University Of Technology Sydney Research Articles

From image to identity icon: Discourses of organizational visual identity on Australian university homepages

This article explores how universities construe organizational identities and engage digital audiences through images on web homepages. Combining visual content analysis and a discourse-analytic approach informed by social semiotics, I interpret the discourses of identity in 400 images from organizational homepages of four top-tier public universities in Sydney, Australia – University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, University of Technology Sydney, and Macquarie University. Based on the social semiotic interpretation of images, I identify eight identity icons, each deploying a combination of semiotic resources to represent a specific organizational identity. The analysis suggests that universities prioritize featuring people, which results in an augmented sense of social presence on the homepage. Lastly, four identified strategies for digital audience engagement in images – proximation, alignment, equalization, and subjectivation – point to how these are instrumental in representing university life as both individual and shared experiences.

Developing authentic assessment through open educational practices

This Pecha Kucha presentation will showcase The Adaptable Resources for Teaching with Technology (ARTT) project journey, emphasising partnerships, open educational practices (OEP), and a collection of learning activities and authentic assessments. Background to the ARTT Collection In higher education, academics comprise both formally trained educators and those who rely on their own teaching practice. The latter often navigate through their experiences, relying on trial and error, intuition, and muddling through situations to articulate and justify their teaching choices (Echempati, 2023; Lund, 2016). While the teaching practices honed by experienced academics through years are highly valuable, they often remain overlooked and underutilised. This project seeks to address this void by providing a platform to share practices and resources in a collaborative and accessible way. What is ARTT? The Adaptable Resources for Teaching with Technology (ARTT) (LX.lab, 2023) collection was launched by LX.lab from The Institute for Interactive Media & Learning (IML) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in 2019. ARTT’s focus is on enhancing student learning experiences through the pedagogically sound use of technology drawing on authentic teaching practices from within UTS and other higher educational institutions. Resources are developed into practical solutions that are easy to adapt by other educators in different teaching contexts. As an open collection, the resources within ARTT are accessible, reusable and adaptable by any academic seeking to enhance student learning experiences in a technology enhanced learning environment. How is ARTT collaborative? The ARTT collection has been collaboratively developed by a team of learning designers and curriculum developers, resulting in the capture of a diverse range of learning activities and assessments, all derived from high-quality teaching and learning designs. ARTT promotes diverse perspectives and innovative approaches to learning, fostering openness and empowerment among contributors. The complexities of education, particularly in the assessment sphere, have increased, emphasising the need to partner intentionally with students, academics, faculties, external industries, and communities to broaden the scope of these resources (Krause, 2023). This collaborative partnership, rooted in OEP, guarantees the preservation of authorship and upholds the integrity of the artefacts. How is ARTT used? The collection is hosted on the UTS website, comprising two distinct sections: learning activities and assessments. These resources are thoughtfully organised, commencing with clear objectives, followed by detailed, step-by-step implementation instructions for educators. Additionally, each resource provides estimated time commitments for both teachers and students, outlines the required technologies for effective implementation, and includes supporting evidence from the literature to validate its efficacy in teaching. Proper attribution to the original authors, in this instance, the dedicated academics and learning designers responsible for their development, is maintained, and the resources are made available under Creative Commons licenses. How is ARTT Future Focused? The COVID-19 pandemic disruption and advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) have brought digital learning spaces and workplaces into sharper focus (McGuire & De Cremer, 2022). ARTT is an evolving collection continually adapts to changing needs and challenges in technology-enhanced learning. Our goal is to expand the selection of teaching and assessment resources through collaboration with new contributors. We endeavour to expand the ARTT collection through promoting it in learning and teaching forums. Future work will involve regular updates and iterations of the collection based on user feedback, emerging trends, and advancements in pedagogy and technology. Importantly, we aim for the collection to foster deeper partnerships, provide academics with a platform to share their teaching practices and offer open resources to enhance the student learning experience within and beyond our university.

Preface

The 2023 2nd International Conference on Electronics Technology and Artificial Intelligence (ETAI 2023) took place during August 18th to 20th, 2023 in Changsha, China (hybrid form). ETAI exists as an international annual conference which tries to meet the needs for various kinds of electronics technology and artificial intelligence and has been established as a high-quality international conference.The Conference took “bringing together global wisdom in scientific innovation to promote high-quality development” as the theme. It encouraged the exchange of information on research frontiers in different fields, connected the most advanced academic resources at home and abroad, and turned research results into industrial solutions. It also promoted the development of the fields related to electronics technology and artificial intelligence, expanded the international scientific and academic exchange channels, enhanced scientific innovation on a global scale, and contributed to academic cooperation between China and the international community.The Conference was attended by about 50 participants and hosted 3 keynote speeches, several oral presentations as well as poster presentations. The 2nd ETAI covered various research fields where electronics technology and artificial intelligence are used, such as Power Electronics Technology, Integrated Circuit Design and Integrated Systems, Advanced Electromagnetics, Artificial Intelligence Modeling and Simulation, Intelligent and Artificial Intelligence Control, etc.According to all attendees, the scientific program was excellent with high level of presentations and the scientific environment was fruitful, thus all attendees had a great and creative time. Among them, Prof. Jahangir Hossain (University of Technology Sydney, Australia) first performed a keynote speech. He mainly focuses his study on areas of Power Systems, Wind Generator Integration and Stabilization, Voltage Stability, Micro Grids, Robust Control, etc. Besides, he has published more than 300 articles in international refereed journals and conferences which attracted more than 7100 citations (Google Scholar) with H-index 44. Prof. Bing Shi (Wuhan University of Technology, China), whose research fields cover artificial intelligence and multi-agent systems, also made a keynote report. With rounds of dramatic researches sharing and ideas exchanging, the Conference was made filled with strong academic atmosphere.We would like to thank our host and sponsor for providing their excellent organization and support for the needs of the Conference. We would also like to thank the members of the Organizing Committee as well as the members of the Technical Program Committee. Our gratitude also goes to Journal of Physics: Conference Series for its support in publishing this volume.The Committee of ETAI 2023List of Committee Member are available in the pdf.

Preface

The purpose of the three-day 2023 2nd International Conference on Energy Internet and Power Systems (ICEIPS 2023), held via virtual form on August 4th to 6th, 2023 in Chengdu, China, was to create a timely forum for multi-disciplinary discussions related to the recent developments on energy Internet and power systems.As usual, the program of the meeting mainly consisted of keynote speeches, oral presentations and poster presentations, with the former including speeches delivered by three sophisticated professors from different areas. The speeches covered three main topics: i) Challenges and Opportunities of Large Scale Electric Vehicles in Smart Grids with Renewable Generation, by Professor Jahangir Hossain from University of Technology Sydney, Australia; ii) Power System Security and Load Shedding, by Professor Mohamed EL-Shimy from Ain Shams University, Egypt; iii) Load-transfer Strategy for Urban High-Voltage Distribution Network based on Link-Path Model, by Professor Hongwei Li from Southwest Petroleum University, China.In the framework of experimental and theoretical approaches, the Conference gathered about 150 delegates from all over the world and addressed a number of highly relevant aspects of energy Internet and power systems. Covering Green Energy Development Technologies, Energy Internet Technology, Electric Motors and Drives, Smart Grid Power Transmission and Distribution, Intelligent Systems and Methods, etc., the selected contributions of this special issue provide guidance for future interdisciplinary developments. In this way, the multi-scale aspects of energy Internet and power systems should be considered.We received various manuscripts of invited papers and contributions presented at the Conference. All of these have been peer reviewed and are collected in this volume. We would like to thank all the anonymous colleagues who have acted as referees to assess the suitability of the various articles for publication in Journal of Physics: Conference Series. We are confident that the high quality of both invited and contributed papers contained in this Proceedings will be appreciated by the energy and power community.We would like to express our thanks to all the authors for their time and genuine efforts, and to the reviewers for their fruitful comments during the preparation of this volume. We also acknowledge the support provided in various ways by Northeastern University.List of Committee Member is available in the pdf.

Experimental study on the sound transmission loss suite at the University of Technology Sydney

Sound transmission loss suites are essential testing facilities for measuring the sound insulation properties of building elements and assessing noise attenuation. However, inconsistencies in test results can arise due to variations in the size, shape, and construction of test rooms across different laboratories, with biases introduced by the room acoustics or acoustical environment of the facility itself. To evaluate the reliability of such testing, we conducted an experimental study on the sound transmission loss suite at the University of Technology Sydney. Our investigation focused on three key factors: estimating the maximum achievable sound reduction using a heavyweight wall installed at the test aperture on the source room side, testing the effectiveness of vibration isolation between reverberation rooms, and assessing the decoupling of the sound field within the reverberation rooms.

