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Program - Swinburne Commons - Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology
Graduation
Ceremony
Program
Melbourne Convention
and Exhibition Centre
1 Convention Centre Place,
South Wharf, Melbourne
Wednesday 16 March 2016
swinburne.edu.au
CRICOS Provider Code: 00111D
Names and details contained in this program are correct at the time of printing, March 2016.
SP0606-20a-0316
Swinburne University of Technology
Graduation
Ceremony
Program
Wednesday 16 March 2016, 10.30am
Department of Trades and Engineering Technology
Department of Foundation and Pathways
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology
Swinburne Research
Wednesday 16 March 2016, 2.00pm
Department of Business and Finance
Department of Foundation and Pathways
Faculty of Business and Law
Swinburne Research
Wednesday 16 March 2016, 5.30pm
Department of Design, Media and ICT
Department of Health, Science, Education and Social Services
Department of Foundation and Pathways
Faculty of Health, Arts and Design
Swinburne Research
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Contents
Message from the Vice-Chancellor
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History of the university
4
Academic regalia
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Ceremonial regalia
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Principal officers of the university
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University Council
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Academic leadership
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Information for guests
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Ceremonies
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Wednesday 16 March, 10.30am
Ceremony participating officers
Order of proceedings
Award recipients
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Wednesday 16 March, 2.00pm
Ceremony participating officers
Order of proceedings
Award recipients
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Wednesday 16 March, 5.30pm
Ceremony participating officers
Order of proceedings
Award recipients
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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
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History of the university
The 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’.
The arms
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.
The crest
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.
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The basic colours of red and white, and
the cinquefoils charged on the shield,
commemorate the arms of the Swinburne
family.
The demi-Boar and the cinquefoil perpetuate
the Swinburne connection; the book is
symbolic of learning.
The motto
The 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 regalia
The 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
Bachelor 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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Ceremonial regalia
Chancellor
Members of council
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.
Council 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.
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.
Academic and administration staff
Academic dress for their qualifications,
or the Swinburne equivalent.
Vice-Chancellor
Principal officers
of the university
Chancellor
Mr Graham Goldsmith, BBus(Acc)(SUT),
FCPA, FAICD, FFin
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)
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.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(Research and Development)
Professor Aleksandar Subic, BEng(Hons),
MEngSci, PhD, FIEAust, FSAE, FIEF, CMech
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and CEO
Swinburne Sarawak
Professor Janet Gregory, MA(Melb),
MSW(LaTrobe), PdD(Swin)
Academic regalia discipline colours
DISCIPLINE
COLOUR
Vice-President (International
and Students)
Agriculture and Horticulture
Brunswick Green
Applied Science
Brick Red
Arts Social Science
Cranberry
Business
Buff
Mr Andrew C Smith, DipEd(Melb),
BBus(RMIT), BAppSc(Phillip)
Business Administration
Buff/Malachite Green
Vice-President (Corporate Services)
Circus Arts
New Sapphire
Dr Andrew J Smith, BSc(Hons), PhD(Melb)
Design
Marina Green
Education
Cream
Vice-President (Strategy and
Business Innovation)
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
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Mr Jeffrey Smart, BA(Hons)(Melb), MA(Mon)
Vice-President (Engagement)
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
Academic leadership
Chancellor
Pro Vice-Chancellor
(Education and Quality)
Mr Graham Goldsmith, BBus(Acc)(SUT),
FCPA, FAICD, FFin
Executive Dean Faculty of
Business and Law
Professor Michael Gilding, BA(Hons)(ANU),
PhD(Mac)
Deputy Chancellor
Professor Chris Pilgrim, BScEd(MCAE),
GDipAppSci(CompSci), MAppSci(InfoTech),
PhD(SUT), GAICD, FACS
Acting Executive Dean Faculty of
Health, Arts and Design
Mr Anthony Mackay AM, BEc, BEd(Mon),
MA(EcEd)(Lon), FACEL, FACE, FIPAAV
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Programs)
Vice-Chancellor and President
Professor Duncan Bentley, BA/LLB(Cape
Town), LLM(London), LLM (Corp&Comm),
PhD(Bond)
Professor Scott Thompson-Whiteside,
BA(Hons), MA, PhD(Melb)
Professor Linda Kristjanson, BN,
MN(Research)(Manitoba), PhD(Arizona),
GAICD
Chair of the Academic Senate
Professor Chris Pilgrim, BScEd(MCAE),
GDipAppSci(CompSci), MAppSci(InfTech),
PhD(SUT), GAICD, FACS
Councillor
Mr Andrew Dix, BCom(Melb), FCA,
CMIIA, GAICD
Pro Vice-Chancellor
(Learning Transformations)
Professor Mike Keppell, BHMS(Ed),
BEd (PG)(Qld), MEd, PhD(Calgary)
Pro Vice-Chancellor
(Student Advancement)
Pro Vice-Chancellor
(Future Manufacturing)
Ms Geraldine Farrell, BSc, LLB,
LLM(IP)(Mon), GAICD
Professor Geoffrey Brooks, BEng(RMIT),
BA(SUT), PhD(Melb)
Councillor
Pro Vice-Chancellor
(Research Development,
Innovation and Commercialisation)
Councillor
Ms Vi Petersen, BCom(Econ)(Melb),
GradDip CorpFin(SUT)
Councillor
Ms Renée Roberts, BA(Swin), MAppFin(Macq),
FINSIA, GAICD
Councillor
Mr Alan Schwartz, AM BEc LLB(Hons)(Mon)
Councillor
Mr David Singleton, BSc(Hons)(Nottingham),
MEngSc(Melb), FAICD, FIEAust, FICE, MPIA,
FATSE
Professor John Wilson, BE(Hons)(Mon),
MSc(California), PhD(Melb)
Executive Director Pathways
and Vocational Education
David Coltman, BA(Otago), MEd (AdultEd)
(Massey), M(PubAdmin)(VU Wellington)
Professor Glen Bates, BCom, BA(Hons),
MA(ClinicalPsych), PhD
Councillor
Ms Kirsten Mander, LLM(Melb), FAICD,
FGIA, FRMIA
Executive Dean Faculty of Science,
Engineering and Technology
Professor Matthew Cuthbertson, PhDChem,
MIntPropLaw, FTSE, FRACI, FAICD, FAIM
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate
Research and Research Training)
Professor Bernadine Van Gramberg, MSc,
BSc(Hons), GDip Disp Res & Jud Admin, GDip
Ind Rel(Melb), LLB, GDip Ed &Teaching(VU),
PhD(VU)
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research
Policy and Impact)
Professor Beth Webster, BEc(Hons),
Mecon, PhD
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Information for guests
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.
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•
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.
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Wednesday 16 March 2016
10.30am
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Wednesday 16 March, 10.30am
Participating officers
Master of Ceremonies
Order of proceedings
Chancellor
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and
Quality) and Chair of Academic Senate
The Academic Procession
Mr Graham Goldsmith, BBus(Acc)(SUT),
FCPA, FAICD, FFin
Vice-Chancellor and President
Professor Linda Kristjanson, BN,
MN(Research)(Manitoba), PhD(Arizona),
GAICD
Professor Chris Pilgrim, BScEd(MCAE),
GDipAppSci(CompSci), MAppSci(InfoTech),
PhD(SUT), GAICD, FACS
Mace Bearer
Manager, Student Financials
Executive Director, PAVE
Mr Cordell McGuire, BDes(IndDes)(RMIT)
Mr David Coltman, BA(Otago), MEd(AdultEd)
(Massey), M(PublicAdmin)(VUWellington)
Music
Executive Dean, Faculty of Science,
Engineering and Technology
Music provided by David Connolly (Piper)
and Western Creation (Didgeridoo)
Music Processional
The audience is requested to stand as the
procession enters the auditorium.
The National Anthem
The 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 Opening
Professor John Wilson, BE(Hons)(Mon),
MSc(California), PhD(Melb)
The Chancellor of Swinburne University
of Technology, Mr Graham Goldsmith,
will open the proceedings.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and
Development)
The Presentation of Awards
Professor Aleksandar Subic, BEng(Hons),
MEngSci, PhD, FIEAust, FSAE, FIEF, CMech
The Chancellor, Mr Graham Goldsmith,
will present the awards.
The Student Response
Mr Shoupeng Zhou will deliver the
student response.
The Charge to Graduates
The Vice-Chancellor and President,
Professor Linda Kristjanson, will deliver
the charge to the graduates.
The Closure
Master of Ceremonies 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.
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Wednesday 16 March, 10.30am
Award recipients
Department of Trades
and Engineering
Technology
Faculty of Science,
Engineering and
Technology
Department of
Foundation and
Pathways
Graduates for awards will be
presented by the Executive
Dean, Faculty of Science,
Engineering and Technology,
Professor John Wilson.
Graduates for awards in the
Department of Trades and
Engineering Technology and the
Department of Foundation and
Pathways will be presented by
the Executive Director Pathways
and Vocational Education,
Mr David Coltman.
Diploma of Engineering
(UniLink)
Jiahao Gao
Fatemah A A A Hasan
Ali Reza Kareem
Brayden James McDonald
Khalid Mian
Chamaka Prahasana
Nethrasingha Nanayakkara
Warushahennedige Arun
Shakya Soysa
Quang Minh Vu
Wen Xia
Diploma of Horticulture
Benjamin Robert Newell
Bachelor of Computer
Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Engineering
(Civil) (Honours)
Mitchell James Doran
Duong Nhu
Rogelio Carreon
Cameron Elvey
Shafiqa Mosawi
Nan Jiang Chen
Kelvin Ho-Wing Kwan
Peter Thomas Lacki
Tao Lu
Graeme John McMinn
Ngoc Hoang Thien Pham
Alex Philalay
Zhentao Ruan
Jason Villasin
Nicholas Anthony Viney
Shoupeng Zhou
Bachelor of Applied
Information and
Communication Technology
Bachelor of Engineering
(Civil Engineering)/
Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Engineering
(Civil) (Honours)/
Bachelor of Business
Harmanpreet Kaur
with first class honours
Daniel Francis Alexander
Jack Philip Carson
Andrew De Silva
Joseph Oliver Ford
Scott Peter Hilliard
Aaron Matthew Jones
Jack Patrick Massey
James Luke McKimmie
Cameron David Nayar
Jay Paulus Schliker
Uyen Tran
Associate Degree in
Engineering
Bachelor of Aviation
Valentin Aoudai
Callum Ross Burton
Sebastian Alejandro Mendez
Kane Dylan Potter
Lachlan Edward Scrase
Evelyn Beena Vijayarathna
Bachelor of Aviation
(Management)
Nicholas Jacob Easton
Yi-Ling Ting
Bachelor of Engineering
(Biomedical Engineering)
Manhar Preet Kaur Chahal
Bachelor of Engineering
(Biomedical) (Honours)
Peter Chew
Bachelor of Engineering
(Civil Engineering)/
Bachelor of Commerce
Atef Ayad
Brendan Alexander Culvenor
Flavio Ezequiel Fadini
Luke Anthony Jones
David Nguyen
Dejan Petrovic
with third class honours
Olivia Sara Branidis
with lower second class honours
Diploma of Sustainable
Landscape Design
Bachelor of Aviation
(Management)/Bachelor
of Commerce
James Boazman John Anderson
Andre Michael Bennett
with first class honours
Advanced Diploma of
Building Design
(Architectural)
Bachelor of Aviation/
Bachelor of Business
Natalie Emma Tesoriero
Advanced Diploma of
Computer Systems
Technology
Noorhazmi Jasman
Advanced Diploma of
Engineering Technology
Andrew Quoc An Tran
Phillip Do
Bachelor of Aviation/
Bachelor of Commerce
Russryn Chunsirikanharuchtra
James Hawking
Thomas Hedges
Clare Therese Kelly
Nicholas Niels Nielsen
Cruz Vida
Nicholas John Watts
Russell Colin Foster
Rhys Byron Illing Glowaski
Bachelor of Engineering
(Electrical and Electronic
Engineering)
Abdulaziz Ali I Albarr
Robin Joseph Koshy
Mohmmed Abdullah S Osman
Wang Mingkai
Christopher Lolicato
Cameron Kieran Tobin
with third class honours
Bachelor of Engineering
(Civil)
Bachelor of Engineering
(Electrical and Electronic)
(Honours)
Buddhika Ishan Dharmaratne
Vinh Khang Diep
Michael James Dyer
Nima Javid
Song Ye
Licheng Zhang
with lower second class honours
Nicolas John Fyfield
with upper second class honours
Kyle Alan Crawford
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Tsz Chun Wong
Michael Phillip James
Bachelor of Engineering
(Electrical and Electronic)
(Honours)/Bachelor of
Business
Grant Jerico Gemmill
Bachelor of Engineering
(Mechanical Engineering)
Bachelor of Engineering
(Robotics and Mechatronics)
Bachelor of Information and
Communication Technology
Bachelor of Science
(Biotechnology)
Ivan Curin
Zida Ma
Jordan Peter Marshall
Buddhika Nuwan Iresh Randunu
Pathirannehelage
James Lachlan Short
Sang Thien Mai
Anthony Talarico
Tanbeer Kaur
with third class honours
Truong Hanh Bui
Sertac Yalcin Kaya
Brenton Koppel
Leng Khe Wei
Stefan Carl Scorse
Jeremy Qing Wen Soo
Haixiao Hu
Wenlong Li
Kai Lu
Yazid Mohd Nordin
Lancelot Jude Pinto
Adam Azy Sir
Yanhao Sun
Thi Thanh Tam Tran
Weerabaddana Arachch Ravindu
Yasod Ubeysinghe
Michael Weaver
Ross William Owen
Nathan James Sammons
with lower second class honours
Sanchal Chandralal Wijeratna
R W Mudiyanselage
Bachelor of Engineering
(Mechanical Engineering)/
Bachelor of Commerce
with lower second class honours
Callan Morey
with upper second class honours
Michael Laurens Lucas
Siddharth Devang Sheth
Bachelor of Engineering
(Mechanical) (Honours)
Cain Robert Hillier
Michael Nasr Kaoud
Jia Jun Qin
Sukhwinder Singh
Bachelor of Engineering
(Mechanical) (Honours)/
Bachelor of Business
Gurwinder Singh
Bachelor of Engineering
(Robotics and Mechatronics)
(Honours)
Bachelor of Engineering
(Robotics and Mechatronics)
(Honours)/Bachelor of
Business
William Barry McGenniss
Catchlove
Bachelor of Engineering
(Robotics and Mechatronics)
(Honours)/Bachelor of
Computer Science
Justin Emmanuel Caruana
Cameron Tariq Cross
Abbas Hussaini
John Abiodun Jolayemi
Angela Lau
Bachelor of Engineering
(Robotics and Mechatronics)/
Bachelor of Science
(Computer Science and
Software Engineering)
Bachelor of Engineering
(Product Design Engineering)
with third class honours
Justin Jinhao Yip
with lower second class honours
Bachelor of Engineering
(Product Design) (Honours)
Christopher James Coller
Nathanael Andrew Hunt
Kenneth Andrew Reidy
Davis Tolley
Matthew Gerald Bouwmeester
Holly
Bachelor of Engineering
(Telecommunication and
Network Engineering)
(Honours)
Nguyen Nhat Dan Tran
Bachelor of Information and
Communication Technology
(Games Development)
Zhijiong Ni
Bachelor of Information and
Communication Technology
(Network Design and
Security)
Paul Tyler
Bachelor of Science
Max Alexander Argyle
Luke Euvrard
James Edward Lawrie
Edward Sejersen Lomdahl
Sara Shehata
Mark Alexander Swan
Joyce Zupanek
Bachelor of Science
(Biotechnology)/
Bachelor of Commerce
Brendan Lindsay Harney
Bachelor of Science
(Biochemistry and
Chemistry)
Nyatut Mai Nguoth
Bachelor of Science
(Biosciences)
Bachelor of Science
(Computer Science)
Rodney David Pilgrim
Bachelor of Science
(Honours)
Sean Ian Mitchell
with upper second class honours
Stephanie Florence Bevacqua
Teagan Christine Stotz
Jason Valentino Wandiyanto
with first class honours
Campbell William Biggs
Adelaide Louisa Burt
Bachelor of Science
(Medical Biophysics)
Kate Ravanta Fitton
Bachelor of Science
(Professional Software
Development)
Julien Antony
Bingham Hugh Riley Archibald
Joshua Timothy Asbury
Stephanie Louise Baker
Nhuan Vu Nguyen
Thomas Stiegler
Bachelor of Science
(Chemistry)
Alistair Hsien-Loong Kong
Ian Andrew Wittman
Graduate Certificate in
Construction Management
Brett Mark Hamer
Graduate Certificate of
Aviation (Management)
Joseph Thomas Glasson
Jacqui Larissa Kleiner
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Graduate Certificate of
Aviation (Piloting)
Valentin Aoudai
Callum Ross Burton
Russryn Chunsirikanharuchtra
Clare Therese Kelly
James Hawking
Thomas Andrew Hedges
Nicholas Niels Nielsen
Kane Dylan Potter
Lachlan Edward Scrase
Cruz Vida
Nicholas John Watts
Graduate Diploma of
Aviation (Human Factors)
Master of Engineering
(Advanced Manufacturing
Technology)
Master of Information
Technology (Professional
Computing)
Timothy Robert Cuttiford
Syed Kamran Akhter
Ram Kumar Bhandari
Saumil Gupta
Syed Waqas Imam
Umer Jamal
Abhishek Kapila
Navmehak Khaira
Sai Nishanth Kuraparthi
Parag Hilal Mahajan
Muhammad Ali Mansoor
Sudhan Nachiappan
Sailesh Neupane
Sai Kham Pan
Abhishek Prasad Gopalakrishna
Satvir Singh Satvir Singh
Mahesh Shrestha
Gagandeep Singh
Shaheen Singh
Bhupinder Singh
Prakash Thapa
Harun Krishnan Thumanivannan
Tharindu Dharshana Perera
Wagawaththage
Master of Engineering (Civil)
Sharanjar Kuganathan
Master of Engineering
(Electrical and Electronic)
Shaveen Munasinghe
Master of Engineering
Science (Advanced
Manufacturing Technology)
Richard Morris Levy
Haider Ali
Gokulanand Jeyabalan
Aviral Kapoor
Indrajeet Deepak Katti
Argenis Alejandro Steling
Contreras
Graduate Diploma of Science
(Biotechnology)
Master of Engineering
Science (Civil)
Harmanpreet Kaur
Sandra de-Anne Barbara
Hubbard
Manpuneet Kaur Kaur
Rochelle Prazeres Xaveir Pereira
Dia Abdul-Amir Mohammed
Al-Saudi
Huang Jianhui
Kanagasabai Kirushanthan
Susan Simmons
Graduate Diploma of Science
(Astronomy)
Master of Aviation
(Human Factors)
Edward Peter Ayre
Master of Aviation
(Management)
Elvin Vimal Rai
Master of Construction
Management
Vithun Kulanthaivelu
Scott Andrew Robinson
Aneurin James Patrick Townsend
Master of Engineering
Science (Electrical and
Electronic)
Samuel Dhanasingh John
Ebenezer
Master of Information
Technology
Hernandez Mejia Camilo Andres
Yana Smirnova
Grant Duncan Williams
Sze Yick
Master of Science
(Astronomy)
John Alexander Clarkson
Kimberley James Cook
John Kenneth Drummond
Anthony John Gregory
Stephen Keith Harper
Andras Sandor Hidas
Eris John O’Mara
Stephen Peter Renneberg
Saeed Salimpour
Sherie Taylor Sunderland
Anthony John Tanner
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Master of Science
(Biotechnology)
Vanessa Carolina Segovia
Guanipa
Floyd Lising
Phannatorn Wattanaanggul
Master of Science
(Biotechnology)/
Master of Science
in Leadership
Krystina Marie Freeman
Menon Shruti Kesavadas
Master of Science
(Network Systems)
Gaurav Chopade
Uthami Luditha Nancy Joseph
Kamalesh Kaliappan
Shelton Jude Lauxley Nigli
Ruben Francisco Quintero
Espinel
Thevabalan Santhiramouleesan
Prasanna Sundar
Tom Thomas Thadethrail
Master of Technology
(Information Technology)
Agnes Bozydara Carroll
Castro Julian
Nguyen Trung Hieu
Swinburne Research
Alaa Mosa Jawad Al Mosawe
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 graduates 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.
