Responsible Urban Innovation with Local Government Artificial Intelligence. Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only becoming an integral part of urban services, but also impacting and shaping the future of cities and societies. However, the current AI practice has shown that urban innovation without responsibility generates more problems than it solves. Especially, the absence of a deep understanding of the costs, benefits, risks and impacts of deploying government AI systems creates negative e ....Responsible Urban Innovation with Local Government Artificial Intelligence. Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only becoming an integral part of urban services, but also impacting and shaping the future of cities and societies. However, the current AI practice has shown that urban innovation without responsibility generates more problems than it solves. Especially, the absence of a deep understanding of the costs, benefits, risks and impacts of deploying government AI systems creates negative externalities and serious concerns in the society. This project will generate new knowledge on the most appropriate approaches for local governments to engage with AI to achieve responsible urban innovation. The project outcomes will include responsible AI adoption and implementation pathways for Australian local governments.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200100259
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$417,755.00
Summary
Hacking Housing: Technologies, processes and practices of housing futures. Australian’s experiences of housing are changing due to rising housing unaffordability, uncertain employment prospects & digital disruptions to housing markets. A diverse housing system is resulting, as housing providers & consumers innovate with novel housing models & practices to find solutions to housing problems. Contemporary housing thinking cannot grasp this reshaping of housing. The project aims to advance a new co ....Hacking Housing: Technologies, processes and practices of housing futures. Australian’s experiences of housing are changing due to rising housing unaffordability, uncertain employment prospects & digital disruptions to housing markets. A diverse housing system is resulting, as housing providers & consumers innovate with novel housing models & practices to find solutions to housing problems. Contemporary housing thinking cannot grasp this reshaping of housing. The project aims to advance a new conceptual framework & innovative methodologies to understand the new housing landscape as digital, rented & shared. It expects to generate new empirical knowledge using digital methodologies & grow international research networks. This should provide benefits such as evidence to inform policy & a digital methods toolkit.Read moreRead less
Digital technologies and the private rental sector in Australia. This project aims to show how digital technologies are transforming the private rental sector in Australia. This project expects to generate new knowledge about the growing global reach of digital technologies aimed at private renters, landlords and property managers. The expected outcomes of this project include the production of social scientific knowledge about the potential of digital technologies to be both socially pernicious ....Digital technologies and the private rental sector in Australia. This project aims to show how digital technologies are transforming the private rental sector in Australia. This project expects to generate new knowledge about the growing global reach of digital technologies aimed at private renters, landlords and property managers. The expected outcomes of this project include the production of social scientific knowledge about the potential of digital technologies to be both socially pernicious and socially progressive. This project should provide significant benefits for Australian renters and our tenant advocacy partners who represent them, and to show how digital technologies can be used to create a better housing system.Read moreRead less
Net Zero Precincts: an interdisciplinary approach to decarbonising cities. This project aims to help cities and urban regions reach net zero emissions by taking the precinct as an optimal scale for urban transition. This project expects to co-create a new approach grounded in transition management and design anthropology. This will be tested in an action-oriented case study in the Monash Technology Precinct through three Living Lab experiments across energy, mobility and buildings. Expected outc ....Net Zero Precincts: an interdisciplinary approach to decarbonising cities. This project aims to help cities and urban regions reach net zero emissions by taking the precinct as an optimal scale for urban transition. This project expects to co-create a new approach grounded in transition management and design anthropology. This will be tested in an action-oriented case study in the Monash Technology Precinct through three Living Lab experiments across energy, mobility and buildings. Expected outcomes include a validated approach for net zero transitions that delivers to the real-life experiences of the precinct community of business, government, knowledge institutes and civil society. This should provide significant benefits to industry seeking to enhance community engagement for accelerating urban transitions.
