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Professor Andrew Nafalski

Position: Professor of Electrical Engineering Professor Andrew Nafalski
Division/Portfolio: Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment
School/Unit: School of Electrical and Information Engineering
Campus: Mawson Lakes Campus
Office: SCT2-39
Telephone: +61 8 830 23932
Fax: +61 8 830 23384
Email: Andrew_dot_Nafalski_at_unisa_dot_edu_dot_au
URL for Business Card: http://people.unisa.edu.au/Andrew.Nafalski


Postal Address:

School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes SA 5095, Australia


Between 25 February 2000 and 30 March 2006, Andrew was Professor and Head of School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of South Australia.

Between 1 July 1996 and February 2000, he was a Professor and Head of School of Physics and Electronic Systems Engineering, University of South Australia.

Between 1993 and 1996, he was a Professor (since 9 August 1993) and Head of School of Electrical Engineering (1 January 1994 - 30 June 1996), University of South Australia.

Between 1992 and 1993 (18 months), he was a Senior Lecturer, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia.

Between 1970 and 1991, he was with the Lublin University of Technology, Lublin, Poland where after being Junior Assistant, Assistant, Senior Assistant, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor he reached in 1990 the rank of a Professor and Head of Department of Computer Science. He was also Director of the University's Computing Centre for 13 months.

Since 1994, he has been Head of the Magnetics Technology Group, University of South Australia

RECENT AWARDS AND PRIZES

Australian Engineering Excellence Award – AusIndustry Innovation Award for Engineering Awareness Raising through CoreChart Robotic High School Mentoring, jointly with other 12 recipients, the Institution of Engineers Australia (2003).

Excellence in Teaching Award in recognition of sustained Teaching Excellence in Electrical and Information Engineering, jointly with Jan Machotka and Zorica Nedic, UniSA (2003).

Scholarly Teaching Award (individual) for demonstrated scholarly achievements in teaching, UniSA (2003).

Commendation 2003, Engineering Education Category, for Engineering Awareness raising through High School Mentoring, jointly with other 12 recipients, The Institution of Engineers, South Australian Division (2003).

Chancellor’s Award for Community Service for outstanding service to the community for Science and Technology Awareness Project, jointly with other nine recipients, in partnership with northern Adelaide schools and industry partners, UniSA (2002).

High Commendation for the Quality of Teaching for the development of innovative teaching and student-directed learning methodologies in engineering degree studies, jointly with Jan Machotka and Zorica Nedic, UniSA (2002).

Honorary Membership of the University’s of South Australia Chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society for significant achievements and service to the students of the University of South Australia (2002).

Special Commendation – Chancellor’s Awards for Community Service for Robotic Peer Mentoring Program, jointly with other 27 recipients, UniSA (2004).

UICEE (UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education) Diamond Award (first place) for a distinguished contribution in delivering an outstanding paper during the 7th Annual Conference in Mumbai, India, 9-13 February 2004, jointly with Ö. Göl, Z. Nedic and K. McDermott (2004).

UICEE (UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education) Gold Award for a distinguished contribution in delivering an outstanding paper during the 7th Annual Conference in Mumbai, India, 9-13 February 2004, jointly with K. McDermott and Ö. Göl (2004).

UICEE (UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education) Gold Award for a distinguished contribution in delivering an outstanding paper during the 3rd Global Congrees on Engineering Education in Bangkok, Thailand, 5-9 July 2004, jointly with three other receipients (2004).

Scholarly Teaching Award (individual) for demonstrated scholarly achievements in teaching, UniSA (2004).

UICEE (UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education) Platinum Award, awarded by peer vote of conference participants for the most significant contribution to the field of engineering education for paper “A Liberal Project-based Approach to Teaching of Advanced Engineering Courses”, jointly with other four colleagues, 4th UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education Asia-Pacific Forum on Engineering and Technology Education, Bangkoki, Thailand, 26-29 September, 2005.

Carrick 2006 Australian Awards for University Teaching. Inaugural Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning for "Sustained and successful innovation in active and relevant student-centred learning and a marked contribution to the scholarship of education" as a team leader of five.

