Research
World-class leadership in the fundamental theories and practice of computation and algorithms, machine learning and robotics, architecture and communications.
Our Digital Sciences Initiative comprises a federation of cooperating and collaborating researchers across the span of digital sciences and technologies focusing on large-scale mission-oriented research.
The Initiative is distinguished by both research excellence and scale. It has the critical mass, research expertise and multi-disciplinary focus required to attract large-scale competitive and industry funding, including federally funded Centres of Excellence and Cooperative Research Centres.
It is a thought leader in the digital sciences, highly connected to internationally leading institutes in digital sciences and is the go-to place for industry and government across all digital technology.
We are a leader in digital sciences research. In the recent round assessing Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), the University of Sydney was rated 'well above world standard' across all digital disciplines, including:
- artificial intelligence,
- computation,
- computing,
- electrical engineering, and
- communications.
This research excellence is honed across all seven schools within the Faculty of Engineering.
Research enablers and applications
Our Digital Sciences Initiative undertakes research in both fundamental digital sciences and applied digital technologies.
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Our research in action
ACFR tour with Professor Stefan Williams
Our Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR), part of the Sydney Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, has been instrumental in developing breakthrough technologies, conducting world-renowned research and developing field robotics principles and systems.
Digital Farmhand Trials
Digital Farmhand is a modular low-cost platform designed to assist smallholder farmers in improving their productivity and yields, and ultimately provide a more reliable income amidst changing markets and climates.