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Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160100918
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$340,000.00
Summary
Real-Time Electromagnetic-wave Engineering for Advanced Wireless Systems. This project aims to enable and accelerate the development and deployment of next generation high-speed wireless networks, particularly in high network density areas. It aims to apply real-time electromagnetic signal processing engineering to achieve all-analog mm-wave radio systems for ultrafast wireless systems. Next-generation wireless networks will need to support a 1000-fold increase in data capacity. The mere evoluti ....Real-Time Electromagnetic-wave Engineering for Advanced Wireless Systems. This project aims to enable and accelerate the development and deployment of next generation high-speed wireless networks, particularly in high network density areas. It aims to apply real-time electromagnetic signal processing engineering to achieve all-analog mm-wave radio systems for ultrafast wireless systems. Next-generation wireless networks will need to support a 1000-fold increase in data capacity. The mere evolution of current digital based mobile technologies will be largely insufficient to meet the anticipated demands, and in light of rapid transitions towards mm-wave domain, new disruptive technological solutions are needed. This project aims to provide these new technological devices and systems for the faster deployment of future wireless networks in Australia.Read moreRead less
Boxing clever: artificial nest boxes as a conservation and research tool. Saving endangered species increasingly requires proactive management. This project presents an innovative and practical solution to save an iconic Australian species, while also providing the scientific foundation for the development of a novel Australian-based commercial product that will be used to protect and restore Australian biodiversity.
Industrial Transformation Training Centres - Grant ID: IC210100047
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$5,000,000.00
Summary
ARC Training Centre for Accelerated Future Crop Development . The Centre will create a new generation of leaders in the implementation of advanced gene and field technologies for the benefit of the Australian agriculture industry. We will build the workforce and foundations that will drive translation of breakthroughs in advanced breeding, phenotyping and genetic technologies into higher-yielding crops. This will increase productivity across the sector and create new markets. Our technical trai ....ARC Training Centre for Accelerated Future Crop Development . The Centre will create a new generation of leaders in the implementation of advanced gene and field technologies for the benefit of the Australian agriculture industry. We will build the workforce and foundations that will drive translation of breakthroughs in advanced breeding, phenotyping and genetic technologies into higher-yielding crops. This will increase productivity across the sector and create new markets. Our technical training programs for graduates, trainees and industry will interface with best evidence-based practices in the wider socio-economic, regulatory and environmental contexts. Coupled with community and stakeholder engagement, the Centre will redefine and secure Australia’s future in agriculture. Read moreRead less
Supporting Responses To Commonwealth Science Council Priorities - Grant ID: CS170100007
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$208,595.00
Summary
The Internet of Things: maximising the benefit of deployment in Australia. This project aims to examine the opportunities, risks and consequences of the Internet of Things (IoT) and establish ways to foster technological leadership while ensuring responsible deployment. This project explores the immense potential that the Internet of Things offers for Australia – the productivity and safety of our industries, the efficiency and impact of services, and our ability to contribute skilled jobs to th ....The Internet of Things: maximising the benefit of deployment in Australia. This project aims to examine the opportunities, risks and consequences of the Internet of Things (IoT) and establish ways to foster technological leadership while ensuring responsible deployment. This project explores the immense potential that the Internet of Things offers for Australia – the productivity and safety of our industries, the efficiency and impact of services, and our ability to contribute skilled jobs to the growing global digital economy. These analyses will clarify the economic, social and cultural perspectives of deployment and establish a set of key findings to guide policy making over the next decade.Read moreRead less
Optical phased array for space debris tracking and manoeuvring. Space junk in low Earth orbit is increasing at an alarming rate, jeopardising our access to critical navigation, communications, weather and natural disaster warning services. This project will prevent collisions of debris with satellites by developing a new laser system called an optical phased array to track and remotely manoeuvre space debris.
Enabling Disability? Autonomous Technologies & CaLD persons with disability. Over 1 million disabled Australians are from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities, the majority of whom are ineligible for disability and multicultural services. CaLD persons with disability significantly rely on digital information systems, devices and platforms to secure their economic, social and cultural inclusion. Evidence to date documents the continual exclusionary impact of artificial intelli ....Enabling Disability? Autonomous Technologies & CaLD persons with disability. Over 1 million disabled Australians are from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities, the majority of whom are ineligible for disability and multicultural services. CaLD persons with disability significantly rely on digital information systems, devices and platforms to secure their economic, social and cultural inclusion. Evidence to date documents the continual exclusionary impact of artificial intelligence (AI) behind such technologies in addition to its inaccessibility to complex end-users. Yet, AI is now central to socio-economic well being and inclusion. In partnership with community and industry, this project will inform future AI developments and policy increasing its adaptability, accessibility and affordability.
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