BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:UTS:FEIT Newsletter Events PRODID:-//FEIT//CoreApp//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/Australia/Sydney X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19700405T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=4;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701004T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=1SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:University of Technology Sydney MathWorks Day DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130626T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130626T160000 DESCRIPTION:MathWorks are holding a complimentary seminar in University of Technology\, Sydney to demonstrate how MATLAB is used to build mathematical models for forecasting and optimizing the behaviour of complex systems. This event is geared toward lecturers\, researchers\, and postgraduate students who would like to enhance their teaching and research\, update their MATLAB skills\, or learn from the experts how to get started using MathWorks software.\n\nDetails of the seminar:\n\n26th June 2013 (Wednesday)\n1:00 p.m. &ndash\; 4:00 p.m.\nRoom CB01.23.22\, Building 1\, City Campus\, Broadway\n\nIn this free 3 hours seminar\, including live demonstrations\, an experienced MathWorks engineer will show how you can use MATLAB to:\n\n·\; Develop models using data fitting and first-principles modelling techniques\n\n·\; Model and forecast the behaviour of complex non-linear systems using machine learning techniques such as neural networks and regression trees\n\n·\; Model and simulate dynamical systems using Simulink\n\n·\; Automatically generate reports that document models and simulation results\n\nMorning tea will be provided during break. Please feel free to invite any colleagues you feel would benefit from attending.\n\nRegister and learn more about this seminar at: http://www.mathworks.com.au/UTS13\n\n LOCATION:Room CB01.23.22, Building 1, City Campus, Bro CREATED:20130523T155557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130523T155557Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CEERS: Peter McArdle (water management) and Yunlong Luo (biofim reactor) DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130531T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130531T170000 DESCRIPTION:Dear all\,\n\nI would like to draw your attention to join the Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Seminar (CEERS).\n\n* Venue: CB02.07.004A\n* Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM\n* Date: Friday 31 May 2013\n* 2013 tentative presentation schedule: http://services.eng.uts.edu.au/~hkshon/ceers/ceers-board.html\n\n\n- Mr Peter McArdle: Traditional Indigenous water management and its significance in sustainable practice\n\nWater is a vital key to sustainable development in Australia\, crucial to its social\, economic and environmental dimensions. However\, recent years of severe drought in many parts of Australia has brought widespread public attention to issues of drought security. With some of the harshest droughts since records began\, eventually broken by immense flooding over the 2010-2011 summer\, the last decade has highlighted the vast extremes of the Australian climate\, particularly in regards to water. With the vast majority of the population living in large urban centres developed in the post-colonial era\, existing water supply infrastructure is heavily biased towards centralised\, Western-centric systems and approaches.\n\nPublic discourse surrounding water management in Australia is dominated by professionals\, including resource economists\, engineers\, ecologists and biologists. This is a theme labelled &lsquo\;environment-centred&rsquo\; inquiry &ndash\; an approach preoccupied with predicting the supply and demand of resources. However\, Indigenous Australians have sustained population on the continent for many thousands of years. While much research has been conducted in various fields of traditional Aboriginal life\, culture and practices\, there has been little research emphasis on traditional Indigenous attitudes and approaches to water management and consumption. Research into Indigenous knowledge and experience of water management in Australia presents a means to explore ways in which this knowledge can contribute to the sustainability of water management into the future. Indeed\, the sharing of such knowledge is required to develop sustainable opportunities. Acknowledging this vast resource will enable the exploration of ways in which proved practices of the past can contribute to sustainability into the future.