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02 Apr 2012
ICT for Life Sciences Forum - Systems and Technological Challenges to Personalized Medicines
Personalized medicine aims to tailor medical treatment at individual patients based on genetic, biochemical or physiological information. The variability between individual patients has long been recognized as one of the challenges of modern medic...
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Free Public Lecture26 Apr 2012
Melbourne Accelerator Program
The Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP) is an exciting new initiative of the Melbourne School of Engineering supporting students, staff and alumni (up to five years from graduation), who wish to turn great ideas that will benefit society into comm...
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Launch15 May 2012
The Accelerating Universe and The Hunt for Dark Energy
In 1998, two international teams raced to determine the fate of the Universe. Was it expanding or contracting? They found that it wasn't just expanding but that the expansion was accelerating. It was a startling discovery suggesting that an unknow...
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Seminar/Forum16 May 2012
11:00AM–12:00PM
Smartphone - The Centrepiece of mHealth Reality
The capabilities of Smartphone platforms will play major roles in driving the practicality of mHealth applications, which are expected to impact prevention and treatment methods in diverse medical fields. This talk opens the concept of Mobile Heal...
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Seminar/Forum30 May 2012
Neural Network Model of Auditory Perception
In this seminar, PhD student, Nina Saeedi will report on her research project which creates a physiologicallyinspired neural network model of auditory perception and evaluates its performance in perceiving different aspects of sound. In this netwo...
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Seminar/Forum21 Jun 2012
Polarization of fibre optics
In this seminar, Professor Yan will review different perspectives of polarization in fibre optics, including the polarization division multiplexing, polarizationrelated degrading effects and their mitigations, polarization based fibre sensor and b...
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Seminar/Forum16 Jul 2012
Few-Mode Optical Fibres
The everincreasing demand for bandwidth in longdistance singlemode optical fibre transmission systems has seen the development and mass application of wavelength division multiplexing in recent years. To further increase the capacity of a single f...
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Seminar/Forum18 Jul 2012
Building a Smart Water Grid for the Indus River Basin: Challenges & Opportunities of Cyber Physical Systems
Dr Abubakr Muhammad invites you to learn about the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) work in mathematical modeling, sensing, information processing and control that aims to realize efficient management of hundreds and thousands of ne...
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Seminar/Forum25 Jul 2012
Stem Cell Translation: Tools & Therapies
The NeuroEngineering Laboratory Seminar Series continues with a talk by Associate Professor Jeremy Crook on Stem Cell Translation: Tools & Therapies.
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Seminar/Forum01 Aug 2012
Intermittent Control: a Computational Theory of Human Control Systems
Professor Peter Gawthrop, visiting researcher to National ICT Australia (NICTA) in the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering will be presenting a seminar as part of the NeuroEngineering Laboratory seminar series, titled "Intermittent C...
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Professor Peter Gawthrop, Visiting Researcher, NICTA
Seminar/ForumConvergence of Stochastic Consensus Algorithms over Switching Noisy Networks
Associate Professor Minyi Huang will be presenting a seminar as part of the Control and Signal Processing Lab seminar series in the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering. Associate Professor Huang's work considers consensus problems w...
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Seminar/Forum08 Aug 2012
Discussion on Transforming Tools of Emerging and Converging Technologies for Societal Benefit
This Control and Signal Processing Laboratory breadth series talk aims to promote discussion and look at 'the bigger picture' of research in the international context. Students are especially encouraged to attend as the discussion may give perspec...
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Seminar/Forum13 Aug 2012
Theoretical and Experimental Study on High Spectral Efficiency CO-OFDM Systems
Xi Chen, PhD student in the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering will present a seminar as part of the Photonics & Electronics Lab seminar series, titled "Theoretical and Experimental Study on High Spectral Efficiency COOFDM Systems"....
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Seminar/Forum15 Aug 2012
Metropolitan Transport Analytics
A new and integrative approach for understanding places, projects and metropolitan transport sustainability over time. This workshop will exchange new understandings around the role of analytics and visualization for underpinning and explaining u...
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Seminar/ForumSystem Identification in Neural Circuitry. How big is the problem, how do you make it feasible?
Every aspect of modern science relies upon creating representations of things. And when we do, we pick the signals that interest us and the behavior that interests us. From that, we determine how to interpret the way input is converted into output...