Design and development of SiteHive MEMS based system for real-time vibration monitoring

Construction projects need to proactively manage their works that may cause vibration impacts to nearby structures and stakeholders. Risks of vibration include cosmetic and structural damage to buildings and threats to human comfort. The advent of MEMS accelerometers offers significant opportunities to improve on traditional vibration monitoring practices based on geophones. Geophones measure velocity which preclude acceleration based measurements and calculations like vibration dose value (the measure for human comfort), groundborne noise, and auto-levelling. The inability to capture these results means additional monitoring devices are required to capture all key measurements. MEMS-based vibration monitoring systems can be much cheaper, smaller, and more power efficient than traditional vibration monitoring systems. This enables easier installation, greater mobility, and more monitoring to be conducted. SiteHive has worked extensively with the National Measurement Institute (NMI) and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to test and validate the efficacy of the MEMS-based accelerometers and develop a calibration system for MEMS-based devices. This paper will outline the design research and findings that have gone into this development, results from field testing, and details on the value offered by this innovation.

Bibliometric network of scientific research on knowledge sharing

Open knowledge sharing offers numerous advantages, including facilitating innovation in organizations by amalgamating and incorporating knowledge to foster the development of novel processes, products, insights, and solutions. This paper seeks to evaluate the current status and visual representation of research in the field of knowledge sharing, as indexed in Scopus, using bibliometric methods. The research involved data analysis and visualization through the utilization of the VOSViewer program and Scopus search result analysis function. The review encompassed data from 1,391 documents published between 1992 and 2019. The study discovered that Oliveira, M., and the University of Technology Sydney were the most active individual researchers and affiliated institutions in the realm of knowledge sharing research. Computer science and Sustainability in Switzerland emerged as the most prevalent areas of study and sources of dissemination in knowledge sharing research. A single worldwide group map was generated to illustrate collaborative researchers. To delineate the body of knowledge accumulated over twenty-seven years of publications, this study constructed a convergence axis grouping that encapsulated the essence of knowledge sharing research: Knowledge, Human, Innovation, Research, Information, and Industry, abbreviated as KHIRII theme.

Post-COVID craft education

This paper presents a hybrid model of teaching and learning that proposes new possibilities for exchang­ing tangible and intangible cross-cultural knowledge in textile craft education. The paper aims to demonstrate how online platforms can be used creatively to disseminate traditional craft knowledge and skills in new ways. The discussion centres on a unique virtual global studio between fashion and textile undergraduate students at the University of Technology Sydney and on an artisanal woodblock print studio, Tharangini, based in Bengaluru (Bangalore), India. The hybrid workshop was an adaptation of the studio in response to travel restrictions caused by the pandemic. The author argues that while the internet cannot replace the immersive cultural experience of studying in another country, digital platforms have a place alongside teaching to offer otherwise impossible opportunities. This paper explores a methodology for disseminating craft knowledge and skills across cultures through a combination of online and in-house practicum. Classes were structured around weekly Zoom sessions with Director Padmini Govind, where sustainable approaches to print production were disseminated through a suite of commissioned films and hand-carved woodblocks to explore on campus. The results show how this unique adaptation allowed students to interact with the artisan craft of woodblock printing in rich and varied ways, and it proposes that this novel hybrid model can be creatively adapted to future craft education in the 2020s.

Improving Women's Health.

This invited Team Profile was created by the McClements and the Wen groups, Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney (Australia); and the Kaitu'u-Lino/Hannan groups, Mercy Hospital for Women, the University of Melbourne (Australia). They recently published an article on the development and validation of the first-in-class point-of-care assay for preeclampsia diagnosis. This assay can detect and quantify the concentration of FKBPL and CD44 proteins in human plasma in 15 minutes with high sensitivity and specificity enabling timely diagnosis of early-onset preeclampsia. "Quantitative Point of Care Tests for Timely Diagnosis of Early-Onset Preeclampsia with High Sensitivity and Specificity", S. M. Ghorbanpour, S. Wen, T.'u. J. Kaitu'u-Lino, N. J. Hannan, D. Jin, L. McClements, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202301193.

Improving Women's Healt

AbstractThis invited Team Profile was created by the McClements and the Wen groups, Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney (Australia); and the Kaitu'u‐Lino/Hannan groups, Mercy Hospital for Women, the University of Melbourne (Australia). They recently published an article on the development and validation of the first‐in‐class point‐of‐care assay for preeclampsia diagnosis. This assay can detect and quantify the concentration of FKBPL and CD44 proteins in human plasma in 15 minutes with high sensitivity and specificity enabling timely diagnosis of early‐onset preeclampsia. “Quantitative Point of Care Tests for Timely Diagnosis of Early‐Onset Preeclampsia with High Sensitivity and Specificity”, S. M. Ghorbanpour, S. Wen, T.'u. J. Kaitu'u‐Lino, N. J. Hannan, D. Jin, L. McClements,, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2023, 62, e202301193.

Preface

On behalf of the organizing committee, we would like to welcome all participants to the Fourth International Conference on Emerging Electrical Energy, Electronics & Computing Technologies 2022 (ICE4CT 2022) here in Kedah, Malaysia from 28 - 29, December 2022. ICE4CT 2022 is our fourth conference, jointly conducted by Faculty of Electrical Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP), Nandha Engineering College, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India and Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy (CERE), UniMAP. The fourth edition was conducted in hybrid mode. The physical sessions including inaugural ceremony, keynote address and technical paper presentation sessions were conducted on 28, December 2022 and online technical paper presentation sessions and closing ceremony were conducted on 29, December 2022 in Google Meet online meeting platform.ICE4CT 2022 is an important event that brings academics and researchers from around the world to share our professional experiences, expand our professional networks and receive updates on the latest advances in the field of Electrical Engineering & Computer sciences. The keynote speeches are among the events not be missed by all participants. A prominent and vast experienced speaker Prof Dr. Dylan Dah Chuan Lu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia shared knowledge as well as his latest research ideas and findings in his field.Also, ICE4CT 2022 would have not been successful conference without the submissions of technical papers from researchers who have invested their time & energy writing about variety of topics which includes High Voltage Engineering, Insulation Technology, Power Electronics & Energy Efficient Drives, Computer Vision & Image Analysis, Data Mining & Cloud Computing, Wireless Communications, Medical Informatics, Internet of Things (IoT) applications & many more. As such, we would like to thank all the authors for supporting ICE4CT 2022 and wish you a fruitful discussion.Finally, ICE4CT 2022 would not be possible without the dedicated work and efforts of the organizing committee and its cadre of volunteers who worked tirelessly to develop and strengthen every aspect of the conference. We wish to express our gratitude for your hard work and commitment towards making ICE4CT 2022 a grand success.List of Committee is available in this pdf.

Colloquy with Jim Macnamara: Listening, the missing essential in communication

In this conversation with Jim Macnamara, relevant issues about the challenges of public communication are discussed. Macnamara is Distinguished Professor of Public Communication at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and has conducted numerous studies with different organizations (governments, public and private companies) that have led him to the conclusion that there is need for two-way communication between organizations and their different stakeholders. His research has focused on the particular importance of listening in organizations as the missing essential in public communication: based on his research he has theorized the design of an architecture of listening and the seven canons of listening. Professor Macnamara argues that one of the reasons for the lack of trust in society has to do with the limited understanding of communication as unidirectional (one-way transmission of information); thus, people do not feel listened to by either governments or organizations.

Luxury After the Terror

Journal Article Luxury After the Terror Get access Luxury After the Terror Iris Moon, The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2022. 272 pp., 65 b&w and 30 col. illus, cloth, $104.95. ISBN: 9780271091617. Peter McNeil Peter McNeil Distinguished Professor of Design History, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Email: peter.mcneil@uts.edu.au Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Design History, epad019, https://doi.org/10.1093/jdh/epad019 Published: 09 June 2023

Introducing the New Editorial Team

Introducing the New Editorial Team

Human-centirc artificial intelligence: Frontier research and building industry capability

Human-centirc artificial intelligence: Frontier research and building industry capability Chin-Teng Lin, Distinguished Professor from the University of Technology Sydney, Human-centric AI Centre, AAII, explores human-centric AI, focusing on frontier research & building industry capability. Distinguished Professor Chin-Teng Lin is a pioneer, inventor and world leader in computational intelligence and co-founder of the GrapheneX-UTS Human-centric AI Centre (HAI) at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. For the past three decades, he has significantly advanced artificial intelligence (AI), brain-computer interfaces and human-AI teaming across theory, methodology and applications. Here, he provides an overview of his frontier research in combining human intelligence with AI to enable humans to make better decisions in complex, stressful situations and what it takes to translate research into tangible products and services. He also highlights the importance of ethical considerations when teaming humans with robots.

Out-of-pocket fees for health care in Australia: implications for equity.

Out-of-pocket fees for health care in Australia: implications for equity.

A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Articles on Midwifery Based on the Web of Science.

This study aimed to bibliometrically analyse the main features of the 100 top-cited articles on the midwifery index on the Web of Science. Academic articles on midwifery' research published from 1985 to 2020 were included. VOSviewer 1.6.15, SPSS 22.0 software and a homemade applet were used to identify, analyse and visualise the citation ranking, publication year, journal, country and organisation of origin, authorship, journal impact factor and keywords along with the total link strength of countries, organisations and keywords. Among the 100 top-cited articles, the highest number of citations of the retrieved articles was 484. The median number of citations per year was 5.16 (interquartile range: 3.74-8.38). Almost two-thirds of the included articles (n = 61) centred on nursing and obstetrics/gynaecology. The top-cited articles were published in 38 different journals, the highest number of which was published by Midwifery (15%). Australia was the most productive country (24%). According to the total link strength, the sequence ran from the United States (28) to England (28) to Australia (19). The University of Technology Sydney and La Trobe University in Australia topped the list with four papers each. Hunter B was the most productive author (n = 4), and the average citations were positively related to the number of authors (r = 0.336, p < 0.05). This study identified the most influential articles on midwifery and documented the core journals and the most productive countries, organisations and authors along with future research hotspots for this field; the findings may be beneficial to researchers in their publication and scientific cooperation endeavours.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Energy Consumption in Office Buildings: A Case Study of an Australian University Campus

Building energy management, in terms of both adopted technologies and occupant consumption behaviour, is becoming an essential element of sustainability and climate change mitigation programs. The global COVID-19 pandemic and the consequential lockdowns and remote working had a notable impact on office building operations and provided a unique opportunity for building energy consumption studies. This paper investigates the COVID-19 effects on energy consumption in office buildings, particularly in the education sector. We studied different buildings at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) campus before and during the pandemic period. The results demonstrate that the changes in energy consumption due to COVID-19 in different UTS faculties are not as strongly correlated with occupant activity. The comparison shows that buildings with administrative offices or classrooms are easier to switch to a remote-working mode than those housing laboratories and special equipment. During weekends, public holidays, or conditions requiring working from home, the per capita energy consumption increases significantly translating into lower energy efficiency. Our findings highlight the essential need for some changes in office building energy management systems. We provide recommendations for office and commercial buildings in general to deal with similar crises and to reduce energy overconsumption in normal situations.

Knowledge graph analysis and visualization of artificial intelligence applied in electrocardiogram.

Background: Electrocardiogram (ECG) provides a straightforward and non-invasive approach for various applications, such as disease classification, biometric identification, emotion recognition, and so on. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) shows excellent performance and plays an increasingly important role in electrocardiogram research as well. Objective: This study mainly adopts the literature on the applications of artificial intelligence in electrocardiogram research to focus on the development process through bibliometric and visual knowledge graph methods. Methods: The 2,229 publications collected from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database until 2021 are employed as the research objects, and a comprehensive metrology and visualization analysis based on CiteSpace (version 6.1. R3) and VOSviewer (version 1.6.18) platform, which were conducted to explore the co-authorship, co-occurrence and co-citation of countries/regions, institutions, authors, journals, categories, references and keywords regarding artificial intelligence applied in electrocardiogram. Results: In the recent 4years, both the annual publications and citations of artificial intelligence in electrocardiogram sharply increased. China published the most articles while Singapore had the highest ACP (average citations per article). The most productive institution and authors were Ngee Ann Polytech from Singapore and Acharya U. Rajendra from the University of Technology Sydney. The journal Computers in Biology and Medicine published the most influential publications, and the subject with the most published articles are distributed in Engineering Electrical Electronic. The evolution of research hotspots was analyzed by co-citation references' cluster knowledge visualization domain map. In addition, deep learning, attention mechanism, data augmentation, and so on were the focuses of recent research through the co-occurrence of keywords.

The immigration scholarship of Stephen Castles

The immigration scholarship of Stephen Castles