responsibility for establishing a shared services centre to deliver HR, Finance and IT services to 60 BASF companies in 16 Asian countries.

He has made a significant contribution to Australian industry, particularly in the manufacturing sector in his role as Deputy National President of Australian Industry Group. As a Director of the Plastics and Chemical Industries Association, Ross has played a key role in shaping and driving the future of those industries in Australia. His contribution to the industry has had a lasting impact on the sustainability of Australian based chemical manufacturing.

He has also been a strong advocate for Australian research capabilities, demonstrated through BASF’s investment in collaborative research, including through the Cooperative Research Centre for Polymers of which he is a Director. In recognition of these contributions, Ross was made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering in 2015.

Ross has been married to Julie for 36 years, they have two adult sons and two granddaughters. He is a keen golfer with a range of community interests in arts, education, science and technology.

Ross’s contributions to the advanced manufacturing industry, and his association with Swinburne are most aptly recognised through this Honorary Doctorate.


Award recipientsFaculty of Science, Engineering and TechnologyGraduates for awards will be presented by the Executive Dean, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Professor John Wilson.

Associate Degree in Engineering

Matthew Shane KroneAlexander John Rohde‑Handasyde

Bachelor of Applied Information and Communication Technology

Rhys Jarrod Moerenhout

Bachelor of Aviation

Amir AsadyKepert Simon Jeffrey

Bachelor of Aviation/Bachelor of Commerce

Yasemin CencikHuy Manh Dao

Bachelor of Aviation (Management)

Anthony Thomas CorneliusJianming Ismail KayKarel Dev KurupOwen Thian Koon LowJohn PaulCarlos Paolo TolentinoLai Wei

Bachelor of Aviation (Management)/ Bachelor of Commerce

Daniel James Eastwood‑WhitakerKavin Marl KarawdeniyaTegan Lee McCawKim Tien Robin Nguyen

Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering)

Saeed Alotaibi

Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical) (Honours)

Saeed Alotaibi

with creditChristopher James Chong

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)

Haw Ran ChenJeyaruban Logendren

with lower second class honoursMutlu AtalayKaihong Zhao

with upper second class honoursAakash Pathak

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)/ Bachelor of Business

Carlo Andrea Iemmola

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)/ Bachelor of Commerce

with third class honoursJeison Andres Barrera

HernandezDamien ChristouSamuel Zumbo

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours)

Ergun AktepeJimmy NgoReza Vahdani

with creditImesh Maduranga BattagodaLevi Judah de PyleLe DuWilliam Marshall McMahonAndrew James NewsomeVeasna SokCheuk Hon TangAtoosa TowzihianVillarroel Labbe Gustavo Andres

with distinctionJessica Rose AldridgeKayne Andrew AllenGurbinder Singh ChhinaAnthony Sean DoyleAdrian Jiang Yie LeeFang Lim Chenjie LinPhuc Hoang NguyenTien Dat NguyenNguyen Duy QuangSaudah SaibJinhao Zhang

with high distinctionShin Hau BongSamuel James BullenGaganpreet Singh Kataria

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours)/Bachelor of Business

Ashkan MazloomiJonathan Wong

with distinctionChathumini Canchana MallawaAnil Thayalan

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

Aljohani Mohammed Lafi MIsuru Weerasinghe Weerasinghe

Arachchillage

with third class honoursMadawa Sudarshana Gu

Kosgodage

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic) (Honours)

with creditMatthew George NelsonMark Juei Hong Chin

with distinctionCarla Ciavarella

Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Computer Systems)

Syed Taha Hasnain

Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Computer Systems) (Honours)

with creditHimashi Mandrakini Ratnayake

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)

Xudong LuNitika VaishnavMarco VracaTimsuren WanichaTao Xie

with third class honoursSameeran GhoshLouis Christian Johnson

with first class honoursBrett James HumphreyEricko Nilies Tyo Lim


Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)/Bachelor of Commerce

Tony Thai HoangLuke Benjamin McClelland

with lower second class honoursDuc Tung Nguyen

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Honours)

Fahad BokhariJames Zhi Hin TanXu Yang

with creditClaire Louise AtkinsonIain William BauldWallace Yuk Lun HoBen Jack Martin

with distinctionSukhman Singh GillIen KeiPreet Inder Singh JoharThong Quang NguyenWong Wai Hong

with high distinctionJean Thomas Li Kwet Young

Li Mow Chee

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Honours)/Bachelor of Business

with creditJamie Christian Albanis

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Honours)/Bachelor of Commerce

with distinctionIsaac Huan‑Hsun Chan

Bachelor of Engineering (Robotics and Mechatronics)

Stuart Jerzy MilesMichael Phillip Molloy

with third class honoursLouis King Dinn Wong

Bachelor of Engineering (Robotics and Mechatronics)/Bachelor of Commerce

Thio Eric Adiputra Tresno

Bachelor of Engineering (Robotics and Mechatronics) (Honours)

with creditLiyanage Bawantha ShakyanathAnton Telehin

with distinctionMeerub Ali Akbar

Bachelor of Engineering (Robotics and Mechatronics) (Honours)/Bachelor of Computer Science

with creditMatthew Ryan HannahRhys Jayden Hill

with distinctionJoel Clifton D’Rosario

Bachelor of Engineering (Robotics and Mechatronics)/Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Software Engineering)

with third class honoursAndrew Norman Staunton

Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology

Jiun Keat AngRyan James BradleyZenghui ChenHong Viet DoDahlin Harry D’SouzaWilliam Sheridan Cody HamiltonBrendan John HuntAndrew Wei Min LowSteven MacDavid James McCarthyJuan Mey NakyDi MiaoBenjamin Alun MonroOmoniyi Adebayo OlawoagboWin Min OoTelge Yamindri Natasha PeirisMohammed Faisal M QabbaniWing Lam SoJamie Ross StevensAkmal ThotawatteNimesh Eranga WatapaldeniyaPestheruweliyanaralalage

Shehara Ann Cooray Wijewarnasuriya

Derrick YuenZhao Danqing

Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Games Development)

June Rhodes

Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Network Design and Security)

Vandana Asok BabuSolomon BuiVarlin James DuncanDanny Alexander Gomez UlloaFuad Hassan Mohamed Ali

KeynaanJohn William HumphrysPeter Yianni

Bachelor of Science

James Edward LawrieMadeline Thurley Van Dongen

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Louis ApelShaun GietmanElleni Lysikatos

with upper second class honoursStephanie Florence BevacquaMarie Kym Horsburgh

Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)

Anil ChaudharyGabriella Emmie FarrugiaThamali Madushika Kattange

Arachchilage

Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)/Bachelor of Commerce

Michael Peter HopcroftDenver Paige Linklater

Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)

Esra Husna BozanIrshad SharifLachlan James Stone

Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)

Eden John BeavisAndrew James Woollard

Bachelor of Science (Games Development)

Chahat Narang

Bachelor of Science (Professional Software Development)

Mark Andrew McInnes

Graduate Certificate in Construction Management

Cameron McKenzie



Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Management)

Queenie Jun GuanMaddison Paige SheppardJohn Reed Turnbull

Graduate Certificate of Engineering (Civil)

Puthpisey Kry

Graduate Diploma of Aviation (Human Factors)

Colin James Lichtwark

Graduate Diploma of Aviation (Management)

Pui Shio Min

Graduate Diploma of Construction Management

Diana Lorena Raigoso Cardenas

Graduate Diploma of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing Technology)

Lady Cecilia Garzon Fernandez

Graduate Diploma of Information Technology

Stephanie McDonald

Graduate Diploma of Risk Management

Joseph Zacchary McArdle

Master of Aviation (Management)

Eric John David CharlierDonaldson KentStewart McNaughton

Master of Construction Management

Golshiryan KhashayarFrank Tri Tin NguyenBinh Hoang Nguyen

Master of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing Technology)

Xiaoyan Liu

Master of Engineering (Civil)

Chen Zhen FengCun LiuArio NourfardiNiva PradhanStanley Azhari Luate Wani

Master of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic)

Bandar Mohammed A Aleyydi

Master of Engineering Science (Advanced Manufacturing Technology)

Ashish Madhura Ashok Sreeram BalasundaramColin CharlesVenkata Vinod Kumar InampudiVinoth Joseph Arul RajKhushmeen Kaur JudgeKarthic Kiren Kovai Maharajan

SreenivasanTharshan KuhaseelanAkshay KumarTiju Mathew ThomasBala Kumaran NagaswamySachin Maheshbhai PatelKetankumar Maheshbhai PatniSudeep RoychoudhuryJawad SabirBasant SharmaSarabjeet SinghGautam SundarSukan Krishna Sundararajan

Master of Engineering Science (Civil)

Jatinder Huy Quang TranJiajie WangPeng Yuan

Master of Engineering Science (Electrical and Electronic)

Ammar Mansoor Mahdi Kamoona

Amir Khoshnevis AnsariArqoot ManandharKaushik RanganathanSagar SainiHarpreet SinghAvinash SrijayaAbdullah TahirIgnacio Javier Torres Gutierrez

Master of Engineering Science (Network Systems and Telecommunications)

Kamsana BalabaskaranPratibh BistKetan GautamDuy Hung NguyenNgoc Hung PhamOshadi Vasundara Ratnasekera

Master of Information Technology

Amos Yong Jian AngSanjay Singh RathoreKen Tama SantosoTruong Sinh VanXiaoyang WangSukrut Rasiklal WarkariWeijun Zhang

Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing)

Kuljeet KaurSamim AhmedMohammad Zubair AlamManikandan Arani Suresh KumarRyan ArsennaPrabash Ranga Kumara

AthukoralaSunit BelbaseSoumyak ChatterjeeDickens FernandoLaxmi GaneshVikas GopalaRahul Chandreshkumar GuptaKalhara Jayashanka Herath

MudiyanselageHilmy HinzanEswar Prasad IyerAmit Bajirao JadhavJohn AmalMarian Nishita John BoscoDavis Nayagam JuliusAshish KaliaCaleb KantepudiSanjeev KarkiJasleen KaurBehram KhanKrishnamoorthy NageshwaranNaresh KumarSuraj MaharjanVignesh Kumar Munuswamy

DayanandamChin Siang OoiGeoffrey Nikhil PaulPiedad Del Rocio Pena GuerraJeeva Prasath RajarajanShane Damiean Oliver

