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Personal profile
Biography
Professor Frada Burstein, graduated from the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics of Tbilisi State University, Georgia, USSR and completed her PhD at the Institute of Cybernetics, Georgian Academy of Science (the Branch of USSR Academy of Sciences). Frada's PhD thesis was titled "Research and Development of Man-Machine Procedures for Multicriteria Decision Making (using vector preference relations)". Her professional academic career spans almost twenty years and includes extensive research in the areas of decision theory and decision support systems. Frada has been working with the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University since 1992 and is currently a Director of Knowledge Management Research Program and a Laboratory at the Caulfield School of IT.
In June 2013 Professor Frada Burstein was named the ICT Educator of the Year for her work in information and communications technology (ICT) education. Professor Burstein, was nominated by the Australian Computer Society (ACS).
Research interests
Professor Frada Burstein's area of research focus is;
Providing decision support and improving user experience on a multitude of devices and developing systems for knowledge management and better human interaction
Prof. Burstein has a sound record of success in attracting competitive grants and awards in support of research (in excess of 1M in shared grants and awards since 1995). Prof. Burstein has a strong experience in the multi-disciplinary research in information management and systems. She was a co-investigator of ARC Linkage projects with the Bureau of Meteorology (over $200K for 3 years) and with Breast Cancer Support Group (over $100K for 2 years). She was a principal investigator for an ARC Discovery project on Smart Information Portal in healthcare ($180K over three years, started in 2006) and an ARC Linkage project with IBM ($150K for 3 years), which resulted in development of comprehensive and generalisable medical emergency for mass gatherings domain ontology.
From January 2021 Prof Burstein accepted an Adjunct Professor's position at the Faculty of IT. She is no longer available to supervise new PhD projects.
Supervision interests
- knowledge management;
- intelligent decision support;
- decision support systems;
- health informatics
Monash teaching commitment
Professor Frada Burstein has experience as the Chief Examiner for the following units in the Faculty of IT:
- FIT3099 Knowledge management
- FIT5088 Information and knowledge management systems
- FIT5102 IT strategy and governance
- FIT6021 Advanced research methods
- RAD5106 Medical imaging data management and health informatics
Frada has experience as the Lecturer for the following units in the Faculty of IT:
- FIT3099 Knowledge management
- FIT4005 IT research methods
- FIT5088 Information and knowledge management systems
- FIT5125 IT research methods
- FIT5143 IT research methods
- FIT5185 Introduction to IT research methods
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Decision Support Systems, Doctor of Philosophy (Doctor of Technical Cybernetics and Information Theory), RAS - Center for Theoretical Problems of Physicochemical Pharmacology
Award Date: 18 Jul 1984
Graphic Arts, Graduate Diploma, Tbilisi State University
Award Date: 30 Dec 1978
Applied Mathematics, Masters of Science (Honors), Tbilisi State University
Award Date: 30 Dec 1978
Research area keywords
- Decision Support
- Information Systems
- Health Informatics
- Context Awareness
- Knowledge Management
Network
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A decision support tool to reduce unnecessary imaging for rotator cuff related shoulder pain
Malliaras, P., Burstein, F., Haines, T. & Zadro, J. R.
1/09/21 → 1/05/23
Project: Research
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Internet and telerehabilitation-based management of rotator cuff related shoulder pain: a randomised controlled trial
Malliaras, P., Haines, T., Skouteris, H., Burstein, F. & Delir Haghighi, P.
The Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia (trading as HCF Research Foundation)
20/03/21 → 20/12/23
Project: Research
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Improving Patient-centered Care through Digital Change: Implementing a ‘lightweight’ digital platform to link with patient systems and mobile devices
Tehrani, A., Wilkin, C., Burstein, F., Russo, P., McLoughlin, I., Skouteris, H. & Cooke, F. L.
9/10/19 → 8/10/22
Project: Research
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BP2 Generating and translating knowledge in health promotion and lifestyle improvement prior to and during pregnancy to reduce the burden of maternal obesity
Teede, H., Skouteris, H., Boyle, J., Burstein, F., Moran, L. & Van Dyke, T.
5/03/18 → 30/08/20
Project: Research
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Community perceptions of rheumatoid arthritis pharmacotherapy: An analysis of social media platforms
Keen, H. I., Whittle, S. L., Delir Haghighi, P., Sharma, C. & Burstein, F.
1/01/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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A digital health ecosystem ontology from the perspective of Australian consumers: a mixed-method literature analysis
Oshni Alvandi, A., Burstein, F. & Bain, C., 22 Mar 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Informatics for Health and Social Care. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Digital transformation: Environmental friend or foe? Panel discussion at the australasian conference on information systems 2019
Lokuge, S., Sedera, D., Cooper, V. & Burstein, F., 6 Jul 2021, In: Communications of the Association for Information Systems. 48, p. 616-634 19 p., 47.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Erratum: 'Correspondence on 'Mining social media data to investigate patient perceptions regarding DMARD pharmacotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis'' by Reuter et al
Sharma, C., Whittle, S., Haghighi, P. D., Burstein, F. & Keen, H. I., 3 Feb 2021, In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 1 p., annrheumdis-2020-219815.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other
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Investigating individuals' perceptions regarding the context around the low back pain experience: topic modeling analysis of twitter data
Robert, R., Delir Haghighi, P., Burstein, F., Urquhart, D. & Cicuttini, F. M., 23 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23, 12, 14 p., e26093.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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On-device lumbar-pelvic movement detection using dual-IMU: a DNN-based approach
Zhang, Y., Haghighi, P. D., Burstein, F., Yao, L. & Cicuttini, F., 21 Apr 2021, In: IEEE Access. 9, p. 62241-62254 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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iAward - ICT Victorian Educator of Year
Burstein, Frada (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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IFIP Outstanding Service Award
Burstein, Frada (Recipient), 20 Oct 2020
Prize: National/international honour
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Monash Postgraduate Association Supervisor of the Year Award - Monash University
Burstein, Frada (Recipient), 1 Jan 2003
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vice-Chancellor's Award for excellence in Postgraduate Supervision - Monash University
Burstein, Frada (Recipient), 30 Oct 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Australian Computer Society (External organisation)
Frada Burstein (Member)
25 Dec 2020 → 25 Dec 2021Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of industry collaboration/ network
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Adjunct Professor, MADA
Frada Burstein (Fellow)
14 Nov 2018 → 30 Sep 2021Activity: External Academic Engagement › External research and teaching
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Member - Faculty Research Committee - Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University
Frada Burstein (Member)
1 Jan 2016 → 1 Jan 2018Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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Vice Chair - Working Group 8.3 (Decision Support Systems) - International Federation for Information Processing
Frada Burstein (Chair/ Co-Chair)
1 Jan 2016 → 26 Jun 2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Professional association or peak discipline body
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Vice President - Australian Council for Professors & Heads of Information Systems
Frada Burstein (Chair/ Co-Chair)
1 Jan 2016 → 8 Dec 2019Activity: External Academic Engagement › Professional association or peak discipline body