\n\nThe research aims to explore and learn of the traditional water management practices of Indigenous peoples. In the present context of heavily Euro-centric methodologies in the mainstream water industry\, the research seeks to identify opportunities for growth and/or change in understandings\, appreciation and attitudes of and towards water supply practice in Australia. It is anticipated that the areas of water supply\, treatment and consumption as well as water and drought management/security will be discussed in the broader context of knowledge of and connection to country. Using mixed methods and cross-disciplinary methodology\, the research will then seek to draw direct and/or indirect links between quantitative and qualitative data in the areas of water management and identify areas in which the reader can engage with and learn from the land&rsquo\;s traditional custodians.\n\nPrincipal Supervisor: Dr Hagare Prasanthi\n\nAssessor: A/Prof. Huu Hao Ngo\n\n \n\n- Yunlong Luo: Moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) for micropollutant removal\n\n \n\nAttached growth processes are effective and extensively used alternatives to wastewater engineering. However\, today&rsquo\;s knowledge on micropollutant removal in attached growth systems is fairly limited. The main objective of the present study is to explore the feasibility of employing a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) for the removal of 22 selected micropollutants (pharmaceuticals\, pesticides\, steroid hormones\, surfactants and industrial chemicals) from synthetic wastewater. Prior to the experiments on MBBR\, the removal of the selected micropollutants was assessed by batch experiments\, with acclimatised or non-acclimatised sponge at 10% or 20% filling fraction. The batch experiment results showed that the systems with non-acclimatised sponge were effective in removing surfactants and steroid hormones (except estriol) but achieved minor reductions for most pharmaceutical compounds. By contrast\, by using acclimatised sponge\, the systems were able to yield appreciably improved pharmaceutical removal. The alteration of the filling ratio of non-acclimatised sponge did not lead to significant disparity in micropollutant removal\, while\, in the reactors with acclimatised sponge\, elevated elimination were observed for most target compounds when a higher filling ratio (20%) was applied\n\n \n\nPrincipal Supervisor: Dr. Wenshan Guo\n\nCo-Supervisor: A/Prof. Huu Hao Ngo\n\nAssessor: Dr. Hagare Prasanthi\n\n \n\nBest regards\,\n\nShon\n\n LOCATION:CB02.07.004A CREATED:20130521T164632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130521T164632Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:X Media Lab Exclusive Offer for UTS Network! DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130607T000000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130607T170000 DESCRIPTION:Celebrating its 10th year\, X Media Lab\, Australia'\;s most prestigious digital media event\, in partnership with VIVID\, UNSW College of Fine Art\, and the International Symposium of Electronic Art (ISEA) presents the KR8V Masterclass Series "Creative Leadership Edition".\n\nKR8V explores: Creative Leadership\; Innovation\, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE)\; Transmedia\; Social & Mobile Media\; Learning & Communities\; Design\; Well Being & Happiness\; and Google Glass!\n\nAttend the KR8V HIGHLIGHTS DAY or the MASTER CLASS WEEKEND or attend both - and save 10%!\n\n1) HIGHLIGHTS DAY CONFERENCE\nFriday 7th June\nFor time-poor Creative Industries executives!\nThis one-day Conference gives you a 360 degree snapshot of what is happening now and what is being visioned for the future across the KR8V themes.\nNo boring panels or Q&A sessions - just information rich keynote presentations from some of the world'\;s most acclaimed interactive media visionaries.\nThis is a high-intensity information download and relationship building conference for creative industries executives who want to thrive in the digital age.\nUpdate yourself in a day!\n\n2) MASTERCLASS WEEKEND\nSaturday 8th June - Sunday 9th June\nUNSW College of Fine Art\, Paddington\nFor creative industries practitioners.\nLearn and network with some of the world'\;s best digital and interactive media experts. Participation in the KR8V masterclasses greatly increases your chances of bringing your unique ideas to life and achieving success.\nWhat you learn in a KR8V masterclass today you will be applying to your project\, company\, career - tomorrow.\n\n\nPlease RSVP to http://www.amiando.com/KR8VSydney2013.html\nPlease note that RSVP deadline is November 30\, -0001\, 12:00am LOCATION:Harbourview Terrace, Museum of Contemporary A CREATED:20130517T120848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130517T120848Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:FEIT Teaching and Learning Retreat 2013: How the puzzle pieces fit together! DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130926T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130926T170000 DESCRIPTION:We are providing you with plenty of warning to add the date for the FEIT Teaching and Learning Retreat to your diaries!!\n\nThe proposed agenda is as follows:\n\n FEIT Teaching and Learning Overview Assessing GAs (Assessment Criteria and Standards) Getting Ready for learning in 2014 ACS and EA Accreditations T and L Project updatesYou will have the opportunity to be informed about current T & L projects\, provide input to the direction of the Faculty\, celebrate our achievements\, and network with your colleagues.\n\nOf course there will be refreshments available\, but there are limited spaces\, so let us know ASAP.\n\n\nPlease RSVP to Ruth.Tredinnick@uts.edu.au\nPlease note that RSVP deadline is September 2\, 2013\, 5:00pm LOCATION:TBA CREATED:20130517T164952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130517T164952Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:10 Year FEIT HPC Anniversary Celebration DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130530T163000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130530T200000 DESCRIPTION:The FEIT High Performance Computing Cluster\, a unique grid of high performance workstations configured specifically to meet the needs of Engineering and IT researchers\, has recently reached the major milestone of ten years of continuous operations. From relatively humble beginnings in 2002 the Cluster has served almost 800 FEIT researchers and currently has nearly 500 active users. The current configuration provides researchers with nearly 20Tflop/s and 300Tflop/s of CPU and GPU computing power\, respectively\, 2.5TB of shared RAM and 120TB of scratch storage.\n\nIn addition to being specifically developed for the type of computations that Engineering and IT researchers undertake a key design aspect was to focus on ease of use. Traditionally large clusters are driven by command line systems that are hard to use\; instead we eschewed this design paradigm to focus on user-friendly graphical interfaces. This custom graphical system has driven a high uptake amongst researchers and has recently received international recognition from a number of manufacturers including NoMachine NX in Europe.\n\nWe are pleased to invite you to join with us to celebrate the milestone of ten years of continuous operation.\n\nRSVP is essential for this function as we have limited space at Aerial and are required to confirm catering numbers in advance.\n\n\nPlease RSVP to peter.brady@uts.edu.au\nPlease note that RSVP deadline is May 23\, 2013\, 4:00pm LOCATION:Aerial Function Centre CREATED:20130513T133027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130513T133027Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CEERS: Gayathri Naidu (membrane distillation) and Fezeh Lotfi (forward osmosis) DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130517T160000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130517T173000 DESCRIPTION:Dear all\,\n\nI would like to draw your attention to join the Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Seminar (CEERS) on the 17th of May\, Friday.\n\n- Gayathri Naidu: Scaling Development in Membrane Distillation System: Influence of Operating Parameters and Configurations\n\nMembrane distillation (MD) is an emerging technology that integrates both thermal distillation and membrane processes. The MD operation is not affected by high salt concentration as it is not limited by osmotic pressure gradient. Therefore this technique is particularly attractive for the treatment of high salinity feed solution. MD can achieve almost zero liquid discharge with high quality distillate. Additionally\, the thermal process in MD requires low operating temperature\, enabling the usage of alternative energy sources (waste heat or solar energy). The performance of MD with high salt concentration is governed by operating parameters such as feed temperature\, flow rate and vapor pressure that influences the permeate flux. Further\, the feasibility of applying MD for high salt treatment is strongly dependent on the scaling development on the membrane\, with super saturation of salt solution and other sparingly dissolved salts at high feed temperature. Accordingly\, this study analysed the specific operating parameters that contribute to CaSO4 scaling and the intensity of CaSO4 scaling with different MD configurations. For this purpose\, investigation was carried out on a bench scale direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) and a scaled up lab-scale modified design Vacuum Membrane Distillation system known as a Vacuum Multi Effect Membrane Distillation (V-MEMD) with low polarization effect. \n\n- Fezeh Lotfi: Membrane fouling during fertiliser drawn forward osmosis desalination of brackish ground water\n\nThe search for lower energy consumption desalination systems in agriculture has been driving research in the last few years\, towards the investigation of osmotically driven membrane processes in irrigation\, such as fertiliser drawn forward osmosis (FDFO). FDFO is a promising area of FO application in desalination for irrigation\, using fertilisers as the draw solution (DS). This study investigated the combined membrane fouling in FDFO process. Alginate\, albumin (BSA)\, and humic acid (HA) were chosen as model organic foulants. Different fertilisers used as DS to select an ideal DS (high water flux\, low fouling potential). Different DS on membrane made of different materials exhibit different fouling behavior and have different mechanisms. Effect of membrane materials on membrane fouling and cleaning in FDFO process was compared between commercial cellulose triacetate (CTA) based membranes and thin film composite polyamide (PA) based membranes. It is found that PA membrane is less prone to membrane fouling than CTA membrane. Diammonium hydrogen phosphate (DAP) produced different results during fouling experiments and water flux recovery in compare of other fertiliser in FDFO process. To understand why DAP produced different results\, this study concluded all fouling experiment with DAP as DS. The sharp flux decline with DAP\, due to reverse diffusion of phosphate ions that reacts with present calcium and magnesium ions in feed solution (FS) and forming insoluble phosphate scaling on the membrane surface.