Dr Steven Richardson

Senior Lecturer

Telephone: (61 8)  6304 5082  
Email: s.richardson@ecu.edu.au   
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO5.206  

 

Current Teaching

  • MAT1114 Introductory Statistics
  • MAT1137 Introductory Applied Mathematics
  • MAT2439 Mathematical Modelling

Background

  • 2009-present: Lecturer, School of Engineering, ECU
  • 2007-2008: Research Associate, School of Mechanical Engineering, UWA.
  • 2006-2007: Research Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, UWA.

Research Areas and Interests

  • Numerical methods/analysis
  • Optimisation
  • Simulation Modelling (applied to Iron Ore Mining)
  • Simulation of Tyre usage in Iron Ore Mining
  • Simulation of Repair Shop in Iron Ore Mining

Staff Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, 2008 .
  • Bachelor of Science, The University of Western Australia, 2008 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

  • The use of Geostatistical Simulation in Mine Planning,  RIO Tinto (Technological Resources Pty Ltd),  Grant,  2011,  $18,000.
  • The use of Geostatistical Simulation in Mine Planning,  RIO Tinto (Technological Resources Pty Ltd),  Grant(**),  2010,  $18,000.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Journal Articles

  • Richardson, S., Hodkiewicz, M., (2011), Modelling Tool to Support Budgeting and Planning Decisions for Pump Overhauls. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 137(4), 327-334.
  • Alwardi, H., Wang, S., Jennings, LS., Richardson, S., (2011), An adaptive least-squares collocation radial basis function method for the HJB equation. Journal of Global Optimization, 52(2), 305-322 , DOI: 10.1007/s10898-011-9667-4.
  • Richardson, S., Wang, S., (2010), The viscosity approximation to the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation in optimal feedback control: Upper bounds for extended domains. Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 6(1), 161-175, Springfield, MO, USA, DOI: 10.3934/jimo.2010.6.161.
  • Richardson, S., Wang, S., Jennings, L., (2008), A multivariate adaptive regression B-spline algorithm (BMARS) for solving a class of nonlinear optimal feedback control problems. Automatica, 44(4), 1149-1155.

Conference Publications

  • Oswald, D., Richardson, S., Wild, G., (2011), Numerical Modelling of Interrogation Systems for Optical Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors. Proceedings of SPIE: Smart Nano-Micro Materials and Devices, 8204(5-7 December 2011), art. no. 82040Q , Bellingham, Washington, USA.
  • Jansz, P., Richardson, S., Wild, G., Hinckley, S., (2011), An extended analytical model to simulate optical coherence tomography systems with a quasi-stationary optical delay line. Proceedings of SPIE Smart Nano-Micro Materials and Devices, 8204(5-7 December 2011), 82043G, Bellingham, Washington, USA.
  • Jansz, P., Wild, G., Richardson, S., Hinckley, S., (2011), Simulation of an optical delay lines for optical coherence tomography. IQEC/CLEO Pacific Rim 2011 Conference Proceedings, 1400-1402, Sydney, Australia.
  • Bandarian, E., Mueller, U., Ferreira, J., Richardson, S., (2010), Transformation Methods for Multivariate Geostatistical Simulation - Minimum/Maximum Autocorrelation Factors and Alternating Columns Diagonal Centres. Advances in Orebody Modelling and Strategic Mine Planning 1: Old and New Dimensions in a Changing World, 17(16-18 March 2009), 79-89, Carlton Victoria Australia.
  • Hodkiewicz, M., Richardson, S., Durham, R., (2010), Challenges and opportunities for simulation modelling integrating mine haulage and truck shop operations. Proceedings of the 2010 Australian Mining Technology Conference "Technology changing the mining business footprint"., 163-172, Queensland, Australia.
  • Wild, G., Richardson, S., (2010), Analytical Modelling of Interrogation Systems for Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors. Proceedings of the 35th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, 4p., Melbourne, Australia.
  • Richardson, S., Macgeehan, D., Hodkiewicz, M., Traianou, C., (2008), Modelling tool to support budgeting and planning decisions for pump overhauls. Proceedings of ICOMS Asset Management Conference 2008 in the The Asset Journal, Issue 1, Volume 2 2007, 10p, Surry Hills, Victoria.

Research Student Supervision

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Geostatistical Spatiotemporal Modelling With Application To The Shark Bay Managed Prawn Fishery..
  • Master of Science (Mathematics and Planning),  Plurigaussian Simulation Of Rocktypes Using Data From A Gold Mine In Western Australia..
  • Master of Science (Mathematics and Planning),  The Simulation Of Material Types In A Western Australian Iron Deposit..