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Mark A Gregory
Mark A Gregory is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He was born in Melbourne, Australia and received a PhD and a Master of Engineering from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia in 2008 and 1992 respectively, and a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)(Honours) from University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia in 1984.
Mark is a former Army officer who spent four years working on major defence projects, and is a director of an engineering consultancy. Dr Gregory is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia, a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. His research interests include cyber-security, fiber network design and operation, wireless networks and technical risk. Dr Gregory received an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation in 2009.
Mark was appointed Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy in January 2015 and completed a major update of the Journal systems and processes prior to retiring from the Board in January 2021. He has been a regular public policy commentator on telecommunications, especially on the status and future of the National Broadband Network, via the ABC, TheNewDaily, The Australian, Business Spectator, The Conversation and InnovationAus.com
Explainer: what is a virtual private network (VPN)?
By Mark A Gregory, RMIT UniversityHave you ever wanted to exist in more than one place at the same time?
How do I: Securely share files with business partners
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Computer thinks you're dumb: automated essay grading in the world of MOOCs
By Mark A Gregory, RMIT UniversityLet us consider the following scenario.
NBN Co gets survivability right
Labor’s ambitious national broadband network (NBN) is living on borrowed time and will almost certainly be binned after the September election.
How to avoid more Vodafails
Vodafone is once again bemoaning its competitive disadvantages and yet it refuses to invest in its network.
A new NBN benchmark
The discussion around the Coalition’s NBN plan has so far centred on how it measures up to Labor’s existing plan. But perhaps it’s time for a new benchmark.