\n\n* Venue: Building 2 Room 7.065 (CB2.07.065)\n\n* Time: 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM\n\n* Date: Friday 17 May 2013\n\n* 2013 tentative presentation schedule: http://services.eng.uts.edu.au/~hkshon/ceers/ceers-board.html\n\n LOCATION:Venue: Building 2 Room 7.065 (CB2.07.065) CREATED:20130508T122912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130508T122912Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:IT Short Course - Fundamentals of Java DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130729T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20131028T210000 DESCRIPTION:Fundamentals of Java Programming is a 39-hour course providing a conceptual understanding of Object Oriented programming.Students will learn how to create classes\, objects and applications using the language\, preparing participants for the Sun Certified Programmer for Java Standard Edition (SE) 6 Platform.\n\nCourse fee : $ 1\,350 with 10% discount for UTS staff/Students/Alumni\n\nCourse commence : Monday 29 July 2013 at 6pm\n\n \n\n \n\n LOCATION:Building 10 CREATED:20130506T093414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130506T093414Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:FEIT Staff Morning Tea DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130508T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130508T115000 DESCRIPTION:\n\nDear all\n\nPlease be informed that the next FEIT Staff Gathering will be held on Wednesday 8 May at 11am in Building 10\, Level 4\, The Staff Common Room (CB10.04).\n\nIt will be hosted by Professor Keith Crews\, Associate Dean External Engagement. Thank you.\n\nHope you can be there!\n\n \n\nCheers\n\nLoletta\n\n \n\n\nPlease RSVP to N/A\nPlease note that RSVP deadline is November 30\, -0001\, 12:00am LOCATION:CB10.04 Staff Common Room CREATED:20130501T120109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T120109Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reminder: Dean's Leadership in Innovation Seminar\; Decisions at the Speed of Thought DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130501T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130501T140000 DESCRIPTION:\n\n DECISIONS AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT\n\n DEAN&rsquo\;S LEADERSHIP IN INNOVATION SEMINAR SERIES\n\n Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology\n\n University of Technology\, Sydney\n\n The Dean'\;s seminar series was established in 2011 to provide the opportunity for distinguished researchers to initiate conversation around relevant high impact research that demonstrates leadership in Engineering and IT innovation. This seminar on 1 May 2013 is the 22nd in the series.\n\n When: Wednesday 1 May 2013\n\n Time: 12:00 noon &ndash\; 2:30 p.m. (light lunch will be available from 12:00 noon)\n\n Venue: Building CB04\, Level 2 Room 36\n\n Speaker: Dr Jü\;rg von Kä\;nel\n\n Abstract: \n\n IBM Research Australia is working in the area of supporting the human decision maker\, whether that is a person at home deciding on their finances\, an incident commander in disaster management\, a doctor deciding on the course of treatment or a mine operator deciding on a myriad of details from strategic to daily operations.\n\n In this seminar I will outline how IBM Research works\, how we set IBMs technical agenda and look into the future through our Global Technology Outlook\, to what are the concrete drivers for IBM Research &ndash\; Australia\, where we are focusing on Disaster Management\, Natural Resource Management and Healthcare/Life Sciences. I will outline areas and projects we are currently working on\, as well as how we work with customers\, governments\, and academic partners. I will conclude the talk with a sneak preview of our &ldquo\;smarter financial life&rdquo\; demo where we are taking a completely different approach to financial planning &ndash\; coming from a person life point of view rather than a financial constructs point of view.\n\n About the Speaker: Dr. Jü\;rg von Kä\;nel is the senior manager of the &ldquo\;IBM Research &ndash\; Australia&rdquo\; lab in Melbourne http://www.research.ibm.com/australia. He studied math and computer science at ETH Zü\;rich and holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science (1991). Joined IBM in 1985 in Zü\;rich Switzerland. In 1991 he moved to TJ Watson Research center in the US and most recently managed the relationship between Research and the financial services industries.