Research

We carry out internationally-recognised research in the fields of energy and power networks and intelligent grid technologies towards the development of future electrical power grids.

We are pioneering advanced, industry-supported wireless communications and networking research, focusing on new areas including 5G mobile, Internet of Things, signal processing for communication, advanced coding and quantum imaging.

Our specialist research focuses on fundamental research in areas including microwave photonic devices and subsystems, photonic signal processing, integrated photonics, sensing, nonlinear fibre optics and biophotonics.

We invent apps, biosensors, stimulators, surgical devices and medical imaging instrumentation for personalised care. We have experts in positive computing, signal and image processing, biomedical instrumentation and bionics.

Our Computer Engineering Laboratory (CEL) houses the latest equipment, including Australia’s only Intel® Hardware Accelerator Research Program (HARP) Xeon+FPGA machine, to enable research into reconfigurable computing, machine learning and nanoscale interfaces.

The Computing and Audio Research Laboratory (CARlab) is home to specialist facilities and testing supporting research in acoustic signal processing, spatial audio, machine learning, ultrasound and electrical impedance tomography. 

This cutting-edge facility supports both research and teaching, with electrical engineering students benefiting from hands-on experience using industry-standard equipment and methodologies.