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We bring together smart sensing expertise from across the leading universities in New South Wales to develop innovative, interdisciplinary solutions to complex challenges. Our members are leading universities in NSW and the ACT.
The Australian National University
ANU is a world-leading university in Australia’s capital, Canberra. Excellence is embedded in our approach to research and education, and we are a resource for the nation delivering research, training and policy on the most complex contemporary challenges facing Australia, the region and the world. ANU has broad research capabilities in smart sensing across multiple application domains, including biomedical research, space sciences, defence, environment and engineering.
Contact Engagement Lead: Nishank Shah
Macquarie University
Macquarie University was founded in 1964 with a distinct purpose: to be distinctive, progressive, and to be transformational. Recognised internationally, Macquarie University is consistently ranked in the top two per cent of universities in the world and within the top 10 in Australia.
Located in the Macquarie Park Innovation District with more than 300 leading companies, Macquarie University has a proud record of partnership with industry.
Contact Engagement Lead: Matt Bevin
UNSW
UNSW is proudly Australia's 'global university' and consistently ranks in the forward pack of world universities. With a firm commitment to research and innovation that transforms the lives of people and communities, UNSW boasts excellence across a broad range of relevant research fields including biomedical, environmental and material sciences as well as ICT. The research infrastructure at UNSW is unparalleled in NSW and includes 11 network labs and the Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre.
Contact Engagement Lead: Emily Zeng
The University of Sydney
As Australia's first university, the University of Sydney has been challenging traditions for over 160 years. Consistently ranked as the leading university in NSW by the world's most trusted university rankings, the University of Sydney invests heavily in innovative research across its more than 90 research centres. The University is also home to the the Sydney Nano Hub - a unique facility devising and fabricating new nanoscale science and technology at the cutting-edge of sensing research.
Contact Engagement Lead: Andrew Kemp
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Located in the heart of Sydney, UTS research lies at the intersection of discovery and industry. UTS is committed to practical innovation and the development of impact-driven research that benefits industry and the community. Ranked as Australia's leading young university (under 50), UTS research is agile and responsive to industry need across a range of sensing-related fields including engineering, robotics, data science, ICT, physics and chemistry.
Contact UTS Research Engagement
University of Wollongong
The University of Wollongong was founded on the donations of local people with a vision of a brighter future for the region. Since then, they’ve become one of the world’s best modern universities, working with industry, research partners, governments, and communities, to address society’s critical economic, environmental, social and medical challenges.
Contact Engagement Lead: Ryah Perkiss
Western Sydney University
Western Sydney University prides itself on challenging the traditional notion of what a university should be. It puts students at the heart of everything it does and is deeply embedded in the community and region it serves, which is Australia’s fastest growing economy and the focus of the nation’s largest infrastructure projects. WSU has a network of sites across Greater Western Sydney and beyond – including 10 teaching campuses, many embedded in CBD locations.
Contact Engagement Lead: Navin Chandrasekaran
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