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Prof

Doreen Thomas

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Mechanical Engineering
science & technology
technology
physical sciences
mathematics
computer science
operations research & management science
mathematics, applied
engineering
engineering, electrical & electronic
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Engineering and IT
 
Primary Interest
Electric vehicle charging and grid constraints
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects from 32 for Doreen Thomas.

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ARC Training Centre in Optimisation Technologies, Integrated Methodologies, and Applications (OPTIMA)

2021 - 2026
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ARC Training Centre in Optimisation Technologies, Integrated Methodologies, and Applications (OPTIMA)

2021 - 2026
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ARC Training Centre in Optimisation Technologies, Integrated Methodologies, and Applications (OPTIMA)

2021 - 2026
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ARC Training Centre in Optimisation Technologies, Integrated Methodologies, and Applications (OPTIMA)

2021 - 2026
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ARC Training Centre in Optimisation Technologies, Integrated Methodologies, and Applications (OPTIMA)

2021 - 2026
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A unified approach to the design of minimum length networks

2021 - 2024
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Designing minimum-cost networks that are robust and avoid obstacles

The goal of this project is to construct a mathematical framework for the design of minimum-cost networks that are robust and avoid obstacle..

2016 - 2020
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Maximising value in underground mine planning

Mining is crucial to Australia’s economy, contributing 8 per cent of GDP and 55 per cent of the value of goods exported. Working with mining..

2014 - 2017
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Maximising value in underground mine planning

Mining is crucial to Australia’s economy, contributing 8 per cent of GDP and 55 per cent of the value of goods exported. Working with mining..

2014 - 2017
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The impact of the mass-adoption of electric cars on the Australian electricity grid.

This project represents the first technical study in Australia into the impact on the electric utility system of the mass adoption of electr..

2010 - 2016
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Projects

Project Types

25

Research Grant

5

Research Contracts

2

Internal Research Grant

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Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works from 161 for Doreen Thomas.

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Network augmentation for disaster-resilience against geographically correlated failure

Nicolau Andres-Thio, Marcus Brazil, Charl Ras, Doreen Thomas

Journal article  |  2022  |  NETWORKS

We introduce a formal framework for the study of augmenting networks in the plane for disaster-resilience, where a disaster is mod..

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A model for open-pit pushback design with operational constraints

Juan L Yarmuch, Marcus Brazil, Hyam Rubinstein, Doreen A Thomas

Journal article  |  2021  |  OPTIMIZATION AND ENGINEERING

Open-pit mines are surface excavations created to extract valuable material which, in most cases, is located near the surface. Pus..

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An exact algorithm for constructing minimum Euclidean skeletons of polygons

Nicolau Andres-Thio, Marcus Brazil, Charl Ras, Doreen Thomas, Marcus Volz

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION

A Euclidean skeleton is a set of edges in the interior (or on the boundary) of a polygon that intersects any line segment that joi..

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Simplifying obstacles for Steiner network problems in the plane

Marcus Volz, Marcus Brazil, Charl Ras, Doreen Thomas

Journal article  |  2021  |  NETWORKS

We present methods for simplifying the geometry of polygonal obstacles as a preprocessing step to solving obstacle-avoiding Steine..

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Minimum Steiner trees on a set of concyclic points and their center

David Whittle, Marcus Brazil, Peter Alexander Grossman, Joachim Hyam Rubinstein, Doreen A Thomas

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS IN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH

Consider a configuration of points comprising a point q and a set of concyclic points R that are all a given distance r from q in ..

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A mathematical model for mineable pushback designs

Juan L Yarmuch, Marcus Brazil, Hyam Rubinstein, Doreen A Thomas

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINING RECLAMATION AND ENVIRONMENT

In the design of open pit mines, the region to be mined is partitioned into pushbacks, subregions that allow the mining to be divi..

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Computational complexity of the 2-connected Steiner network problem in the ℓp plane

CJ Ras, M Brazil, DA Thomas

Journal article  |  2021  |  Theoretical Computer Science

The geometric 2-connected Steiner network problem asks for a shortest bridgeless network spanning a given set of terminals in the ..

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Solving the prize-collecting Euclidean Steiner tree problem

David Whittle, Marcus Brazil, Peter A Grossman, J Hyam Rubinstein, Doreen A Thomas

Journal article  |  2020  |  INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS IN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH

The prize-collecting Euclidean Steiner tree (PCEST) problem is a generalization of the well-known Euclidean Steiner tree (EST) pro..

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Computing Skeletons for Rectilinearly Convex Obstacles in the Rectilinear Plane

M Volz, M Brazil, C Ras, D Thomas

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications

We introduce the concept of an obstacle skeleton, which is a set of line segments inside a polygonal obstacle ω that can be used i..

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OPTIMAL LOCATION OF AN UNDERGROUND CONNECTOR USING DISCOUNTED STEINER TREE THEORY

KG Sirinanda, M Brazil, PA Grossman, JH Rubinstein, DA Thomas

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANZIAM JOURNAL

The objective of this paper is to demonstrate that the gradient-constrained discounted Steiner point algorithm (GCDSPA) described ..

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Keyword Analysis

Expanding Knowledge
Numerical and Computational Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Electrical Engineering
Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy
Artificial Intelligence
Pure Mathematics
Energy Efficiency
Theory of Computation
Communication Technologies, Systems and Services

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Using maths to map mines deep underground

Doreen Thomas, Joachim Rubinstein

The wires of a tiny microchip may seem a world away from a huge underground mine full of complex tunnels, but for a team of University of M..

October 11, 2017
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The women rebels, geniuses and pioneers who inspired us

Vanessa Teague, Sandra Kentish, Anne Steinemann, Uta Wille, Karin Verspoor, Doreen Thomas

The world’s first computer programmer didn’t even have a computer to work with. Ada Lovelace was born 200 years ago, in 1815, over a centu..

October 12, 2015
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2011

Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC)
2011

2011 Patricia Grimshaw Award for mentoring excellence

The University of Melbourne
2007

Best Paper Award, 2007 International Conference of Wireless Networks (ICWN'07)

The International Association of Engineers (IAEng)
2003

Universitas 21 Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching

The University of Melbourne
1998

Teaching Excellence Award

Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
1976

Una Goodwin Research Scholarship

Oxford University, St Anne's College
2012

FTSE - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

2007

FIEAUST - Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Australia

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Honorary (Professor Emeritus)

Mechanical Engineering

Senior Member

IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

Member

The Australian Mathematical Society

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Mathematics)

University of Oxford

Master of Science (Mathematics)

University of Oxford

Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Mathematics)

University of Witwatersrand

Bachelor of Science (Mathematics)

University of Cape Town

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International Linkages

University of North Carolina

United States

Copenhagen University

Denmark

London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom