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, Location-Based Services, 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)
Overcoming Visibility Issues in a Small-to-Medium Retailer Using Automatic Identification and Data Capture Technology: An Evolutionary Approach (with D. Hamilton and S. F. Wamba), International Journal of E-business Research (2009)
The aim of this paper is to review the inventory control practices of a small-to-medium...
The privacy-value-control harmonization for RFID adoption in retail (with B. D. Renegar), IBM Journal of Research and Development (2009)
Privacy concerns have, at least in part, impeded the adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID)...
Uberveillance: Microchipping People and the Assault on Privacy (with M. G. Michael), Quadrant (2009)
Uberveillance is above and beyond, an exaggerated, and omnipresent 24/7 electronic surveillance. It is a...
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...
Books (including edited volumes)
Innovative Automatic Identification and Location-Based Services: From Bar Codes to Chip Implants (with M. G. Michael) (2009)
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...
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)
Using RFID to Overcome Inventory Control Challenges: A Proof of Concept (with Dane Hamilton and Samuel Fosso Wamba), The Sixth International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC-09) (2009)
Using a Proof of Concept approach, this paper examines RFID’s impact on inventory control of...
Location-Based Services for Emergency Management: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective (with Anas Aloudat and Roba Abbas), The Eighth International Conference on Mobile Business (ICMB 2009) (2009)
This paper investigates the deployment of locationbased services for nationwide emergency management by focusing on...
The Current State of Commercial Location-based Service Offerings in Australia (with Roba Abbas, M.G. Michael, and Anas Aloudat), The Eighth International Conference on Mobile Business (ICMB 2009) (2009)
Location-based services (LBS) provide geographic data for a variety of purposes, and through numerous devices...
Unpacking the ERP Investment Decision: An Empirical Assessment of the Benefits and Risks (with Byron Keating, Tim Coltman, and Valerie Baker), The 17th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS09) (2009)
Most leading organizations, in all sectors of industry, commerce and government are dependent upon ERP...
Location and Interactive Services Not Only At Your Fingertips but Under Your Skin (with Rodney Ip and M.G. Michael), 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS ‘09) (2009)
This paper explores the work of Professor Kevin Warwick, a researcher in the Department of...
Popular Press (including articles about the author's research)
Conference examines wearable computing technologies in education (with Bernie Goldie and M.G. Michael), UOW News and Media: Latest News (2009)
Book Throws Light on New Technologies (with Emma Shaw and M.G. Michael), Illawarra Mercury (2009)
The Trajectory of Chip Implants for Humancentric Applications (with Steve Parsons and M.G. Michael), ABC Illawarra: Morning Show 97.3 FM (2009)
Rapid pace of technological change goes beyond George Orwell predictions (with Bernie Goldie and M.G. Michael), Latest News (2009)
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...
Seminar and Conference Presentation Material
Session Six: Case Studies in Favour of a Federated Identity, 7th Annual Management & Information Security Forum (2009)
In considering identity management, the first question is what is identity?
RFID-Enabled Warehouse Optimization: Lessons from Early Adopters in the 3PL Industry (with S. F. Wamba and T. R. Coltman), Faculty of Informatics - Papers (2008)
This paper presents the impact of RFID technology on the picking and shipping processes of...
An information Systems Design Theory for an RFID University-based Laboratory (with S. F. Wamba), Faculty of Informatics - Papers (2008)
RFID technology is defined as a wireless automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) technology and...
Überveillance: 24/7 x 365 People Tracking & Monitoring (with MG. Michael), "You are where you’ve been: Technological threats to your location privacy". A one day free seminar hosted by the School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems and proudly supported by Omnilink Pty Ltd. (2008)
Is it the End of Barcodes in Supply Chain Management? (with L. McCathie), Faculty of Informatics - Papers (2005)
Barcode is a mature automatic identification (auto-ID) technology that has been used in supply chain...
Miscellaneous
Katina Michael giving evidence as a board member of the Australian Privacy Foundation at the Senate Standing Committee for Legal and Consitutional Affairs (Personal Property Securities Bill 2008) (2009)
Senate standing committees, covering every area of government operations, have developed a reputation as the...