Presenters' Biographies
Jason Bell is the main developer and tester of the AG global Quality Assurance program and runs a weekly AG test session for the Asia Pacific region. He has also developed numerous guides, including Linux installation, AG improvements and other miscellaneous documents. He holds a Bachelor of Information Technology (with Honours) from Central Queensland University. Jason works at the Central Queensland University and is a member of the ARCS Collaboration Services Team.
Padric McGee is a staff member of eResearch South Australia where he supports numerous research groups using different video conferencing, as well as visualisation, techniques. A particular interest in this latter regard is the development of 3D content in both computer-generated animation and real-life imaging. He holds a PhD in Astrophysics and is a member of the ARCS Collaboration Services Team.
Lev Lafayette is a Systems Administrator, starting with the Victorian Partnership of Advanced Computing in September 2007. Prior to VPAC he had worked as a systems administrator for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in Timor-Leste and as a computer systems trainer for the Parliament of Victoria. He is an honours graduate from Murdoch University in Politics, Philosophy and Sociology. Lev provides support to the number of technologies used in the ARCS Collaboration Services team.
Ashley Wright is a staff member at Queensland University of Technology where he works with the HPC and Research Support group, and coordinates the ARCS Collaboration Services team. He has been working with grid and collaboration technologies for several years. He holds a Bachelor of Information Technology, a Bachelor of Mathematics, both from Queensland University of Technology, and a Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance.