THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Strong light-matter coupling: a new direction in optical computing Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Strong light-matter coupling: a new direction in optical computing Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Complementary studies of HIV and Herpes Simplex Viral infection of... Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Identifying and overcoming mechanisms of failure of CD19 CAR-T cell... Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Unravelling a rainbow: Complex systems methods to transform sleep... Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Seeing the world one step at a time Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Human Rights and Corporal Punishment: Australia and Britain, 1970-2000 Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

A new paradigm in astrophotonic technologies for exoplanet direct... Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

TB-ACQUIRE: Mechanisms and relevance of resistance against novel anti-TB... Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Australian Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Study (AusMEN Study) Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Improving the detection of disease progression in neuroprotective... Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Targeting β-cells for diabetes therapy Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Targeting β-cells for diabetes therapy Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Coming home, making home, valuing home: A health and wellbeing... Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Discovery of a novel dopamine circuit that uniquely contributes to... Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Human Exceptionalism: Mental Time Travel in Humans and Non-human Animals Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Tailoring treatment to improve outcome for ovarian cancer patients Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Bioengineering to Eliminate Thrombosis in Heart-Lung Machines Category: Medical Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

The brain that steers itself: discovering the rules of neural... Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Unravelling fate of pathogens in sewers to advance wastewater surveillance. This project aims to elucidate partitioning, degradation, and persistence of pathogenic virus gene fragments in sewers, advancing wastewater surveillance for various pathogenic diseases. By combining novel techniques across sewer engineering, microbiology, and modelling, this study for the first time addresses critical gaps in understanding fate of viruses under impacts of biofilms and hydraulic changes. Expected outcomes include new knowledge on suitable virus gene markers for reliable wastewater monitoring and a novel fate model capable of accurate infection prediction. Benefits of improved wastewater surveillance capacity extend broadly, contributing to a better safeguard of Australian community against emerging diseases beyond COVID-19. Field of research: 4202 - Epidemiology Wastewater surveillance is a vital public health tool for COVID-19 in Australia, which now requires expansion for broader pathogenic viruses and emerging health threats. This DECRA develops a state-of-the-art program that allows for elucidating the stability and fate of virus gene fragments in sewer systems, which is critical to the accurate wastewater-based estimation of actual infection prevalence in the population. The improved wastewater surveillance significantly complements public health due to its real-time, cost-effective, and non-invasive features, overcoming limitations of traditional clinical-based methods in terms of cost, time, and bias, hence delivering substantial benefits to stakeholders in water and public health sectors. It has far-reaching impacts on reforming the next-generation public health system, with a great potential to reduce pathogenic diseases in Australia and worldwide, and further contribute to economic resilience. Aligned with the National Science and Research Priority of Health and National Preventive Health Strategy, the project demonstrates Australia's commitment to safeguarding public health and wellbeing against emerging diseases, with great significance to low-resource areas including First Nations communities.

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Design optimisation of recoverable lattice structures for multiple impacts. Many protective devices need to take multiple impacts. This project aims to develop a new design framework for recoverable, crashworthy and lightweight structures by taking up the latest advances in computational optimisation, artificial intelligence, and additive manufacturing. It will develop novel multiscale topology optimisation algorithms to seek new restorable lattice structures for multiple impacts with fabrication-induced uncertainties. It will generate new methodologies for nondeterministic design of multiscale lattices with recoverable mechanical properties. This will significantly benefit transportation, healthcare, and sports fields by enhancing crashworthiness and recoverability for next-generation protective devices. Field of research: 4017 - Mechanical Engineering 1. This project aims to optimise recoverable lattice structures for protective devices subject to multiple impacts. It will fill a significant research gap on lightweight crashworthy structures with effective recoverability against recurring impacts, potentially developing new-generation customised protective devices for Australia. 2. The project will develop a new topology optimisation framework for parameterised multiscale lattice structures made of recoverable polymeric materials, thereby impacting on a similar area involving other recoverable materials. 3. The protective devices such as motorcycle helmets, insoles/midsoles play a significant role in reducing fatality and avoiding sports’ injuries. It is of considerable significance to develop novel lightweighting structures with tailored crashworthy and recoverable characteristics. 4. This project signifies interdisciplinary research in data science, advanced materials, computational mechanics, structural optimisation, and advanced manufacturing. The research will be of certain practical value and tremendous interests in automotive, aerospace, sport and maritime industries.

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Robust Neural Radiance Fields for Trustworthy 3D Generation. This project aims to pioneer an innovative 3D generation scheme driven by Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF), enhancing reliability and accuracy. The research endeavors to explore a robust NeRF representation for comprehensive and effective 3D object and scene representation, addressing major challenges in 3D generation and taking a significant step towards next-generation 3D GenAI. Anticipated outcomes encompass the development of novel algorithms for robust NeRFs, resulting in a trustworthy 3D model and scene generation AI framework. These advancements are positioned to deliver significant benefits to science, society, and the global economy by facilitating efficient digitalization, immersive visualization, and virtual simulation capabilities. Field of research: 4607 - Graphics, Augmented Reality and Games The project "Robust Neural Radiance Fields for Trustworthy 3D Generation (RNeRF-T3G)" holds immense potential for delivering substantial benefits to the Australian community across various domains. In the short term, advancements in 3D technologies, facilitated by RNeRF-T3G, can spur innovation in virtual reality, gaming, and simulation industries, leading to economic growth and job creation. In the medium term, the application of 3D generation in e-commerce promises enhanced online shopping experiences, contributing to the commercial sector. Additionally, realistic 3D models can play a pivotal role in architectural and real estate sectors, aiding informed decision-making and visualization. From an environmental perspective, RNeRF-T3G can contribute to sustainable urban planning, optimizing land use and reducing environmental impact. In the longer term, the manufacturing sector can benefit from resource-efficient 3D applications, promoting sustainability and environmental responsibility. Socially, healthcare stands to gain from simulated medical training, ultimately improving outcomes. In the realm of education, the integration of 3D models enriches learning experiences by simplifying complex concepts. To achieve these outcomes, it is necessary to collaborate with industry partners, work together to foster meaningful cooperation, and ensure the dissemination of research findings to the relevant audience.

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Protecting fertility, family and culture in Fiji Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Intelligent self-configurable coding and decoding for 6G wireless networks. This project aims to develop advanced channel coding and decoding (CODEC) theories and technologies for 6G networks. 6G requires extreme ultra-reliable, low-latency communications for dynamic applications such as remote surgery and autonomous vehicles. Existing CODEC methods, optimised for fixed network environments, cannot meet this stringent demand. The project targets an intelligent, self-configurable CODEC solution. To achieve optimal communication quality, it will autonomously adapt encoder and decoder designs for dynamic application demands and network environments with signal variability. The outcomes will be crucial for 6G network deployment in Australia, enhancing key sectors like factory automation, energy grids, and healthcare. Field of research: 4613 - Theory of Computation 6G represents a major leap in wireless communication. Beyond improved mobile telephony, 6G promises extremely reliable and low-latency networks to support everything from swift movie downloads to autonomous driving. This project aims to realise these advancements by developing innovative channel coding and decoding technologies, which are pivotal for the next decades of 6G network deployment in Australia. The new technologies will enhance wireless networks to perform a hundred times better than current 5G capabilities in speed, reliability, and latency. This will significantly enrich everyday life, not only by enhancing mobile phone services, but also by enabling novel experiences such as VR online gaming, tactile networks, and meta-verse interactions. The project will also have a substantial broader implication for Australia. The enhanced connectivity will facilitate advanced healthcare with remote diagnoses and telesurgery, support cutting-edge applications such as collaborative autonomous driving, and greatly improve the productivity of mining and manufacturing industries. The project is dedicated to delivering practical 6G coding and decoding solutions using novel theories, algorithms, and AI technologies. In advancing 6G networks, the project will partner with telecommunications, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing sectors. These collaborations aim to integrate this enhanced connectivity into commercial applications, industrial ecosystems, and everyday technologies.

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2025 · 2025-01

Sustainable, resilient and affordable net-zero transitions for Australia . This project aims to identify long-term scenarios for Australia’s net-zero emission future to be affordable, sustainable, secure, and resilient under unforeseen events. Using interdisciplinary approaches that integrate advanced Integrated Assessment, Energy System, and supply-chain disruption modelling, this project expects to create the Australian Resilient Transition Lab, a state-of-the-art computational collaborative research platform to enable the planning for resilient energy and food futures. This should provide significant benefits to establish Australia’s capacity for future scenario modelling that complies with international practice, and to build the long-term resilience of Australia's transition to net-zero emissions. Field of research: 4011 - Environmental Engineering This project responds to calls by Australian policymakers to i) boost supply chain resilience, ii) increase national self-reliance and security, and iii) respond to climate change. It will build the Australian Resilient Transition Lab to house cutting-edge energy and food system modeling capabilities and to work with government and industry to determine a resilient, affordable, and sustainable net-zero future for Australia. Outcomes will benefit Australian decision-makers in designing policies to prevent or minimize future natural disaster damage through an ‘early warning system’, capable of hedging risks and optimising adaptation strategies. The project directly relates to the Australian Government Science and Research Priorities: Food, Energy, and Environmental change. It directly aligns with multiple state- and national-level strategies to facilitate Australia’s transition to net-zero emissions (e.g., Long-Term Emissions Reduction Plan) and build system-wide resilience in Australia (e.g., NSW Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, Queensland Strategy for Disaster Resilience, and National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy).