Qualifications:
2013 University of Southern Queensland
Master of Education (eLearning)
2012 University of Cambridge (via Languages International)
Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults
2010 Unitec Institute of Technology
National Certificate in Adult Literacy Education
2003 Institute of Psychosynthesis
Diploma of Counselling
1982 Auckland University
Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)

Publications:
Danaher, K. (2014). Meeting the learning needs of refugees and migrants in tertiary blended ESL courses. ePress.
Danaher, K. (2014). Book review on Making Connections 3. AKTESOL newsletter.
Danaher, K., & Morgans, F. (2013). Keeping it real in ESOL with mobile technology. Kick Start. Unitec, Auckland. Feb 14-15.
Danaher, K., & Morgans, F. (2013). Language studies: Learning English in the real world. Unitec Learning & Teaching Symposium. Unitec, Auckland. Sept 23-24.
Danaher, K., & Morgans, F. (2013). Hello world! Using mobile technology and ePortfolios for authentic learning. Shar-E-Fest. Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton. Oct 10-11.
Hammond, K., & Danaher, K. (2012). The value of targeted comic book readers. ELTJ, 66(2), 193-204.
Danaher, K., & Haines, K. (2012). Working with lexical chunks in advanced oral skills classes. Community Languages and ESOL (CLESOL). IPC Tertiary Institute, Palmerston North. Oct 4-7.
Danaher, K. (2011). A distinctive blend: Seamless integration of e-learning tools with classroom delivery in a blended learning oral skills course. International Conference on E-Learning Futures (ICELF). Unitec, Auckland, Nov 30.
Hammond, K., & Danaher, K. (2010). A targeted reading programme for elementary and diploma ESOL students. Community Languages and ESOL (CLESOL). King’s High School, Dunedin. Oct 1-4.

Membership of Professional Organisations:
Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy

Qualifications:
Postgraduate Diploma in Tertiary Education, UNISA, Completed 2014
Bachelor of Arts Honours, UKZN, Completed 2005
Bachelor of Arts, UKZN, Completed 2004

Teaching areas:
Teaching areas include Corporate Communications, English.
At OP, my focus is on Teaching and Learning Development and Support.

Professional interest areas:
Lecturer development, student support.

Awards:
Charles Freysen Teaching Excellence Award, 2015.

Qualifications:
CTT, NCALNE., SAC.D., DipPsych., B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.

Contact details:
Lehan.Stemmet@op.ac.nz
+64 9 309 0301

Teaching/ Service areas:
Head of Department: Applied Management

Professional interest areas:
Resilience, Stress, Coping, Leadership and Management Capability Development

Qualifications
Doctor of Professional Practice Otago Polytechnic (Currently being studied)
Masters in Business Administration (Open University Business School) Distinction 2000
Bachelors (Honours) in Applied Economics First Class 1988
Diploma in Adult Education and Training (Southern Institute of Technology) 2013
Diploma in Professional Coaching (Southern Institute of Technology) 2014
NLP Practitioner (Communications Plus) 2017
Prince2 Practitioner (Knowledge Academy) 2017

Teaching areas
Business and management courses Levels 7-9.

Professional interest areas
Personal Development - learning and growth, and wellbeing.

Qualifications:
Ph.D. (Migrants' Entrepreneurship Management) from AUT, Auckland, New Zealand (2016)
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Management from Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
BSc. Economics Education (Hons) from Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria
Certificate Social Research and Analysis from AUT, Auckland, New Zealand

Professional Affiliation:
Research Association of New Zealand
Institute of Managers and Leaders (Australia New Zealand)
Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria (ACPIN)
Institute of Chartered Economics of Nigeria (AICEN)

Academic Journal Membership:
Editorial board member of Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Entrepreneurship http://ijie.org.za/index.php/IJIE/about/editorialTeam
Editorial board member of International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business published by Inderscience Publishers. www.inderscience.com
Conference Committee Member and Editorial Board Member of Institute of Research, Learning & Development https://www.flelearning.ca/conference-committee-2/
Editorial board member of Science Journal of Business and Management. http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/editorialboard?journalid=175

Teaching areas:
Applied Management and Business

Professional interest areas:
Academic Research and impacting knowledge

List of Publications
Kalawilapathirage, H., Omisakin, O. M., Zeidan, S. (2019). A Data Analytic Approach of Job Satisfaction: A Case Study on Airline Industry. Journal of Information & Knowledge Management Vol. 18, No.1 DOI: 10.1142/S0219649219500035

