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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Robots that can paint a wall, tile a floor, lift a pallet or handle small objects demonstrated at the launch of a new research hub to advance automation technology in the construction industry.
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A new study has found that diet, gut health, cardiovascular conditions and surgical history are some of the strongest predictors of Alzheimer’s risk, which could lead to better screening through an AI framework and prevention through simple lifestyle changes.
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An Australian-first robotic mobility aid for people who are blind or have low vision has taken out a leading national robotics award.
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The blaze at the Geelong oil refinery in Victoria has reportedly been extinguished. But residents in the area may be worried about the health effects of lingering smoke.
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Robots that can paint a wall, tile a floor, lift a pallet or handle small objects demonstrated at the launch of a new research hub to advance automation technology in the construction industry.
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A new study has found that diet, gut health, cardiovascular conditions and surgical history are some of the strongest predictors of Alzheimer’s risk, which could lead to better screening through an AI framework and prevention through simple lifestyle changes.
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An Australian-first robotic mobility aid for people who are blind or have low vision has taken out a leading national robotics award.
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The blaze at the Geelong oil refinery in Victoria has reportedly been extinguished. But residents in the area may be worried about the health effects of lingering smoke.