
Dr Matthew Sorell
Senior Lecturer
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Research services in a range of telecommunications, multimedia, and forensic investigation, may be arranged through the University of Adelaide.
My specific areas of consulting experience are:
1. Telecommunications, particularly the intersection between technology, commercial operations, and regulations. This includes international experience in 3G licensing and strategy in Italy, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan and Australia; and advising a number of innovative start-ups in telecommunications and information systems.
2. Regulation and policy in related areas, with experience at the Australian Commonwealth level across multiple agencies.
3. Cyber crime and digital forensic investigation. This includes expert witness work in criminal cases, assisting both police and defence; and some work in civil courts. Work has included cryptanalysis of PGP, validation of images, research in image and video provenance, etc. In 2008 and 2009 I founded and was general chair of the International Conference on Forensic Analysis and Techniques in Telecommunications, Information and Multimedia (eForensics). Since 2013 I have been an invited academic observer at the UNODC Intergovernmental Experts Group on Cybercrime in Vienna. Since 2017 I have been an invited academic member of the INTERPOL Digital Forensics Experts Group. In 2018 I received a High Commendation for Developing Emerging Sources of Digital Investigation at the International Digital Investigation and Intelligence Awards.
I also have a keen interest in the cyber defence and IT innovation sector in Estonia. In 2015 I became an e-Resident of the Republic of Estonia.
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Research services in a range of telecommunications, multimedia, and forensic investigation, may be arranged through the University of Adelaide.
My specific areas of consulting experience are:
1. Telecommunications, particularly the intersection between technology, commercial operations, and regulations. This includes international experience in 3G licensing and strategy in Italy, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan and Australia; and advising a number of innovative start-ups in telecommunications and information systems.
2. Regulation and policy in related areas, with experience at the Australian Commonwealth level across multiple agencies.
3. Cyber crime and digital forensic investigation. This includes expert witness work in criminal cases, assisting both police and defence; and some work in civil courts. Work has included cryptanalysis of PGP, validation of images, research in image and video provenance, etc. In 2008 and 2009 I founded and was general chair of the International Conference on Forensic Analysis and Techniques in Telecommunications, Information and Multimedia (eForensics). Since 2013 I have been an invited academic observer at the UNODC Intergovernmental Experts Group on Cybercrime in Vienna. Since 2017 I have been an invited academic member of the INTERPOL Digital Forensics Experts Group. In 2018 I received a High Commendation for Developing Emerging Sources of Digital Investigation at the International Digital Investigation and Intelligence Awards.
I also have a keen interest in the cyber defence and IT innovation sector in Estonia. In 2015 I became an e-Resident of the Republic of Estonia.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2002 - ongoing Lecturer/Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide 1998 - 2002 Business Development Manager and Senior Engineer Centre for Telecommunications Information Networking 1990 - 1998 Research Officer Defence Science and Technology Organisation -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Estonian Can read and speak German Can read, write, speak and understand spoken -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2021 Matthews, R., Falkner, N., & Sorell, M. (2021). Determining image sensor temperature using dark current. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1-14.
2021 Humphries, G., Nordvik, R., Manifavas, H., Cobley, P., & Sorell, M. (2021). Law enforcement educational challenges for mobile forensics. Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation, 38(Supplement), 301129-1-301129-11.
Scopus12021 Matthews, R., Lovell, K., & Sorell, M. (2021). Ghost protocol – Snapchat as a method of surveillance. Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation, 36, 1-9.
2020 Monroe, J. G., Hansen, P., Sorell, M., & Berglund, E. Z. (2020). Agent-Based Model of a Blockchain Enabled Peer-to-Peer Energy Market: Application for a Neighborhood Trial in Perth, Australia. Smart Cities, 3(3), 1072-1099.
Scopus132020 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.
Scopus4 WoS52019 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.
Scopus32019 Matthews, R., Sorell, M., & Falkner, N. (2019). An analysis of optical contributions to a photo-sensor's ballistic fingerprints. Digital Investigation, 28, 139-145.
Scopus4 WoS32019 Smithers, L. G., Wang, X., Haag, D., Agnew, B., Lynch, J., & Sorell, M. (2019). Discretionary food advertising on television in 2017: a descriptive study.. Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, 43(6), 519-521.
Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC12018 Smithers, L., Haag, D., Agnew, B., Lynch, J., & Sorell, M. (2018). Food advertising on Australian television: Frequency, duration and monthly pattern of advertising from a commercial network (four channels) for the entire 2016. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 54(9), 962-967.
Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC32010 Haltis, K., Sorell, M., & Brinkworth, R. (2010). A biologically inspired smart camera for use in surveillance applications. International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics, 2(3), 1-14.
Scopus12010 Sorell, M. (2010). Guest editorial preface selected papers from e-forensics 2009: The international Conference on forensic applications and techniques in telecommunications, information and multimedia. International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics, 2(1). 2009 Sorell, M. (2009). Selected papers from e-forensics 2008: The first international conference on forensic applications and techniques in telecommunications, information and multimedia. International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics, 1(2). 2009 Poursoltan, S., & Sorell, M. (2009). Reliable motion detection, location and audit in surveillance video. International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics, 1(4), 19-31.
2009 Sorell, M. (2009). Unexpected artifacts in a digital photograph. International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics, 1(1), 45-58.
Scopus42009 Sorell, M. (2009). Conditions for effective detection and identification of primary quantisation of re-quantized JPEG images. International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics, 1(2), 13-27.
Scopus82008 Strange, M., & Sorell, M. (2008). Gear up for change [Internet]. Engineering & Technology, 3(3), 42-44.
Scopus11991 Fourikis, N., Eccleston, K. W., Lioutas, N., & Sorell, M. J. (1991). Scalar network analysers operating at Ka- and W-bands. International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 12(7), 819-843.
1990 Sorell, M. J., Sorell, G. C., Nicholls, R. L., Lanzon, P. J., & Beddoe, A. H. (1990). Commissioning and acceptance of a commercially manufactured radiotherapy beam tissue compensating filter system. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 13(4), 197-201.
Scopus2Espinosa, H. G., Thiel, D. V., Sorell, M., & Rowlands, D. (n.d.). Can We Trust Inertial and Heart Rate Sensor Data from an APPLE Watch Device?. The 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association.
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Books
Year Citation 2009 Sorell, M. (Ed.) (2009). Forensics in telecommunications, information and multimedia : second international conference, e-Forensics 2009. Springer. 2009 Sorell, M. (2009). Preface (Vol. 8). 2009 Sorell, M. (2009). Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering: Preface (Vol. 8 LNICST). -
Book Chapters
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2021 Matthews, R., & Sorell, M. (2021). Forensic Applications of 3D Imaging - The Case for Foundational Validation. In https://www.fcn.police.uk/news/2021-08/fcn-announces-week-long-research-festival-september. London, England. 2020 Tripathi, M., Phillips, B., & Sorell, M. (2020). Bring your own spectrum (BYOS)–A tiered architecture supporting flexible spectrum allocation. In 30th European Regional ITS Conference (pp. 1-15). online: ZBW. 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 Shelby-James, L., Norman, S., Matthews, R., & Sorell, M. (2019). Reliability and trust in global navigation satellite systeMs. In https://www.taltech.ee/institutes/centre-for-digital-forensics-cyber-security/events-19/interdisciplinary-cyber-research-icr-workshop/icr2019-3/. Tallinn. 2019 Tang, J., Walsh, G., Sorell, M., & Matthews, R. H. (2019). Forensic applications of 3d scanning. In https://www.taltech.ee/institutes/centre-for-digital-forensics-cyber-security/events-19/interdisciplinary-cyber-research-icr-workshop/icr2019-3/. Tallinn. 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 2018 (pp. 37-41). Tallinn University of Technology. 2018 de Vries, S., Grozinger, F., Williams, B., Sorell, M., & Matthews, R. (2018). Penetration Testing of the SpaceTalk Tracking Watch. In Proceedings of the 4th Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop 2018. Tallinn University of Technology. 2018 Castignani, G., Shanmuganathan, N., Sharifi, N., Sorell, M., & Matthews, R. H. (2018). Security Framework for Children’s Safety Watches. In Proceedings of the 4th Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop 2018 (pp. 54-56). Tallinn University of Technology. 2018 Jennings, L., Singh, I., Sorell, M., Matthews, R. H., Eggendorfer, T., & Hovhannisyan, K. (2018). Improving the technical functionality of children’s tracking watches. In Proceedings of the 4th Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop 2018. Tallinn University of Technology. 2018 Burgess, I., Yin, R., & Sorell, M. J. (2018). Dual IP Stack Exfiltration - Methods and Defences. In Proceedings of the 4th Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop 2018 (pp. 12-14). Tallinn University of Technology. 2018 Maniorotis, A., Lu, J., & Sorell, M. J. (2018). Private but public on the blockchain. In Proceedings of the 4th Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop 2018 (pp. 17-19). Tallinn University of Technology. 2018 Lai De Oliveira, L., Pfeiffer, M., Taziva, T., Frishling, A., Cooney, B., Coscia, D., & Sorell, M. J. (2018). The Challenges of Building a Testbed Environment for Security and Vulnerability Analysis of Internal Communication Networks in Vehicles. In Proceedings of the 4th Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop 2018 (pp. 34-36). Tallinn University of Technology. 2018 DeVries, M., & Sorell, M. J. (2018). Biometric profiling of wearable devices for medical monitoring and authentication. In Proceedings of the 4th Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop 2018 (pp. 46-48). Tallinn University of Technology. 2018 Sorell, M. J., & Hovhannisyan, K. (2018). Arkangel: Investigation of Children's Tracking Smartwatch Ecosystem. Forensic Value and Privacy Implications. In Proceedings of the 4th Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop 2018 (pp. 60-62). Tallinn University of Technology. 2017 Matthews, R., Sorell, M., & Falkner, N. (2017). Isolating Lens Aberrations within Fixed Pattern Noise. In Proceedings of the 3rd Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop 2017 (pp. 21-24). online: Tallinn University of Technology. 2017 Agnew, B., & Sorell, M. (2017). Security applications of additive analogue memory. In A. Osula, & O. Maennel (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop (pp. 19-20). Tallinn: Tallinn University of Technology. 2017 Aba, A., Virgo, J., & Sorell, M. (2017). Equity crowdfunding with blockchain. In A. Osula, & O. Maennel (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop 2017 (pp. 42-45). Tallinn: Tallinn University of Technology. 2017 Sorell, M., Reynolds, M., & Gowda, H. (2017). Real-time video stream substitution. In A. Osula, & O. Maennel (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop 2017 (pp. 59-61). Tallinn: Tallinn University of Technology. 2017 Sorell, M. (2017). Apple Watch Post-Mortem Analysis. In 2nd INTERPOL Digital Forensics Experts Group Meeting - Program Book. Seoul: Korean National Police Authority. 2017 Liebelt, M., eglinton-warner, S., soong, W., al-sarawi, S., ng, B., phillips, B., & sorell, M. (2017). An Engineering Approach to Engineering Curriculum Design. In 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2017) (pp. 777-784). online: AAEE. 2015 Cosh, B., Panuccio, C., Sclauzero, M., Coscia, P., & Sorell, M. (2015). Adelaide to Tallinn: a collaborative research effort in pursuit of knowledge, experiences, and sustainable educational partnerships. In A. Osula, & O. Maennel (Eds.), Proceedings of the 1st Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Workshop 2015 (ICR2015) (pp. 20-22). Tallinn: Tallinn University of Technology. 2013 Poursoltan, S., Brinkworth, R., & Sorell, M. (2013). Biologically-inspired video enhancement method for robust shape recognition. In Proceedings of the 2013 1st International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing and Their Applications, ICCSPA 2013 (pp. 1-6). USA: IEEE.
2013 Poursoltan, S., Brinkworth, R., & Sorell, M. (2013). Biologically-inspired pre-compression enhancement of video for forensic applications. In Proceedings of the 2013 1st International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing and Their Applications, ICCSPA 2013 (pp. 1-6). USA: IEEE.
Scopus12012 Sorell, M. (2012). Video provenance by motion vector analysis: A feasibility study. In Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Communications Control and Signal Processing, ISCCSP 2012 (pp. 1-4). USA: IEEE.
Scopus62010 Hunjet, R. A., Coyle, A., & Sorell, M. (2010). Enhancing mobile adhoc networks through node placement and topology control. In Proceedings of the 2010 7th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems, ISWCS'10 (pp. 536-540). IEEE.
Scopus62009 Sorell, M. (2009). Motivating students in a hands-on environment. In Proceedings of the 20th AAEE Conference (pp. 1-6). Australia: AAEE. 2008 Strange, M., & Sorell, M. (2008). The mesh - a parallel world to the Web for driving global software innovation. In Proceedings of the Qualcon 2008 (pp. 1-11). CD: Qalcon. 2008 Xiao, Z., Poursoltan, S., & Sorell, M. (2008). Video motion detection beyond resonable doubt. In Proceedings of e-Forensics 2008 (pp. 1-6). CD: IEEE.
Scopus32008 MacKenzie, R., & Sorell, M. (2008). Recovery of circumstantial digital evidence leading to an Anton Piller order: A case study. In M. Sorrell (Ed.), Proceedings of e-Forensics 2008 (pp. 1-4). CD: IEEE.
2008 Sorell, M. (2008). Conditions for effective detection and identification of primary quantization of Re-Quantized JPEG images. In M. Sorrell (Ed.), Proceedings of e-Forensics 2008 (pp. 1-6). CD: IEEE. 2007 Arnold, J., Bean, N., Kraetzl, M., Roughan, M., & Sorell, M. (2007). Topology reconstruction and characterisation of wireless ad hoc networks. In J. Thompson, & I. Andonovic (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Communications (pp. 1-8). CDROM: IEEE.
Scopus22006 Vo, D., & Sorell, M. (2006). Signaling requirements for smart dynamic pricing in cellular networks. In Jintong Lin (Ed.), Proceedings of CHINACOM 2006 (pp. CDROM1-CDROM5). CDROM: IEEE.
Scopus4 WoS22005 Osborn, D., Rogers, D., Sorell, M., & Abbott, D. (2005). Multiple medical image ROI authentication using watermarking. In D. V. Nicolau (Ed.), Proceedings of 'Biomedical Applications of Micro- and Nanoengineering II' Vol. 5651 (pp. 221-231). Bellingham, Washington: SPIE.
Scopus3 WoS22004 Osborne, D., Abbott, D., Sorell, M., & Rogers, D. (2004). Multiple embedding using semi-fragile watermarks for medical images. In A. De Sabata (Ed.), Proceedings of the Symposium of Electronics and Telecommunications, ETC 2004 (pp. 120-125). New Jersey, USA: IEEE. 2004 Wong, A., Sorell, M., & Clarke, R. (2004). Transaction tracking for multimedia content from a mutual distrust perspective. In D. Lun, & K. Lam (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2004 International Symposium Multimedia, Video and Speech Processing (pp. CD-ROM 89-CD-ROM 92). CD-ROM: IEEE. 2004 Osborne, D., Rogers, D., Sorell, M., & Abbott, D. (2004). Embedded importance watermarking for image verification in radiology. In L. Faraone, & V. K. Varadan (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE on CD-ROM: Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnolog 2003 Vol. 5275 (pp. CD-ROM 383-CD-ROM 390). CD-ROM: SPIE.
Scopus4 WoS22004 Osborne, D., Abbott, D., Sorell, M., & Rogers, D. (2004). Multiple embedding using robust watermarks for wireless medical. In Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Mobile and ubiquitous multimedia, College Park, Maryland, October 27 - 29, 2004 Vol. 83 (pp. 245-250). New York: Association for Computing Machinery.
Scopus201993 Sorell, M. J., Krieg, M., & Stewart, C. V. (1993). On-platform radar and optical track fusion. In Conference Record of the Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems & Computers Vol. 1 (pp. 368-372).
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2019 Matthews, R. H., Phillips, B., & Sorell, M. (2019). How security ready is the Australia Space Industry? The challenges of digital security in space. Poster session presented at the meeting of http://www.nssa.com.au/19asrc/resources/19ASRC_Program_Abstracts.pdf. Adelaide, South Australia. 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. -
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). -
Filesets
Year Citation Matthews, R., Falkner, N., & Sorell, M. (n.d.). Raspi Flat field Images - Camera 04.
Matthews, R., Falkner, N., & Sorell, M. (n.d.). Raspberry Pi Dark Current Images - Camera 01, 05 and 06..
Matthews, R., Falkner, N., & Sorell, M. (n.d.). Raspi Flat field Images - Camera 01.
Matthews, R., Falkner, N., & Sorell, M. (n.d.). Raspi Flat field Images - Camera 02.
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I am currently teaching
ELEC ENG 1100 Analog Electronics (with Braden Phillips and the team)
ELEC ENG 3108 Telecommunications Principles (also as ELEC ENG 7083 part A)
ELEC ENG 4054 Telecommunications Systems (also as ELEC ENG 7081 and ELEC ENG 7083 part B)
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2021 Principal Supervisor Dynamic Spectrum Management Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Bailey Jesse Heading 2020 Principal Supervisor The calibration of biometric estimates in Apple Health data for use in forensic investigations Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Luke Jennings -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2020 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Forensic applications of analog memory: the digital evidence bag Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Mr Benjamin James Agnew 2017 - 2019 Principal 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 2013 - 2021 Principal Supervisor A Dynamic Spectrum Access Framework (Bring Your Own Spectrum) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Madhulika Tripathi 2010 - 2014 Co-Supervisor Techniques for Quality of Service Improvement in Internetworks Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jianghe Zhou 2009 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Bio-Inspired Vision Model Implementation In Compressed Surveillance Videos Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Saman Poursoltan 2008 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Adaptive Topologies - Improving Wireless Networks Through the Use of Additional Nodes and Power Control Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Robert Anthony Hunjet 2005 - 2010 Principal Supervisor A Spatial Scalable Video Coding with Selective Data Transmission using Wavelet Decomposition Master of Engineering Science Master Full Time Miss Lakshmi Veerapandian 2004 - 2011 Principal Supervisor Signalling Requirements for Smart Pricing in Mobile Telecommunications Systems Master of Engineering Science Master Part Time Mr Dat Vo 2003 - 2005 Co-Supervisor Embedded Watermarking for Image Verification in Telemedicine Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Dominic Osborne 2003 - 2007 Principal Supervisor Multimedia Transaction Tracking from a Mutual Distrust Perspective Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Angela Wong 2003 - 2007 Co-Supervisor Wireless Optimisation Based on Economic Criteria Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Siew Hew 2003 - 2007 Principal Supervisor The Mesh -A Universally Integrated Design Approach for Device Control Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Martin Strange 2002 - 2007 Co-Supervisor An Admission Control Problem for 802.11 Wireless Networks Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Jack Sudarev
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Board Memberships
Date Role Board name Institution name Country 2019 - ongoing Advisory Board Member FORMOBILE Scientific Advisory Board Hochschule Mittweida / Horizon 2020 Germany 2018 - ongoing Co-Chair SA Node Advisory Board - AustCyber AustCyber Australia
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