Omisakin, O. M (2018). New Zealand Trade Agreements and Their Economic and Societal Impacts: A Review. International Business and Management vol16, No. 2, pp. 38-48 DOI: 10.3968/10841

Omisakin, O. and Jyoti, R. (2018). Recycling of Beverage Containers in New Zealand: Critical Analysis of Existing Status and Proposed Best Practices. International Journal of Waste Resources, 8: 347. doi:10.4172/2252-5211.1000347

Chandeep, K, and Omisakin, O. M. (2018). Data Mining Methods to Improve Clinical Trials in Diabetic Patients. Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Research, Vol.6 No.4:266. ISSN 2386-5180. DOI: 10.21767/2386-5180.100266

Omisakin, O. M. (2018). Exploring the African migrants’ decisions to migrate to New Zealand. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Science Studies, Vol. 4, Is.1 ISBN: 978-1-911185-81-9 (Online) ISSN: 2397-6934 (Online)

Omisakin, O. M. (2017) Economic contributions and challenges of immigrant entrepreneurs to their host country – case of African immigrants in Auckland, New Zealand. Journal of Business Administration Research. www.Sciedupress.com/jbar Online Published: March 13, 2017 doi:10.5430/jbar. v6n1p25 URL: https://doi.org/jbar.v6n1p25

Omisakin, O. M. (2017) Motivational factors for African immigrants into small business activities in Auckland, New Zealand. Canadian International Journal of Social Science and Education Vol. 11 May 2017 Pgs. 70-89. http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/b2629b_aa17e97d18124372b07357c3fd2a71e1.pdf

Omisakin, O. M. Nakhid, C. Littrell, R. Verbitsky, J (2016). Entrepreneurial Orientation among Migrants and Small and Medium Enterprises. Journal of Business Administration Research. www.Sciedupress.com/jbar Online Published: February 10, 2016, doi:10.5430/jbar.v5n1p7 URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jbar.v5n1p7

Omisakin, O. M. Nakhid, C. Littrell, R. Verbitsky, J (2015). Exploring the Migrant Experience in Small Business Activities in Auckland: A Case Study of African Migrants. Journal of Business Administration Research. www.Sciedupress.com/jbar Online Published: July 15, 2015 doi:10.5430/jbar.v4n2p9 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jbar.v4n2p9

Conference Papers Presented

Omisakin, O. M (17-19 June 2019) New Zealand Foreign Direct Investments and Their Economic and Societal Impacts: A Review. Presented at 10th International Conference on Trade, Business, Economics and Law at the University of British Columbia, The Liu Institute, Vancouver, Canada.

Omisakin, O.M (16-18 July 2018). New Zealand trade agreements and its economic and societal impacts: A Review. Presented at the Academic International Conference on Business, Marketing and management (Keynote speaker) at Harvard University, Boston USA. www.flelearning.ca.

Omisakin, O. M. (2017) Exploring the African migrants’ decisions to migrate to New Zealand. Fourth Academic International Conference on Multidisciplinary Studies and Education. (Keynote speaker) Harvard University, Martin Conference Center, Harvard Boston USA (25-27 September 2017).www.flelearning.ca/aicmse.

Omisakin, O. M. (2017) Motivational factors for African immigrants into small business Literature, Economics and Education. University of Toronto University of St. Michael's College Toronto-Canada.

Omisakin, O. M. (2016) Economic contributions and challenges of immigrant entrepreneurs to their host country – case of African immigrants in Auckland, New Zealand. Oxford Symposium on Population, Migration, and the Environment http://www.oxford- population-and-environment-symposium.com/publications/.

Omisakin O. M. (2016) The PhD Journey: You Can Do It. AUT Ethnic Postgraduate Students Research and Writing Retreat 2016, Vaughan Park, Long Bay North Shore Auckland.

Omisakin, O. M. (2015) Exploring the Migrant Experience in Small Business Activities in Auckland: A Case Study of African Migrants. AUT Postgraduate Research Symposium.

Omisakin, O. M. (2015). Exploring the Migrant Experience in Small Business Activities in Auckland. Annual Waikato Management School Student Research Conference. University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Omisakin, O. M. (2013). Entrepreneurial orientation among migrants and small and medium enterprises performance in New Zealand. Zealand Multicultural Council.