RajasingheThakshila Damayanthi

Rathnagoda BaranadugeAjanthan RatnakumarSatvir Singh Satvir SinghVishakha SinghGursharnbir SinghHemant SinglaDanya Sundar RajanJashwanth VenugopalRajiv Yadav



Master of Risk Management

Darren Matthew Angelo

Master of Science (Biotechnology)

Qurrat Ul AinMaria Carlota Bello PerezShanelli Tania MendisKaushalya Jayawardhana

Panana GamaralalageYu Wei Tan

Master of Science (Network Systems)

Hosni AdnanNader BanaieAkash Sushil BelaniHector Octavio Dulcey PerezNavaratne Bandara HerathAakshi JainKamalesh KaliappanAbhilash Reddy KantuYamini Chandra KanukuntlaPouya KoushandehfarRanbir MittalNavjot KaurNguyen Kien DuyDuc Duy NguyenJuan Pierre Nino HernandezCuong Thinh PhamNarendiran RamasamyDon Koshitha RanasingheAnand Swaroop Rathan KumarHardik Hasmukh SanchalaVignesh SaravananBamdad Shahidi HaghighiAnkit SharmaMuhammad Luqman ShoaibLuis Enrique Silva DuarteNandan Dayashankar SinghEmad Hassan F Sinnary

Master of Technology (Civil)

Dan Yu

Master of Technology (Information Technology)

Sreekanth Varma AayilyamSachin BhandariHamida Hafiz BharwaniBhuiyan Muhammad Omar

SharifJuan Carlos Bothia MesaWei Yee DingHira FatimaKeira Ann HodgkisonLohith KudithiGen LiSmitha ShanbhagGagandeep SinghSivasithamparam SivaranganVinun Piyawadee

Master of Technology(Civil)/Master of Construction Management

Nawshad AdnanSyed Muhammad Imran AliShreyas Rasik ChaniyaraSatwik KotamreddySyed Adil Raza NaqviNoman NisarMohammed Asim PatelTien Dat PhanKaruppiah RamakrishnanAbdulla Bahameed Shaikh

Master of Science (Biotechnology)/Master of Science in Leadership (Global Leadership Program)

Wan Ting Loke


Swinburne Research Swinburne has consistently pursued a policy of ensuring quality and critical mass by investing resources in areas of research concentration. Swinburne actively encourages and values its international and industry connections which enrich and enhance the research efforts and careers of our academic staff and students alike.

The PhD graduands listed below have each made a valuable contribution to Swinburne’ and their respective fields of research.

Graduates for awards from Swinburne Research will be presented by the Deputy Vice‑Chancellor (Research and Development), Professor Aleksandar Subic.

Doctor of Philosophy

Afsana AhmedThesis title: Molecular simulation study of gas storage and separation by novel micropore architectures

Dr Ahmed’s research investigated new branch of porous materials for gas storage and separation. Success in designing new impregnated porous materials has meant that the work has received widespread international recognition, commercial interest and scholarly publications.

A S M Ayman AshabThesis title: Mechanical response of aluminium honeycombs under indentation and combined compression-shear loadings

Mechanical responses of aluminium honeycombs were investigated by experimental and numerical analyses to study the effect of strain rate, relative density and loading angle on the deformation mechanism and crushing behaviour. An empirical formula was proposed to describe the relationship between the tearing energy per unit fracture area, and the relative density and strain rate for honeycombs subjected to indentation. Crushing envelopes of honeycombs were proposed for different loading angles, relative density and loading velocity. Dr Ashab’s study will enhance the use of aluminium honeycomb not only as lightweight material but also as energy absorber in different manufacturing industries.

Marziehalsadat BarghamadiThesis title: Electrochemistry and speciation of sulfur/polysulfides in ionic liquid-based lithium sulfur batteries

Lithium‑sulfur batteries have the prospect of replacing current lithium‑ion batteries due to their higher energy storage capability and reduced environmental impact. The solubility of discharge products, polysulfides, and the associated side effects on the performance are influenced by the electrolyte of the battery. In Dr Barghamadi’s study the stability and transport properties of these polysulfide ions were investigated in room temperature molten salts or ionic liquids electrolyte. It was observed that the stability of the polysulfide intermediates and recovery of sulfur during the charging cycle was greatly improved compared to the commonly used organic electrolytes, which lead to better capacity retention during battery cycling.

Maksym BernykThesis title: Galaxy and black hole co-evolution in synthetic galaxy catalogues

In Dr Bernyk’s thesis a model of galaxy formation was built and added to a newly developed online virtual observatory infrastructure. The galaxy model included a new physical description of active galactic nuclei jet feedback and its evolution. Mock observations were constructed with the virtual observatory and compared to real observations to study the properties of AGN. These mocks make predictions for upcoming galaxy surveys and can be used to interpret past survey results and other theoretical work.

Arafat Ahmed BhuiyanThesis title: Computational modelling of biomass co-firing and slag formation under air/oxy-fuel combustion in furnaces

Biomass fuels are treated as CO2 neutral energy source which can be co-fired with coal to decrease the total costs of power production. Utilization of these fuels increases the possibilities of slagging and fouling risk. To better understand and thus improve the design for co-firing and slagging in wall-fired furnace, Dr Bhuiyan developed a computational model for predicting the co-firing scenario, emission level, slag formation mechanism under air/oxy-fuel conditions. The research predicted that 20% biomass can be co-fired with coal in industrial power plant. The pollutant emissions can be significantly reduced by using oxy‑fuel combustion technique which provides equivalent heat transfer performance.


Sergei ChichinThesis title: An open market for trading cloud services

The cloud computing model allows computing resources to be provided and accessed as services. That model has been widely accepted, and the increasing number of providers and consumers are forming a large‑scale marketplace of cloud services. Dr Chichin’s thesis investigates the problem of automated cloud services trading where the primary resources, ie cloud infrastructure, are offered in a similar way to the trading of other utilities between buyers and sellers. In this work, single‑sided and double‑sided market mechanisms for trading homogeneous and heterogeneous cloud services were designed, and their economic properties and the overall efficiency in theoretical and experimental investigations studied.

Scott Arthur DanielThesis title: Experiences of lecturing

Dr Daniel’s thesis argues that the most effective target for teacher professional‑development initiatives is lecturing practice, and that such programs will not succeed if they ignore academics’ beliefs and experiences of lecturing. In this research, the effectiveness of active learning lecture techniques was established in the novel and abstract context of electronics. Then the focus turned to the lecturer, where surveys and phenomenographic interviews were used to characterise lecturers’ different experiences of lecturing. The thesis also offers novel methodological reflections and insights, for example by articulating the phenomenographic analysis process in unprecedented detail, and by applying for the first time an innovative framework to argue for the validity and reliability of the study’s findings.

Elisa Jane HayhoeThesis title: Coprophilous fungi from koala faeces: a novel source of antimicrobial compounds

New antimicrobial compounds are urgently needed to respond to increasing resistance to antibiotics and antifungal agents. Fungi harbour a tremendous capacity to produce diverse and complex bioactive chemicals that can be developed into new drugs. Coprophilous fungi thrive in the highly competitive environment of faeces and, compared to other groups, remain a minimally explored biological niche. Dr Hayhoe’s research involved the identification of 31 fungi from koala faeces, preparation of fermentation extracts, screening for antimicrobial activity and identification of active compounds. The thesis broadened our knowledge about coprophilous fungi from koala faeces and provided evidence that they produce antimicrobial compounds.

Snehal Rajendra JadhavThesis title: Detection, subtyping and control of Listeria monocytogenes in food processing environments

Dr Jadhav’s thesis focussed on developing rapid and robust methods to detect and subtype a serious foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes from different foods and food processing environments. A mass spectrometry based approach, much more rapid in comparison to the currently available platforms was developed to detect the pathogen and discriminate it at the strain level. The thesis also investigated the use of essential oils as surface disinfectants to control the growth of this pathogen in food processing environments.

Mehdi KorkiThesis title: A novel approach to sparse signal reconstruction and noise reduction

Dr Korki’s thesis presented efficient algorithms for sparse signal reconstruction, which has a variety of applications, eg in MRI image reconstruction and wireless communications. Using the developed algorithms, the impulsive noise in wireless communication has been eliminated and this enables the user to communicate more signals and utilize more bandwidth. The developed algorithms have also been used for MRI image reconstruction, which significantly improved the quality of the MRI image. This, in turn, facilitates the disease diagnosis such as cancer detection.

Marcus Graham LinghamThesis title: Probing unitary Fermi gases locally with Bragg spectroscopy

Gases of lithium atoms are trapped and cooled to 30 billionths of a degree above absolute zero using laser cooling techniques. The nature of the gas is now described by quantum mechanics and highly dependent on the interactions between particles. Of particular interest is the behaviour of the gas when atomic collisions are resonantly enhanced, as this may provide insight into outstanding problems in high‑energy, nuclear and condensed matter physics. Dr Lingham’s research observed the formation of a pair‑condensate in a resonantly interacting gas using Bragg spectroscopy and showed that it occurs simultaneously with the phase transition to a superfluid.



Sanga Monthatipkul Thesis title: Facial impact protection for cyclists

Dr Monthatipkul investigated protection materials for use as a wearable mask for cyclists. The mask aimed to reduce the risk of severe facial injury due to a fall while minimising risk of brain injury. The concept design of the mask has been proposed. The test procedure and equipment have been developed. The results imply that the risk of severe facial bone injury has been significantly reduced whereas the risk of irreversible brain injury is insignificant. The results contribute to the designing a better and safer mask and the benefits go to the cyclists and the bicycle and the mask industries.

Reiza MukhlisThesis title: Analysis of spinel materials for aluminium smelter applications

Aluminium is produced through an energy‑intensive Hall‑Heroult process that has significant impact on the environment. The impact is mainly due to the necessities of high heat loss needed to form frozen‑ledge to protect cell from corrosion. Dr Mukhlis’ study explores the potential use of nickel‑ferrite and aluminate, and magnesium‑aluminate spinels, as ledge‑free sidewall materials that may reduce the energy demand and carbon footprint of Hall‑Heroult process. This includes fabrication of the spinels, thermodynamics and kinetics analysis, corrosion testing, and interfacial study of electrolyte‑spinel‑aluminium systems. New sidewall designs that utilises these spinels were proposed and experiments on joining the spinels has also been conducted.

