Anthony Dekker: Publications List

These are my academic publications to date. Please email me at dekkerACM.org for information on any of these publications. Unfortunately only some of these publications are available electronically at present.

My Erdös Number is currently 4.

For citations, see my Google scholar profile. Currently my h-index is 15.

2013

• Dekker, A.H., “Where’s the Tea?” – Simulating Human Behavior. To appear in Society for Modeling & Simulation International (SCS) Magazine.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. and Taylor, R., Synchronisation Properties of Trees in the Kuramoto Model. To appear in SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems, preprint available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. and Suarez, E.D., Towards a Science of M&S: The 5^th Epistemological Perspectives on Simulation Conference (report and reflection on EPOS V). SCS M&S Magazine, Vol. 4, Issue 1.

2012

• Dekker, A.H., Epistemological Aspects of Simulation Models for Decision Support. Presented at EPOS V, San Antonio, Texas, 10–13 October. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H., Understanding Team C2 Behaviour Using Chat Logs, Proceedings of SimTecT 2012, Adelaide, South Australia, June 18–21. PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H., Analyzing Team C2 Behaviour using Games and Agents, Proceedings of the 17th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Fairfax, Virginia, USA, June 19–21. PDF file and slides available.
  
  
• Dekker, A., Pérez-Rosés, H., Pineda-Villavicencio, G., and Watters, P., The Maximum Degree & Diameter-Bounded Subgraph and its Applications, Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Algorithms, Volume 11, Number 3, Pages 249–268. Published online 10 Feb 2012, DOI 10.1007/s10852-012-9182-8. (R).

2011

• Dekker, A.H., Piecewise-Linear Distance-Dependent Random Graph Models, MODSIM 2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Perth, Australia, 12–16 December 2011, ISBN: 978-0-9872143-1-7, pp. 454–460. PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H., Temporal Social Network Analysis of Discourse, MODSIM 2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Perth, Australia, 12–16 December 2011, ISBN: 978-0-9872143-1-7, pp. 447–453. PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H., Exploring Networked Team Behaviour Using Collaborative Games. Presentation to Defence Human Sciences Symposium 2011, Melbourne, Australia, Nov 16–17, 2011. Abstract available.
  
  
• Kalloniatis, A., Dekker, A.H., and Ali, I., Study of Watch-keeper Fatigue and Rosters, Australian Defence Operations Research Review 2011, pp. 90–106.
  
  
• Ali, I., Kalloniatis, K., and Dekker, A., Round the Clock: Watch Keepers’ Perceptions on Sleep, Fatigue and Roster Design. Presentation to Defence Human Sciences Symposium 2011, Melbourne, Australia, Nov 16–17, 2011. Abstract available.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H., Game Theory, Adaptation, and Genetic Programming: Some Perspectives on Operations Research for Counter-IED. Proceedings of ICCRTS 2011, Loews Hôtel Le Concorde, Quebec City, June 21–23, 2011. PDF file and slides available.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H., Analyzing C2 Structures and Self-Synchronization with Simple Computational Models. Proceedings of ICCRTS 2011, Loews Hôtel Le Concorde, Quebec City, June 21–23, 2011. PDF file and slides available.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H., Optimisation, Games, Adaptation: Three Perspectives on Operations Research for Counter-IED. Proceedings of SimTecT 2011, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, 30 May–2 June 2011, pages 27–32. PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Colbert, B., Dekker, A.H., and Batten, L.M., Heraclitus: A LFSR-based Stream Cipher with Key Dependent Structure. International Conference on Communication and Signal Processing, National Institute of Technology Calicut, 10–12 February 2011. Slides available. (R).

2010

• Dekker, A.H. Agent-Based Simulation for Counter-IED: A Simulation Science Survey. Proceedings of SimTecT 2010, Brisbane, Australia, 31 May–3 June. PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Mimicking Human Problem-Solving with Agents: Exploring Model Calibration. Proceedings of SimTecT 2010, Brisbane, Australia, 31 May–3 June. PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Analysing Organisations using Simple Computational Models. Presentation to TTCP Defence Human Systems Symposium 2010, 17–19 May, Sydney, Australia. Slides available.
  
  
• Colbert, B., Dekker, A.H., and Batten, L.M., Heraclitus: A LFSR-based Stream Cipher with Key Dependent Structure. Cryptology ePrint Archive, 2010/203.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Average Distance as a Predictor of Synchronisability in Networks of Coupled Oscillators. Proceedings of ACSC 2010, the 33rd Australasian Computer Science Conference (CRPIT: Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology, Vol. 102), pp 127-131, 18-21 January 2010, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. PDF file available. (R).
  • Additional information for this paper is available.

2009

• Dekker, A.H. Network Effects in Epidemiology. A repeat presentation at the “Best from Around the Globe” session of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Florida of the “Best Paper” from SimTecT 2008. The original paper is available as a PDF file.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Deriving Agent-Based Simulation Models from Textual Data. In Anderssen, R.S., R.D. Braddock and L.T.H. Newham (eds) 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, July 2009, pp 2936–2941, ISBN: 978-0-9758400-7-8. PDF file available. (R).
  • The simulation described in this paper is available online.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. and Skvortsov, A.T. Topological Issues in Sensor Networks. In Anderssen, R.S., R.D. Braddock and L.T.H. Newham (eds) 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, July 2009, pp 952–958, ISBN: 978-0-9758400-7-8. PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Evidence-Based C2 Metrics: A Survey. Proceedings of 14th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Washington, DC, June 2009. PDF file and slides available.

2008

• Dekker, A.H. Adaptivity in Networked Complex Systems. Proceedings of Systems Engineering/Test and Evaluation (SETE) 2008. PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. and Colbert, B. Scale-Free Networks and Robustness of Critical Infrastructure Networks. Complexity International, Volume 12, Paper ID: msid04, 2008, available here (reprint of paper from 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Complex Systems, 2004). (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Network Effects in Epidemiology. Proceedings of SimTecT 2008, pp 39–44, ISBN: 0-9775257-4-0, Simulation Industry Association of Australia, 12–15 May, Melbourne, Australia (awarded best paper in conference). PDF file available. (R).
  • This paper was also presented at the “Best from Around the Globe” session of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Florida in December 2009.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Centrality in Social Networks: Theoretical and Simulation Approaches. Proceedings of SimTecT 2008, pp 33–38, ISBN: 0-9775257-4-0, Simulation Industry Association of Australia, 12–15 May, Melbourne, Australia (runner-up for best paper). PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Experiments in Planning and the “ISLAND MISSION” Game. Proceedings of SimTecT 2008, pp 27–32, ISBN: 0-9775257-4-0, Simulation Industry Association of Australia, 12–15 May, Melbourne, Australia. PDF file available. (R).

2007

• Dekker, A.H. Realistic Social Networks for Simulation using Network Rewiring. In Oxley, L. and Kulasiri, D. (eds) MODSIM 2007 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2007, pp. 677-683. ISBN : 978-0-9758400-4-7. PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Predicting Periodic Phenomena with Self-Organising Maps. In Oxley, L. and Kulasiri, D. (eds) MODSIM 2007 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2007, pp. 2293-2298. ISBN : 978-0-9758400-4-7. PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Studying Organisational Topology with Simple Computational Models. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, vol. 10, no. 4, 2007, available electronically. (R).
  • Additional information for this paper is available.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Can Complex Systems Be Engineered? Lessons from Life. Proceedings of Systems Engineering/Test and Evaluation (SETE) 2007. PDF file available. (R).
  • This paper was reprinted in the Systems Engineering Society of Australia Newsletter, No. 45, March 2008.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Using Tree Rewiring to Study “Edge” Organisations for C2. Proceedings of SimTecT 2007, pp 83-88, ISBN: 0-9775257-2-4, Simulation Industry Association of Australia, 4–7 June, Brisbane, Australia, PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Studying Multi-Agency Planning Using Team Games. Proceedings of SimTecT 2007, pp 451-454, ISBN: 0-9775257-2-4, Simulation Industry Association of Australia, 4–7 June, Brisbane, Australia, PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. The Eurovision Song Contest as a Friendship Network, Connections, the official journal of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, vol. 27, no. 3, 2007, pp 53–60. The paper is available electronically as a PDF file available in the electronic version of the journal. (R).
  
  
• de Silva, L., Dekker, A.H., and Harland, J. Planning with Time Limits in BDI Agent Programming Languages, in Proc. Thirteenth Computing: The Australasian Theory Symposium (CATS2007), Ballarat, Australia. Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology, vol 65, Gudmundsson, J. and Jay, B., Eds., ACS. pp 131-139. PDF file available . (R).

2006

• Dekker, A.H. and de Silva, L. Investigating Organisational Structures with Networks of Planning Agents, in International Conference on Intelligent Agents, Web Technologies and Internet Commerce (IAWTIC06), Sydney, Australia, 29 Nov - 1 Dec 2006. PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Collaborative Problem-Solving and Network Structure, presentation to Complex Adaptive Systems and Interacting Agents Workshop, Oxford, September 2006. Slides available.
  • This presentation has been superseded by my paper “Studying Organisational Topology with Simple Computational Models.”
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Revisiting “SCUDHunt” and the Human Dimension of NCW, in 11th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Cambridge, September 2006. PDF file and slides available.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Centralisation vs Self-Synchronisation: An Agent-Based Investigation, in 11th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Cambridge, September 2006. PDF file and slides available.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Agility in Networked Military Systems: A Simulation Experiment, in 11th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Cambridge, September 2006. PDF file and slides available.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Lazy Functional Programming in Java. ACM SIGPLAN Notices, vol. 41, no. 3, March 2006, pp 30-39. PDF file available.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Simulating Agility for Networked Military Systems. Proceedings of SimTecT 2006, pp 101-106, ISBN: 0-9775257-0-8, 29 May to 1 June, Melbourne Convention Centre, Australia, pp 101-106. PDF file available (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Revisiting “SCUDHunt” and the Human Dimension of NCW: Some Thoughts. Human Factor Issues in Network-Centric Warfare TTCP Symposium, Sydney, May 1-3, 2006. PDF file available.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Measuring The Agility Of Networked Military Forces. In Journal of Battlefield Technology, Volume 9, Number 1, March 2006, pages 19-24. PDF file available. (R).

2005

• Dekker, A.H. Conceptual Distance in Social Network Analysis. Journal of Social Structure, Vol. 6, No. 3, 2005 Online HTML. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Network Topology and Military Performance. In Zerger, A. and Argent, R.M. (eds), MODSIM 2005 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2005, pp 2174-2180, ISBN: 0-9758400-2-9. PDF file available. (R).
  • The above paper refers to the paper “The structural phase transition among fixed cardinal networks” by Yuumi Kawachi et al.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. A Taxonomy of Network Centric Warfare Architectures. In SETE 2005 – Systems Engineering / Test and Evaluation Conference, Brisbane, Australia, November 2005 (awarded Best Paper in Systems Engineering). PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. and Colbert, B. Network Robustness for Critical Infrastructure Networks. In Applications of Information Systems to Homeland Security and Defense, Hussein Abbass and Daryl Essam, eds., Idea Group Inc., 2005, and reprinted here. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. C4ISR, The FINC Methodology, and Operations in Urban Terrain. In Journal of Battlefield Technology, Volume 8, Number 1, March 2005, pages 25-28. PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Simulating Network Robustness for Critical Infrastructure Networks. Proceedings of 28th Australasian Computer Science Conference, Newcastle, Australia, January 2005. PDF file available in Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology, Vol 38. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. and Colbert, B. The Symmetry Ratio of a Network. Proceedings of Computing: The Australasian Theory Symposium (CATS2005), Newcastle, Australia, January 2005. PDF file available in Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology, Vol 41. (R).

2004

• Dekker, A.H. and Colbert, B. Scale-Free Networks and Robustness of Critical Infrastructure Networks. Proceedings of the 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Complex Systems, 6-10 December 2004, Cairns, Australia, pp 685-699. PDF file available. (R).
  • This paper also appeared in the electronic journal Complexity International, Volume 12, Paper ID: msid04, 2008.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Possible Worlds, Belief, and Modal Logic: a Tutorial. Web tutorial, October 2004.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Network Farming for the Analysis of Complex Network Systems. Proceedings of Complex Adaptive Systems in Defence Workshop, 22-23 July 2004, Adelaide University, Adelaide, Australia. Extended Abstract (PDF) available.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Simulating Network Robustness: Two Perspectives on Reality. Proceedings of SimTecT 2004, pp 125–130, ISBN: 0-9578879-3-0, 24-27 May 2004, National Convention Centre, Canberra, Australia (runner-up for best paper). PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. and Colbert B. Network Robustness and Graph Topology. Proceedings of ACSC04, the 27th Australasian Computer Science Conference, 18-22 January 2004, Dunedin, New Zealand. PDF file available in Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology, Vol 26. (R).

2003

• Dekker, A.H. Using Agent-Based Modelling to Study Organisational Performance and Cultural Differences. Proceedings of the MODSIM 2003 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Townsville, Queensland, July 2003, Volume 4, pages 1793-1798. PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Centralisation and Decentralisation in Network Centric Warfare. In Journal of Battlefield Technology, Volume 6, Number 2, July 2003, pages 23-28. PDF file available. (R).

2002

• Dekker, A.H. Applying the FINC Methodology to the Land Environment. DSTO report DSTO-GD-0341, 2002. HTML version available.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Agent-Based Modelling And Organisational Structure. The First Lake Arrowhead Conference On Computational Social Science And Social Complexity: Agent-Based Modeling In The Social Sciences, May 9-12, 2002. Abstract available.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. C4ISR Architectures, Social Network Analysis and the FINC Methodology: An Experiment in Military Organisational Structure. DSTO report DSTO-GD-0313, Jan 2002. HTML version available.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. A Category-Theoretic Approach to Social Network Analysis. Proceedings of Computing: The Australasian Theory Symposium (CATS) 2002, Melbourne, Australia, 28 Jan to 1 Feb 2002. PDF file available in Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science Vol 61. (R).

2001

• Dekker, A.H. Applying Social Network Analysis Concepts to Military C4ISR Architectures. Connections, the official journal of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, vol. 24, no. 3, 2001, pp 93–103. The paper is available electronically as a PDF file available in the electronic version of the journal. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Visualisation of Social Networks using CAVALIER. Proceedings of InVis.AU, the Australian Symposium on Information Visualisation, Sydney, Australia, 3-4 December 2001. PDF file available in Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology, Vol 9. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Is Warfare an Art or a Science? Implications for Command and Control Information Technology. In Journal of Battlefield Technology, Volume 4, Number 3, November 2001, pages 13-17. PDF file available. (R).

2000

• Dekker, A.H. Social Network Analysis in Military Headquarters using CAVALIER. Proceedings of 5th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT, Australia, 24-26 October 2000. PDF file available in electronic proceedings.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. C3PO: a Tool for Automatic Sound Cryptographic Protocol Analysis. Proceedings of 13th IEEE Computer Security Foundations Workshop, Cambridge, England, July 3-5, 2000. PDF file available. (R).

1990s

• Dekker, A.H. How to Defeat a Firewall: An Introduction to Internet Vulnerabilities and Firewall Evaluation. Internal Report, May 1996.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. and Piggott, P.K. Robot Learning with Neural Self-Organization. In Proceedings of Robots for Australian Industries, National Conference of the Australian Robot Association, Melbourne, 5-7 July 1995 (pages 369-381). PDF file available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. The Lazy Lambda Calculus with Constants: A Böhm Tree Model (Extended Abstract). In Proceedings of Computing: the Australian Theory Seminar, University of Technology, Sydney, 17-19 December 1994, Sydney, Australia, edited by C. Barry Jay (pages 36-47). (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. and Farrow, P. Creativity, Chaos, and Artificial Intelligence. In Dartnall, T. H. (ed.) Artificial Intelligence and Creativity: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Holland, 1994 (pages 217-231). [An older version of this paper was published as an extended abstract in Preprints of the Symposium on AI, Reasoning and Creativity, 20-23 August 1991, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia, edited by Terry Dartnall, pages 19-23]. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Kohonen Neural Networks for Optimal Colour Quantization. In Network: Computation in Neural Systems, Volume 5, Institute of Physics Publishing, 1994 (pages 351-367). PDF file available. A WWW page and download site is also available. (R).
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. The Game of Life: A CLEAN Programming Tutorial and Case Study. In ACM SIGPLAN Notices, Volume 29, No. 9, September 1994 (pages 91-104). A Macintosh SEA/HQX file (110K) or a Unix tar file (80K) containing literate LaTeX/CLEAN programs are available on request, and a WWW Tutorial is available on-line.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Böhm Trees for the Lazy Lambda Calculus with Constants. Technical Report TRA8/94, Department of ISCS, National University of Singapore, 1994.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. The Lazy Lambda Calculus with Constants. Technical Report TRA7/94, Department of ISCS, National University of Singapore, 1994.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. The Game of Life: A CLEAN Programming Tutorial and Case Study. Technical Report TRB5/94, Department of ISCS, National University of Singapore, 1994.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Optimal Colour Quantization using Kohonen Neural Networks. Technical Report TR10/93, Department of ISCS, National University of Singapore, 1993. Please note that this is an older and incomplete version of the work on the NeuQuant web site.

1980s

• Partridge A.S. and Dekker A.H. Speculative Parallelism in a distributed graph reduction machine. In Proceedings of the 22nd Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, 3-6 January 1989, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA. Vol II, SOFTWARE Track, edited by Bruce D. Shriver, IEEE Computer Society Press, 1989 (pages 771-779). (R)
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Subtype Inference in Functional Languages. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tasmania, 1989.
  
  
• Dekker A.H. Output as Reduction in Functional Programming Languages. Technical Report R88-11, Department of EE & CS, University of Tasmania, 1988.
  
  
• Wright D.A. and Dekker A.H. Strictness Analysis and Type Inference for the lambda-calculus (Summary). Technical Report R88-9, Department of EE&CS, University of Tasmania, 1988.
  
  
• Dekker A.H. and Partridge A.S. Implementing Functional Languages on the PCM-1. Technical Report R88-8, Department of EE & CS, University of Tasmania, 1988.
  
  
• Sale A.H.J., Partridge A.S., Parry J.S. and Dekker A.H. PCM-1 architecture definition and project overview. Technical Report R88-4, Department of EE & CS, University of Tasmania, 1988.
  
  
• Dekker A.H. A Type Inference System for Subtype Hierarchies. Technical Report R87-8, Department of Information Science, University of Tasmania, 1987.
  
  
• Dekker A.H. and Partridge A.S. Constrained-Cycle Reference Counting for Combinator Graph Reduction. Technical Report R87-6, Department of Information Science, University of Tasmania, 1987.
  
  
• Dekker A.H. A Generalised Combinator Reduction System and Abstract Machine. Technical Report R87-3, Department of Information Science, University of Tasmania, 1987.
  
  
• Dekker, A.H. Implementation of a Backus FP System. B.Sc. (Hons) thesis, Department of Information Science, University of Tasmania, 1983.

Refereed publications are denoted by (R).