Qualifications:
Doctor in Philosophy, Finance, University of Waikato, New Zealand, 2017
Doctor in Philosophy, Business Management, Shinawatra University, Thailand, 2015
Post Graduate Certificate, Finance, The University of Waikato, New Zealand, 2014
Master in Business Administration, Business Management, Webster University, St. Louis, USA, 2006
Master in Science, Mathematics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1996
Bachelor in Science (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry), Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1993

Teaching areas:
Management, Finance

Professional interest areas:
Financial and outreach performance, corporate governance, sustainability, inclusiveness, low income and emerging economies

Publications:
Jha, D. K., Locke, S., & Wellalage, N. (2016). Governance and regulatory issues: Microfinance and development of rural communities in Nepal. Corporate Ownership and Control Journal, 13(3-3), 491-501. DOI:10.22495/cocv13i3c3p8
Jha, D. K., & Walsh, J. (2016). Seasonal labor migration from a rural Nepalese village. International Journal of Migration and Residential Mobility, 1(3), 219-232. DOI: 10.1504/IJMRM.2016.10000391
Jha, D. K. & Walsh. J. (2013). Contribution of Livestock to Rural Households in a Nepalese Village, Shinawatra International Journal, Thailand.
Walsh, J., & Jha, D. K. (2012). An exploratory study of Nepalese migrant workers in Thailand: Initial conditions and disappointing outcomes. International Journal of Business and Globalisation 9(4), 431-441. DOI: 10.1504/IJBG.2012.050908
Walsh, J., & Jha, D. K. (2012). Bio-Caps Nepal. South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, 1(1), 43-50. DOI:10.1177/227797791200100105

Awards:
Best teachers award from Yonok (The Nation) student union
Academic excellence appreciations from Dean, school of management (2010), and President of Yonok University (2009), Thailand, and the president of the Shinawatra University, Thailand (2012).

Scholarships:
The University of Waikato Doctoral Scholarship 2015-2017
The University of Waikato, Department of Finance full tuition fees support 2013-2014
Shinawatra University Doctoral scholarship 2011-2014
Webster University, half tuition fees scholarship 2004-2006

Qualifications
Degree architectural technology: Bradford University 1989
Master’s degree in business administration: majoring in communication: Huddersfield University 1994
Postgraduate diploma in business: majoring in project management: Massey University 2012
Doctorate in philosophy: majoring in collaborative projects (final stages): Massey University

Teaching areas
Currently: Project Management, Leadership Decision Making, Industry Internship, Professional Project. Previously: Strategic Management, Operations Management, Management Information Systems, Events Management.

Professional interest areas
Collaboration, innovation, projects, and sustainability.

Publications
Project management institute NZ (PMI) paper 2011: The reluctant project manager
Project management institute NZ (PMI) paper: Scientific methodology is not just for scientists
Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) paper: 2011 Sydney : An investigation of academic research project management frameworks and methodologies
Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) paper: 2015 Singapore: The capitalisation of knowledge
Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) paper: 2018 Hobart: Expectations management of multi sector collaborations: A project framework

Qualifications:
Masters of Quality Systems (M.Q.S) – Massey University – 2011
Masters of Social Science (M.Soc.Sc(Hons)) – University of Waikato – 2000
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PG.Dip.Ed) – Massey University – 2006
Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (PG.Dip.C.B.T.) – Massey University – 2001
Bachelor of Social Science with Honours (B.Soc.Sc.Hons) – University of Waikato – 1999
Bachelor of Social Science (B.Soc.Sc) – University of Waikato – 1999

Teaching areas:
AM801001 Research and Inquiry
AM901001 Professional Project

Professional Interest Areas:
Ontology, Theoretical Physics, and Cosmology

Research Outputs 2019:
-Theoretical Physics-
Pace, B. (2019, May). The theoretical development of the pocket universe concept. Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand Conference. New Plymouth, New Zealand.
Pace, B. (2019). The Cosmic Clock: The History of the Universe – Teaching Resource. Amazon.
Pace, B. (2019, April). The Measurement Problem in the Theoretical Development of the Pocket Universe Model. 2nd International Conference on Astronomy, Astrophysics & Astrobiology (4-6 April). Auckland, New Zealand.
Pace, B. (2019, April). The Business of Theoretical Physics: The Role of Theory in Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. ITP Conference, Napier: New Zealand.

-Cyber Security-
Pace, B. (2019). Human Factors and Psychological Strategies for the Defence Against Terrorism. Asia Pacific Security Innovation Summit. Rotorua, 17-18 April.
Pace, B. (2019). Assumption in Strategic Thinking in Innovation. Asia Pacific Security Innovation Summit. Rotorua 17-18 April.