Syed Haider RizaThesis title: Mechanical characterisation of high strength alloys produced by laser assisted direct metal deposition

Laser assisted direct metal deposition (DMD) setup provides an opportunity to create solid, porous and composite structures from high strength metallic alloys. These can be used as coatings, foams and as highly stressed components. Dr Riza’s research presents an in depth investigation on the utilisation of DMD process to develop parts from high strength steel alloys and enhance the range of application of DMD beyond repair and coating. The work includes extensive study of the mechanical behaviour of solid and porous parts developed on DMD under static, dynamic, severe wear and fatigue loading conditions. The research outcomes fulfil several research gaps in the characterisation of laser generated high strength steel parts and are endorsed by a number of publications in highly reputed journals.

Shabnam SabahThesis title: Droplet generation in oxygen steelmaking

In oxygen steelmaking, high speed oxygen jet hits the bath of molten iron and droplets are formed. This droplet generation is an important phenomenon for optimization of the steelmaking process. Dr Sabah’s research clarified our understanding of droplet formation, looked into the effect of waves on splashing and provided better technique for estimating the droplet amount.

Nirali ShahThesis title: Effects of low intensity ultrasound on human mesenchymal stem cell responses for tissue engineering applications

Stem cells are the specialised cells capable of generating into various other cell types. Mechanical stimuli such as low intensity ultrasound is cost-effective, non-invasive and can be applied in vivo. The effects of low intensity ultrasound parameters on amniotic membrane derived mesenchymal stem cell proliferation and differentiation into smooth muscle cells were investigated in Dr Shah’s thesis. Because smooth muscle cells are a necessary component of tissue engineered vascular grafts, the study represent important steps towards this practical application.

Arif Moinuddin SiddiqueeThesis title: Effect of tip geometry and crystallinity on two photon excited luminescence and laser scattering of single gold nanorods

Dr Siddiquee’s thesis investigates the intrinsic radiative features of gold nanorods using linear and nonlinear spectroscopy. Direct, independent measurements of two‑photon action cross sections (TPACS) of single gold bipyramids, hemispherically capped cylindrical nanorods and dumbbells, which have increasing radius of curvature at the tip, are measured and compared per same aspect ratio and volume. The study also performed nanometer precise investigation on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) mediated scattering and two photon properties of electron beam lithography (EBL) fabricated gold nanorods, and locally estimated the damped plasmon phase shift due to the metallic adhesion layer induced plasmon damping.


Milica StojmenovicThesis title: Your reputation precedes you: the influence of expectations on usability and visual appeal in a web environment

Dr Stojmenovic’s work examined the impact of written and verbally set expectations on an individual’s visual appeal and usability appraisals. User reviews, textual ads, and other written means influence a person’s judgment of website visual appeal and usability the most when they are implemented in conjunction with verbal cues, such as word of mouth. Moreover, expectations were also found to influence how much we struggle with a website – with lower expectations causing more usability struggles. Changing a user’s expectation of a website can increase their liking of its appearance and allow them to use it with more ease.

Syed Ashraf UddinThesis title: On the influence of the host galaxy in supernova cosmology

In cosmology, we use Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) along with other probes, to study the evolution of our universe. In Dr Uddin’s thesis, it was shown that the host galaxies of SNe Ia can change their luminosities, which can bias cosmological results. The work also showed how to obtain better standard candles by studying SNe Ia in different host galaxy types. The work is important for the current and future supernova surveys in reducing astrophysical systematic in supernova cosmology.

Md Azim UllahThesis title: Study of optical drive systems for two-photon optical data storage

Dr Ullah’s research involved the investigation and advanced development of an optical drive system that can enable high density optical data storage to fulfil the present data storage demand. By integrating gold nanoparticles inside the optical disc, and developing a compatible drive system, Dr Ullah was able to improve the present data storage capacity. The work has provided the significant tools and techniques for academic and industrial researchers who are seeking future innovative nanotechnology enabled optical drive system.



Monday 8 August 2016 4.00pm




Vice-Chancellor and PresidentProfessor Linda Kristjanson, BN, MN(Research)(Manitoba), PhD(Arizona), GAICD

Head of Department, Trades and Engineering Technology, Pathways and Vocational EducationMs Sharon Rice, BEd, GradCertEd(Lship), MEd(Lship&Mgt)(RMIT)

Executive Dean, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design Professor Scott Thompson‑Whiteside, BA(Hons), MA, PhD(Melb)

Dean, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, Arts and DesignProfessor Janet Hiller, DipSocStuds, BA(Psych), MPH(Hebrew), PDF, PhD(John Hopkins), FPHAA

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development)Professor Aleksandar Subic, PhD(Belgrade), FIEAust, FSAE, FIEF, CMech








The Student ResponseMs Caitlyn Elaine Shiel will deliver the student response.


The Closure Master of Ceremonies, Professor Glen Bates, will close the proceedings.


Music Recessional



Pro Vice-Chancellor Student AdvancementProfessor Glen Bates, BCom, BA(Hons), MA(ClinPsych), PhD

Mace Bearer

Manager, Student FinancialsMr Cordell McGuire, BDes(IndDes)(RMIT)


Monday 8 August 2016, 4.00pm


Honorary Doctor of Design

Monday 8 August, 4.00pm

Mr Graeme BaseAustralian children’s author Graeme Base was born in England and moved to Australia with his family at the age of eight. He attended Box Hill High School and Melbourne High School, before graduating from the then Swinburne Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Arts (Graphic Design) in 1978.

He worked in advertising for two years and then began illustrating children’s books, gradually moving to writing them as well. His first book, My Grandma lived in Gooligulch, was accepted by the first publisher he sent it to.

Graeme has become one of the world’s leading creators of picture books. His incredibly detailed alphabet book Animalia received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986 and has now sold more than three million copies. The book has also inspired an animated TV series, has its own iPad app and is the first offering in a digital education program called The Graeme Base Educational Suite.

Other popular books by Graeme include The Eleventh Hour, The Sign of the Seahorse, The Discovery of Dragons, The Worst Band in the Universe, The Waterhole, Jungle Drums and Uno’s Garden. In 2007 Uno’s Garden was shortlisted for several major awards and was winner of the Young Australian Best Book Award – Picture Book Category; Green Earth Book Award; Book of the Year Awards – Lower Primary Category; and the Wilderness Society Environment Award – Picture Book Category.

In 2001, The Sign of the Seahorse was adapted as an opera with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

His first novel for young readers, TruckDogs, was shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards in 2004.

In 2009 Graeme produced the beautiful and challenging book Enigma.

In total he has published 18 children’s books and one novel.

Graeme’s books have made a significant contribution to children’s literature internationally and have been widely adapted.

Graeme’s contributions to the community, and his association with Swinburne are most aptly recognised through this Honorary Doctorate.


Award recipientsPathways and Vocational EducationGraduates for awards from Pathways and Vocational Education will be presented by the Head of Department, Trades and Engineering Technology, Ms Sharon Rice.

Certificate IV in Bookkeeping

Antonetta Shortal

Diploma of Business

Arnel Jude Biclar Carmen Elise LeeBarry Chung Hing WongPeta‑Kylie Feain

Diploma of Business (UniLink)

Emmanuel Jehan FernandoYinglin GouBao Chau HoangXiaochun LanNgoc Anh NguyenQuynh Lien NguyenHai Ly NguyenJennifer Salazar SalazarTiorentina TiorentinaThi Thien Thanh TranArunprakash Velu

Diploma of Design (UniLink)

Liam Anthony de NardisKhanh My Duyen DinhNgoc Thanh Huong HaElla Kathleen HickieAyu Devita KrisantiChia‑hung LuChristopher OttenFransisca Widjaja

Diploma of Digital Media Technologies

Rachel Anne Said

Diploma of Engineering (UniLink)

Hamid AkramyJason Daniel FernandezMy Van LeDavin Yonathan LilloCharles Peter Louis NoskeDeep Jayeshkumar ShethSaugat ShresthaMathisha Narthakie Mudalige

Thammahetti Mudalige

Diploma of Events

Martina Ibrahim

Diploma of Graphic Design

Grace Jean Maree Pyke

Diploma of Information Technology (UniLink)

Uvin Vinsuka Amarathunga Amarathunga Arachchilage

Vasu AroraRohit DewanjeeCong NieNinad Jigarali Panjwani

Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration

Jennifer Lee

Diploma of Justice

Indiah Marais

Diploma of Library and Information Services

Adrian Stephen Thomas

Diploma of Marketing

Maria Surace

Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2 Nursing)

Dale BurnhamBarbara Ellen JentjensAmanpreet Kaur

Diploma of Screen and Media

Olivia Elizabeth Sheilagh Farrell

Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural)

Boutros Jeitani

Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology – Electrical

Arif AmiryPatrick Nyagato

Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology (Robotics and Mechatronics)

Andy Sofyan

Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media

Anastasia Saputri Yules

Faculty of Health, Arts and DesignGraduates for awards from the Faculty of Health, Arts and Design will be presented by the Executive Dean, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Professor Scott Thompson‑Whiteside and Dean, School of Health Sciences, Professor Janet Hiller.

Associate Degree of Health and Community Care

Lisa Mary MazzoneSafi Ludunge Nakabasa

Bachelor of Arts

Hayley Margaret GriffithsChristopher David HoughtonZoe Emily HuntleyNatalie IlievskiSean Justin KwokGrace Elizabeth McNivenJarrod David NashShanae Yvonne PasturaLesley Gabrielle PianellaChristine Fumiko SuvoltosSiobhan Grace ThompsonEdward Brady Williams

Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Luke David HerbertSamuel James McKay

with upper second class honoursDaniel John VanderPluym

with first class honoursSarah Catherine Hanley‑Jones

Bachelor of Arts (Digital Media)

Harry PowellMichael David Withers

Bachelor of Arts (Games and Interactivity)/Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Software Engineering)

Aaron James RichardsThien Thai Tu

Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)

David Charles CarterJulia MurfeyWilliam David RyanRuth Marietta ThomasKarlee MacIna Elaine Ventre

Bachelor of Arts (Media)

Elliot ConteEmily Matilda Russell JonesRobyn Laura Wainman

Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communication)

Meaghan Jade CullenNicholas James DurhamAdrian Michael GrossiThomas Raymond HutchinsLana Grace PeggieEbony Kate RattleMichael John ReddyKristian StojanovZoe Roxanne Thomas

Bachelor of Arts (Politics and Public Policy)

Sam Sofos

Bachelor of Arts (Professional Writing and Editing)

Janice Anne Farrell

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

Holly Kristine BrewerAlexandra Lara FenechAnthony John FreemanEmily Patricia Howard Caroline Jane LanderRoxanne Fiona MartinJessica Leigh McCoachGabriel Whitton NewnhamChantelle Jayde O’Neill

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Forensic Science)

Rachel Georgina BowenFarah FaiqBen Matthew HudsonClaire Louise McMahonElyse Jennifer Nash‑Ferry

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Sport Science)

Kaitlyn Lea MarrinerElise Margaret Rivett


Bachelor of Arts (Sociology)

Julianne Le Tran

Bachelor of Behavioural Studies

Tammy Diane CantwellLinda ColeIva Ellis‑JonesShirlee Elizabeth FistonichStacey GleesonRenee Monique GorsuchMarie Gregory FouquesJanine HockleyKirsty LearyKatrina Maree NoelLorraine Janice PlayfordJanine Margaret PoutMadison Claire Tuckey

Bachelor of Behavioural Studies (Psychology)

Hayley Rebecca BallRebecca BestBelinda Renae BoneKatherine de HaanMikayla DisanayakeJessica DuffyChloe FaulknerMartelle FordMelanie GouldChelsea JonesDeborah LeedsJoanne McRaeAndrew MuirSarah O’DayShaun James O’SheaMichele Gai RibbonLuci RussellDanielle Paige SidotiGemma Azriel Sylvester Keech

Bachelor of Communication

Glenn Peter CorvaTegan Kathleen McNeill

Bachelor of Communication (Advertising)

Lucy Madeline BlattIsabella Maree BranidisJia Ying ChewLilybet Belinda HoltHugh Lanphier‑WalshLia Estelle TokatlidisEmma Jayne Wilkinson

Bachelor of Communication (Media Studies)

Jeanette BonniciTherese CenitiHelen Angela PickSara RidleyRuby SwannAngie TassakosCostas TheodoulouDianne Wallyn

Bachelor of Communication (Public Relations)

Caitlin Josephine Ahne‑HawleyMartha BrowningEmily HaChloe Angeline JureskoBridget McCueFreya OlsenAlexandra Palacios‑Trewick

Bachelor of Design (Communication Design)

Alison Paige AmsterdamSamuel James AndersonCheng Koh BongDane BruceKye CampbellAnthony Thomas ChadwickWansi ChenSu Jen ChuaBenjamin Dale DriscollPeter David FlanneryShan GaoLouise Annette GertzelZihui GongCorey GriggRohan James HillFandi Jufri KhorRachel Ziqing LeongRyan Michael McKenziePedrum NajafzadehTracy Hong NguyenJames Willem O’BrienTravis William O’DellBojan PajdicSamantha Joanne PereiraKiran Marlon RaszkaVenessa Louise RobinsonSusanna Claire RoseGraham SunderlandYvonne Xue Wen TanJane TasakooThomas Maxwell VincentGeorgia Alexandra WaltersAndrew WebbEva YapYen Chang XinJulia Hannie Zulkifli

Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) (Honours)

Christiana Hadjiyianni

with first class honours Amy Jade Prell

Bachelor of Design (Communication Design)/Bachelor of Business

Tamara BouzoMark Emmanuel BrownJohn‑Victor BurtonJamie Fox RobinsonDouglas Robert SedunaryCaitlyn Elaine ShielNatasha Vatsilas

Bachelor of Design (Digital Media Design)

Sylvio Chrisko AbishaYvan Charles CamilleHannah Patricia FaulksGareth Mark HarrisonNicholas James InglefingerHuy Minh NguyenAlexandre Edward NutmanThomas PaulJun Han SuBrandon Yunn Jinn TanAliriza Caner YavuzLiella Jeanette Velasquez

Bachelor of Design (Digital Media Design)/Bachelor of Business

Samuel FowlerJanet Lim

Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)

Ayman AbdoYeong Hann BoomVan Dung BuiChristopher Leanders FajarJeremy Daniel GueitJia Hao RuanOlivia Christine SouwTerri Anne WatlingYan Yee Janice Wu

Bachelor of Design (Interior Design)

William Niuk Fee Lam Wai YamHaibo LiuChiratidzo Tamisa MahachiOlzbaatar ChimidtserenTeah Monique Taylor

Bachelor of Design (Interior Design)/Bachelor of Business

Danielle Jayne O’ConnorJessica Ellen Strom

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

Tamara Lea EllisDannielle Joanne FebeyCaitlin Jane JonesParamjeet KaurNicole May LanderMelissa ManarasMary NakhlaCara Elizabeth PriestleyKylie Maree ReevesJessica Anne SinclairKaren Louise StackpoleAlyssa Jade Vellios

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)

Amber Enright

Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Maria AlessiAshlee HodderJessica Jean McCathieNadia MoscatielloKelly PethickSteven Michael RobinsonMilica Simic

Bachelor of Film and Television

Rebeka ArnottBenjamin Bruce CrowleMadison Duffy-BeelAlexandra Meg EganAlice StephensJoseph James Young

Bachelor of Health Science

Carl James AranezStefania BassoAbdulkadir IbrahimMouna Idleh IssackSabrin KalifGabriella Casey KalmsHuey May LoyCaitlin Eve McDonaldEthmadalage Sachinthana

Prasadini PereraOnally Vindya RajapaksaEri SuzukiBrandon Wong



Bachelor of Health Science (Public and Environmental Health)

Emily Paige BurtonJessica Catherine LawlessLina Nguyen Truc Phuong LeMatthew John Leck

Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science)

Onyedikachi Michael AgbarakweZahra AliHashini Sachinthya BoyagamaSarra ByrnsKundai John ChakondaTara NgThao Dan Pham NguyenKimberley Kira PetrovZainab ShakoorNevena VasilijevicVictor Zuasola

Bachelor of Science (Psychology)

Tegan Ashlee Linford

Bachelor of Science (Psychology and Psychophysiology)

Belinda Helen Angela StubbingsAdam Carey Wallis

Bachelor of Social Science

Raymond Alexander AddyBianca Luisa Suzanne ChapmanSamantha Marie Critchley‑DraytonJayne Carmel CurrieClare Isabel HorsfallShamso KamilRehema Nabakooza

Bachelor of Social Science (Community Health)

Marina Kilgour

Bachelor of Social Science (Criminology)

Jaclyn ChalmersTammie Anne GeevesCaroline IvellMarleina KingabyRachel Louise SansoviniChantelle Antoinette Singleton

Bachelor of Social Science (Politics and Public Policy)

Brydie Lea ShacklefordElizabeth Mary Svoboda

Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)

Kayla Leonie‑Erika ArchibaldMilinda Sanjeewa BalasuriyaMitchell John BartleyMichelle BrelazMaria‑Louise CapuzzimatiKirryn ChamberlainBronwyn DearloveLeah Elizabeth DightonDonna Catherine DobrovanskyAbbey Kate DouglasVeronique FilippiniMelissa Kate GarrettTegan GrantTara Jayne HaddockShaani Sonaali JagLauren JefferyRose Victoria JostHeidi Lee KarkCaitlin Helen MasonDaniel Leigh McBrideElizabeth McNallyAsher Paul MeadowsMaree MellettMarian Grace MoloneyEliza MonaghanKirsti Anne NaudeAnna PearsonCharmian Mary PiresDianne Teresa SherwoodJames Anthony SimonLaura Ann Marie SkinnerBree Marie ThompsonSophie WiddupClarissa Wilson

Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology and Forensic Science)

Cassandra Carmen Catalina Brincat

Ryley Andrew JacksonJermaine LeongSharon LinJanine Ann LiversageKyleigh MelroseSamuel William ThiessenFawaz Trad

Bachelor of Social Science (Public Relations)

Shara Jorrizze Higgins

Bachelor of Social Science (Security and Counter Terrorism)

Lily Grace AndrewsPatricia Sue JenningsVesna KaramanNicole Liana KohnCameron Charles MacraeDavid Deng MathiangAbigail Emma MurrayPali Joseph BenjaminBrittany Poole

Bachelor of Social Science (Sociology)

Emma Jane NewshamMark Christopher Pappas

Graduate Certificate in Career Development

Roberta BakoticRachel CarrollScott Gifford Westray

Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (Higher Education)

Ambarish KulkarniCivilai LeckieJanne Anne Elizabeth van

Wulfften PaltheDina WahyuniJo En Yap

Graduate Certificate of Arts (Media and Communications)

Sarah Beth Whitmore

Graduate Certificate of Arts (Writing)

Sarah Ordonez

Graduate Certificate of Social Science (Family therapy)

Esteban Santos

Graduate Certificate of Social Science (Housing Management and Policy)

Lorraine Julie Hutchinson

Graduate Certificate of Social Science (Human Services – Counselling)

Melissa Alice Gunner

Graduate Diploma in Career Development

Alana Fay Birchall

Graduate Diploma of Arts (Media and Communications)

Keith Patrick FordThomas Maxwell Peter Watson

Graduate Diploma of Arts (Writing)

Vivienne Jane Gillman

Graduate Diploma of Design (Design Anthropology)

Julie Elizabeth Hill

Graduate Diploma of Multimedia

Emily Jean Muir

Graduate Diploma of Psychology

Mark Allan Felstead

Graduate Diploma of Science (Applied Statistics)

Sarah Elizabeth Probyn

Graduate Diploma of Social Science (FamilyTherapy)

Joanna Gayle Aldred

Graduate Diploma of Social Science (Human Services – Counselling)

Kelly Mann



Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary)

Nicholas BoffaCansu CamlikSteven Gary CampAmber ChurchNatalie Marie ConboyKate Elizabeth CrillyVioletta DracosStacey GuymerJulie Ann HartiganSandra Mary HillJessica HoweCatherine Mary LangleyRichelle Lee‑SteereLia Kimberley LoweDale Louise MarandaNashwa MarokyCarly McDonaldAmal Helen MikhaelGinger Rose MoyleCatherine Anne PauletCaitilin Georgina Desiree PearceMarnie PowerTrillian RalstonJoanne Elizabeth RossiterAlice SheppardMelinda StuartSandra Tiricola

Master of Arts (Media and Communications)

Rebecca Ann FernandesNeil Stafford

Master of Arts (Writing)

Janelle Elizabeth Thomas

Master of Design (Communication Design)

Katherine AhyickAdrian Ka Chun ChanIdar Nicholas Fogec LokkeboCamilla Tveramo

Master of Design (Design Anthropology)

Talitha Sarah BrownSarah Anne Louise HyneShae Maree QuabbaPaulina Quinonez Gonzalez

Master of Design (Interior Design)

Hooman DehghanYi Ran LiThi My Tuyen NguyenJulia Lauren PayneStephanie Maree Stathopoulos

Master of Multimedia

Alastair Basil Leong Chang TsnLinda Zhang

Master of Multimedia Technology

Chan Keen TatGurpreet Kaur

Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)

Laura Jill BrophySusan Moir

Master of Psychology (Counselling Psychology)

Lisa BartelsDianne Gaye MawbyAmy Claire Redman

Master of Science (Applied Statistics)

Bianca BraunBenjamin Michael CravenOleg Igorevich PetrenkoWilliam Tam

Master of Social Science (Housing Management and Policy)

Anita Rae O’Toole

Master of Social Science (Psychology)

Madison Daniels Stanton

Master of Teaching (Primary)

Suzette CameronCoralie LeongGemma OlsenAinslie Joyce Wickstein






Ali Mohammad Hadi Ali AL-Asadi Thesis title: Data mining in psychological research: the application of statistical and data mining techniques to the anxiety online platform

Dr AL‑Asadi’s thesis applied advanced data mining techniques to the anxiety online platform to investigate pre‑treatment‑assessment, during‑treatment, and post‑treatment‑assessment attritions and predictors, the efficacy of online therapy, and multiple and structural comorbidities. Results help with developing methods for improving engagement with online interventions, and provide for more efficient assessment. Establishing the efficacy of online intervention and the trans‑diagnostic and trans‑treatment applications will have a significant impact on online intervention programs. Establishing multiple comorbidities and comorbidity structure of 21 psychological disorders and their relationships with psycho‑social variables using online assessment is a new area that will have a significant impact on treatment outcomes.

Peter Edward BraceThesis title: Feeling our way to an ecological civilisation

A crisis of knowledge and understanding, stretching back for centuries, has crippled our ability to respond to the current ecological crisis. However, the triadic semiosis of CS Peirce, cast as a common language of nature, supports the development of shared, multi‑voiced narratives that engage our emotions and imagination. These narratives develop into new habits, and the cultivation of personal and societal qualities lead to transformative actions that reflect our reconnection with the rest of nature. An ecological civilisation follows naturally from our feelings of reconnection.

Catherine Lee Bryant Thesis title: From ‘special experiment’ to State specialist language school: The Victorian School of Languages 1935–2015

Dr Bryant’s thesis is a historical investigation of the Victorian School of Languages (VSL), which is a ‘complementary provider’ of language education. It is ‘both a story and a study’ and it utilises a combined research methodology of historical analysis and theory. It draws extensively on primary sources such as archival documents and oral history. It presents a chronological narrative and an analysis of the origins, the growth and the development of the VSL. It uses several theoretical lenses to investigate the way that this non‑conformist school and its subject communities gained and maintained legitimacy in the Victorian education system.

Stephanie Carla Di RussoThesis title: Understanding the behaviour of design thinking in complex environments

The objective of Dr Di Russo’s dissertation is to contribute empirical evidence on the behavior and effectiveness of design thinking for tackling problems in complex environments. This thesis aims to make three contributions. First, it seeks to identify and explore the history and evolution of design thinking to date, synthesizing common definitions. Second, it seeks to contribute empirical evidence on the behavior of design thinking in highly complex environments. Third, the investigation aims to explain the underlying mechanisms that enable emergent behaviors to occur in the design process, contributing knowledge and understanding on how to apply design thinking in complex environments. This research will explore the behavior of design thinking as it tackles complex problems and examine how design thinking shapes, and is being shaped by, complex environments.

Catherine Anne Farrell Thesis title: Footy sheilas: a memoir and exegesis

Dr Farrell’s thesis is about multigenerational fans of Australian football. The artefact is a memoir focussed upon a family that has followed the Collingwood Football Club over five generations. It involves humour, self‑insights, as well as visual and verbal ethnography. The memoir is a family archive of narratives with an Australian narrator’s voice. The academic framework is an exegesis that identifies and addresses a gap in the literature about women football fans with a commitment to a football club. The two elements significantly contribute to new scholarship about narrative discourse, auto‑ethnography and social identity as applied to football fandom and family narratives about it.

Sheriann Sandra HanchardThesis title: Social media information and everyday life in Malaysia

Dr Hanchard’s thesis offers a detailed analysis of social media participation in Malaysia, an important middle income country in Southeast Asia that has been understudied in new media scholarship. Nuances in everyday social media information use are reported across socioeconomic and ethnic groups, referencing debates about differential practices and social inequality. The study contends that social media are inclusive because they are valued by a broad spectrum of groups; although social media are not necessarily information tools for conferring socioeconomic mobility. The study is based on a questionnaire of 400 Malay, Chinese, Indian and English speakers; and content analysis of Twitter.

Karl Barry JacksonThesis title: Assessing player performance in Australian football using spatial data

Dr Jackson’s research introduces a method for determining the best player in the Australian Football League (AFL). All of a player’s involvements in games are assessed using a concept of equity – the expected value of the next score to occur in the game. Players who consistently improve a team’s likelihood of scoring, or decrease the opponent’s likelihood of scoring, are rewarded with high performance measures. A summary of player performance over the past two seasons of games has been adopted by the league as the Official AFL Player Ratings.


Maren Helga KleinThesis title: Leaving the ‘lucky country’? Return migration trajectories between Australia and Germany

Dr Klein’s thesis investigates the development of migratory processes between Germany and Australia since1952 with a focus on long‑term return trajectories. While Australia and Germany serve as reference points in the investigation, the longitudinal approach employed allows for a differentiated exploration of the development and conceptualisations of the phenomenon. The study highlights the intersection and interdependency of macro‑level socio‑political and economic factors and micro‑level decision. By focusing on long‑term return trajectories and conceptualisations, and using a migrant‑centred approach, the thesis illuminates the increase in mobility conceptualisations as one building block in an individual’s biography in an increasingly global world.

Nathan James KotlarewskiThesis title: New product development for Papua New Guinea balsa to improve smallholder livelihoods

The Papua New Guinea balsa wood industry currently has an over‑supply of balsa due to an under‑demand in global commercial markets. Many smallholders rely on balsa cultivation for financial return to support their livelihoods, family and community. Dr Kotlarewski’s research developed a new commercial application using a research‑led industrial design practice process to generate a product design solution in order to demonstrate innovative ways of utilising balsa in new and existing industries to rectify the current over‑supply and under‑demand. The product outcome was an exemplar product that embedded and communicated new knowledge to the field of industrial design research and practice.

Luca MarinThesis title: Migrant activism in Australia: The case of the Italian Federation of Migrant Workers and their Families (FILEF)

Dr Marin’s thesis examines the trajectory of the Australian chapter of the migrant‑run organisation FILEF (Italian Federation of Migrant Workers and their Families), a left‑leaning agency, and its impact on local politics and society, since its foundation in Australia in 1972. By employing previously unknown archival material and oral histories, this study maintains that FILEF’s long‑standing tenet that is its attention on providing a voice and a hand to Italian communities around the world was constantly held over the years. Furthermore, it addresses the characteristics of new and more recent waves of Italian migrants and their quest to integrate into the pre‑existing Italian community in Australia and in more general terms into Australian society.

Helen Margaret McKernanThesis title: Whiteness and policing Vietnamese Australian communities

Dr McKernan’s empirical study explores the effects of whiteness on relations between a predominantly white police force and Vietnamese Australian communities. The study draws on fifty-four interviews with white police officers, ten focus groups with Vietnamese Australian community members and nineteen interviews with Vietnamese Australian social justice workers. The approach links historical constructions of whiteness to the current practices of the state police force and examines the racialisation of communities and other exclusions. The study finds material effects of structural whiteness for Vietnamese Australian communities including reduced access to police services, racialised hierarchies of criminalisation and a sense of not belonging.

Catherine Margaret McMahon OAMThesis title: An investigation into posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth among trauma reporting Australian journalists

Dr McMahon researched the impact of psychological trauma exposure such as violence and disasters on Australian journalists and other media professionals. The research used both statistical methods and interviews to examine posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth outcomes. The thesis provides empirical support that posttraumatic growth is present amongst trauma‑reporting journalists as a general group, and more specifically in camera operators, war reporters, and freelance journalists. The results point to the importance of understanding that posttraumatic experiences are complex and multifaceted, and can include rich life changes of growth post trauma, as well as negative posttraumatic stress impacts.

Diane MurrayThesis title: Printer’s Ink

Dr Murray’s thesis tells the story of Marion Leathem, an Australian newspaper proprietor, through the medium of her letters. Epistolary narrative and historical fiction recreate her life through the connection of self as ‘other’ by allowing psychoanalytic phenomena to filter the writing through the author’s unconscious mind. The exegesis works through the prisms of auto ethnography and historiography to locate epistolarity within the parameters of colonial and postcolonial Australia. The internal dialogue between the subject and the author explores how the psychological paradigms of transference, countertransference, and post memory determine the final artefact through self-reflexive practices and strategies. This work provides new research and resolutions on the use of self‑analysis to produce authentic narrative.

Felicia Shi Hui Neo Thesis title: Social anxiety and memory: the role of social anxiety in the prediction of affective valence of self-defining autobiographical memories and neural differences in working memory

Dr Neo’s research centres on social anxiety and depression based on the DSM-V and analysing how this comorbidity affects other variables like self‑esteem and memory components. Both behavioural and neuroscientific aspects were incorporated into the study by examining the dominion of autobiographical memory via the behavioural trajectory; whilst the course of neuroscientific exploration was routed via the study of working memory processing and utilizing EEG in recording brain activity. It was discovered that social anxiety and depression largely correlated with self‑esteem as expected; and social anxiety specifically had a large impact on both memory components.



Jessica Louise Sharp Thesis title: A dual systems motivational approach to investigating psychological distress among university students

Psychological distress is a serious issue among university students worldwide; a problem linked to poorer academic outcomes and problematic health behaviours. In Dr Sharp’s research, distinctive profiles detailing the goal appraisals and implicit motives associated with 367 Australian university students’ symptoms were developed for five different dimensions of psychological distress. Importantly, these profiles provide insight into the motivational associates of particular distress symptoms prominent among university students. It is anticipated that these findings will better inform interventions targeting both implicit and explicit motivational factors to minimise university students’ psychological distress, which will benefit students, their families and their institutions.

Peter Anthony WalshThesis title: Wicked planning problems and the reform of planning systems: a case study of Sydney

Urban planning is embedded in short term (self‑interest based) argument, directing attention away from very serious longer term challenges like: housing affordability, traffic congestion, city economics, climate change and spatially‑based disadvantage. Emerging international research examines transition pathways for complex urban governance problems like this. Dr Walsh’s thesis translates this work into Australian planning settings. It combines it with planning research, and insights from leading local practitioners, to develop a new process model for planning system reform. The aim is to assist efforts at making planning more concerned about wider society, and future generations, and less driven by today’s loudest voices.

Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology)

Imogen Claire RehmThesis title: Development of a measure of cognitions and beliefs in trichotillomania

Trichotillomania is a distressing psychological disorder characterised by the repetitive removal of one’s hair, causing hair loss. Having long been conceptualised a habitual behaviour, the role of maladaptive cognitions in the onset and maintenance of hair pulling has been the subject of limited research. Using qualitative and quantitative research methods across three studies, Dr Rehm’s thesis investigated the nature of maladaptive cognitions and beliefs in adults with varying degrees of trichotillomania symptoms. Via the development and validation of a related self‑report measure, this study discovered that negative self‑beliefs may be particularly important in the maintenance of trichotillomania.

Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)

Michele Doreen BellThesis title: Perinatal anxiety as a factor in maternal bonding and postnatal depressive symptomatology among mothers of full-term and premature infants

Dr Bell’s thesis investigated the theoretical evidence that maternal anxiety evident in mothers of premature and full‑term infants postpartum may not be abnormal as implied in current research. Drawing on Winnicott’s (1956) theoretical framework this thesis empirically tested data drawn from 260 participants and argued that the prevailing view that motherhood should be free of anxiety is likely to be misleading when investigating the mechanisms that lead to the onset of postpartum depression. It was concluded that following the birth of an infant, maternal wellbeing should be understood within an attachment framework that normalises maternal anxiety which will aid in a clearer understanding of not only the impact prematurity has on a mother’s ability to bond to her infant but also the mechanisms that lead to depression.

Suzette Sarah Goldwasser Thesis Title: Depression, self-esteem and emotion regulation: relationship to attachment style and self-organisation

Dr Goldwasser’s thesis examined how a person’s self‑view and the way they generally approach romantic relationships affects their well-being and the way they manage their emotions. An interesting finding was that individuals with a dismissive relationship style, characterised by being self‑reliant and downplaying relationships, were more prone to depression if they also thought about themselves in terms of compartmentalised positive and negative self‑aspects. On the other hand, having a balance of positive and negative features within each of their self‑aspects resulted in better well‑being for dismissive people. The findings will assist in developing strategies to help people constructively manage their emotions and improve their well‑being.

Simmone PouliosThesis title: Sleep, coping, and vulnerability to bipolar disorder: modelling analyses in a non-clinical sample

Dr Poulios’ project developed and investigated two complex models between constructs that have attracted significant attention in the bipolar disorder literature but had not previously been tested together. Constructs were proneness to depression or hypo/mania personality, motivation, sleep (conceptualised as both trait‑like and state), coping and outcome (mood and wellbeing). Primary findings were threefold: firstly, trait-like sleep can be employed as predictor of vulnerability to bipolar disorder (alongside personality and motivation); secondly, state sleep partially mediated the interaction between vulnerability to bipolar disorder and outcome; and thirdly, mood/wellbeing outcomes can be improved by focussing on coping styles, irrespective of vulnerability to bipolar disorder.


Tuesday 9 August 2016 11.00am




Vice-Chancellor and PresidentProfessor Linda Kristjanson, BN, MN(Research)(Manitoba), PhD(Arizona), GAICD

Executive Dean, Faculty of Business and EnterpriseProfessor Michael Gilding, BA(Hons)(ANU), PhD(Mac)

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research and Research Training)Professor Bernadine Van Gramberg, PhD(Mon), MSC, BSc(Hons), GDipDispRes&JudAdmin, GDipIndRel(Melb), LLB, GDipEd&Teach(VU)








The Student ResponseMs Tanja Schindler will deliver the student response.


The Closure Master of Ceremonies, Professor Michael Keppell will close the proceedings.


Music Recessional



Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning Transformations)Professor Michael Keppell, BHMS(Ed), BEd (PG)(Qld), MEd, PhD(Calgary)

Mace Bearer

Manager, Student HQMs Kathlyn Moynihan, BA(Mon), GrapDipEd(Sec)(InstCathEd), MBA(Deakin)


Tuesday 9 August 2016, 11.00am


Honorary Doctor of Business

Tuesday 9 August, 11.00am

Ms Noel Waite AONoel Waite studied at Camberwell Girls Grammar School until Leaving Certificate. She was accepted as a full‑time student at Swinburne for four years and graduated in Art and Design. She then became a fashion illustrator with KO Geiger, then Myer Melbourne and later a partner in Fashion Art Studio.

When widowed, Noel took over the family Management Consulting Business she had commenced with her late husband and included many creative and innovative ideas. She commenced Womensearch

in 1982 before Affirmative Action legislation in 1984 and added Career Development to the Waite services. This was responsible for attracting hundreds, if not thousands, of women into some personally designed ‘Steps’ programs throughout Australia.

Noel is a highly experienced company director and has chaired many private, public sector and educational boards and committees. Her past directorships include the Public Transport Corporation of Victoria, the State Training Board in Victoria and Chairman of the

Leukaemia Foundation and the International Specialised Skills Institute. She also commenced Women Chiefs of Enterprise International in Australia in 1984 and participated in the International Council in Belgium in 1985.

Noel has personally directed and taken part in extensive career development programs for major companies and institutions in the public and private sectors.

She was the first woman President of the Australian Institute of Management in Victoria and also on the National Board. She has been prolific in her work for career development for executives throughout Australia.

In 1993, she was elected as an Officer of the Order of Australia for ‘service to business and management, particularly for advancing the development of women in management’. Not long after this, she was also awarded the Malcolm Moore Medal by the Australian Institute of Management and has a room named after her in the Victorian offices.

Her first book on career development for women ‘The Gold Within – Creative Careers for Women’ was launched in 2000.

Noel represented the Leukaemia Foundation as a torch‑bearer in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and was inducted into the inaugural Australian Graduate School of Management Hall of Fame at Swinburne in 2006.

She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an honorary Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management

Noel has been personally associated with Swinburne for many years as a student and an alumna.

In March 2016, on International Women’s Day, she was honoured in the Swinburne exhibition for her outstanding achievements and work as a member of the Swinburne community.

Noel is also an accomplished artist and watercolourist, having held ten solo exhibitions and some group shows. She is a past President of the Victorian Artists’ Society and was Vice‑President of the Watercolour Society. Her work is featured in private collections both in Australia and overseas.

Noel’s contributions to the community, particularly women’s professional development, and her association with Swinburne are most aptly recognised through this Honorary Doctorate.


Award recipientsFaculty of Business and LawGraduates for awards from the Faculty of Business and Law will be presented by the Executive Dean, Professor Michael Gilding.

Bachelor of Business

Stephanie McLean AttenboroughMonica AusterberryStacey Deonne Barclay‑SmythHairly BarkerHayley Cherie BessellChristopher BirtchnellBrendan BlackhallSophie Isabelle BrashGeorgios CharizanosWillemina Elizabeth CorrellBo Kristian FalkAnna Christine GambleLauren Leigh GathercoleMadeline GillbanksEmily Heather Jane GlasscockMatthew Philip GouldPaul Anthony Groves‑BerryAisha HabbouchehBenjamin Jeffrey HemmingsTheresa HickmanAngelique KorfiatisLuka KrajncKym KreyMegan LawsRebecca Anne LemmonLee Feng LimJennifer MaherJason John McGrathGeorgia Mae NeylonHanh Hang NguyenSteven PalamarasHeidi PickettDylan PinkardStephanie PringleCarolyn Victoria ReedCarla Rocha‑KaulWendy SargeantsonGrant StutselJessica Lee TedgeRobert Mark TempletonJerry Teck Hao TeoSimone Megan ThompsonNatasha Valerie WallWayne Zhou

Bachelor of Business (Accounting)

Karen AgaranoSyed Ali AhmedMariem Mohammed A Al AliAmbrose JulianJane Rose BoudolohAldrin CantaHayley Jane CantwellQuoc Anh Eric CaoJames Campbell ClarkGalhena Appuhamilage de AlwisSanjaya Nipuna Deshan

DikmadugodageDane Francis EgertonHugo Jose Freitas SaZhuo HanOlivia Rosemary HillJing HuHuang JunMuhammad Azhari IlyasJaved AqsaXinyi JiangDiana KostovskiMinh Anh Thi LeSon Tung LeMohammad Ali LebaschiRui LiNarelle Louise LindsayKevin LoiNilesh MattaSameera Anuranga Fernando

MeringhageSeyed Mohammad Reza

MirghiassiVictoria Ahthithan NgauDieu Linh NghiemMohamed Naseef NihmathullaChamika Dilhan Silva Panadura

LokugeThierry PascalHnin Aye PhyuDavid PieterszHongwen ShenMason John SmithAlla SpectorSudina Evgeniya VladimirovnaSherwood Anthony Brett Than

SummersJoy Zien Ling TanHannah TrethowanLisa TrinhLakshan Udara WickramanayakeCory Jean WoodgerYe Zhao

Bachelor of Business (Accounting and Finance)

Zhi Xin PueSheikh Sabik RaadSiang Wei SimRawzaba TarsisiThan Ngoc TinhJoel ToonTran My LinhTran Phan Phuong Dung

Bachelor of Business (Advertising)

Daniel William HylandChloe Rebecca LambLu LiuToby Sheppard

Bachelor of Business (Business Administration)

Peter AndersonJacqueline Rinaldi

Bachelor of Business (Commercial Law)

Lekan Tunji Junior AwopegbaHuong Giang HoangSharon Rutendo MatashuLuljeta Pacarada

Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)

George William Frederick BauerDaizee Rechelle Nicole BoucherPaternott Aubrey ElvisMonica Van Wynen

Bachelor of Business (Finance)

Asitha BandaranayakaXiao ChenTianlong HuaTeck Seng KhooWilliam MurphyQiu SiweiBoon Thiam TanTran Quoc CuongZhao Xue

Bachelor of Business (Health Management and Communication)/ Bachelor of Management

YuWen ChenZiyu DengQingyuan HuSimin LiYuan LiHui LianYi LiuLan LuYijing LuZihe LuYiwen PengYimei QianZhe QianTingting QiuChuyi WangJia WangYi Xuan WangJiayun WuKefei WuQian WuNijing XieXinyi YuanMengqi ZhangGaojie ZhuHuichao Zhuang

Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

Jessica Salvatrice BascettaKayla Maree BucelloShim May ChiaEmily Karen ClementsHayley Anne DoyleGeorge Norman FletcherRosa Ana Gonzalez IzquierdoAdelina Eva GreenZara Elizabeth HaycroftAlexa JaegerKylie MurrayJanan Ross OgrazdenCassandra Louise PapeScarlett Alexandra Wray‑McCann

Bachelor of Business (International Business)

Zumre AkalanSandra Regina De Oliveira CamposEzequiel Miguel GalloJessica Robyn McDonnellChong Ching NgNur Ariffah Binti UdinThomas Edward WiganAndrew Douglas Williams


Bachelor of Business (Logistics and Supply Chain Management)

Timothy Edward BarnesAdam HakienDaniel Henry HaynesEmily Kate LawsonWala Soliman Omer

Bachelor of Business (Management)

Nicole AdendorffSimone BarbieriColby BauckhamKayleigh BlakemoreKaren BlakemoreDean Alexander BunterUlanda CannonHelen Joan CutajarEmily Alex DiconiAmy GrayYehia Mostafa HasanenRoss Brett HeidemanAnthony Sunil HiraGrace Katherine Rivere KnoxNgiik Jiang LawSandra LimJessica McGrathWilliam MitchellDeshani Vimukthika MoraesChloe Alys Deanna MorganRoshanara NahemDominic Christopher NolanEmily Kate RandallAshley Clare RobertsScott Stephen RichardJarryd Damien StanleyDaniel Peter SmithJarryd Damien StanleyMaria StathisKun Shen TeeMatthew TreleaseMatthew Hulley Van der

WesthuizenNguyen Thanh An VoAmy VondrasekKylie Elizabeth WhiteEmma Jean Witte

Bachelor of Business (Marketing)

Kayley Maree AbbottAlana Louise BarattoKatie BowkerBui Dung TienKieran James Rockett BurnSivan Claire CarmodyHarilaos ChasapisCheng YangAdarsh ChikkerurJulia Chu‑Lee Chong

Cameron Peter CollinsDanniella DangRoss David FergusonElliot Darcy GreenMark HannemannColby Robert HeppellAnnika KaranKristina KatsoutasZoe LoukopoulosSuzanne Gracie Joan MalliaElla Rose McDonaldCameron John McMahonLachlan Vaughan MitchellJustin Michael MuchaVan Thuy NguyenAlessandra Emma Monika

RiebolgeJack James RobinsonAshleigh Jade SchroenTaylor Joel SmithNicholas James SmithLutfiye TahseenBelinda Louise Tupou

Bachelor of Business (Public Relations)

Seazin J AndrewsStephanie Louise CampbellAmy Joy ClayVictoria Annesley DawsonPetra Camille SawickiMatheu Alexander Wright

Bachelor of Business (Sports Management)

Claire BurgessJackson Robert ForbesRyan Anthony ForsythAndrew Thomas HerbertRobert McAndrewReihana NathanChantelle Paul

Bachelor of Business (Tourism Management)

Maavee AhmedBriony Megan Valentine Langdale

Bachelor of Business Administration

Jayden Daniel FerraroHanhui HuangMadeleine Paige Mc CoubreyNatalie MeilakCourtney Marie O’Farrell

Bachelor of Business Information Systems

Duc Trung BuiAravind Nathan PatinathanJacob John Westley

Bachelor of Business Information Systems/Bachelor of Commerce

Christina Georgia EvangelouCampbell Sutherland MurphyMatthew David Pourhag

Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Professional Communication

William James Thornton‑Smith

Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Social Science

Corey Alysha Rose Page

Bachelor of Commerce

Rhys Matthew BurgherMohamud HusseinRyan Mitchell Moss

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

Mahfuza BegumBrooke Louise BrunnerJie DengBrendan Joseph DoidgeArran Connor Douglas‑AuldShabnam Fathollah ZadehLee FloydDanushka Prasad Gunarathna

Hatha KapuralalageNalinda HettiarachchiUmair JavedHui Juan KangLiam Mitchell KennyKumar VarunGeorge Phillip KyriazisSai Huui LeeJia Hao LiDhanushka Angammana

MabaranaConnor Patrick Mc CaffertyConrad Niam McDonnellMarcello Edward McNamara‑

PalmaStephanie Fleur MuldearyNguyen Ngoc Yen BinhTharindu Ranchalana Silva

Francisku HettigeEden Victoria StoicosDiem Le TienSanjeewa Thanushka

WanigarathneXiang Zhou

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance)

Michael James BruceHayden Mitchell CarrLinh Nhu DanhLuke Thomas HargraveLachlan Charles JowettPrathap KailasanathanWee Han LeeNathaniel Michael William LucasJatheesh MohanDasith Sarinda NanayakkaraDoan Bao Ngoc NguyenThi Nhung PhamChristopher David RaeBenjamin Michael SwantonAngelie Marie TamayoAmelia VaraeiLydia Ling Kooi VongJoshua Chan Weng Yip

Bachelor of Commerce (Commercial Law)

Luke James GuglielminoAlicia Rose MamoJack Daniel MarshAndrea Marie Mizzi

Bachelor of Commerce (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)

Chanwit RerkarunGrace Elly Richards

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)

Julie Au‑YeungBenjamin James BeckerlegSean DanielsDavid Kienhon GiangJack Vincent LewinChang LiuEnza Venuto

Bachelor of Commerce (Human Resource Management)

Giacinta CaioneRaelene Louise D’NettoElise RennieThilini Nayantara Samarasekera

Bachelor of Commerce (International Business)

Michalee BeitzJames Alexander StevensonMurtaza TorkamanyarDaniel Laurence Vinicombe

Bachelor of Commerce (International Business)/Bachelor of Arts (Japanese)

Valentina Deev



Bachelor of Commerce (Management)

Salem Ahmed BasulimanDavid HelalBaden Yves KerambrunAmanda Joan MundyPhillip NguyenThomas John Elliott

Pickering‑GrausAdam David Robinson

Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing)

Jiaying ChenAlistair Francis ConnFraser Grahame HamiltonGerard LadigesClaudia Janine LoritschKelly Elise RothelTimothy William SmithJessie Zhou

Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Arts (Japanese)

Joshua David Hemming

Bachelor of Information Technology

Steven Paul Beecher

Bachelor of Technology (Information Systems)

Lynette BlacklidgeAgbeje Daniel EimonyeDamien EmmersonMathew HallorinaFallah Tafti MohammadPeter James RobinsonPatrick James Rooney

Graduate Certificate in Social Impact

Annie Patricia Belcher

Graduate Certificate of Business Administration

Kate Rebecca AllportDaniel Paul BaynesJohn Patrick William BellevilleMaria Andrea Dugtong

Graduate Certificate of Business Management

Abdullah Khalid I AddeweeshThamir Fahad AlshamaryJoshua HallAlexandra VasiliouAndrew Gregory Wheatley

Graduate Certificate of Business Management (Executive Administration)

Meghan Elizabeth Beattie

Graduate Certificate of Business Management (Organisational Leadership)

Dalyse CarterMihai GaneaMzwakhe James MpingaEdwina OostergetelCarl Bevan Roberts

Graduate Certificate of Business Management (Project Management)

Christopher Robert AmptSandra Sue May Thompson

Graduate Certificate of Business Management (Risk Management)

Louise Margaret ArcherLauren Elizabeth Marchant

Graduate Certificate of Commerce

Janet Scott

Graduate Certificate of Commerce (Human Resource Management)

Faisal Jamal M AlqadhibChantelle Aimee CurzonErsilia FiniMarie Kathleen MuirKieran Anthony O’KeefeJanine Rodrigues

Graduate Certificate of Commerce (International Business)

Abdulaziz Abdullah Alsalamah

Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Alistair Ian ChisholmIvonne Milano

Graduate Certificate of Finance and Banking

Martine Alma BothaRhianna Fursdon

Graduate Certificate of Management Studies

Amanda Ellen Reeves

Graduate Certificate of Marketing

Isabella CardilloMichael McCracken

Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting

James PotipharMushfiq Wahed

Graduate Diploma of Business Management

Eak Kourng LimHeather Margaret Morris

Graduate Diploma of Commerce (Human Resource Management)

Eleanor Elizabeth Jenkins

Graduate Diploma of Information Technology Business Analysis

Jenishmon AbrahamDaniel Stephen Kilby

Graduate Diploma of Management

James Christopher Andrew Parke

Graduate Diploma of Marketing

Yasmine Joanna Alcide

Master of Business Administration

Scott David DuncanJohn Frederick Alexander HigginMatthew Luke MonaghanVijayanand RamalingamLeanne Therese Russell

Master of Business Administration/Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Roland Pavel HavrilaKathy MajdlikPoornendu TyagiJason Webster

Master of Business Administration/Master of Strategic foresight

Mudassir ArifPaula Juliana Pedraza ToscanoJesus Rodriguez SerraTanja Schindler

Master of Business Management

Amanda Leigh GormanAndrew LoaderHumsa Najjar

Master of Commerce

Susan CampbellSuzena DardasCameron Allen Main

Master of Commerce (Human Resource Management)

Abdulaziz Abdulrahman A Alsaleh

Jessica Anne AntolovichRezaur Rahman AwwalMonique Peta BatemanMatthew Robert BriggsSeet Meai ChongDarren ClancyBenjamin Kin Sheng GoonMelanie Desiree KleinothZheng LiuMaarja MaasikamaeeMarie Anais QuetelMary Diahanne Kathleen Yan

Lam Heung

Master of Commerce (Integrated Human Resource Management)

Sucheta Nagendra

Master of Commerce (International Business)

Fahad Ghazi H Bin MulafikhJohn Warwick Callander

Master of Commerce (International Business)/Master of Science in Leadership (Global Leadership Program)

Erika Maria Beiner LimaThi Bach Phuong HoDieu Minh Tam NguyenThanh Tuan Nguyen

Master of Commerce (Marketing)

Melissa Joy Oxley

Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Peter Robert John BarnetThi Huong DangAdrian Paul Misiano






Master of Business (Research)

Thi Anh Thu TranThesis title: Do commodity prices affect exchange rate differently in developed and developing countries? A comparative study of OECD and ASEAN.

