Research Projects Results
Three Dimensional Long Train System Dynamics
This project proposes to use vehicle system dynamics modelling, longitudinal train dynamics modelling and parallel computing to further develop and leverage the applications of three dimensional long train system dynamics simulations.
Supervisor: Dr Qing Wu
Design thinking in law and justice
Design thinking can transform professional practice and yet has, so far, had minimal impact on law, justice and criminology. This project explores this new frontier.
Supervisor: Scott Beattie
Reducing Food Waste in Households
Qualitative and quantitative research to identify cost effective interventions to help consumers reduce food waste when eating at home and eating out.
Supervisor: Professor David Pearson
Online Sexual Behaviours and its effects on dating relationships
Online dating and sexuality have received increased prominence in recent times, particularly with the emergence of COVID-19, whereby online dating behaviours appear to be the new normal.
Supervisor: Marika Guggisberg
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development
This project aims to explore how innovation or entrepreneurship can provide potential solutions to the wicked problems of sustainability.
Supervisor: Dr. Vanita Yadav
Social and Sustainability-driven Entrepreneurship
This research project aims to extend theory and discourse on social entrepreneurship/innovation or sustainability-driven entrepreneurship/innovation.
Supervisor: Dr. Vanita Yadav
A Multilevel Perspective of Abusive Supervision Climate
Abusive supervision climate (ASC) refers to the subordinate’s accumulated perception about their supervisor’s abusive behaviour in a workgroup.
Supervisor: Dr Shahid Khan
Tree rings and climate
This project will study the last 400 years of climate in Queensland.
Supervisor: Dr Nathan Brooks-English
Lighting the Way – Adventures in Fruit Spectroscopy
Join Northern Australia's agricultural innovator, CQU's Institute for Future Farming Systems - a world-leader in delivering practical solutions which are bolstering the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the horticulture sectors.
Supervisor: Dr Clinton Hayes
The adoption of renewable energy by households
This project will require a survey of relevant stakeholders.
Supervisor: Dr Galina Williams
Thermal behaviour of stabilised clays with waste additives
This project investigates the mechanical behaviour of stabilised clays with waste materials as well as polymer-stabilised clays subject to thermal stresses.
Supervisor: Dr. Mehdi Mirzababaei
Problem solving simulations in the justice fields
This project looks to develop an understanding of the theory and practice of simulations and serious games in the legal, justice and criminology fields - for learning and for professional problem solving
Supervisor: Scott Beattie
Exploring the exercise behaviours among pregnant women
This proposed proposal will examine the exercise behaviours among pregnant women.
Supervisor: Dr Melanie Hayman
Mechanisation of planting and harvesting operations of high value spice crops
Sesame is a high-value emerging crop in Australia.
Supervisor: Dr Ramadas Narayanan
Novel approaches for root-knot nematodes control in sweetpotato
This project aims to develop a sustainable farming system model that includes novel, non-chemical control products and site-specific management approaches to minimise the problems caused by nematodes.
Supervisor: Dr Yujuan (Jady) Li
Competing for Sleep? Factors That Affect the Amount and Quality of Sleep Obtained by Elite Athletes
Good sleep is an important requisite for both physical and mental health.
Supervisor: Associate Professor Charli Sargent
Gender equality, decent work and health and wellbeing are being emphasised globally as elements of transforming our world.
Supervisor: Associate Professor Linda Colley
Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Research PhD Projects
CQUniversity’s Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Research Centre (CMERC) facilitates collaborative research projects focussed on innovative research solutions to develop Australia's blue economy and enrich communities, whilst maintaining the health of the environments upon which they are based.
Supervisor: Dr Emma Jackson
Central Queensland Koala health
Koala Research-CQ (School of Health Medical and Applied Sciences) is looking for two full-time Masters or PhD students to conduct research projects on koala health in Central Queensland.
Supervisor: Dr Flavia Santamaria
Building a Sustainable Work-Integrated-Learning (WIL) Program with Organizational Learning Capability
From time to time, WIL stakeholders (e.
Supervisor: Associate Professor Pak Poon
Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship
This research examines the impact of artificial intelligence on entrepreneurship using qualitative methodology such as case studies and in-depth qualitative interviews.
Supervisor: Dr. Manjo Oyson
Skilled Migrants and Regional Employment
Skilled immigration is a central element of the Australian immigration program, based principally on the notion of two-step immigration.
Supervisor: Professor Santina Bertone
Utilisation of Waste Materials in Concrete Pavement Layers
This project investigates the effect of the utilisation of different waste materials in different layers of concrete (rigid) pavements.
Supervisor:
Software Testing for Large and Complex Enterprise Systems
Many companies have implemented their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for processing transactions and generating useful management information.
Supervisor: Associate Professor Pak Poon
An alternative Method to Study Wheel-flat problems in a heavy-haul coal line
There are a few different classes of wheel flat (skidded wheel) which are caused by the wheel sliding along the rail allowing the tread metal to be removed to create a flat section.
Supervisor: Dr. Nirmal Kumar Mandal
Sport-based approaches to monitor and Enhance Health and Performance in the General Population, Athletes and Referees
This research seeks to explore various methods and technologies to quantify the training and competition demands, as well as health status and behaviours of team sport athletes and referees.
Supervisor: Dr Aaron Scanlan
Using metamorphic testing to verify the correctness of supply-chain management systems
Testing supply chain systems is challenging because they often include one or more optimization algorithms which are difficult to test by traditional software testing techniques.
Supervisor: Pak Poon
Artificial Intelligence in Firm Internationalisation
This research examines how firms are using artificial intelligence in internationalisation using qualitative methodology such as case studies and in-depth qualitative interviews.
Supervisor: Dr. Manjo Oyson
Human and Non-human Animal Victims of Domestic Violence: A Law in Context Approach
This project is cross-disciplinary; law and policy analysis; qualitative methods; mixed method
Supervisor: Alexandra McEwan
Making music for money: How the Classicists laid the foundations.
Research question: “How did music composers and publishers in the Classical Period 1730-1820 actively compete for revenue and how did this drive development of musical genres and technologies at the time and since then?” Methodology: Systems and network analysis, database mining, literature review.
Supervisor: Dr John Cokley
Examining player load, physical preparation and recovery in Football Queensland player development program in Cairns
The research project will be focused on implementing a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary player monitoring initiative encompassing novel approaches to acquire loading, fitness, sleep, nutrition, recovery, and health measures in the Football Queensland talent development program for 12-17yr olds.
Supervisor: Dr Mandy S Plumb
Traditional Conceptualisations of health in Indonesia
The aim of the research will be to document traditional understandings of health in a region/ethnic group of the student's interest.
Supervisor: Rebecca Fanany
Adaptive and automated Security Claim verification and vulnerability assessments tools
Undoubtedly, recent advancements in communication protocols and networking systems have contributed to the explosive growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart power grid solutions.
Supervisor: Biplob Ray
Evaluating the use of dry-stacked tailings for environmental management at mines in North Queensland
Seepage of waste waters on mine sites presents significant environmental and engineering risks, particularly in the instance of acidic and metalliferous drainage, and the potential for dam failure.
Supervisor: Nathan Brooks-English
Development of Intelligent Tools for Self-Monitoring and Self-Management of Pre-Diabetes
An estimated 1.
Supervisor: Dr Mary Tom
Using Social Media for Corporate Information Dissemination
This project has 2 purposes:
- To investigate how social media (for example, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn) can be used to promote company business and corporate reporting; and
- To investigate the correlation between the extent of social-media usage and company characteristics (e.
Supervisor: Pak Poon
Morris Family Foundation PhD Scholarship
Integration of Indigenous experiences/places/people into tourism.
Supervisor: Professor Bruce Prideaux
Increasing physical activity in children and families
A PhD or Master of Research program is offered around the topic “Increasing physical activity in children and families”.
Supervisor: Dr Stephanie Schoeppe
Enhancing Foodbank’s Stakeholder Engagement
40% of all food produced in Australia goes to waste, and thus reducing food waste has significant economic, social, and environmental implications.
Supervisor: Dr Upamali Amarakoon
Resistance Training during Pregnancy
This proposed proposal will examine the role of strength training during pregnancy, its associated benefits and risk and whether or not women are being advised to engage in strength training during pregnancy.
Supervisor: Dr Melanie Hayman
Project/Construction management and associated education and theory.
There are many theories on management and one version is project management which is commonly used by construction managers.
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Ronald Webber
Corporate Governance in Small Businesses
This research examines the corporate governance of small businesses and examines how it may differ from governance of large businesses using qualitative methodology such as case studies and in-depth qualitative interviews.
Supervisor: Dr. Manjo Oyson
Applied use of satellite remote sensing for Australian fauna habitat health monitoring
Drought conditions in Australia have posed the question - how healthy are remnant natural vegetation reserves for Australian fauna use? Students will examine a site-specific region (from a range of possibilities) and compile and interpret time-series derived vegetation indices from the European Space Agency Sentinel-2 imagery to monitor biota trends.
Supervisor: Dr Michael Hewson
Machine Learning Approaches for Optimising Battery Operations in Smart Grids
The project will investigate various machine learning approaches to optimise battery operations in the smart grid.
Supervisor: Salahuddin Azad
Escape Rooms as an Innovative Tool for Workplace Training
Escape Rooms have become a popular recreational activity, but research examining their potential in terms of education and training is only just beginning to emerge. interest is the way that Escape Rooms can be utilised as tools for workplace training in communication and teamwork. likely to be most useful in exploring this area, but there is scope for quantitative analyses as well.
Supervisor: Dr. Geoffrey Chapman
The emerging AI sector and incentivisation of patent law: a necessary evil?
The emergence of artificial intelligence brings with it a paradigm shift in terms of innovation.
Supervisor: Amanda-Jane George
Restoring Seagrass Resilience
Seagrass ecosystems have suffered significant declines globally and focus is shifting to restoration efforts.
Supervisor: Dr Emma Jackson
Modelling Demographic and Economic Change in Small Rural Towns and Villages - An International Comparison
The purpose of the research is to improve our understanding of the processes of demographic and economic change in small rural towns and villages.
Supervisor: Dr Dean Carson
Externalities of infrastructure projects
Social impact of Infrastructure projects has attracted great attention of researchers.
Supervisor: Bill Zhao
A Modified Sensor for Trace Level Detection of As(III)
High concentrations of arsenic are carcinogenic and poisonous to humans and it is useful to be able to quantify these levels in waters that are used for human consumption.
Supervisor: Dr Shaneel Chandra
Constructed Wetlands – Innovative Approach Towards Sustainable Wastewater Treatments
Constructed wetlands (CWs) are engineered systems utilising natural processes to attenuate and treat contaminants from water bodies in a controlled environment.
Supervisor: Dr Ziyad Abunada
Interpreting Global Competence in the Classroom
The OECD's introduction of a PISA global competence assessment in 2018 has added international impetus to considerations of how global competence is incorporated into educational policy and curriculum.
Supervisor: Dr Miriam Ham
Children as Sexual Targets in Cyberspace
Online technologies have changed the lives of individuals including even young children.
Supervisor: Dr Marika Guggisberg
A study on the measurement of lateral resistance in railway tracks
Currently, the Design Neutral Temperature (DNT) is used to maintain track in a stable condition (neither buckling nor breaking) throughout the year, with the DNT based on the ambient temperature range of the region.
Supervisor: Nirmal Mandal
Improving the Sleep of Shiftworkers
Night work is an important issue because 1.
Supervisor: Professor Greg Roach
Mandated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure and Corporate Cash Holdings
Mandated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure and Corporate Cash Holdings. evaluate the impact of mandated CSR spending on firms’ cash holding and profitability.
Supervisor: Associate Professor Asit Bhattacharyya
The Three-Dimensional Footprint of CQUniversity: Printing of Three-Dimensional Foot Models for Clinical Simulation in Podiatry.
Simulation is commonly used in podiatry clinical skills education.
Supervisor: Malia Ho
The impact of a gradual elevated water temperature on the water quality of the Port Curtis ecosystem
Measurements of global seawaters are indicating that there has been a 0.
Supervisor: Dr Ziyad Abunada (engineering project) and Dr Shaneel Chandra (marine chemistry project)
Investigation the use of laser radiation for weed eradiation
The project aims to investigate the effectiveness of laser radiation as a method for killing weeds for future precision farming applications.
Supervisor: Dr Lam Bui
A Blockchain Solution for Recording Academic Credentials
The goal of this project is to develop a Blockchain application to transform the traditional process of issuing certificates in the higher education sector.
Supervisor: Santoso Wibowo
Development of Cost-Effective Railway Sleepers: A Detailed Study
The scope of this project helps to develop a new sustainable and cost effective design solution for railway sleepers, through rigours analysis and testing of many new design samples using alternative structural materials.
Supervisor: Dr. Nirmal Kumar Mandal
Micro- and nanoplastics loading in food
In the last 7 years, there has been an exponential increase in publications on microplastics.
Supervisor: Dr Shaneel Chandra
Optimising Allocation of Construction Labour in Small and Medium Building Companies
Allocation of construction labourers significantly influences construction productivity.
Supervisor: Dr Xianbo (Bill) Zhao
Culture-inclusive criminology in Asia
This project aims to culturise criminology in Asia.
