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Associate Professor David J Paul is a computational scientist at the University of New England's School of Science and Technology within the Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law. With expertise spanning computer science, distributed systems, and applied technology, he has established himself as a multidisciplinary researcher bridging computer science with agriculture, sports science, and healthcare domains. His work consistently focuses on practical technology applications that address real-world challenges while maintaining data privacy and security.
Dr. Paul earned his Bachelor's degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Newcastle in 2004, followed by Honours in Computer Science in 2005, and completed his PhD titled "Deliberate Cooperation in Service-Oriented Environments: Dynamic Transactional Workflows for Web Services" in 2012. Prior to joining UNE in 2015, he worked at the Schizophrenia Research Institute from 2005-2015 and collaborated with the Health Behaviour Research Group starting in 2014.
His research interests span networks and distributed systems (including Internet and Cloud computing), security and privacy, computer science education, sports science, agriculture, and e-Health. Dr. Paul has demonstrated particular strength in developing systems that integrate multiple disparate datasets while maintaining privacy, as evidenced by his work on the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank and agricultural applications like ASKBILL and RamSelect. His recent work shows increasing focus on cybersecurity applications for SMEs, women's sports analytics, and precision agriculture technologies.
Dr. Paul has secured multiple research grants including University of New England SABL Teaching & Learning Grants (2023), an Australian Council of Deans of ICT grant (2022-2023), SheepCRC projects (2015-2016), and a NeCTAR grant (2012). His extensive publication record demonstrates consistent productivity across both theoretical computer science and applied domains.
- School of Science and Technology Teaching Award (2017) for Computer Science curriculum redesign
- School of Science and Technology Development Award for COSC110 introductory programming unit
With over 20 research students supervised across PhD, Master's, and Honours programs, Dr. Paul has established himself as a dedicated mentor. His current research portfolio spans cybersecurity for SMEs, precision agriculture technologies, sports analytics (particularly women's rugby league), and advanced cryptographic techniques. His work on QuON, ASKBILL, and RamSelect demonstrates his ability to create practical technological solutions that address specific industry challenges while maintaining rigorous academic standards.
