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. (2021). Measurement of Resilience and the Time Value of Resilience. IEEE Systems Journal, 15(2)
- Camelia F, Ferris TLJ & Behrend MB. (2020). The Effectiveness of a Systems Engineering Course in Developing Systems Thinking. IEEE Transactions on Education, 63(1)
- Abdul Rahim NB & Ferris TLJ. (2020). A Method to Establish a Trade-Space of System Requirements and Life Cycle Cost. IEEE Systems Journal, 14(1)
- Ferris TLJ. (2020). Complex systems engineering: theory and practice Edited by: S Flumerfelt, K G Schwartz, D Mavris, S Briceno. Aerospace, 47(7)
- 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)
- 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 & Cropley DH. (2018). Development and Initial Validation of an Instrument to Measure Students' Learning About Systems Thinking: The Affective Domain. IEEE Systems Journal, 12(1)
- Camelia F & Ferris TLJ. (2017). Undergraduate Students’ Engagement With Systems Thinking: Results of a Survey Study. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 47(12)
- 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)
- 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 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)
- 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)
Conference Papers
- Ferris TLJ, Camelia F, Mattsson T & Machado RC. (2022). Red‐Teaming as a Research Validation Method for Systems Engineering Thesis Students
- Lazarus D & Ferris TLJ. (2018). Understanding self-responsibility in employability competencies development as the key for engineering graduates to survive in the labour market
- Ferris TLJ. (2017). Emergence as a subject of research, research methods, and engineering knowledge and practice
- Ferris TLJ & Barker S. (2017). System Scenario Selection Method for Faster Analysis
- Ferris TJ, Barker SG & Adcock RD. (2016). Scenario selection method for system scenario analysis
- Lazarus D & Ferris TLJ. (2016). Assessing self-responsibility in employability competencies development among australian engineering students: Introductory report
- Ferris T, Squires A & Camelia F. (2015). Integrating Affective Engagement into Systems Engineering Education
- Jackson S, Cook SC & Ferris TLJ. (2015). Towards a Method to Describe Resilience to Assist System Specification
- Windiarti IS, Ferris TLJ & Berryman MJ. (2014). Factors influencing cross-cultural adaptation process in systems engineering practice performed by Indonesian expatriate engineers
- Windiarti IS, Ferris TLJ & Berryman MJ. (2014). Indonesia's cultural background in productivity and performance in the implementation of SE processes: Indonesian expatriate engineers' awareness
- Cook SC & Ferris TLJ. (2014). Evaluating a framework for visualizing system of systems engineering research coverage
- Cook SC, Ferris TLJ & Nowakowski S. (2013). A framework for visualizing systems engineering research coverage
- Ferris TLJ. (2013). The concept of resilience in community and engineered systems - A cross sectoral feeding of ideas
- Towhidnejad M, Ferris TLJ, Squires A & Madachy R. (2013). Enabling Systems Engineering Program Outcomes via Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge
- Henry D, Ferris TL, Squires AF & Towhidnejad M. (2013). Organizing the graduate reference curriculum for systems engineering (GRCSE) for international relevance
- Squires AF, Ferris TLJ, Ekstrom JJ, VanLeer MD & Roedler G. (2012). Defining the core body of knowledge (CorBoK) for a graduate program in systems engineering: A work in progress
- Windiarti IS, Ferris TLJ & Berryman MJ. (2011). Technology and knowledge sharing strategy in systems engineering practice performed by Indonesian expatriate engineers
- Squires AF, Olwell DH, Ferris TLJ, Hutchison NAC, Pyster A, .... (2011). Developing systems engineering graduate programs aligned to the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASETM) guidelines
- Squires A, Hutchison N, Pyster A, Olwell D, Enck S, .... (2011). Work in process: A Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE™)