Supervisor: Masahiro Suzuki
Human Resource Management Innovation for Regional Development: An Exploration Study on Regional Australia
Despite investments towards creating jobs, driving economic growth, and building stronger regional communities, regional Australia reports higher levels of unemployment compared to its metropolitan counterpart.
Supervisor: Dr Upamali Amarakoon
A new method for prediction and evaluation of wear on wheel and rail profiles
Both wheel/rail profiles play a significant role in the safe operations of trains.
Supervisor: Dr. Nirmal Kumar Mandal
Mechanisms of how restorative justice works
This project aims to explore what elements of restorative justice conferencing are linked to its effects, particularly focusing on apology and forgiveness.
Supervisor: Dr Masahiro Suzuki
Hydrogen Peroxide Priming of Crops for Stress Tolerance Towards Abiotic Stress
Join Northern Australia’s cropping innovator by undertaking your research higher degree with CQUniversity’s Institute for Future Farming Systems.
Supervisor: Associate Professor Surya Bhattarai
The right to health as a tool for promoting public health in international economic law
Health rights are very critical not only to the well-being of people, they are also highly germane to the actualisation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Supervisor: Dr Olasupo Owoeye
Anticipating Error in High Risk Work Environments
Human error is implicated in the vast majority of accidents and incidents in high-risk industries such as aviation, rail and healthcare.
Supervisor: Associate Professor Matthew Thomas
Construction and project risk management, project and financial and ethical behaviours in construction
A building or construction projects in the majority tend to be unique and one of builds.
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Ronald Webber
Meshed LoRaWAN network for efficient, reliable, secure, and failover IoT communication
LoRaWAN is a promising technology to implement a public IoT network.
Supervisor: Biplob Ray
The Development of Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Agriculture
This project aims to develop a blockchain technology to create more efficient processes for achieving sustainable agriculture.
Supervisor: Dr Santoso Wibowo
Challenges and Opportunities of Digitalisation in Performance Management
The introduction and diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICT) has profoundly changed society and the global economy in the last few decades (Verhoef et al.
Supervisor: Dr Ann Sardesai
Sleepy and Sitting: A Dual Curse for the Modern Workforce
We are looking for a PhD student to work on an exciting program of research investigating the impact of inadequate sleep and prolonged sitting on markers of health and performance.
Supervisor: Dr Grace Vincent
Health Literacy/ Healthy Ageing and/or Palliative Care Research
Mixed Methods study - Industry experience in caring for the older adult is vital.
Supervisor: Dr Ashlyn Sahay
Lived experience of cancer/recovery/remission in rural and regional communities
This project would explore the lived experience of people living with and beyond cancer, in regional, rural and remote communities.
Supervisor: Prof Jan Pascal (2021)
Blockchain for secure object tracking in IoT supply chain
On the Internet of Things (IoT) based supply chain objects need to travel from manufacturer to supplier to owner back and forth throughout the object’s lifecycle.
Supervisor: Biplob Ray
Development of A Blockchain Solution for Supply Chain Transparency
This project aims to achieve open visibility across the supply chain through a Blockchain solution.
Supervisor: Srimannarayana Grandhi
Spectral data analysis by deep learning techniques
Using Convolutional neural networks and Long short term memory networks for resolving spectral data analysis which includes regression and classification problems.
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Li
Thermal behaviour of stabilised clays with waste additives
This project investigates the mechanical behaviour of stabilised clays with waste materials as well as polymer-stabilised clays subject to thermal stresses.
Supervisor: Dr. Mehdi Mirzababaei
Problem solving simulations in the justice fields
This project looks to develop an understanding of the theory and practice of simulations and serious games in the legal, justice and criminology fields - for learning and for professional problem solving
Supervisor: Scott Beattie
Exploring the exercise behaviours among pregnant women
This proposed proposal will examine the exercise behaviours among pregnant women.
Supervisor: Dr Melanie Hayman
Mechanisation of planting and harvesting operations of high value spice crops
Sesame is a high-value emerging crop in Australia.
Supervisor: Dr Ramadas Narayanan
Novel approaches for root-knot nematodes control in sweetpotato
This project aims to develop a sustainable farming system model that includes novel, non-chemical control products and site-specific management approaches to minimise the problems caused by nematodes.
Supervisor: Dr Yujuan (Jady) Li
Competing for Sleep? Factors That Affect the Amount and Quality of Sleep Obtained by Elite Athletes
Good sleep is an important requisite for both physical and mental health.
Supervisor: Associate Professor Charli Sargent
