Smarter infrastructure for a changing world
We focus on developing innovative solutions to enhance the resilience, efficiency, and sustainability of urban systems and infrastructure. This multidisciplinary theme integrates advanced engineering practices, data analytics, and emerging technologies to address contemporary challenges in urban development and infrastructure management. We aim to create future-ready urban environments that are both technologically advanced and environmentally responsible.
Our research centres
We’re a leading innovation hub improving smart transportation systems through advanced research. We enhance the design, performance, and management of transport infrastructure to boost urban, regional, and national mobility via innovative planning, policy, technology, and operations.
At the Data Science Institute, we use data and AI to solve real-world challenges—improving healthcare, tackling climate change, and building trustworthy technology. We unite experts and communities to drive ethical, inclusive, and sustainable solutions that make a lasting impact.
We lead in alternative water technologies, creating innovative solutions for recycled, desalinated, and harvested stormwater. Our work supports water security, boosts economic and environmental benefits, improves infrastructure, and reduces the carbon footprint of water-intensive residential, commercial, and industrial uses.
We’re advancing circular systems that recover and reuse nutrients to reduce waste, protect natural resources and create more resilient infrastructure. Driving long-term environmental and economic sustainability across urban and regional communities.
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A four-organisation collaboration will build a generative AI design system and rapid manufacturing capability for the Optimus Viper spacecraft.
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UTS researchers have developed the world’s first system allowing AI to learn and make decisions while users' data stays encrypted.
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UTS and Cisco have launched Innovation Central Sydney (ICS), marking an important milestone and further expansion of the Innovation Central Network, a major pillar of the National Industry Innovation Network (NIIN).
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Distinguished Professor Jie Lu contributes to the new report, Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, by sharing insights on how AI creates real-world impact and outlining her vision for the future.
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A four-organisation collaboration will build a generative AI design system and rapid manufacturing capability for the Optimus Viper spacecraft.
News
UTS researchers have developed the world’s first system allowing AI to learn and make decisions while users' data stays encrypted.
News
UTS and Cisco have launched Innovation Central Sydney (ICS), marking an important milestone and further expansion of the Innovation Central Network, a major pillar of the National Industry Innovation Network (NIIN).
News
Distinguished Professor Jie Lu contributes to the new report, Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, by sharing insights on how AI creates real-world impact and outlining her vision for the future.