COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY

Our research focuses on technologies and methods that make it possible

To use knowledge in a global distributed environment in ways that make it easier for people to share knowledge and coordinate their activities across distance

Especially to provide assistants that keep track of activities, to quickly identify unexpected events that are relevant and even suggest solutions if possible.

To build such assistants requires ways for information technology to use knowledge about processes and organization. They can then use this knowledge to identify emerging situations. It also requires ways to communicate and present such information to relevant people in the organization.

Our research concentrates on three themes, namely:

• presentation of knowledge in work contexts primarily through workspaces,
• development of software agencies that use knowledge to facilitate processes, and
• provide visual interfaces that enable people to use knowledge in ubiquitous ways.

The research outcomes are tested and made available through our LiveNet workspace system that can be accessed on http://livenet4.it.uts.edu.au This is now being extended with agents and visual interfaces.

The laboratory is associated with the DSTC a Government supported CRC center. 

OUR LOCATION

We are in Building 10, the Faculty of Information Technology Building. This building is located on Jones St, close to the main UTS building on Broadway.

                Building 10                             The Building Attrium with shops and eating places                   PhD area

This is walking distance to central station and within 3 stations of the Sydney  Harbor 

ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERS

 

ACTIVITIES

MEMBERS

The work of group members centers on both research as well as applying  results in industry. The  areas of research.  cover workspaces, knowledge management processes, support agencies and recently visualization. Some industry related work is illustrated by the following  projects. Its plans include potential projects at both research and undergraduate honors level    Many such projects, especially the undergraduate projects, can be carried out remotely as they involve developing systems on the WWW.      Most activities are team efforts where researchers build on each others work to both add value to their research and to develop innovative ways of building systems and using information technology.

Igor Hawryszkiewycz  Professor of Computing Science at the University of Technology, Sydney. e-mail  John Debenham  Professor of Computing Science, University of Technology, Sydney. e-mail  Simeon Simoff  Senior Lecturer in Computer Systems   Jamal El Den  PhD student on value adding through knowledge systems.   Dongbai Xue DSTC Researcher responsible for developing the LiveNet system..  Currently a PhD student in the area of improving knowledge sharing in the construction industry.   Win Maung  PhD student in the area of knowledge intensive processes.    Pan Weidong PhD student on using knowledge management to support personalized learning both within teaching institutions and in industry.   Mike Soames PhD student in modeling processes that integrate predefined and collaborative processes.   RECENTLY COMPLETED PhDs   Ingrid Slembek   PhD thesis title: Evaluating and Improving Knowledge-Intensive Work Processes through the Application of Information and Communication Technologies. Includes case studies in the area of knowledge intensive processes with emphasis on risk management processes.    Robert Biuk-Aghai  PhD thesis title: Extracting Patterns of Virtual Collaboration.   Lin Aizhong  PhD Title: A Solution for Managing Emergent Business Processes Includes ways of using agent technologies to facilitateve collaboration. Subsequently took a position of Senior Research Associate to implement a multi-agent system architecture linked to the LiveNet system.   Quang Vinh Nguyen   PhD included building a graphical interface to LiVenet..