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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 is 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 is currently 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.
In 2007 as part of the team she won funding for the BeyondBlue Victorian Centre of Excellence (bbVCoE) project in Depression and Related Disorders to evaluate the effectiveness of an internet-based intervention (Heart Health Online) (almost $150K for two years).
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
Education/Academic qualification
Decision Support Systems, Doctor of Philosophy (Doctor of Technical Cybernetics and Information Theory), Russian Academy of Sciences
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
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Projects
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. & Taylor, T.
5/03/18 → 30/08/20
Project: Research
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
Asia Postgraduate Mobility Grants - International Development informatics project in Bangladesh
Delir Haghighi, P., Denison, T., Stillman, L. & Burstein, F.
Department of Education and Training (Comm)
5/01/17 → 30/12/17
Project: Other
Enhancing and supporting deliberations within multidisciplinary decision teams
Burstein, F., Stranieri, A., Yearwood, J., Warren, J. & Wolff, A.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/01/14 → 30/10/19
Project: Research
Research Output
Electronic skin wearable sensors for detecting lumbar–pelvic movements
Zhang, Y., Haghighi, P. D., Burstein, F., Yap, L. W., Cheng, W., Yao, L. & Cicuttini, F., 9 Mar 2020, In : Sensors. 20, 5, p. 1 28 p., 1510.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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Mobile technology use in a multidisciplinary healthcare team - factors and challenges
Spink, P. & Burstein, F., 2020, Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. X. Bui, T. (ed.). Hawai USA: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), p. 3508-3518 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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‘There is a very distinct need for education’ among people with rotator cuff tendinopathy: An exploration of health professionals' attitudes
White, J., Auliffe, S. M., Jepson, M., Burstein, F., Hopman, R., Morrissey, D., Haines, T. & Malliaras, P., Feb 2020, In : Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 45, 5 p., 102103.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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Citation
(Scopus)
Advancing scholarly publishing through open access biomedical repositories: a knowledge management perspective
Kruesi, L., Tanner, K. & Burstein, F., 8 May 2019, In : IFLA Journal. 45, 3, p. 233-245 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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A framework for managing cognitive load in electronic medical record systems training
Hashemi, S. & Burstein, F., 2019, AMCIS 2019 Proceedings. Santana, M. & Montealegre, R. (eds.). Atlanta GA USA: Association for Information Systems, 5 p. 7Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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Prizes
iAward - ICT Victorian Educator of Year
Burstein, Frada (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Monash Postgraduate Association Supervisor of the Year Award - Monash University
Burstein, Frada (Recipient), 1 Jan 2003
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Vice-Chancellor's Award for excellence in Postgraduate Supervision - Monash University
Burstein, Frada (Recipient), 30 Oct 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
Adjunct Professor, MADA
Frada Burstein (Fellow)
14 Nov 2018 → 30 Sep 2021
Activity: External Academic Engagement › External research and teaching
Member - Faculty Research Committee - Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University
Frada Burstein (Member)
1 Jan 2016
Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
Vice President - Australian Council for Professors & Heads of Information Systems
Frada Burstein (Chair/ Co-Chair)
1 Jan 2016 → 8 Dec 2019
Activity: External Academic Engagement › Professional association or peak discipline body
Vice Chair - Working Group 8.3 (Decision Support Systems) - International Federation for Information Processing
Frada Burstein (Chair/ Co-Chair)
1 Jan 2016 → 26 Jun 2020
Activity: External Academic Engagement › Professional association or peak discipline body
Information Communication and Society (Journal)
Frada Burstein (Editorial board member)
1 Jan 2012
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility