Theses: Recent submissions
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Fast and Flexible Expectation Propagation for Linear Model Extensions
Published 2025Expectation propagation (EP) is an approximate Bayesian inference method that has gained traction over the past two decades due to its accuracy, efficiency, and amenability to distributed computation. The core idea of EP ...USyd AccessThesis -
Chineseness in the making: An ethnographic linguistic landscape study of Chinese restaurants in Hurstville, a Sinoburb of Sydney
Published 2025This thesis examines how Chineseness is produced, negotiated and projected through the linguistic landscape of Chinese restaurants in Hurstville, a major Chinese-concentrated suburb, or Sinoburb, in southern Sydney. It ...USyd AccessThesis -
Mass Migrations to Australia and Israel A Comparative Study of the Post World War II Era 1948-1955
Published 2025In the postwar period, both Australia and Israel faced large-scale migrations, with migrants arriving from diverse parts of the globe, presenting significant challenges in their absorption. This thesis examines these mass ...Open AccessThesis -
Restructuring the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1927- 1933: Power, Producers and the Promise of Unity
Published 2025This thesis examines two distinctive historical accounts of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, particularly connected to its foundation and its activity relating to worker unionisation in the 1920s and ...Open AccessThesis -
Saviourhood, Liberation, and Unity in the Royal Image of King Henry VII of England
Published 2025When Henry Tudor seized the throne of England in August 1485, becoming King Henry VII of England (r.1485-1509), he portrayed himself not as a usurper or rival, but as a saviour. According to Henry, he claimed the throne ...Open AccessThesis