University of Wollongong

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-08

Enabling Design of New-Generation SiC Anode Battery Technology Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-08

Enabling Design of New-Generation SiC Anode Battery Technology Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-05

Energy-Centric Vibration and Comfort Solutions for Sustainable Railways Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-05

Energy-Centric Vibration and Comfort Solutions for Sustainable Railways Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-05

FlexUnlock: Discovery of demand flexibility in residential buildings Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-05

FlexUnlock: Discovery of demand flexibility in residential buildings Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-04

Advanced Protection Techniques for Secure Code Reuse Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-04

Advanced Protection Techniques for Secure Code Reuse Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-03

Innovations in ocean governance for sustainable and equitable blue... Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-03

Innovations in ocean governance for sustainable and equitable blue... Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-03

Mechanism-guided reaction design - next generation nickel catalysis Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-03

Mechanism-guided reaction design - next generation nickel catalysis Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-02

New directions in geometric flows Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-02

New directions in geometric flows Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

A Quantum Photon Counting Linac for Advanced Image Guided Radiotherapy Category: Technology

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Towards End-to-End Encryption in Impregnable Cloud Security. This project aims to develop a security framework that can seamlessly integrate with existing cloud services, providing strong end-to-end encryption while maintaining essential cloud functionalities such as file sharing and collaboration. Current solutions often require users to build and manage their own servers or rely on password-protected keys with inherent weaknesses, which can lead to vulnerabilities. This research will enhance encryption security, improve key management, and develop practical solutions for secure cloud computing. The outcomes will provide an integrated and enhanced approach to cloud security, benefiting individuals, businesses, and governments by reducing data breaches and strengthening cybersecurity resilience. Field of research: 4604 - Cybersecurity and Privacy With more data being stored on the cloud, data breaches and misuse have become major threats to personal and national security. Recent large-scale breaches, including Latitude Financial (2023), Optus (2022), Medibank (2022), and Service NSW (2020), have exposed sensitive information, risking individuals' privacy and financial security. This project aims to develop advanced end-to-end encryption (E2EE) techniques that will significantly enhance data protection in cloud environments. E2EE ensures users retain full control over their data, preventing access by cloud providers or attackers. While E2EE is explored in both industry and academia, the theory-practice gap in integrating it with pre-built cloud infrastructures prevents current approaches from achieving it on existing services. This project will close that gap by developing secure and practical E2EE schemes. By collaborating with government agencies and industry leaders, this project will drive the adoption of these techniques in cloud services, strengthening the security of platforms used by Australian government bodies and enterprises. The outcomes will directly benefit all Australians by safeguarding their privacy and financial assets from cyber threats. Moreover, this research will position Australia as a global leader in cloud security innovation, aligning closely with the Australian Cyber Security Strategy and Australian Signals Directorate Strategic Plan reinforcing national resilience against cybercrime.

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Child Brain Anatomy "“ Reaching Beyond Adult Models Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2026 · 2026-01

State of the Art Coastal Elevation and Bathymetry Facility (CoastElBathy). Green laser LiDAR technology enhances the capacity to develop seamless elevation and bathymetric models and integration with remote-piloted aircraft (RPA/drones) provides the opportunity to address significant data gaps in shallow-water coastal environments, including beaches and estuaries. When RPA-mounted, surveys can target regions where data are sparse, access is limited and can be optimised to characterise morphological change. Data generated from the CoastElBathy facility will underpin development of models urgently needed to project shoreline change due to storms, climate variability, and sea-level rise. Collaboration with industry ensures CoastElBathy informs decisions that seek to minimise coastal risk and maximise public benefit. Field of research: 3709 - Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience This project addresses a significant coastal data gap and expands modelling capacity by developing the facility. The facility will provide access to green laser LiDAR technology, suitable remotely piloted aircraft (RPA or drones), and a community of practice that will develop resources to the support successful application of RPA-mounted green laser LiDAR technology for coastal research. The seamless elevation and bathymetric models that will be developed as an outcome of this facility will traverse the coastal zone from shallow water environments, across the intertidal and beyond. These 3D models are crucial for understanding coastal morphodynamics and hydrodynamics, particularly in the context of a changing climate and sea-level rise. Improvements to models will enhance coastal decision-making that seeks to optimise risk minimisation for coastal assets, including infrastructure, dwellings and ecosystems while maximising public benefit through ongoing supply of ecosystem services. In doing so, this project provides economic, social and environmental benefits to the people of NSW and across Australia. Collaboration with industry and government ensures project outcomes support decision-making and are appropriately communicated.

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2026 · 2026-01

From Pixels to Pillows: Optimising Screen Use for Healthier Sleep. With increasing screen use at ever-younger ages, parents face pressing challenges in promoting healthy sleep, yet existing screen time advice misaligns with modern realities. This project aims to investigate how screen use can coexist with healthy sleep in pre-schoolers. Through multidimensional profiling, novel analytics, and mixed methods, it will generate essential evidence to inform practical solutions. Expected outcomes include a novel sleep profile scoring system, identification of screen use profiles that support healthier sleep, and a deeper understanding of how parenting shapes both behaviours. This will pave the way for digital-age strategies, empowering parents to help children achieve the healthy sleep they need to thrive. Field of research: 4206 - Public Health There is no substitute for healthy sleep, yet one in three Australian pre-schoolers experience sleep difficulties, impeding their learning, development, and family well-being. With the pervasiveness of digital devices, promoting healthy sleep has never been more challenging for parents. Current restrictive approaches to screen time are impractical, with over 80% of pre-schoolers exceeding the recommended limit. Moving beyond duration, this project will take a multidimensional approach to investigate how screen use can coexist with healthy sleep in pre-schoolers. It will identify screen use profiles that are compatible with healthier sleep and parenting approaches that support both behaviours. This knowledge will inform practical screen use optimisation strategies that go beyond rigid restrictions, helping families promote healthy sleep in an increasingly digital world. Benefits include innovative pathways for children to develop digital skills without compromising sleep, healthier sleep that enhances learning, creativity, and development, and actionable solutions to reduce screen-related tensions and foster more harmonious family environments. Findings will be translated into free resources (e.g., interactive tool, parenting toolkit) via the ARC Digital Child website and into updated national guidelines via collaboration with government bodies. This will ensure research outcomes reach Australian families, empowering their children to sleep well and excel in the digital age.

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Physics-Informed Digital Twin for Large-scale Metal Additive Manufacturing. This project aims to develop a physics-informed digital twin framework for metal additive manufacturing (AM) to enhance process monitoring, simulation, and control. By integrating multi-sensor fusion, machine learning, and reinforcement learning, the system will enable real-time defect detection, predictive process modelling, and adaptive control. The outcomes include improved accuracy, reduced defects, and enhanced production efficiency, benefiting the aerospace and automotive industries. This research supports Australia’s national priority in advanced manufacturing, strengthens industry collaboration, and trains future experts in intelligent AM technologies, contributing to a more sustainable and globally competitive manufacturing sector. Field of research: 4014 - Manufacturing Engineering Metal 3D printing is revolutionizing Australia’s advanced manufacturing sector, with transformative applications in aerospace, automotive, medical, infrastructure, and energy. Despite its potential, current metal 3D printing processes face significant challenges, including high defect rates and inefficiencies, which limit their industrial adoption. This project aims to develop a physics-informed digital twin framework that integrates multi-sensor fusion, machine learning, and predictive control to optimize processes in real time, reduce defects, and improve efficiency. By addressing these challenges, the research supports Australia’s 2024 National Science and Research Priorities, enhancing local manufacturing capabilities, reducing reliance on imports, and driving innovation in high-value production. The outcomes will benefit the welding, metal fabrication, and manufacturing industries, thereby strengthening Australia’s global competitiveness. Planned engagement with leading industrial partners, including manufacturers and metal processing companies, will facilitate direct industry adoption. Research findings will be disseminated through industry collaborations, workshops, journal publications, and public outreach programs. This project will position Australia as a leader in intelligent, sustainable manufacturing technologies, benefiting the economy, industry, and workforce while promoting sovereign capabilities and a resilient, technologically advanced manufacturing sector.

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Advancing synthetic photochemistry: online photoreactor mass... Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Adaptive AI-Driven Sustainable Home Energy Ecosystem. This project will develop an adaptive artificial intelligence driven home energy system that integrates solar panels, stationary batteries, household appliances and electric vehicles as storage. Neural networks will forecast energy use, solar generation and battery condition, while reinforcement learning will schedule devices to balance cost, comfort and battery health. The system will be validated through simulation and hardware trials with industry input. Expected outcomes include reduced household energy bills, improved grid stability, longer battery life and enhanced industry capabilities. This research supports a cleaner energy future, delivers practical tools for users and strengthens collaboration between research and industry. Field of research: 4007 - Control Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics This research will develop an adaptive intelligent home energy system that brings together rooftop solar, home batteries, everyday appliances and electric vehicles to manage energy use more efficiently. By learning from past energy patterns and adjusting device schedules, the system can lower household electricity bills and reduce strain on the wider energy network. Extending vehicle battery life and smoothing demand supports cleaner energy use and fewer emissions, contributing to Australia’s climate goals. Industry partners will gain insights for new products and services, strengthening local businesses, creating jobs and boosting export opportunities in clean technology. Households benefit from greater control over energy use, improved resilience to outages and price changes, and the ability to make informed choices about renewable energy. At community scale, smarter energy management can ease peak demand, reduce reliance on fossil-fuel generators and enhance grid stability. Overall, this project offers practical tools that support a sustainable energy transition, deliver economic and environmental advantages, and improve social wellbeing by empowering Australian families and businesses with smarter, greener energy solutions.

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Exchange networks and social resilience across the last deglaciation Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

ARC National Competitive Grants · FY 2026 · 2026-01

ARC Centre of Excellence for Renewable Fuels. As the world pursues net zero emissions, renewable fuels like green hydrogen, ammonia and methanol will become important. Such renewable fuels, and green products created from them, offer the only viable means to decarbonise hard-to-abate industries like steel, shipping, aviation, and chemicals. The Centre of Excellence for Renewable Fuels aims to exploit fundamental science to innovate next-generation technologies that will expand the renewable fuels industry and give Australia a competitive edge in their export. In so doing, the Centre will help to transform Australia from a major fossil fuel exporter to the world’s largest exporter of renewable energy, with global decarbonisation impact, while also training the next generation workforce. Field of research: 4004 - Chemical Engineering Renewable fuels hold enormous potential to decarbonise heavy fossil fuel-based industries and transform Australia’s energy landscape. The ARC Centre of Excellence for Renewable Fuels proposes an innovative and transformational research and translation agenda to develop sovereign Australian capacity in renewable hydrogen and green fuels, supporting Australia as a future major producer and global exporter of green fuels (and their products, like green iron). This will provide a renewable alternative to our current exports of coal ($127 billion p.a.), iron ore ($124 billion p.a.), and natural gas ($92 billion p.a.), which are CO2-intensive, and transfer approximately double our domestic emissions abroad. It will potentially also reduce Australia’s dependence on imports of fuels like refined petroleum, diesel, and kerosene ($45 billion p.a.). The Centre will do this by overcoming critical scientific, technological, and socio-economic barriers to the deployment of renewable fuels, by adopting a ‘science-at-scale’ approach. Adoption and uptake of outcomes will be maximised by partnering on the research and its translation with a team of world-class Australian and international energy sector experts across the technology development chain. The Centre aims to create national economic value and ongoing and new employment, while simultaneously training a new generation of transdisciplinary researchers and engineers to safeguard Australia’s social, environmental and economic future.

GrantConnect (Australian Government grants) · FY 2026 · 2026-01

Mangroves reveal history of Australia's forested shorelines Category: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research