Contact Dr Tim Ferris
Areas of expertise
- Defence Systems Engineering
Background
Dr Ferris is from Adelaide, Australia. He holds:
B.E.Hons, Electrical and electronic, from University of Adelaide.
B.Th., from Flinders University.
B.Litt.Hons., from Deakin University.
Grad.Cert.Ed., in higher Education from Queensland University of Technology.
PhD from University of South Australia.
Prior to joining Cranfield University in 2015 he worked at University of South Australia in systems engineering and earlier in electronic engineering as a lecturer. Prior to his academic career he worked as an engineer in power line design with Electricity Trust of South Australia, and bore water equipment development with Morrison Court Pty Ltd.
Research opportunities
Dr Ferris is interested in the design of engineered systems to ensure resilience. This work involves projection of the system through its life cycle to estimate the challenges that the system may encounter through its operational life. The goal of this work on resilience is to ensure design of systems to provide the greatest possible delivery of the intended effectiveness of the system throughout its life cycle, at a reasonable cost.
Dr Ferris is interested in supervision of PhD students in projects related to system resilience, and system life cycle cost analysis.
Current activities
Dr Ferris:
1. Conducts research in systems engineering and its application, particularly in system resilience.
2. Supervises Masters thesis and PhD students. (He has supervised 10 PhD students to completion.)
3. Teaches in several modules of the MSc in Systems Engineering and is the Module Leader of the modules System Design and Realization; Dependability and Resilience; and Research Methods.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Jnitova V, Joiner K, Xavier A, Chang E, Ferris T, .... (2024). Is your training service resilient and postured to support organisational sustainment?. Australian Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering, 20(1)
- Oginni D, Camelia F, Chatzimichailidou M & Ferris TLJ. (2023). Applying System-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA)-based methodology supported by Systems Engineering models to a UK rail project. Safety Science, 167(November)
- Jnitova V, Joiner K, Efatmaneshnik M, Ferris TLJ & Chang E. (2023). Using HOQ Methodology to Prioritise Organisational Resilience Decisions in Training Establishments. INCOSE International Symposium, 33(1)
- Ferris TLJ. (2020). Measurement of resilience and the time value of resilience. IEEE Systems Journal, 15(2)
- Ferris TLJ. (2020). Complex systems engineering: theory and practice Edited by: S Flumerfelt, K G Schwartz, D Mavris, S Briceno. Aerospace, 47(7)
- Camelia F, Ferris TLJ & Behrend MB. (2019). The effectiveness of a systems engineering course in developing systems thinking. IEEE Transactions on Education, 63(1)
- Abdul Rahim NB & Ferris TLJ. (2019). A method to establish a trade-space of system requirements and life cycle cost. IEEE Systems Journal, 14(1)
- Ferris TLJ. (2019). A resilience measure to guide system design and management. IEEE Systems Journal, 13(4)
- Ferris TLJ, Jackson S, Willett KD, Hailey VA & Specking E. (2019). System Resilience: Application Domain Perspectives. INCOSE International Symposium, 29(1)
- Davidz H, Ferris TLJ, Henry D, Hilburn TB, Hutchison NAC, .... (2019). Overcoming challenges on an international project to advance systems engineering. INSIGHT, 22(3)
- Ferris TLJ, Specking E, Jackson S, Parnell G & Pohl E. (2018). The Fundamental Nature of Resilience of Engineered Systems. INCOSE International Symposium, 28(1)
- Camelia F & Ferris TLJ. (2018). Validation Studies of a Questionnaire Developed to Measure Students’ Engagement With Systems Thinking. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 48(4)
- Camelia F & Ferris TLJ. (2016). Undergraduate students' engagement with systems thinking: results of a survey study. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 47(12)
- Camelia F & Ferris TLJ. (2016). Systems thinking in systems engineering. INCOSE International Symposium, 26(1)
- Camelia F, Ferris TLJ & Cropley DH. (2015). Development and initial validation of an instrument to measure students' learning about systems thinking: the affective domain. IEEE Systems Journal, 12(1)
