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Faculty of ICT researchers awarded $2.9 million for groundbreaking research

 

Swinburne University of Technology has been awarded a total of $4.4 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to fund 13 innovative, high-quality research projects. Of the total $4.4 million, $2.9 million was awarded to Faculty of ICT researchers. The funding, administered through the ARC’s National Competitive Grants Program, was announced by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr.

The successful Faculty of ICT projects include:

• Associate Professor Lachlan Andrews and Associate Professor Hai Vu who will receive $150,000 over three years for the project ‘Mechanism design for next generation random access wireless controls’
• Dr Darren Croton who will receive $725,000 over five years for the project, ‘A theoretical understanding of galaxy assembly’
• Dr Emma Ryan-Weber who will receive $689,594 over five years for the project ‘The intergalactic medium: from cosmic dawn to the local web’
• Professor Warrick Couch, Professor Karl Glazebrook, Dr Chris Blake and Dr Darren Croton, who along with collaborators Professor M Drinkwater, Dr K Pimbblet, Professor M Colless, Dr D Martin and Dr T Wyder, will receive $560,000 over three years for the project, ‘The fundamental physics governing the formation of cosmic structure’
• Professor Jun Han, Professor John Grundy, Dr Jean-Guy Schneider and Dr Lars Grunske, who along with collaborator Dr Janine Radford will receive $470,000 over three years for the project, ‘Large-scale emulation for enterprise software systems’
• Professor Karl Glazebrook who, along with his collaborators Professor RG Abraham and Dr PJ McCarthy, will receive $330,000 over three years for the project, ‘Mass assembly and galaxy evolution: measuring origins in deep time’

The funding has been awarded through the latest round of the ARC’s ‘Discovery Project’ and ‘Linkage Project’ schemes.

According to Senator Carr, the grants will allow the government to support talented researchers to undertake projects that will benefit all Australians.

“The research that is being supported will lead to the discovery of new ideas and the advancement of knowledge that will help Australia tackle current and future economic, health and environmental challenges,” he said.

“The possibilities that stem from the research projects I have announced today are endless. “

Applications for National Competitive Grant Program funding are subject to a rigorous, independent peer review process that considers a number of factors. Factors include: the researcher’s track record and capacity to undertake the work; the significance and innovation of the proposed research; the approach to be taken; training opportunities to be made available; and the national benefit.