David Peterson

[Image: David Peterson] David Peterson

Postgraduate Student (PhD)
School of Electrical & Information Engineering
University of Sydney

Room 103
Engineering Faculty Building
Building J13
University of Sydney
[Map] Phone: +61 (0)2 9036 9463
Fax: +61 (0)2 9351 3847
Mob: +61 (0)415 943 940
Email: peterson {at} ee.usyd.edu.au
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Important Announcements

An important message regarding student consultations:

My teaching consultation hour is Tuesday 10am-11am in my office (EFB Rm 103). Due to the extent of my commitments this year, I will only be available to answer teaching-related enquiries during this time. Please email beforehand to confirm your appointment.

What's New?

My blog is now back online. (Note: This is not a university-administered site. Opinions expressed do not represent the position of my employer.)
I will be presenting on Web Service Security at the ARK Group conference on Planning and Implementing Service Oriented Architecture. 15-17 March, Sydney. Jim Webber will be chairing the conference. Yay!
I will be presenting on open-source Java development at EduLinux 2005 (a Linux.conf.au mini-conference). April 18-23, Canberra.
Now teaching EBUS4001 E-Business Engineering (Sem 1, 2005).

Research

My research is mainly in the area of middleware systems and software infrastructures. I am particularly interested in the following research areas:

Distributed systems and distributed computing
Web services and related middleware systems
Fault-Tolerant and Highly Available software systems
Dynamic and reconfigurable software systems
Mechanisms for adaptation and evolution in middleware systems
Service-Oriented Architectures

My PhD research focus is improving the support for adaptation and dependability behaviours within web service middleware systems. More specific information will be made available here when the first release of my prototype software implementation (now underway) is made.

I am also interested in web services and system security and interoperability, as well as general issues in software architecture and software engineering. I am always happy to discuss general research questions in person, by telephone or by email (perhaps best). I am active in several research groups including:

Middleware Research Group (University of Sydney)
Network Applications and Technologies (NAT) group at CSIRO (part of the new ICT Centre)
Web Engineering Group at the University of Sydney

Follow the links below to my recent publications and talks:
Publications
Seminars and Talks

Teaching

Currently:

EBUS4001 E-Business Engineering (Sem 1, 2005)
EBUS3004 E-Business Programming (Sem 2, 2005)

Consultation Hour: Tuesday 10am - 11 am, EFB Room 103.

Previously:

EBUS3002 E-Commerce Web Programming (2003 - 2004)
EBUS5001 E-Commerce Application Programming (2003 - 2004)
ELEC5608 Electronic Commerce (2002)
EBUS3001 Introduction to E-Commerce Systems (2002)

Publications

Roychoudhury S., Mousset, E.C., and Peterson, D.H., 2003. "An Open Infrastructure for Web Services Security", E-Business Review (ISBN 0-970-7955-2-1), vol. 3, p. 129-132.
Calvo, R. and Peterson, D., "The OpenACS Web Application Framework", 8th Australian World Wide Web Conference (AUSWEB'02) Queensland Australia, 6-9 August 2002.

Seminars and Talks

Use of Linux and OSS in Undergraduate (EIE) Teaching, EducationaLinux mini-conference, Linux.conf.au 2004, Adelaide SA, Jan 2004.

Other stuff

Nothing at the moment ...