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Seminar/Forum21 Aug 2012
Interdisciplinary research and how we are working towards better understanding the causes of neuropsychiatric diseases
Discover how the Centre for Neural Engineering is delivering cuttingedge technology to tackle some of the great challenges of the neurosciences, and provide unprecedented views into the function of neurons and brain function. Join Professor Stan ...
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Free Public Lecture
Public Forum: Melbourne Accelerator Program
Interested in entrepreneurship? The Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP) is pleased to present its first public forum, featuring keynote speaker Mr Leni Mayo, CoFounder, Learnable.com; Director, Flippa.com; and Investor, 99designs.com. Leni will sh...
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Seminar/Forum22 Aug 2012
High-frequency neuronal oscillations and the role of intrinsic neuronal properties
Neurons in the brain engage in collective oscillations in a range of frequencies that span several orders of magnitude. In particular, gamma and highgamma oscillations (40100 Hz and above) have been associated with neuronal activation in several b...
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Seminar/ForumControl and Signal Processing Lab Seminar - Acceleration of Distributed Optimisation Methods
In this talk we consider the settings where an optimisation problem is to be solved distributedly. Particularly, we address the problem of choosing the parameters of the algorithm in a way to achieve the best convergence properties. Initially, we ...
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Seminar/Forum31 Aug 2012
Spilt coffee, cold waveguides and hot gratings
It’s often said some of the best ideas come from spilt (or thrown) coffee. In this talk Professor Canning will show you how contemplation over spilt coffee (at least high quality grade!) has helped to open up a new area of photonics that potential...
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Seminar/Forum11 Sep 2012
Overview of Research Activities in the NeuroEngineering Laboratory
NeuroEngineering is about using scientific methods to understand and model the nervous system, and to use this knowledge to engineer systems that interact with, augment, or mimic nervous system functionality. This seminar will provide an overview ...
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Seminar/Forum12 Sep 2012
Ubiquitous based infrastructure engineering projects in South Korea
The fast growing ubiquitous infrastructure technologies are capable of improving current urban management and infrastructure planning and development potentials. These technological advancement urban infrastructure developments have recently inven...
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Seminar/Forum18 Sep 2012
Neuroscience: how the University of Melbourne is advancing the quest to uncover the complexities of the brain
Neuroscience is a key research pillar at the University of Melbourne which houses one of Australia's largest communities of basic and clinical neuroscience research. The Melbourne Neuroscience Institute (MNI) is a key hub of the University’s neuro...
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Free Public Lecture
Public Forum 2: Melbourne Accelerator Program
A panel discussion about entrepreneurship in Australia, key challenges faced in starting and building a company and how to enhance the chances of success with a venture. This free event is open to alumni, staff, students and the public. Panellist...
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Seminar/Forum19 Sep 2012
Control and Signal Processing Lab Seminar
What has Instrumental Variable (IV) methods for system identification to offer? Instrumental Variable methods can consistently identify plant models of systems operating in open or closedloop while relying on simple linear (regression) algorithms....
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Seminar/Forum20 Sep 2012
3 Minute Thesis Competition Grand Final
Compelling 3 minute talks from 10 of the University's best graduate research students on some of the most ground breaking research in their fields such as media & film, engineering, paediatrics, linguistics, disease, sustainability & education. M...
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Other27 Sep 2012
Transit Stations & Access - New approaches to mass transit stations, access planning & infrastructure
This twoday workshop will review and develop emerging approaches toward improving stationlevel design, planning and infrastructure provision for urban and interregional travel. The program features a handson field visit and station access design e...
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Training/Workshop09 Oct 2012
Anthills to Labyrinths: Engineering Sustainable Architecture
Mapping his journey as an environmental engineer, Patrick Bellew, the engineer behind the Labyrinth at Federation Square will reflect on the changing influences and drivers of ‘green’ design, on the things and people that inspired him and the tech...
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Free Public Lecture10 Oct 2012
Control and Signal Processing Lab Seminar Series - Wednesday 10th of October
Dr. Alireza Farhadi, Research Fellow, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, The University of Melbourne will present Performance, Information Pattern TradeOffs and Computational Complexity Analysis of a Consensus Based Distributed Opti...
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Seminar/Forum11 Oct 2012
MRI: Testing the water (in the brain)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) looks at various aspects of the state of water in human tissue. Water is the most ubiquitous biochemical in the human body. Join Professor Roger Ordidge to learn about the early days of MRI and where MRI research i...
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Free Public Lecture16 Oct 2012
Public Forum: Melbourne Accelerator Program
Hear from the Melbourne Accelerator Program's (MAP) successful startup teams. Each startup will outline an aspect of entrepreneurship and showcase the thinking behind innovative companies. MAP is a startup accelerator run by the Melbourne School ...
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Seminar/Forum24 Oct 2012
Techniques for the processing and analysis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging phase data
The NeuroEngineering Laboratory Seminar Series continues with a PhD Completion Seminar by Amanda Ng. Magnetic Resonance Imaging phase data contains information about the magnetic properties and chemical composition of tissue and demonstrates nove...
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Training/Workshop25 Oct 2012
11:00AM–4:00PM
Endeavour Design Expo
The Endeavour Design Expo is a public exhibition of capstone projects done by students in the Melbourne School of Engineering. Over 120 projects from all branches of engineering will be on display.
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Fair/Expo
The science of conserving Gija art
This lecture will offer a unique insight into the art and science of Indigenous cultural materials conservation and the culture of the Gija people. In March 2011, floods destroyed the Warmun Community and seriously damaged the significant Warmun ...
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Free Public Lecture29 Oct 2012
Energy Consumption of Next-Generation Optical-Wireless Converged Networks
This seminar is a conference practice talk for the Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP2012). The energy consumption of the Internet is recently being identified as one of the main potential contributors for global energy consumption...
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Seminar/ForumExperimental demonstration of high-speed full-duplex reconfigurable free-space card-to-card optical interconnects
This seminar is a conference practice talk for the Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP2012). The interconnect bandwidth requirement in datacenters and highperformance computing has increased considerably over the last decade and con...
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Seminar/Forum30 Oct 2012
Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society Annual Symposium
The Institute for a BroadbandEnabled Society (IBES) Annual Symposium provides an opportunity to experience how IBES research is driving the development and understanding of innovative technologies and applications that underpin a broadbandenabled ...
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Symposium07 Nov 2012
MSE and MMI Visiting Scholar Seminar: Nanoscale Characterization by Analytical TEM and Atom Probe Tomography.
The optimization of material properties often requires the control of the microstructure down to the atomic scale. During the past ten years, the resolution and performances of analytical microscopes have dramatically improved. The implementation ...
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Seminar/Forum13 Nov 2012
Reacting to Climate Change – Mitigation and Adaptation using Membrane Technology
There is clear scientific evidence that emissions of carbon dioxide are leading to changes in our climate. This presentation will discuss how the Australian population is already adapting to this paradigm shift in climate, with desalination plants...
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Free Public Lecture21 Nov 2012
Control and Signal Processing Lab Fortnightly Seminar Series
Certified System Identification Towards ProbabilityFree Results: System identification is the science of constructing models from data. A model is never an exact description of reality, and it is desirable that the identified model comes accompani...
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Seminar/Forum23 Nov 2012
Polymer films with holes and other stories
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department Seminar. Presented by Dr Easan Sivaniah, University of Cambridge, Biological and Soft Systems Sector, Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK. The Sivaniah research g...
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Seminar/Forum27 Nov 2012
Can Neuroscience Explain Consciousness? - SOLD OUT
Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE, is a British scientist, writer, broadcaster and member of the House of Lords. Specialising in the physiology of the brain, Susan researches the impact of 21st century technologies on the mind, how the brain generates...
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Free Public Lecture03 Dec 2012
Nanostructured Material Fabrication via Continuous Assembly of Polymers (CAP)
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Departmental Seminar. Presented by Ms Stefanie Guntari, PhD Student, Polymer Science Group. All visitors welcome! Nanoscale polymeric films and interfaces are integral to a wide range of advanced materials an...
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Seminar/Forum04 Dec 2012
Electrokinetic circuit analysis
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Departmental Seminar. Presented by Mr Christian Biscombe, PhD Student, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. All visitors welcome! The miniaturisation of traditional diagnostic and laboratory processes onto sm...
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Seminar/ForumManipulating Free Volume Properties at the Nanoscale Using the Layer-by-Layer Approach
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Departmental Seminar. Presented by Dr John Quinn, University of New South Wales. The layerbylayer technique is a versatile approach for preparing nanoscale coatings with precisely defined thickness and chemic...
05 Dec 2012
Control and Signal Lab Seminar - Some Topics on Mean Field Game Theory
This talk focuses on Mean Field Game (MFG) theory with applications to consensus, leaderfollower and majorminor agent systems. The MFG methodology addresses a class of dynamic games with a large number of minor agents in which each agent interacts...
