Introduction & Strengths

Welcome to the Faculty of Informatics research website!

Research within the Faculty is undertaken within a variety of streams located in Research Institutes and Centres. Traditional research strengths of the Faculty include leading edge research in the fields of computer science and security, telecommunications, mathematics, industrial automation and power engineering. These themes remain the focus of our research endeavours to attract world class collaboration, staff and scholars.

In 2000, the University of Wollongong was rated Australia's University of the Year by the Good Universities Guide for "Outstanding Research & Development Partnerships with Industry". Faculty of Informatics staff feel proud to have been a part of this award and continue to develop research linkages with industry and academia worldwide.

The world's best companies, such as Nortel, Motorola and Boeing, have undertaken significant research projects within the Faculty.

The Faculty also plays an important role in the Australian Govenrments Australian Research Council (ARC) and Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) programs. It contributes in many ways to the CRC for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and Technologies, the Smart Internet Technology CRC, the Desert Knowledge CRC, the CRC for Welded Structures, and the CRC for Railway Engineering and Technology.

Involvement in industrially-relevant research gives Informatics graduates a head start with industry.

The Faculty has collaborative projects with universities and institutions such as Harvard Medical School, Cochlear Ltd, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China), Zhengzhou Institute of Light Industry (China), as well as most Australian universities.

You are invited to explore our reseach website and to contact us with your questions.