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Conference Papers

Saurav TM; Sutherland D; Sharples J, 2023, 'A computational framework for phenomenological modelling of ember storms at the wildland-urban interface', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM, pp. 816 - 822

Edalati-Nejad A; Ghodrat M; Sharples JJ, 2023, 'An investigation of the heating, drying, and pyrolysis process of two separate moisturized cellulosic leaves', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM, pp. 214 - 220

Wilson CS; Ma W; Sharples JJ; Evans JP, 2023, 'Statistical analysis of Continuous Haines Index and Fuel Moisture Index for pyrocumulonimbus and non-pyrocumulonimbus wildfires in southeast Australia', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM, pp. 1055 - 1061

Edalati-nejad A; Ghodrat M; Sharples JJ, 2022, 'Modelling the moisture effect on the rate of spread of fire in a leaf-like fuel element', in Lei C; Thornber B; Armfield S (eds.), Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, Sydney, presented at 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference – 23AFMC, Sydney, 04 December 2022 - 08 December 2022, https://www.afms.org.au/proceedings/23/Edalati-nejad_et_al_2022.pdf

Thurow S; Del Favero D; Sharples J; Davidson J; Stevens G, 2022, 'Visualizing the Unpredictable Behavior of Wildfire Using an Artificially Intelligent Aesthetic', in Alsina P; Vila L; Tesconi S; Soler-Adillon J; Mor E (eds.), Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Electronic Art, ISEA International, Barcelona, pp. 696 - 698, presented at International Symposium on Electronic Art, Barcelona, 10 June 2022 - 16 June 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.7238/ISEA2022.Proceedings

Masoudian S; Sharples JJ; Jovanoski Z; Watt S; Towers I, 2021, 'Stochastic modelling of wind and its implication for wildfire spread predictions', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, NSW, pp. 365 - 371, presented at 24th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2021), Sydney, NSW, 05 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.36334/modsim.2021.g3.masoudian

Wadhwani R; Sutherland D; Moinuddin KA; Sharples JJ, 2021, 'Application of neural networks to rate of spread estimation in shrublands', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM, pp. 407 - 413

Sharples JJ; McRae RHD, 2021, 'Assessing the potential for pyrocumulonimbus occurrence using simple fire weather indices', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM, pp. 386 - 392

Badlan RL; Sharples JJ, 2021, 'Spotfire Utilisation Project: Development of a mapping tool for regions prone to vorticity-driven lateral spread', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM, pp. 337 - 343

Sharples JJ; Hutchinson MF, 2020, 'Spatio-temporal analysis of climatic data using additive regression splines', in MODSIM 2005 - International Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Advances and Applications for Management and Decision Making, Proceedings, pp. 1695 - 1701

Jovanoski Z; Sharples J; Sidhu H; Towers I, 2019, 'Stochastic model for the ROS in a heterogeneous environment', in El Sawah, S. (ed.) MODSIM2019, 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation., Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Canberra ACT, presented at 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2019), Canberra ACT, 01 December 2019 - 06 December 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.36334/modsim.2019.h7.jovanoski

Sharples JJ, 2019, 'Evaluation of a simple rate of spread index applied to Canadian fuel types', in 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation - Supporting Evidence-Based Decision Making: The Role of Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2019, pp. 788 - 794

Hilton JE; Garg N; Sharples JJ, 2019, 'Incorporating firebrands and spot fires into vorticity-driven wildfire behaviour models', in 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation - Supporting Evidence-Based Decision Making: The Role of Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2019, pp. 761 - 767

Badlan RL; Sharples JJ; Evans JP; McRae RHD, 2019, 'Insights into the role of fire geometry and violent pyroconvection', in 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation - Supporting Evidence-Based Decision Making: The Role of Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2019, pp. 726 - 732

Edgar RA; Sharples JJ; Sidhu HS, 2019, 'Investigation of plume attachment in inclined terrain profiles', in 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation - Supporting Evidence-Based Decision Making: The Role of Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2019, pp. 733 - 739