Thesis title: Investigation of the performance of cracked steel members
strengthened with carbon fibre reinforced polymers under impact loads
Many steel structures such as bridges, off shore platforms and
buildings may become deficient and deteriorated because of ageing,
changes in use or increasing daily traffic which exceeds the design
capacity. Carbon fibre reinforced polymers “CFRPs” are widely used
in structural rehabilitation. The impact loads on the deteriorated
structures are common. Earthquakes, blasts, waves, car accidents on
bridges and mass falls on structures are the sources of impact load.
Dr Al Mosawe’s research presents the performance of CFRP laminate
strengthening cracked steel members under quasi-static and impact
loadings.
Reza Emdad
Master of Engineering (Research)
Thesis title: Fatigue performance of steel structures retrofitted with
CFRP composites
Antionette Goh Wei Ting
Thesis title: Discrete pascal transform-based authentication schemes
for DICOM images
Doctor of Philosophy
Martina Abrigo
Thesis title: Development of electrospun dressings for infected wounds
Chronic wounds show incomplete healing processes and expose
patients to high risk of infection. These wounds are painful, debilitating
and are estimated to affect almost 500,000 Australians. One major
challenge associated to chronic wound management consists in
limiting the bacterial load in the wound bed. A fibrous mesh capable
of actively cleaning the wound from bacteria was designed by
tuning fibre size and surface chemistry. Bacteria are attracted
from the wound bed towards the fibres and they remain trapped
within the fibrous network. The antibacterial action of a chemical
coating deposed onto the fibres ensures that trapped bacteria are
progressively killed.
Dr Emdad’s research focused on strengthening fatigue-prone steel
structural members by using carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP)
patches. Extensive experimental and numerical simulations were
carried out to investigate the effectiveness of CFRP in restoring and
enhancing the fatigue life of damaged members. The effect applying
prestressed patches to members was also investigated and the results
showed significant improvement in performance. The work involved
the development of an innovative and practical device to prestress
patches and applying them to real structures. Dr Emdad has won
the Griffith Hack IP award at the Swinburne Innovation Cup for this
development. The research outcome can be applied in the repair
and retrofit of steel structures such as bridges, buildings offshore
platforms and mining booms that are prone to fatigue fracture.
Wellage Prageeth Harsha Gunarathna
Thesis title: Performance measures for sustainable road transport
asset management practice
Dr Gunarathna developed novel methods for assessing sustainability
performance of road transport asset management practice. This
research focus is to integrate sustainability principles into road asset
management system and develop suitable measures for assessing
performance towards six dimensions of sustainability. These dimensions
include environmental, economic, corporate, technical, financial and
social sustainability. Both qualitative and quantitative measures have
been used for developing sustainability assessment methods. The main
outcome is an Excel-based tool for use by road agencies in assessing
their performances with regards to the adoption of sustainable
practices and processes.
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Alireza Lajevardipour
Shibli Saleheen
Thesis title: Study of dynamics in biological cells via advanced
microscopy techniques
Thesis title: User interest-based filtering and clustering for web
information visualization
Dr Lajevardipour combined advanced optical microscopy with
computational modelling. In this way, he developed three novel
microscopy techniques for measuring the dynamics and interactions
of molecules inside biological cells. Addressed microscopy methods
shed light on the living cells to gain better understanding of the way
that those building blocks of life operate. A clear understanding of
the functioning of cellular system is a crucial part to find an ultimate
treatment of many human diseases. Dr Lajevardipour’s work has direct
applications in bio-photonics research field and promising applications
in medical diagnosis and health care.
The World Wide Web has become the major source of information in
the modern world. Users access information via browsers and search
engines. Alternatively, they can view web pages as graphs which
benefit end-users by enabling them to find related information and
its inherent relationships quickly and effectively. Existing web-graphs
are sometimes ineffective because the interests of the end-users,
especially those who have different information needs are not
sufficiently considered. To address this, Dr Saleheen’s thesis presented
an architecture of user interest-based web-graph generation which
models user interests and incorporates them in information filtering,
graph generation and clustering to produce personalized web-graphs.
Adrian Malec
Thesis title: Quasar absorption-line measurements of the cosmological
variability of fundamental constants
Rohan Mahendra Shah
A fundamental physical constant is a measure and a property of the
universe, believed to be unchanging in space and time. It is important
to test this supposed universal constancy, as deeper understanding
may likely lead to discovery of new laws of physics. In Dr Malec’s thesis,
light emitted from powerful phenomena called quasars is collected
using the world’s largest optical telescopes. This light intercepts matter
billions of years ago, allowing the values of two different fundamental
constants to be traced over vast regions of space and time. Careful
analyses using novel methods suggest no anomalous variation given
currently available precision.
Dr Shah’s thesis focussed on the development of a novel
microwave-assisted procedure to prepare lipid-based colloidal
drug carriers called solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs). SLNs are an
attractive alternative to traditional drug carriers due to the use of
biocompatible lipid materials, their solid nature, nanometre size and
drug release properties. An array of drugs was encapsulated using this
innovative technique and their characterization, cellular uptake, drug
release behaviour and stability were investigated. Upon development
this method would facilitate fabrication of SLNs for use as potential
drug carriers.
Afshin Mohammadhosseini
Baraneedaran Sriskantharajah
Thesis title: Properties and performance of titanium alloy processed
by electron beam melting additive manufacturing
Thesis title: Timber pole integrity testing
Dr Mohammadhosseini’s thesis focused on mechanical properties
investigation and microstructure characterisation of titanium alloy
parts manufactured by Electron Beam Melting 3D printing technology.
A comprehensive study was carried out to fully comprehend the
potential of this 3D metal printing technology for applications of
customised titanium parts subjected to different operating conditions.
Hot Isostatic Pressing technique was used to improve the mechanical
properties of final titanium parts. The outcomes of this research are
expected to benefit biomedical and aerospace industry to provide
comprehensive information for quality production of patient-specific
biomedical implants or aerospace parts made of titanium. The
research has the potential to promote wider applications of metallic
3D technologies like EBM in the multi-billion dollar biomedical and
aerospace industries.
Thesis title: Microwave-assisted production of solid lipid nanoparticles
An estimated six million timber utility poles represent a significant
component of Australia’s infrastructure with more than $12 billion
estimated value. As timber poles deteriorate over time to varying
levels, power distribution companies in Australia and overseas carry
out routine inspections on such poles to assess their structural
integrity. The common techniques used in Australia are visual
inspection, sounding with a hammer and drilling which provide very
subjective and inaccurate results. Dr Sriskantharajah’s research
focused on stress wave propagation as a non-destructive testing
technology to examine pole defects and health. The outcome is
very promising and currently the technology is trialled among
several assets owners in Australia and New Zealand.
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Alexander Christopher Thompson
Thesis title: Investigation of infrared neural stimulation in the cochlea
The cochlear implant is a successful bionic device, restoring hearing
to hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide. Despite its success,
present devices are limited by the electrical interface with neurons.
Dr Thompson’s thesis studied the ability of infrared light to stimulate
the nerves of the cochlea. Experimental work was unable to replicate
previously published results and suggests that those reports may
be an acoustic artefact. However, modelling of light transport in
tissue confirmed the ability of light to improve spatial localisation
of stimulation, showing the potential of other optical stimulation
techniques.
Priyamvada Venugopalan
Thesis title: Near-field study of surface plasmonic lenses for
nanofocusing applications
Optical imaging has been utilised as a unique method for investigating
specific properties of materials. However, the optical resolution is
limited by the Rayleigh diffraction limit. Dr Venugopalan’s thesis used
the unique properties of surface plasmons lending them to the design
of a circularly symmetric three dimensional nanoscopic structure. This
structure can focus the energy of a plasmon to a very small volume,
much beyond the diffraction limit. The thesis presents a circular ring
plasmonic lens which can focus two wavelengths of light to the same
focal plane, opening up applications in super-resolution imaging and
optical-data storage.
