Newcastle University

Qualifications

PhD in Computing Science (Newcastle University, 2001).
BSc in Computing Science - First Class Honours (Newcastle University, 1997).

Honours and Awards

British Council’s Overseas Research Studentship Awards Scheme during PhD study.

Languages

English (fluent), Indonesian (mother tongue) and Spanish (beginner).

Research Interests

Wireless sensor network, ambient intelligence and mobile computing, dependability.

Other Expertise

Open source/free software, distributed systems, human aspects in computer-based systems.

Current Work

I am preparing a project proposal as part of the Trustworthy Ambient Systems (TrAmS) platform grant. The focus of this proposal is on the investigation of the reliability of open source mobile operating system platforms (such as Android and Symbian). Another proposal I am working at the moment is on adapting Neighbourhood Watch schemes to the Internet age, with main interests in security, privacy and trust of socio-technical systems.

Future Research

I am also planning to carry out further research on mobile devices (smart dust or smart phones), in particular on how to combine mobility and trust into dependable collaborative platform where various devices in one location can work together to achieve the same (similar) goal. One area of application or case study is on disaster/emergency handling, recovery and management.

Undergraduate Teaching

CSC3002 - Reliability and Fault Tolerance

• Iliasov A, Arief B, Romanovsky A. Step-Wise Development of Resilient Ambient Campus Scenarios. In: Methods, Models and Tools for Fault Tolerance.2009,Oxford, UK:Springer
• von Arnim A, Arief B, Fusée A. Cooperative Road Sign and Traffic Light Using Near Infrared Identification and Zigbee Smartdust Technologies. Newcastle upon Tyne: School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2008. School of Computing Science Technical Report Series 1082.
• Arief B, Von Arnim A. TRACKSS approach to improving road safety through sensors collaboration on vehicle and in infrastructure. In: IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference.2008,Calgary, Alberta, Canada:IEEE
• Arief B, Blythe PT, Fairchild R, Selvarajah K, Tully A. Integrating Smartdust into Intelligent Transportation Systems. In: 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation. 2008, Athens, Greece.
• Arief B, Blythe P, Fairchild R, Selvarajah K, Tully A. Integrating smartdust into intelligent transportation systems. Newcastle upon Tyne: School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2007. School of Computing Science Technical Report Series 1062.
• Iliasov A, Romanovsky A, Arief B, Laibinis L, Troubitsyna E. A framework for open distributed system design. In: COMPSAC: International Computer Software and Applications Conference. 2007, Beijing, China: IEEE.
• Arief B, Iliasov A, Romanovsky A. On developing open mobile fault tolerant agent systems. In: Choren, R; Garcia, A Giese, H; Leung, H-F; Lucena, C; Romanovsky, A, ed. Software Engineering for Multi-Agent Systems V: Research Issues and Practical Applications. Berlin: Springer, 2007, pp. 21-40.
• Iliasov A, Romanovsky A, Arief B, Laibinis L, Troubitsyna E. On rigorous design and implementation of fault tolerant ambient systems. In: 10th IEEE International Symposium on Object and Component-Oriented Real-Time Distributed Computing, ISORC 2007. 2007, Santorini Island, Greece: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
• Iliasov A, Romanovsky A, Arief B, Laibinis L, Troubitsyna E. On Rigorous Design and Implementation of Fault Tolerant Ambient Systems. Newcastle upon Tyne: School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2006. School of Computing Science Technical Report Series 993.
• Grosso S, Tully A, Arief B, Marques A, Matoses S. Collaborations among in-vehicle and infrastructure-based sensing technology for automotive applications: The EMMA and TRACKSS EU Projects. In: IET Seminar on RFID and Electronic Vehicle Identification in Road Transport. 2006, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: IET.
• Arief B, Iliasov A, Romanovsky A. On Using the CAMA Framework for Developing Open Mobile Fault Tolerant Agent Systems. In: 2006 International Workshop on Software Engineering for Large-Scale Multi-Agent Systems. 2006, Shanghai, China: ACM.
• Arief B, Iliasov A, Romanovsky A. On Using the CAMA Framework for Developing Open Mobile Fault Tolerant Agent Systems. Newcastle upon Tyne: School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2006. School of Computing Science Technical Report Series 943.
• Bryans J, Arief B. Security Implications of Structure. In:Besnard, D; Gacek, C; and Jones, CB, ed. Structure for Dependability: Computer-Based Systems from an Interdisciplinary Perspective.Berlin:Springer-Verlag,2005, pp. 217-227.