- Ferris TLJ. (2011). A Model for consumer product development from a systems perspective
- Ferris TLJ, Peng WYS & Hsu V. (2010). 4.4.1 Dimensions of Understanding of Systems Engineering
- Ferris TLJ & Do Q. (2010). 4.2.3 The Impact of Understanding the Need and Available Products in COTS Selection
- Ferris TLJ. (2009). 9.1.3 Development of a Framework of Research Topics in Systems Engineering
- Valerdi R, Ferris T, Jain R & Kasser J. (2009). 10.1.1 An Exploration of Matching Teaching to the Learning Preferences of Systems Engineering Graduate Students
- Tran X, Ferris T, Huynh TV & Shoval S. (2009). 3.4.2 Research on a Framework for Selecting and Applying Systems Engineering Tools for Australian Small and Medium Enterprises – II
- Peng WYS, Ferris TLJ & Wang TJ. (2009). 5.2.3 Taiwanese Engineering Process Survey Results — A Preliminary Study
- Ferris TLJ. (2008). 1.2.1 Early History of Systems Engineering (Part 3) – 1950's in Various Engineering Sources
- Tran X, Ferris T, Huynh TV & Shoval S. (2008). 10.2.2 Research on a Framework for Systems Engineering Tools for Australian Small and Medium Enterprises
- Martin JN & Ferris TLJ. (2008). 5.2.1 On the Various Conceptualizations of Systems and Their Impact on the Practice of Systems Engineering
- Xuan-Linh Tran , Huynh TV, Shoval S & Ferris T. (2008). Tool selection process and its management for small and medium enterprises in defence projects
- Ferris TLJ, Cook SC & Sitnikova E. (2008). Design as a Research Methodology for Systems Engineering
- Ferris TLJ. (2008). Problems of Knowing in Design in Systems Engineering
- Ferris TLJ. (2007). 7.4.3 Some Early History of Systems Engineering – 1950's in IRE Publications (Part 1): The Problem
- Ferris TLJ. (2007). 4.6.4 Evolution of Assessment in a Hierarchical Team Project at Final Year Undergraduate Level
- Ferris TLJ. (2007). Systems engineering process standardization and cultural diversity
- Ferris TLJ. (2007). 7.4.4 Some Early History of Systems Engineering – 1950's in IRE Publications (Part 2): The Solution
- Peng YS & Ferris TLJ. (2006). A framework for a national undergraduate systems engineering stream of studies in discipline-centric degrees: Proposal analysis
- Ferris TLJ. (2006). 5.1.2 Cross‐Cultural Issues Associated with the Application of ISO/IEC 15288 Standard
- Ferris TLJ & Cook SC. (2006). The necessity for a phenomenological and an analytic philosophy of systems engineering
- Kew MS & Ferris TLJ. (2006). A novel approach to trade-off analysis incorporating the philosophical analysis of ethics
- Ferris TLJ. (2006). Engineering Practice and National Cultural Context
- Ferris TLJ. (2005). 4.3.3 Systems Engineering Measurement Primer – A Metrological Evaluation
- Cook SC & Ferris T. (2005). The fundamental nature of systems engineering
- Ferris TLJ & Cook SC. (2005). Away from a single theory of engineering management
- Ferris TLJ, Cook SC & Honour EC. (2005). 6.1.1 Towards a Structure for Systems Engineering Research
- Ferris TLJ. (2004). 5.2.3 Product and Process – Student Learning in an Undergraduate Systems Engineering Course
- Ferris TLJ. (2004). The interplay of modernism, postmodernism and systems engineering
- Ferris TLJ. (2003). 5.6.2 Emergence: An Illustration of the Concept for Education of Young Students
- Ferris TLJ. (2003). 5.3.3 Review of Papers Concerning Engineering Teams in INCOSE Symposia 1991 to 2002
- Ferris TLJ, Cook SC & Honour E. (2003). A structure for systems engineering research
- Ferris TLJ. (2003). A technician in half an engineer – Overseas students and advanced standing in engineering degrees
- Cook SC, Kasser JE & Ferris TLJ. (2003). Elements of a framework for the engineering of complex systems
- Ferris TLJ. (2003). Exploration of the application of ‘ready-to-hand’ and ‘present-at-hand’ in the design of systems
- Ferris TLJ. (2002). 9.1.4 Two Views of Systems Engineering: Project‐Centric and System Conception
- Ferris TLJ. (2002). 1.5.3 Epistemological Issues in Representation of Things and Requirements Specification
- Stewien JC & Ferris TLJ. (1998). The asterisk operator. An edge detection operator addressing the problem of clean edges in bone X-ray images
- Ferris TLJ. (1994). Convolutional model of the diagnostic measurement process
- Ferris TLI. (1994). Theorem of necessary invertibility, proven and discussed
- Ferris TLJ & Sydenham PH. (1993). Electroencephalography and the problem of the ill-defined signal processing target
- Windiarti IS, Berryman MB & Ferris TLJ. System Engineering Processes and Cross-Cultural Perception of Expatriate Indonesian Engineers
- Roussel J-C, Ferris TLJ & Roedler G. Impacts of the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASETM) Project on the Systems Engineering Community
- Tran X-L, Huynh T & Ferris T. Systems Engineering Approach to Developing Systems Engineering Tools Selection Framework
- Tran X-L, Huynh T, Ferris T & Shoval S. A Framework for Systems Engineering Tools Acquisition for Australian Small and Medium Enterprises in Defence
- Camelia F, Ferris TLJ & Siska M. The need for introducing systems engineering to industrial engineering students
- Ferris TLJ. Bloom’s Affective Domain in Systems Engineering Education
- Tran X-L, Ferris T, Huynh TV & Shoval S. Requirements for systems engineering tools selection for Australian small and medium enterprises in defence industry
- Roussel J-C, Ferris TLJ, Squires A & Freeman GR. Status of the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASETM)
- Ferris T. What makes an engineering professional doctorate professional?
- Ferris T. Academic Research Degree Deliverables – The Embodiment of a Tacit Conceptualization of Research and the Challenge of the New
- Windiarti I, Ferris T & Berryman M. Technology and knowledge sharing strategy in systems engineering practice performed by Indonesian expatriate engineers
- Teffera E & Ferris TLJ. Applying qualitative research methods for systems integration technical risk assessment
- Ferris T. Comparison of systems engineering competency frameworks, Proceedings of the 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Systems Engineering (APCOSE)
- Kew MS, Ferris TLJ, Grossmann G & Stumptner M. Enhancing event driven architectures with event-bus types
- Ferris TLJ. Teaching digital design: An innovative project-based approac
- Ferris TLJ & Aziz SM. A psychomotor skills extension to Bloom’s taxonomy of education objectives for engineering education
- Ferris TLJ. Approach for evaluation of a college and diploma program for advanced standing entry to a degree program
- Ferris TLJ. Matching observed spiral form curves to equations of spirals in 2-D images
- Ferris TLJ, Torng J & Lin GCI. Design of two tone ultrasonic distance measurement system
- Ferris TLJ. Issues associated with the assertion that “universities are businesses”
- Ferris TLJ, Sitnikova E & Duff AH. Engaging engineering students in learning how to successfully communicate research plans
- Ferris TLJ. Something old, something new – A novel approach to web integrated teaching in engineering management
- Ferris TLJ. Artefacts and the use of artefacts
- Torng J, Lin GCI, Lu T-F & Ferris TLJ. Development of a robot reverse engineering (RRE) system
- Ferris TLJ. Development of undergraduate engineering management stream of studies
- Ferris TLJ, Cook SC & Sitnikova E. Research Methods for Systems Engineering
- Ferris TLJ. Research Methods in Systems Engineering
- Ferris TLJ. Teaching a first undergraduate engineering management course
- Ferris TLJ. Student learning in engineering industrial placement
- Ferris TLJ, Wang TJ & Peng WYS. The interface of Chinese culture and systems engineering process
- Torng JTC-H, Lin GCI & Ferris TLJ. Design of accurate measurement system for robot position calibration
- Ferris TLJ. Method for comparative study of engineering process in Taiwan and Australia
- Torng J, Lin GCI, Lu T-F & Ferris TLJ. Planning and development of an automated coordinate measuring robot (CMR) for large objects measurement
- Ferris TLJ. Systems engineering management – The pedagogical background
