Successful 2003 Discovery Projects Grants by Institution - Australian ...

model to incorporate spatial complexities in the underlying media. This project will develop a fractional
calculus framework for pattern formation, including signal propagation, in spatially complex and excitable
media. In a particular application we will model the way in which the signalling properties of neurons
depend critically on their spatial complexity.
DP0343634 Prof DB Hibbert
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Title: Preparation of nanostructured surfaces by electrochemical deposition through
lyotropic liquid-crystal templates
2003 : $60,000
2004 : $54,000
2005 : $48,000
Category: 2501 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (INCL. STRUCTURAL)
Administering Institution: The University of New South Wales
Summary:
Hexagonal-phase lyotropic liquid crystals may be used as templates to deposit metals on electrodes. The
sizes of the structures made by this method are a few nanometres. We propose to exploit both the
aqueous and non-aqueous parts of the liquid crystal to deposit different metals, polymers or metals and
polymers. Thin metal wires (nano-wires) sheathed in polymer will be the thinnest insulated wires ever
made. Carbon nanotubes will also be aligned in the hexagonal hole in the template allowing exploitation of
these unique species. The structures that will be fabricated will be candidates for catalysts, sensor
arrays and electronic devices.
DP0346786 A/Prof AG Hoffmann
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Title: Incremental Knowledge Acquisition for Machine Translation from Multiple Experts
2003 : $85,000
2004 : $72,250
2005 : $61,412
Category: 2802 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Institution: The University of New South Wales
Summary:
With increasing globalisation and an increasing amount of electronically available documents the need for
machine translation is growing dramatically. The state-of-the-art in machine translation is still far from
satisfactory. Substantial post-editing is necessary for most non-technical texts and even for many
technical documents to make the translation really understandable. This project will develop a new
approach for building machine translation systems by extending the unorthodox approach of Ripple-Down
Rules, which proved very successful for building expert systems in the medical domain. It is intended to
build a machine translation system by integrating the knowledge from many experts.
DP0346546 Dr GE Karskens
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Title: Water Dreams, Earthen Histories :The Penrith Lakes Scheme and the Remaking of
Old Castlereagh, NSW
2003 : $25,000
2004 : $28,000
2005 : $25,000
2006 : $25,000
2007 : $32,000
Category: 4301 - HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Institution: The University of New South Wales
Summary:
The project explores the history, archaeology and environment of Castlereagh and the Penrith Lakes
Scheme in Sydney's west. Conceived in the 1960s, this Scheme aims to rehabilitate gravel quarries by
creating huge lakes, but is destroying a rich palimpsest of earlier landscapes. Using a multidisciplinary,