Innovation and change gather pace yielding greater intensity in our working environment. Recognizing when our normal approach has to be complemented as a result of this constantly growing complexity is not easy. Continue reading
This post was originally published by India Lloyd at the Global Challenges blog.
PetaJakarta, shown on the computer screen, provides real-time mapping of flooding throughout Jakarta. Photo credit: Etienne Turpin
We are inundated with information every day. The ubiquity of social media and the 24-hour news cycle means we are faced with more data than we know what to do with.
But can we harness this data overload in times of disaster? How can we break through the plethora of information to navigate our present and create resilience for the future? How can big data become a force for good, rather than a necessary evil of modern life?
These questions were at the heart of last week’s SMART Data Workshop at Sydney Business School. Continue reading
SMART Infrastructure has partnered with the NSW Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for a high-level forum on infrastructure for the 22nd century.
The forum, conducted at NSW Parliament House last week, attracted key academic, political and industry leaders to consider the challenges and possible solutions for the state’s infrastructure. Continue reading
Microsoft is coming to UOW for a special event to be held at SMART Infrastructure.
The tech giant is recruiting for US and Australian positions and students are encouraged to bring their resumes along. There will be two sessions, targeted to computer science and engineering students but open to all.
See this Facebook post from Careers Central for more information.
Dr John Beckford of Beckford Consulting delivered a very engaging SMART Seminar to open the series for 2014. Continue reading
The School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering (CME) through its Centre for Infrastructure Protection and Mining Safety, has successfully co-hosted the 6th International Symposium on Green Mining with the State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT). Continue reading
The Communique from the 2013 International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure (ISNGI) is now available:
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.
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.
Our Research Director Professor Pascal Perez speaks at TedxUWollongong 2013.