Mohd Azman Yahaya
Thesis title: Dynamic response of aluminium honeycomb sandwich
panels upon impact of foam projectile
Limited knowledge about foam projectile impact in 2001 has caused
seven astronauts to lose their lives in the Columbia Space Shuttle
accident. Since then, a novel area of study related to foam projectile
threats towards structures emerged. Dr Yahaya’s research includes
insight into deformation of structures upon impact of foam projectile,
relationship between the foam projectile and the target and crucial
design consideration to withstand impact of foam projectile.
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2.00pm
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Participating officers
Master of Ceremonies
Order of proceedings
Chancellor
Pro Vice-Chancellor Student
Advancement
The Academic Procession
Mr Graham Goldsmith, BBus(Acc)(SUT),
FCPA, FAICD, FFin
Vice-Chancellor and President
Professor Linda Kristjanson, BN,
MN(Research)(Manitoba), PhD(Arizona),
GAICD
Executive Director, PAVE
Mr David Coltman, BA(Otago), MEd(AdultEd)
(Massey), M(PublicAdmin)(VUWellington)
Executive Dean, Faculty of Business
and Enterprise
Professor Michael Gilding, BA(Hons)(ANU),
PhD(Mac)
Professor Glen Bates, BCom, BA(Hons),
MA(ClinicalPsych), PhD
Mace Bearer
Manager, Student Financials
Mr Cordell McGuire, BDes(IndDes)(RMIT)
Music
Music provided by David Connolly (Piper)
and Western Creation (Didgeridoo)
Music Processional
The audience is requested to stand as the
procession enters the auditorium.
The National Anthem
The 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 Opening
The Chancellor, Mr Graham Goldsmith,
will open the proceedings.
The Presentation of Awards
The Chancellor, Mr Graham Goldsmith,
will present the awards.
The Student Response
Ms Crystal Berwick will deliver the
student response.
The Charge to Graduates
The Vice-Chancellor and President,
Professor Linda Kristjanson, will deliver
the charge to the graduates.
The Closure
Master of Ceremonies 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.
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Award recipients
Department of
Business and Finance
Diploma of Digital Media
Technologies
Diploma of Project
Management
Department of
Foundation and
Pathways
My tra Phan
Corney Gibson
Diploma of Human
Resources Management
Diploma of Tourism
Graduates for awards in the
Department of Business and
Finance and the Department
of Foundation and Pathways
will be presented by the
Executive Director Pathways
and Vocational Education,
Mr David Coltman.
Amila Dharshani Dharmasena
Candice Harvey
Certificate IV in Marketing
Sarah Jane Singh
Diploma of Business
Elizabeth Tirekidis
Diploma of Business
(UniLink)
Lachlan William Beazleigh
Shubham Bhardwaj
William Wijaya Bong
Matthew Pierre Clark
Jordan Romero Fakhoury
Minh Khanh Ho
Vinu Rasanga Kumarage
Meng Hour Leang
Peiling Liang
Ashan Amila Angammana
Mabarana
Vikum Udara Samaranayake
Mapa Mudiyanselage
Nicholas John McKinnon
Van Kien Nguyen
Ngoc Hien Pham
Hoang Truc Phuong Phan
Zhen Qin
Hasini Deshika Rajapakse
Muhammed Amar Riyaz
Dinith Thivanka Samaraweera
Supun Sanjana Sugathadasa
Mohammed Zeeshan Ali Syed
Thi Thu Ha Tran
Nicholas James John Van Eyk
Matthew James Wall
Faye Hinchliffe
Diploma of Work Health
and Safety
Diploma of Information
Technology (UniLink)
David Barry Fuller
Tony Anderson
Oscar William Jose
Manh Cuong Le
Gurwin Singh Manmeet Singh
Mobin Ali Momin
Minh Thien Nguyen
Tan Phuc Nguyen
Bao Quoc Nguyen
Liam Patrick Sierakowski
Advanced Diploma of
Legal Practice
Diploma of Information
Technology Networking
Ashley Adam Garam
Sabruddin Mawloud
Diploma of Justice
Abdul Hussain Qasimi
Diploma of Library and
Information Services
Charlotte Grace Allison
Bridget Caroline David
Rebecca Maria Howard
Rochelle Louise Keogh
Michelle Le
Sarah Louise Sutcliffe
Graduate Certificate in
Applied Business
Wayne Lakshman Cruse
Andrew Di Luciano
Graduate Certificate in
Organisational Coaching
Richard Charles Everett
Melissa Jane-Katherine Lowe
Angela Judith McWiggan
Kirsten Heidrun Berry
Simon David Mercer
Vanessa Gia My Phan
Diploma of Management
Awais Asghar Chaudry
Sally Jayne Young
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Faculty of Business
and Law
Graduates for awards in the
Faculty of Business and Law
and Swinburne Online will be
presented by the Executive
Dean, Professor Michael Gilding.
Associate Degree of
Business Administration
Sophie Chung Fook Lun
Bachelor of Business
Richard James Arnott
Stephen James Barrett
Cameron David Barr-Kemp
Cameron Robert James Brodie
Stuart Cassidy
Rebecca Cochrane
Louis Colella
Elisse Cuthbert
Rand Faiq
Kristy Elizabeth Farrell
Thais Jessica Hains
Sophia Hangyu
Jo Anne Hawksley
Arna Hickey
Debbie Lorraine Kropp
Deborah Krupp
Rebecca Leigh Kuszelewski
Sarah Kutrolli
Delwin Lim
Matthew David Lovell
Joshua Ursus Manzanera
David John McBride
Jason John McGrath
Graham McNicol
Angela Louise Menassa
Vicki Lee Morgan
Jarrod David Orchard
Ayline Oshana
Steven Palamaras
Pratik Patil
Peter Powell
Stephanie Pringle
Samim Qalandari
Charlie Alexander Raines
Arielle Joy Ridley
Lucy Anne Rogers
Andrew Gregory Romeo
Farrah Allice Ryan
Heba Shmait
Vanessa Stephen
Panagiotis Vassiliou
Patricia Helen Wilson
Kate Elizabeth Woodlock
Bachelor of Business
(Honours)
Bachelor of Business (Human
Resource Management)
Bachelor of Business
(Tourism Management)
Bachelor of Business/
Bachelor of Social Science
Nikolai Samuel Alexander
Handsjuk
Jennifer Maree Pryor
Kuang Sheng
Steven Andrew Azagra
Laura Ellen Caligari
Stephen Garry Clemence
Olivia Gangemi
Milijana Gligorevic
Dilek Gulser
Chi Meng Lim
Anastasia Papalaskaris
Jeremy Braybon Smith
Ilanit Yvonne Erulkar
Chamila Bandara Mudiyanselage
Bethany Claire Varkevisser
Priscilla Mary-Clare Glewis
Rebecca Alyce Reeder
Bachelor of Business
Administration
George Katopodis
Johnathan Krikas
Giacomo Tadiotto
Bachelor of Business
(Accounting)
Divya Bisht
Nilu Carey
Ye Lee Chong
Galhena Appuhamilage de Alwis
Rebecca Marion Duncan
Catherine Ann Floros
Hugo Jose Freitas Sa
Anandaraj Ganeshamoorthy
Vanda Gorges
Casey Maree Jones
Manpreet Kaur
Meishin Lau
Phuc Hoang Thi Le
Phan Tuong Vi Nguyen
Chamika Dilhan Silva Panadura
Lokuge
Priyeskaran Pathmanathan
Alexander Richard
Joanne Hema Sree Kumar
Ashley Ross Williams
Kelly Danielle Hartig
Bachelor of Business
(Business Administration)
Max Penno
Bachelor of Business
(Commercial Law)
Bachelor of Business
(International Business)
Bachelor of Business
(Marketing)
Bui Dung Tien
Antonesca Rose Castignani
Cheng Yang
Danniella Dang
Lauren Irene Grace Honig
Kristina Katsoutas
Lee Tiklik
Ngoc Thien Kim Nguyen
Leonie Maree North
Catherine Vicki Sellers
Sarah Catherine Springer
Christopher James Ventura
Catherine Louise Bloxsom
Steven Cutajar
Laura Doan
Georgina Nicole Kritsilidis
Jasmine Demitria Ploutos
Catherine A W Powers
Bachelor of Business
(Finance)
Yi Han Tay
Bachelor of Commerce
(Accounting and Finance)
Thomas Mathew Bartha
Danni Chubb
William Stuart Gillespie
Tuleen Habach
Samantha Manton
Michelle Louise Martin
Edward Muir
Yolanda Nelson
Olivia Henty Oswin
Glen Phillip Owen
Glen Rawlings
Maria Stathis
Paris Michael Tsounias
Sam Twohig
Ling Jin Chan
Van Sen Chue Kee Cheung
Mark Stan Czapla
Roscoe Allan Demarte
Dylan Jones
Danh Pham
Alex Howard Reddie
Reuben Michael Sequeira
Sivly Tang
Michael Tran
Jingwen Zhang
Alexander David Chaplin
Nedeljko Kurilic
Ashan Perera
Bachelor of Business
(eCommerce)
George Terrence Delis
Bachelor of Business
(Management)
Bachelor of Business
(Management)
Bachelor of Business
(Public Relations)
Bachelor of Business
(Entrepreneurship and
Innovation)
Stephanie Louise Di Conza
Kirstie Linda Farnham
Gabrielle Grech
Sarah Marie Kovacs
Rachael Mollica
Nur Ariffah Binti Udin
Abdulla Abdullatif A Abdulaziz
Lynette Ann Moloney
Allison Robert William
Bachelor of Business
(Sports Management)
Sarah Prescott
Alan Mark Shortall
Bachelor of Commerce
(Accounting)
Sultan Mohammed D Alkhamaly
Lin Da Dao
Ben Fielding
Agarage Dona Chathuri Umaya
Gunawardana
Xiaorui Han
Yi Hong Ho
Sathyaramani Kumaran
Qiuling Lin
James Lokos
Cameron Langley Marshall
Thi Truc Phuong Nguyen
Pulasthi Tharindu Bandara
Rathnayake
Espe Ruiz
Krishna Jovan Suardana
Anh Nguyet Tran
Andrew Clarke Tulley
Dapinder Singh Ubee
Grace Ming Ming Wong
Shuo Yang