Dr Tran’s thesis indicates that there is a considerable difference in relationship between commodity prices and exchange rate in OECD and ASEAN commodity-exporting countries. The difference is explained by the differences in exchange rate regimes, ability to expand the natural-resource sector, and level of financial openness between the two groups of countries. It is expected that on the way to achieving the ‘developed country’ status, the relationship between commodity prices and exchange rate in ASEAN countries would become stronger. This thesis also gives some policy implications for ASEAN countries in the management of commodity prices and exchange rate during the transition period.

Master of Finance and Banking

Thomas George FogartyKarthik MenonSanjana SrinathQianru Wu

Master of Finance and Banking (Advanced)

Ngoc Anh Tu Nguyen

Master of Human Resource Management

Nur Alina Abdullah@Colliner Anak Gohe

Gustian DuraniJulina HoAsmawaty @ Siti Asmah Binti

Ahmad

Master of Information Systems Management/Master of Business Administration

Simon MacLean Janssen

Master of Information Technology Business Analysis

Maria Alessandra Cucina NavarroYannick Shirendra LawrenceAshitha Tavanappanavar

Sunilkumar

Master of Information Technology Project Management

Faisal Saleh H AlsamidaNubia Carolina Gutierrez UrbinaBairom Tosusu

Master of Marketing

Rodney John BrennanAndrew CocksThi Tra My DoanThi Kim Quyen HaPatrick John LevyHannah RistevskiHuy Quoc VuSinyi Yang

Master of Practising Accounting

Samad AbdulMudhara Kalanika

AddarapathiranageMuhammad Adnan AliAmrit Preet Singh BhamraAditi BoparaiChen WeiDo Nhat MinhNhu Trang DoHasan FayyazUdugampolage Anton Thilina

Chamith FernandoDilshan Raminda HeratNiranjala Piyangani Perera

Jayasuriya ArachchigeSree Rathna KandalaGurpreet Kaur

Ahmed Hussain KazimPramod Kumar KumaranRui Xi LingMin LiuOshadi Lakmali LiyanaarachchiGnei Rasheeda MuthaliphThi Thanh Nhan NguyenTae Min ParkRaina PoddarMingzhu QinDanuka Thushara Samarakoon

Rathnayaka MudiyanselageNamitha Ravi JosephJasmine SetiaLingjie ShiAnkita SoodVishakan SuntharamurthyTran Thi Hai YenDieu Huy TranMeenu Mariam VargheseMario Anthony VinacciaLu WangManosha Isuri WarnakulasooriyaWijesekara Mudiyanselage

Thushari Dimuthu Kumari Wijesekara

Master of Professional Accounting

Astrid Del Pilar Amado SotoCharlotte Ruth BroadheadXiaohua CaiSunita DabasAdrian D’ApranoTuan Nguyen LamThi Thuy Tram Le

Thi Thanh Thao LeTao LinXi LiuThi Hoang Thanh MaiTanya Louise MisiurakNona NaraghiHai Linh NguyenThi Xuan Huong NguyenTran Vu Anh NguyenNaruenun SayannikroteSandeep Singh SidhuTiffany SieYiyun SunAmirnezam TadayonLe My TranAn‑Yuan TsaiJinli TuXinli WangXinxin WangXingyu WangDuo XuYuchen Zhang

Master of Professional Accounting/Master of Science in Leadership (Global Leadership Program)

Sun Peng‑Chi

Master of Technology (Business Systems)

Anthony FitzpatrickFeng HeStephen Jeffrey RoseKylie Wright



Sumangala Dharmapriya BandaraThesis title: The influence of power and information sharing on supply chain relationships and a firm’s operational performance – perceptions of organic fruit and vegetable growers

Dr Bandara’s study investigates the influence of organisational power and information sharing on the outcomes of supply chain relationship. This in turn impacts supply chain performance and operational performance of growers in the organic fruit and vegetable industry. Findings reveal that sharing of valuable information between supply chain partners improves satisfaction, collaboration, trust, commitment and the firm’s operational performance. On the contrary, the punitive nature of strategies and actions adversely impacts the firm’s operational performance. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by developing a three‑stage unique conceptual framework incorporating information sharing, power, relationship determinants and a firm’s operational performance.

Nakarin ChalapatiThesis title: Human resources capacity building in Thailand: Government responses to the impact of skill labour shortage on economic development

Thailand’s development progress is described as being stuck within the middle income trap, with its causes directly linked with the shortage of skilled labour that enable the transformation of economic activity. Dr Chalapati’s thesis directly engages in this topic, exploring historical policy responses and future actions that may be implemented by the Thai government to support human resource capacity building that will unlock future economic development. In doing so, this thesis identified critical factors for future policy initiatives of Thailand, including policies for engaging substitute and migrant workforces, and redirecting educational and training agendas to supply an appropriately skilled talent pool.

Lee Evan GlezosThesis title: The emergence of an organic food market in Australia: an economic sociological approach

Drawing on economic sociology, Dr Glezos’s thesis provides the first major exploration of how the market in Australian organic food initially emerged from the early 1980s. The research tracks several key organisational projects, that were primarily driven by the sustainable agriculture movement, and geared toward transforming mainstream food production away from the conventional chemical‑based model. The findings suggest that these projects gained enough legitimacy with key stakeholders, such as state departments, farmers and consumers, to establish an alternative market niche, but the broader project of mainstream acceptance was significantly limited. In large part this was due to a counter‑mobalisation from a coalition of entrenched market players with interests in continuing conventional agriculture. Actors such as the chemical industry deployed extensive resources to reaffirm the status quo, albeit one that accommodated organic food as a marginal member.

Shane Michael MilroyThesis title: Measuring the performance of Australian politicians: an exploratory study

The objective of Dr Milroy’s research was to understand the issues involved in measuring the performance of Australian politicians. Evidence from two surveys and a number of interviews with current and former politicians revealed that political performance is subjective. Political performance includes both political outcomes and public approval while different measures of success apply in different contexts. Politicians contend that the differences between each constituent’s, stakeholder’s and politician’s needs, beliefs, values and political views, even within the same political party, makes it difficult for others to accurately assess their performance, creating high levels of conflict, secrecy and ambiguity.

Hong Quan NguyenThesis title: Human resources capacity building in Thailand: Government responses to the impact of skill labour shortage on economic development

Dr Nguyen’s thesis adopts a stakeholder approach to justify the rationale that the performance of public sector commercial banks in Vietnam could be evaluated on the basis of the performance auditing criteria established by performance auditors. The employment of quantitative methods using confirmatory factor analysis, in combination with the results from the qualitative study, the study proposes a comprehensive performance measurement framework with 23 individual measures incorporated into four discrete performance dimensions. The findings also indicate the likelihood of the resulting performance measurement framework to be used as auditing criteria by auditors at the State Audit Office of Vietnam.

Erabaddage Ayoma Gayathri SumanasiriThesis title: An examination of business leadership in Sri Lanka: cultural modelling of sustainability leadership

Dr Sumanasiri’s research investigated sustainability leadership of Sri Lankan managers. Sri Lanka is a developing nation that aspires to achieve sustainable economic development. Managerial perceptions for sustainability help to achieve sustainable economic development. The diversity of sustainability definitions, issues, significance and strategies are found to be context-specific. The research tested and developed an integrated cultural model to explain what constitutes sustainability leadership among Sri Lankan managers. A cross‑sectional survey was conducted among Sri Lankan managers, the data analysed and implications for practice and knowledge identified.

Denny ThomasThesis title: The impact of networks on the innovation value chain of technology small and medium enterprises

Dr Thomas’ research explored how formal and informal networks of technology small and medium enterprises (SMEs) impact their innovation value chain. This study looked into the constraints faced by technology SMEs in Australia for their innovation and how networks contribute to their innovation process and firm outcomes. The findings from this qualitative study using 21 case studies suggested a positive influence of networks on innovation, and thereby on firm’s financial, growth and performance outcomes. The practice implications include the identification of the significance of networks in the innovation of resource constrained SMEs.


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. remain curious and open to new learning and new experiences

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Vice-Chancellor’s Charge to Graduates

Australian National AnthemAustralians all let us rejoice,

For we are young and free;

We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;

Our home is girt by sea;

Our land abounds in nature’s gifts

Of beauty rich and rare;

In history’s page, let every stage

Advance Australia Fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing,

Advance Australia Fair!

Congratulations! Completing your qualification is a major achievement. You’re now part of Swinburne Alumni.

Swinburne Alumni is the bridge that connects our graduates to each other and the university post study. It fosters networking opportunities, provides opportunities for professional development and celebrates the achievements of Swinburne graduates around the world.

Swinburne Alumni benefits include:. invitations to university-wide events

and activities. opportunities to network with fellow

Swinburne alumni and colleagues worldwide

. ongoing access to Swinburne’s Centre for Career Development

. discounted access to Swinburne library

. discounted courses with Swinburne Industry Solutions and Executive Education

. Alumni eNews

. various deals and discounts from commercial and independent providers.

Membership is automatic to all Swinburne graduates and is as simple as keeping your contact details up to date.

Further informationswinburne.edu.au/alumni [email protected] +61 3 9214 8705

In conferral of your award I ask you as graduates of Swinburne University of Technology to strive to:

. practise the University’s values of integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation, sustainability and respect for diversity

. seek positive and creative ways to engage with and serve your communities

. remain curious and open to new learning and new experiences

. use your knowledge, talents, skills and passion to encourage a better future for the global community.

Vice-Chancellor’s Charge to Graduates

Australian National AnthemAustralians all let us rejoice,

For we are young and free;

We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;

Our home is girt by sea;

Our land abounds in nature’s gifts

Of beauty rich and rare;

In history’s page, let every stage

Advance Australia Fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing,

Advance Australia Fair!

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Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 August 2016

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