In recognition of his interest and special achievements in engineering education, the Executive Committee of the International Liaison Group for Engineering Education (ILG-EE) has invited Andrew Nafalski to join ILG-EE, become its full member and participate in its activities and meetings. The ILG-EE is a friendly society, established at the University of Sydney in 1989, and new members are admitted only by personal invitation. ILG-EE Members have a particular interest and involvement in global engineering education and observe the ILG-EE Constitution.

The UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education (UICEE) Silver Badge of Honour for distinguished contributions to engineering education, outstanding achievements in the globalisation of engineering education through the activities of the Centre, and, in particular, for remarkable service to the UICEE, October 2006.

Final year students of the School - S. Shingadia, S. K. Tiong and Y. Y. Lim supervised by Andrew Nafalski have been successful in winning the 2006 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Society of Australia Student Paper Competition (they are national Australian winners) for their presentation on "Motorised clamp mechanism for EMC testing" (2007).

Final year students of the School – E. de Stefano, A. Kemp and S. Caleja supervised by Andrew Nafalski have won the Best Student Paper Award by South Australian branches of Institution of Engineering and Technology, Institution of Engineers Australia and Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers for their presentation on “Airship telemetry",(2007).

Winner of the University Quality Teaching Award in recognition of high levels of performance in teaching, UniSA, (2007).

Winner of a bid for organising COMPUMAG Conference in 2011 in Sydney as a co-chair, (2007).

Project Leader of Australian Learning and Teaching Council Competitive Grant ($220,000) on "Enriching student learning experience through international collaboration in remote laboratories" (2008-2010).

Winner of the University Quality Teaching Award in recognition of high levels of performance in teaching, UniSA, (2008).

UniSA Project Leader in Diversity and Structural Adjustment Fund project of the Australian Federal Government on LabShare ($3.8mln) – a project coordinated by University of Technology Sydney, to make available remote Australian laboratories to some 10,000 university and high school students (2009-2011).



Curriculum Vitae

List of publications


Teaching interests

  • Fundamental Electrical Engineering
  • Network Theory
  • Electrical Design
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility
  • Information Technology and Programming Techniques
  • Numerical Methods in Electrical Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Energy Conversion
  • Technical English

I teach the following courses

EEET 4053Electromagnetic Compatibility
EEET 1004Introduction to Electrical Engineering
(This course is not currently being taught)
EEET 1003Electrical Circuit Theory
EEET 1025Electrical and Energy Systems


Professional associations

2000- Chartered Electrical Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (UK)

1994- Chartered Professional Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia

1992- Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (USA), Magnetics and Education Societies

1969- Member of Association of Electrical Engineers in Poland

1978- Licensed technical translator of English and German, Association of Polish Translators in Warsaw

1975- License in high and low voltage legalisation measurements, License Centre of Association of Electrical Engineers, Poland

1991- Founding member of Polish Society of Applications of Electromagnetism


Qualifications

1970 B.Eng.(Hons) in Electrical Engineering, Lublin Polytechnic

1971 Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska in Lublin

1972 M.Eng.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Warsaw Technical University

1978 Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Warsaw Technical University

1989 D.Sc. (higher doctorate) in Electrical Engineering, Warsaw Technical University


Research interests

  • Computer aided analysis and design of electromagnetic devices
  • Electromagnetic compatibility, low frequency noise
  • Applications of modern magnetic materials and electromagnetic technologies
  • Computer aided testing of magnetic materials and magnetic measurements
  • Multimedia and other innovative methods in engineering education
  • Remote engineering laboratories

Research publications

Books, monographs, book chapters, software sets: 22; Journal papers: 84; Conference papers: 199; Invited lectures: 44; seminar lectures: 45; Research and consultancy reports: 60; Patents: 10

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Monographs:

A. Nafalski and M. Saghafifar (editors), Application of Electromagnetic Phenomena in Electrical and Mechanical Systems, Japanese Society of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (JSAEM) Studies in Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol.11, JSAEM, Adelaide, Australia, 286 pages, 2001.