Bachelor of Business
Information Systems
Lucy Ngoc-Nhi Nguyen
Miao He
Hai Fei Wang
Lomash Dhamala
Christopher James Hawkins
John Milne Keddie
Thi Hanh Quyen Nguyen
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Business
Information Systems/
Bachelor of Commerce
Fatima Al Haidari
Bradley James Aulich
Matthew Florin Lara
Bachelor of Business
(Marketing)
Bachelor of Business/
Bachelor of Communication
Duan A Pha Chumintarachak
Bachelor of Commerce
(Commercial Law)
Aamir Nasir Chaudhry
Samantha Nandor
Crystal Santiago
Michelle Mai Tran
Yue Yu
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Bachelor of Commerce
(Entrepreneurship and
Innovation)
Chanwit Rerkarun
Sean Sivam
Bachelor of Commerce
(Finance)
Nigel Jun Jie Cheah
Samuel Douglas John Kassianou
Nathan Matthew Markadas
Fares Ayman Shaheen
Bachelor of Commerce
(Human Resource
Management)
Tara Leonie D’Aversa
Niwal Doul John
Garima Redhu
Shantel Melissa Richardson
John Anthony Torounoglou
Michael Zenonos
Bachelor of Commerce
(International Business)
Ayden John Dimitropoulos
Shristee Ghimire
Thembani Kamanga
Chi Kai Pang
Bachelor of Commerce
(International Business)/
Bachelor of Arts (Italian)
Alexandra Elsie Pleash
Bachelor of Commerce
(International Business)/
Bachelor of Arts (Japanese)
Stephanie Isla Rogers
Bachelor of Commerce
(Management)
Hoyam Sana
Bachelor of Commerce
(Marketing)
Jiaying Chen
Daniel Christopher Pereira
Timothy James Quick
Isabella Giusepina Punteri
Daniel Steve Rivero
Pei Chee Wong
Bachelor of Communication
(Public Relations)
Avonlea Cannone
Holly Anne Feuerherdt
Nicole Hope
Bachelor of Information
Technology
Graduate Certificate
of Commerce
Graduate Diploma
of Commerce
Daniel Owen Anderson
Christopher Phillip Badger
Brandon Robert Briz
Matthew Thomas Bull
Boyd Daniel Callahan
Youssef Elias
Anthony Domenic Gagliano
Sarah-Jane Gallitz
Kristie Ismail
Esther Kotomi Lausberg
Andrew Dale Lowe
Cristian Giuseppe Magnano
Phillip Dean Matheson
Liem Nguyen
Craig Ashley Schultz
Christian Anthony Sesta
Brenton Thomas
David Leigh Uber
Natalie Elise Valciukas
Deepak Chaturvedi
Anna Siew Jin Ho
Graduate Certificate
of Commerce (Human
Resource Management)
Graduate Diploma of
Entrepreneurship and
Innovation
Joyce Cheng
Jocelyn Jayoma
Fernando Schiavone
Bachelor of Technology
(Information Systems)
Andrew Edward Charles Cole
Donald Coutts
Mark Jack Duder
Jacqueline Kristina Hammond
Leigh Holmes
Laurie Anthony Irvine
Sandra Leonardo
Lynette Eveyline Putland
Adrian Roesch
Graduate Certificate of
Business Management
Jitesh Kattoor Veedu
Nikolena Poposki
Dean Anthony Swaney
Graduate Certificate of
Business Management
(Executive Administration)
Kristie Bouquet
Helen Nedelkos
Graduate Certificate of
Business Management
(Organisational Leadership)
Katrina Louise Franks
Graduate Certificate of
Business Management
(Project Management)
Angela Alicante
Chiarina Sacco
Ben Kevin Skurka
Melissa Kim Turner
Graduate Certificate of
Commerce (International
Business)
Graduate Diploma of Social
Investment and Philanthropy
Zhengda Li
Frey Dianne
Graduate Certificate of
Entrepreneurship and
Innovation
Master of Accounting
Gloria Aguhar
Mohsin Malik
Zeljko Medos
Graduate Certificate of
Information Technology
Business Analysis
Rahul Dhar
Graduate Certificate of
Information Technology
Project Management
Stanislaw Surowiecki
Graduate Certificate of
Management Studies
Jaella Roanne Morrissey
Graduate Certificate
of Marketing
Alanoud Fahad I Almubarak
Suzanne Bang
Rodney John Brennan
William John Cook
Shane Grigoriadis
Graduate Certificate of
Social Impact
Kate Fazio
Graduate Certificate of
Technology (Business
Systems)
Brookie Mark Cribb
Roneel Goundar
Camille Rigby
Graduate Diploma of
Business Management
Victor Manuel Gomar Mejia
Pia Kaan
Dragana Lolic
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Lorelie de Luna
Master of Business
Administration
Jaclyn Claire Benstead
Taryn Ferguson
Susan Moira Keogh
David Simon Pichut
Ahmad M Qasem
Jonathon Alan Swindon
Master of Business
Administration/
Master of Entrepreneurship
and Innovation
Johana Brigite Contreras Arce
Master of Commerce
(Human Resource
Management)
Crystal Shantel Berwick
Emma Kate Dalton
Lauren Emma Gardiner
Shauna Neff
Arianna Pienaar
Elizabeth Tzikas
Rebecca Jade Wootton
Master of Commerce
(International Business)
Lava Ramesh
Kittikarn Sitdhikornkrai
Master of Commerce
(Marketing)
Jessica Elizabeth Cooper Green
Master of Entrepreneurship
and Innovation
Armin Honarasa
Master of Finance
and Banking
Yi Hou
Shruti Shriniwas Kulkarni
Lin Wei
Yimeng Wei
Master of Information
Systems Management
Sara Aalamani Fard
David Andrew Milburn
Sabry Mohamed Sadiq
Master of Information
Systems/Master of Business
Administration
Sajeeva Sapumal Bandara
Tennekoon
Master of Information
Technology Business Analysis
Daniel Chen
Faraj Kwame Mussa
Adarsh Kumar Pottolla
Master of Information
Technology Project
Management
Master of Marketing
Bahareh Bahrami Nejad
Thomas Emmett Ellenby
Kathleen Marion Haughey
Kaewplod Thanyalak
Dean Roger Mendes
Jillianne Lisa Trevillian
Master of Practising
Accounting
Kalpana Acharya
Adam James Capps
Thanh Tung Le
Raja Muhammad Mansoor
Ahmed Khan
Vishakan Suntharamurthy
Janani Praba Kumari
Wijayathunge Arachchige
Master of Professional
Accounting
Chan Carmen Suchi
Kurukulasuriya Marian Sachini
Fernando
Muhammad Asad Ghani
M Shahinur Hasan
Muzzafar Javed
Cheng Cheng Li
Udeshika Maduhari
Liyanagamage
Thanh Phuoc Luu
Julie Smith
Jieyu Zhang
Master of Strategic Foresight
Paul Chow
Beth Hyland
Master of Technology
(Business Systems)
Janelle Boyton
Daniel John Sutherland
Master of Social Investment
and Philanthropy
Amanda Thornton
Tamilselvi Chockalingam
Tara Danielle Shipton
Swinburne Research
William John Chancellor
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.
Thesis title: Construction in the Australian economy – understanding
the drivers of productivity
Doctor of Philosophy
Dr Chancellor’s thesis ultimately explores the factors thought to
drive Australian construction productivity such as innovation through
research and development investment, and training through change in
the number of construction apprentices. Before it was possible to test
these factors rigorously, construction productivity was estimated at
the national, state and subdivision levels. These productivity estimates
were further refined by adjusting for change construction quality
and distortion resulting from change in shadow construction activity.
This research helps us to better understand how productivity in one
of Australia’s most significant and highest employing industries –
construction, can be improved.
Christopher Finn Lars Andrew Beer
Hien Thi Tran
Thesis title: Dynamic search space characterisation
Thesis title: Capital raising and management of Vietnamese small and
medium sized enterprises after integrating into global economy
The graduates 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 Executive Dean, Professor Michael Gilding.
Optimisation involves finding the best solution to an unsolved
problem. In problems that change over time, studies have shown that
the problem’s behaviour fundamentally affects the performance of the
optimisation technique. Therefore, determining the behaviour of an
unknown dynamic problem would allow the chosen approach to be
tailored accordingly and improve the overall optimisation procedure.
Dr Beer’s thesis proposes a set of characterisation metrics that gather
information on the behaviour of a dynamic problem. These metrics
can successfully characterise a wide range of problems based on their
behaviour and their topology, allowing for fast and efficient bottom-up
characterisation of dynamic problems.
Vietnamese Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are
considered the ‘backbone’ of the economy. Their development is
a key driver of sustainable economic development. However, they
are small, have limited capital, passive application of technology
and poor management skills. The intent of Dr Tran’s research is
to raise awareness regarding the difficulties of SMEs. The findings
are expected to contribute ideas to owner–managers of SMEs,
policymakers, training organisations and other national organisations
in implementing policies to minimise the obstacles of SMEs for
sustainable development of Vietnamese economy.
