SMART Infrastructure Facility
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The SMART Infrastructure Facility at the University of Wollongong
Established2010
Field of research
Infrastructure
Staff150 research
Students200 postgraduate
AddressBuilding 6, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue
LocationWollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Campus12,000 m2 (130,000 sq ft)
AffiliationsUniversity of Wollongong
Websitesmart.uow.edu.au

SMART Infrastructure Facility (SMART) is a research institution in Wollongong, Australia. SMART is an acronym for "simulation, modelling, analysis, research and teaching". It opened in 2011 as Australia's first multi-disciplinary applied infrastructure research and training facility.

History

The facility was created through funding from:

Research groups

SMART's commissioned research program ranges from big data on cities, economic analysis and scenario planning tools for land use and transport. They investigate how infrastructure can be better designed, delivered and managed to meet the changing needs of the society over the long term.

Research groups contribute to specific commissioned research projects, and promote academic key performance indicators such as publications, HDR students and competitive research grants. Commissioned research projects and consultancies fund the facility through revenue and strategic partnerships.

The seven research groups consist of:

Henry Ergas is a professor there.[7]

References

  1. ^ Media Release: Higher Education Endowment Fund Archived 9 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Department of Education, Training and Sciences Media Centre, 8 May 2007
  2. ^ House of Representatives: Official Hansard Archived 2 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ University of Wollongong SMART Infrastructure Facility kicks off with 340 construction jobs, Joint Media Release, 29 May 2009
  4. ^ "Premier announces SMART Rail Institute", SMART: Latest News, 10 July 2009
  5. ^ University of Wollongong Annual Report 2010
  6. ^ NSW Business Sector: Information & Communication Technology
  7. ^ Leading Economist Appointed at SMART Infrastructure Facility Archived 11 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Campus Daily, 18 August 2010

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