A/Prof Claudia Szabo

A/Prof Claudia Szabo
 Position Associate Prof/Reader
 Org Unit Computer Science
 Email claudia.szabo@adelaide.edu.au
 Telephone +61 8 8313 6744
 Location Floor/Room 4 ,  Ingkarni Wardli ,   North Terrace
  • Biography/ Background

    Associate Professor, School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide

  • Awards & Achievements

    2021 - ECMS Faculty Excellence Teaching Award

    2018 - Stephen Cole the Elder Award for Teaching Excellence, The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide

    2018 - Women's Research Excellence Award, The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide

    2017 - SA Science Excellence Awards STEM Educator of the Year (tertiary education)

    2015 - Office for Learning and Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

    2014 - The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Commendation for Excellence in Support of the Student Experience

    2014 - Visiting Fellowship, School of Computer Science, National 最新糖心Vlog of Singapore

    2014 - CORE Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching

    2013 - ECMS Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

    2013 - Visiting Fellowship, School of Computer Science, National 最新糖心Vlog of Singapore

    2012 - Visiting Fellowship, School of Computer Science, National 最新糖心Vlog of Singapore

    2012 - Learning & Teaching Award, Rising Star in 2011, School of Computer Science, The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide

    2011 - Visiting Fellowship, School of Computer Science, National 最新糖心Vlog of Singapore

     

  • Research Interests

    My main research interests lie in the area of computer systems, broadly defined. Specifically, I am interested in model driven engineering, distributed and cloud computing, verification and validation of distributed systems, and exploring issues in real, deployed, complex systems. I lead the Complex Systems program within the . My education research interests lie in the areas of curriculum design, cognitive load theories, and software engineering best practices.

    Centre for Distributed and Intelligent Technologies

    My discipline research is in the area of systems, where I am interested in modeling and understanding the performance and behavior of large-scale distributed and complex systems. I lead the in the . If you are interested in a PhD or a Masters by research project, please visit the relevant websites for ideas about projects or proposals.

    CURRENT STAFF

    • Dustin Craggs, Software Developer
    • Xiaoshan Chen, Software Developer
    • Kin Leong Lee, Software Developer

    CURRENT RESEARCH STUDENTS

    • Alexis Conan Pfaulm - Communication in Contested and Dynamic Environments (PhD)
    • Gavin Puddy - System Execution Modeling (PhD)
    • Michelle McClintock - Security Enterprise Architecture (PhD)
    • Trent O'Connor - Combat System Resource Utilisation (PhD)

    PAST RESEARCH STUDENTS

    • Javier Alvarez Cid-Fuentes [PhD] - Understanding Behavior of Large-scale Distributed Systems  - Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
    •  [PhD] - Data Cleaning in the Internet of Things
    •  [PhD] - Formal Verification of Transactional and Configurable Service-Oriented Processes  - Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
    • Ayman Albassam, Educational Learning Analytics (PhD) 
    • Amir Kanan Kashefi [masters] - Selection and Discovery of Components based on Non-functional Requirements (Masters)
    • Yihong Zhang [masters] – Scheduling Data-Intensive Scientific Workflow on Public Clouds 

    • Phuoc Nguyen [masters] – Collecting Validation Data Using Games on New Computing Platforms  

    • Nouf AlRomaih [masters] - SSHARE: Secure Sharing in Social Networks 
    • Nicholas Pacholski, Smart Drone Development Systems, Honours (First Class), 2013 
    • Michael Hemsley [honours] - Modeling human obesity using agent-based systems
    • Benjamin Carter [honours]- MapReduce versus Boston Marathon Bombing
    • Lachlan Birdsey [honours]- Visualizing Interactions in Complex Systems Completed
    • Jinzhe Li [honours]- Studying the Adelaide Effect: Analyzing Big Data 
    • Le Dinh Quoc Vu [honours]– Visualising Execution Status of Parallel Applications on iPads
    • Xi Cao [honours]– Scenario Generation in Global Conflict Blue 
    • Yijia Cai [honours]- Collecting Validation Data Using Games 

     

    Computer Science Education Research

    My education reserach interests include understanding and improving student programming strategies, identifying at-risk students, improving the teaching of software engineering, and designing computer science curricula that is engaging and actual.

     

  • Research Funding

    Selected grants and research contracts.

    2024 - 2025, Evaluation of Decision Techniques for Context Aware Collaborative Active Protection Systems, C. Szabo, I. Honhaga, A Iqbal, DST Group $282,508

    2024 - 2024, Defence Innovation Partnership - Collaborative Research Grant: Warm Starts and Goal-based Heuristics to Improve MARL Performance in Advanced Distributed Defence, C. Szabo, M. Guo, F. Neumann, E. Galanhage, J. Cuo, Defence Innovation Partnership, $150,000

    2024 - 2024, Research Project: Optimized Hybrid MARL Techniques for Complex, Dynamic Environments, C. Szabo, M. Guo, DST Group, $175,533 

    2023 - 2024, Evaluation of Decision Techniques for Context Aware Collaborative Active Protection Systems - Competitive Environments, C. Szabo, I Honhaga, DST Group, $280,000

    2023 - 2024, Evaluation of Decision Techniques for Context Aware Collaborative Active Protection Systems, C. Szabo, C. Szabo, I Honhaga, DST Group, $142,500

    2023 - 2024, SMARTNet Research and Development, C. Szabo, D. Craggs, D. Balasoiu, DST Group, $393,180

    2022 - 2022, Approaches to Partial Knowledge Sharing for Cooperative Decision-Making in Complex Adaptive Systems, C. Szabo, DST Group,  $64,340

    2021 - WSC Foundation, for the sponsorship of Simulation Around the World,  US$150,000 (managed by the WSC Board)

    2021 - 2023 - SMARTNet Version 5 Research and Development, C. Szabo, D. Craggs, D. Balasoiu, DST Group, $255,059

    2022 - CADR-RAS - Technical Services, M. Webb, C. Szabo, C-C. Lim, DST Group, $7,750,986

    2022 - 2023, Distributed Orchestration and Decision Making, C. Szabo, DST Group,  $116,497

    2020 - 2022, SMARTNet Version 4 Research & Development: Mission Context Aspects, C. Szabo, D. Craggs, D. Balasoiu, DST Group, $161,598

    2020 - 2021, Distributed micro-service orchestration in resource constrained environments, C. Szabo, DST Group, $67,322

    2019 -  2019, SMARTNet Version 4 Research & Development: Operational Mission Context Aspects, C. Szabo, D. Craggs, D. Balasoiu, DST Group, $174,667

    2018 - 2020, SMARTNet Research & Development: Operational Mission Aspect, C. Szabo, D. Craggs, D. Balasoiu, DST Group, $276,000

    2018 - 2018 - Measuring value in self-managing adaptive systems for military land vehicles, C. Szabo,DST Group, $18,607 

    2017 - 2017 - SEM Environment: Deployment Platform and Instrumentation Research, K. Falkner, C. Szabo, D. Fraser, $150,000

    2016 - 2020 - Expanded Rollout and Support of 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Digital Technology MOOCs – Closing the Digital Divide for Disadvantaged Students, K. Falkner, R. Vivian, N. Falkner, C. Szabo, ($6,900,000)

    2017 – 2020 Women Leaders in STEM Careers, C. Szabo, L. O’Reilly, Department of Industry, Innovation, and Science, ($231,726)

    2017 - 2018 Resilient and Contextually Integrated ISR Information Dissemination, C. Szabo, DST Group ($96,718)

    2017 Understanding 最新糖心Vlog’s Teaching Culture with Respect to Gender Diversity, C. Szabo, K. Falkner, A. Szorenyi, D. Michell, Google ($26,764)

    2016-2019 SEM Environment: Deployment Platform and Instrumentation Research, K. Falkner, C. Szabo, D. Fraser et al. , DST Group ($642,000)

    2016-2017 SEM Environment: Deployment Platform and Instrumentation Research, K. Falkner, C. Szabo, D. Fraser et al. , DST Group ($150,000)

    2016 – 2019 Expanded Rollout and Support of 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Digital Technology MOOCs – Closing the Digital Divide for Disadvantaged Students - K. Falkner, R. Vivian, N. Falkner, C. Szabo, Department of Education, Science and Training ($6,900,000)

    2016 Alien vs. Wombat: Predicting the Impact of Invasive Plant Species on the Dynamics of Herbivore Populations, C. Szabo, S. Heideler et al., ($10,000) 最新糖心Vlog Interdisciplinary Grant

    2016 Computing Infrastructure Performance and Interoperability Research Generic Vehicle Architecture, K. Falkner and C. Szabo, DST Group ($100,000)

    2015-2016 Pathways to Computer Science: Enabling Equity and Diversity. K. Falkner, C. Szabo, A.Szorenyi and D. Michell, Google Research Contract ($55,000)

    2015 – Mega barcoding: Next Generation ‘de novo’ barcoding for health, agriculture and environment, M. Wilkinson, C. Szabo, A. Croxford, Y. Yarom, C. Ford, 最新糖心Vlogn Genome Research Facility ($15,000)

    2015 Fiddler on the Cloud: Understanding form and function evolution in crustaceans - C. Szabo and P. Munguia, The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Interdisciplinary Research Grant ($27,000) 

    2014-2015 Addressing the Challenge of the Digital Technologies Curriculum (Years 7&8). K. Falkner, R. Vivian, N. Falkner and C. Szabo, Digital Careers Sponsorship Agreement ($119,588)

    2015 – $110,000 - Model Driven Systems Engineering: Advanced Modelling of Communication Protocols. K. Falkner and C. Szabo, DSTO Research Contract

    2013 – 2015 $420,000 – K. Falkner, C. Szabo, Review of Model Driven Software Engineering Practice: System Execution Modelling Environment. DSTO Research Contract

    2014-2015 Addressing the Challenge of the Digital Technologies Curriculum (Years 7&8). K. Falkner, R. Vivian, N. Falkner and C. Szabo, Digital Careers Sponsorship Agreement ($119,588)

    2015 – $110,000 - Model Driven Systems Engineering: Advanced Modelling of Communication Protocols. K. Falkner and C. Szabo, DSTO Research Contract

    2014 – $130,000 - Model Driven Systems Engineering: Advanced Modelling of Communication Protocols. K. Falkner and C. Szabo, DSTO Research Contract

    2014 – $10,000 - C. Izu, C. Szabo, C. Pope Google CS4HS Education Grant, Google Inc. 

    2013 – 2015 $420,000 – K. Falkner, C. Szabo, Review of Model Driven Software Engineering Practice: System Execution Modelling Environment. DSTO Research Contract

    2012- 2013 $75,000 -  K. Falkner, N. Falkner, C. Szabo, Review of Model Driven Software Engineering Practice: System Execution Modelling Environment. DSTO Research Contract

    2012- 2013  $490,000 - K. Falkner, N. Falkner, C. Szabo, Review of Model Driven Software Engineering Practice: System Execution Modelling Environment. DSTO Research Contract

    2015 Fiddler on the Cloud: Understanding form and function evolution in crustaceans - C. Szabo and P. Munguia, The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Interdisciplinary Research Grant ($27,000) 

    2014-2015 Addressing the Challenge of the Digital Technologies Curriculum (Years 7&8) - K. Falkner, R. Vivian, N. Falkner and C. Szabo, Digital Careers Sponsorship Agreement ($119,588) (2014-2015).

    2014 Advanced Modelling of Communication Protocols - K. Falkner and C. Szabo, DSTO Research Contract ($130,000) 

    2014 Google Computer Science for High Schools - C. Izu, C. Szabo, C. Pope.  Google ($10,000)

    Allocation of Data-Intensive Scientific Workflows on Public Clouds - C. Szabo. Amazon Research Grant ($5,000)

    Review of Model Driven Software Engineering Practice - K. Falkner, C. Szabo. DSTO Research Grant ($420,000)

    2013 Google Computer Science for High Schools - C. Izu, B. Alexander, C. Szabo, C. Pope.  Google ($15,000)

    Review of Model Driven Software Engineering Practice - K. Falkner, N. Falkner, C. Szabo. DSTO Research Grant ($490,000)

    Understanding Multi-Modelling - C. Szabo DSTO Research Grant ($30,000)

    Allocation of Data-Intensive Scientific Workflows on Public Clouds - C. Szabo,  T. Kroeger. Amazon Research Education Grant ($10,000)

    2012 Google Computer Science for High Schools - C. Izu, B. Alexander, C. Szabo, C. Pope.  Google ($15,000)

    2011 Google Computer Science for High Schools - C. Izu, B. Alexander, A. Ghandar, C. Szabo, C. Pope. Google ($15,000)

     

     

  • Publications

    or .

  • Files

The information in this directory is provided to support the academic, administrative and business activities of the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide. To facilitate these activities, entries in the 最新糖心Vlog Phone Directory are not limited to 最新糖心Vlog employees. The use of information provided here for any other purpose, including the sending of unsolicited commercial material via email or any other electronic format, is strictly prohibited. The 最新糖心Vlog reserves the right to recover all costs incurred in the event of breach of this policy.

Entry last updated: Thursday, 1 Aug 2024

To link to this page, please use the following URL:  /directory/claudia.szabo