S. Yamada, A. Nafalski and S.C. Mukhopadhyay (Editors), Applications of Electromagnetic Phenomena in Electrical and Mechanical Systems, Japan Society of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (JSAEM) Studies in Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol.14, JSAEM, Kanazawa, Japan, 324 pages, 2003.

A. Nafalski, Magnetic materials and magnetic techniques, in Electrical Engineering, edited by Kit Po Wong, in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford ,UK, [http://www.eolss.net], 21 pages, 2004.

Journal Publications:

K. McDermott, A. Nafalski and Ö. Göl, Quality assurance of engineering programs at the University of South Australia, Global Journal of Engineering Education, vol.8, No.2, pp.159-166, 2004.

Ö. Göl, A. Nafalski, Z. Nedic and K.J. McDermott and J. Machotka, Peer tutoring in high schools to increase engineering awareness, Global Journal of Engineering Education, vol.8, No.2, pp.139-146, 2004.

O. Gol, A. Nafalski, Q. Tran and T. Nguyen, A Web-based Conference Management System as a Design Project, Global Journal of Engineering Education, vol.8, No.2, pp.183-188, 2004.

A. Nafalski, Ö. Göl and K. McDermott, Innovation in Engineering Education at the University of South Australia, Global Journal of Engineering Education, vol.5, No.1, pp. 87-98, 2001.

M. Saghafifar, and A. Nafalski, An Improved Model of Magnetic Hysteresis, Applications of Electromagnetic Phenomena in Electrical and Mechanical Systems, Japan Society of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (JSAEM) Studies in Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics,, JSAEM and UniSA, Adelaide, vol.11, pp.145-149, 2001.

M. Edrisi, W.K. Chan and A. Nafalski, An Extension of Modular Decoupling Methodology for EMC to Enclosure with Aperture and some Contents, Applications of Electromagnetic Phenomena in Electrical and Mechanical Systems, Japan Society of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (JSAEM) Studies in Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, JSAEM and UniSA, Adelaide, pp.221-226, vol.11, 2001.

K. McDermott, Ö. Göl and A. Nafalski, Considerations on experience-based learning, Global Journal of Engineering Education, vol.6, No.1, pp.71-78, 2002.

N.K. Roy, A. Nafalski and R.K. Jain, Application of Neural Network for Prediction of Temporal Variation of Magnetic Field Near Power Lines, Knowledge-Based Intelligent Engineering Systems and Allied Technologies, IOS Press, Amsterdam, pp.321-325, 2002.

M. Saghafifar, A. Kundu and A. Nafalski, Dynamic Magnetic Hysteresis Modelling Using Elman Recurrent Neural Network, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, IOS Press, Amsterdam, vol. 13, pp.209-214, 2002.

J. Verringer and A. Nafalski, Fractal Antenna Application to Satellite Communications, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, IOS Press, Amsterdam, vol. 13, pp.271-276, 2002.

B. Sobhi-Najafabadi, Ö. Göl and A. Nafalski, Performance Analysis of Permanent Magnet Generators by Adaptive Mode, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, IOS Press, Amsterdam, vol. 13, pp.399-404, 2002.

A. Nafalski, N. Roy and Ö. Göl, Simulation of Magnetic Fields in the Vicinity of Electrical Power Lines, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, IOS Press, Amsterdam, vol. 14, pp.331-335, 2002.

S. Anderson, R. Glen, A. MacKinnon and A. Nafalski, Van Veen Loop Antenna for EMC Testing, Japan Society of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (JSAEM) Studies in Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol.14, JSAEM, Kanazawa, Japan, pp.257-264, 2003.

M. Saghafifar and A. Nafalski, Magnetic Hysteresis Modelling Using Dynamic Neural Networks, Japan Society of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (JSAEM) Studies in Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol.14, JSAEM, Kanazawa, Japan, pp.293-299, 2003.

Ö. Göl, A. Nafalski and K. McDermott, Proactive Measures to Shape Community Attitudes toward Engineering, World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, vol.2, No.2, pp.303-306, 2003.

K. McDermott, Ö. Göl and A. Nafalski, Flexible Pathways to the Future: Articulation at the University of South Australia, World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, vol.2, No.2, pp.259-262, 2003.

Conference Publications:

A. Nafalski, A. Koronios, and Ö. Göl, Industry Schemes In Engineering And Computer Science Education, Proceedings of the 9th UICEE Conference on Engineering Education, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 11th-15th February, 2006, pp.165-168.

Zorica Nedic, Jan Machotka and Andrew Nafalski, Engineering Education within UniSA E-Environment, Proceedings of the 5th IASTED International Conference on Web-based Education (WBE 2006), 23-25 January 2006, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, pp.365-370.

D. Chan, S. Sathasilvam, Ö. Göl and A. Nafalski, The Dilemma of Expensive Equipment in Engineering Education, Proceedings of 4th Asia-Pacific Forum on Engineering and Technology Education, Bangkok, Thailand, pp.119-122, 2005.

B. Sobhi-Najafabadi, Ö. Göl and A. Nafalski, Performance Analysis of Permanent Magnet Generators by Adaptive Mode, Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, Tokyo, Japan, pp.201-202, 2001.

M. Saghafifar and A. Nafalski, Dynamic Magnetic Hysteresis Modelling Using Elman Recurrent Neural Network, Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, Tokyo, Japan, pp.93-94, 2001.

J. Verringer and A. Nafalski, Fractal Antenna Application to Satellite Communications, Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, Tokyo, Japan, pp.121-122, 2001.

A. Nafalski, Ö. Göl and K. McDermott, Professional Accreditation Toward Outcome-driven Curricula, Proceedings of 31sth ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Reno, USA, pp.T4A-21-24, 2001.

Ö. Göl, A. Nafalski and K. McDermott, The Role of Industry-inspired Projects in Engineering Education, Proceedings of 31sth ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Reno, USA, pp.F3E-1-4, 2001.

Ö. Göl, A. Nafalski, K. McDermott, S. Sathasilvam and D. Chan, A Liberal Project-based Approach to Teaching Advanced Engineering Courses, Proceedings of 4th Asia-Pacific Forum on Engineering and Technology Education, Bangkok, Thailand, pp.147-150, 2005.

M. Saghafifar, A. Kundu and A. Nafalski, An Iterative Approach to Dynamic Hysteresis Modeling, Proceedings of Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference AUPEC’01, Perth, Australia, pp.172-175, 2001.

Ö. Göl, K. McDermott, A. Nafalski, S. Wangsathitwong & P. Ong-aree, Electrical Machine Laboratories: Variations on a Theme, Proceedings of 4th Asia-Pacific Forum on Engineering and Technology Education, Bangkok, Thailand, pp.99-102, 2005.

A. Nafalski, Ö. Göl and K. McDermott, Accreditation of Engineering Programs in Australia: Guidelines and Implementation, Proceedings of Association for Engineering Education in South East Asia and the Pacific Midterm Conference 2001, Seoul, Korea, pp.77-87, 2001.

S. Anderson, R. Glen, A. Mackinnon and A. Nafalski, Van Veen Loop Antenna for EMC Testing, Japan-Australia-New Zealand Joint Seminar on Applications of Electromagnetic Phenomena in Electrical and Mechanical Systems, Kanazawa, Japan, p.6-3, 24-25 January 2002.

M. Saghafifar, A. Nafalski and Ö. Göl, Magnetic Hysteresis Modeling Using Dynamic Neural Networks, Japan-Australia-New Zealand Joint Seminar on Applications of Electromagnetic Phenomena in Electrical and Mechanical Systems, Kanazawa, Japan, p.7-3, 24-25 January 2002.

Ö. Göl, J. Wieczorek and A. Nafalski, Evolutionary Computation for Performance Optimization of Electrical Machines, Japan-Australia-New Zealand Joint Seminar on Applications of Electromagnetic Phenomena in Electrical and Mechanical Systems, Kanazawa, Japan, p.8-2, 24-25 January 2002.

M. Saghafifar, A. Kundu and A. Nafalski, Application of Recurrent Neural Networks in Transformer Design, Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Science and Technology, AISAT 2004, Hobart, Tasmania, pp.171-174, 2004.

