DSC HDR Milestone Conference

DSC HDR Milestone Conference

16 - 20 February

16 - 20 February

The College of Design and Social Context HDR Milestone Conference is an opportunity for candidates from across the college to progress through their research training career and meet milestone deadlines that fall outside the scheduled DSC Symposia events throughout the year.

Over the next decade, tackling the urgent and complex challenges of climate, security and inequality will require new knowledge, skills and collaboration in order to empower people and communities to adapt and thrive in life and work. Across the College of Design and Social Context, staff, supervisors and candidates span a unique range of disciplines engaged in research and research training. Together, we are distinctive in deploying applied and practice-based approaches that are future-oriented and regenerative. Across our three symposia, Practice Research Symposium, Urban Futures Symposium, and Social Change Symposium, we engage in co-creating knowledge that contributes to an inclusive, sustainable and resilient future for people and the planet.

Presentation Schedule

Please note that information for milestone presenters, chairs and panellists is available through the RMIT SharePoint site for HDR Milestone Presentations (RMIT login required). 

Milestone schedule for Practice Research candidates can be accessed here. 

Milestone presentations

Presentations may be given in-person or online. Refer to the location column for details. 

Time (AEDT) Candidate Presentation Title Location
09:00 - 10.30 Shuai Zhang Modelling Heterogeneity of Electric Vehicles Charging Demand in Melbourne: An Agent-based Modelling Approach 016.07.002
09:00 - 10.30 Mathanky Sachchithananthan  Financial Assessment Mechanisms for Distributed Energy Resources Under Alternative Business Models 016.07.003
09:00 - 10.30 Suzi Hayes Queer Ecologies and Collective Care 016.07.004
09:00 - 10.30 Juan Cardenas Toledo From Awareness to Sustained Commitment: Activating Consumer Engagement for Food Waste Reduction Online
10.30 - 12.00 Mish Colla Self-administration of psychedelics for mental health purposes: use, benefits and risks 016.07.002
10.30 - 12.00 Chris Dent Foucauldian Strategies of Governance: Commercial Film Filling in the Gaps Left by Law 016.07.003
10.30 - 12.00 Ruby Manson Gendering disasters beyond gendered bodies: An intersectional feminist analysis of 'natural' disaster response and governance in Australia and Vanuatu 016.07.004
11.30 - 13.00 Yatawattage Jayanie Yatawatta  Nature in the workplace: Examining how biophilic designs shape employee satisfaction and perceived productivity across Australian prime office buildings 016.07.001
13.00 - 14.30 Himani Joshi Understanding contemporary grief through TikTok influencers’ grieving practices 016.07.003
13.00 - 14.30 Osman Hulusi Turkyilmaz  Exploring BIM Methodology for Enhancing Construction Safety Management: Insights from Lean Construction Perspective 016.07.004
14.30 - 16.00 Ivan Gallegos Infrastructuring Promises: Promissory Media and Everyday Futures in Mindanao 016.07.003
15.00 - 16.30 Christine Munn  Narratives in Crisis: Improving Future Crisis Communication Through Linguistic Analysis of Conspiracy and Government Narratives of the COVID-19 Pandemic 016.07.002
15.00 - 16.30 Brooke Ann Coco Knowledge Organisation as Governance: Lessons in Adaptive Infrastructure Design Online
16.00 - 17.30 Hamed Farhadi Optimising urban micro-climate and building energy consumption in residential growth areas 008.08.013

Milestone presentations

Presentations may be given in-person or online. Refer to the location column for details. 

Time (AEDT) Candidate Presentation Title Location
09:00 - 10.30 Maxwell Melit  DIY music and Instagram: the mediation and infrastructure of Melbourne’s scene 016.07.003
09:00 - 10.30 Sadaf Dalirazar The role of demonstration projects in facilitating the transition towards sustainable construction 016.07.004
10.30 - 12.00 Ethan Bryant The self-referential popstar; authenticity, irony and stardom 016.07.003
10.30 - 12.00 Edoardo Brunetti  'Regional' languages of France: perspectives from the grassroots 016.07.004
11.00 - 12.30 Weinan Yuan  Resistance Under the Gaze: Digital Disconnection Among Chinese Young Professionals 016.07.002
13.00 - 14.30 Ellie McFarlane Child performance, child audiences, and the 1960s American family sitcom genre 016.07.003
13.00 - 14.30 Ashanti Kulasekera Critical Approaches to Family Violence Support: Lessons from South Asian Victim-Survivors and Practitioners 016.07.004
14.30 - 16.00 Joanna Hatcher Women, children and young people's experiences in family violence refuges: how systemic realities shape everyday lives and service responses 016.07.004
15.00 - 16.30 Sara Pishgahi Circular Economy volume home building; prospects for transition 016.07.002

Milestone presentations

Presentations may be given in-person or online. Refer to the location column for details. 

Time (AEDT) Candidate Presentation Title Location
09:00 - 10.30 Katherine Sproule Screening Single-Sex Education: Representing the Formation of Girls Gender and Sexual Identities in Cinema 016.07.002
09:00 - 10.30 Anetta Nevin The value and sustainability of DIY music scenes in Victoria post COVID-19 lockdowns 016.07.003
09:00 - 10.30 Siyun Dong Behind the Scenes: The Labour of Intermediaries in Rural Livestreaming Commerce in China 016.07.004
10.30 - 12.00 Jeri Karmelic Gendered implications and expectations for women and gender-diverse rock instrumentalists in the Australian music industry 016.07.003
13.00 - 14.30 Angela Blakston Towards algorithmic literacy: exploring how young Australians understand news algorithms 016.07.003
13.00 - 14.30 Angus McLaurin Towards a Genealogy of Post-Rave 016.07.004
14.30 - 16.00 Chrysanthe Liontis A Queer Socio-Phenomenological Ethnography on Gender in Esports Production and Girls High School Participation Experiences in Esports 016.07.002
16.00 - 17.30 Md Imrul Kayes Limon Enhancing Safety Boot Design to Optimise Gait Biomechanics During Load-Carriage 016.07.003

Milestone presentations

Presentations may be given in-person or online. Refer to the location column for details. 

Time (AEDT) Candidate Presentation Title Location
09:00 - 10.30 Marcelo Cardenas Toledo The role of Circular Practices influencing consumers' attitudes, perceptions and behaviours regarding food waste Online
09:00 - 10.30 Shubha Kayastha Navigation of visibility and privacy by young sexual and gender diverse people in the digital space: A case from Nepal  Online
09:00 - 10.30 Pearl Li Ng Applying Design Thinking and Agile techniques in Asset Lifecycle Management Online
10.30 - 12.00 Saeed Aramesh Integrated personnel staffing with project scheduling in multi-site residential construction projects in Australia 008.08.013 
13.00 - 14.30 Elina Rong Cheng Bridging expectations with realities: Transitions in Chinese international students’ financial information seeking behaviours Online
15.30 - 17.00 Julianne Eckersley Empowering Leadership in the Creative Industries Online

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