The Faculty conducts a range of research, from fundamental to applied. The disciplines range from Mathematics and Applied Statistics, through Physics, to Engineering (Civil, Computer, Environmental, Materials, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Mining, Electrical, Software, Telecommunications) and Information Science and Technology.
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Research
Research Powerhouses
Information and Computing Sciences
0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
0804 Data Format
Engineering
0905 Civil Engineering
0906 Electrical Engineering
0907 Environmental Engineering
0910 Manufacturing Engineering
0912 Materials Engineering
0913 Mechanical Engineering
0914 Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy
0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
- Civil Engineering and Structures
- Signals, Information and Communications Research (SICOM)
- Power, Energy and Autonomous Systems
- Environmental Engineering and Water Resources
- Engineering Manufacturing
- Engineering Materials Research Centre
- Mining and Resources
- Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC)
Latest Reseach News
Top 50
UOW ranked 27th in the world for Energy Science and Engineering.
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by Subject 2020Top rated
Physics at UOW was given the maximum rating of "Well above world standard" in the 2018 Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) rankings.
ERA 2018Complete faculty listing
Mathematical Sciences
Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications (IMIA)
National Institute for Applied Statistics Research Australia (NIASRA)
Physical Sciences
Centre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP)
Quantum Devices, Optics, Solids (ISEM | QDOS)
Information and Computing Sciences
Centre for Digital Transformation Transformation (CDT)
Centre for Persuasive Technology and Society (CPTS)
Institute of Cybersecurity and Cryptology (iC2)
Centre for Big Data Analytics and Intelligent Systems (BDAIS)
Engineering
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT)
Australian Power Quality & Reliability Centre (APQRC)
Centre for Infrastructure Protection and Mining Safety (CIPMS)
Centre for Coastal Reservoir Research (CCRR)
Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC)
Engineering Asset Management and Systems Engineering Group
Engineering Materials Research Centre (EMRC)
Engineering and Mathematics Education Research Group (EMERG)
Facility for Intelligent Fabrication (FIF)
Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC)
International Centre for Composites in Infrastructure (ICCI)
Signals, Information and Communications Research Institute (SICOM)