Agenda
• Background to NICTA • NICTA’s evolution National ICT Australia Ltd • Research • Education • Commercialisation • Collaboration
Background NICTA Members
• National Research Laboratory • NICTA Members • Established in 2002 – Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts • Funded until 2011 – Australian Research Council – Australian Capital Territory Government – New South Wales Government – The University of NSW – Australian National University
NICTA Partners NICTA People
• NICTA Partners • Support NICTA’s mission – Victorian Government – Purposeful – University of Melbourne • Use exceptional talents – The University of Sydney – Imaginative (idea generation) – Queensland Government • Collaborate internally and externally – The University of Queensland – Open – Queensland University of Technology – Teamwork – Griffith University • Carry our message – Proud
1 Mission Locations
• To be an enduring world class research institute in Information and Communications Technology that generates national wealth
29 July 2004
11 June 2004
NICTA 2001
• Company registered
NICTA’s Evolution
NICTA 2002 NICTA 2003
• Constitution established Company – Member contribution agreements (MCA) signed – First IBAG & ISAG Meetings Research – Initial programs populated Education – Initial scholarships offered
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Company Company – Establish VIC and QLD Labs – Emergence of NICTA acceptance internationally Research – Results transfer begins – Priority Challenges established Research – Critical mass of researchers established – Research output begins – Use inspired research culture Commercialisation Commercialisation – Commercialisation infrastructure – Outcome pipeline begins – Australian seed bed cultivated for business specified support Education Linkages – Alignment of NICTA graduate students – Industry forums result in collaboration to NICTA researchers Education - Number of students in the pipeline approaches Linkages steady state – Industry forums created
NICTA 2006 NICTA 2007
Research Research – Awareness of the benefits – Phase two research begun of use inspired research – Recalibrate research strength with Australia’s needs approach Commercialisation Commercialisation – Flow of graduates leads to first real wave of economic impact – Harvesting commercial Education results – Capacity of graduates reached (75 people) Education Linkages – First graduates – NICTA becoming commercial partner of choice Linkages – External collaboration becomes embedded in culture
Operating Pillars
• Established on: – Research – Built on exceptional research talent – Education – Built on enhancing ICT education – Commercialisation – Built on consideration of use RESEARCH – Collaboration – Built on exceptional partnerships
NICTA is focusing its ICT research talent toward advances in technology which will produce significant social, environmental, and economic benefits for Australia
3 Research Priority Challenges
• Central drivers of NICTA’s research effort are our two • Trusted Wireless Networks Priority Challenges - inspired by uses for society, the – Enabling greater confidence, freedom and capability through the market, and the environment. improved efficiency, reliability and security of wireless environments
– From Data to Knowledge • From Data to Knowledge – Trusted Wireless Networks – Producing social, environmental and economic value from the gathering and use of information
Research Programs Research Programs cont.
• Autonomous Systems and Sensing Technologies • Network Information Processing • Embedded, Real-Time, and Operating Systems • Network Technologies • Empirical Software Engineering • Networks and Pervasive Computing • Formal Methods • Sensor Networks • Interfaces, Machines, and Graphic Environments • Statistical Machine Learning • Knowledge Representation and Reasoning • Symbolic Machine Learning and Knowledge Acquisition • Logic and Computation • Systems Engineering and Complex Systems • Wireless Signal Processing
Research Structure Research Structure cont.
• Programs – Research/research training/developing commercialisation/linkages (between research & industry) • Projects: the vehicle – Interacting with external corporations & government • Priority Challenges/aims – Pursue long-term theoretical research – Contribute to research projects & the centres end-under activities – Develop coursework & supervise PhD candidates
4 NICTA PhD Program
• Building on traditional education programs • Generating human capital for ICT research and development, of the highest international standards EDUCATION • Value-added degree programs within universities • Enriching the education experience to enhance Australia’s economy
A nation’s future is built on each generation’s ability to improve social, environmental, and economic conditions
NICTA PhD Program University Partners
• Focus on four key fundamentals: • Agreements with: – Research Excellence – University of NSW – Technical Broadening through extensive coursework – University of Sydney – Networking – interaction with people in their area of research – Australian National University – Commercialisation – potential for commercialisation of each – University of Melbourne student’s project – University of Queensland – Queensland University of Technology – Griffith University
Commercialisation
• Aim: to generate national wealth through the commercialisation of intellectual property through: – Flexibility in approach – Licensing of research and technology COMMERCIALISATION – Creation of spin-offs and joint ventures
An intellectual property portfolio that is not used has no economic value
5 Commercialisation
• Focusing on: – The creation of open access to NICTA for small and large businesses committed to research – An internal research funding program that encourages COLLABORATION collaboration – Training & capability development with attention to the creation of opportunities for frequent contact between NICTA researchers & business. Some of the best ideas are born through the meeting of imaginations
Collaboration NICTA’s Network
VC’s • NICTA fosters research & commercialisation through an Australian Research Industry Development open & accessible culture that welcomes collaboration Entrepreneurs in Residence Community with business & technology organisations Industry forums VC Networking Collaborative Projects • NICTA collaborates with: Exhibitions & Sponsorships Fellows – Small to Medium enterprises Industry networking Outlook Conference – Multinational ICT companies Breakout days – Users of ICT – Researchers (national and international) International Research General Public Members Community
Media – creating research Conduits to the greater Technical Conferences media stars community International Visitors
The imagination driving Australia’s ICT future
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