-Teaching and Learning-
Kakh, S., & Pace, B. (2019). Students as Stakeholders: When Future Leaders become the Leaders of Now. 2nd International Conference of Engineering Education for the XXI Century. Bilbao, Spain.
Kakh, S., Pace, B., Voynov, A., & Andres, M. A. (2019). Guiding Postgraduate Students from Plagiarism vs Guiding Postgraduate Students toward Academic Integrity. Otago Polytechnic Auckland International Campus Research Forum (28 Feb). Auckland, New Zealand.
Pace, B., & Kakh, S. (2019). A cognitive-affective approach for the development of academic literacy skills in international students. ITP Conference, Napier: New Zealand.

ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7611-646X

Qualifications:
Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental Science), University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2012.
Master of Management (Management), Massey University, New Zealand, 2015.
Master of Science (Environmental Management), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, 2001.
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry and Biology), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1997.
Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand, 2019
Diploma in Management, Open University of Sri Lanka, 1997.
National Certificate in Adult Education and Training, Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand, 2015.
Certificate in Sustainable Practices, Otago Polytechnic, 2015.

Contact details:
email - indrapriya@op.ac.nz
mob - +64 21 025 59835
Skype - +64 3 972 7270

Teaching/ Service areas:
Professional Project (Level 9) - Course Coordinator.
Managing for Sustainability, Capabilities for Managers, Project Management and Management.
Supervising Master's and Post Graduate Diploma students' professional projects.

Professional interest areas:
Sustainability, Project Management, Quantitative Techniques, Statistics, Green Computing, analytics, adult education and Environmental Management

Publications:
Sharma, S., Singh, S.M., & Kularatne, I., (2015), Harnessing latent sustainability: a postcolonial perspective. Sustainable Development. 1, 289 -300.
Rahman, N., Arora, J., & Kularatne, I., (2014), Social Media and Recruitment: Employers’ Perception. Proceedings of World Business and Economics Research Conference. Auckland, New Zealand.
Kularatne, K. I. A., & de Freitas, C. R., (2013), Epiphytic lichens as biomonitors of airborne heavy metal pollution. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 88, 24-32.
Kularatne, I., McAuslin, M. & Foster, K., (2011), The Future of the Environment in New Zealand as Perceived by International Tertiary Students: Some Empirical Evidence. World Business Institute, Australia.
Kularatne, K.I.A and de Freitas, C.R. (2010), Epiphytic lichens as biomonitors of airborne heavy metals in the Greater Auckland Region, New Zealand. In: Wuyts, K., Samson, R., De Maerschalck, B., Kardel, F., Janssen, S., and Engelen, M. (Eds.). Proceedings of the International Conference on Local Air Quality and its Interactions with Vegetation, January 21-22, 2010, CCC Elzenveld, Antwerp, Belgium.
Kularatne, K.I.A., Dissanayake, D.S., & Mahanama. K.R.R., (2003), Contribution of dissolved Sulphates and Sulphites in Hydrogen Sulphide emission from stagnant water bodies in Sri Lanka, Chemosphere, Elsevier Publications, Vol. 52, p 901-907.
Batagoda, B.M.S., Kularatne, K.I.A., Lokupitiya, E.Y.K., (1999), Analysis of the emission trading potential in Sri Lanka for the Global Greenhouse Gas Market under the Kyoto Protocol. Journal of Agricultural Economics, University of Peradeniya, Vol. 3, Sri Lanka.

Qualifications
Bachelor of Science, Madras University, India
Post Graduate Diploma in Hotel Management & Tourism, Rajasthan University, India
National Diploma in Adult Education & Learning, New Zealand
Certified Hospitality Educator, American Hotel & Lodging Association, USA

Teaching areas
Rooms Division Operations Management; Facilities Management; Event Planning & Management.
Professional interest areas: Food & Beverage Management; Bar Management; Housekeeping Management.

Qualification
BCom (University of Auckland) 2008
BCom (Hons) University of Auckland 2009
Certificate in Tertiary Teaching (Auckland University of Technology) 2011
Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Teaching (Auckland University of Technology) 2012

Teaching areas
Management, entrepreneurship, HRM, introduction to commercial law.

Professional interest areas
Business course writing and moderation, employment relations/dispute consultancy, international student consulting. Research interest in the areas of internationalisation of higher education, ethnic entrepreneurship, migrant worker experience and youth development.

Publications
Journal Articles
Anderson, D., Jamieson, S., and Naidu, K. (2012) Managed migration? The health and safety and human rights implications for student migrant labourers in the horticulture sector (research paper). Auckland/Sydney: AUT/Sydney University.
Anderson, D., Naidu, K. (2010) The Land of Milk and Honey? the Contemporary Working Lives of of Contingent Youth Labour New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations (Online) , Vol. 35, No. 3 , September 1, 2010

Qualifications:
BSc Hons Applied Physics Brighton Polytechnic UK 1971
MBA Warwick University UK 1992
Undertaking PhD research into professional learning at Victoria University, Melbourne
IS0 9001 Quality Assessor 1992
Investors in People Advisor and Assessor UK 1992

Teaching areas:
Lead facilitator and academic advisor Master of Professional Practice programme at Auckland International Campus. Academic supervisor BAM and Grad Dip Industry Projects at Auckland International Campus.

Qualifications
BA (Hons) Leadership & Management - Northumbria University, New Castle, UK – Completed in year 2010
Master of Professional Accounting – Auckland University of Technology – Completed in year 2013

Teaching areas
Intermediate and advanced financial accounting, intermediate and advanced management accounting, finance, business transformation and change, principles of leadership, industry project supervision.

Professional interest areas
Research interest of financial reporting, Earnings management and Earnings Quality, Corporate Governance, sustainability accounting, balanced scorecard, performance management. Research interest of experiential learning, flipped learning.

Qualifications:
Master in Business First Class Honours (Accounting)
National Certificate in Adult Education and Training

Teaching areas:
Accounting and management

Professional interest areas:
Accounting

Publications:
Master's dissertation

Awards:
2018 13th IAAER World Congress of Accounting Educators and Researchers: Bursaries to support emerging scholars
2011 Summer Studentship, Sustainability research project, AUT University.
2010 Graduate/Assistantship Awards Scholarship, AUT University

Industry accreditations:
Certified Accounting (Ministry of Finance, China)

Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 2012, Auckland University of Technology
(AACSB Accredited), New Zealand
Certificate in Tertiary Teaching, 1999, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Bachelor of Law (Honours), 1997, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Diploma in Marketing, 1990, The Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom
Master of Science in Business Administration, 1986, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Applied Economics (Honours), 1981, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Teaching areas
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Information for Managerial Use, Management Decision Process, Principle of Leadership.

Professional interest areas
Value Co-creation, CRM, Data Analytics, Strategy, Branding, Customer Service.

Qualifications:
PhD in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Contact details:
sedigheh.abbasnasab@op.ac.nz

Teaching/ Service areas:
Sessional lecturer- Teaching Research & Enquiry /postgraduate department

Professional interest areas:
Educational research, Educational technology, Statistics software interface, Eye-tracking studies, Assessment for Learning, Applied linguistics, Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method research.

Qualifications
PhD in Construction Management – AUT University, New Zealand - 2014
BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering – University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka – 2009

Contact details
dons@op.ac.nz
Room 206

Teaching areas
Construction technology, construction programming, construction innovation, value management.

Professional interest areas
Sustainable buildings, earth buildings, supply chain management.

Qualifications
Bachelor of Science (Hons), Housing, Building & Planning (University of Science, Malaysia) 1999
Master of Science, Planning (University of Science, Malaysia) 2000
PhD Engineering (Candidate), (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand) since 2016

Memberships and Affiliations

MCIOB (Member of the Chartered Institute of Building)
NZIQS (Affil) Affiliate Member of the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors
MNZIOB (Member of the New Zealand Institute of Building)
MAHI (Member of the Australasian Housing Institute)
MMIP (Member of the Malaysian Institute of Planners)
Chartered Construction Manager (MCIOB)
Registered Town Planner (Board of Town Planners Malaysia)


Teaching areas
Estimating, Measurement, Advanced Measurement, Applied Project Management, Construction Technology, Construction Programming, Quality Assurance & Site Safety, Property Development

Research areas
Quantity Surveying

Publications
Developing offshore wind farm siting criteria by using an international Delphi method
Energy Policy, Volume 113, February 2018, Pages 53-67
Wind energy in Malaysia: Past, present and future
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 53 (2016) 279-295

Awards
Outstanding Reviewer 2017 (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews)
Winner of Penang Green Innovation Incentive 2013

https://publons.com/researcher/1215238/lip-wah-ho/

Qualifications
Bachelor of Architecture (University of Mumbai, India)
Master of Construction Management (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand)
PhD Construction Management (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand)

Teaching area
I teach courses related to Construction Management and Quantity Surveying. Some of the courses that I teach are; Construction Technology, Building Services, Programming, Social and Legislative Environment, Building Law.

Professional interest areas
Teaching and research in the areas of Construction Technology, Construction Contracts and Sustainable construction.

Publications
Raina, P., & Tookey, J. E. (2012, 28-30 June). The Purpose of Retentions: A Review of the Existing Literature. Paper presented at CIOB world construction conference “Global Challenges in Construction Industry”, Colombo, Srilanka.
• Raina, P., & Tookey, J. E. (2011, 16-18 Feb). Construction defects and monetary retentions in construction projects:A review of case law. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference of Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM – 2011), Sydney, Australia.
• Abeysekera, V., Raina, P., & Neitzert, T. (2009, May 20-22). Building Theory on Monetary Retention Regimes. Paper presented at the meeting of the Fifth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-V) "Collaboration and Integration in Engineering, Management and Technology", Istanbul, Turkey.
• Raina, P., & Tookey, J. (2013, 20-22 November). The perceptions of retentions as held by clients, contractors and subcontractors. In T.W. Yiu & V. Gonzalez (Eds), 38th Annual Conference of the Australasian Universities Building Educators Association (AUBEA), Auckland, New Zealand.
• Raina, P., & Tookey, J. (2014). Perceptions of the retention system in the construction industry. Paper presented at the 2nd ASEA-SEC Conference “Sustainable solutions in Structural Engineering and Construction”, Bangkok, Thailand.

Awards
Awarded scholarship by BRANZ for PhD studies for three years.
Awarded graduate teaching assistantship at AUT for three consecutive years 2009 – 2012 which included a tuition fee waiver and part time employment as an hourly paid teaching and research assistant.

Qualifications
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Doctoral Candidate in Civil Engineering (2016 - 2020)
University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, Pakistan
(www.uet.edu.pk)
M.Sc. Civil Engineering (75.8%) 2012-2014
University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, Pakistan
(www.uet.edu.pk)
B.S c. Civil Engineering (3.393/4) 2006-2010

Teaching areas
Estimating, programming, services, quality assurance, site management, introduction to legislative and social environment.

Research Areas
Construction management, geotechnical earthquake engineering.

Awards
Had the honor to be on the Dean’s Honor List for securing a distinction in 4th & 7th semester of B.Sc.
Badge of Excellence in Academics in high School F.Sc (part-II)
Awarded merit scholarship in B.Sc. Civil Engineering (HEC Pakistan)

External Funding Details
Liquefaction Hazard mapping for Auckland region – Research Project funded by Auckland Council

Publications
Journal Publications:
Altaf et al., (2016). Study of the effects of specimen shape and remoulding on shear strength characteristics of fine alluvial sand in direct shear test. Science International, 28(2).
Ul Rehman et al., (2016). Estimation of California Bearing Ratio (CBR) from index properties and compaction characteristics of coarse-grained soil. Science International, 27(6)
Orense et al., (2017) ground performance in Wellington waterfront area following the 2016 kaikōura earthquake. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 50, No. 2, June 2017

Conference Papers
Altaf, O., ul Rehman. (2015). Effects of sample shape and remolding on Shear strength parameters of granular soil. Proceedings of the 1st International Multi-Disciplinary Conference (IMDC), The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, PK, 23-24 November 2015
Altaf O. et al. (2018). "Development of liquefaction-induced ground damage maps for Auckland region", NZSEE Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand

Qualifications:
Masters in Construction Management, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, 2019
Ph.D Anna University, Tamilnadu, India (Thesis Submitted). 2018
M.Tech, Masters in Transportation Engineering and Management, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India. 2004
B.E, Bachelors in Civil Engineering, Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamilnadu, India. 2001

Teaching Areas:
Construction Technology and Management

Research Areas:
Urban Traffic Planning, Supply Chain Management, Stakeholder Management, Logistics Management, Construction Economics, Transportation Management, Construction Materials, Geopolymer, Project Management

Publications:
Srividya. D and Nagan.S “Flyash – Based Geopolymer coating on coarse aggregates for bituminous application”, The Asian International Journal of Life Sciences, Vol 27, 2018, pp 87-107
Srividya. D and Nagan.S, “Effect of Flyash Based Geopolymer coated Aggregates in Bituminous Concrete” Gradevinar, Journal of Croatian Association of Civil Engineers, Vol 70, Issue No 3, 2018, pp 187-199
Srividya, D, Nagan, S & Vaishnavi Devi, S 2017, ‘Microstructure study on flyash based geopolymer paste’, Proceedings of National Conference on Research Innovations in Materials, Construction Techniques and Sustainable Development RIMTSD – 2017
T. Karthigaipriya and D. Srividya, “Road Asset Management System for Madurai CBD”, International Journal of Innovations in Scientific and Engineering Research, Vol 1 Issue 11 Dec 2014, P- 18 - 23
G. Sathya, R. Velkennedy and D. Srividya, “Prioritization of Urban Transport system for Madurai City”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Advanced Engineering (IJIRAE) 1, Vol.2, Jan 2015, pp 318-322
D. Srividya and U. Yoganandhan, “Analysis of Possibilities and Proposals of ITS Implementation in Madurai City, International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, Vol 3. Issue 29, 2015

Dr Nilufar Baghaei is an experienced educational technologist looking at ways to make learning experiences more engaging, effective and relevant to industry, with a demonstrated history of working as an educational leader, teacher and a researcher in New Zealand and Australia over the last 14 years. She is Head of the Information Technology department at Otago Polytechnic (Auckland Campus), where her main responsibilities include team building, postgraduate and undergraduate curriculum design and development, industry engagement, collaborative research and innovation, community engagement, hiring new talent, quality management and continuous improvement. Prior to joining OPAIC, she was an Associate Professor and Acting Head of Computing Department at Unitec Institute of Technology. Prior to that, she was a researcher at CSIRO, Australia.

Qualifications:
Certificate on Leading with Impact: The Power of Coaching Conversations, University of Auckland, 2014
Graduate Certificate in Commercialisation, University of Tasmania, 2009
PhD, University of Canterbury, 2008
BSc (Hons I), University of Canterbury, 2004

Research interests:
Her research interests are AI in Education, Games for Health and Education, Persuasive Technology and AR/VR in Mental Health and Education. One of her recent projects on Diabetic Mario mobile games was awarded a Health Research Council grant in 2017 in collaboration with the University of Auckland and Middlemore Hospital.

Farhad has completed his BSc, MSc, and PhD in computer science. He was a post-doctorate researcher working in the area of high-performance and low-power computing systems in Kyushu University, Japan between 2007 and 2010. From August 2010, he was an Associate Professor in the Kyushu University, where he participated in several joint projects with industry in Japan, and supervised/co-supervised many Master and PhD students.
He joined Tech Futures Lab at Auckland as a Data Science and IoT Specialist in May 2016. Later in 2017 he joined Unisys as a senior consultant and data scientist. He has been with OPAIC since January this year, and alongside his current academic placement as a senior lecturer, he has also founded STEM Fern, a start up in Auckland developing AI and robotics technologies and content for primary aged STEM education.
Farhad has a broad experience both in industry and academia across three different countries and has initiated and led several interdisciplinary R&D projects particularly on AI, robotics, and IoT-enabled smart systems. He is a senior member of IEEE.

Qualifications:
Post-doctorate: High-performance and Low-power computing systems (Kyushu University)
PhD, Computer Science (Amirkabir University of Technology & Kyushu University)
MSc, Computer Systems Architecture (Amirkabir University of Technology).
BSc, Computer Engineering (Sharif University of Technology).
Specialisation in Data Science, 2014 (Coursera - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health).
NZ Cert in Adult & Tertiary Teaching, Open Polytechnic (ongoing)

Teaching areas:
Data Science, Internet-of-Things, Cloud Computing, AI, Databases

Professional interest areas:
AI and Robotics for STEM Education, Business Intelligence.

Selected Publications:
(Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.nz/citations?user=ihicYOUAAAAJ&hl=en)

Book Chapters:
1. Farhad Mehdipour, Bahman Javadi, Aniket Mahanti, Guillermo Ramirez-Prado, Fog Computing Realization for Big Data Analytics, Fog and Edge Computing: Principles and Paradigms, Wiley, 2018.
2. Farhad Mehdipour, M. F. Rahman, K. Murakami, Intelligent wireless sensor networks in cyber-physical systems, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, ISBN-10: 1849198241, Mar. 2016.
3. Farhad Mehdipour, Hamid Noori, Bahman Javadi, Energy-Efficient Big Data Analytics in Data Centers, Energy Efficiency in Data-Centers, Elsevier’s Book Series on Advances in Computers, Feb. 2016.

Recent Journal Publications:
1. S. Rastegar Moghaddam Mansouri, H. Gholamhosseini, A. Lowe, Farhad Mehdipour, M. Lindén, Estimating Systolic Blood Pressure Using Convolutional Neural Networks, pHealth, 2019.
2. Kalpana Nand, Nilufar Baghaei, John Casey, Bashar Barmada, Farhad Mehdipour, Engaging Children with Educational Content via Gaming, Smart Learning Environments, Smart Learning Environments 6 (1), 6, 2019.
3. N. Rahmanikiaa, A. Amiri, H. Noori, Farhad Mehdipour, Performance evaluation metrics for ring-oscillator-based temperature sensors on FPGAs: A quality factor, Integration, the VLSI Journal, Vol. 57, pp. 81-100, Mar. 2017.
4. Karen Baker, Richard Rowley, Farhad Mehdipour, Collaborative teams: The investigation of how collaborative processes and team dynamics impact on collaborative teaching in a New Zealand context. Core Education uLearn16, Rotorua, New Zealand, 2016.
5. A. Medhat, A. Shalaby, M. Sayed, M. El-Sabrouty, Farhad Mehdipour, Adaptive Reduced Comlexity Algorithms for Motion Estimation Unit in HEVC Encoder, IET Image Processing, Feb. 2016.

Recent Conference Papers:
1. Bahman A. Sassani (Sarrafpour), Rosario D. S. Choque, Blake M. Paul, Farhad Mehdipour, Commercial Security Scanning: Point-on-Sale (POS) Vulnerability and Mitigation Techniques, The 4th IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, Fukuoka , Japan, 2019.
2. Bahman Sassani, Andrew David, Xiaosong Li, Farhad Mehdipour, AgentPi: An IoT Enabled Motion CCTV Surveillance System, The 4th IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, Fukuoka , Japan, 2019.
3. Farhad Mehdipour, Mohsen Pashna, Aniket Mahanti, A 3-Tier AI-Based Solution for Facilitating STEM Education, Submitted to Sixth International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering (LATICE), 2018.
4. Bahman Sarrafpour, C Abbaro, Ivan Pitton, Craig Young, Farhad Mehdipour, PST 2016 : 14th International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust, Auckland, New Zealand, Dec. 2016.
5. M. F. Rahman, Farhad Mehdipour, H. Furukawa, Modeling the Impact of Clustering with Random Event Arrival on the Lifetime of WSN, ICNCC '16 Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Network, Communication and Computing, Pages 292-296, Tokyo, Japan, 2016.
6. B. A. Sassani, C. Abbaro, I. Pitton, C. Young, and Farhad Mehdipour, Analysis of NTP DRDoS Attacks' Performance Effects and Mitigation Techniques, Cybersecurity considerations, Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Trust Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, Dec. 2016.
7. Farhad Mehdipour, Bahman Javadi, Aniket Mahnati, FOG-Engine: FOG-engine: Towards Big Data Analytics in the Fog, The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, Auckland, New Zealand, August 8-12, 2016.

Qualifications:
B.Sc. (Engineering)
M.Sc.
Grad Cert in HE.

Teaching areas:
Computing
Robotics
Internet of Things
Information Systems

Professional interest areas:
Computing, Robotics, Internet of Things, Information Systems

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA)
CELTA
Delta (Modules 1 and 3)

Contact details:
rosario.iguin@op.ac.nz
0220469950

Teaching areas:
English and Applied Management

Professional interest areas:
English for Academic Purpose
Second Language Acquisition
Higher Education
Inclusive Education
Curriculum Development
Business
International Communication

Qualifications:
Master of Counselling Degree (MCouns) at the University of Waikato
Bachelor of Social Science Degree (BSocSc); major-Human Development and Japanese at the University of Waikato
Service areas:
Counselling
Awards:
The University of Waikato-Dean’s List of Academic Excellence-2013
The University of Waikato- Golden Key International Honour Society-2011

Qualifications:
B.COM, GDAM
Service areas:
OPAIC Student Representative
Student Success Department
Professional interest areas:
Student support and engagement

Sonny graduated from Otago Polytechnic Dunedin in 2008 with a Bachelor of Information Technology. He started working full-time in the Information Systems and Services Department following his graduation, then had a short spell away from Otago Polytechnic when he moved home to Auckland. Sonny eventually returned to Otago Polytechnic as Service Desk Engineer at the Auckland International Campus in March 2013. He's now the ICT and Facilities Manager here.