All topics listed here are available for both PhD studies and undergraduate thesis. We are working with government, defense and standardization bodies on a variety of projects in the area of software architecture, model driven development, service/cloud engineering, web/process mashup, software development processes and embedded systems. Topics  are not limited to the following list. Contact me for further information. Depending on the topic, they will also be supervised by Prof. Ross Jeffery . For general PHD study information, please visit here.(Note: the topics information might be outdated)

High Priority Projects

1. AJAX-based Process and Service Mashup
2. CREST and Process Mashup in the Cloud
3. Architecture for Ultra-Large-Scale (ULS) Systems
4. Service Oriented Architecture for e-Business Standards
5. Large-scale Platform/API Design Principles 
6. RESTful Web Services
7. Modelling Non-Functional Properties (enterprise or embedded systems)
8. Component Architecture for Embedded Systems

1. Design-time Adaptive Service Engineering
2. Adaptive Software Process Engineering
3. Domain Specific Modelling Language Design for Model Driven Development
4. Automated Web Service Composition using Semantic Web Technologies
5. Model Driven .Net Development
6. Model Driven Development for Web Service
7. Service-Oriented Eventing and Content Distribution
8. Method Quality in Method Engineering
9. Process Lines: Product lines for business/development processes

Postgraduate students (only if I am the primary supervisor):

1. Paul R. (PhD 2012.3 - now): Software architecture
2. Yong C. (PhD 2011.3 - now): Architecture issues in platformisation
3. Dana K. (PhD 2009.8 - now): OTS-based custom software development
   
4. John B. (PhD 2009.3 - now): Architecture of ultra-large-scale systems
5. Betty B. (PhD 2006.8 - now): Model driven development for services
   

Graduated

1. Suronapee P. (PhD 2008 - 2011): An Architecture-based Approach to Interfacing a Market-based Model in Trust-based Service Systems
• Now: Mahanakorn University Of Technology
2. Yinkia C. (PhD 2007- 2011): Representation and Selection of Quality Attribute Techniques for Software Development Process
• Now: FCSIT, University of Malaya
3. Xiwei X. (PhD 2007 -  2011): A Resource‐Oriented Architecture for Business Process Systems
• Now: NICTA
4. Markus L. (Visiting Master from Mannheim University of Applied Sciences 2009-2010): Exception Handling in Cloud
5. Ruben V. (Visiting Master from Delft U. 2008-2009): WebWorkFlow
• Now: Tam Tam 
6. Patric F. (Master by research 2006 - 2007.): Empirical Study of MEST (Message Exchange State Transfer) and SSDL (SOAP Service Description Language)
• Now: ThoughtWorks

Thesis Students:

1. Yik, T. 2012 (summer scholar): Methodologies for Engineering RT Embedded Systems
2. Rang D. 2012 (summer scholar): AJAX-based Process and Service Mashup
3. Shu W. 2011: Service-Oriented Architecture for e-Business Standards
4. Tony W. 2011: AJAX-based Process and Service Mashup
5. Yongchao L. 2010: :AJAX-based Process and Service Mashup
6. Peter T. 2010: :AJAX-based Process and Service Mashup
7. Luke V. 2010: Real-time Interactive Mashup Architecture for Web 2.0 
8. Zhenpeng Z.2010: Software development processes for automotives
9. Daniel H.2010:Architecture for Ultra-Large-Scale (ULS) Systems
   
10. Monthy W 2010.:AJAX-based Process and Service Mashup
11. Daniel T.2010 :AJAX-based Process and Service Mashup
12. Paul R.2010:AJAX-based Process and Service Mashup
13. Ryan W.2010: AJAX-based Process and Service Mashup
    
14. Kenichi N. (Visiting student from Ritsumei University) 2009: RESTful Services
15. Ricky S. 2009: Model driven RESTful Services
    
16. Huy T. 2009: Standards as e-Business Ecosystem Enabler
    
17. Chris A. 2009: Adaptive Software Engineering
    
18. Yi H. 2009: Automated Web Service Composition using Semantic Web Technologies
19. Chris A. 2009 (summer scholar): A RESTful interface for EPF
    
20. Nicolas V., 2008: Domain Specific Modelling Language Design for Model Driven Development
21. Dennis L., 2008: Industry-wide service API design
22. Mike X., 2008: Industry-wide Service API design
23. Kevin M., 2008 : Model driven RESTful services
24. Raymond S., 2008: Model driven RESTful services
25. Fahad S., 2007: Service-Oriented Architecture for e-Business Standards
26. Chadwick C., 2007: Service-Oriented Architecture for e-Business Standards
27. Kevin D., 2007: Model Driven Development for RESTful Services
28. Arman M., 2007: Service-Oriented Eventing and Content Distribution
29. Vincent Y., 2007: Automated Web Service Composition using Semantic Web Technologies
30. Raymond L., 2007: SSDL-driven Service Adaptation
31. Xianggao K., 2007: SSDL-driven Service Adaptation
32. David W., 2007: Adaptive Software Process Engineering
33. Tak T., 2007: Technical development process in the XML domain
34. Willy E.,2006: Model Driven Architecture (MDA) for Web Service Development
35. Hary W., 2006: Model Driven Architecture (MDA) for Web Service Development
36. Aditya G., 2006: Metadata Discovery and Management for Organizational Knowledge Management
37. Samita A., 2006: Metadata Discovery and Management for Organizational Knowledge Management
38. Betty B., 2006: UTS Capstone - “Customized Benchmark Generation Using Model Driven Development”
39. Betty B., 2005: UNSW/NICTA Summer Scholarship - “Customized Benchmark Generation Using MDA”
40. Luke C., 2005: Design Decision Reasoning with Experience Repository
41. Edward L., 2005 : Design Decision Reasoning with Experience Repository
42. Annie T., 2005:Integrating Annotation Information in Reverse Architecting
43. Adi I., 2005: Performance evaluation of architectural alternatives of .NET Applications
44. Johnson C., 2004: Modeling Architecture Design Decisions and Non-Functional Requirements
45. Rinalldo Y., 2004:Tool support for distributed software architecture evaluation process
46. Hong S., 2004: Tool support for distributed software architecture evaluation process

Full Courses Taught (as Lecturer in Charge)

INFO3220: Object-Oriented Design (University of Sydney, 2010 ) 

COMP9117: Architecture of Software Systems (UNSW, 2006 - 2007)

Short Courses Taught

- Empirical Research in Software Systems (Dec. 2011)

Courses Tutored

COMP3720: Total Quality Management (2002 - 2003)
COMP3710: Software Project Management (2002 - 2003)

Training Provided
Architecture evaluation techniques