Ö. Göl, M. Ayre and A. Nafalski, Inclusive Engineering Curricula – Design Considerations, 6th Pacific Rim Conference on First Year in Higher Education – Changing Agendas, 8-10 July 2002, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, CD-ROM publication, ISBN 1-86435-583-2, 10 pages.

K. McDermott, Ö. Göl and A. Nafalski, Impact of Entry Curriculum on the Program Life Cycle, 6th Pacific Rim Conference on First Year in Higher Education – Changing Agendas, 8-10 July 2002, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, CD-ROM publication, ISBN 1-86435-583-2, 10 pages.

A. Nafalski, Ö. Göl and K. McDermott, Final Year Projects – a Means of Adding Value to Graduate Attributes, Proceedings of Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference AUPEC02, 29 September – 2 October 2002, Melbourne, Australia, CD-ROM publication, ISBN 0-7326-2206-9, 6 pages.

A. Nafalski, A. Kundu and Ö. Göl, Internationalisation of Engineering Education Through Student Exchanges, Proceedings of 8th UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education Annual Conference on Engineering Education, Kingston, Jamaica, pp.299-302, 2005.

N. Roy and A. Nafalski, A High Voltage Virtual Laboratory: A Cost Effective Tool for Engineering Education, Proceedings of 4th Global Congress on Engineering Education, Bangkok, Thailand, pp.131-134, 2004.

A. Nafalski and A. Koronios, E-commerce Degrees at the University of South Australia, Proceedings of International Seminar on Information and Communications Technologies 2002 “ICT in the Knowledge Society: Challenges and Opportunities for Business and Education”, Association for Engineering Education in Southeast and East Asia and the Pacific, Batam Island, Indonesia, pp.16-25, 2002.

Ö. Göl, A. Nafalski and K. McDermott, Strategy to Attract Students into ICT Programs, International Seminar on Information and Communications Technologies 2002 “ICT in the Knowledge Society: Challenges and Opportunities for Business and Education”, Association for Engineering Education in Southeast and East Asia and the Pacific, Batam Island, Indonesia, 2002.

Ö. Göl, A. Nafalski and T. Priest, Condition Monitoring of High Voltage Industrial Motors, Proceedings of 15th Symposium on Electromagnetics and Dynamics, Kanazawa, Japan, pp.87-90, 28-30 May 2003.

A. Nafalski, Ö. Göl and K. McDermott, Quality Assurance of Engineering Programs through Professional Accreditation, Proceedings of 7th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education, St. Petersburg, Russia, pp.199-202, 4-6 September 2003.

Ö. Göl, S. Yamada, A. Nafalski, M. Iwahara and K. McDermott, The Internationalisation of Engineering Education – Australian and Japanese Experiences, Proceedings of 7th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education, St. Petersburg, Russia, pp.107-110, 4-6 September 2003.

A. Nafalski, S. Yamada, K. McDermott, M. Iwahara and Ö. Göl, Credit Transfer Opportunities between Australian and Japanese Engineering Programs, Proceedings of 7th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education, St. Petersburg, Russia, pp.207-210, 4-6 September 2003.

Z. Nedic, J. Machotka, A. Nafalski and Ö. Göl, UniSA Robotic Mentoring for High Schools, Proceedings of 7th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education, St. Petersburg, Russia, pp.145-148, 4-6 September 2003.

A. Nafalski and A. Koronios, Australian Experiences with Designing and Implementing E-Commerce Degrees, Proceedings of 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, Colorado, USA, pp.S4F-1-6, 5-8 November 2003.

Z. Nedic, J. Machotka and A. Nafalski, Remote Laboratories versus Virtual and Real Laboratories, Proceedings of 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, Colorado, USA, pp.T3E-1-6, 5-8 November 2003.

Ö. Göl, A. Nafalski and K. McDermott, Initiatives to Increase Number of Entrants into Engineering Programs – an Australian Perspective, Proceedings of 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, Colorado, USA, pp.F3D-23-27, 5-8 November 2003.

K. McDermott, A. Nafalski and Ö. Göl, Quality assurance of engineering programs at the University of South Australia, Lead paper, Proceedings of 7th UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education Annual Conference on Engineering Education, Mumbai, India, pp.73-76, 2004.

K. McDermott, A. Nafalski and Ö. Göl, Quality assurance of engineering programs at the University of South Australia, Lead paper, Proceedings of 7th UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education Annual Conference on Engineering Education, Mumbai, India, pp.73-76, 2004

Ö. Göl, A. Nafalski, Z. Nedic and K.J. McDermott and J. Machotka, Peer tutoring in high schools to increase engineering awareness, Proceedings of 7th UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education Annual Conference on Engineering Education, Mumbai, India, pp.103-106, 2004.

A. Kundu, Ö. Göl, K. McDermott and A. Nafalski, Enabling programs in engineering education, Proceedings of 7th UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education Annual Conference on Engineering Education, Mumbai, India, pp.155-158, 2004.

A. Nafalski, A. Kundu and O. Gol, Examples of the Perceptions of International Exchange Students, Lead paper, Proceedings of 4th Global Congress on Engineering Education, Bangkok, Thailand, pp.283-286, 2004.

O. Gol, A. Nafalski, Q. Tran and T. Nguyen, A Web-based Conference Management System as a Design Project, Proceedings of 4th Global Congress on Engineering Education, Bangkok, Thailand, pp.109-112, 2004.

A. Nafalski, A. Kundu, O. Gol, R. Goleman, A. Wac-Wlodarczyk, K. McDermott and K. Goleman, International Credit Transfer: Australian, Polish and Japanese Experiences, Keynote address, Proceedings of 4th Global Congress on Engineering Education, Bangkok, Thailand, pp.35-38, 2004

N. Roy and A. Nafalski, A High Voltage Virtual Laboratory: A Cost Effective Tool for Engineering Education, Proceedings of 4th Global Congress on Engineering Education, Bangkok, Thailand, pp.131-134, 2004.

M. Saghafifar, A. Kundu and A. Nafalski, Application of Recurrent Neural Networks in Transformer Design, Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Science and Technology, AISAT 2004, Hobart, Tasmania, pp.171-174, 2004.

K.J. McDermott, A. Nafalski and Ö. Göl , Pedagogical Consideration for the Design of Final Year Projects in Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Proceedings of the 10th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education, Szczecin, Poland, 4-6 September 2006, pp.115-120.

K.J. McDermott, Ö. Göl, and A. Nafalski, Experiences with Teaching Non-English Background Students in English, Proceedings of the 10th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education, Szczecin, Poland, 4-6 September 2006, pp.43-46.

Ö. Göl, S. Giaccio and A. Nafalski, An Innovative Approach To Teaching EMI Using Virtual Instrumentation Techniques, CD Proceedings of the Ninth Conference of the International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education CATE 2006, Lima, Peru, 4-6 October 2006, ISBN 0-88986-628-7, ISSN 1482-7905, pp.181-186.

Z. Nedic, J. Machotka and A. Nafalski, Effective On-Line Self-Assessment in Engineering Education, CD Proceedings of the International Conference on Interactive Computer Aided Learning ICL, Villach, Austria, 27-29 September 2006, ISBN 3-89958-195-4, 9 pages.

S. Thatcher, J. Ong-Aree, A. Nafalski, and Ö. Göl, A Knowledge-Based Engineering Approach to Training Pilots, Proceedings of the 9th UICEE Conference on Engineering Education, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 11th-15th February, 2006, pp.220-223.

A. Nafalski and Ö. Göl, B, Practical Investigation into EMI from a Lift Motor, Zeszyty Problemowe - Maszyny Elektryczne (Scientific Papers – Electrical Machines), Research and Development Centre of Electrical Machines KOMEL, No.76, ISSN 0239-3646, Katowice, Poland, pp.41-46, 2007.

