Prof Robert Willis - Researcher Profile

Biography

Robert works in the Office of the VP (Administration) at Monash University as a Student Ombudsman.

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Unknown

Year awarded: 1974

Publications

Books

Willis, R.J., 1998, Business Modelling, Eruditions Publishing, Emerald Vic Australia.

Book Chapters

Yeo, A.C., Smith, K.A., Willis, R.J., Brooks, M., 2003, A comparison of soft computing and traditional approaches for risk classification and claim cost prediction in the automobile insurance industry, in Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing: Soft Computing in Measurement and Information Acquisition, eds Leon Reznik and Vladik Kreinovich, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Germany, pp. 249-261.

Yeo, A.C., Smith, K.A., Willis, R.J., 2002, Using neural networks to model premium price sensitivity of automobile insurance customers, in Neural Networks in Business: Techniques and Applications, eds Kate A. Smith, Jatinder N. D. Gupta, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey USA, pp. 41-54.

Pan, H., Yeh, C., Willis, R.J., 2001, A hybrid henetic algorithm for project scheduling, in Mathematics and Simulation with Biological, Economical and Musicoacoustical Applications, eds C E D'Attellis, V V Kluev and N E Mastorakis, WSES Press, Athens Greece, pp. 40-44.

Pan, H., Willis, R.J., Yeh, C., 2001, Resource-constrained project scheduling with fuzziness, in Advances in Fuzzy Systems and Evolutionary Computation, eds Nikos Mastorakis, World Scientific and Engineering Society Press, New York NY USA, pp. 173-179.

Arnott, D.R., Willis, R.J., 1998, A Framework for Understanding Decision Support Systems Evolution, in Business Systems Research Vol II, School of Business Systems, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 281-292.

Pan, H., Yeh, C., Willis, R.J., 1998, A Fuzzy Goal Programming Model for Purchasing Dredgers under Uncertainty, in Business Systems Research Vol I, School of Business Systems, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 126-133.

Yeh, C., Pan, H., Willis, R.J., 1998, A Heuristic Approach to Fuzzy Resource-constrained Project Scheduling, in Business Systems Research Vol II, School of Business Systems, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 331-338.

Smith, K.A., Willis, R.J., Brooks, M., 1998, An Analysis of Customer Retention and Insurance Claim Patterns Using Data Mining: A Case Study, in Business Systems Research Vol I, School of Business Systems, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 35-47.

Li, R.K., Willis, R.J., 1998, Issues in Project Management of Multimedia Application Development, in Business Systems Research Vol I, School of Business Systems, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 59-63.

Willis, R.J., Pan, H., Yeh, C., 1998, Resource-constrained Project Scheduling under Uncertain Activity Duration, in Business Systems Research Vol I, School of Business Systems, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 21-27.

Cheung, Y.P., Milne, B.J., Willis, R.J., 1998, Software Benchmarks Based on Function Point Analysis, in Business Systems Research Vol I, School of Business Systems, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 114-125.

Pan, H., Yeh, C.H., Willis, R.J., Deng, H., 1997, A Fuzzy Rule-based Approach to Determination of Criteria Weights in Multiple Criteria Decision Making, in Business Systems Research, Vol 1, Department of Business Systems, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 111-131.

Pan, H., Yeh, C.H., Willis, R.J., Deng, H., 1997, Software Development for Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Models, in Business Systems Research, Vol 2, Department of Business Systems, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 539-547.

Pan, H., Yeh, C.H., Willis, R.J., 1997, The Future Perspective in Multiple Criteria Decision Making, in Business Systems Research, Vol 2, Department of Business Systems, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 479-489.

Journal Articles

Sarros, J.C., Willis, R.J., Fisher, R., Storen, A.R., 2005, DBA examination procedures and protocols, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, vol 27, issue 2, Routledge, UK, pp. 151-172.

Sarros, J.C., Willis, R.J., Palmer, G.P., 2005, The nature and purpose of the DBA: a case for clarity and quality control, Education + Training, vol 47, issue 1, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 40-52.

Sarros, J.C., Willis, R.J., Hardie, T.T., 2004, The DBA in Australia and the Asia Pacific: opportunities and challenges, International Journal of Organisational Behaviour, vol 7, issue 8, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba Qld Australia, pp. 440-455.

Yeo, A.C., Smith, K.A., Willis, R.J., Brooks, M., 2002, A mathematical programming approach to optimise insurance premium pricing within a data mining framework, Journal of the Operational Research Society, vol 53, issue 11, Palgrave Publishers Ltd, Basingstoke England, pp. 1197-1203.

Sarros, J., Willis, R.J., Fisher, R., 2002, The DBA in Australia, Journal of Institutional Research, vol 11, issue 2, Monash University, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-13.

Yeh, C., Willis, R.J., 2001, A validation procedure for multicriteria analysis: application to the selection of scholarship students, Asia Pacific Management Review, vol 6, issue 1, College of Management, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan Taiwan Republic of China, pp. 39-52.

Yeo, A.C., Smith, K.A., Willis, R.J., Brooks, M., 2001, Clustering technique for risk classification and prediction of claim costs in the automobile insurance industry, International Journal of Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance & Management, vol 10, issue 1, Wiley Europe Ltd, UK, pp. 39-50.

Yeo, A.C., Smith, K.A., Willis, R.J., Brooks, M., 2001, Modelling the effect of premium changes on motor insurance customer retention rates using neural networks, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2074, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Germany, pp. 390-399.

Smith, K.A., Willis, R.J., Brooks, M., 2000, An Analysis of Customer Retention and Insurance Claim Patterns using Data Mining: A Case Study, Journal of the Operational Research Society, vol 51 no 5, Stockton Press, Basingstoke UK, pp. 532-541.

Deng, H., Yeh, C., Willis, R.J., 2000, Inter-company Comparison using Modified TOPSIS with Objective Weights, Computers & Operations Research, vol 27 no 10, Elsevier Science Ltd, Exeter UK, pp. 963-973.

Cheung, Y.P., Willis, R.J., Milne, B.J., 1999, Software Benchmarks Using Function Point Analysis, Benchmarking: An International Journal, vol 6 no 3, MCB University Press, Bradford UK, pp. 269-279.

Yeh, C., Willis, R.J., Deng, H., Pan, H., 1999, Task Oriented Weighting in Multi-Criteria Analysis, European Journal of Operational Research, vol 119 no 1, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 130-146.

Yeh, C., Willis, R.J., Deng, H., Pan, H., 1999, Task oriented weighting in multi-criteria analysis, European Journal of Operational Research, vol 119 no 1, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 130-146.

Conference Proceedings

Li, R.K., Cheng, S.T., Willis, R.J., 2001, A framework for the implementation of a collaborative flexible learning environment for academic institutions, Managing Information Technology in a Global Economy: Proceedings of the 2001 International Conference on Information Resources Management Association, 20 May 2001 to 23 May 2001, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey USA, pp. 89-94.

Pan, H., Yeh, C., Willis, R.J., 2001, Computer-aided system to solve uncertainty in project management, Meeting the Grand Challenge: Machines that Serve People: Proceedings of The 10th IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, 02 December 2001 to 05 December `2001, IEEE Neural Network Council, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1376-1379.

Yeh, C., Pan, H., Willis, R.J., 1999, A Heuristic Approach to Fuzzy Resource-constrained Project Scheduling, Computational Intelligence for Modelling, Control & Automation Evolutionary Computation & Fuzzy Logic for Intelligent Control, Knowledge Acquisition & Information Retrieval, Vienna AUSTRIA, February 17-19, 1999, IOS Press, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 423-428.

Deng, H., Yeh, C., Willis, R.J., Pan, H., 1999, A Knowledge-Based Approach for Criteria Weighting in Multi-Criteria Analysis, Computational Intelligence for Modelling, Control & Automation Evolutionary Computational & Fuzzy Logic for Intelligent Control, Knowledge Acquisition & Information Retrieval, Vienna AUSTRIA , February 17-19, 1999, IOS Press, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 435-440.

Deng, H., Willis, R.J., Pan, H., Yeh, C., 1999, A knoiwledge-based approach for criteria weighting in multi-criteria analysis, Computational intelligence for modelling, control &v Automation Evolutionary Computational Fuzzy Logic for Intelligent Control, Knowledge Acquisition & Information Retrieval, Vienna Austria, 17-19 February 1999, IOS Press, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 435-440.

Willis, R.J., Pan, H., Yeh, C., 1999, Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Under Uncertain Activity Duration, Computational Intelligence for Modelling, Control & Automation Evolutionary Computation & Fuzzy Logic for Intelligent Control, Knowledge Acquisition & Information Retrieval, Vienna AUSTRIA, February 17-19, 1999, IOS Press, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 429-434.

Willis, R.J., Martin, I., Cheung, Y.P., 1999, SAP and business re-engineering, 4th International Conference on ISO9000 & TQM, Hong Kong April, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, pp. 363-368.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Completed Supervision

Student:

Kurnia, S.

Program of Study:

UNDERSTANDING INTER-ORGANISATIONAL SYSTEMS ADOPTION: THE CASE OF EFFICIENT CONSUMER RESPONSE. (PHD) 2000.

Supervisors:

Willis, R (Main), Johnston ((Double Id)), R (Associate).

Student:

Lajbcygier, P.

Program of Study:

IMPROVING OPTION PRICING WITH THE PRODUCT-CONSTRAINED-HYBRID NEURAL NETWORK AND BOOTING. (PHD) 2000.

Supervisors:

Willis, R (Main).

Student:

Mcswiney, C.

Program of Study:

INTERNATIONALISATION OF THE UNIVERSITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY. (PHD) 2001.

Supervisors:

Hamilton, D (Main), Willis, R (Associate).

Student:

Pan, H.

Program of Study:

FUZZY MULTI-MODE RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED PROJECT SCHEDULING. (PHD) 2003.

Supervisors:

Yeh, C (Main), Willis, R (Associate).