Overview
Background
Dr Richard Bean is an affiliate at the UQ Cyber Research Centre.
Richard brings to his work a rich background in data science honed in academia in Australia and Iran, as well as in government (Queensland Health) and industry sectors (ROAM Consulting, Redback, and the Australian Energy Market Operator). With over 60 publications to his name, his research interests span a wide range of areas, including combinatorics, statistics, power systems, classical cryptography, and transport. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Energy and current chair of the Newcastle branch.
Richard is well-known in the public sphere, frequently appearing on radio shows to share his insights into the solutions for various unsolved ciphers. His research extends into areas of national science and research priorities, such as Energy, Transport, Health, and Cyber Security.
In addition to his academic pursuits, Richard has a passion for cycling and is active in cycling advocacy. He also enjoys tackling classical cryptography challenges in his free time.
Availability
- Dr Richard Bean is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Renewable energy
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Power systems
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Combinatorics
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Classical cryptography
Research impacts
Richard has previously focused his research on a broad array of topics. These include the combinatorics of Latin squares and designs, the analysis of gene microarray expression data, clustering techniques, and scheduling battery charging using energy forecasting. His research in transport has shed light on the effect of weather and land-use on bike share demand in cities worldwide.
Whether in academia, industry, or the public sphere, Richard's work consistently strives to make an impact by shedding new light on complex data and helping to shape the future of energy, transport, health, and cyber security.
Works
Search Professor Richard Bean’s works on UQ eSpace
2022
Conference Publication
On-demand batteries as a peer-to-peer service
Balson, Alexander, Bean, Richard, Chapman, Archie C., Snow, Stephen, Viller, Stephen, Horrocks, Neil and Glencross, Mashhuda (2022). On-demand batteries as a peer-to-peer service. IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia) Conference, Brisbane QLD Australia, 5-8 December 2021. Piscataway, NJ USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ISGTASIA49270.2021.9715657
2021
Other Outputs
Deciphering the Philosophers’ Stone: how we cracked a 400-year-old alchemical cipher
Bean, Richard, Piorko, Megan and Lang, Sarah (2021, 10 13). Deciphering the Philosophers’ Stone: how we cracked a 400-year-old alchemical cipher The Conversation
2021
Other Outputs
We analysed 100 million bike trips to reveal where in the world cyclists are most likely to brave rain and cold
Bean, Richard, Pojani, Dorina and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021, 10 06). We analysed 100 million bike trips to reveal where in the world cyclists are most likely to brave rain and cold The Conversation
2021
Conference Publication
Cryptodiagnosis of “Kryptos K4”
Bean, Richard (2021). Cryptodiagnosis of “Kryptos K4”. International Conference on Historical Cryptology, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 20-22 June 2022. Linköping, Sweden: Linköping University Electronic Press. doi: 10.3384/ecp183153
2021
Other Outputs
How does weather affect bikeshare use? A comparative analysis of forty cities across climate zones
Bean, Richard , Pojani, Dorina and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). How does weather affect bikeshare use? A comparative analysis of forty cities across climate zones. Mendeley Data. (Dataset) doi: 10.17632/2nxpvtz935.2
2021
Journal Article
How does weather affect bikeshare use? A comparative analysis of forty cities across climate zones
Bean, Richard , Pojani, Dorina and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). How does weather affect bikeshare use? A comparative analysis of forty cities across climate zones. Journal of Transport Geography, 95 103155, 103155. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103155
2021
Other Outputs
Declassified Cold War code-breaking manual has lessons for solving ‘impossible’ puzzles
Bean, Richard (2021, 05 31). Declassified Cold War code-breaking manual has lessons for solving ‘impossible’ puzzles The Conversation 1-1.
2020
Journal Article
Drivers behind residential electricity demand fluctuations due to COVID-19 restrictions
Snow, Stephen, Bean, Richard, Glencross, Mashhuda and Horrocks, Neil (2020). Drivers behind residential electricity demand fluctuations due to COVID-19 restrictions. Energies, 13 (21) 5738, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/en13215738
2020
Other Outputs
We decrypted messages from the Biafran war that have remained secret for 50 years
Bean, Richard , Weierud, Frode and Lasry, George (2020, 07 14). We decrypted messages from the Biafran war that have remained secret for 50 years The Conversation 1-1.
2020
Journal Article
Keeping the power on to home medical devices
Bean, Richard, Snow, Stephen, Glencross, Mashhuda, Viller, Stephen and Horrocks, Neil (2020). Keeping the power on to home medical devices. PloS One, 15 (7) e0235068, e0235068. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235068
2020
Journal Article
Eavesdropping on the Biafra-Lisbon link – breaking historical ciphers from the Biafran war
Bean, Richard W., Lasry, George and Weierud, Frode (2020). Eavesdropping on the Biafra-Lisbon link – breaking historical ciphers from the Biafran war. Cryptologia, 46 (1), 1-66. doi: 10.1080/01611194.2020.1762261
2020
Journal Article
Grid influenced peer-to-peer energy trading
Tushar, Wayes, Saha, Tapan Kumar, Yuen, Chau, Morstyn, Thomas, Nahid-Al-Masood, Poor, H. Vincent and Bean, Richard (2020). Grid influenced peer-to-peer energy trading. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 11 (2) 8818368, 1407-1418. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2019.2937981
2020
Journal Article
A coalition formation game framework for peer-to-peer energy trading
Tushar, Wayes, Saha, Tapan Kumar, Yuen, Chau, Azim, M. Imran, Morstyn, Thomas, Poor, H. Vincent, Niyato, Dustin and Bean, Richard (2020). A coalition formation game framework for peer-to-peer energy trading. Applied Energy, 261 114436, 114436. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114436
2020
Conference Publication
The use of Project Gutenberg and hexagram statistics to help solve famous unsolved ciphers
Bean, Richard (2020). The use of Project Gutenberg and hexagram statistics to help solve famous unsolved ciphers. 3rd International Conference on Historical Cryptology HistoCrypt 2020, Budapest, Hungary, 15-17 June 2020. Linköping, Sweden: Linköping University Electronic Press. doi: 10.3384/ecp2020171005
2020
Book Chapter
Docked and dockless public bike-sharing schemes: research, practice and discourse
Pojani, Dorina, Chen, Jiashuo, Mateo-Babiano, Iderlina, Bean, Richard and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). Docked and dockless public bike-sharing schemes: research, practice and discourse. Handbook of sustainable transport. (pp. 129-138) edited by Carey Cutis. Cheltenham, Glos, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781789900477.00025
2020
Journal Article
Letter from Richard Bean
Bean, Richard (2020). Letter from Richard Bean. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 84 (1), 56-57.
2020
Other Outputs
Keeping the power on to home medical devices
Bean, Richard, Snow, Stephen, Glencross, Mashhuda, Viller, Stephen and Horrocks, Neil (2020). Keeping the power on to home medical devices. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.802
2019
Other Outputs
Cryptology from the crypt: how I cracked a 70-year-old coded message from beyond the grave
Bean, Richard (2019, 08 29). Cryptology from the crypt: how I cracked a 70-year-old coded message from beyond the grave The Conversation
2018
Journal Article
Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading with Sustainable User Participation: A Game Theoretic Approach
Tushar, Wayes, Saha, Tapan Kumar, Yuen, Chau, Liddell, Paul, Bean, Richard and Poor, H. Vincent (2018). Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading with Sustainable User Participation: A Game Theoretic Approach. IEEE Access, 6 8490655, 62932-62943. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2875405
2017
Other Outputs
Here’s what bike-sharing programs need to succeed
Mateo-Babiano, Iderlina, Pojani, Dorina, Corcoran, Jonathan and Bean, Richard (2017, 12 22). Here’s what bike-sharing programs need to succeed The Conversation
Media
Enquiries
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- ciphers
- codes
- combinatorics
- cryptanalysis
- cryptography
- cryptology
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