Hilton JE; Sharples JJ; Garg N; Rudman M; Swedosh W; Commins D, 2019, 'Wind-terrain effects on firebrand dynamics', in 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation - Supporting Evidence-Based Decision Making: The Role of Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2019, pp. 754 - 760

McRae RHD; Sharples J; Badlan RL, 2018, 'A model for identifying blow-up fire potential', in Viegas DX (ed.), ADVANCES IN FOREST FIRE RESEARCH 2018, UNIV COIMBRA, PORTUGAL, Coimbra, pp. 17 - 22, presented at 8th International Conference on Forest Fire Research, PORTUGAL, Coimbra, 09 November 2018 - 16 November 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/978-989-26-16-506_1

Hilton JE; Sharples JJ; Sullivan AL; Swedosh W, 2018, 'Fast computational models of dynamic fire propagation using near-field techniques', in Viegas DX (ed.), ADVANCES IN FOREST FIRE RESEARCH 2018, UNIV COIMBRA, PORTUGAL, Coimbra, pp. 1009 - 1014, presented at 8th International Conference on Forest Fire Research, PORTUGAL, Coimbra, 09 November 2018 - 16 November 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/978-989-26-16-506_111

Sharples JJ; Edgar R; Sidhu HS, 2018, 'Investigation of slope thresholds for flame attachment', in Viegas DX (ed.), ADVANCES IN FOREST FIRE RESEARCH 2018, UNIV COIMBRA, PORTUGAL, Coimbra, pp. 81 - 87, presented at 8th International Conference on Forest Fire Research, PORTUGAL, Coimbra, 09 November 2018 - 16 November 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/978-989-26-16-506_7

Jovanoski Z; Sharples JJ; Gill AM; Watt S; Sidhu HS; Towers IN; Sanni S, 2018, 'Modelling the rate of spread of fire: An SDE approach', in Viegas DX (ed.), ADVANCES IN FOREST FIRE RESEARCH 2018, UNIV COIMBRA, PORTUGAL, Coimbra, pp. 555 - 565, presented at 8th International Conference on Forest Fire Research, PORTUGAL, Coimbra, 09 November 2018 - 16 November 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/978-989-26-16-506_62

Thomas CM; Sharples JJ; Hilton JE; Evans JP, 2018, 'Rate of spread in coupled models: fireline curvature and pyrogenic potential', in Viegas DX (ed.), ADVANCES IN FOREST FIRE RESEARCH 2018, UNIV COIMBRA, PORTUGAL, Coimbra, pp. 1393 - 1395, presented at 8th International Conference on Forest Fire Research, PORTUGAL, Coimbra, 09 November 2018 - 16 November 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/978-989-26-16-506_188

Badlan RL; Sharples JJ; Evans J; McRae RHD, 2018, 'The role of fire size, geometry, and intensity, in "extreme" plume development', in Viegas DX (ed.), ADVANCES IN FOREST FIRE RESEARCH 2018, UNIV COIMBRA, PORTUGAL, Coimbra, pp. 1212 - 1215, presented at 8th International Conference on Forest Fire Research, PORTUGAL, Coimbra, 09 November 2018 - 16 November 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/978-989-26-16-506_140

Evans J; sharples J, 2017, 'Evaluating the terminal-velocity assumption in simulations of long-range inert ember transport', in Syme, G., Hatton MacDonald, D., Fulton, B. and Piantadosi, J. (ed.), MODSIM2017, 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Hobart, pp. 1187 - 1193, presented at MODSIM2017, 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Hobart, 03 December 2017 - 08 December 2017, https://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2017/H10/thomas.pdf

Evans JP; sharples J, 2017, 'The role of deep flaming in violent pyroconvection', in Syme G; Hatton MacDonald D; Fulton B; Piantadosi J (eds.), MODSIM2017, 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2017, pp. 894–900. ISBN: 978-0-9872143-7-9. www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2017/G6/chiew.pdf, Hobart, pp. 1090 - 1096, presented at MODSIM2017, 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2017, pp. 894–900, Hobart, 03 December 2017 - 08 December 2017, https://mssanz.org.au/modsim2017/H10/badlan.pdf

