Postgraduate Research from School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences

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Current Postgraduate Research

Student	Research Topic
Adeel, Aleeza	User interface requirements, development and specification for industrial digital twins
Al Siyabi, Yasir	Cybersecurity management
Ali, Muhammad (Zain)	Explainable AI for misinformation detection
Ali, Sabir	Applications of machine learning technique in real-world problems
Archer, Caleb	Federated problem scheduling and optimisation in the context of mixed integer linear and non-linear programming
Burroughs, Hazel	What is required in picturebook design for children with ADHD?
Burroughs, Stephen	Energy digital twin for rapid prototyping of heat exchange networks and decarbonisation algorithms
Cai, Renjun	Democratizing deep leaning: a user-friendly environment for non-experts
Cassé, Léa	Quantum machine learning for data streams
Corpuz, Raiza	Iwasawa invariants of elliptic curves over number fields
Daramas, Atthapan	Secure and privacy preserving data sharing in vehicular networks
Downs, Bert	A software engineering framework for applied digital twin modelling and DC microgrids
García Ferrari, Tomás	An IoT for the rest of us
Heydarian, Parastoo	Innovative engineering of self-adaptive solutions on the cloud
Huang, Dong	Metric of computational effectiveness in neural networks
Konala, Pandu	Adaptive automation of security configurations
Li, Mi (Max)	Parallel stream data mining with Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Lui, Jia (Justin)	Anomaly detection
Malik, Rafia	Transforming Environmental Data Science through Explainable Vision-Language Models (VLMs)
Matenga, Aaron	Indigenous software development methods
McAlley, Hamish	Influence of forcing on the energy distribution and characteristic length scales of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
Neupane, Bishwash	Modelling neutral particles in the heliosphere
Pasandideh, Mostafa (Seyedmostafa)	Controlling energy-aware computing clusters
Phua, Thye Way	Redesigning files to embed concise provenance metadata
Pratibha, Pratibha	Advancement in operator networks and their applications
Rassak, Simna	Multi-source streaming: exploitation of aggregated environmental, sensor and management data sources
Ren, Zhongzhen (Fyrik)	Ehancing academic search engines with gaze-based input: accessibility, efficiency, and information enrichment
Schlumbom, Paul	Density estimation in high-level feature spaces
Shokoohi, Saeedeh	Advancements in Network Security: Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Solutions
Singh Samra, Ravjot	A novel approach for DDoS attack mitigation at scale using multiple data sources at Internet eXchange points
Skiffington, Matthew	Accurate multi-modal conditional density estimation (CDE) in deep learning models with environmental applications
Sun, Yibin	Data stream regression
Taia, Ivy	Mobile health application with a Māori cultural perspective
Verma, Nilesh	Adaptive machine learning for data streams
Weeraratne, Nuwan	Improving finite sample estimates of principal components
Wohlers, Mark	Multiple instance learning for predicting fruit storage potential
Xu, Xin	Multiple instance learning: generalization and explainability
Zhai, Yu (Neo)	A model of naturalizing human computer interaction system with smart IoT devices
Zhang, Hongming	A model-driven methodology for IoT application development
Zhang, Zijing	Transfer learning for cyber security configuration managment

Student	Research Topic
Heiyanthuduwage Don, Roshan	Cyber security dissertation
Li, Mingyang	Cyber security dissertation
Martin, Rachel	Understanding cyber attacks captured on honeypots
Mason, Dean	ICS Malware
McCullagh, Emily	Decreasing the detectability of IoT honeypots
Ramagoni Srinivas, Nalini	Comprehensive analysis of AI-based phishing website detection using URL and metadata
Ranum, Brendon	Ahuora: Digital twin cyber security
Rimal, Subash	Cyber security dissertation
Sylvin, Robinston	Intrusion detection system for MITM attack using Random Forest and LIME
Verma, Dheeraj	Cyber security dissertation
Wang, Haitao (Allen)	Explaining behaviours of cyber-attacks
Wanyonyi, Peter	Risks and challenges of non-domestic data centres for isolated countries

Student	Research Topic
Anandan, Harish	Visual branding and engagement
Encina Rubio, Colomba	Digitization of archives
Feng, Harper (Yingyan)	Understanding the hierarchy of colours in the Chinese culture and its application
Ghadge, Vaishnavi	Role of storytelling in branding
Jones, Tyra	Analysing elements of print publication
Le, Shengxi (Lexie)	Computer science and design
Lelinwalla, Khushad	Collaborative Design with AI
Li, Jiequan	Analysis of the function and impact of AI-generated art on concept art
Li, Puzhu (Jojo)	The impact of color on audience emotions under modern technology
Lulu, Nikkaella	Understanding the Impacts of Gesture and Voice Interactions on UX
Petaia, Philip	Designing digital cultural spaces: preserving Pasifika identity through visual language and interactive experiences
Price, Stuart	Play-based museum exhibitions for adults
Sankey, Alesha	Animation and identity in broadcast design
Singh, Manjit	The role of homogeneity in web design: a comparative analysis of Spark NZ and One NZ
Vanmali, Apurva	Dark mode design: user preferences and impact on user experience
Wang, Minyu Miuria	Exploring interdisciplinary design in museum exhibition
Zha, Jiejie	An investigation into the meaning and applications of Sanxingdui masks
Zhou, Ziyi	Sustainable product design: circular economy in design

Student	Research Topic
Akhund, Mahnoor	Evaluating Federated Learning in Generalized Hierarchical Topologies (FLIGHT)
Bashir, Faizan	Engineering thesis
Liyanage Dona, Jani	Engineering thesis
Shi, Yigang	Wearable and IoT technology for Health applications
Waddington, Nicholaas	Reinforcement learning for hydro electricity

Student	Research Topic
Alapat, David	Using LLMs with WEKA
Eng, Kingsley	A comparative study of TTS architectures for multidialectal māori speech synthesis: enhancing accessibility for low-resource languages
Gong, Mengchao	Artificial Intelligence dissertation
Jahan, Munaz	Using large language models for real-time anomaly detection in evolving data stream
Jayasinghe, Dinushi	Artificial intelligence dissertation
Peter, Jiya	Psoriasis arthritis risk detection, prediction, and management
Zhang, Xinshuang	Computer science dissertation

Student	Research Topic
Adlam, Matthew	Computer science thesis
Huang, Rucheng	Artificial intelligence thesis
Jones, Ben	Computer science thesis
Mayo, Christopher	Artificial intelligence thesis
Moxham-Bettridge, Veela	Software engineering thesis
Neave, Zane	Image retrieval based on embeddings for trustworthy AI
Polouse, Jilmy	Mathematics thesis
Rengasamy Rajamanikkam, Vikneswaran	Computer science thesis
Zhou, Kang	Masters thesis

Student	Research Topic
Govender, Leneshen	Data analytics dissertation
Kanji, Parthiv	Virtual reality-based visualization and analysis of 3D plant models
Porteria, Allyana	What automation is possible in a Smart Home?
Rawlence, Sara	The language of cyber security

Student	Research Topic
Campbell, Emma	Can I trust you? Impact of avatar types on interaction
Elstob, George	Exploring the use of Haskell for machine learning algorithm implementation/ concurrent programming “speedup”
Han, Sabina	Visualisation and integration of optimised Heat Exchanger Networks (HENs)
Jensen, Daniel	Reliable tree identification
Leach, Mahaki	Development of open-source property packages for use in modelling chemical processes
Lomboy, Hans	ROS-based framework for muscle-machine interface control of robotic and prosthetic devices
Milosevic, Luka	Trying to see patterns in volcano data via ML
Paul, Irene	Women’s health apps: A critical analysis
Poutoa, Justin	Feel the sport
Rowe, Tanner	Self adaptive smart homes
Shakes, Nathan	Cute vs creepy: designing robot personalities
Sharma, Aditya	WESMO EV
Siddika, Rafeea	Cute vs creepy: designing robot personalities
Thanki, Aryan	Sustainability as a software engineering problem
Wilson, Edward	Determining the viability of using machine learning methods to predict key livestock indicators