- LeBlanc R, Ferris T, Adcock R & Dagli C. (2013). Panel 4 — Stump the Academic: You Know You Want To!. INSIGHT, 16(3)
- Gelosh D, Ferris T, Kemp D & Adcock R. (2013). Panel 3 — The Workforce Is Right: Systems Engineering Edition. INSIGHT, 16(3)
- Jackson S & Ferris TLJ. (2013). Resilience principles for engineered systems. Systems Engineering, 16(2)
- Ferris T. (2012). Scientific Writing and Communication Papers, Proposals, and Presentations (Hofmann, A. H.; 2010) [Book Review]. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 55(3)
- J. Ferris T. (2010). Motives for Metaphor in Scientific and Technical Communication (Giles, T. D.; 2008) [Book Review. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 53(2)
- Ferris TLJ, Sitnikova E & Duff AH. (2010). Building graduate capabilities to communicate research and plans successfully. International Journal of Engineering Education, 26(4)
- Ferris TLJ. (2010). Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives: A psychomotor skills extension for engineering and science education. International Journal of Engineering Education, 26(3)
- Ferris T. (2009). Harnessing Knowledge Dynamics: Principled Organizational Knowing and Learning (Nissen, M.E.; 2006) [Book review]. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 52(2)
- Ferris T. (2009). Inside Intuition (Sadler-Smith, E.; 2008) [Book review. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 52(1)
- Ferris T. (2008). Communicative Practices in Workplaces and the Professions: Cultural Perspectives on the Regulation of Discourse and Organizations (Zachry, M. and Thralls, C.) [Book review]. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 51(2)
- Ferris TLJ. (2008). Unlocking Language : The Classic Readability Studies- William H DuBay. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 51(4)
- DuBay WH. (2008). Unlocking Language: The Classic Readability Studies. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 51(4)
- J. Ferris T. (2007). Managing Virtual Teams: Getting the Most From Wikis, Blogs, and Other Collaborative Tools [Book review; Brown, M.K. et al.; 2007]. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 50(3)
- Ferris TLJ. (2007). Personal, Portable, Pedestrian: Mobile Phones in Japanese Life (Ito, M. et al., Eds.; 2005). IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 50(1)
- Ferris T. (2007). Discursive Strategies in Multicultural Business Meetings (Poncini, G.; 2004). IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 50(2)
- Ferris TLJ. (2007). Listening and Responding (Collins, S.D.) [Book review]. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 50(4)
- Lefvre W & Ferris TLJ. (2006). Picturing Machines 1400-1700. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 49(4)
- Ferris TLJ. (2005). Presentation Media for Product Interaction. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 48(2)
- Ferris TLJ. (2005). Participatory IT Design: Designing for Business and Workplace Realities. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 48(3)
- Ferris TLJ. (2004). Interaction Design for Complex Problem Solving: Developing Useful and Usable Software. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 47(3)
- Ferris TLJ. (2004). Tracing Genres Through Organizations A Sociocultural Approach to Information Design - Clay Spinuzzi. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 47(4)
- Ferris TLJ. (2004). User-Centered Design An Integrated Approach -Karel Vredenberg, Scott Isensee and Carol Righi. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 47(1)
- Ferris TLJ. (2004). A new definition of measurement. Measurement, 36(1)
- Vicente KJ. (2003). Cognitive Work Analysis Toward Safe, Productive, and Healthy Computer-Based Work [Book Review]. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 46(1)
- Ferris TLJ. (2003). Yvonne Dittrich, Christiane Floyd, and Ralf Klischewski, Eds. Social thinking-software practice. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 46(4)
- Ferris TLJ. (1997). The concept of leap in measurement interpretation. Measurement, 21(4)
- Ferris TLJ & Grant AJ. (1992). Frequency domain method for windowing in Fourier analysis. Electronics Letters, 28(15)
