Bulletin of Applied Computing and Information Technology

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	October 2006

Bulletin of Applied Computing and Information Technology.
Vol 4, Issue 2 (October 2006).
ISSN 1176-4120.

Guest Editorial

PhD Research: Building Research Culture and Careers

Andy Connor ( andy.connor@aut.ac.nz  )
Judith Symonds ( judith.symonds@aut.ac.nz )

Students are often asked “What is Quality?” Academically, Quality can be defined in many ways: “conformance to requirements”, “degree of excellence”, or “of superior grade”. Quality can even be measured using simple metrics like the number of software defects per line of code. But does this really tell us what Quality is? No. Yet each and every one ...

Invited: Views

Setting and Maintaining an Effective Research Agenda John Hosking ( j.hosking@auckland.ac.nz )

I find myself regularly in the position of advising young academics on how to develop their research careers. I was therefore delighted to have been invited to address the same issue at a recent conference of Auckland University of Technology postgraduate students embarking on their academic careers as it allowed me the opportunity to reflect on my own research career. This viewpoint article is the end result.

 Refereed Articles

A1. "Where Are My Glasses?”: An Object Location System within the Home

Parikshit Basrur and David Parry
( dparry@aut.ac.nz)

“Assisted living” refers to technologies and techniques that support elderly or disabled people in their homes. The economic and social importance of such systems increases as the percentage of elderly people in the population grows. A common experience of aging is the difficulty of remembering where household objects are located.

A2. A Comparison of Inductive and Transductive Models for Predicting the Establishment Potential of the Exotic Scale, Aspidiella hartii (Cockerell) in New Zealand

Snjezana Soltic ( ssoltic@manukau.ac.nz )
Lora Peacock ( lora.peacock@maf.govt.nz )

The purpose of this investigation is to assess the applicability of transductive reasoning for building predictive models in environmental studies. We used inductive and transductive reasoning to prepare predictive models to assess the establishment potential of Aspidiella hartii (Cockerell), an insect pest of potential economic importance in New Zealand.

A3. Biologically Realistic Image Processing and Brain-like Neural Networks for Visual Pattern Recognition

Simei Gomes Wysoski ( swysoski@aut.ac.nz )
Lubica Benuskova ( lbenusko@aut.ac.nz )

A review of the basic concepts of biologically realistic neural networks when applied to visual pattern recognition, and a new and simple model for visual pattern recognition that adaptively learns by example through synaptic plasticity and changes in structure. The event driven approach optimizes processing speed in order to simulate networks with large number of neurons.

A4. Auto-Identification Technologies: RFID vs Barcode in the Supply Chain

Peter Karlsson and Judith Symonds
( judith.symonds@aut.ac.nz  )

RFID technology is new to the public domain. It was initially developed in the 1930s by the British during World War II. RFID technology gained little interest in the business arena and as a result further development of the technology progressed at a slow pace. Because of this, RFID has been associated with high costs and is still considered a relatively immature technology.

A5. A Review of Five Years of Instructional Technology in New Zealand

Richard Collecutt, Robert Douglas, Don Mardle and Kay Fielden
( kfielden@unitec.ac.nz )

Book Review

Slay, J. & Koronius, A. (2006),"Information Technology Security & Risk Management"

Rowena Sinclair ( rsinclai@aut.ac.nz )

This textbook was written to be used in undergraduate courses on information technology and e-business security. The authors address the business aspects and implications of information security rather than approach the topic from an in-depth techncial perspective. The book covers security technology and systems, risk management, legal and regulatory requirements, and other topics.

Extended Editorial Board