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<H1>Damian Conway</H1>
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<H2>Career goal</H2>
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<DD> Ongoing excellence as a researcher and educator in Computer Science.
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<H2>Qualifications</H2>
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<DT><STRONG>Bachelor of Science (Honours, 1st class)</STRONG>
<DD> Monash University, 1987
<DD> Major: Computer Science
<DD> Honours Thesis: "A Software System for Image Processing Chinese Character Fonts"
<DD> <A HREF="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~damian/honsab.html" TARGET="_parent">View Abstract</A>
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<DT><STRONG>Doctor of Philosophy</STRONG>
<DD> Monash University, 1993
<DD> Thesis: "Fast 3D Rendering Using Isoluminance Contours"
<DD> <A HREF="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~damian/phdab.html">View Abstract</A>
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<H2>Current Appointment</H2>
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<DT><STRONG>Senior Lecturer, Computer Science Department, Monash University</STRONG>
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<DD> I was appointed as a Lecturer B in February 1991. In May 1994 I
was appointed to a continuing position as Lecturer B. In January
1996 I was appointed to a continuing Lecturer C position.
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<H2>Previous Appointments</H2>
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<DT><STRONG>1993-1996: Director, Centre for Image Processing and Graphics, Monash University</STRONG>
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<DD> As Director of CIPAG my major responsibility was to pro-mote
and encourage individual and co-operative research within the Centre
and throughout the wider academic community.
Upon my appointment I was keen to refocus the efforts of the various
research groups within CIPAG, moving them away from presenting
commercial training courses and redirecting their efforts towards
the Centre's principal strength: research. My efforts in this
endeavour have been amply rewarded by the publication of 78
scholarly works by members of the Centre in the past three years. In
the same period the Centre has garnered over $600,000 of grant
funding.
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<DT><STRONG>1989-1991: Research Scientist (Class 1) for Telecom Australia Research Laboratories</STRONG>
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<DD> As a member of the Network Analysis Section, I was
responsible for much of the design and development of a
graphically-oriented integrated software management/CAD package. This
involved the creation of new data repre sentation and interface
techniques, the presentation of seminars to fellow researchers, liaison
with technical and non-technical clients, and the design and
implementation of a graphical user interface using an object-oriented
approach.
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<DT><STRONG>1986-1991: Part-time tutor, Computer Science Department, Monash University</STRONG>
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<DD> As a part-time tutor I was responsible for supervising two
weekly First Year computing laboratory sessions. These
sessions involve tutoring of individual students, a weekly
review of course work and assessment of student assignments.
In addition I presented several seminars on computer
graphics to the Monash Computer Science Department.
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<DT><STRONG>1985-1987: Analyst/programmer, Forward Network Planning, Telecom Australia</STRONG>
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<DD> During the summer vacations of 1985/86 and 1986/87 I
designed, implemented and made enhancements to a Capital
Works database using the RAMISII 4GL. I also prepared
system and user documentation of the database and provided
in-house training and user support.
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<DT><STRONG>1984-1985: User support assistant, 4GL Support Group, Telecom Australia</STRONG>
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<DD> My duties included consultation with users of the RAMISII
4th generation language and design and implementation of
administrative databases.
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<H2>Research Interests</H2>
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<DT><STRONG> Computer Graphics </STRONG>
<DD>
<a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/publications_search?0++conway+contour">
Fast Rendering
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<DT><STRONG> Object-Oriented Programming </STRONG>
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<a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/publications_search?0++conway+multi">
Multi-methods
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<a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/publications_search?0+1994+conway+parsing">
C++ Programming Idioms
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<DT><STRONG> Education </STRONG>
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<a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/publications_search?0++conway+presentation">
Computer-Mediated Presentation
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<a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/publications_search?0+1996+conway+deadly">
Programming Languages for Teaching
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<a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/publications_search?0++conway+mentor">
Teaching and Learning
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<DT><STRONG> Human-Computer Interaction </STRONG>
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<a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/publications_search?0++conway+hyperlecture">
Automated Construction of Hypertext
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<a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/publications_search?0++conway+ARGS">
Automated Construction of Command-Line Interfaces
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Automated Construction of Graphical User Interfaces
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Written Gesture Recognition
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<H2>Current Postgraduate Supervision</H2>
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<DT> <a href="/cgi-bin/person_info?Christopher%20Betts+cbetts+C%20Betts">Christopher Betts</a>
<DD> PhD: Simulated electron microscopy of <I>plasmodesmata</I>
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<DT> <a href="/cgi-bin/person_info?David%20Chatterton+davidc+D%20F%20Chatterton">David Chatterton</a>
<DD> PhD: Multi-methods in C++
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<DT> <a href="/cgi-bin/person_info?Alan%20Dorin+aland+A%20Dorin">Alan Dorin</a>
<DD> PhD: Artificial life
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<DT> <a href="/cgi-bin/person_info?Justin%20Martin+justinm+J%20Martin">Justin Martin</a>
<DD> PhD: Animation and control of articulated figures
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<DT> <a href="/cgi-bin/person_info?Linda%20McIver+lindap+L%20McIver">Linda McIver</a>
<DD> PhD: The GRAIL introductory programming language
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<DT> <a href="/cgi-bin/person_info?Roddi%20Walker+roddi+R%20Walker">Roddi Walker</a>
<DD> PhD: Layered models of articulated figures
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<H2>Publications</H2>
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Follow this
<a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/publications_search?0++conway+">
link
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to the complete list of my academic publications.
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<H2>Software developed</H2>
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<DT><STRONG> Vis - A boundary model surface visualization system.</STRONG>
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<DD> Vis is a special-purpose surface renderer, designed to
facilitate the exploration of boundary-surface
geometric models by undergraduate students.
Vis is currently used as a
fundamental learning tool in the Computer Science
Department's Honours geometric modelling course.
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<a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/publications_search?0++conway+contour">
IC
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- An isoluminance contour-based renderer.</STRONG>
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<DD> IC is a fast-rendering system based on my innovative
isoluminance contour solid modelling scheme. The IC
software produces animated rendering performance
comparable to special-purpose polygon-rendering
hardware for a limited range of CSG primitives.
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<DT><STRONG>
<a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/publications_search?0++conway+hyperlecture">
HyperLecture
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- A hypertextual lecture presentation system.</STRONG>
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<DD> HyperLecture is a hypertextual, gesturally-controlled
lecture presentation system originally designed for
teaching introductory computer programming using a
Macintosh PowerBook.
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<a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/publications_search?0+1994+conway+parsing">
Parser
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- A C++ parsing library.</STRONG>
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<DD> The Parser library is a collection of 33 classes which
implement an embedded top-down parser specification language. The
language permits arbitrary look-ahead, lazy and/or strict tokenization
schemes, context-sensitivity, and delayed parsing actions.
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<a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/publications_search?0++conway+maestro">
Maestro
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- A Visual Experimentation system.</STRONG>
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<DD> Maestro a system for creating computer-based visual
experiments (motion after-effects, sterograms, visual
illusions). The system provides a large number of predefined
stimuli (periodic gratings, spirals, autostereograms, 2D and
3D dot sets, etc.) as well as
facilities for gamma correction of monitors, creation of
equiluminant colour sets, the calibration and use of multiple
colour spaces, logging of experimental descriptions, and
feedback by subjects.
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<H2>Current Grants</H2>
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In 1996,
<a href="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/people/profiles/marriott.html">
Dr Kim Marriott
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and I received an ARC Large Grant with indicative
funding totalling $189,000 over the next three years. The grant will fund
research into the use of constraint solving in the automated creation of pen-
based user interfaces.
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In 1995, in collaboration with
<a href="http://www.monash.edu.au/deeb/research.htm#Dr R G White">
Dr Rosemary White
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of the Department of
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Monash University, I received an ARC
Large Grant with indicative funding totalling $159,000 over three years.
The grant is funding research into the computer simulation of electron
micrography of plant cell plasmodesmata.
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<H2>Other Activities</H2
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<LI> 1991-present: Computer Science examiner for the Monash University Foundation Year
<LI> 1991-present: Volunteer speaker for the Schools Liaison Service
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<LI> 1992-1996: Departmental responsibility for the BCSE and International Students admissions
<LI> 1992-present: Membership of the Science 1st Year Quota committee
<LI> 1992-present: Referee for the Australasian Computer Science Conference
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<LI> 1993-present: Invited referee for Australian Telecommunications Research Journal
<LI> 1993-present: Invited referee for the international journal "Computers and Graphics"
<LI> 1993-present: Invited reviewer for Thomas Nelson and Addison-Wesley publishers
<LI> 1993-present: Nominated referee for ARC large and small grants schemes
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<LI> 1994: External reviewer for VCAB review of the 1995 VCE Information Technology course
<LI> 1994: Invited reviewer for the second edition of "Object-Oriented Design with Applications", Grady Booch (Benjamin-Cummings)
<LI> 1994-present: Chairman of the organizing committee for the annual Departmental Retreat
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<LI> 1995-present: Invited referee for CAUT teaching development grant scheme
<LI> 1995-present: Book reviewer for Australian Computer Journal
<LI> 1995-present: Coordinator of Departmental Mentor Scheme
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<LI> 1996-present: Referee for the Australasian Computer Science Education Conference
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<H2>Contact Details</H2>
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<A HREF="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~damian">Dr Damian Conway</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/">Department of Computer Science</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.monash.edu.au/">Monash University</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/melbourne/clayton.html">Clayton</A>, 3168<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.csu.edu.au/education/australia.html">Australia</A><BR>
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<A HREF="mailto:damian@cs.monash.edu.au">damian@bruce.csse.monash.edu.au</A>
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<SMALL><I>Last updated: 26 January 2000</I></SMALL>
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