- Ferris TLJ & Cook SC. The bounds of systems engineering
- Fernandez-Solis JL, Palmer KD & Ferris TLJ. Theoretical Approach to the Interaction Between the Meta-system Schemas of the Artificial (Built) Environment and Nature
- Ferris T. On the methods of research for systems engineering
- Ferris TLJ. Consistency of student performance throughout Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic Engineering)
- Ferris TLJ. Social and cultural background of students of engineering in information technology engineering
- Ferris TLJ. General practitioner response to hypothesis based diagnostic assistance concept
- Ferris TLJ & Sydenham CH. A need for a national approach to CALS training
- Ferris TLJ. Effectiveness of group-work formula for final year projects
- Ferris T. General practice patient record system
- Ferris TLJ. Purpose of clinical measurement – distinguishing disorders in patients
- Ferris TLJ. Processing sleep EEG signal at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Cropley DH & Ferris TLJ. Semantic modelling of information in measurement systems
- Ferris TLJ & Sydenham PH. Epistemological aspect of measurement
- Ferris TLJ. Hypothesis based diagnostic assistance software
- Ferris TLJ & Cropley DH. Implicit modelling arising from signal processing algorithms
- Ferris TLJ. Assessment processes for group work final year projects – The problem of fairness
- Ferris TLJ. Personal relationships of staff and students in engineering education
- Ferris TLJ. Research technique training for Honours candidates in Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics)
- Ferris T. Progress of information technology engineering students in relation to family and cultural background
- Ferris T. Cost benefit analysis of engineering education
- Ferris TLJ. Using continuous measurement data to form classificatory conclusions
Books
- Jackson SV, Hailey V, Willett KD, Ferris T & Specking EA. (2021). Chapter 35: Patterns for achieving resilience in engineered and organizational systems In Unger M(ed.), Multisystemic resilience: adaptation and transformation in contexts of change. Oxford University Press.
- Jackson S, Hailey V, Willett KD, Ferris T & Specking EA. (2021). Patterns for Achieving Resilience in Engineered and Organizational Systems In Multisystemic Resilience. Oxford University PressNew York.
- Ferris TLJ. (2018). The Challenge of Performing Research Which Will Contribute Helpful Engineering Knowledge Concerning Emergence In Rainey LB & Jamshidi M (eds), Engineering Emergence. CRC Press.
- Jackson S & Ferris TLJ. (2017). Designing Resilient Systems In Linkov I & Palma-Oliveira JM (eds), NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security (PartF1). Springer Netherlands.
- Ferris TLJ. (2012). Engineering Design as Research In Gelman M, Gelman O, Steenkamp A & Raisinghani MS (eds), Research Methodologies, Innovations and Philosophies in Software Systems Engineering and Information Systems. IGI Global.
- Ferris TLJ. (2006). Churchman and Measurement In van Gigch JP & McIntyre-Mills J (eds), Volume 1: Rescuing the Enlightenment from Itself (1). Springer US.
- Ferris TLJ. (2005). Principles of epistemology as related to measurement In Sydenham PH & Thorn R (eds), Handbook of Measuring Systems Design. Wiley.
- Ferris TLJ. (2005). Characteristics of data, information, knowledge, and wisdom In Sydenham PH & Thorn R (eds), Handbook of Measuring Systems Design. Wiley.
- Ferris T. AIM-TEC 94: Third Australasian Instrumentation and Measurement Conference; Test and Evaluation in the Asia-Pacific Region
- Ferris T(ed.). Proceedings of the 9th IEEE International Conference on System of Systems Engineering (SoSE 2014), SoSE: The Socio-technical Perspective
- Ferris TLJ. A Bourdieuan perspective on the graduation transition to work in engineering education In Aung W(ed.), 2007 World Innovations in Engineering Education and Research, International Network for Engineering Education and Research. International Network for Engineering Education and Research and Begell House.
