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Lecturer

Current Teaching

• Intrusion Detection Systems
• Access Control Systems
• Closed Circuit Television Systems
• Facility Management
• Physical Security
• Industrial Security Procedures
• Security and Risk Management
• Management of the Security Function

Background

• Served in the Royal Australian Navy as a Clearance Diver
• Served with the Australian Special Air Service Regiment for Counter-terrorist duties
• Worked within the correctional security environment in physical, personnel security and emergency management operations
• Consultant focusing on security related aspects of works projects and Physical Protection Systems assessments (PPS)

Research Areas and Interests

• Security Decay
• Security Metrics
• Mapping the organisational structure of the security profession

Staff Qualifications

• MSc (Master of Science), Edith Cowan University, 2011 .
• Dip (Diploma), UNKNOWN, 2010 .
• BSc (Bachelor of Science), Edith Cowan University, 2008 .

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Conference Publications

• Coole, M., Woodward, A., Valli, C., (2012), Understanding the vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi and the impact on its use in CCTV systems. The Proceedings of the 5th Australian Security and Intelligence Conference, 36-43, Perth, Western Australia.
• Coole, M., Corkill, J., Woodward, A., (2012), Defence in depth, protection in depth and security in depth: A comparative analysis towards a common usage language. The Proceedings of the 5th Australian Security and Intelligence Conference, 27-35, Perth, Western Australia.
• Coole, M., Brooks, D., (2011), Mapping the organizational relations within physical security?s body of knowledge: A management heuristic of sound theory and best practice. Proceedings of the 4th Australian Security and Intelligence Conference, 49-57, Perth, Western Australia.
• Coole, M., Brooks, D., (2009), Security Decay: An Entropic Approach to Definition and Understanding. Proceedings of the 2nd Australian Security and Intelligence Conference, 19-27, Perth, Western Australia.