1. Dr. Vidyasagar Potdar B.Sc. M.S. PhD
Research Scholar
Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management
Symbiosis International University
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Senior Research Fellow
School of Information Systems Curtin Business School
Curtin University, Perth, Australia

3. Curtin Business School

4. Qualifications PhD (Information Security)
Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Masters (Software Engineering)
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Bachelor (Science)
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India

5. Key Achievements Best Researcher of the Year Award in 2010, 2011
Funding around $1 million dollars
5 PhD Completions (1 received chancellors commendation award)
125 scientific publications (IEEE, ACM, Springer, Elsevier, etc.)
2 Keynote Presentations (UIC 2009, IEEE DEST 2011)
1087 Citations, H Index 18, i10 Index 31
12 International Journal Publications in 2013
Youngest PhD in Curtin University till 2012
13 years of full time research experience
25 International Workshops in IEEE, ACM

6. Experience Senior Research Fellow
2010 – till date
School of Information Systems, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Australia
Head Policy, Planning & Business Strategy
2006 – 2010
Digital Ecosystems & Business Intelligence Institute Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Australia
Associate Lecturer
2003 – 2006
Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Australia
Sessional Lecturer & Tutor
University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia

7. List of Selected Collaborators
Professor Emeritus William F Smyth, McMaster University, Canada 
Professor Elizabeth Chang, University of New South Wales, Australia 
Professor Tharam Dillon, La Trobe University, Australia, IEEE Fellow
Professor Ian Sommerville, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK 
Professor Makoto Takizawa, Hosei University, Japan 
Professor Leonard Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan 
Professor Ernesto Damiani, University of Milan, Italy 
Professor Emeritus Chem Nayar, Curtin University, Australia 
Professor Achim Karduck, Germany 
Professor Arno Scharl, MODUL University, Austria 
Professor Chang-Tsun Li, University of Warwick, UK 
Professor Jayanta Chatterjee, Indian Institute of Technology, India 
Professor Costas Iliopoulos, Kings College London, UK 
Professor Sunil Patil, Symbiosis International University, India 

8. List of Selected Collaborators
Professor Pritam Shah, Sri Visvesvaraya Technological University, India 
Professor Robert Meersman, Vrije University, Brussels. Belgium 
Professor Peter Ellyard, Chairman at Preferred Futures Institute 
Professor Song Han, Zhejiang Gongshang University, China
Dr. Michael L. Brodie, Visiting Scientist, MIT, USA 
Professor Sajal Kabiraj, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, China 
A/Professor David Taniar,  Monash University, Australia 
A/Professor Wenny Rahayu, La Trobe, University, Australia 
A/Professor Ljiljana Brankovic, University of Newcastle, Australia 
Dr. Angela Wardell-Johnson, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia (Senior CRN Fellow) 
Dr. Alex Talevski, Chief Technology Officer, Blue Ant Wireless, Australia 
Dr. George Fodor, ABB Corporate Research, Sweden
Dr. Behrang Zadjabbari, Senior BI Consultant,  InfoCentric, Australia
Dr. Pedram Hayati, Principal Security Consultant, BAE Systems, Australia
Dr. Atif Sharif, Project Manager, Overflow Industrial Pty Ltd, Australia

9. Multi-Disciplinary Research Centre

11. Organizational Structure

12. Research Domains

13. Research Area Management

14. HDR = Higher Degree by Research i.e. PhD

19. Research
Research
Administration

20. Research

21. Broad Research Areas Information Security Information Quality
Anti Spam
Steganography, Digital Watermarking
Information Quality
Web 2.0
Social Media
User Generated Content
Cyber Physical Systems
Smart Grids
Wireless Sensor Networks, RFID
Web of Things, Internet of Things
Energy Management
Smart Home Automation
Sustainability
Emission Management

22. Prof. Emeritus William F Smyth
Anti Spam Research
Prof. Emeritus William F Smyth
McMaster Uni Canada
Awareness, Knowledge and Perception of Online Spam
Characterisation of web spambots using self- organising maps
How much money do spammers make from your website? 
Spamming for science: Active measurement in Web 2.0 abuse research
Rule-Based On-the-fly Web Spambot Detection Using Action Strings
Web Spambot Detection Based on Web Usage Behaviour
Behaviour-Based Web Spambot Detection by Utilising Action Time and Action Frequency
Definition of Spam 2.0: New Spamming Boom
Spam 2.0: The Problem Ahead
HoneySpam 2.0: Profiling Web Spambot Behaviour
Dr. Kevin Chai, Research Fellow Uni. Of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Pedram Hayati. Senior Security Consultant Stratsec, Australia
Dr. Alex Talevski CTO, BlueAnt Wireless, Australia
Dr. Farida Ridzuan, Senior Lecturer, Malaysia

23. Anti Spam Research

24. Smart Grid Research
Design of Smart Grid Prosumer Communities via Online Social Networking Communities
A Methodology to find Influential Prosumers in Prosumer-Community- Groups
Goal Oriented Prosumer Community Groups for Smart Grid
Framework for Formation of Prosumer Community Groups in Smart Grids
Framework to Manage Multiple Goals in Community based Energy Sharing Network in Smart Grid
Dr. Vidyasagar Potdar Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
Prof. Tharam Dillon
La Trobe Uni
Australia
Dinusha Rathnayaka
PhD Scholar Curtin University
Dr. Omar Hussain
Research Fellow
Curtin University

25. Smart Grid Research Prosumer Community Groups Proposals to address
the challenges in prosumer community based smart grid

26. Concise overview of proposed methodologies
A. J. D. Rathnayaka and V. Potdar, 2013. Goal Oriented Prosumer Community Groups for Smart Grid -Issues, Challenges and Proposals, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, ERA Level B, Accepted, Impact Factor 0.542, IEEE
A. J. Rathnayaka, V. Potdar, T. Dillon, 2013. A Methodology to find Influential Prosumers in Prosumer-Community-Groups. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Special Issue on Building Automation, Smart Homes, and Communities, Issue 99. ERA Level A, Impact Factor 3.381, Accepted for Publication, IEEE Transactions
A. J. D. Rathnayaka, V. Potdar, 2013. Prosumer Recruitment Framework for Prosumer Community Groups in Smart-grid. International Journal of Computer Systems Science & Engineering. Accepted Impact Factor 0.314
A. J. D. Rathnayaka and V. Potdar, 2013. An Innovative Framework for Formation of Prosumer Community Groups in Smart Grids, Journal of Grid & Utility Computing (currently under review), SCOPUS, Compendex, ACM DL, DBLP, Inspec, ERA Journal
A J. D Rathnayaka, V. Potdar, T. Dillon, 2013. Framework to Manage Multiple Goals in Community based Energy Sharing Network in Smart Grid, International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems (currently under review) ERA Journal
A. J. Dinusha Rathnayaka, Vidyasagar M. Potdar, Samitha J. Kuruppu, 2012. Design of Smart Grid Prosumer Communities via Online Social Networking Communities,International Journal for Infonomics (IJI), Volume 5, Issue 1/2, March/June 2012, pp
A. J. Rathnayaka, V. Potdar, M. H. Ou, Prosumer management in socio-technical smart grid. International Information Technology Conference (CUBE 2012), pp , Pune, India, 3-5 September 2012. ACM Digital Library, DBLP, SCOPUS

27. Cyber Physical Systems Research
Dr. Vidyasagar Potdar Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
Prof. Tharam Dillon
La Trobe Uni
Australia
Keynote Presentations
Dillon, T., Potdar, V., Singh, J., Talevski, A., 2011. Cyber Physical Systems: Challenges in Sensor Actuator Networks, In: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Digital Ecosystems & Technologies (DEST2011), June 2011.
Dillon, T., Talevski, A., Potdar, V., Chang, E., 2009. Web of things as a framework for ubiquitous intelligence and computing, In: Proceedings of the Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC2009), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5585, pp

29. Sustainability Research
Analysis of an Airport Ecosystem from Emissions Perspective. 
Evaluation of Wireless Home Automation Technologies for Smart Mining Camps in Remote Western Australia. 
Energy Resource Management in Smart Home: State of the Art and Challenges Ahead.
Dr. Vidyasagar Potdar Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
Dinusha Rathnayaka
PhD Scholar Curtin University
Yee Wen Lo Valencia
Masters Scholar Curtin University

31. Smart Homes & Energy Management

32. Evaluation of Wireless Home Automation Technologies

33. Transport & Logistics Research

34. Transport & Logistics Research $404,000
Congestion Management using Wireless Sensor Networks & Data Mining

35. Energy Management & Emission Control Research

38. Research Management & Administration

39. Research Management Activities
Cultivate a strong research culture at Curtin
Train selected faculty members from all over Curtin in their respective areas of research
Increase the ratio of staff vs. number of publications
Secure external funding
Supervise PhD students
Build a strong publication record for Curtin University
Organize or Host World Class International Conferences

40. Research Management Activities
Organized Staff Retreat for Research Staff
Organized Retreat for PhD Student
Develop research policies
Develop research handbook
Develop institution governance structure
Drive research commercialization
Drive Industry Projects

41. Research Management Activities
Recruit high quality international PhD students
Develop research focus areas and research centers under the umbrella of DEBII
Coordinate and Collaborate with Professors in Curtin, across Australia and around the globe and conduct joint research projects
Invite renowned international researchers at Curtin University

42. Research Management Activities
Developed partnerships with International Universities and signed MoU
Developed a advisory committee for DEBII and organize board meetings
Liaise with the relevant departments at Curtin University
Developed research KPIs for research active staff
Developed incentive structure to support research
Guidance in Journal and Conference Selection

44. Thank you very much v.potdar@curtin.edu.au vidyasagar.potdar@gmail.com
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