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5.30pm
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Wednesday 16 March 2016, 5.30pm
Participating officers
Master of Ceremonies
Order of proceedings
Chancellor
Pro Vice-Chancellor Student
Advancement
The Academic Procession
Mr Graham Goldsmith, BBus(Acc)(SUT),
FCPA, FAICD, FFin
Vice-Chancellor and President
Professor Linda Kristjanson, BN,
MN(Research)(Manitoba), PhD(Arizona),
GAICD
Executive Director, PAVE
Mr David Coltman, BA(Otago), MEd(AdultEd)
(Massey), M(PublicAdmin)(VUWellington)
Acting Executive Dean, Faculty of
Health, Arts and Design
Professor Scott Thompson-Whiteside,
BA(Hons), MA, PhD(Melb)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and
Development)
Professor Aleksandar Subic, BEng(Hons),
MEngSci, PhD, FIEAust, FSAE, FIEF, CMech
Professor Glen Bates, BCom, BA(Hons),
MA(ClinicalPsych), PhD
Mace Bearer
Manager, Student Financials
Mr Cordell McGuire, BDes(IndDes)(RMIT)
Music
Music provided by David Connolly (Piper)
and Western Creation (Didgeridoo)
Music Processional
The audience is requested to stand as the
procession enters the auditorium.
The National Anthem
The 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 Opening
The Chancellor, Mr Graham Goldsmith,
will open the proceedings.
The Presentation of Awards
The Chancellor, Mr Graham Goldsmith,
will present the awards.
The Student Response
Mr Samuel Muir will deliver the
student response.
The Charge to Graduates
The Vice-Chancellor and President,
Professor Linda Kristjanson, will deliver
the charge to the graduates.
The Closure
Master of Ceremonies 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.
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Award recipients
Department of Design,
Media and ICT
Faculty of Health,
Arts and Design
Department of Health,
Science, Education
and Social Services
Graduates for awards in the
Faculty of Health, Arts and
Design and Swinburne Online
will be presented by the Acting
Executive Dean, Professor Scott
Thompson-Whiteside.
Department of
Foundation and
Pathways
Graduates for awards in
the Department of Design,
Media and ICT, the Department
of Health, Science, Education
and Social Services and the
Department of Foundation and
Pathways will be presented by
the Executive Director Pathways
and Vocational Education,
Mr David Coltman.
Associate Degree of Health
and Community Care
Obaidullah Kushkaki
Bachelor of Arts
Rhiannon Ashley Harasymenko
Vanessa Siljanovski
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
Bransen Ambrose Gibson
Jack Christopher Harvey
Rachel Elizabeth Hayter
Nakita Marendaz
Jonathan Margeridis
Mala Rose McAlpin
Rhiann Elizabeth McNally
Karmen Yeung
Bachelor of Arts (Literature)
Ibrahem Abduljalil
Bachelor of Arts (Media)
Diploma of Early Childhood
Education and Care
Lachlan William Keaney
James Oliver Young
Sam Tomas Medley
Marasinghe Mudiyanselage
Lakmini Bhavani Dissanayake
Nuo Xi Huang
Chloe Ma
Thi Bich Tram Vo
Bachelor of Arts (Digital
Media and Marketing)
Amy Rebecca Clarke
Thai Uyen Vy Ngo
Kok Chun Wong
Yahan Yang
Diploma of Interior Design
and Decoration
Chelsea Anne Calder
Rosalia Ferguson Delly
Carla Florencia Mari Chatkiewicz
Diploma of Sustainability
Craig James Arnett
Vocational Graduate
Certificate in Sustainability
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology)
Marjan Yawari
Melissa Sue-Ann Bebbington
Yasmine Lee Haimes
Naomi Lynne Moore
Melanie Walters
Bachelor of Arts
(Politics and Public Policy)
Diploma of Design (UniLink)
Hamish Michael Patrick Bradley
Jordan Edoardo Cozzella
Christopher Peter Andrew
Nestoros Dellas
Bachelor of Arts
(Media and Communication)
Bachelor of Arts
(Digital Media)
Dana Louise Portarianos
Courtney Jade Rogers
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology
and Sport Science)
Bachelor of Behavioural
Studies
Cameron Kenneth Nash
Irene Grace Serfaty
Diploma of Community
Services Work
Cara Anne McKinstry
Anthony James Piccolo
Chloe De Rosbo-Davies
James Ford Serpesedes
Kelly Louise Whitworth
Emma Jane Summers
Alexander Judd Ford
Annie Rose Koiker
Phoebe Lulu Crockett
Dayle Riana Dunshea
James Anthony Ibrahim
Thia Koikas
Andrew Geoffrey Lewis
Kristian Nikoloski
Edan Brian O’Grady
Jessica Lorna Robertson
Selma Sadikovic
Amy Adelaide Shackell
with upper second class honours
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology
and Psychophysiology)
Bachelor of Behavioural
Studies (Psychology)
Christopher Yannick Wong
Paige Reed Smaller
George Tzintzis
Lisa Cowcher
Arron Paul Davey
Emma Day
Jonathon Edwards
Pru Sarah Edwards
Renee Lilian Fletcher
Mary Gilford
Melissa Jacobson
David Lepore
Kerri Dianne McLeod
Bonita Suyin Murfet
Alice Saunders
Nikki Dimitra Speer
Katrina Michelle Yeo
Samara Zervos
Bachelor of Arts
(Games and Interactivity)
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Bachelor of Communication
Emmanuel Giannopoulos
Kimberly Jean Lewis
Lauren Kate McCaughan
Gemma Christine Pass
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology
and Forensic Science)
Maddison Jai Haines
Adrian Khunho Lui
with first class honours
Dylan Joseph Blum
Sean Michael Haren
Juan Guillermo Restrepo Flores
Bachelor of Arts
(International Studies)
Max Balthazar Humphries
Roanna Emma Neal-Ogilvie
Bachelor of Arts (Professional
Writing and Editing)
Jamilee Melica Boda
Madeline Kop
Madeleine Mangano
Claire Louise McMahon
Vanessa Joy Sy
Peter Paul Brownstein
Jay Smith
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Bachelor of Communication
(Advertising)
Bachelor of Communication
(Media Studies)
Remi Audette
Luke Axelby
Steven Mladenoski
Cassandra Ellen-Rose Newman
Callun James Nugent
Stephanie Rafin
Hannah Wakem
Bachelor of Communication
(Public Relations)
Ella Johanna Howson
Saihini Maya Naidoo
Bachelor of Communication/
Bachelor of Social Science
Danielle Brown
Bachelor of Design (Honours)
with upper second class honours
Alexander James Rowe
Bachelor of Design
(Communication Design)
Alyssa Silvia Assetta
Muhamad Daniel Darnas Bin
Muhamad Yakup
Rachel Lauren Helene
Borg-Manche
Nicole Catherine Brimmer
Jordan Alice Brown
Michael Ryan Corsaletti
Sophie Elizabeth Davidson
Kyle Duerden
Liza Joanne Heron
Alexander David Hill
Gabrielle Caitlyn Iscaro
Sarah Elizabeth Panozza
Lisa Ivana Peric
Claire Anne Pini
Denise Nazary Reyes
Bethany Grace Spence
Julia Anne Truelson
Steffani Velevska
Emma Caroline Woods
Mietta Ivy Yans
Mirvt Zaza
Bachelor of Design
(Communication Design)
(Honours)
with first class honours
Michael Alexander Semeniuk
Bachelor of Design
(Communication Design)/
Bachelor of Business
Noreen Claire Tamor
Kevin Edward Tang
Bachelor of Design
(Digital Media Design)
Humood Alotaibi
Sindy Lizeth Correa Pinilla
Priyadarshini Govender
Bianca Louise Holman
Mika Rushani Malagamuwa
Kashmira Ravichandran
Phoenix John Trinidad
Keaton Gregory Webb
Yee Jie Yip
Bachelor of Design
(Industrial Design)
Ali Bahrman
Van Dung Bui
Megan Kathleen Day
Rhys MacKinly Richards
Ruby Rae Robertson
Andy Gaby Rostovsky
Bryce Shepherd
Bachelor of Design (Interior
Architecture) (Honours)
with lower second class honours
Binh Nam Nguyen
with upper second class honours
Lina Hosni
Bachelor of Design
(Interior Design)
Kim Leang Harrison Hok
Tony Yun Yang Hsieh
Danny Pham
Filatie Regina Tanessia
Bachelor of Design
(Interior Design)/
Bachelor of Business
Johanna Margareta Berg
Van Wyk
Bachelor of Early
Childhood Education
Christie Lee Bertomeu
Samantha Kearns
Bachelor of Education
(Early Childhood)
Aimee Rose Hicks
Bachelor of Film
and Television
Harry Allan Anderson
Liam Sean Birchall
Audrey Jae Bosito
Courtney Louise Broad
Trent Cliffe
Marcus Lawrence Doherty
Jordan Louis Dowding
Emily Charlotte Dynes
Niels Tobias Gabriels
Isabelle Margaret-Anne Gander
Callum Gordon Gault
Andreas Yianni Giannopoulos
Gennaro Alexander Gregory
Harrison Clifford Hayes
Paul Phouvong Inthavong
Marli Lena Lopez-Hope
Stone May
Jax Jay McMullin Condo
Dominic James Mulligan
Patrick David O’Leary
Monique Grace Sherriff
Mikolas Ray Simankevicius
Hannah Rose Sinagra
Alice Stephens
Daniel Stojanovski
Alexander Robert Troup
Jarryd Michael Turner
Yves Jean-Beau Villagonzalo
Christopher Huy Vu
Angus William Wallace
Isabella Kathleen Farren Wright
Reza Zangeneh Pourzadeh
Bachelor of Health Science
Mary Amon
Aaron Tuan Wern Ng
Elizabeth Jane Van der Ploeg
Aaron Tuan Wern Ng
Bachelor of Health Science
(Public and Environmental
Health)
Laura Catherine Bales
Shannon Therese De Zilwa
Matthew John Leck
Renee Kelly Little
Bachelor of Multimedia
(Games and Interactivity)/
Bachelor of Science
(Computer Science and
Software Engineering)
Christopher Myles Lewis
Bachelor of Science
(Biomedical Science)
Audah Manwer M Alenezi
Adeeb Hamed A Alreshidi
Olivia Arlianto
Peter Attalla
Emma Louisa Kenshole
Vincent Lin
Natalie Jane Lombardozzi
Deana Lorinda Mercuri
Fereshta Mustafawi
Yeah Mawata Paye
Mahad Abbas Rizvi
Nancy Saji
Swati Swati
April Tiquia
Bachelor of Science
(Psychology)
James Minh-Tam Nguyen
David Minh Tri Nguyen
Bachelor of Science
(Psychology and
Psychophysiology)
Renee Judith Bruce
Neha Delhikar
Jade Brianna Sturrock
Amelia Lucy Trease
Bachelor of Social Science
Daniel Mark Killey
Lewis James Young
Bachelor of Social Science
(Community Health)
Mwangala Elizabeth Mwauluka
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Bachelor of Social Science
(Criminology)
Bachelor of Social Science
(Sociology)
Graduate Diploma of Design
(Design Anthropology)
Master of Multimedia
Technology
Leanne Patricia Santurini
James Andrew Papaefraim
Nancy Qiu
Julie Elizabeth Hill
Xinyun Li
Jose Ignacio Sanchez Huerta
Bachelor of Social Science
(Criminology and Forensic
Science)
Katica Ljilijana Spiclin
Bachelor of Social Science
(Psychology)
Abud Held Alexandra
Valentina Alban Andrioli
Genevieve Jourdain
Campbell-Star
Jacqueline Crowley
Nicholas Danese
Bronwyn Dearlove
Hayden Grant Herbert
Lisa Susan Lavender
Monique Emma Le Page
Holly-Ann O’Donnell Mace
Sara Natasha Penelope Marsden
Eva Maria Matthews
Penelope Elizabeth Mithen
Jordan Jay Olney
Arwen Elsbeth Phoenix
Jason Warren Ramage
Emma Roberts
Anna Elizabeth Scott
Clarissa Wilson
Bachelor of Social Science
(Psychology and Forensic
Science)
Harry Francis Bales
Rhys David Blyth
Mark Stewart Dorman
Ryley Andrew Jackson
Maria Lukiyanova
Mallory Rose McGuinness
Sarah Elizabeth Miller
Sebastian James Perriam
Bachelor of Social Science
(Psychology and Sport
Science)
Jarrod John Mollison
Bachelor of Social Science
(Security and Counter
Terrorism)
Graduate Certificate in
Career Development
Charmaine Lee Athanasopoulos
Natarsha Holmes-Archer
Graduate Certificate in
Learning and Teaching
(Higher Education)
Stan Boukas
Ken James Haley
Fm Amirul Islam
Patricia Kimtia
Meaghan Patricia O’Donnell
Bettina Pfaendner
Mohana Ramakrishnan
Graduate Certificate of
Science (Applied Statistics)
Graduate Diploma of Social
Science (Couple Counselling)
Graham Colin Hoad
Antoinette Nowak
Graduate Diploma of Social
Science (Family Therapy)
Eleanor Kate Flavel
Angela Christine Ireland
Graduate Diploma of Social
Science (Professional
Counselling)
Chng Jun Hui
Bernard Lin Zhiwei
Graduate Diploma of
Teaching (Primary)
Master of Psychology
(Clinical Psychology)
Anthony Bernard Jones
Mary Therese Klasen
Master of Psychology
(Counselling Psychology)
Erin Rachael Logan
Fereshta Rase
Master of Science
(Applied Statistics)
Melanie Jane Cooper
Benjamin Michael Craven
Laura Catherine Delaney
Emma Jane Fitzgerald
Isabelle Katherine Hull
Samuel Muir
Oleg Igorevich Petrenko
Isaac Geoffrey Bell Reid
Marina Schmid
Graham Stanley Webster
Deepa Eby
Jade Sharee Brunswick
Hayden Moloney
Graduate Certificate of Social
Science (Couple Counselling)
Master of Arts (Media
and Communications)
Frederick Charles Wamala
Caroline Sai Lee Poh
Graduate Certificate of Social
Science (Family Therapy)
Master of Arts (Writing)
Master of Social Science
(Couple Counselling)
Belinda Conway
Benn McCleery
Michael Francis O’Neill
Davis Janine Louise
Paola Gina Salvagno
Nicki Weekley
Master of Design
(Communication Design)
Master of Social Science
(Human Services –
Counselling)
Litsa Minas
Monique Alison Pettiona
Adele Marie Shackley
Graduate Certificate of
Social Science (Housing
Management and Policy)
Shona Rose Batch
Tracy Lee Copes
Jennifer Lee Dwyer
Edwards Naydeene
Samantha Anne Meara
Ann-Marie Jane Paulsen
Heidi Voit
Anita Cherylyn Wissemann
Graduate Certificate of
Social Science (Human
Services – Counselling)
Maria Constantinou
Idar Nicholas Fogec Lokkebo
Master of Forensic
Behavioural Science
Jaime Louise Jenkinson
Master of Design
(Interior Design)
Zheng Jiang
Thi My Tuyen Nguyen
Nelum Perera
Withanage Samurdhi Perera
Master of Multimedia
Mitchell Steven Martin
Sophia Bariesheff
Joanne Biddles
Michael Liddell
Alice Christina Parker
Romina Tito Uson
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Kelly Elizabeth Edwards
Laura Kathleen Petersen
Master of Teaching (Primary)
Pranjali Agalgaonkar
Swinburne Research
Alan Gerald Herschtal
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.
Thesis title: Optimising radiation therapy delivery for cancer patients
using daily image guidance to maximise cure and reduce normal tissue
side effects
The graduates 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 Design
Cancer patients treated with radiotherapy are generally treated with
a large number of small daily doses of radiation to the tumour region.
The displacement of the tumour relative to its expected position
each day prior to treatment can be modelled mathematically to
determine the required width of the safety margin required such
that tumours receive high enough radiation dose to kill the tumour,
without overdosing surrounding healthy tissue. Dr Herschtal’s
thesis developed a new, more sophisticated method of calculating
radiotherapy margins, which considers more realistic displacement
patterns than has been the case previously.
Robert Alexander Hoffman
Thesis title: Participation, partisanship and the electoral reform process
Li Chen Tai
Thesis title: Understanding the web experience of elderly Taiwanese
learners: an investigation using structural equation modelling
Although online learning web sites have significant educational value,
Taiwan has none designed for the leaning needs of elderly citizens.
Furthermore, research into their learning needs is scant. Dr Tai’s
research project focused upon the level of interactivity that they
favoured, and their attitudes towards, and satisfaction with, this digital
environment. Three identical web sites were designed that varied
only in interactivity. 120 members of the University of the Third Age in
Taiwan participated. The results revealed that the level of interactivity
that they favoured differed markedly from that of younger people,
suggesting caution in assuming consistency across generations.
Dr Hoffman’s thesis is about the maximisation of electoral
participation, and the ways in which processes of institutional
development impact upon this pursuit. It considers the interaction
between electoral participation, electoral policy and the broader
institutional context within which both are embedded. Providing the
first comprehensive overview of these issues in the Australian context,
the thesis demonstrates how electoral policy development can only
be explained with recourse to the influence and constraint exerted
by the broader institutional structure, particularly the role of partisan
self-interest. Through this, the thesis grants illumination to those
interested in shaping electoral policy in the future.
Briony Louise Horsfall
Thesis title: Children’s participation rights during child protection
proceedings: recognition, legal representation, and the redistribution
of care in Victoria’s Children’s Court
Doctor of Philosophy
Sally Clarke
Thesis title: Navigating asylum: journeys from Indonesia to Australia
Dr Clarke’s research investigates the liminal experience of Hazara
asylum seekers caught in transit in Indonesia, delving into issues
of displacement and survival. The study explores a number of
factors that lead asylum seekers to abandon their attempts at being
processed by the UNHCR, choosing instead to make the perilous
boat journey to Australia. Through the use of qualitative interviews
this research gains insight into the lived experiences of individuals
navigating the international protection system in the Asia–Pacific, and
explores the conditions that give rise to irregular migration.
Kellee Jane Frith
Dr Horsfall’s research is the first ethnography and court file study
in any Australian or international child protection jurisdiction where
children participate with direct, instructions-based representation.
The research provides original evidence for a relationship between
participation rights and children’s care and safety when deciding their
best interests. Legal representation satisfied participation rights to a
strong extent and children’s experiences reinforced this. Procedural
and forensic qualities of recognition occurred when magistrates
responded to children’s participation and safety concerns. However,
Dr Horsfall found institutional governance structures, responses to
gendered parenting and family violence, inadequate legislation, and a
fragmented child protection system weaken children’s rights.
Thesis title: Inside school design: the role of interior design in
cultural change
Dr Frith’s research investigates how interior design is being used to
shape new types of school spaces and places designed to promote
collaborative, hands-on learning experiences for children and their
teachers. The thesis documents these new learning settings explaining
how they work and providing instructions for how to make them. This will
help school communities, especially teachers, understand how to exploit
school interiors to support teaching practice. It will also help architects
and designers working with school communities to develop more
detailed design briefs for better functioning schools, which they will be
able to evaluate more effectively using Dr Frith’s research methodology.
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Lee Matthew Lawrence
Rosalie Theodora Williams
Thesis title: Cognitive and emotional processing associated with
borderline personality disorder
Thesis title: How the three little pigs came to star in Independence Day
Borderline personality disorder is associated with inter-social
difficulties where daily stress, and especially relationship stress,
motivate individuals to act on emotional reactions. Especially in
borderline personality disorder, empathising based on emotional
reactions substantially increases the risk of inaccurate and
over-exaggerated behaviour and confusion or bias from difficulties
rationalising. Dr Lawrence’s thesis established a theoretical model
explaining borderline personality behaviour within intimate and
non-intimate relationships and, with reminders of trauma, empathy
was investigated outside the relationship context. Contextually,
results suggested that emotional sensitivities or negative memory bias
associated with negative self-defining or generic long term memory
processes contribute to borderline personality psychopathology.
Sarah Jane Smith
Thesis title: Gender and United Nations peacebuilding: a case study of
Timor-Leste
Using successive United Nations peacebuilding missions in
Timor-Leste as the focus, Dr Smith analysed how and why gender
has come to be part of peacebuilding practice, and how gender
policies are implemented on the ground in post-conflict settings.
This examination demonstrated limitations in the way women’s role
in peacebuilding has been conceptualised and practiced by United
Nations peace operations. The insights gathered in the Timor-Leste
case study provide significant and timely lessons for how gender is
understood and practiced in international peace operations, and what
this means for women’s empowerment and women’s security in postconflict settings.
Yion Ping Christina Ting
Thesis title: Towards sustainable living in Australia’s multicultural
society: An exploration of cultural differences in attitudes to
environment and consumption behaviours
With increasing migrants from Asian countries, especially China, Dr
Ting’s research investigated whether China-born migrants adopted
Australia’s high affluence and high consumption level because
their adoption would have consequential environmental impact.
The research found that Chinese and Australian cultures, besides
conventional factors like age and income, are influencing factors of
the differences in consumption behaviours between the China-born
migrants and the Australia-born group. The research findings stress
the importance of understanding the influence and role of culture
among individuals from different cultural groups, including migrant
groups, in order to encourage consumption behaviours that align with
a low-carbon and low-resource consumption lifestyle.
Dr Williams’ thesis examines how early human stories were about
disasters and how they ultimately evolved into today’s disaster
movie through the influence of European fairy tales. These films are
today’s fairy tales and are a reflection of how we, as a society, react
to the world around us and they show us how to respond in dire
circumstances. The research has added to the knowledge about
genre and filled a gap in the literature, utilising a jigsaw methodology
approach that can help other researchers when faced with scant
research material in an area.
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
Kerry Marie Chillemi
Thesis title: Does a self-help online psycho-educational program
on cyber bullying lead to increased confidence and help-seeking
behaviours amongst adolescents?
The main aim of Dr Chillemi’s research was to develop and evaluate
the ‘Increasing Resilience to Cyber Bullying’ program (IRCB). The IRCB
program is an online, self-guided Cognitive Behavioural Therapy-based
psycho-educational intervention that was developed in response
to the clear need for adolescents to have access to a psychological
intervention program that promotes effective coping in response to
cyber bullying and encourages help-seeking behaviours. The study
found evidence that the IRCB program was effective in increasing
adolescents’ likelihood of using the coping skills of self-compassion
and challenging unhelpful thinking to cope with an experience of cyber
bullying. A further outcome of the research was a significant increase
in adolescents’ help-seeking attitudes and behavioural intentions to
engage with counselling services, in the event of being a victim of
cyber bullying.
Rachel Jellett
Thesis title: Raising a pre-schooler with an Autism Spectrum Disorder:
The impact on parent and family wellbeing, and the role of the home
learning environment
Raising a child with an Autism Spectrum Condition comes with
unique gifts and challenges. During the pre-school years, parents
are depended on to support their child’s early intervention, while
also adjusting to the Autism diagnosis. Dr Jellett gathered in-depth
information about parental wellbeing, parenting, and family life
using questionnaire and interview methods. Findings highlighted
wellbeing and family difficulties, resilience and the intensive support
provided to children in the family home. The findings encourage
health professionals to implement family-centered care, taking into
consideration parent and family wellbeing, as well as the needs of the
child with an Autism Spectrum Condition.
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Anthony John MacKie
Thesis title: A phenomenological inquiry into important moments in the
group therapy experience of those with social anxiety
Dr MacKie’s study investigated important moments in the group
therapy experience of people undergoing treatment for social anxiety
disorder. Participants were invited to talk about their experiences
in the group, which generated information about the nature of
therapeutic change in social anxiety disorder and how the group
therapy contributed to this change. The findings highlight a number
of practical ways in which existing group therapy treatments for social
anxiety can be improved.
Annette Raber
Thesis title: Exploring the role of personality, expectancies and coping
strategies in co-occurring social anxiety disorder and substance use
disorder
Social anxiety disorder and substance use disorder are highly
prevalent psychological disorders which also commonly co-occur.
Dr Raber’s research investigated the roles of three key factors in the
relationship between social anxiety and substance use, with the aim
of improving treatment, education and prevention strategies. Results
confirmed the importance of personality (drive sensitivity), alcohol
expectancies (beliefs about the effects of alcohol use) and coping
strategies. The tension created by having high levels of both sensitivity
to reward and punishment, as well as having high levels of both
positive and negative expectancies, needs to be incorporated into
treatment protocols for affected individuals.
Faye Scanlan
Thesis title: Treatment choices for depression: young people’s responses
to a traditional versus a Health 2.0 website
Dr Scanlan’s exploratory study compared young people’s credibility
appraisals of, and behavioural intentions following, depression
treatment information provided on a Health 2.0 website compared
to a traditional e-health website. On the traditional website, each
depression treatment was assigned an efficacy rating based on its
evidence base. In contrast, on the Health 2.0 website, each depression
treatment was assigned an overall ‘helpfulness’ rating derived from
the aggregated feedback of young people with lived experience of
depression. This study was the first to explore credibility appraisals
of evidence-based versus consumer-generated medical treatment
ratings from the perspective of e-health consumers.
Doctor of Psychology
(Clinical and Forensic Psychology)
Ines Seric
Thesis title: Police officer decision-making in stressful, ambiguous and
potentially violent situations
Researchers and practitioners have long recognised the need
for decision-making theory to form the basis of police officer
discretion. Despite this, the policing sector continues to receive
little attention by means of generating an applicable and holistic
theory of decision-making. In Dr Seric’s thesis, forty-four one-on-one
interviews were conducted with Victoria Police members. Results
indicated the presence of multiple interactions between organisational
sociology, situational ambiguity and individual characteristics
in the decision-making process. From this, a critical analysis of
police leadership as the basis for operational, organisational, and
professional development is provided. Implications for policy, training
and future training are also discussed.
Elinor van Ommen
Thesis title: Predictors of attrition and exploration of the user
experience of adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents during
the randomised controlled trial of the Nothing Ventured Nothing
Gained intervention
Dr van Ommen’s research provides the first known comprehensive
exploration of pre-treatment attrition from the randomised controlled
trial of an online program for adolescents and their parents.
The findings reflect the multiple complex factors that influence
participant dropout which is a key consideration in the development
and implementation of internet therapy. Several key predictors of
attrition were identified including parent and adolescent self-efficacy,
parent education levels and adolescent locus of control and reward
responsiveness. The research also demonstrated the importance of
exploring participant dropout in research trials, and the need for more
rigorous standards regarding the reporting of attrition.
Doctor of Psychology (Counselling Psychology)
Mariel Francina Sanchez-Rockliffe
Thesis title: The dialogical self of migrants: exploring the migration
experience through self-narratives
Dr Sanchez-Rockliffe’s research employed the theory of the dialogical
self to study the effect of migration on the self. Data from structured
interviews of a sample of 38 migrants to Australia yielded life narratives
that incorporated distinct Australian and country of origin perspectives
or I-positions. Cluster analysis, probability distribution analysis and
case studies identified two modes of biculturalism, compatible and
oppositional, and showed that many migrants had I-positions with
unambiguously different content. The data support the utility of a
dialogical approach to understanding the sense of self rather than
models based on a single integrated self.
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It fosters networking opportunities,
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Swinburne Alumni benefits include:
. invitations to university-wide events
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Membership is automatic to all Swinburne
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Vice-Chancellor’s
Charge to Graduates
In conferral of your award I ask you as graduates of
Swinburne University of Technology to strive to:
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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.
Australian National Anthem
Australians 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;
Further information
swinburne.edu.au/alumni
Email: alumni@swin.edu.au
Telephone: +61 3 9214 8705
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
and sports facilities
. the monthly Alumni eNews
. other off-campus commercial discounts.
Membership is automatic to all Swinburne
graduates and is as simple as keeping your
contact details up to date.
Vice-Chancellor’s
Charge to Graduates
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.
Australian National Anthem
Australians 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;
Further information
swinburne.edu.au/alumni
Email: alumni@swin.edu.au
Telephone: +61 3 9214 8705
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair!
Swinburne University of Technology
Graduation
Ceremony
Program
Melbourne Convention
and Exhibition Centre
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South Wharf, Melbourne
Wednesday 16 March 2016
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