Completed Postgraduate Research

Student	Research Topic	Year
Chaouki, Ayman	Decision trees via search: A reinforcement learning framework	2025
Liu, Bowen	Integrating behavioural and formal specifications	2025
Britten, Daniel	Building trustworthy smart contracts using interactive theorem proving	2024
Falconer, Julia	Eliciting expert uncertainty from decision making	2024
Fayomi, Oladimeji	Pragmatic internet egress routing for improving player latency in interactive multiplayer games	2024
Gunasinghe, Hansi	Solutions to the unseen domain problem for machine learning-based glaucoma detection from retinal fundus images	2024
Isaac, Zac	Modeling external light transmission through to the fetus	2024
Trye, David	Visualising categorical data: Linguistic case studies from te Reo Māori and New Zealand English	2024
Wang, Hongyu	Feature extractor stacking for cross-domain few-shot learning	2024
Zheng, Chen	Self-supervised feature extractor training for Alzheimer’s disease classification	2024
Chanajitt, Rajchada	Machine learning approaches for malware classification based on hybrid artefacts	2023
Chew Jun Wen, Chris	Behaviour-based classification of encryption-type ransomware using system calls	2023
Gunasekara, Nuwan	Advanced adaptive classifier methods for data streams	2023
Lorier, Christopher	Algorithmic mapping of software-defined networking pipelines	2023
Peramuna Pathirage, Nandana	Enhancing online reading lists for tertiary education	2023
Rahim, Fahim	Row-column factorial designs and mutually orthogonal frequency rectangles	2023
Rodrigues, Mark	Hierarchical, informed and robust machine learning for surgical tool management	2023
Roodt, Daniel	Local editing in Lempel-Ziv compressed data	2023
Zhang, Qimo (Alex)	Visualising location-based information using augmented reality	2023
Grout, Cameron	Readability and suitability of conventional applications within immersive virtual environments	2022
Laulaupea'alu, Siuta	The vulnerability to Online Scamming in contemporary Tongan Society Ko e laveangofua ‘i he Ngaue Kākā ‘o e Naluope' ‘i he Sosaieti Tonga lolotonga	2022
Yogarajan, Vithya	Domain-specific language models for multi-label classification of medical text	2022
Zaicu, Nicu Florin	Failure resilience and traffic engineering for multi-controller software defined networking	2022
Bahiss, Khadija	A serious game to provide social skills training for people with Asperger's Syndrome/High-Functioning Autism	2021
Ejaz, Muhammad	Adversarial risk analysis for first-price sealed-bid auctions	2021
McMahon, Liam	Steady and unsteady visco-resistive reconnection in the presence of the Hall effect	2021
Mitchell, Rory	High-throughput machine learning algorithms	2021
Moughal, Muhammad	Generating spiky solutions of Einstein field equations with the Stephani transformation	2021
Sahito, Attaullah	A study of self-training variants for semi-supervised image classification	2021
Zhao, Can	Using object biography metadata to create artefact interactions outside memory institutions	2021
Daoud, Maisa	Autoencoder-based techniques for improved classification in settings with high dimensional and small sized data	2020
Gilmore, Hamish	L-invariants and congruences for Galois representations of dimension 3, 4, and 8	2020
Jaidka, Sapna	Formal modelling and analysis of safety-critical Interactive systems using Coloured Petri Nets	2020
Lim, Jin Sean (Nick)	Ensemble learning of high dimension datasets	2020
Sanger, Richard	An algorithmic approach to OpenFlow ruleset transformation	2020
Brown, Paul	Computational Bayesian inference using low discrepancy sequences	2019
Garae, Jeffery	Cyber security visualization effectiveness	2019
Gouk, Henry	Learning discrete and Lipschitz representations	2019
König, Jemma	Automating vocabulary tests and enriching online courses for language learners	2019
Leathart, Tim	Tree-structured multiclass probability estimators	2019
Pilbrow, Colin	Characterising sound visualisations of specifications using refinement	2019
Turner, Jessica	Supporting interactive system testing with interaction sequences	2019
Weng, Min-Hsien (Sam)	Efficient compilation of a verification-friendly progamming language	2019
Will, Mark	Privacy-preserving encoding for cloud computing	2019
Laing, Simon	The role of images in support of graphic design ideation	2018
Mato, Paora	Ma te hangarau te oranga o te reo Māori e tautoko ai? Can technology support the long-term health of the Māori language?	2018
Nemhauser, Bryce	Spatial hypermedia as a programming environment	2018
Qin, Chao	Iwasawa theory over solvable three-dimensional p-adic Lie extensions	2018
Suppers, Joris	Impacts of new technologies on household electricity demand: From an individual household, a community, and a national perspective	2018
Timpany, Claire	Typographic emphasis of headings: methods of typographic emphasis to assist with search of unfamiliar and familiar text	2018
Bravo Márquez, Felipe	Acquiring and exploiting lexical knowledge for Twitter sentiment analysis	2017
Chang, Su-Ping	A mobile augmented memory aid for people with traumatic brain injury	2017
Eichler, Stephen	Implementing Internet topology analysis with emphasis on load balancers and using large numbers of vantage points	2017
Monigatti, Paul	Smart charging strategies for electric vehicles utilising non-dispatchable renewable electricity generation	2017
Tan, Alan Yu Shyang	Data provenance from data	2017
Raass, Petelo	Critical sets of full Latin squares	2016
Shiblaq, Fouad	Localization provision in New Zealand: Arabic speakers' preference for different paralingual webpage layouts	2016
Vanderschantz, Nicholas	KidsQuestions: Assisting children's digital information seeking	2016
Walmsley, Michael	Learner modelling for individualised reading in a second language	2016
Kasi, Mumraiz	Semantic in-network complex event processing for an energy efficient wireless sensor network	2015
Puurula, Antti	Scalable text mining with sparse generative models	2015
Rinck, Michael	Document DNA: Distributed content-centered provenance data tracking	2015
Thompson, John	A predictive model for the parallel processing of digital libraries	2015
Armstrong, Craig	Topics in energy release and particle acceleration in the heliosphere	2014
Sun, Quan	Meta-learning and the full model selection problem	2014
Ware, Simon	On conflicts in concurrent systems	2014
Löf, Andreas	Improving the evaluation of network anomaly detection using a data fusion approach	2013
McDonald, Ian	Improving the quality of real time media applications through Sending the Best Packet Next	2013
Mohd Yusof, Azmi bin	Supporting focus and context awareness in 3D modeling using multi-layered displays	2013
Sarjant, Sam	Policy Search Based Relational Reinforcement Learning using the Cross-Entropy Method	2013
Zhang, Edmond Yiwen	Improving Bags-of-Words model for object categorization	2013
Bartels, Sam	Development of wireless network planning software for rural community use	2012
Blake, Anthony	Computing the fast fourier transform on SIMD microprocessors	2012
Gaukrodger, Howard	Providing computer-assisted, two-way feedback in formative assessment: an innovation supporting best educational practice	2012
Raynel, Scott	Hidden terminal detection in wide-area 802.11 wireless networks	2012
Taube-Schock, Craig	Patterns of change: can modifiable software have high coupling?	2012
Huang, Lan (Anna)	Concept-based text clustering	2011
Jervis, Matthew	Supporting tangible user interaction with integrated paper and electronic document management systems	2011
Mutter, Stefan	Sequence-based protein classification: binary Profile Hidden Markov Models and propositionalisation	2011
Rohan, Maheswaran	Using finite mixtures to robustify statistical models	2011
Schweer, Andrea	Augmenting autobiographical memory: an approach based on cognitive psychology	2011
Krishnan, Aparna	Pervasive personal information spaces	2010
Liesaputra, Veronica	Realistic electronic books	2010
Milne, David	Applying Wikipedia to interactive information retrieval	2010
Read, Jesse	Scalable multi-label classification	2010
Wu, Shaoqun	Supporting collocation learning	2010
Zhou, Qizhi	Multiply perfect numbers of low abundancy	2010
Anderson, Grant	Random relational rules	2009
Hempstalk, Kathryn	Continuous typist verification using machine learning	2009
Jung, Doris	Specifying single-user and collaborative profiles for alerting systems	2009
Medelyan, Olena	Human-competitive automatic topic indexing	2009
Schmidberger, Gabriele	Tree-based density estimation: algorithms and applications	2009
Spragg, Kirk	The effect of AC magnetic fields on liquid-metal free surfaces in industrial MHD	2009
Bittner, Sven	General Boolean expressions in publish-subscribe systems	2008
Bowen, Judy	Formal models and refinement for graphical user interface design	2008
Catchpole, Jason	Adaptive vision based scene registration for outdoor augmented reality	2008
Jansen, Sam	Network simulation cradle	2008
Kirkby, Richard	Improving Hoeffding Trees	2008
Sinescu, Vasile	Construction of lattice rules for multiple integration based on a weighted discrepancy	2008
Armstrong, Dean	Easing the transition from inspiration to implementation: A rapid prototyping platform for wireless medium access control protocols	2007
Genet, Bryan	Is semantic query optimization worthwhile?	2007
Keegan, Te Taka	Indigenous language usage in a digital library: he hautoa kia ora tonu ai	2007
Lin, Chi-San Althon	Syntax-driven argument identification and multi-argument classification for semantic role labeling	2007
Luckie, Matthew	Per hop internet measurement protocols	2007
McPherson, John	Coordinating knowledge to improve optical music recognition	2007
Olsson, Anette	Understanding and enhancing customer-agent-computer interaction in a customer service setting	2007
Senanayake Arachchige, Senanayake (Tissa)	The influence of Hall currents, plasma viscosity and electron inertia on magnetic reconnection solutions	2007
Chou, Lin-Yi	Improving the performance of hierarchical hidden Markov models on information extraction	2006
Hawthorn, Daniel	Designing effective interfaces for older users	2006
Slezakova, Gabriela	Geodesic geometry of black holes	2006
Yeates, Stuart	Text agumentation: inserting markup into natural language text with PPM models	2006
Clayton, Roger	Compilation of bottom-up evaluation for a pure logic programming language	2005
Reeve, Greg	A refinement theory for μ-charts	2005
Plimmer, Beryl	Using shared displays to support group design: a study of the use of informal user interface designs when learning to program	2004
Saad, Mohd. Noor bin	Electromagnetic stirring using a travelling magnetic field	2004
Somasundaram, Sivajah	Almost weak Asplund spaces	2004
Wright, Carole	Variety trials in two-dimensional layouts	2004
Zuma, Khangelani	Sexual network random effects models of migration and spread of HIV and other STIs in South Africa	2004
Harder, David	Geodesic geometry of some static axisymmetric vacuum spacetimes	2003
McWha, David	Controlling speculative execution through a virtually ordered memory system	2003
Donnelly, Stephen	High precision timing in passive measurements of data networks	2002
Kuo, Frances Yi-Chun	Constructive approaches to quasi-Monte Carlo methods for multiple integration	2002
Yeo, Alvin	Exploring usability evaluation of localised software in Malaysia	2002
Ali, Farhad	Current sheet formation in uniformly twisted magnetic flux tubes	2001
Heerikhuisen, Jacob	Coronal magnetic energy release by current sheet reconnection	2001
Ruggiero, Katya	αₙ-Designs	2001
Wang, Yong	A new approach to fitting linear models in high dimensional spaces	2001
Wong, Derek	A distributed adaptive debugger server	2001
Carnegie, Dale	Speech analysis and synthesis using an auditory model	2000
Frank, Eibe	Pruning decision trees and lists	2000
Littin, Richard	The design and evaluation of an optimistic CPU - the WarpEngine	2000
Paynter, Gordon	Automating iterative tasks with programming by demonstration	2000
Reddy, Muni	The structure and average discrepancies of lattice rules for numerical integration	2000
Shin, Sung Nam	Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in aluminium reduction cells	2000
Smith, Anthony	N-gram models of agreement in language	2000
Hall, Mark	Correlation-based feature selection for machine learning	1999
Inglis, Stuart	Lossless document image compression	1999
Manda, Samuel	A nested random effects model analysis of child survival in Malawi	1998
Fabling, Richard	Exact magnetic reconnection solutions in three dimensions	1997
Glanvill, Martin	Automatic mesh generation and improvement schemes for the finite element method	1997
McGregor, Tony	Block-based distributed file systems	1997
McWhirter, Judith	Modelling pulsatile data: estimation of parameters and dispersion matric	1997
Teahan, William	Modelling English text	1997
Trigg, Len	Designing similarity functions	1997
Zwart, Alexander	Bubble driven waves in aluminium reduction cells	1997
Henton, Stefan	Magnetic reconnection in astrophysical plasmas	1996
Hunt, Lyn	Clustering using finite mixture models	1996
Irvine, Sean	Compression and cryptology	1996
Masoodian, Masood	Human-to-human communication support for computer-based shared workspace collaboration	1996
Melchert, Matthew Paul	Analysing communication patterns in CSP processes using channel graphs	1996
Nevill-Manning, Craig	Inferring sequential structure	1996
Wang, Anping	MHD interfacial instability in aluminium reduction cells	1996
Wang, Michael Yuchuan	Constructive analysis of partial differential equations	1996
Wood, Joan	Student-centred timetabling for secondary schools	1996
Zhu, Nan	Some theory, computations and applications of knapsack problems	1996
Humphrey, Matthew	A graphical notation for the design of information visualisations	1995
Schou, Wayne	Schemeₙ: design, implementation and application	1995
Tian, Yong Qian	Reliable distributed computing in parallel processing systems	1994
McQueen, Robert J.	The effect of voice input on information exchange in computer supported asynchronous group communication	1991
Willcock, Diane	A parallel LISP and multigvariate polynomial GCD implementation	1991
Bolstad, William	Estimating and forecasting univariate and multivariate time series using dynamic linear models	1990
Williams, Graeme	Killing spinors, Teukolsky equations and the intrinsic characterization of spin wave equations	1989
Krishnamurthy, Venu	Instruction systolic arrays for exact parallel linear algebraic computation	1988
Braun, Peter	Topics in number theory	1979

Student	Research Topic	Year
Griffiths, Christopher	Investigating the use of wearable technology to support safety in the workplace	2018
Turner, Emmanuel	Adaptive user interfaces for the semantic web	2018
Hunkin, Paul	Distributed operating systems on wireless sensor networks	2017
Taylor, Paul	Fitting mixed effect models examining the relative performance of some currently available methods using commercial aerial sightings of pelagic schooling fish	2014
Domijan, Mirela	Dynamical probing of mechanisms underlying calcium oscillations	2005
Christie, Derek	Equivalence testing in statistical grading	2002
Wen, YingYing	Text mining using HMM and PPM	2001
Cheng, Lanying	Fast similarity search of time series databases	2000
Martindale, Charlotte	A dynamical systems model of the soil sulphur cycle	1999
Hart, Rohan	Experimental comparisons of optimisation techniques: computer optimisation of dairy farm management	1997
Hall, Louise	Learning behaviour in computer science: a study of the learning preferences and viewing behaviour of first-year Computer Science students using an interactive Hypercard tutorial	1994
Billinghurst, Mark	Current sheet formation in solar flares	1991
Wheadon, Robert	Interference models of a network monitoring tool	1992
Smith, Darryl	Searching contiguous lists derived from level-ordered complete N-ary trees	1989
Pracy, Martin	A database architecture to support dynamic, interactive models of chronic disease
Braun, Peter	Some aspects of class-number in imaginary quadratic fields	1971

Student	Research Topic	Year
Li, Ruiling	Note-taking challenges and note-taking application design recommendations for academics in conference settings	2024
Dai, Yue (Trandy)	Using transparent window and photographs to make better cracker packaging in China and New Zealand	2022
Li, Jieying (Daisy)	The application value of visual art in noodle packaging design	2022
Meng, Zhehao	How does the allocation of colours portray the characteristics of the roles in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Japanese anime?	2022
Wyatt, Paige	Have mobile eCommerce websites become too dependent on the hamburger menu? Navigation for mobile eCommerce websites	2022
Guo, Wei (Lewis)	An investigation into the features of Generative Corporate Visual Identity	2021
Simmons, Rowan	It’s not a kind of magic: An exploration of the use of generative technologies in NZ graphic design practice	2021
Chen, Zhenghua (Diana)	3D holographic display on New Zealand bird conservation	2020
Egan, James	How a singular IoT dashboard UI may benefit the differing technical abilities of citizen scientist users	2020
Kennedy, Nikki	What is Māori typography?	2020
San, Vouchleang	Readers’ perceptions of typographic presentation in bilingual picturebooks	2020
Sijnja, Nicole	Preferences of a mobile consumer: Consumer preferences in product listing page layouts of eCommerce websites	2020
Srivastava, Ivanshi	The future of smart glasses in the gaming industry	2020
Wu, Xiaohui (Elsa)	Interface design for public welfare websites	2020
Zeng, Shuoqi (Rebecca)	An investigation of emotional response to VR typography	2020
Zhong, Chaoqun (Nicole)	Measuring the user experience of a Smart Light Mobile Application	2020
Zou, Qianyuan (Zac)	Humanistic concern in interaction design	2020
Alshehab, Mosaed	The effects of westernising the Arabic typefaces - A readability case study	2019
Falconer, Chelsea	What types of messages do females communicate visually in MMO games?	2019
Fu, Xiaoya (Tracy)	Using virtual reality for visual communication: an investigation of type arrangement in virtual reality	2019
Ji, Zheyu	Contemporary take on Celadon pattern design	2019
Jones, Emma	Assisting older adults with mobile social networking	2019
Liu, Yan	The movement of Fluxus in the 21st Century	2019
Pan, Xin	A framework for evaluating presence in VR narrative games	2019
Porter, Rowan	Possible effects of moodboarding in virtual reality for visual communication design	2019
Shen, Tong	Minimising data entry errors for custom tags in a citizen science audio tagging interface	2019
Li, Xinyi (Layla)	Natural gestural interfaces of mobile applications	2018
Lu, Yuqin (Aisha)	Buttons in an E-reader	2018
Mo, Ziheng	An investigation in creating symbols that retain the essence of Chinese character using unconventional grid system in Chinese calligraphy style	2018
Shang, Yuhan (Michelle)	User experience (UX) study on young mobile shoppers	2018
Yang, Zhiqin (Cheer)	Improving music player user experiences through button placement	2018
Zhou, Delong (Joe)	Illustrations in tourism brochures	2018
Feng, Chun	User preferences for the design of interfaces for library search pages	2017
Huang, Jiao	How interface elements for page turning in ebooks affect reader preference	2017
Kennedy, Finn	Prosocial rewards in competitive games	2017
Robinson, Alex	Influencing play through design: the avatar	2016
Hou, Jianting Eva	Narrative beyond artefact in exhibition design	2014 (MMCT)
Wright, Kristy	A comparison of children's books: Picture books versus physically and intellectually adaptive interactive children's books	2014 (MMCT)
Faber, Mary	Modernity in the margins: a study of the introduction of typographic modernity in New Zealand, 1920-1940	2011
Mikaere, Emily	How favourable attitudes are formed when the semantic associations of a logotype are congruent with brand personality	2011
Kea, Bonnie	Cultural appropriation and Cook Island visual identity	2009
Lu, Meng-Hsuan Amanda	The exploration of static typography for expressing the emotive qualities of music	2009

Student	Research Topic	Year
Cleland, Benjamin	Reinforcement learning for racecar control	2007
Ke, Kuan-Yu	Document level interoperability of Greenstone digital library	2006
Kozuka, Takanori	Taught papers only	2006
Cheng, Tzu-Chiang (Stephen)	Automatic evaluation of XML-based user interface	2005
Huang, Hai	MAC Implementation for IEEE 802.11b Wireless NIC	2005
Jaballah, Imene	Digital libraries for personal information management	2005
Warren, Nigel	Musition: pedestrian GPS navigation via continuously adapted music	2005
Baker, Jesse	Towards solving the correspondence problem with 3D visual landmarks	2004
Chu, Yi-Chun (Jack)	3-D book visualizer in digital library	2004
Chung, Shao-Lin Joseph	Improving mobile IPV6 performance across handovers	2004
Cockerton, Craig	An efficient method for streaming H.323 videoconferences	2004
Hunt, Rachael	Adding a thesaurus to the Greenstone digital library	2004
Jiang, Chuan	Taught papers only	2004
Li, Mi	Clustering data streams	2004
van de Molen, Christopher	Analysis of machine learning techniques for automatic question answering on a web-based corpus	2004
Yang, Jieping	Taught papers only	2004
Zhong, Qi	Taught papers only	2004
Deo, Shaleen	Search document access in small screen devices	2003
Dewsnip, Michael	Evaluating melody retrieval algorithms	2002
Krishnan, Aparna	Interactive time-centre workspace visualization	2002
Lu, Zhenfei	Internet risk	2002
Purvis, Jonathan	Safe programming language for Palmtop computers	2002
Shukla, Preeti	Cartography for collections: browsing digital libraries with self-organising maps	2002
Elphick, Timothy	Taught papers only	2001
Qiao, Dong	A keyphrase based automatic document classification system	2001
Raine, Bruce	MusApplet/MusPlot project	2001
Sugiarto, Rendy	Keyphrase-based interactive document classification	2001
Anderson, Grant	m to Z: a coversion	2000
Chen, Xiangjun (Alice)	GroupFlow: a Web-based workflow system	1999
Chui, Chang Kok	Taught papers only	1999
Ludlow, Boyd	The browser/searcher: an investigation into dynamic querying in the New Zealand Digital Library using Starfield displays	1999
Maramreddy, Prasanthi	An exploratory study into bilingual interface preferences	1999
Tree, Philip	Network simulation of IP and ATM over IP using a discrete event simulator	1999
Chang, Chung-yi (Julie)	A cross-trace simulative study of client-side Web caching	1998
Chiang, Niann-Tsuu	Optical music recognition: processing the Sacred Harp	1998
Chu, Chin-Nung	Taught papers only	1998
Thomson, Kirsten	The analysis and evaluation of collaborative systems	1998
Wijaya, Kadir	Extending Cantor: an optical music recognition system	1998
Aish, Gary	Taught papers only	1997
Calvert, Jason	Design of the execution control structure for the 'WarpEngine' optimistic CPU	1997
Hodge, Stephen	Visualisation techniques for large tree and graph structures	1997
Oliver, Ross	Software implementation of a model to detect 2D image motion	1997
Williams, Michael	An evaluation of passage-level indexing strategies for a full-text document archive	1997
Davies, Rodney M.	Computer program compression	1996
Gianoutsos, Simon	Exploring groupware capabilities for world wide web browsers	1996
Littin, James	Learning relational ripple-down rules	1996
Nice, Ben	Taught papers only	1996
Treweek, Phillip	Factors in machine interface preference	1995
Burrell, Christopher	Taught papers only	1994
Colley, Alban	Taught papers only	1994
Littin, Richard H.	Mathematical expression recognition: parsing pen/tablet input in real-time using LR techniques	1994
Mitchell, R. Scott	Taught papers only	1994
Wells, John	Taught papers only	1994
Ku, Yi-Ching	Rcode conversion mechanisms	1993
Sellars, Raymond	GASCode for RISC machines	1993
Ford, Gregory	Tirohia te Mahi: an empirical study of children's use of a Maori language work processor	1992
Saheed, Abdul	Processing textual images: recognising the layout of digitised printed documents	1992

Student	Research Topic	Year
Nandal, Nitin	A machine learning approach for malicious URL detection using feature engineering and dimensionality reduction	2025
Dhankhar, Poonam	Quantifying AI attributes: A systematic approach for evaluating AI system’s trustworthiness	2025
Jankovic, Ilija	Automating SQL injection attacks using generative reinforcement learning: toward a general tool	2025
Kiran Kattil Sadasivan, Kiran	Latency focused real-time detection of brute-force attacks on MQTT based IoT Systems	2025
McAlpine, Daniel	Explaining cyber attacks through attacker issued commands	2025
Tong, Wenjie	Empowering data protection: quantifying the value of personal information	2025
Azeez, Mohamed	Automating incident response: Intelligent incident handling with transfer learning	2024
Dagar, Harinder	Design of the back-end of a cybersecurity decision-making game	2024
Duffy, Kyle	Investigating keyboard acoustics based side channel attacks	2024
Han, Kevin	Exploring the security posture of HTTPS services in Oceania	2024
Hua, Xiaoye	DDoS attacks in cyber warfare: The vulnerability of island nations over-reliant on submarine cables	2024
Lee, Phillip	On the suitability of applying Huffman encoding to malware detection and classification	2024
Mountfort, Fintan	Deepfake generation pipelines are easily disturbed; an expansion of the Deepfake Captcha Challenge Suite	2024
Parmar, Bhojraj	Improving cyber defence for critical national infrastructure in New Zealand	2024
Pottennagari, Bharath	Investigating phishing protection in browsers	2024
Rai, Bhim	Exploring geolocation for mitigating Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks	2024
Sharma, Love	Vulnerable web creator for pen-testing	2024
Sunil Lal, Amith Sankar	A longitudinal study of DDoS attacks from an IXP vantage point	2024
Swamy, Atharva	Front-end development of a cybersecurity simulation game: enhancing decision-making skills through game based learning	2024
Wilson, Courtney	Ensuring data integrity in Gallagher access control security system	2024
Wu, Chumao	BotPot: Improving Observation of DDoS Attacks Launched by IoT Botnets	2024
Davies, Samuel	Hiding malicious communication with encrypted DNS	2023
Kortas, Raymond	Evaluating the First Watch Platform using the MITRE ATT&CK for ICS Framework	2023
Parkinson, Bruce	Characterising the security of SSL/TLS configuration for HTTPS services on New Zealand's Internet	2023
Singh Samra, Ravjot	DoS2Vec: Improving volumetric DDoS attack characterisation via natural language processing	2023
Zhong, Xin (Victor)	An extensible topological byte matrix approach for network anomaly detection using machine learning	2023
Aslam, Naila	Studying risk assessment of patient monitoring systems in a local district health board	2022
Cheng, Hao (Luke)	Understanding possible attacker lateral movement paths in an intranet through CVE information	2022
Eatock, Andrew	Remote working security and the IoT	2022
Emmert, Elena	An exploratory study of user behaviour when identifying and managing phishing emails	2022
Govers, Jarod	Prompt-GAN—Customisable hate speech and extremist datasets via radicalised neural language models	2022
Oliver-Dowling, Leo	Measuring the effectiveness of routing defenses through the lens of DROP	2022
Sheriff, Omar Asif	PHP static analysis and enhanced testing of Qodescape	2022
Au Yeung, Hong Wa (Calvin)	Benchmarking provenance capturing systems	2021
Chandel, Akhil	Understanding the multilateral peering ecosystem and BGP community use through the lens of IXPs	2021
Corrick, Tristan	Optimising and extending Progger on Linux	2021
Durairaj, Kishore	Intergrating Block chain with VANETs for Trusted Communication	2021
Jayaraman, Sriram	Experimenting with transfer learning for malware detection	2021
Manoa, Jobenz	Data security of application based software systems used by the public sector in Samoa	2021
Naththandige, Nuwan	Qodescape: A graph based static code analyzer for PHP	2021
Pandi, Murugupandian	Exploring cybersecurity culture in New Zealand local government	2021
Tsai, Ming-Cheng (Michael)	Optimisation of audio-based sensor fingerprinting system for mobile device authentication	2021
Vijayan, Rini	Detecting phishing domains	2021
Altorah, Rafat	The DeepFake technology DeepFake threats	2020
Gadiraju, Sarvani	Establishing trust-based communication in IoT devices	2020
Gogia, Arnav	A framework for optimised placement of cyber deception elements	2020
Grout, Mitchell	Determining the applicability of neuroevolution to network intrusion detection	2020
Joe, Delvin	Implications of on-going development on cybercrime and cybersecurity issues in Papua New Guinea	2020
Kumar, Malayandi	Towards a lightweight cybersecurity framework for NZ small and medium enterprises	2020
Li, Ziyang (Vivian)	Investigation of QuantTree in network traffic anomaly detection	2020
Linton, Ethan	Implementation and issues of BeyondCorp within New Zealand	2020
Selvanathan, Giridharan	RSrecce - A Public Reconnaissance Scanner based on OSINT	2020
Tian, JieXin (Jessie)	The impact of new renewable generation sources on the legacy electricity grid	2020
Tudu, Alex	Finding a safe port: Cyber-security analysis for open source digital library software	2020
Barnabas, Felix	A user study of the configuration of web browser security and privacy settings	2019
Barrett, Brendan	Does the smart city provide novel challenges to the confidentiality, integrity and availability triad?	2019
Boban, Saira	Aligning Progger with Indian data privacy regulations	2019
Che, Sijia (Claire)	Post-quantum opportunities and challenges in real-world applications	2019
Da Costa Pereira, Nicolino	An enhancement to fine-grained access control for healthcare data	2019
Daramas, Atthapan	Searching on erasure coded data	2019
Dekker, Matthew	Using audio characteristics for physical layer identification of mobile devices	2019
El Merheb, Chadi	Towards a robust double-layer private Blockchain to preserve data-integrity	2019
Manikandan, Debac	An automated BLE penetration testing tool	2019
Markose, Milton	OAuth authentication of IoT devices with software defined perimeter and device trust relationship	2019
Rokhade, Rajat	Frankenstein – Portable and automated vulnerability assessment and penetration testing toolbox	2019
Toor, Amanjot Kaur	Mitigating single node DoS attacks in WSNs	2019
Wang, Jen-Guang (Eric)	Optimising EU GDPR compliance - IT to GDPR requirements	2019
Washer, Michael	Using OpenFlow for fine-grained network access control	2019
Zhang, Yusa (Leo)	The user perception of usability, security and privacy in authentication mechanisms	2019
Fletcher, Marianne	Data structures for resource-constrained intrusion detection systems	2018
Holland, Stuart	An investigation into security improvements in the use of Blockchain	2018
Nehate, Akshay	Resiliency of data for container based cloud computing environment	2018
Paddy, Cameron	Identifying malicious programs through file provenance	2018
Su, Lizhu	Aligning Progger with the new China cyber security law	2018
Symon, Jeremy	Detecting relay attacks against Bluetooth communications on Android	2018
Chapa, Kalyani	Overview of access control systems technical and legal facets	2017
Ghosalkar, Hrishikesh	Cyber crime and cyber terrorism	2017
Mrema, Edward	Fine grained access control for healthcare data	2017
Ong, Chin Chuan (Brian)	Evaluation of machine learning algorithm for detecting phishing websites	2017
Romatoa, Kaboterenga	User testing the security configuration of Android phones	2017
Scoon, Craig	The Waikato data privacy matrix	2017
Yeh, Jeffrey Ping-Huang	Key factors in building a secure web	2017
de Feijter, Sjoerd	Secure storage guideline for Android devices	2016
Dong, Yangchao	Context-aware security for BYOD	2016
Laulaupea'alu, Siuta	Data security assessment for government information systems in Tonga: a case study in Tonga	2016
Law, Tsz Fung (Mickey)	Cloud data governance mapping	2016
Naik, Saurabha	Intrusion detection approach for CAN Bus	2016
Stricot-Tarboton, Shaun	Taxonomy of man-in-the-middle attacks on HTTPS	2016
Garae, Jeffery	User-centric visualisation of data provenance	2015