Ö. Göl and A. Nafalski, Condition Monitoring of Large Electrical Machines, Zeszyty Problemowe - Maszyny Elektryczne (Scientific Papers – Electrical Machines), Research and Development Centre of Electrical Machines KOMEL, No.76, ISSN 0239-3646, Katowice, Poland, pp.197-202, 2007.

1. K. McDermott, A. Nafalski and Ö. Göl, Project-based Teaching in Engineering Programs, Proceedings of 37th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Milwaukee, USA, pp.S1D-11-17, 2007.

Ö. Göl and A. Nafalski, Virtual Instrumentation Solutions for Real-Live Problems, CD Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Remote Engineering & Virtual Instrumentation (REV’2007), ISBN 978-3-89958-278-9, Porto, Portugal, 2007.

R. Haraszczuk and A. Nafalski, Ad-hoc Mobile Networks in E-learning, Proceedings of 11th UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education Baltic Conference on Engineering Education,Tallinn, Estonia, pp.173-176, 2007.

Ö. Göl, K.J. McDermott and A. Nafalski, Collaboration in Devising and Delivering Engineering Programme, Proceedings of 11th UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education Baltic Conference on Engineering Education, Tallinn, Estonia, pp.39-43, 2007.

Ö. Göl and A. Nafalski, Collaborative Learning in Engineering Education (Opening address), Proceedings of 10th UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, pp.19-23, 2007.

K. McDermott, Z. Nedic, A. Nafalski and J. Machotka, Experiential Learning for First Year Engineering Students, Proceedings of 10th UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, pp.135-138, 2007.


Expertise for Media Contact

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Engineering

  • Electromagnetic Compatibility
  • Electromagnetism
  • Magnetic Materials and Technologies
  • Electrical and Electronic Waste
  • Engineering Education
  • Remote laboratories

Community Service

Organisation Name:   High Schools of Northern Area
Section:   High School Robotic Peer Mentoring Program
Type of Organisation:   Community organisation
Level of involvement:   Participant
Year from:   2002
Comments:   The Program was Awarded 2002 UniSA Chancellor's Excellence Award for Community Service. The Program was awarded in 2003 the Australian Engineering Excellence Award - AusIndustry Innovation Award.


Research Degree Supervisor

Professor Andrew Nafalski's research career spans decades in academic and research institutions in Australia, Austria, Japan, Germany, Great Britain and Poland. He has led and participated in some 80 research and developmental projects in electrical engineering and engineering education. He has published over 300 books, papers and software sets.

Current Projects:

Ad-hoc mobile networks in e-education
 The project aims to explore issues of ad-hoc mobile networks in educational process from both pedagogical (learning outcomes) and technical sides (security, quality of service and redundancy).
Applications of intelligent Internet technology in Engineering Education
 The project aims to use advanced Internet technology in the classroom and on-line.
Characterisation and modelling of EMC testing facilities
 Screened rooms, anechoic and reverberating chambers are most commonly used in EMC testing. Their electromagnetic characteristics require experimental and computational investigation in order to determine measurement accuracy and reliability. The project deals with these issues with the emphasis on reverberating cavities.
Environmental sustainability of electrical energy generation and use
 The project investigates the environmental impact of energy saving measures both in industry and in the household, use of cleaner technologies to generate electricity and local power factor correction.
Modelling of magnetisation process
 Models of magnetic hysteresis are of great importance in determining behaviour of devices and systems with magnetic cores. The project targets the use of artificial intelligence tools to model static and magnetic hysteresis more accurately and efficiently.
Recycling of electrical and electronic waste
 Electrical and electronic waste has become a major environmental problem that can lead to toxic pollutions and other environmental hazards. The waste recycling reduces its impact on the environment and brings also tangible economic benefits.
Remote laboratories in engineering
 Remote laboratories are gaining momentum in the world-wide engineering and science education and industrial applications. They allow sharing laboratory resources globally, on real equipment, often unique, and conduct experiments or control of a production process from anywhere in the world with access to the Internet. This creates exciting opportunities of multinational team collaborative activities and enhancing educational experiences of students and workers from different countries.
New inspirational remote laboratory developments in many area of engineerig are being developed at UniSA and new researchers are welcome to join them.




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