Ziaeyan Bahri M; Sharples J, 2017, 'Empirical Mode Decomposition and the two-tone separation problem in the presence of noise', in MODSIM2017, 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2017, Hobart Tasmania, presented at The 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2017), Hobart Tasmania, 03 December 2017 - 08 December 2017, https://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2017/A5/bahri.pdf

Sanni S; Sharples J; Gill A; Jovanoski Z; Sidhu HS; Towers I, 2017, 'A stochastic differential equation approach to modelling the growth phase of fire spread', in Syme G; Hatton MacDonald D; Fulton B; Piantadosi J (eds.), MODSIM2017 - Proceedings - MSSANZ, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc. (MSSANZ), Hobart, Tasmania, pp. 1152 - 1158, presented at The 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Hobart, Tasmania, 03 December 2017 - 08 December 2017, https://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2017/H10/sanni.pdf

WATT S; Sidhu HS; Jovanoski Z; Towers I; Sharples J; Gubernov V, 2017, 'Propagation of travelling waves in a complex system modelling fire spread', Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, presented at 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 03 December 2017 - 08 December 2017

Sharples JJ; Richards R; Hilton JE; Ferguson S; Cohen RCZ; Thatcher M, 2017, 'Dynamic simulation of the Cape Barren Island fire using the Spark framework', in Proceedings - 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2017, pp. 1159 - 1165

Roberts ME; Sharples JJ; Rawlinson AA, 2017, 'Incorporating ember attack in bushfire risk assessment: A case study of the Ginninderry region', in Proceedings - 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2017, pp. 1145 - 1151

Zazali HH; Towers IN; Sharples JJ, 2017, 'Incorporating environmental uncertainty in fire spread modelling', in Proceedings - 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2017, pp. 1194 - 1200

Sharples JJ; Hilton J, 2017, 'Modelling the dynamic behaviour of small scale junction fires using curvature flows', in Proceedings - 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2017, pp. 1166 - 1172

Sharples JJ; Cechet RP, 2017, 'Reassessing the validity of AS3959 in the presence of dynamic bushfire propagation', in Proceedings - 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2017, pp. 1173 - 1179

Hilton JE; Sharples JJ; Sullivan AL; Swedosh W, 2017, 'Simulation of spot fire coalescence with dynamic feedback', in Proceedings - 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2017, pp. 1111 - 1117

Lahaye S; Sharples J; Matthews S; Heemstra S; Price O, 2017, 'What are the safety implications of dynamic fire behaviours?', in Proceedings - 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2017, pp. 1125 - 1130

Edgar RA; Sharples JJ; Sidhu HS, 2016, 'Examining the effects of convective intensity on plume attachment in three-dimensional trenches', in Chemical Engineering - Regeneration, Recovery and Reinventiion, Engineers Australia, Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 613 - 621, presented at Chemeca 2016, Adelaide SA Australia, 25 September 2016 - 28 September 2016

Ziaeyan Bahri F; Sharples J; Wang X; Sun Y, 2015, 'Modelling sea level and East Australian current co-variability using the Hilbert-Huang transform', in Weber T; McPhee MJ; Anderssen RS (eds.), MODSIM2015, 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Broadbeach, Queensland, pp. 1254 - 1260, presented at The 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2015), Broadbeach, Queensland, 29 November 2015 - 04 December 2015, http://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2015/F2/ziaeyanbahri.pdf

Quill RE; Sharples JJ; Sidhu LA, 2015, 'Effects of post-fire vegetation regrowth in wind fields over complex terrain', in Weber T; McPhee MJ; Anderssen RS (eds.), MODSIM2015, 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation., Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Broadbeach, Qld, pp. 277 - 283, presented at The 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2015), Broadbeach, Qld, 29 November 2015 - 04 December 2015

Thomas CM; Sharples JJ; Evans JP, 2015, 'Pyroconvective interaction of two merged fire lines: curvature effects and dynamic fire spread', in Weber T; McPhee MJ; Andersen RS (eds.), MODSIM2015, 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast, presented at MODSIM2015, Gold Coast, 29 November 2015 - 04 December 2015, http://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2015/A4/thomas.pdf

Edgar RA; Sharples JJ; Sidhu HS, 2015, 'Revisiting the King's Cross Underground disaster with implications for modelling wildfire eruption', in Weber T; McPhee MJ; Anderson RS (eds.), MODSIM2015, 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Broadbeach, QLD, pp. 215 - 221, presented at The 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2015), Broadbeach, QLD, 29 November 2015 - 04 December 2015

Sharples JJ; Gill AM; Burrows ND, 2015, 'A rate of spread index for fires in spinifex fuels', Gold Coast, presented at 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2015), Gold Coast, 29 November 2015 - 04 December 2015

Sharples JJ; McRae R, 2015, 'Assessing mitigation of the risk from extreme wildfires using MODIS hotspot data', in 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Gold Coast, Australia, 29 Nov to 4 Dec 2015, Gold Coast, presented at 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Gold Coast, Australia, 29 Nov to 4 Dec 2015, Gold Coast, 29 November 2015 - 04 December 2015

Zhang Y; Lim S; Sharples JJ, 2015, 'Development of spatial models for bushfire occurrence in South-Eastern Australia', Gold Coast, presented at 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2015), Gold Coast, 29 November 2015 - 04 December 2015

Sharples JJ; Quill RE, 2015, 'Dynamic development of the 2013 Aberfeldy fire', Gold Coast, presented at 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2015), Gold Coast, 29 November 2015 - 04 December 2015

Sharples JJ; Wheeler VM; Wheeler GE; McCoy JA, 2015, 'Modelling dynamic bushfire spread: perspectives from the theory of curvature flow', Gold Coast, presented at 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2015), Gold Coast, 29 November 2015 - 04 December 2015

Simpson CC; Sharples JJ; Evans JP, 2015, 'Numerical modelling of wildland fire spread on the windward and leeward sides of a ridge', Broadbeach, Queensland, pp. 22 - 28, presented at MODSIM2015, 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Broadbeach, Queensland, 29 November 2015 - 04 December 2015

Sharples J; Kiss A; Raposo J; Viegas D; Simpson C, 2015, 'Pyrogenic vorticity from windward and lee slope fires', in Weber T; McPhee MJ; Anderssen RS (eds.), Proc. MODSIM2015, 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast, Australia, pp. 291 - 297, presented at MODSIM2015, 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Gold Coast, Australia, 29 November 2015 - 04 December 2015, http://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2015/A4/sharples.pdf

Ziaeyan Bahri F; Sharples JJ, 2015, 'Sensitivity of the Hilbert-Huang Transform to interpolation methodology: examples using synthetic and ocean data', in Weber T; McPhee MJ; Anderssen RS (eds.), MODSIM2015, 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Broadbeach, QLD, pp. 1324 - 1330, presented at 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2015), Broadbeach, QLD, 29 November 2015 - 04 December 2015, http://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2015/F8/ziaeyanbahri.pdf

Simpson CC; Sharples JJ; Evans JP, 2015, 'WRF-Fire simulation of lateral fire spread in the Bendora Fire on 18 January 2003', in Weber T; McPhee MJ; Anderssen RS (eds.), Broadbeach, Queensland, pp. 305 - 311, presented at 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Broadbeach, Queensland, 29 November 2015 - 04 December 2015

Edgar RA; Sharples JJ; Sidhu HS, 2015, 'Investigation of flame attachment and accelerated fire spread', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Confederation of Engineering Congress 2015 (APCChE 2015) - incorporating Chemeca 2015, Melbourne, VIC, pp. 1 - 8, presented at Asia Pacific Confederation of Engineering Congress 2015 (APCChE 2015) - incorporating Chemeca 2015, Melbourne, VIC, 27 September 2015 - 01 October 2015

Sharples JJ; Simpson CC; Evans JP; McRae RHD, 2014, 'Threshold Behaviour in Dynamic Fire Propagation', in Rumsewicz M (ed.), Proceedings of the Research Forum at the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and AFAC Conference, Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, Wellington, New Zealand, presented at Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and AFAC Conference 2014, Wellington, New Zealand, 02 September 2014 - 02 September 2014, http://www.bnhcrc.com.au/publications/biblio/bnh-1644


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