Ann Nicholson - Supervision

Theses supervised by Ann Nicholson 1994 - 2005

Postgraduate Research

N. Jitnah, Ph.D. 2000. Using Mutual Information for Approximate Evaluation of {B}ayesian Networks.

J. Abrantes, Ph.D. 2002. Knowledge-based assembly sequence planning. (joint supervision with Chris White)

Matthew Mitchell, Ph.D. 2003. An Architecture for Situated Learning Agents (joint supervision with David Albrecht).

T. Boneh, M.Sc. 2003. Support for Graphical Modelling in Bayesian Network Knowledge Engineering: a Visual tool for domain experts. (U. of Melbourne, joint supervision with Liz Sonenberg).

• Jiri Baum, Dynamic non-uniform abstractions for planning in complex stochastic domains. (1998-present)
• Tim Wilkin Ph.D. (joint with G. Holland, then Trevor Dix) Adaptive planning for an unmanned meteorological model plane. (1997-present)
• Steven Mascaro Ph.D. (joint supervision with K. Korb). Evolutionary ethics. (2000-present)
• Tal Boneh, Ph.D. (joint supervision with K. Korb). Bayesian Network Knowledge Engineering for Meteorological Forecasting Decision Support. (2003-present)
• Owen Woodberry, Ph.D. (joint with K. Korb). Evolutionary ethics. (2004-present)

Honours Theses

James Lawson, 2007, `` "Evolution of Utility"

Brendon Taylor, 2007, `` Opponent Modelling in Bayesian Poker

Chung Tue "DuCK" Nguyen, 2006, `` A study of the Evolution of Discrimination using Artificial Life Simulations

Shannon Watson, 2003, Using Bayesian Networks for Water Quality Prediction in Sydney Harbour'' , (Collaboration with NSW EPA) (joint supervision with C. Twardy)

Owen Woodberry, 2003, ``Knowledge Engineering a Bayesian Network for an Ecological Risk Assessment (KEBN-ERA)'', (Collaboration with Monash University Water Studies Centre) (joint supervision with K. Korb).

Darren Boulton, 2002-03, ``Bayesian Poker Opponent Modelling'' (joint supervision with K. Korb).

Michelle Hughes, 2002-03, ``An MUD Platform for Plan Recognition'' (joint supervision with K. Korb).

Rodney O'Donnell, 2001, ``Adaptation in Bayesian Networks'' (joint supervision with K. Korb).

Russell Kennett, 2000. ``Sea Breeze Prediction using Bayesian Networks'' (joint supervision with K. Korb, funded by the Bureau of Meteorology).

Jason Carlton, 2000. ``Bayesian Poker'' (joint supervision with K. Korb).

Daniel Willis, 2000. ``Ambulation Monitoring and Fall Detection System using Dynamic Belief Networks'' (joint supervision with I. Brown).

Lucas Hope, 2000. ``Evolving emotions in an artificial life environment>''. (joint supervision with Kevin Korb).

Krystyna Doktor, 1999 ``Modelling emotional effects on dialogue in a collaborative domain''. (joint supervision with I. Zukerman)

Leigh Fitzgibbon, 1999. ``A Parallelised Genetic Algorithm for the Identification of Aircraft Structures'', (joint supervision with D. Abramson)

Steven Mascaro, 1999. ``Evolutionary Ethics''. (joint supervision with K. Korb).

Patrick Hemmerich, 1998. ``Meta-control strategies for the Travelling Salesman Problem'' (joint supervision with D. Bairaktaris, Dynamic Transport Management).

Rowena Cheng, ``Dialogue Generation for emotional agents'' (joint supervision with I. Zukerman).

Ryan McGowan, 1997. ``Fall Diagnosis: a combined software and hardware implementation'' (joint supervision with Dr. Ian Brown in EE).

Amy Holden, 1997. ``Inference Algorithms for Dynamic Belief Networks''.

Konrad Sosnowski, 1997. Industry Project. ``LISP interpreter in Java'' (joint supervision with Dr. Lloyd Allison).

Bjoern Koos, 1997. ``Graphical Interfaces for a Stochastic Planning System''.

Craig Oliver, 1997. ``Dialogue Generation for Intelligent Agents'' (joint supervision with Ingrid Zukerman).

Chok Hiew, 1996. ``Cricket Scheduling''.

Wiktor Chwieros, 1996. ``Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques to the solution of Flutter Equations''.

Anibar Ban, 1996. ``Intelligent Agents for an interactive multi-media game''. %H2A.

Ariel Bud, 1995. ``Training Scheduling with Genetic Algorithms''.

Aidan Doyle, 1995.co-supervision with Dr. Lloyd Allison, ``WWW Interface for Bayesian Poker''.

Jason Saynor, 1995.``Planning under uncertainty: enriching the planner's goals''.

Grace Ngai, 1994 (Brown University). ``Mobile Robot Navigation form sonar sensor data using occupancy grids''. Summer vacation project and undergraduate thesis.