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Seminar/Forum10 Dec 2012
Impact of Local Storages on Power Performance of PONs
The next Photonics & Electronics Lab Seminar will be presented by RHD student, Sandu Abeyrickrama. This seminar is a conference practice talk for the Photonics Global Conference. IImplications of implementing a local storage within Passive Optica...
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Seminar/Forum12 Dec 2012
Brain Networks and Epilepsy
The Melbourne School of Engineering presents a special NeuroEngineering Laboratory Seminar, with a guest speaker from the University of Exeter, UK, Professor John Terry. Professor Terry is an excellent speaker and his work is of the highest quali...
Surface modification of particulate materials via an RF inductively coupled rotating barrel reactor
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department Seminar. Presented by Dr Karyn Jarvis, Research Associate at The Mawson Institute, University of South Australia. Surface modification via plasma polymerization is a wellestablished method with a num...
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Seminar/Forum6:15–7:15PM
The Laser Diode: 50 Years On
Late in 1962 and in early 1963 a number of research groups in the USA and the Soviet Union demonstrated the first laser diodes. Since then, these tiny lightemitting semiconductor devices have become an indispensible component of today’s technologi...
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Free Public Lecture20 Dec 2012
Surface Acoustic Wave Microfluidics: Novel Phenomena and Applications for Biotechnology
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Departmental Seminar. Presented by Prof Leslie Yeo, Professor and Australian Research Fellow, Micro/Nanophysics Research Laboratory, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, RMIT University. Surface acous...
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Seminar/Forum23 Jan 2013
Separating gold from silicates by tailored hydrometallurgical process
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Departmental Seminar. Presented by Mrs Sima Mohammadnejad, PhD Student, Geopolymer Group. All visitors welcome! Many investigations have been undertaken on the pregrobbing capacity of carbonaceous materials a...
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Seminar/Forum29 Jan 2013
NeuroEngineering Lab Seminar - Prof. Steven Schiff
The NeuroEngineering Laboratory Seminars recommence for 2013 with a guest speaker from Pennsylvania State University, Prof. Steven Schiff. This promises to be an excellent seminar so anyone interested is encouraged to attend. Title: Adventures in...
30 Jan 2013
Melbourne Engineering Research Institute Seminar: Turbulence and fluid mechanics of wind-turbine array boundary layers
Similar to other renewable energy sources, wind energy is characterized by low power density. Hence, in order for wind energy to make a significant contribution to our overall energy supply, large wind farms (on or offshore) need to be envisioned....
08 Feb 2013
Optical parametric node devices for energy efficient networks
This presentation is part of the Photonics & Electronics Research Lab Seminar series. The talk will discuss the unique features and applications of the optical parametric processes in highly nonlinear fibers that suit the realization of node funct...
Turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard and Taylor-Couette flow
Professor Lohse will summarize advances in the understanding of turbulent Rayleigh Bénard convection and turbulent TaylorCouette flow during the last decade, addressing the progress both in experiments, theory, and numerics. He will also discuss r...
11 Feb 2013
Associative Capacitive Networks based on Nanoscale Complementary Resistive Switches
This presentation is part of the Photonics & Electronics Research Lab Seminar series. The seminar will be presented by Dept of EEE Research Fellow, Omid Kavehei titled 'Associative Capacitive Networks based on Nanoscale Complementary Resistive Swi...
12 Feb 2013
Synthesis and self-assembly of nanoparticles and inorganic-nanocellulose hybrids
The ability to control structure and functionality at all length scales has developed tremendously in the last decades. It is clear that optimal design of nanostructured materials requires integration of various approaches to synthesize, functiona...
Intelligent Geospatial Systems
From cars to vacuum cleaners, these days the term 'intelligent system' has become a marketing attribute, perhaps because of the opaque meaning of the term. This presentation outlines the role and prospect of intelligent systems in the geospatial d...
25 Feb 2013
Biomedical Engineering Seminar: Anterior cruciate ligament injury mechanism during impact load
Hossein Mokhtarzadeh (PhD student in Biomechanics) will be presenting the first seminar in our new Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series. Landing is an inevitable physical activity in many sports such as basketball, soccer, and gymnastics. Upon l...
08 Mar 2013
Novel Separation Mechanism for CO2 Capture – “Molecular Trapdoor” Effect
This presentation will cover work on novel “trapdoor” molecular sieves. Conventional molecular sieves separate gases based on size – small ones have access and large ones are kept out. A novel molecular trapdoor mechanism has been developed which ...
11 Mar 2013
Ultrasonics as a new platform technology in dairy processing
The dairy industry relies on ultrafiltration (UF) for the concentration of whey. Downstream, this concentrated whey is usually evaporated and spray dried to produce whey protein concentrate (WPC) powders. However, this WPC powder production is oft...
Biomedical Engineering Seminar: Realistic spiking models of octopus cell circuits of the mammalian auditory brainstem
Octopus cells are named after their unique shape, with dendrites oriented in one direction. They receive input from a large number of Auditory Nerve Fibers (>60) representing a broad frequency band. The talk covers three topics relating to the com...
12 Mar 2013
The Relevance of Irrelevant Research – from Ideal Elastic Liquids to Sustainability and Minerals
The presentation illustrates how fundamental research in viscoelastic fluid mechanics has led to the development of technology for waste minimization in the minerals industry. The time scale from conception to application exceeded thirty years!! I...
Turbulent Boundary Layers, Coherent Motions and Reducing the Cost of Your Next Trip
In an age where lighter, faster, further, is desirable in terms of travel and efficiency, understanding the dynamics of 'turbulent boundary layers' is of great importance in the engineering design process. Turbulent boundary layers are created whe...
13 Mar 2013
Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar: Fluid Modelling of Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
Current global anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide are approximately 32 Gigatonnes annually. The influence of this greenhouse gas on climate has raised concern. A means of reducing environmental damage is to store carbon dioxide somewhere ...
18 Mar 2013
Biomedical Engineering Seminar: Requirements for the Robust Operant Conditioning of Neural Firing Rates
Operant conditioning experiments have shown that changes in the firing rates of individual neurons in the motor cortex of monkeys can be elicited. In these experiments, the firing rates of the neurons were measured using an implanted electrode, an...
19 Mar 2013
Microstructural and durability properties of alkali activated slag/fly ash geopolymer
Alkali activated binders using slag and fly ash provide a new material in the concrete and construction industry. Made mainly from byproducts or wastes from industries, alkali activated binders have the possibility to provide a sustainable solutio...
25 Mar 2013
Biomedical Engineering Seminar: Validating MEG/EEG finite element head models using a controlled rabbit experiment
In focal epilepsy, it is essential to accurately determine the location of the seizure focus for each patient. Electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) based source localisation is a promising noninvasive method to determine t...
26 Mar 2013
Invitation to a discussion – can we increase our external funding without sacrificing quality?
The University of Melbourne sits at the top of the research tree in this country and has an enviable worldwide position. The Dean of Engineering and our DVC Research, however, have suggested that it is going to be really tough (perhaps impossible...
27 Mar 2013
Melbourne Accelerator Program Info Night
The Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP) is a startup accelerator run by the Melbourne School of Engineering, University of Melbourne. MAP grants four startups $20,000, provides office space and access to a large range of mentors. MAP Info Night ...
08 Apr 2013
Biomedical Engineering Seminar: Extreme exercise and the right ventricle of the heart
Exercise renders a disproportionate load on the cardiac ventricles. Animal and human studies are concordant in demonstrating that right ventricle load (wall stress, work and oxygen demand), which is considerably less than for the left ventricle a...
09 Apr 2013
Enzyme mimics: new materials with huge potential
Currently enzymes are being explored for a variety of applications. In fact, enzymes are already well established in common technologies, for example; active ingredients in detergents, food additives, and in paper and pulp processing. Recently, e...
10 Apr 2013
Making a Smarter Planet Real
The world around us is increasingly full of devices, data and sensor signals. In theory, applying computer science, mathematics and modelling to all that data should enable us to run our physical systems and societies more efficiently and effect...
11 Apr 2013
6:00–8:00PM
Ideation Workshop: Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)
The MAP 2013 Ideation Workshop will assist aspiring entrepreneurs to identify and develop a new business idea. This is a free workshop open to staff, students and members of the public with an interest in entrepreneurship. The Melbourne Accelerat...
15 Apr 2013
Biomedical Engineering Seminar: Biomaterials with Therapeutic Effects in Anti-cancer and Anti-bacterial Biomedical Applications
This talk will highlight two applications of nondrug, nanostructured biomaterials in two different therapeutic arenas – cancer and infection. The first example will discuss the use of nanometer structured selenium as a promising material for impla...
17 Apr 2013
6:00–8:00PM
Feasibility Workshop: Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)
The MAP 2013 Feasibility Workshop will assist aspiring entrepreneurs to understand how to determine if a business opportunity is viable. This workshop is free and open to students, staff and members of the public interested in entrepreneurship. T...
18 Apr 2013
Chemical Engineering: Changing Landscape and Emerging Paradigms
Dr Mashelkar will present a special seminar covering the changing landscape of chemical engineering and the emerging paradigms in this discipline. Dr Mashelkar is the chairman/chancellor of the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, and Pr...
23 Apr 2013
The mechanical characterisation of nanostructured biomaterials
Soft nanostructured planar and colloidal hydrogel systems are promising for biomedical applications due to their precise engineering, low cytotoxicity, and tuneable hydration and rigidity. Increasingly, research is focusing on the influence of adv...
24 Apr 2013
Pitching Workshop: Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)
Pitching is vital for any busines in order to gain investment, clients or to develop partnerships. The MAP 2013 Pitching Workshop will assist aspiring entrepreneurs to develop their pitching skills. This free workshop is open the students, staff a...
29 Apr 2013
Biomedical Engineering Seminar: The stellate microcircuit of the cochlear nucleus - design and optimisation of a biophysically-realistic neural network model
Biophysicallyrealistic neural network (BNN) models require quality design and optimisation methods in order to best advance understanding of complex neural processing. This talk presents a novel BNN model of the cochlear nucleus stellate microcir...
07 May 2013
Control and Signal Processing Lab Seminar
Attitude estimation is a core problem in many robotic systems that perform automated or semi automated navigation. The configuration space of the attitude motion is naturally modelled on the Lie group of special orthogonal matrices SO(3). Many cur...
Three Films Good, Four Films Bad! An Introduction to Foam Rheology
Since the work of Plateau (1873) and Kelvin (1887), it has been well known that films in a static foam meet threefold (and never fourfold) along junctions, now known as Plateau borders. The fourfold state is energetically unstable and will lead t...
Graduate Study Expo: You future is waiting for you
The Graduate Study Expo showcases all the graduate study options, coursework, and research available at the University. Representatives from our wide range of graduate schools and faculties, and departments such as Melbourne Scholarships, Interna...
21 May 2013
Aspen Technology presentation
AspenTech is a leading supplier of software for process optimisation across key industries, such as energy, chemicals, engineering and construction, oil and gas, and refining. With integrated aspenONE solutions, process manufacturers can implement...
23 May 2013
ICT for Life Science Forum - Who benefits? A question about the future of health & medical research
The community and governments here and around the world have increasing expectation that publicly funded research will reap benefits more quickly and fully. Expectations are particularly high for health and medical research because if offers solut...
28 May 2013
From Technology to Sight - looking into the future of the bionic eye
The story of the bionic eye has captured the imagination of people all over the world. Following the announcement of Australia’s first successful bionic eye implants last year, testing of an early prototype device continues with three patients in ...
6:30–8:00PM
Focus on IT
The world is awash with information. In the last five years, we’ve produced and recorded more information than in the previous 50,000 years; and almost all of this new information is digital. Hear from current students, academic staff and recent g...
6:30–8:00PM
Focus on Engineering
Do you love creating solutions to problems and want to make a difference to the world? Come along to find out how to study Engineering at Melbourne. Hear from current students, academic staff and recent graduates about what it is like to study eng...
03 Jun 2013
On Wind Energy: It is About Turbulence. A Melbourne Engineering Research Institute (MERIT) Seminar
In order to improve the understanding of the vertical transport of momentum and kinetic energy across a boundary layer flow with wind turbines, windtunnel experiments were performed to include a scaled down wind farm of 3x5. Particleimagevelocity ...
04 Jun 2013
Assembly of Therapeutic Carriers for Sustained Delivery of Neurotrophins to the Cochlear
Gradual degeneration of auditory neurons following sensorineural hearing loss is normally caused by depleted supply of neurotrophins as a result of the death of cochlear hair cells responsible for secreting the signalling proteins. Animal studies ...
18 Jun 2013
Inhibitors of Amyloid Fibril Formation
Amyloid fibrils are misfolded fibrillar protein aggregates that are responsible for many incurable diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. An obvious means to combat the onset of such diseases is to develop inhibitors that prevent the self assembly ...
30 Jul 2013
Facile Production of Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Difficult to Deliver Therapeutics: Hydrophobic Drugs, Peptides and siRNA
Several classes of therapeutics are nanoparticle formulations of hydrophobic drugs and present unique opportunities for treatment of solid tumor cancers, for delivery of drugs by aerosol administration, and as a route to novel vaccine adjuvants. T...