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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Set to become one of Australia's largest urban green roof developments, the Harbourside precinct in Sydney’s Darling Harbour will be the testbed for pioneering research on the performance of nature-based solutions in dense city environments.
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As someone who has been voluntarily involved in writing the standards on Australia’s amusement rides for almost 29 years, here’s why I’ve felt comfortable taking my own kids on roller coasters.
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A new computational study shows for the first time how different parts of the human airway experience levels of pressure and friction from breathing therapy devices.
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Associate Professor Jianguang Fang has received an early-career research award, the John Booker Medal in Engineering Science, for breaking new ground in engineering mechanics.
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Set to become one of Australia's largest urban green roof developments, the Harbourside precinct in Sydney’s Darling Harbour will be the testbed for pioneering research on the performance of nature-based solutions in dense city environments.
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As someone who has been voluntarily involved in writing the standards on Australia’s amusement rides for almost 29 years, here’s why I’ve felt comfortable taking my own kids on roller coasters.
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A new computational study shows for the first time how different parts of the human airway experience levels of pressure and friction from breathing therapy devices.
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Associate Professor Jianguang Fang has received an early-career research award, the John Booker Medal in Engineering Science, for breaking new ground in engineering mechanics.