Associate Professor Nickolas Falkner

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2017 - ongoing	Associate Professor	The University of Adelaide, Adelaide

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	PhD

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2025	McCarthy, S., Palmer, E., & Falkner, N. (2025). Personalising with AI in higher education: exploring educator characteristics and their role in shaping blended learning. Higher Education Research and Development, 1-17. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2023	Sridhara, A., Falkner, N., & Atapattu, T. (2023). Leveraging Inference: A Regression-Based Learner Performance Prediction System for Knowledge Tracing. IEEE Access, 11, 123458-123475. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2021	Matthews, R., Falkner, N., & Sorell, M. (2021). Determining image sensor temperature using dark current. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 54(5), 1-14. DOI
  2020	Matthews, R., Falkner, N., & Sorell, M. (2020). Reverse engineering the Raspberry Pi Camera V2: A study of pixel non-uniformity using a scanning electron microscope. FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL-DIGITAL INVESTIGATION, 32, 9 pages. DOI Scopus8 WoS7
  2020	Song, X., Xu, J., Zhou, R., Liu, C., Zheng, K., Zhao, P., & Falkner, N. (2020). Collective spatial keyword search on activity trajectories. GeoInformatica, 24(1), 61-84. DOI Scopus24 WoS23
  2019	Le, B., Shen, H., Nguyen, H., & Falkner, N. (2019). Improved network community detection using meta-heuristic based label propagation. Applied Intelligence, 49(4), 1451-1466. DOI Scopus19 WoS16
  2019	Matthews, R., Sorell, M., & Falkner, N. (2019). An analysis of optical contributions to a photo-sensor's ballistic fingerprints. Digital Investigation, 28, 139-145. DOI Scopus6 WoS5
  2019	Matthews, R., Sorell, M., & Falkner, N. (2019). Isolating lens effects from source camera identification using sensor pattern noise. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 51(Suppl. 1), S132-S135. DOI Scopus3
  2019	Ranathunga, D., Roughan, M., Tune, P., Kernick, P., & Falkner, N. (2019). ForestFirewalls: Getting Firewall Configuration Right in Critical Networks (Technical Report).
  2018	Matthews, R., Sorell, M., & Falkner, N. (2018). Rethinking Image Sensor Noise for Forensic Advantage.
  2018	Ruan, W., Sheng, Q., Yao, L., Li, X., Falkner, N., & Yang, L. (2018). Device-free human localization and tracking with UHF passive RFID tags: a data-driven approach. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 104, 78-96. DOI Scopus51 WoS39
  2018	Qin, Y., Sheng, Q., Wang, H., & Falkner, N. (2018). Organizing XML Data in a Wireless Broadcast System by Exploiting Structural Similarity. Wireless Personal Communications, 98(1), 1299-1329. DOI Scopus6 WoS5
  2017	Atapattu, T., Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2017). A comprehensive text analysis of lecture slides to generate concept maps. Computers and Education, 115, 96-113. DOI Scopus62 WoS48
  2017	Qin, Y., Sheng, Q., Falkner, N., Yao, L., & Parkinson, S. (2017). Efficient computation of distance labeling for decremental updates in large dynamic graphs. World Wide Web, 20(5), 915-937. DOI Scopus27 WoS19
  2016	Qin, Y., Sheng, Q., Falkner, N., Dustdar, S., Wang, H., & Vasilakos, A. (2016). When things matter: a survey on data-centric internet of things. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 64, 137-153. DOI Scopus287 WoS208
  2016	Ranathunga, D. P., Roughan, M., Nguyen, H., Kernick, P., & Falkner, N. (2016). Case studies of SCADA firewall configurations and the implications for best practices. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 13(4), 871-884. DOI Scopus28 WoS17
  2016	Vivian, R., Falkner, K., Falkner, N., & Tarmazdi, H. (2016). A method to analyse computer science students’ teamwork in online collaborative learning environments. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 16(2), 7-1-7-28. DOI Scopus39 WoS30
  2014	Vivian, R., Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2014). Addressing the challenges of a new digital technologies curriculum: MOOCs as a scalable solution for teacher professional development. Research in Learning Technology, 22(1), 24691-1-24691-19. DOI Scopus87 WoS45
  2012	Knight, S., Falkner, N., Nguyen, H., Tune, P., & Roughan, M. (2012). I can see for miles: re-visualizing the internet. IEEE Network, 26(6), 26-32. DOI Scopus17 WoS12
  2012	Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2012). Supporting and structuring "contributing student pedagogy" in computer science curricula. Computer Science Education, 22(4), 413-443. DOI Scopus30 WoS25
  2012	Falkner, N., Sooriamurthi, R., & Michalewicz, Z. (2012). Teaching puzzle-based learning: development of basic concepts. Teaching Mathematics and Computer Sicence, 10(1), 183-204. DOI
  2012	Falkner, N., Sooriamurthi, R., & Michalewicz, Z. (2012). Teaching puzzle-based learning: development of transferable skills. Teaching Mathematics and Computer Sicence, 10(2), 245-268. DOI
  2011	Knight, S., Nguyen, H., Falkner, N., Bowden, R., & Roughan, M. (2011). The internet topology zoo. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 29(9), 1765-1775. DOI Scopus1455 WoS1233
  2010	Falkner, N., Sooriamurthi, R., & Michalewicz, Z. (2010). Puzzle-based learning for engineering and computer science. Computer, 43(4), 20-28. DOI Scopus35 WoS24
  2009	Falkner, N. (2009). Is comprehension or application the more important skill for first-year computer science students?. Ergo, 1(2), 15-26.

• Books

  Year	Citation
  2014	Meyer, E. F., Falkner, N., Sooriamurthi, R., & Michalewicz, Z. (2014). Guide to Teaching Puzzle-based Learning (1 ed.). United Kingdom: Springer.

• Book Chapters

  Year	Citation
  2023	Alnaghes, M., Falkner, N., & Shen, H. (2023). An Effective Method for Secure Data Delivery in IoT. In M. J. Dominguez-Morales, A. J. V. Vaca, & L. Amarante (Eds.), Internet of Things - New Trends, Challenges and Hurdles [Working Title]. Intechopen. DOI
  2014	Falkner, K., Chiprianov, V., Falkner, N., Szabo, C., & Puddy, G. (2014). A model-driven engineering method for DRE defence systems performance analysis and prediction. In A. Bagnato, L. Indrusiak, I. Quadri, & M. Rossi (Eds.), Handbook of research on embedded systems design (1 ed., pp. 301-326). United States: IGI Global. DOI Scopus3
  2011	Falkner, N. (2011). Security Technologies and Policies in Organisations. In M. Quigley (Ed.), ICT Ethics and Security in the 21st Century: New Developments and Applications (1 ed., pp. 196-213). United States: IGI Global. DOI Scopus4
  -	Alnaghes, M., Falkner, N., & Shen, H. (2023). An Effective Method for Secure Data Delivery in IoT. In Internet of Things - New Trends, Challenges and Hurdles. IntechOpen. DOI

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  2025	Arishi, H., Falkner, N., Treude, C., & Attapattu, T. (2025). Systematic Literature Review on Machine Learning Research in Education. In Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE (pp. 1-9). Washington, DC, USA: IEEE. DOI
  2025	Arishi, H., Falkner, N., Treude, C., & Attapattu, T. (2025). Understanding the Computer Science Student Experience Through the Lens of System Ecology. In Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE (pp. 1-9). Washington, DC, USA: IEEE. DOI
  2025	Álvarez, C., Falkner, N., Kinnunen, P., Savelka, J., & Zhang, L. (2025). Show Me the Mastery Learning! Obstacles to Adoption and Opportunities for New Solutions. In Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Iticse Vol. 1 (pp. 639-645). Nijmegen: ACM. DOI
  2025	Szabo, C., Sheard, J., Dake, D. K., Falkner, N. J. G., Enock, M., Ogunyemi, O., . . . Wadhwa, B. (2025). Ethical and Societal Impacts of Generative AI in Higher Computing Education: An ACM Task Force Working Group to Develop a Landscape Analysis – Perspectives from the Global Souths and Guidelines for CS1/CS2/CS3. In Comped 2025 Proceedings of the ACM Global Computing Education Conference 2025 Vol. 2 (pp. 371-372). NETHERLANDS, Nijmegen: ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY. DOI
  2025	Thilakaratne, M., Chen, W. T., Brennan, M., Falkner, N., & Szabo, C. (2025). Building a Strong Base: The Impact of Mastery Learning on Foundation of Computer Science Courses. In Proceedings of 25th International Conference on Computing Education Research Koli Calling 2025 (pp. 1-7). ACM. DOI
  2025	Falkner, N. J. G., Clear, T., Malmi, L., Cooper, S., & Duran, R. (2025). The Role of Virtual Doctoral Consortia in the Post-2025 Computer Science Education Landscape. In Comped 2025 Proceedings of the ACM Global Computing Education Conference 2025 Vol. 2 (pp. 400). DOI
  2024	Alnaghes, M., Falkner, N., & Shen, H. (2024). A Privacy-Preserving Blockchain Scheme for the Reliable Exchange of IoT Data. In Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Vol. 1112 LNEE (pp. 260-271). Jeju: Springer Verlag. DOI Scopus1
  2024	Nguyen, N. L., Falkner, N., & Nguyen, H. (2024). Demo: Synthesizing Realistic Enterprise Active Directory Attack Graphs with ADSynth. In Proceedings of the ACM SIGCOMM 2024 Conference: Posters and Demos (pp. 107-109). AUSTRALIA, Sydney: ACM. DOI
  2024	Nguyen, N. L., Falkner, N., & Nguyen, H. (2024). ADSynth: Synthesizing Realistic Active Directory Attack Graphs. In Proceedings - 2024 54th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks, DSN 2024 (pp. 66-74). Brisbane, Australia: IEEE. DOI Scopus5 WoS2
  2023	Alnaghes, M., Falkner, N., & Shen, H. (2023). A Systematic Review for Privacy-Preserving Challenges of Blockchain-Based IoT Networks. In Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems Vol. 813 LNNS (pp. 440-457). Online: Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI Scopus2
  2020	Auvinen, T., Falkner, N., Hellas, A., Ihantola, P., Karavirta, V., & Seppala, O. (2020). Relation of Individual Time Management Practices and Time Management of Teams. In Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) Vol. 2020-October (pp. 1-9). online: IEEE. DOI Scopus8 WoS3
  2020	Falkner, N., Vivian, R., Falkner, K., Ajanovski, V. V., Liebe, C., Morrison, A., & Parker, M. (2020). Meaningful Assessment at Scale: Helping Instructors to Assess Online Learning. In Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE (pp. 512-513). online: ACM. DOI Scopus3
  2019	Matthews, R. H., Falkner, N., & Sorell, M. (2019). Exploiting dark current for forensic image identification. In https://www.taltech.ee/institutes/centre-for-digital-forensics-cyber-security/events-19/interdisciplinary-cyber-research-icr-workshop/icr2019-3/. Tallinn.
  2019	Szabo, C., Falkner, N., Petersen, A., Bort, H., Connolly, C., Cunningham, K., . . . Sheard, J. (2019). A periodic table of computing education learning theories. In Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE (pp. 269-270). online: ACM. DOI Scopus33 WoS24
  2019	Falkner, K. E., Vivian, R., & Falkner, N. (2019). Supporting Computational Thinking Development in K-6. In Proceedings of Latice 2018 Vol. 1 (pp. 126-133). Auckland, New Zealand: IEEE. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
  2019	Le, K., Tarmazdi, H., Vivian, R., Falkner, K., Szabo, C., & Falkner, N. (2019). Directing Teacher Focus in Computer Science Online Learning Environments. In Proceedings of Latice 2017 (pp. 119-125). Hong Kong: IEEE. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2018	Szabo, C., Falkner, N., Knutas, A., & Dorodchi, M. (2018). Understanding the effects of lecturer intervention on computer science student behaviour. In ITiCSE-WGR 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 ITiCSE Conference on Working Group Reports Vol. 2018-January (pp. 105-124). Bologna, ITALY: ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY. DOI Scopus18 WoS11
  2018	Matthews, R. H., Sorell, M., & Falkner, N. (2018). Thermal Effects of Dark Current on Blind Source Camera Identification. In Proceedings of the 4th Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop (ICR 2018) (pp. 37-41). Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia: Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Software Science.
  2017	Qin, Y., Sheng, Q., Parkinson, S., & Falkner, N. (2017). Edge influence computation in dynamic graphs. In S. Candan, L. Chen, T. Pedersen, L. Chang, & W. Hua (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Vol. 10178 LNCS (pp. 649-660). Suzhou, PEOPLES R CHINA: SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG. DOI
  2017	Ruan, W., Xu, P., Sheng, Q., Falkner, N., Li, X., & Zhang, W. (2017). Recovering missing values from corrupted spatio-temporal sensory data via robust low-rank tensor completion. In S. Candan, L. Chen, T. Pedersen, L. Chang, & W. Hua (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Vol. 10177 LNCS (pp. 607-622). Suzhou, PEOPLES R CHINA: SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG. DOI Scopus15 WoS15
  2017	Le, B., Nguyen, H., Shen, H., & Falkner, N. (2017). GLFR: a generalized LFR benchmark for testing community detection algorithms. In ICCCN 2017: 2017 26th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN) (pp. 8038442-1-8038442-9). Vancouver: IEEE. DOI Scopus4
  2017	Falkner, N., Szabo, C., & Knutas, A. (2017). Classifying the nature of lecturer intervention on computer science student behaviour. In ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (pp. 128-132). Koli, FINLAND: ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY. DOI Scopus1
  2017	Szabo, C., Falkner, N., Dorodchi, M., Knutas, A., & Maiorana, F. (2017). Understanding the Effects of Lecturer Intervention on Computer Science Student Behaviour. In ITICSE'17: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2017 ACM CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION (pp. 391). New York, NY, United States: ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY. DOI WoS2
  2017	Falkner, K., Vivian, R., Falkner, N., & William, S. (2017). Reflecting on three offerings of a community-centric MOOC for K-6 computer science teachers. In SIGCSE '17 Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 195-200). New York, NY, USA: ACM. DOI Scopus17 WoS11
  2017	Falkner, N., Szabo, C., & Falkner, K. (2017). Formal forum triage: Towards the strategic selection of responses to student discussion forums. In L@S 2017 - Proceedings of the 4th (2017) ACM Conference on Learning at Scale (pp. 173-176). online: ACM. DOI
  2017	Matthews, R., Sorell, M., & Falkner, N. (2017). Isolating Lens Aberrations within Fixed Pattern Noise. In Proceedings of the 3rd Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop (ICR 2017) (pp. 21-24). Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia: Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Software Science.
  2017	Szabo, C., & Falkner, N. (2017). Silence, Words, or Grades: The Effects of Lecturer Feedback in Multi-Revision Assignments. In Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE Vol. Part F128680 (pp. 293-298). online: ACM. DOI Scopus8 WoS8
  2017	La Vista, D., Falkner, N., & Szabo, C. (2017). Understanding the effects of intervention on computer science student behaviour in on-line forums. In Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE Vol. Part F128680 (pp. 200-205). online: ACM. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
  2016	Ruan, W., Sheng, Q., Xu, P., Tran, N., Falkner, N., Li, X., & Zhang, W. (2016). Forecasting seasonal time series using weighted gradient RBF network based autoregressive model. In Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management Vol. 24-28-October-2016 (pp. 2021-2024). Indianapolis, IN: ACM. DOI Scopus4 WoS2
  2016	Ruan, W., Xu, P., Sheng, Q., Tran, N., Falkner, N., Li, X., & Zhang, W. (2016). When sensor meets tensor: filling missing sensor values through a tensor approach. In Proceedings of the 25th ACM International on Conference on Information and Knowledge Management Vol. 24-28-October-2016 (pp. 2025-2028). Indianapolis, IN: ACM. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
  2016	Ranathunga, D., Roughan, M., Kernick, P., & Falkner, N. (2016). The mathematical foundations for mapping policies to network devices. In C. Callegari, M. VanSinderen, P. Sarigiannidis, P. Samarati, E. Cabello, P. Lorenz, & M. Obaidat (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications Vol. 4 (pp. 197-206). Lisbon, Portugal: SCITEPRESS. DOI Scopus10 WoS9
  2016	Ranathunga, D., Roughan, M., Kernick, P., Falkner, N., Nguyen, H., McClintock, M., & Mihailescu, M. (2016). Verifiable policy-defined networking for security management. In Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications Vol. 4 (pp. 344-351). Lisbon, Portugal: SCITEPRESS. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
  2016	Ranathunga, D., Roughan, M., Kernick, P., & Falkner, N. (2016). Towards standardising firewall reporting. In A. Becue, N. CuppensBoulahia, F. Cuppens, S. Katsikas, & C. Lambrinoudakis (Eds.), Security of Industrial Control Systems and Cyber Physical Systems Vol. 9588 (pp. 127-143). Vienna, Austria: Springer. DOI Scopus1
  2016	Falkner, K., Falkner, N., Szabo, C., & Vivian, R. (2016). Applying validated pedagogy to MOOCs: an introductory programming course with media computation. In Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Vol. 11-13-July-2016 (pp. 326-331). Arequipa, Peru: ACM New York. DOI Scopus7
  2016	Ranathunga, D., Roughan, M., Kernick, P., & Falkner, N. (2016). Malachite: firewall policy comparison. In Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications Vol. 2016-August (pp. 310-317). Messina, Italy: IEEE. DOI Scopus10 WoS7
  2015	Atapattu Mudiyanselage, T., Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2015). An evaluation methodology for concept maps mined from lecture notes: an educational perspective. In S. Zvacek, M. Restivo, J. Uhomoibhi, & M. Helfert (Eds.), Communications in Computer and Information Science Vol. 510 (pp. 68-83). Barcelona, Spain: Springer International Publishing. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2015	Qin, Y., Sheng, Q., Falkner, N., Shemshadi, A., & Curry, E. (2015). Batch matching of conjunctive triple patterns over linked data streams in the internet of things. In A. Gupta, & S. Rathbun (Eds.), Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Scientific and Statistical Database Management Vol. 29-June-2015 (pp. 41-1-41-6). La Jolla, California: ACM. DOI Scopus1
  2015	Ranathunga, D., Roughan, M., Kernick, P., Falkner, N., & Nguyen, H. (2015). Identifying the missing aspects of the ANSI/ISA best practices for security policy. In Proceedings of the 1st ACM Workshop on Cyber-Physical System Security (pp. 37-48). Singapore, Republic of Singapore: ACM. DOI Scopus6
  2015	Yao, L., Sheng, Q., Ruan, W., Gu, T., Li, X., Falkner, N., & Yang, Z. (2015). RF-care: device-free posture recognition for elderly people using a passive RFID tag array. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services (pp. 120-129). Coimbra, Portugal: ICST. DOI Scopus36
  2015	Atapattu, T., Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2015). Educational question answering motivated by question-specific concept maps. In C. Conati, N. Heffernan, A. Mitrovic, & M. Verdejo (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence in Education, 17th International Conference, AIED 2015 Vol. 9112 (pp. 13-22). Madrid, Spain: Springer. DOI Scopus8 WoS10
  2015	Atapattu, T., Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2015). Task-adapted concept map scaffolding to support quizzes in an online environment. In Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Vol. 2015-June (pp. 272-277). Vilnius, Lithuania: Association for Computing Machinery. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2015	Tarmazdi, H., Vivian, R., Szabo, C., Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2015). Using learning analytics to visualise computer science teamwork. In V. Dagiene, C. Schulte, & T. Jevsikova (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Vol. 2015-June (pp. 165-170). Vilnius, Lithuania: ACM. DOI Scopus37 WoS28
  2015	Vivian, R., Tarmazdi, H., Falkner, K., Falkner, N., & Szabo, C. (2015). The development of a dashboard tool for visualising online teamwork discussions. In Proceedings of the 37th International Conference on Software Engineering Vol. 2 (pp. 380-388). Florence, Italy: IEEE. DOI Scopus28 WoS19
  2015	Falkner, K., Vivian, R., & Falkner, N. (2015). Teaching computational thinking in K-6: the CSER digital technologies MOOC. In Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Computing Education Conference Vol. 160 (pp. 63-72). Sydney, Australia: Australian Computer Society Inc.. Scopus2
  2015	Falkner, K., Szabo, C., Vivian, R., & Falkner, N. (2015). Evolution of software development strategies. In Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE/ACM 37th IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering Vol. 2 (pp. 243-252). online: IEEE. DOI Scopus27 WoS20
  2015	Ruan, W., Yao, L., Sheng, Q. Z., Falkner, N. J. G., Li, X., & Gu, T. (2015). TagFall: Towards Unobstructive Fine-Grained Fall Detection based on UHF Passive RFID Tags. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems Computing Networking and Services Mobiquitous 2015 Vol. 2015-January (pp. e4). European Alliance for Innovation n.o.. DOI Scopus35
  2014	Sooriamurthi, R., Falkner, N., Meyer, E., & Michalewicz, Z. (2014). Puzzle-Based Learning: Introducing Creative Thinking and Problem Solving for Computer Science and Engineering. In J. Dougherty, K. Nagel, A. Decker, & K. Eiselt (Eds.), PROCEEDINGS OF THE 45TH ACM TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION (SIGCSE'14) (pp. 749). Atlanta, GA: ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY.
  2014	Falkner, K., Vivian, R., & Falkner, N. (2014). The Australian Digital Technologies Curriculum: challenge and opportunity. In Proceedings of the 16th Australasian Computing Education Conference Vol. 148 (pp. 3-12). Auckland, New Zealand: Australian Computer Society Inc.. Scopus52
  2014	Ruan, W., Yao, L., Sheng, Q., Falkner, N., & Li, X. (2014). TagTrack: device-free localization and tracking using passive RFID tags. In MobiQuitous 2014 - 11th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services (pp. 80-89). London, Great Britain: ICST. DOI Scopus51
  2014	Atapattu Mudiyanselage, T., Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2014). Acquisition of triples of knowledge from lecture notes: a natural language processing approach. In Stamper, J., Pardos, Z., & M. Mavrikis (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (pp. 193-196). London, United Kingdom: International Educational Data Mining Society (IEDMS).
  2014	Yao, L., Sheng, Q., Falkner, N., & Ngu, A. (2014). ThingsNavi: finding most-related things via multi-dimensional modeling of human-thing interactions. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services (pp. 20-29). online: ICST. DOI Scopus16
  2014	Qin, Y., Sheng, Q., Falkner, N., Zhang, W., & Wang, H. (2014). Indexing linked data in a wireless broadcast system with 3D Hilbert space-filling curves. In X. Wang (Ed.), Proceedings of the 23rd ACM International Conference on Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (pp. 1775-1778). Shanghai, China: ACM. DOI
  2014	Qin, Y., Sheng, Q., Falkner, N., Shemshadi, A., & Curry, E. (2014). Towards efficient dissemination of linked data in the internet of things. In X. Wang (Ed.), Proceedings of the 23rd ACM International Conference on Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (pp. 1779-1782). Shanghai, China: ACM. DOI Scopus5
  2014	Yao, L., Ruan, W., Sheng, Q., Li, X., & Falkner, N. (2014). Exploring tag-free RFID-based passive localization and tracking via learning-based probabilistic approaches. In X. Wang (Ed.), Proceedings of the 23rd ACM International Conference on Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (pp. 1799-1802). Shanghai, China: ACM. DOI Scopus12
  2014	Falkner, N., & Falkner, K. (2014). “Whither, badges?” or “wither, badges!”: a metastudy of badges in Computer Science education to clarify effects, significance and influence. In Proceedings of 14th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research Vol. 2014-November (pp. 127-135). Koli, Finland: ACM New York. DOI Scopus18
  2014	Falkner, K., Vivian, R., & Falkner, N. (2014). Identifying computer science self-regulated learning strategies. In ITICSE 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Conference (pp. 291-296). Uppsala, Sweden: Association for Computing Machinery. DOI Scopus73
  2014	Falkner, N., Vivian, R., Piper, D., & Falkner, K. (2014). Increasing the effectiveness of automated assessment by increasing marking granularity and feedback units. In Proceedings of the 45th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 9-14). Atlanta, Georgia: ACM New York. DOI Scopus33 WoS28
  2014	Atapattu Mudiyanselage, T., Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2014). Evaluation of concept importance in concept maps mined from lecture notes: computer vs human. In S. Zvacek, M. Restivo, J. Uhomoibhi, & M. Helfert (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education Vol. 2 (pp. 75-84). Barcelona, Spain: SciTePress. DOI Scopus9
  2014	Szabo, C., Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2014). Experiences in course design using neo-piagetian theory. In Proceedings of the 14th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research Vol. 2014-November (pp. 81-90). online: ACM. DOI Scopus3
  2013	Vivian, R., Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2013). Computer science students' causal attributions for successful and unsuccessful outcomes in programming assignments. In Proceedings of the 13th Koli Calling International conference on computing education research (pp. 125-134). Finland: ACM. DOI Scopus12
  2013	Vivian, R., Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2013). Analysing computer science students' teamwork role adoption in an online self-organised teamwork activity. In Proceedings of the 13th Koli Calling International conference on computing education research (pp. 105-114). Finland: ACM. DOI Scopus20
  2013	Haig, T., Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2013). Visualisation of learning management system usage for detecting student behaviour patterns. In A. Carbone, & J. Whalley (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th Australasian Computing Education Conference (ACE) Vol. 136 (pp. 107-115). Australia: Australian Computer Society. Scopus12
  2013	Falkner, K., Chiprianov, V., Falkner, N., Szabo, C., & Puddy, G. (2013). Modeling scenarios for the performance prediction of distributed real-time embedded systems. In 2013 Military Communications and Information Systems Conference (MilCIS) (pp. 1-6). United States: IEEE. DOI Scopus5
  2013	Knight, S., Nguyen, H., Maennel, O., Phillips, I., Falkner, N., Bush, R., & Roughan, M. (2013). An automated system for emulated network experimentation. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Emerging Networking EXperiments and Technologies, CoNEXT 2013 (pp. 235-246). USA: Association for Computing Machinery. DOI Scopus9 WoS6
  2013	Vivian, R., Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2013). Building consensus: Students' cognitive and metacognitive behaviours during wiki construction. In Proceedings of the IEEE 2013 Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, LaTiCE (pp. 154-161). USA: IEEE. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
  2013	Falkner, N., Vivian, R., & Falkner, K. (2013). Computer science education: The first threshold concept. In 2013 Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering (pp. 39-46). USA: IEEE. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
  2013	Falkner, K., Vivian, R., & Falkner, N. (2013). Neo-piagetian forms of reasoning in software development process construction. In Proceedings of the 2013 Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering (pp. 31-38). USA: IEEE. DOI Scopus7 WoS2
  2013	Falkner, K., Chiprianov, V., Falkner, N., Szabo, C., Hill, J., Puddy, G., . . . Wallis, A. (2013). Model-driven performance prediction of distributed real-time embedded defence systems. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems, ICECCS (pp. 155-158). USA: IEEE. DOI Scopus9 WoS3
  2013	Ranasinghe, D., Falkner, N., Pan, C., & Wu, H. (2013). Wireless sensing platform for remote monitoring and control of wine fermentation. In Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE Eighth International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing, IEEE ISSNIP 2013 Vol. 1 (pp. 503-508). CD: IEEE. DOI Scopus8 WoS8
  2013	Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2013). Designing and supporting collaborative learning activities. In Proceedings of the 44th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2013 (pp. 537-538). online: ACM Digital Library. DOI Scopus1
  2013	Falkner, K., Falkner, N., & Vivian, R. (2013). Collaborative learning and anxiety a phenomenographic study of collaborative learning activities. In SIGCSE 2013 - Proceedings of the 44th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 227-232). USA: ACM. DOI Scopus33
  2012	Falkner, N., & Falkner, K. (2012). Teaching tools as teaching tools: contextualised authentic learning examples. In Proceedings of the 2012 Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, AAEE 2012 (pp. 1-9). Melbourne: ESER Group.
  2012	Falkner, N., & Willis, C. (2012). E-enhancement of existing courses: Is it worth it?. In Proceedings of the 2012 Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, AAEE 2012 (pp. 1-8). online: Australasian Association for Engineering Education.
  2012	Atapattu Mudiyanselage, T., Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2012). Automated extraction of semantic concepts from semi-structured data: supporting computer-based education through the analysis of lecture notes. In Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications, DEXA 2012 Vol. 7446 LNCS (pp. 161-175). Germany: Springer-Verlag. DOI Scopus8
  2012	Falkner, N., & Falkner, K. (2012). A fast measure for identifying at-risk students in computer science. In Proceedings of the 9th Annual International Conference on International Computing Education Research, ICER 2012 (pp. 55-62). Australia: ACM. DOI Scopus42
  2012	Falkner, K., & Falkner, N. (2012). Integrating communication skills into the computer science curriculum. In Proceedings of the 43rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE'12 (pp. 379-384). USA: ACM. DOI Scopus24 WoS9
  2011	Parsonage, E., Nguyen, H., Bowden, R., Knight, S., Falkner, N., & Roughan, M. (2011). Generalized graph products for network design and analysis. In Proceedings of the 19th EEE International Conference on Network Protocols (pp. 79-88). USA: IEEE. DOI Scopus22 WoS4
  2011	Bowden, R., Nguyen, H., Falkner, N., Knight, S., & Roughan, M. (2011). Planarity of data networks. In Proceedings of the 2011 23rd International Teletraffic Congress (pp. 254-261). USA: ITC Press. Scopus9
  2011	Sooriamurthi, R., Falkner, N., & Michalewicz, Z. (2011). Puzzle-Based Learning: Introducing Critical Thinking and Problem Solving for Computer Science and Engineering. In SIGCSE 12: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 43RD ACM TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION (pp. 663). NC, Raleigh: ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY.
  2010	Michalewicz, Z., Falkner, N., & Sooriamurthi, R. (2010). Puzzle-based learning: An introduction to critical thinking and problem solving. In Proceedings of 2010 Decision Sciences Institute annual meeting (pp. 3101-3106). www: DSJIE.
  2010	Nguyen, H., Roughan, M., Knight, S., Falkner, N., Maennel, O., & Bush, R. (2010). How to build complex, large-scale emulated networks. In Proceedings of TridentCom 2010 Vol. 46 (pp. 1-14). www: ICST. DOI Scopus4
  2009	Falkner, N., & Sheng, Q. (2009). Significance-based failure and interference detection in data streams. In Proceedings of DEXA 2009 Vol. 5690 LNCS (pp. 645-659). Germany: Springer-Verlag. DOI
  2009	Falkner, N., Sooriamurthi, R., & Michalewicz, Z. (2009). Puzzle-based learning: The first experiences. In Proceedings of the 2009 AaeE Conference (pp. 1-6). Australia: AAEE.
  2008	Falkner, N. (2008). Ontologically-based context checking in arbitrary programming languages. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications (pp. 1-5). CD: IEEE. DOI
  2006	Falkner, N., Coddington, P., & Wendelborn, A. (2006). Using ontologies to support customisation and maintain interoperability in distributed information systems with application to the Domain Name System. In Hai Zhuge (Ed.), Proceedings of SKG2006 (pp. www1-www6). www: IEEE. DOI Scopus1
  2006	Falkner, N., Coddington, P., & Wendelborn, A. (2006). Bridging the gap between the semantic web and existing network services. In E. Gahleitner, J. Kepler, & W. Woss (Eds.), Proceedings of DEXA 2006 (pp. 329-333). USA: IEEE. DOI
  2006	Falkner, N., Coddington, P., & Wendelborn, A. (2006). Optimising performance in network-based information systems: Virtual organisations and customised views. In P. Takizawa, & P. Barolli (Eds.), Proceedings of DEXA 2006 (pp. 71-76). USA: IEEE. DOI
  2006	Falkner, N., Coddington, P., & Wendelborn, A. (2006). Capturing and using the operational semantics of large distributed systems: Sharing common application requirements in virtual organisations. In S. Stumpf, & N. Koenderink (Eds.), Proceedings of DEXA 2006 (pp. 151-155). USA: IEEE. DOI
  2005	Falkner, N., Coddington, P., & Wendelborn, A. (2005). Developing an ontology for the domain name system. In A. Min Tjoa, & R. Wagner (Eds.), Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Workshop on Database and Expert Systems Applications Vol. 2006 (pp. 562-566). USA: IEEE. DOI Scopus6
  1998	Falkner, N. J. G., & Oudshoorn, M. J. (1998). Congress: A dynamic distributed task allocation environment. In C. McDonald (Ed.), PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21ST AUSTRALASIAN COMPUTER SCIENCE CONFERENCE, ACSC'98 Vol. 20 (pp. 475-488). PERTH, AUSTRALIA: SPRINGER-VERLAG SINGAPORE PTE LTD.

• Conference Items

  Year	Citation
  2024	Falkner, N., & Vivian, R. (2024). The "Koli DC": Towards Improving the Effectiveness of Doctoral Consortia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the 24th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research. FINLAND: ACM. DOI
  2024	Falkner, N., & Vivian, R. (2024). Thinking Beyond the Familiar with the Research Alternatives Exercise. Poster session presented at the meeting of ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. FINLAND: ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY. DOI
  2020	Falkner, N., & Seppala, O. (2020). Koli Calling 2020 - Foreword. Poster session presented at the meeting of ACM International Conference Proceeding Series.
  2019	Ihantola, P., & Falkner, N. (2019). Koli Calling 2019 - Foreword. Poster session presented at the meeting of ACM International Conference Proceeding Series.
  2018	Matthews, R. H., Sorell, M., & Falkner, N. (2018). Isolating Lens Effects from Source Camera Identification using Photo-Response Non-Uniformity Noise. Poster session presented at the meeting of 24th International Symposium of the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society. Perth, Australia.

• Live Performance of Creative Works

  Year	Citation
  2025	Harrald, L., Dollman, L., Falkner, N., & Cooper, D. (2025). ILA x ARC x ASO: Vanishing Point (No. Of Pieces: 50 minutes) [Intermedia chamber music performance]. Immersive Light and Art (ILA), Light Square, Adelaide.: Light Foundation, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra & University of Adelaide.

• Curated or Produced Public Exhibition or Events

  Year	Citation
  2022	Hajdu, T., Falkner, N., & Tisato, A. (2022). Innovation in the City: Innovation in South Australia (No. Of Pieces: 120 minutes) [presentation]. Adelaide.
  2021	Howard, G., Hardjono, T., & Falkner, N. (2021). Art of the Possible: Creative Revolutionaries, Open Music Initiative Panel (No. Of Pieces: 1 hour) [panel discussion]. https://arts.adelaide.edu.au/music/sia-furler-institute/engagement/creative-revolutionaries: https://arts.adelaide.edu.au/music/sia-furler-institute/engagement/creative-revolutionaries.
  2018	Hajdu, T., & Falkner, N. (2018). Creative Revolutionaries: A Whole New Internet (No. Of Pieces: 90 min) [Director]. online.

• Theses

  Year	Citation
  2019	Matthews, R. H. (2019). Towards a Unified Theory of Sensor Pattern Noise: An analysis of dark current, lens effects, and temperature bias in CMOS image sensors. (PhD Thesis, The University of Adelaide).

• Software

  Year	Citation
  2021	Hajdu, T., Milburn, A., Paul, C., Hardjono, T., Falkner, N., & Panay, P. (2021). Open Music Initiative [Computer Software]. worldwide: Open Source.

• Filesets

  Year	Citation
  -	Matthews, R., Falkner, N., & Sorell, M. (n.d.). Raspi Flat field Images - Camera 04. DOI
  -	Matthews, R., Falkner, N., & Sorell, M. (n.d.). Raspberry Pi Dark Current Images - Camera 01, 05 and 06.. DOI
  -	Matthews, R., Falkner, N., & Sorell, M. (n.d.). Raspi Flat field Images - Camera 01. DOI
  -	Matthews, R., Falkner, N., & Sorell, M. (n.d.). Raspi Flat field Images - Camera 02. DOI

My teaching interests span a range of areas, both inside and beyond the discipline. Inside the discipline, I usually work in computer networking and programming concepts. Beyond the discipline, I teach courses that deal with ethics, sociotechnical harm, research skills, and many of the professional skills that are useful in our discipline.

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2025	Co-Supervisor	Building a recommender system to increase successful outcomes in crime scene analysis.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Ms Louise Margaret Campbell
  2024	Co-Supervisor	Precision Education: Using artificial intelligence to enhance real world learning	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Shaun Mc Carthy
  2020	Principal Supervisor	A Framework for Enhancing the Student Experience Through Automated Analysis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Hamzah Arishi

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2023 - 2025	Co-Supervisor	High-Order Graph Models and their Applications in Active Directory Security	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Nhu Long Nguyen
  2022 - 2025	Principal Supervisor	Developing Language Resources and Advancing AI Techniques for Automatic Detection of Cyberbullying Causes	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Isuru Mahagani Arachchige
  2022 - 2024	Principal Supervisor	Leveraging NLP for supporting automated security incident response	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Zarrin Tasnim Sworna
  2022 - 2024	Principal Supervisor	Towards Supporting Developers for Securing Containerized Software	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Mubin Ul Haque
  2021 - 2025	Principal Supervisor	Improving MOOCs Through the Development of Automated Tools for Learner Modelling	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Abhilash Sridhara
  2020 - 2024	Principal Supervisor	Effective Methods for Secure Data Delivery in IoT	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Mnar Saeed Alnaghes
  2017 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Towards a Unified Theory of Sensor Pattern Noise: An analysis of Dark Current, Lens effects and Temperature Bias in CMOS Image Sensors	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Richard Henry Edwin Matthews
  2014 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Device-free Human Localization and Activity Recognition for Supporting the Independent Living of the Elderly	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Wenjie Ruan
  2014 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Auto Configuration of Critical Network Infrastructure	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Dinesha Ranathunga
  2014 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Community Detection in Complex Networks	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Ba Dung Le
  2013 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	Privacy Preserving Neighbourhood-based Collaborative Filtering Recommendation Algorithms	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Zhigang Lu
  2013 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	A computational model for task-adapted knowledge organisation: improving learning through concept maps extracted from lecture slides	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Thushari Atapattu
  2012 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Semantic Component Selection Based on Non-Functional Requirements	Master of Science in Mathematical and Computer Sciences	Master	Part Time	Mr Amir Kanan Kashefi
  2011 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	Managing Data Dynamics, Streams and Sharing in the Internet of Things	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Yongrui Qin

• Position: Associate Professor/Reader
• Phone: 83136185
• Email: nickolas.falkner@adelaide.edu.au
• Fax: 83134366
• Campus: North Terrace
• Building: Ingkarni Wardli, floor 4
• Org Unit: Computer Science