• Besnard D, Arief B. Computer security impaired by legitimate users. Computers and Security 2004. , 23(3), 253-264.
• Gacek C, Arief B. The Many Meanings of Open Source. IEEE Software 2004, 21(1), 34-40.
• Besnard D, Arief B. Computer security impaired by legal users. Newcastle upon Tyne:School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne,2003.
• Arief B, Besnard D. Technical and Human Issues in Computer-Based Systems Security. Newcastle upon Tyne:School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne,2003.
• Arief LB, Bosio D, Gacek C, Rouncefield M. Dependability Issues in Open Source Software - DIRC Project Activity 5 Final Report. Newcastle upon Tyne: Department of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2002. Department of Computing Science Technical Report Series 760.
• Gacek C, Lawrie T, Arief B. Interdisciplinary Insights on Open Source. In: Open Source Software Development Workshop. 2002, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: DIRC.
• Arief LB. A Framework for Supporting Automatic Simulation Generation from Design [PhD thesis]. Newcastle upon Tyne: University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2001. Department of Computing Science.
• Arief B, Speirs N. A UML Tool for an Automatic Generation of Simulation Programs. Newcastle upon Tyne: School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2001. School of Computing Science Technical Report Series 731.
• Arief LB, Gacek C, Lawrie T. Software Architectures and Open Source Software - Where can Research Leverage the Most?. In: 1st Workshop on Open Source Software Engineering: Making Sense of the Bazaar (part of the 23rd IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE). 2001, Toronto, Canada.
• Gacek C, Lawrie T, Arief LB. The Many Meanings Of Open Source. Newcastle upon Tyne: Department of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2001. Department of Computing Science Technical Report Series 737.
• Arief LB, Speirs NA. A UML Tool for an Automatic Generation of Simulation Programs. In: 2nd International Workshop on Software and Performance (WOSP 2000). 2000, Ottawa, Canada: ACM Press.
• Speirs NA, Arief LB. Simulation of a Telecommunication System Using SimML. In: IEEE Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Simulation Symposium. 2000, Washington DC, USA: IEEE.
• Arief LB, Speirs NA. Automatic Generation of Distributed System Simulations from UML. In: 13th European Simulation Multiconference (ESM'99). 1999, Warsaw, Poland: SCS Publishing House.
• Arief LB, Speirs NA. Simulation Generation from UML Like Specifications. In: 1999 IASTED International Conference on Applied Modelling and Simulation (AMS 1999). 1999, Cairns, Australia: ACTA Press.
• Arief LB, Little MC, Shrivastava SK, Speirs NA, Wheater SM. Specifying distributed system services. BT Technology Journal 1999, 17(2), 126-136.
• Arief LB, Speirs NA. Using SimML to Bridge the Transformation from UML to Simulation. In: Workshop on Software Performance Prediction extracted from Designs. 1999, Edinburgh, Scotland: Heriot-Watt University.
• Arief LB, Speirs NA. Specification of Distributed Intelligent Network Systems using UML and Extensions. :British Telecom,1998.
• Kirusnapillai SJ, Arief B, Tully A, Blythe PT. Deploying Wireless Sensor Devices in Intelligent Transportation System Applications, Intelligent Transportation Systems. In: Abdel-Rahim, A, ed. Intelligent Transportation Systems. Rijeka, Croatia: InTech, 2012, pp.143-168.
• Greathead D, Coventry L, Arief B, van Moorsel A. Deriving Requirements for an Online Community Interaction Scheme: Indications from Older Adults. In: ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). 2012, Austin, Texas, USA. In Press.
• van Moorsel A, Emms M, Rendall G, Arief B. Digital Strategy for the Social Inclusion of Survivors of Domestic Violence. Newcastle upon Tyne: School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2011. School of Computing Science Technical Report Series 1277.
• Arief B, Greathead D, Coventry L, van Moorsel A. Towards the Implementation of an Internet-based Neighbourhood Watch Scheme: Impacts of Inclusive Technologies on Societies. In: Third International Conference on Computational Aspects of Social Networks (CASoN). 2011, Salamanca, Spain: IEEE.
• Arief B, Coleman J, Greathead D. How Paranoid Are You?: Issues in Location Information of Ambient Systems. Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle University, 2010. School of Computing Science Technical Report Series 1219.
• Arief B, Iliasov A, Romanovsky A. On using the CAMA framework for developing open mobile fault tolerant agent systems. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Engineering. 2006, Shanghai, China: ACM Press.
• Arief LB, Speirs NA. Automatic generation of distributed system simulations from UML. In: 13th European Simulation Multiconference. 1999, Warsaw, Poland: Soc, Computer Simulation.