Nicholas Paul Sheppard
- PhD (Computer Science), University of Sydney, 2001
- Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems Engineering), University of Queensland, 1996
- Bachelor of Science, University of Queensland, 1996
- Graduate Certificate in Communications, Griffith University, 2011
Work History
- Consultant, A Little Research, 2019-present
- Senior Lecturer of Practice in Computing, School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences, Western Sydney University, 2019-present
- Assistant Professor, ICT Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, 2016-2018
- Sessional Lecturer, Victoria University Sydney, 2012-2015
- Software Engineer, Intersect, 2012-2014
- Digital Repository Developer, Library eServices, Queensland University of Technology, 2010-2011
- Research Fellow, iCore Information Security Lab, University of Calgary, 2008-2009
- Research Fellow, Secure Multimedia Information Communications Lab, University of Wollongong, 2001-2007
Technical Skills
- Software development including Java desktop and server, C/C++, Javascript, .Net Core, and PHP web
- Computer science education including software design and implementation, mathematics, and work-integrated learning
- Academic governance including subject co-ordination, program development, and transnational education
- Technical writing including research publications, popular science, and Australian government grant schemes
Selected Academic Positions
- Program Lead, Bachelor of Information Technology, Western Sydney University, 2026-present
- Guardian: Indonesia, School of Computer, Mathematical and Data Science, Western Sydney University, 2025-present
- Committee Member, Integrated Work-Study Programme, ICT Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, 2025-2018
- Co-ordinator, Secure Multimedia Information Communication Lab, University of Wollongong, 2005-2007
Selected Software Projects
- A Little Research Userscript Repository, 2025-present
- A Little Research blog, 2020-present
- System administrator, Society for Creative Anachronism, 2021-2022, including the Lochac Appointinator, 2023-present
- EPrints Citation Count Dataset and Import Plug-In, 2011
- University of Wollongong MPEG-21 Intellectual Property Management and Protection Components, 2005-2007
Selected Publications
- Member, Committee of Management, South Coast Writers Centre, 2024-2026
- Who Owns the Universe?, Aurealis #151, June 2022
- Science Fiction and the Economics of Utopia, Aurealis #109, April 2018
- If Copyright’s a Dud, What Business Models Do Work for Creatives?, The Conversation, 19 February 2015
- Digital Copyright Protection – Some Success, but Mostly Failure, The Conversation, 12 August 2014.
- Full list of scientific publications at Western Sydney University
