The latest Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences newsletter (October-December 2013) is now available. You can view it below or click the links for access.
EIS Newsletter Oct-Dec 2013
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SMART in ANDS Project Achievements
The Australian National Data Service (ANDS) has published a poster on the achievements of projects it has funded, featuring SMART Infrastructure Dashboard (SID). The poster was presented at the eResearch Australasia conference in Brisbane in October 2013. It’s embedded below.
Should users pay the toll for Australia’s infrastructure problem?
Garry Bowditch writes for The Conversation:
By Garry Bowditch
Australia spends more on infrastructure today than at any stage in its history. Yet governments are unable to meet demand and don’t expect ever to do so. What can governments do to keep up with escalating demand and community expectations for infrastructure?
Jakarta: Architecture + Adaptation
Jakarta: Architecture + Adaptation
edited by Dr. Etienne Turpin, Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, SMART Infrastructure Facility
Adam Bobbette, and Meredith Miller.
[Bilingual edition in English and Bahasa Indonesian]
(Depok: Universitas Indonesia Press, November 2013) Continue reading
EIS Apprentice Achievements
SMART Infrastructure extends our congratulations to two young workshop apprentices from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences who have recently received recognition for outstanding achievements in the Mechanical Engineering Trades area. Continue reading
Using Geospatial Business Intelligence to Support Regional Infrastructure Governance
An interactive, geo-analytical dashboard consists of three reports and a group of filters, (a) drillable map report, (b) radar chart providing a snapshot of utility use, (c) statistical bubble chart, and (d) filter group.
Our academic team have published an article in the journal Knowledge-Based Systems about how the SMART Infrastructure Dashboard (SID), and data-tools like it, can be used to help develop integrated infrastructure solutions for regional towns and cities. Continue reading
ISNGI Communique
The Communique from the 2013 International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure (ISNGI) is now available:
Seminar Rethinks the Image of Urban Poverty
Leading urban studies academic, Professor AbdouMaliq Simone from the University of South Australia, visited UOW on Monday, 4 November, as part of the SMART Seminar Series.
Professor Simone has developed one of the most robust and influential theories of “cityness” through recent publications, such as City Life from Jakarta to Dakar: Movements at a Crossroads.
This event coincided with the release of Jakarta: Architecture + Adaptation, which was co-edited by Dr Etienne Turpin.
ISNGI Videos
A playlist of videos from and about the 2013 International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure (ISNGI) at the University of Wollongong.
View more videos from SMART Infrastructure Facility at our YouTube channel.
Modelling Urban Liveability
Our Research Director Professor Pascal Perez speaks at TedxUWollongong 2013.