DSC HDR Milestone Conference
16 - 20 February
16 - 20 February
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.
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.
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 | Block-chain-Enhanced Carbon Offset Market for Decentralized Energy Systems | 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 disaster 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 | Develop a Model for Assessing the Influence of Human Factors on Carbon Emissions in Sustainable Buildings in Australia | 016.07.001 |
| 13.00 - 14.30 | Nicholas Thackray | Subjects, Citizens, Journalism: The politics of communication democracy | 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 | The discursive construction of green spaces in Philippine Smart Urban Developments | 016.07.003 |
| 15.00 - 16.30 | Christine Munn | Linguistic Protocols in Times of Crisis: Bridging the Gap Between Expert Recommendations and Public Action in Times of Public Emergency | 016.07.002 |
| 15.00 - 16.30 | Brooke Ann Coco | Knowledge Organisation as Governance: Lessons in Adaptive Infrastructure Design | Online |
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 | Himani Joshi | Understanding contemporary grief through TikTok influencers’ grieving practices | 016.07.001 |
| 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 | Connor Mulvaney | Fag-mags and manly men: an exploration of masculinity in gay erotic magazines | 016.07.003 |
| 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 |
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 | Esports Literacy & STEM Education in Girls High Schools | 016.07.002 |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | Lidia Kelly | The Russian War in Ukraine: The Emergence of the Offshore War Correspondent in Cotemporary Territorial Conflicts | 016.07.003 |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | Astrid Valentine | How is TikTok influencing music making and reception? | 016.07.004 |
| 16.00 - 17.30 | Md Imrul Kayes Limon | Ergonomically Optimised 3D-Printed Ankle-Foot Orthosis: A Biomechanical Study for Paediatric Equinus Foot Rehabilitation | 016.07.003 |
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 | Understanding of privacy among young queer people in Nepal: How do they see and express themselves in digital spaces? | 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 |
| 15.30 - 17.00 | Julianne Eckersley | Soul Leadership: Purpose, Vision and Gender in the Australian Screen Industry | Online |
| 15.30 - 17.00 | Anna Liebzeit | Haunting the Postcolonial Matrix: Institutional Ghosts, Possessive Logics and Arts-Based Disruptions | Online |
Presentations may be given in-person or online. Refer to the location column for details.
| Time (AEDT) | Candidate | Presentation Title | Location |
| 10.30 - 11.30 | Yeshi Nidup | Instructional Leadership and its Influence on Higher Secondary School Teachers’ Instructional Practices in Bhuta | Online |
| 10.30 - 11:30 | Milaf Moubark M Alkuraya | Towards the Construction of Professionalism in the Interpreting Profession in Saudi Arabia: An analysis of Current Practices, challenges, and Proposed Solutions | TBC |
| 14.30 - 16:00 | Hamed Farhadi | Optimising urban micro-climate and building energy consumption in residential growth areas | 008.08.013 |
| 15.00 - 16.30 | Utami Kusumawati | Between activism and literacy: The mediatization of data journalism in Indonesia | 016.07.001 |
| 15.00 - 16.30 | Pippa Bond | Between a rock and a soft place: a homebody’s museum of everyday objects | 009.04.032 |
| 15.30 - 17.00 | Adela Kusur | The Art of Remembrance and Peace: Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in Post-conflict Societies | Online |
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