Student	Research Topic	Year
Chubb, Trent	The affects different typefaces have on university students with dyslexia when reading	2025
Gemmill, Ani	Amplifying brand engagement and recognition	2024
Shao, Zhihua (Zora)	Application of traditional graphics for food packaging and implications for reuse	2024
Xu, Zhangqi (Barry)	An investigation into the formula of a feeling-based audio visualizer	2024
Zhu, Mengchen (Eddie)	Visual Perception of typesetting in Chinese and English	2024
Nicholson, Salma	The illustrated potential: how illustrative resources can enhance the understanding of medical conditions	2023
Zhang, Xuanyu (Sirocco)	An investigation of the development of war games symbol	2023
Zheng, Tao (Jason)	The influence and application of lotus pattern	2023
Burroughs, Hazel	Picture book design for children with ADHD: exploring how picture book design practices impact reading engagement among children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder	2022
Chen, Xiaohan (Lesley)	Art galleries environmental graphic design: suggestions to improve cultural spaces visitors’ experience	2022
Hui, Shiyi (Ashley)	The first-person perspective in transmedia storytelling of the online museum	2022
Li, Shenghui (Eddie)	Compare readers' experience and interactivity in augmented reality and printed graphic novels	2022
Lowe, Charlotte	Demographic preferences for packaging design	2021

Student	Research Topic	Year
Alblooshy, Fajer	Automated capture/replay test generation for Android using Espresso	2024
Noovao, Setephano	Distributed agent-centric system for indigenous data sovereignty	2024
Herbert, Callum	Improving robustness of image recognition through artificial image augmentation	2023
Kerr, Michaela	Empowering energy innovation in the communities of Aotearoa	2023
Mustafa, Rashid	An architecture for secure provisioning and usage of IOT services	2017
Bany Taha, Mohammad	Tamper-Evident Data Provenance	2016
Cader, Papitha	An interactive user management system for multilingual documents: a case study of the Pei Jones collection	2012
Sathe, Suaurabh	Supporting meetings in virtual worlds with enhanced communication features	2010

Student	Research Topic	Year
Abdul Careem, Mohamed	QA of the existing asset data	2024
Adeel, Aleeza	Visualisation techniques for exploring design parameters for community scale microgrids	2024
Han, Huixin	Kōrero on the couch: DigitalHub	2024
Li, Ruonan	Software development project	2024
Liu, Chengfang	Blutui Components AI	2024
Nguyen, Le Xuan Vinh	Cloud computing project	2024
Pachal Kumaaresan, Harshavardhan	Software integration	2024
Parekh, Gaurav	WIL Website for SCMS	2024
Pinto, Dion	Blutui Components AI	2024
Sathawane, Saurav	Artificial intelligence project	2024
Tan, Chao	Web App Development: Health Home Assessments	2024
Tang, Tianqi	Web App Development: Health Home Assessments	2024
Tian, Songyang	Kōrero on the couch: DigitalHub	2024
Williams, Immanuel	Data integration for report moderation process	2024
Yan, Hao	Cybersecurity & Online Management Sales System Software Development Internship	2024
Yap, Chui	Web app development	2024
Zhu, Rongkang (Evan)	Media management and storage solutions for Environmental Monitoring	2024
Chen, Chao (Charles)	Testing for Online Quiz Event Monitoring and Standalone Quiz LMS Integration	2023
Chen, Zhen (John)	Exploring Core Technologies in Digital Twins	2023
Choi, Ka Ho	Media management and storage solutions for Environmental Monitoring	2023
Cowan, Darcy	LIMS (Lab Information Management System) Lab Integration Project	2023
Gu, Yulin	Online Quiz Event Monitoring for Online Plagiarism	2023
He, Zixuan	Navigating Real-World Software Development: Insight from an Internship Experience at MEA	2023
Huang, Chenchen	Information tech project	2023
Li, Song (Edward)	The Question Bank Project	2023
Liu, Yan	Autopilot - The World's Largest Print Network - Testing	2023
Mann, Sarah	Front-end design and web lending process: Dynamic forms and API integration	2023
Mao, Yifei	Online Quiz Event Monitoring for Online Plagiarism	2023
Mistry, Bhawin	DOM - Desktop order management system	2023
Patel, Kushal	Internship Experience at MEA Mobile	2023
Phyo, Zayar	Leave Management System/Feature	2023
Shi, Jiayu	The Question Bank Project	2023
Sunny, Sheba Sarah	Rotation of AWS secrets	2023
Tsui, Ka Sing Marius	Geospatially mapping of potential whitebait spawning locations with automation by Python scripting	2023
Wilshier, Jesse	Web application desktop integration and feature development: web-browser-based UI	2023
Xu, Huajie (Jeff)	Constant Uptime Monitor in Blutui	2023
Yang, Yuting	Window interactions on a large format touch screen	2023
Yu, Changhao	Load volume measurement using machine learning	2023
Bao, Yifan	Influx energy data analytics – Data Lake design and implementation	2022
Cahayon, Meecah	Software development of data portal	2022
Chen, Huanxin	Simplifying configuration and quoting of perimeter solutions	2022
Chen, Xize	Design and development of WEL EV charger	2022
Chua, Jian Ming (Carlton)	Frontend design and development of MEA application	2022
Dunton, Fiona	Client Simple and Connect Simple enhancements	2022
Fletcher, Robert	Information tech project	2022
Harcourt, MacKenzie	Development and refresh of My Food Bag Android app	2022
Jones, Nicholas	Radfords Hardware integration API	2022
Kunishige, Yusuke	Draughting system permission update and unit test	2022
Li, Jie	Back end service layer build of chatbot	2022
Li, Jun	Build an IOS dashboard	2022
Li, Xiaojuan (Cara)	Information tech project	2022
Liu, Hao	Diagnostic coding for day hospital care	2022
Liu, Yiming	Introduction to the SAP backend	2022
Liu, Yiming (Matt)	Information tech project	2022
Moodley, Revash	Xero Webhook System	2022
Park, Daehyun	Information tech project	2022
Schmidt, Daniel	Automatic monitoring: Time-of-use forecast health with Concept-Drift	2022
Soh, Cheng Tai	Sharepoint Dashboard integration API	2022
Song, Yuchen	Social platform/engagement tool	2022
Wang, Shizhen	Front end design and build of conversational chatbot	2022
Wang, Yi (Gary)	Front-end design and web lending process: Dynamic forms and API integration	2022
Wang, Yufan	Information tech project	2022
Zhang, Hongming	Development and refresh of My Food Bag Android app	2022
Zhang, Qian	Creating a translation tool: translate the app by using machine translation API	2022
Zhou, Zijian (Michael)	Development and refresh of My Food Bag Android app	2022
Balachandar, Harish	Front-end/back-end development at Woork	2021
Bannister, Albert	Analysis of customer chat text	2021
Chen, Ce (Henry)	Development of a web-based application for property climate risk reporting	2021
Chen, Foxi (Ian)	Automated testing pipeline	2021
Chikara, Saurav	Digital library user interface enhancement	2021
Courtman, Ruslan	Front end website development using Blutui	2021
Gao, Ping	Tabin application	2021
Guha, Keziah	Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing of Market Place Web application	2021
Hanson, Charisse	GIS and remote sensing - research and teaching	2021
Hodges, Gabrielle	Developing the iOS image classification app	2021
Hos, Benjamin	iOS Time Simple Application	2021
Jin, Mingchao	Identifying business pain points and common threads	2021
Jin, Yong (Roger)	Web-based self-service power consumption calculator	2021
Klegr, Stania	Developing a platform for 3D acquisition simulation	2021
Ma, Shengxin (Lance)	Interface development between the OptovisTech application and the SAP ERP system	2021
Pang, Renhe	Taku Hīkoi: Refinement of application requirements and prototype	2021
Srinivasan, Sanjaay	Project BOSS (Business Origination Services)	2021
Suon, Utdom	Digital Library-Waiata database integration	2021
Trebes, Hannah	Investigate the best way to use milk spectra data within the AWS machine learning frameworks.	2021
Wang, Ye (Ethan)	MOA development	2021
Yu, Heming (Chris)	High resolution asset modelling	2021
Zheng, Hualin (Warren)	Health Fund automation	2021
Abiut, Sum	i Cavuti: Preservation of Fijian traditional knowledge	2020
Balasundar, Arun	Investigating the WHMCS package for NetValue webhosting	2020
Chai, Lin (Cher)	Whakatōhea's Maratanga digital library	2020
Dinh Truong, To	Spectre for fruit colour analytics	2020
Gerasimov, Kirill		2020
Govind Raj, Vaishnavi	Association for testing and software quality assurance (AT*SQA) testing	2020
Hardyment, Brian	Web Application Development	2020
Hope, Stephanie	Investigation of the use of Web Host Management Complete Solution for NetValue webhosting	2020
Huang, Yingjun	Exploration of exemplars from the Tipple Platform	2020
Jeelall, Mohaneesh	Business analysis using SAP HANA spatial (Sentiment Analysis & Route Optimisation)	2020
Jiang, Chen	Data science project	2020
Joshi, Pooja	Nova consulting invoicing and procurement analytics	2020
Ju, Nan	Enlighten R&D service pilot	2020
Kukkala, Priyanka	Automate the conversion of legacy website database content and media to WordPress.	2020
Liu, Shuyun	Enlighten R&D service pilot	2020
Lui, Shing (Barrie)	Association for testing and software quality assurance (AT*SQA) testing	2020
Ma, Yongheng (Henry)	Visualization for data stream mining	2020
Palavarapu, Samskar	SQL Database Development	2020
Patterson, Chelsea	Web Application Desktop Integration and Feature Development	2020
Rubio, Marian	Business Analysis Using SAP HANA Spatial (Density and Network Analysis)	2020
Sharma, Niva	3D visualisation platform deployment	2020
Sun, Yibin (Spencer)	Data stream regression	2020
Tang, Tianbing (Kevin)	Incorporating Augmented Reality in the Tipple Platform	2020
Wang, Yao	A Design Dashboard for the Tipple Platform	2020
Wu, Shuang (Wayne)	Document the legacy API for external users	2020
Wu, Wenbin (Robin)	Imagimation DashBoard	2020
Yang, Siyi (Alice)	Mobile application for NZACE conference	2020
Yu, Wing Bong (Laurence)	Electronic Reporting OLRAC	2020
Zhao, Yue (Zoey)	Creating your own virtual (AI) consultant	2020
Zhen, Yiming	Laravel model diff tracking (revision control)	2020
Cai, Xu	Improved Moodle quiz marking	2019
Chan, Sen (Nelson)	IT internal support	2019
Ding, Qichen (Samuel)	New farm model creation from 3rd party data extract	2019
Joshi, Upendra	Business intelligence strategies and technologies for the Payment Industry	2019
Kamaree, Kamon	GIS analytical and automation support	2019
Lee, Zhi Yang (Mark)	Certification readiness of Gallagher ‘MobileConnect’	2019
Li, Yongyi (Tony)	Call centre text mining experiment	2019
Polra, Sargam	Modelling power station starts to predict deterioration in machine health	2019
Prajapati, Hinal	University of Waikato campus navigation app	2019
Robinson, Emma	Disaggregation techniques for New Zealand households	2019
Saju, Sandy	Centrix's SAP Solution Manager 7.2	2019
Sanchez, Christopher	Restoration Wheel – Data connectivity project	2019
Singh, Smriti	Development of barcoding and mill schedule system	2019
Tang, Yiyi (Leon)	New CleverTime cloud-based time & attendance solutions	2019
Thomas, James	Website re-design and process automation	2019
Tweed, Austen	Design and development of Personal Reporting System	2019
Wei, Yuan	Specification of material and works: documentation engine system	2019
William, Thia Koon Lin	Documenting key processes in information and security	2019
Yu, Wenhan	Web development map utility extension on Greenstone3	2019
Chadha, Harpreet	Software testing project	2018
Chen, Jinjin	Commodity distribution platform: testing design and development	2018
Dale, Ashleigh	Sanford intranet renewal	2018
Evanson, Seamus	Community connector platform: development and mobile application UX design	2018
Haystead, Jack	Framework for environmental data reporting	2018
He, Jiajian	Design and development of Origins VR App (Oaye)	2018
Hunter, Riley	AI project	2018
Kaur, Jagmeet	Community connector platform: core design and development	2018
Li, Xiaochen	Inspections program upgrade	2018
Long, Yucheng	AgPlanet: New Zealand's agribusiness index	2018
Narayanan, Prithvi	Use of security information event management to enhance our security monitoring and reporting	2018
Rajan, Ragavan	Development of My Lab Portal	2018
Ram, Amit	Enhanced representation of decision making information to farmers in MINDA	2018
Ren, Zhongzhen	User interface and tool for data reporting framework	2018
Shan, Wenwei	Push-to-talk voice over data network	2018
Somasekharan Nair, Vidhusankar	Tools for data reporting framework	2018
Wang, Xirui	Household energy profile comparison	2018
Wong, Chi Hung	Tidy interface (cloud)	2018
Wu, Di	Commodity distribution platform: design and development	2018
Yang, Chao	Swarm robotics to teach collaborative coding	2018
Ashford, Chloe	Aspects developing a management platform for security as a service	2017
Goodwin, Christopher	i-Verify: Facility auditing tool	2017
Grover, Gulnar	Content catalogue onboarding framework	2017
Hatherill, Mitchell	Implementing scenario modelling for analysis in CostPro Plus	2017
Liu, Tianyang	Swipe right web	2017
Lubbe, Andries	Modelling household energy behaviour using data mining techniques	2017
Ostadian, Navid	Swatchr: property information management	2017
Ostadian, Nima	Cloud Voice as a service for small and medium businesses	2017
Ramlan, Rasli	Cost benefit analysis for South Waikato District Council’s public cloud adoption	2017
Rodrigues, Mark	Development of an IoT device - commercial and technical	2017
Zhao, Wenhao (Carl)	Application PowerBI security dashboard	2017
Ibrahim, Nadiah	Gathr 2.0: Evidence capture for skills assessment: user experience & user interface design	2016
Mahoney-Marsh, Severin	Gathr 2.0: Evidence capture for skills assessment: dynamic rule system design	2016

Student	Research Topic	Year
Ding, Yongxin (Vicki)	Optimizing the movement of user profiles in a video conference system	2025
Gao, Shenchuan	Out-of-distribution robustness in image classification	2025
Zhang, Hua (Harry)	Converting video to summarized narrated video: A training-free pipeline using pre-trained models	2025
Gibb, Jacob	Using convolutional neural networks to value game positions in professional basketball	2024
Huang, Yuanhe	Flip semigroup for integers	2024
Hughes, Kaden	On D-inverse constellations: an alternative view of ordered groupoids	2024
Nagulesan, Jonathan	Machine learning using JavaScript	2024
Te Momo, Hamiora	An Investigation of Mobile Augmented Reality: for Waharoa on Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa Marae	2024
Yin, Fangwei	Exploring the use of digital twins for modeling medical infusion pumps	2024
Mayo, Juliette	Threat modelling for artificial intelligence based software	2023
O'Connor, Brooke	Biofeedback on forestry machine operators	2023
Shepherd, Daniel	Compression forests	2023
Wijaya, Richardo	Weka Internationalization	2023
Elliott, Hamish	Using Mesh Shaders for isosurface extraction	2022
Gong, Hao	Surgical instrument classification using Bag-of-Visual-Words model and Convolutional neural network	2021
Hu, Bo	Crosswalk width recognition and estimation algorithms	2021
Huang, Dong	Statistical downscaling using deep learning	2021
Li, Chenghang (Bill)	Towards automatic code summarization in CI pipelines using OpenAI’s GPT-3 engine	2021
Liu, Jia (Justin)	Semi-supervised active learning	2021
Salisbury, Cameron	Translation of denotational semantics and type checking rules into an executable form	2021
Wang, Pei	Automatic abstract template generator	2021
Wang, Ziyun	The development of an interactive data visualization tool for the presentation of individual worker's fatigue data	2021
Yearbury, Scott	Investigation into building large scale wireless networks with ubiquitous access	2021
Cao, Yiming (Marcus)	User behaviour analysis and visualization	2020
Gopikrishnan, Sowrabi	User data ownership	2020
Huang, Wanli (Allan)	Performance study of extreme learning machines	2019
Khanchandani, Arun	Implementation and evaluation of change-aware sentiment analysis using PPMI based Incremental word embeddings	2019
Li, Rouchen	Deterministic floating-point summation in data-parallel environment	2019
Gao, Xiangyan (Michael)	Virtual reality free walking development	2018
Taia, Ivy	Maumahara Papahou: A mobile augmented-reality memory treasure box based on Māori mnemonic aids	2018
Yogarajan, Vithya	Machine learning approaches to de-identification of medical documents	2018
Guo, Yang	Trusted platform module based tamper-evident provenance data and automatic tamper inspection	2017
Mitchell, Rory	Accelerating the XGBoost algorithm using GPU computing	2017
Carvalho Ferreira da Rocha, Roberto Márcio	Embedded meta data in digital libraries	2016
Cheng, Cheng	Identification and characterization of application scanners in honeypot data	2016
Gong, Qinyuan	World Cup Rugby statistics	2016
Pammi, Karun Krishna	Location-based mobile vocabulary learning application	2016
Tang, Chenkang	Cloud Service Guard – A software defined perimeter framework for securing cloud computing services	2016
Tian, Yuan (Caleb)	Mobile application to promote energy conservation	2016
Wilson, Brett	Chiefs rugby game day app	2016
Ye, Yihao	FLAX log data visualization	2016
Balasubramanian Kumar, Vignesh Ram	Implementing decision jungles	2015
Dighe, Amay	Human-centred workplace: re-finding physical document in an office workplace	2015
Fu, Jing	Taught papers only	2015
Kishore, Nikhil Murali	Parsimonious regression	2015
Li, Cong	Using Google Book Ngrams for language learning	2015
Li, Wanbo	Task Visualization: An interactive Gantt chart schedule management system	2015
Mui, Ham	Using a motion sensing camera to map real to virtual worlds (virtual meeting using Kinect V2 for Windows)	2015
Neelakanta Sharma, Karthik	A scalable and fault tolerant OpenFlow controller	2015
Ren, Ran	Mobile application to promote energy conservation	2015
Al Qurashi, Hayat	Collaborative and social interaction within groups of patrons in academic and public libraries: implications for digital libraries	2014
Alahmari, Mohammed	Off-grid energy monitoring	2014
Alanazi, Mohammed Subhi	Keeping track of electronic reading material	2014
Alsharif, Aman	Investigating strategies to support reverse-engineering of interactive systems	2014
Alzahrani, Saad	Co-browsing the Greenstone digital library collection	2014
Huang, Yu-Hsin (Amigo)	Improving collaborative drawing using HTML5	2014
Lorier, Christopher	Techniques for failure recovery in a software-defined network	2014
May, Michael	Modelling and evaluation of 60 GHz IEEE 802.11 wireless local area networks in ns-3	2014
Mungro, Meenakshee	Rating the significance of detected network events	2014
Shaw, Adrian	Partial order reduction with compositional verification	2014
Wang, Lichao (Edward)	XNA-Like 3D graphics programming on the Raspberry Pi	2014
Alshahrani, Mohammed Ali	Real time vehicle license plate recognition on mobile devices	2013
Clarke, Gregory	Visualising time	2013
Deaker, Chris	Adaptive interfaces for massively multiplayer online games	2013
Morris, Paul	Exploration of pervasive games in relation to mobile technologies	2013
Śmiałowski, Grzegorz	Automatic weighing for dry stock	2013
Peng, Sanhong (Casey)	A location-based audio book reader	2013
Wadsworth, Simon	Security analysis of the Evolved Packet Core of LTE networks	2013
Weng, Min-Hsien (Sam)	Automatic parallelization of data-driven JStar programs	2013
Al Mutirui, Mohammed	Power and energy visualisation in the home	2012
Al-Qahtani, Saeed	The paperless organization: improved processes and reduction in paper usage through wider use of elecronic documents and tablet computers	2012
Alahmari, Muteeb	Personal semantic timeframe	2012
Alrowaily, Majed	Energy monitoring through social networks	2012
Alyamani, Hasan	CatchIt: Capturing cues of bookmarked moment to feed digital parrot	2012
Cocks, John	Diacritic restoration and the development of a part-of-speech tagset for the Māori language	2012
Crosby, Simon	Parallelization of JStar programs on a distributed computer	2012
Dean, Jesse	Using motion controllers in virtual conferencing	2012
Jose, Appu	Evolution of documents: information and data objects	2012
Lin, Feifei	Analysing reverse engineering techniques for interactive systems	2012
Ma, Jinjin	Parameter tuning using Gaussian processes	2012
Pham, Bob Tho Duy	Visualize online collocation dictionary with force-directed graph	2012
Roüast, Maxime	Live television in a digital library	2012
Zeng, Fanhua	Using output codes for two-class classification problems	2012
Zhao, Chao	Anonymous mobile service collaboration	2012
Alallah, Jehan	Capturing situational context in an augmented memory system	2011
Chang, Su-Ping (Carole)	Questions and answers: exploring mobile user needs	2011
Eichler, Stephen	Measuring TCP congestion control behaviour in the Internet	2011
Han, Zhimeng (Allen)	Smoothing in probability estimation trees	2011
Laundry, Beverley	Sheet music unbound: a fluid approach to sheet music display and annotation on a multi-touch screen	2011
Tsai, Yi-Na (Iggy)	Vocal detection: an evaluation between general versus focused models	2011
Denny, Dacre	Interactive video game content authoring using procedural methods	2010
King, Alistair	Efficient internet topology discovery techniques	2010
McIntosh, Samuel	Integrating interactive digital maps into a digital library	2010
Novak, Brook	Seamlessly editing the Web	2010
Perrone, Gian	Bigraph metaprogramming for distributed computation	2010
Chan, Chu-Hsiang	Metadata qualities for digital libraries	2009
Larkins, Robert	Off-line signature verification	2009
Lin, Ta-Chun Leo	Improving digital library support for historic newspaper collections	2009
Lynam, Adam	Prediction of oestrus in dairy cows: an application of machine learning to skewed data	2009
Miles, Jonathan	Machine learning for adaptive computer game opponents	2009
Shannon, Grant	Neon chalk: designing software to support drawing as play for children with autism spectrum disorders	2009
Shi, Jinjian	Selection of components in compositional verification of safety properties	2009
Sun, Quan	Sampling-based prediction of algorithm runtime	2009
Bennett, Erin	Re-designing Greenstone for seniors	2008
Foulds, James (Jimmy)	Learning instance weights in multi-instance learning	2008
Gao, Xin	A service for audio icon and audio books in the Mobile Tourist Information system (TIP) via the Greenstone Digital Library	2008
Hsieh, Ping-Ju	Administration service for the Tourist Information System (TIP)	2008
Krishnan, Anupama	Taught papers only	2008
Chen, Jingyu	Design, implementation and evaluation of a mobile exhibition guide	2007
Evans, Reuben	Clustering for classification	2007
Huang, Xiaotie	Development of a map service	2007
Kibriya, Ashraf	Fast algorithms for nearest neighbour search	2007
Liu, Zhiwei	The BSD Socket API for simulator	2007
Pradhananga, Nripendra	Effective linear-time feature selection	2007
Qin, Yinghao	The Smart Phone as a mouse	2007
Shi, Haijian	Best-first decision tree learning	2007
Shi, Zhennan	A web-based geographical information system for low bandwidth access	2007
Wang, Andy Yi	Design and evaluation of a mobile photo gallery in TIP	2007
Xu, Chengdong	An eclipse environment for Z	2007
Yu, Xiaofeng	Prediction intervals for Class probabilities	2007
Zhang, Yiwen Edmond	Kid's Music Box: a digital music organizer designed with children for children	2007
Bowering, Bruce	Geospatial searching and browsing digital photographic collections	2006
Dhawale, Pushkar	Bare-hand 3D gesture recognition system	2006
Dong, Lin	A comparison of multi-instance learning algorithms	2006
Jones, Brendon	Classifying daily patterns in logn duration network traces	2006
Junmanee, Saijai	Design, implementation and evaluation of advanced recommendation models in the mobile tourist information system TIP	2006
Lau, Chi-Chung	Audio halos: an evaluation of sound cues to support mobile navigation	2006
Lett, Malcolm	3D surface recognition for robotic localisation	2006
Milne, David	From phrase browsing to interactive query expansion: an AJAX-enabled approach	2006
Qiu, Quan	Trust-based recommendations in a mobile tourist information system	2006
Waterhouse, Nicholas	Vehicle license plate recognition on mobile devices	2006
Wu, Shaoqun	A language learning digital library	2006
Apelt, Gerret	Improving accuracy in hierarchical text categorization	2005
Bowen, Judy	Formal specification of user interface design guidelines	2005
Kuo, Christy	A machine learning approach to music classification	2005
Daley, Nicholas	GAFFE: Graphical front-ends for Z animation	2004
Sauban, Maximilien	Document profile based text classification	2003
Xu, Xin	Statistical learning in multiple instance problems	2003
McGowan, Katherine	Efficient phrase hierarchy inference	2001
McKay, Dana	Browsing and Greenstone: a study of browsing in a digital library	2001
Wang, Joy (Bingwei)	The development of a Java version client programme for network traffic measurement	2000
Bray, Zane	Using compression models of text for text mining	1999
Chen, Hong	A new architecture for digital libraries	1999
Deng, Xing	Short term behaviour of Ping measurements	1999
Meng, Bin	Collaborative work through the World Wide Web	1999
Newman, John	A template based abstraction for code synthesis in Sather	1999
Staveley, Mark	Using keyphrases in automatic hypertext generation	1999
Abrahams, Mark	Client-side computing on the Web: case studies in Java	1997
Chigona, Wallace	The development of a task-specific visulaisation tool: TBVS	1997
Day, Michael	Development of a calorimetric alkali analyser for Kraft pulping	1996
McNab, Rodger J.	Interactive applications of music transcription	1996
Deng, Jing	Groupmodel: a case tool supporting distributed cooperative data modelling	1995
Martin, Brent	Instance-based learning: nearest neighbour with generalisation	1995
Plummer, Maria Marcella	Software reuse: current practice and the influence of managerial and technical factors	1995
van Walraven, Mark	An ultra-small micro-kernel with address spaces decoupled from processes	1995
Cook, Shane	Minimum message length comparison of musical sequences	1994
de Wit, Arie Adriaan	A preliminary investigation into modelling the scalable coherent interface using time warp	1994
Nemoto, Jiro	Meeting based collaborative editing	1994
Baguley, Marcus	A VCR data streamer	1993
Edwards, Darran	Simple distribution embedded communication protocol	1993
van der Sluis, Dwane	Quality of speech pitch modified by PSOLA and LPC	1993
Rowe, Patricia	The implementation of an object-oriented data model using relational technology	1991
Scheurich, Judith	A duplicating loader for transputers	1991
Wood, Joan	Computerised timetabling in secondary schools	1991
Veitch, Alistair	Benchmarking and fast learning in neural networks: results for back-propagation and real-time recurrent learning	1990
Denize, Paul	A keyboard emulator for a disabled user on a multi-tasking microcomputer	1989
Neal, Donald	Towards a self-adaptive human-computer interface	1989
Byrne, Michael	The design of a two level code generator	1986
Greer, Andrew	A generic editor and its environment	1986
Hosking, Antony	A semantic algebra approach to denotational semantics	1986
Krishnamurthy, Venu	Parallelism in functional languages using combinators and delayed evaluation: relation to data-flow, stream-object-oriented programming	1986
Vickers, Brett	Illative combinatory logic as a fundamental basis for database systems	1986
Yeo, Chun Cheng	The generation of 3-D descriptions and views from 2-D orthographic drawings	1986
Archer, Ronald	A portable generic editing environment	1984
Brebner, Paul	Paradigm—directed computer learning	1984
D'Oliveiro, Lawrence	PEANO: a high-level language for low-level programming	1984
Jay, Douglas	Computer object representation and the heterogeneous networks	1984
Rogers, Louise	Story comprehension by computer: a study of script-based understanding	1984
Seo, Shuen Hwa	Concurrent compilation	1984
Speight, Murray	An implementation study of the graphical kernel system	1984
Utting, Barry Mark	Interactions between communication and referential transparency in language design	1984
Wong, Chin Eng	The applications programming environment of the graphical kernel system	1984
Ooi, Chwee Ong	Taught papers only	1982
Yong, Ket Fong	The design of an incremental compiler system for Pascal	1981
Mugridge, David	An overview of interactive and real-time 3-D graphics systems and their implementation	1978

Student	Topic	Year
Clow, Liam	An interactive community microgrid model to aid design exploration	2024
Hamilton, Zane	Automation of the landing error scoring system using inertial measurement units	2024
Innes, Finn	Retention of user edits in content analysis output combination and its utilisation in digital repositories	2024
Nickless, Morganna	Scale locality of the energy cascade in magnetohydrodynamics	2024
Nie, Xiao	Row-column block designs: efficiency and structure	2024
Schlumbom, Paul	Out-of-distribution detection with deep hybrid models	2024
Brown, Tamahau	Huri Whakatau: The call for Māori software requirements elicitation	2023
McAlley, Hamish	Comparison of wave and turbulence evolution in magnetohydrodynamics	2023
Bishop, Mark	Transport of turbulence in the solar wind	2022
Exton, Dylan	Utilizing IoT in hazardous work environments	2022
Fraser, Huon	Regression modelling of spectroscopic data using lazy learning and deep neural networks	2022
Whitten, Jesse	Real time analysis of cataract surgery videos using deep learning	2022
Anderson-Scott, Christian	An investigation of self-learning and self-protection for Adaptive Digital Twins	2021
Burroughs, Stephen	Towards predictive runtime modelling of Kubernetes microservices	2021
Townsend, Dale	Graph Convolutional LSTM model for traffic delay prediction with uncertainty	2021
Ansell, Alan	Contextualised approaches to embedding word senses	2020
Bradley, Neil	Hokohoko: A comprehensive framework for evaluating artificial intelligence-based and statistical techniques for foreign exchange speculation	2020
Kelly, Nathan	Grid Edge System Simulation and Evaluation Tool (GESSO): Development of a tool for the modelling and design of distributed cooperating microgrids	2020
McCarthy, Harry	Control-theoretical stress-testing for cross-platform compliance	2020
van Zijl, Martin	Model checking for cloud autoscaling using WATERS	2020
Zhang, Zijing	Cue word guided question generation with BERT model fine-tuned on natural question dataset	2020
Liu, Bowen	Using behavioural specifications to support model-checking	2019
Crickett, Scott	Design patterns: infrastructure and examples	2018
Kebede, Melese	Cloud adoption hurdles, competence model, and opportunities in the African context: proof from Ethiopia	2018
Li, Shuzu	Playing videos in an augmented reality setting on an Android mobile platform	2018
Su, Roger Chi-Wei	The algebraic properties of if-then-else with commutative three-valued tests	2018
Si, Bo	The PiSharp IDE for Raspberry Pi	2017
Yang, Wanying (Cassie)	Recording and tracking design decisions in interactive system development	2017
Fayomi, Oladimeji	RheaFlow: An improved software defined network router	2016
Griffiths, Chris	Investigating tools and methods for data capture of forestry workers	2016
Khong, Emily Bo-Yu	Exploring community-based health care using mobile applications	2016
Petko, Vladimir	Heterogeneous computing for data stream mining	2016
Willcock, Duncan	Characterisation of VapC in Mycobacterium smegmatis	2016
Zheng, Chen	Surrogate-assisted evolutionary algorithms for wind farm layout optimisation problem	2016
Delamore, Baden	An extensible web application vulnerability assessment and testing framework	2015
Dusterwald, Sebastian	Procedural generation of voxel worlds with castles	2015
Lim, Jen Sean (Nick)	Star decompositions of bipartite graphs	2015
Liu, Liang	Linear genetic programming with experience	2015
Ren, Xinning (Jenny)	User-guided disambiguation for semantic-enriched search	2015
Alsharif, Aman	Investigating strategies to support reverse-engineering of interactive systems	2014

Student	Research Topic	Year
Gillgren, Darryl	An investigation into the structure of crime data and it's integration with a geographical information system	1995
Anderson, Richard	A case against IEW case tool: information systems development using knowledgeware's information engineering workbench computer aided software engineering tool	1992
Tan, Puay Hiang	Programming for concurrency control in database systems	1988
Riedl, Michael	Automatic generation of optimum character sets for digital images	1985
Aitken, Helen	A study of dialogue techniques for human computer interaction	1984

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