Dr Katina Michael is a senior lecturer in Information Technology with an industrial background in Telecommunications.She has held positions as a systems analyst with United Technologies (OTIS) and Andersen Consulting. Most of her work experience was acquired as a senior network and business planner with Nortel Networks. She has consulted to telecommunication carriers and service providers throughout Asia, including Telstra, Optus, PowerTel, PowerCor, TCNZ, CLEAR, KGT, CHT, Bharti, PLDT, Reliance, BayanTel, ONSE Telecom, China Telecom, SingTel, HKTel and CSL. Katina has presented papers at international conferences in the field of Geographic Information Systems and Network Planning. Her other research interests include Automatic Identification Devices, Innovation, Digital Convergence, Technology Forecasting, Data Mining, 3G Wireless Applications, Business Case Analysis and Ecommerce Technology. For further information refer to Katina's Faculty page and Personal page.
Journal Papers (including editorials)
A Research Note on Ethics in the Emerging Age of Uberveillance (Überveillance) (with M. G. Michael and S. J. Fusco), Computer Communications (2008)
Advanced location-based services (A-LBS) for humancentric tracking and monitoring are now emerging as operators and...
Advanced location-based services (with M. A. Labrador and A. Kuepper), Computer Communications (2008)
This special issue of Computer Communications presents state-of-the-art research and applications in the area of...
RFID and Supply Chain Management: Introduction to the Special Issue (with T. Coltman and R. Gadh), Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research (2008)
Much of the received wisdom emanating from modern corporations indicates that business competition is being...
Knowledge Sharing and Organisational Change in a Leading Telecommunications Equipment Vendor: A Case Study on Southern Networks, Journal of Cases on Information Technology (2007)
In 1999 Southern Networks deployed the Open Text Livelink knowledge management system (KMS). Livelink allowed...
Control, trust, privacy, and security: evaluating location-based services (with L. Perusco), IEEE Technology and Society Magazine (2007)
Location-based services (LBS) are those applications that utilize the position of an end-user, animal, or...
Books (including edited volumes)
Australia and the New Technologies: Towards Evidence Based Policy in Public Administration (with M. G. Michael) (2008)
This workshop addresses the application of evidence based policy in public administration. It specifically focuses...
Innovative Automatic Identification and Location-Based Services: From Bar Codes to Chip Implants (with M. G. Michael) (2008)
From Dataveillance to Überveillance (Uberveillance) and the Realpolitik of the Transparent Society (with M. G. Michael) (2007)
The 2007 Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security: from Dataveillance to Überveillance and...
The Social Implications of Information Security Measures on Citizens and Business (with M. G. Michael) (2006)
The 2006 Workshop on the Social Implications of Information Security Measures on Citizens and Business...
Book Chapters (including conference proceedings)
Policy implications of convergence in the new security environment: An investigation into the symbiosis between risk management and intelligence (with M. Loves), Australia and the New Technologies: Evidence Based Policy in Public Administration (2008)
For some time there has been a movement away from the traditional view of security...
Schengen Information System II: The balance between civil liberties, security and justice (with M. G. Michael), Australia and the New Technologies: Evidence Based Policy in Public Administration (2008)
This paper investigates the application of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the European Union...
The Social Implications of Humancentric Chip Implants: A Scenario - ‘Thy Chipdom Come, Thy Will be Done’ (with R. Ip and M. G. Michael), The Sixth ColleCTer Iberoamerica (2008)
Radio frequency identification (RFID) chip implants for humans are no longer the tales of science...
Amal Graafstra- The Do-It-Yourselfer RFID Implantee: The culture, values and ethics of hobbyist implantees (with R. Ip and M. G. Michael), Cultural Attitudes Towards Technology and Communication (2008)
This paper provides insights into the culture, values and ethics of do-it-yourself microchip implantees. Microchip...
The RFID Value Proposition (with B. D. Renegar), ColleCTer Iberoamerica (2008)
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has the potential to revolutionize the retail industry, yet the linking...
Popular Press (including articles about the author's research)
'The Privacy Song' (this comedic song was written by Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie - an Alberta/Canada Band and features a few Uberveillance pics in their Multimedia Clip, including an onscreen definition) (with Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie and M. G. Michael), Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie (2008)
Take Two: Dr Katina Michael and Sarah Fusco (with A. K. Madruga and S. J. Fusco), WiSeNet Journal- Women in Science Enquiry Network (2008)
The Case for Biometrics in National Security- The Australian National Audit Office Report (with L. Maher), ABC Canberra: DriveTime 666 (2008)
Social implications of national security workshop conducted (with B. Goldie), University of Wollongong: Latest News (2007)
Unpublished Papers and Brief Notes
The Nuremburg International Military Tribunal and Universal Crimes, LEGL911 - Masters of Transnational Crime Prevention (2007)
The synopsis is divided into five parts: 1. The International Military Tribunal (IMT) at Nuremberg...