Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Aims and Objectives of the Home Affairs, Policing and Security Science (HAPSS) Research Group
HAPSS seeks to advance public and community safety across Australia and globally through multi-disciplinary, collaborative, impactful, industry relevant research and consultancy outputs.
HAPSS brings together a large number of academics, and from across the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences with diverse disciplines and knowledge areas, including but not limited to:
- Artificial intelligence
- Behavioural sciences
- Biosecurity and bioterrorism
- Customs and border protection
- Counter-terrorism
- Criminology
- Cyber security
- Data sciences
- Defence studies
- Ethics, privacy and security
- Emergency management
- Engineering
- Forensics
- Financial crime
- Intelligence studies
- Justice studies
- Law
- Policing and law enforcement studies
- Science and technology studies
- Security studies
Some areas listed, for example cyber security, are the focus of existing and vibrant research areas in the Faculty. HAPSS does not dilute or duplicate efforts being made in other groups. Rather, HAPSS seeks to work closely with existing research groups and industry to help better broker and coordinate researchers and research efforts across different groups where there is a home affairs, policing and/or security science component to the research.
Thematic Priorities for HAPSS
The following 5 Research Thematic Priorities (RTP’s) capture the work of the research Group:
- Citizenship, Immigration & Border Security (CIBS);
- National and International Security (NIS);
- Cybercrime & Security;
- Law Enforcement & Policing (LEP);
- Emergency Management & Preparedness (EMP).
The scope of each RTP centres on:
- Prevention
- Disruption
- Reduction
- Professional Practice
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
Research output
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Aligning Postgraduate Counterterrorism Assessment with Professional Analytical Practice: Insights from an Autoethnographic Case Study
Alvarez Velasquez, C., Herbert, K. & Allan, D., Jul 2026, p. 320.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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A National Issue with Transnational Reach: How Securing Research is Like Money Laundering
Walker-Munro, B., Ferrill, J. & Tiwari, M., Jun 2026, The Routledge International Handbook of Research Security. Abingdon: Routledge, p. 640-658 19 p.Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Australian Consumer Law Implications of Online Genetic Genealogy Services
Shackel, L., Smith, M. & McNevin, D., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Competition and Consumer Law Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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MultiFusion2HPO
Zhai, W. (Creator), Deng, Y. (Creator), Huang, X. (Creator), Wang, S. (Creator) & Zhu, S. (Creator), IEEE Press, 2025
https://github.com/ZhuLab-Fudan/MultiFusion2HPO/tree/main/data
Dataset
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HPOTagger.
Zhai, W. (Creator), Jiang, R. (Creator), Huang, X. (Creator), Bian, J. (Creator) & Zhu, S. (Creator), Elsevier, 2025
https://github.com/ZhuLab-Fudan/HPOTagger
Dataset
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VANER
Bian, J. (Creator), Zhai, W. (Creator), Huang, X. (Creator), Zheng, J. (Creator) & Zhu, S. (Creator), IOS Press, 2025
https://github.com/Eulring/VANER/tree/main/data/vaner_datacohort
Dataset
Prizes
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100 Hours in Kabul - Multinational non-combatant evacuation operations (NEOs): Lessons learned from the drawdown in Afghanistan
Ferrill, J. (Recipient), Jan 2022
Prize: Award › External award
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2024 Excellence Award (Research)
Rahman, A. (Recipient), Zheng, L. (Recipient), Shillabeer, A. (Recipient), Moni, M. A. (Recipient), Kabir, A. (Recipient), Paul, M. (Recipient), Charlton, P. (Recipient), Islam, Z. (Recipient), Huang, X. (Recipient), Islam, R. (Recipient), Bewong, M. (Recipient), Khan, M. A. (Recipient), Al-Saggaf, Y. (Recipient), Rehman, S. (Recipient), Li, Z. (Recipient), Dahshan, M. (Recipient), Debnath, T. (Recipient), Mamun, Q. (Recipient), Burmeister, O. (Recipient), Bossomaier, T. (Recipient), Demskoy, D. (Recipient), Tien, D. (Recipient), Altas, I. (Recipient), Bhattacharya, M. (Recipient) & Howarth, J. (Recipient), 30 Nov 2024
Prize: Award › Internal award
Activities
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Association for Borderlands Studies (External organisation)
Ferrill, J. (Leader)
27 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2027Activity: Membership › Advisory position/panel/policy group/board › Academic
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Business Strategy and the Environment (Journal)
Neher, A. (Reviewer)
2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee
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The 40th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence AAAI-26 (Event)
Huang, X. (Member)
20 Jan 2026 → 27 Jan 2026Activity: Membership › Committees and working groups › Academic
Press/Media
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WWU report rethinks Columbia Basin management
17/08/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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WWU Research Institute Calls for Stronger Cross-Border Governance of Columbia River Basin
17/08/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Impacts
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Enhancing the Competitiveness of Australia’s International Traders (2019-2022)
Widdowson, D. (Creator), Blegen, B. (Creator), Kashubsky, M. (Creator) & Grainger, A. (Creator)
Impact: Economic Impact, Public policy Impact
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Murray Darling Basin PIT data analysis project
Huang, X. (Creator), Baumgartner, L. (Creator), Li, Z. (Creator) & Robinson, W. (Creator)
Impact: Economic Impact, Environmental Impact
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Phen2Disease: a phenotype-driven model for disease and gene prioritization
Huang, X. (Creator)
Impact: Quality of life Impact