\n\n In 2004 he initiated an Enterprise Risk & Compliance Framework focused primarily on the financial industry. This lead to the Treasury & Risk magazine listing him as one of the 100 most influential people in finance in 2006.\n\n Since June 2011\, he has moved to Melbourne\, Australia to lead the establishment of the new IBM Research lab in Australia. In his scarce spare time he and his wife invent\, design and make mechanical puzzles http://www.woodpuzzles.com.\n\n Contact: Prof Mary-Anne Williams\n\n All Welcome\n\n RSVP Tim Kevin tkevin@eng.uts.edu.au\n\n \n\n\nPlease RSVP to tkevin@eng.uts.edu.au\nPlease note that RSVP deadline is May 1\, 2013\, 11:00am LOCATION:Building 4, Level 2 Room 36 CREATED:20130430T130250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130430T130250Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:[BIG Day In] Industry Networking Event for FEIT Research Students - Tuesday 7 May DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130507T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130507T163000 DESCRIPTION:Dear FEIT Research Students\,\n\nAre you seeking employment to compliment your studies?\n\nThe Australian Computer Society (ACS) Foundation\, understands that so few students know what roles and opportunities are available to them in IT\, which is why the UTS IT student society created the Big Day In IT careers conference to be held at UTS on Tuesday 7 May.\n\nFirst run at UTS in 2012 and attracting a massive 220 attendees\, Big Day In is an IT careers conference with a difference &ndash\; it&rsquo\;s organised\, run and hosted by students\, for students. The ACS Foundation facilitates leading speakers from companies such as Microsoft\, Coca Cola\, IBM\, Westpac and WiseTech Global to speak about the future of technology and how students can get involved in shaping the future.\n\nWe have observed there is a gap in delivering IT career info to students and believe the BEST way for them to get this information is to hear from people with unbeatable &ldquo\;been there\, done that&rdquo\; experience. We believe in students and that they are ready to hear the difference between success and mediocrity. This is why we are throwing out the textbooks and are bringing phenomenal speakers from leading industry innovators to University Hall at UTS to talk about their career and how they got there.\n\nAs a result of the success of the previous Big Day In\, we&rsquo\;re excited to announce that in 2013 we&rsquo\;re holding separate High School and University student conferences. The University Student exclusive Big Day In for 2013 will be held on 7 May at the Aerial Function Centre\, UTS.\n\nWe would like to invite you to participate in this incredible opportunity to help build the movement of students who care about their careers and are taking action to get ahead now.\n\nVisit the website now at www.thebigdayin.com.au and pick up your ticket for only $10.\n\nLunch and snacks will be supplied on the day so just bring yourselves along and find out what ICT could mean for you. \n\n \n\nDate: Tuesday 7 May 2013\n\nTime: 9:00am-4:30pm (attend as you wish)\n\nLocation: Aerial Function Centre\, Level 7 - Building 10\, UTS Broadway Campus\n\nRegister: http://www.acs.org.au/networking-and-events/events/upcoming-events/event-details?eveID=30259625226819\n\n \n\nBest Regards\,\n\nKrystle Ng\n\n2013 President IT Student Society\n\n\nPlease RSVP to http://www.acs.org.au/networking-and-events/events/upcoming-events/event-details?eveID=30259625226819\nPlease note that RSVP deadline is May 7\, 2013\, 9:00am LOCATION:Aerial Function Centre, Level 7 - Building 10 CREATED:20130430T131550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130430T131550Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CIMS - Robotics Research Seminars: ICRA 2013 papers DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130429T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20130429T150000 DESCRIPTION:Dear All\,\n\nPlease join the seminar by Mitesh/ Mohammad/Dinuka/Phillip from CIMS\, they will give a presentation (20 minutes each) on their accepted ICRA papers. A light lunch will be provided.\n\nDate/time: 12.30 -- 3.00 pm\, Monday\, 29th of April\, 2013\n\nLocation: Room 7065\, Level 7\, Building 2\n\nPresenter:- Mitesh Patel\n\nTitle:- Language for Learning Complex Human-Object Interactions\n\nPresenter:- Mohammad Norouzi\n\nTitle: A Statistical Approach for Uncertain Stability Analysis of Mobile Robots\n\nPresenter:- Dinuka Abeywardena\n\nTitle: Visual-Inertial Fusion for Quadrotor Micro Air Vehicles with Improved Scale Observability\n\nPresenter:- Phillip Quin\n\nTitle: Efficient Neighbourhood-Based Information Gain Approach for Exploration of Complex 3D Environments\n\nRegards\,\n\nShoudong\n\n LOCATION:Room 7065, Level 7, Building 2 CREATED:20130426T124340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130426T124340Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR