AUSTRALIA 2016 1 – 2 September Novotel Wollongong Northbeach
Infrastructure for a Better Future: A Forum for Vision, Leadership and Action
EVENT PROGRAM
www.isngi.org Welcome address
On behalf of the ISNGI Organising Committee I am delighted to welcome delegates to the International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure 2016.
Now in its fourth year of existence, ISNGI represents a unique global partnership aimed at fostering an international dialogue on current issues and latest innovations in infrastructure research and policy.
Our mission is to share new knowledge, to propose best practice principles and to mentor the next generation of experts, who will have to design, implement or manage future infrastructure systems around the world.
This year our grand challenge is: “Beyond Utopia: Designing Infrastructure Systems as Collective Agents of Social Change”.
This challenge is concerned with infrastructure (such as transport, energy, water, waste, telecommunications, housing and social infrastructure) and the web of interdependencies and interconnections that collectively make up the physical, economic and social systems of cities and regions and how we can deliver more successful resilient outcomes.
I take this opportunity to thank our host partners, our presenters and participants for sharing their time and expertise. I trust you are challenged and inspired by the presentations and look forward to engaging with you over the coming two days.
Professor Pascal Perez Director SMART Infrastructure Facility University of Wollongong, Australia.
ISNGI Master of Ceremonies
Tania Brown is the Chief Operating Officer at the SMART Infrastructure Facility with responsibility for the day to day operations, stakeholder relations and investment attraction for this $62 million facility.
Prior to joining the University of Wollongong in 2009, Tania spent 13 years working for State and Federal Governments. Her role as a Senior Ministerial Policy Advisor saw her dealing with the development, implementation and communication of government policies in a range of areas.
Tania was appointed Chair of Destination Wollongong in 2015, having served as a Board Member since 2013. In 2016 Tania joined the Property Council of Australia’s, Illawarra Chapter Committee.
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THURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2016 DAY 1 ISNGI - Policy Focus Novotel Wollongong Northbeach
08:30 Registrations, Tea & Coffee
09:00 Prof. Pascal Perez Director, SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong
Introduction and welcome
09:10 Prof. Brian Collins Director, International Centre for Infrastructure Futures, University College London
Opening Address
09:30 Panel 1: Infrastructure Systems: Collective agents of Social Change
Chair: Dr Matt Ives Mr Wienke Giezeman Dr Nicola Nelson Dr WW ‘Wijnand’ Veeneman Infrastructure Systems Modeller, Initiator, The Things Network Manager, Health, Environment & Scientific Director, Next Environmental Change Institute, Asset Science, Sydney Water Generation Infrastructures, Delft University of Oxford University of Technology
10:30 Morning Tea
11:00 Panel 2: In a utopian scenario, what would the perfect infrastructure project look like?
Chair: Mr Brendan Lyon Prof. Brian Collins Prof. Chris Barrett Ms Jenny Davis Dr Ricardo Peculis Chief Executive Officer, Director, International Executive Director, Executive Director, Senior Research Infrastructure Partnerships Centre for Infrastructure Biocomplexity Institute, Infrastructure NSW Fellow, SMART Australia Futures, Virginia Tech Infrastructure University College Facility, University of London Wollongong
12:00 Lunch
13:00 A/Prof. Rodney Clarke Associate Fellow, SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong
Keynote Speaker: Case studies and benefits of Industry/Research Collaborations
13:30 Dr Matt Ives Infrastructure Systems Modeller, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Keynote Speaker: Evidence-based infrastructure development for building back better
14:00 Afternoon Tea
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14:30 Panel 3: Innovation in Academia and how this can support government decision making for infrastructure planning
Chair: Dr Charles ‘Chick’ Macal Mr Michael Comninos Prof. Amal Kumarage Prof. Peter Campbell Systems Engineer, Argonne Executive Director, Senior Professor, Department Honorary Professorial Fellow, National Laboratory Infrastructure NSW of Transport and Logistics SMART Infrastructure Facility, Management University of Moratua University of Wollongong
15:30 Prof. Pascal Perez Director, SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong
Reflection and Close
THURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2016 DAY 1 ISNGI - Dinner Novotel Wollongong Northbeach
18:30 Pre-Dinner Drinks and Canapes
19:00 Prof. Pascal Perez Director, SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong
Introduction
19:10 Prof. Paul Wellings CBE Vice Chancellor, University of Wollongong
Welcome
19:40 Dr Ian Watt AO Chairman, SMART Advisory Council
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
19:45 Dr Catherine Ball Managing Director, Elemental Strategy; CEO & Founder, Remote Research Ranges
Keynote Speaker: A tale of two cities: humans and drones
20:45 Dr Richard Sharp Principal, Arup
Vote of Thanks
22:00 Formal Event Close
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08:30 Registrations, Tea & Coffee
08:50 Prof. Pascal Perez Director, SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong
Introduction Chair: Dr Charles ‘Chick’ Macal Mr Michael Comninos Prof. Amal Kumarage Prof. Peter Campbell Systems Engineer, Argonne Executive Director, Senior Professor, Department Honorary Professorial Fellow, National Laboratory Infrastructure NSW of Transport and Logistics SMART Infrastructure Facility, 09:00 Management University of Moratua University of Wollongong Pitching Session 1
Panel: Prof. Paul Cooper Pitch 1 Pitch 2 Pitch 3 Dr Raymond Laine Dr Robert Ogie Dr Thomas Dolan Director, Sustainable Buildings Research Centre, Senior Flood Engineer Associate Research Fellow, Research Associate, University of Wollongong NSW Office of Environment and SMART Infrastructure Facility, International Centre for Heritage University of Wollongong Infrastructure Futures Ms Megan Clifford University College London
Deputy Director, Risk and No More Town Hall Meetings Managing hydrological Aligning Societal Expectations Infrastructure Science Center, infrastructure assets for with Infrastructure Decision Global Security Sciences, improved flood mitigation Making to Enabling Systemic Argonne National Laboratory, in coastal mega-cities of Benefits USA. developing nations: From data- starved to data-driven approach
Dr WW ‘Wijnand’ Veeneman
Scientific Director, Next Generation Infrastructures, Delft University of Technology
10:30 Morning Tea
10:45 Prof. Paul Wellings CBE Vice Chancellor, University of Wollongong
Introduction of Keynote Speaker The Hon. Paul Fletcher MP
10:45 The Hon. Paul Fletcher MP Minister for Urban Infrastructure
Keynote Speaker: The Right Policy Settings to Encourage Innovation In Infrastructure
11:00 Dr Tim Williams Chief Executive Officer, The Committee for Sydney
Something Short of Utopia - The Infrastructure Challenge of Making Great Cities
11:30 Mr Wienke Giezeman Initiator, The Things Network
Keynote Speaker: You are the Network. Lets Build Things Together
12:15 Lunch
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13:00 Pitching Session 2
Panel: Prof. Brian Collins Pitch 1 Pitch 2 Pitch 3 Dr Ellie Cosgrave Dr Daniel Daly Dr Massimo Fiorenti Director, International Centre for Infrastructure Futures, Research Associate Associate Research Fellow, Associate Research Fellow, University College London University College London Sustainable Buildings Research Sustainable Buildings Centre, Research Centre, Dr Nicola Nelson University of Wollongong University of Wollongong
Manager, Health, Environment & Asset Science, Sydney Water Choreographing the City NSW Housing Stock Mapping and Smart buildings and Housing Typologies precincts Dr Matt Ives
Infrastructure Systems Modeller, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
14:15 Panel 4: Innovation and the Internet of Things
Chair: Mr Omar Khalifa Mr Wienke Giezeman Ms Catherine Caruana- Prof. Pascal Perez Chief Executive Officer, Initiator, The Things McManus Director, SMART Infrastructure Facility, iAccelerate, Network Director, Giant Ideas Pty Ltd University of Wollongong University of Wollongong
15:00 Panel 5: What does a Next Generation Early Career Researcher need in their toolkit?
Chair: Prof. Pascal Perez Prof. Brian Collins Prof. Chris Barrett Dr Matt Ives Director, SMART Infrastructure Director, International Executive Director, Infrastructure Systems Modeller, Facility, University of Centre for Infrastructure Biocomplexity Institute, Environmental Change Institute, Wollongong Futures, Virginia Tech University of Oxford University College London
15:30 Closing Remarks Afternoon Tea and Networking
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research in complex systems, particularly those Dr Catherine Ball related to biological and social computation, Ms Catherine Panel: Prof. Brian Collins Pitch 1 Pitch 2 Pitch 3 Caruana-McManus Dr Ellie Cosgrave Dr Daniel Daly Dr Massimo Fiorenti interdependent societal infrastructures, Director, International Centre for computational epidemiology and synthetic Infrastructure Futures, Research Associate Associate Research Fellow, Associate Research Fellow, information systems. University College London University College London Sustainable Buildings Research Sustainable Buildings Centre, Research Centre, Managing Director, Elemental Strategy; CEO & Director, Giant Ideas Pty Ltd, Australia; Member, After retiring from LANL he established the Dr Nicola Nelson University of Wollongong University of Wollongong Founder, Remote Research Ranges, Australia. SMART Advisory Council. Network Dynamics and Simulation Laboratory at Manager, Health, Environment & Biocomplexity Institute. At Biocomplexity Institute Inspired by a childhood love of the natural world, Catherine Caruana-McManus is the founder Asset Science, Sydney Water Choreographing the City NSW Housing Stock Mapping and Smart buildings and he has extended the scope of informatics her breakthrough work focused on sending of Giant Ideas, a digital transformation firm for Housing Typologies precincts research in biosocial complex systems. Dr Matt Ives Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) to smart cities and IoT and is a non-Executive remote areas of coastline to observe endangered Director of Meshed, an IoT integration company. Infrastructure Systems Modeller, Dr Barrett has scientific experience in simulation, turtle colonies. Catherine has launched an independent global Environmental Change Institute, synthetic information systems, computational Dr Ball is today at the absolute forefront of RPAS community on facebook called “Smartcities IoT” University of Oxford social and psychological science, scientific technology. Her work at engineering consultancy which promotes the advancement of smart cities, computation, algorithm theory and development, URS put Australia on the world stage. Exploring IoT and renewable energy. Prior to Giant Ideas, network science, system science and control, new ways RPAS can be used, her research Catherine was the Director of IBM’s Smarter artificial intelligence, biosystems analysis, is changing how business and government Cities business for ANZ. decision science, cognitive science. His research operate. is largely devoted to the development and use Since winning Telstra’s Queensland Business As a serial disrupter, Catherine has launched of large-scale, high performance synthetic Woman of the Year and National Corporate and many successful internet businesses such as information systems. Dr. Barrett has received Private Award, she has advocated for diversity in Australia’s first real estate portal, whereis.com Distinguished Service Awards from the US Navy, many spheres of work and life. and whitepages.com.au. Recently, Catherine Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Alliance As a tertiary mentor for The Smith Family for was recognised by Prime Minister Malcolm Chair: Mr Omar Khalifa Mr Wienke Giezeman Ms Catherine Caruana- Prof. Pascal Perez for Transportation Research, the Royal Institute two university students, her social justice and Turnbull’s Knowledge Nation initiative as one of Chief Executive Officer, Initiator, The Things McManus Director, SMART Infrastructure Facility, of Technology in Stockholm, was named a humanitarian work is all important to her. She Australia’s leading thinkers and innovators in big iAccelerate, Network Director, Giant Ideas Pty Ltd University of Wollongong Jubileum Professor of Computer Science at strongly advocates that environmental and data and building Australia as a Smart Nation. University of Wollongong Göteborg University in Sweden. human health are inextricably linked, and is a In 2014, Dr Barrett was named Executive long-time champion for accessibility to science Catherine has years of planning and Director of the Biocomplexity Institute at Virginia education for all ages, genders, and socio- telecommunications major projects experience Tech. economic backgrounds. including the Sydney Olympic Park for the 2000 Dr Ball continues to help businesses make Sydney Olympics and Melbourne Docklands. informed choices about the preservation of Professor Peter Catherine is a Member of the Technical Advisory native species. She is an innovator, scientist, Campbell Council for AURIN and recently appointed business woman, champion of change, and Chairperson of the Sectors & Industries Work above all, a communicator. Stream for the IoT Alliance. Catherine is an Chair: Prof. Pascal Perez Prof. Brian Collins Prof. Chris Barrett Dr Matt Ives Ambassador for Whitelion Foundation – Youth Director, SMART Infrastructure Director, International Executive Director, Infrastructure Systems Modeller, Honorary Professorial Fellow, SMART at Risk as well as an advocate for STEM and Professor Chris Facility, University of Centre for Infrastructure Biocomplexity Institute, Environmental Change Institute, Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong, Young Women mentorship. Barrett Wollongong Futures, Virginia Tech University of Oxford Australia; Member, SMART Scientific Advisory University College Committee. London Associate Professor Professor Peter Campbell is a world authority on Rodney Clarke Executive Director, Biocomplexity Institute, agent-based modelling. He is the former Director, Virginia Tech, USA. Advanced Computer Applications Center at Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago. Chris Barrett received a Ph.D. in Bioinformation Professor Campbell has interdisciplinary Associate Fellow, SMART Infrastructure Facility, Systems in 1985 and an MS in Engineering University of Wollongong, Australia. modelling experience across the physical, Science in 1983 from the California Institute biological and social domains that enable of Technology. Prior to joining Biocomplexity Rodney Clarke is the Manager of the him to play a key role in shaping a strong Institute of Virginia Tech, he lead a research Collaboration Laboratory (Co-Lab) at the interdisciplinary collaboration culture at SMART. group at the Naval Air Development Center SMART Infrastructure Facility it enables focused on the integration of machine and commerce-based reference disciplines, His experience in research and consulting human intelligence in naval aircraft and later including operations, management, marketing management allows him to provide project was leader of the Basic and Applied Simulation and systems analysis, to be applied to a range leadership to SMART’s commissioned research Science Group at the Los Alamos National of infrastructure analysis, design and usage projects. Laboratory (LANL). At LANL Barrett built up a problems. research group active in theoretical and applied
Join the conversation on Twitter with #ISNGI2016 9 Rodney is an Associate Professor and the Prior to joining UCL, he was the Department mechanics over the past twenty five years. Head of Discipline (Operations) at the School for Transport’s (DfT) Chief Scientific Adviser He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, of Management, Operations and Marketing (CSA) and CSA for the Department for Business a Masters in Science and Technology Studies (SMOM) in the Faculty of Business. He also Innovation and Skills (BIS). and a PhD in Heat Transfer, all from Imperial holds an honorary Associate Professorship in College London. Prior to joining UOW Paul was Information Systems at Karlstad University, Brian chairs an Engineering and a research fellow in the Research in Building Sweden where he successfully completed Interdependency Expert Group for Infrastructure group at the University of Westminster. His the post-doctoral award of Docent in 2007 in UK, led by Lord James Sassoon, Commercial research interests over the years have included the areas business processes and services, Secretary in Her Majesty’s Treasury and was the development of large solar heating schemes hypersystems design, and decision making. His appointed as a visiting Professor to the SMART for municipal housing in London; modelling of PhD was awarded in 2000 in the semiotics of Infrastructure Facility in 2011. energy and ventilation systems in buildings information systems. He was elected a Fellow, and renewable energy systems, including small British Computing Society (BCS) in 2013. Professor Collins is an elected Fellow of scale wind and ocean wave energy. Paul was the Royal Academy of Engineering and was the Head of the School of Mechanical, Materials conferred the honour by Her Majesty the Queen and Mechatronic Engineering at UOW until July of election to Companion of the Bath in the 2011 2010, when he took up his present appointment Ms Megan Clifford New Years Honours List. as Director of the SBRC.
Mr Michael Comninos Dr Ellie Cosgrave Deputy Director, Risk and Infrastructure Science Center, Global Security Sciences, Argonne National Laboratory, USA.
Megan Clifford leads a team of experts Executive Director, Infrastructure NSW, Australia. Research Associate, University College London, delivering decision analysis and research, risk UK. assessments, data analytics, modelling and Michael Comninos is an Executive Director at GIS capabilities to federal programs critical to Infrastructure NSW, an independent statutory Ellie is a Research Associate at UCL STEaPP. National Security. Megan oversees Argonne’s agency that provides specialist advice to the Her research for the City Leadership Initiative support to a variety of sponsors, including NSW Government on infrastructure investment investigates how digital technology and the the Department of Homeland Security and and prioritisation. information economy challenge governance Department of Energy. systems and structures in cities. Her work Michael was a contributing author to the 2014 explores transformative approaches to policy Prior to joining Argonne, Megan worked for State Infrastructure Strategy Update and is making and governance of cities. Ellie undertook Booz Allen Hamilton, as Principal leading working closely with the Education, Health, her Engineering Doctorate at the University of the firm’s support to the Federal Emergency Housing and Justice sectors to implement Bristol, sponsored by the Smart Cities team at Management Agency (FEMA). In that capacity, infrastructure strategies to deliver essential Arup. Whilst at Arup she worked with London, she supported the drafting of the first-ever services. Bristol, and Birmingham on their strategic National Preparedness Goal and implementation planning around smart technology, as well as UK of Presidential Policy Directives. A policy and strategy specialist, Michael has government and the C40 cities network. spent the majority of his career working with She received a BA in International Business from the private and not-for-profit sectors to deliver Her thesis investigated the policy and The George Washington University and holds the government objectives. governance implications of the Smart City PMI Program Management Professional (PMP), agenda and devised a practical framework for Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM), and Grants Prior to joining Infrastructure NSW Michael held local authorities attempting to invest in this area. Management professional certifications. senior roles in the NSW public service spanning the transport, planning, treasury and housing portfolios. Dr Daniel Daly Professor Brian Collins Professor Paul Cooper
Associate Research Fellow, Sustainable Director, International Centre for Infrastructure Buildings Research Centre, University of Futures, University College London, UK. Wollongong, Australia. Director, Sustainable Buildings Research Centre, Professor Collins took up the position of Director University of Wollongong, Australia. Dr Daniel Daly is an Associate Research Fellow of the Centre of Engineering Policy at University at the Sustainable Building Research Centre College London (UCL) in August 2011. In Professor Paul Cooper is the Director of the (SBRC) at the University of Wollongong. He this role he participates in and supports an University of Wollongong’s Sustainable Buildings has experience in the assessment of the energy international network of academics interested Research Centre (SBRC). Paul has been performance and optimal upgrade strategies and active in research in infrastructure involved in research on a wide variety of topics for educational, commercial and residential engineering and modernisation. in energy systems, energy efficiency and fluid buildings.
10 Join the conversation on Twitter with #ISNGI2016 His PhD research explored the best methods to optimization strategies for building energy improve the energy efficiency of lower quality Dr Tom Dolan management. He was also awarded an office buildings, using extensive building energy additional scholarship from CSIRO, and simulation, qualitative analysis, and case collaborated with research scientists from the study investigations. During his PhD research, CSIRO Energy Centre on his research. Daniel was awarded the Endeavour Research Research Associate, International Centre Fellowship to spent time at the Energy Institute, Recently he has been working on the for Infrastructure Futures, University College at the University College, London. Daniel development and integration of advanced London, UK was also a core member of the UOW Solar embedded sensing units and controllers for Decathlon China 2013 competition winning buildings. Tom Dolan is Reseach Associate and Centre team, which successfully demonstrated how to Co-ordinator for the International Centre for retrofit a typical Australian home to be a high- Infrastructure Futures (ICIF). Current research The Hon. Paul Fletcher performance, net-zero energy homes. interests include infrastructure perception and MP conceptualisation, future scenarios, systems More recently, Daniel has been working on how thinking, decision support, performance to characterise and optimise residential buildings measurement and public policy. in Australia at a stock level. This has included Minister for Urban Infrastructure work on aggregating buildings using dwelling Tom is currently editing the Conference Australian Commonwealth Government typologies, the development of a housing stock Proceedings for ISNGI 2014 and is guest map for key energy related characteristics, and editor to a special issue ‘Next Generation Paul Fletcher MP is the Minister for Urban work towards a range of building assessment Infrastructure: From Complex Technological Infrastructure in the Australian Government. tools and resources. Artefacts to Agents of Social Change’ of the He entered Parliament in December 2009 International Journal of Complexity in Applied as the Member for Bradfield; was appointed Ms Jenny Davis Science and Technology. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications in September 2013; Minister For his EngD, Tom undertook a four year for Major Projects, Territories, and Local multi-disciplinary research project to analyse Government in September 2015, and was the impact of European environmental, water appointed to his present role in July 2016. Executive Director, Infrastructure NSW, Australia. and agricultural legislation on water company investment planning processes, member state Before entering Parliament, Paul was Director, Jenny is an Executive Director at Infrastructure regulators and other stakeholders. Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, at Optus for NSW, contributing to the development of eight years; established a consulting firm serving infrastructure strategies for growth in NSW Tom holds an Executive MBA and MSc the communications sector; and in 2009 his and for the Restart NSW Fund, the NSW Economics for Natural Resource and book about broadband, Wired Brown Land was Government’s initiative for recycling assets. Her Environmental Management from Cranfield published by UNSW Press. career has spanned public works, energy and University. the telecommunications sectors in Australia and Earlier in his career Paul was Chief of Staff to in Papua New Guinea and included international the Minister for Communications in the Howard collaborations and business development. Dr Massimo Fiorentini Government, Senator Richard Alston.
Jenny is a member of a number of NSW He has dual first class honours degrees in law Government project advisory boards and and economics from The University of Sydney was a member of Committee for Economic and an MBA from Columbia University in New Associate Research Fellow, Sustainable Development of Australia’s Sustainability York where he was a Fulbright Scholar. Buildings Research Centre, University of Leaders Round Table. Wollongong, Australia.
Jenny is a board member on the Heritage Dr Massimo Fiorentini is a Research Fellow Mr Wienke Giezeman Council of NSW. Jenny is passionate about the at the Sustainable Buildings Research Centre value to our society of heritage places, buildings (SBRC) at University of Wollongong. He is a and other destination items and how they impact Mechanical Engineer; he obtained his Bachelors where we want to live and work. and Master’s Degree from Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and was then employed at ABB as a Initiator, The Things Network, The Netherlands. Jenny holds a Bachelor Degree in Financial Product Manager in the Low Voltage Products Administration and is a Graduate of the division. Wienke Giezeman is the founder of The Things Australian Institute of Company Directors. Network. He is on a mission to provide the entire He then joined Prof Paul Cooper at SBRC to world with a free and open internet of things continue his studies and obtained his PhD from data network. He managed to provide the city of University of Wollongong. During his PhD, he Amsterdam with coverage in six weeks, and he was a core member of Team UOW, winner of the is now building a global IoT data network. Solar Decathlon China 2013 competition. He started his career with KPN but soon after he Massimo’s PhD research focused on the left the corporate world and founded WappZapp, development, of advanced control and a video on demand platform providing curated
Join the conversation on Twitter with #ISNGI2016 11 free and paid video. Wappzapp was acquired by Dr Ives holds an Honours degree in Economics Sanoma Publishing at the end of 2014. and a PhD in fisheries systems modelling from Mr Brendan Lyon the University of NSW, Australia as well as a Wienke has been fighting for a free and open Masters of Environmental Management from internet since he founded Startups for Net Portland State University, USA. Neutrality. Together with a group of people he Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure let the EU Parliament know how important net Mr Omar Khalifa Partnerships Australia ; Member, SMART neutrality is for starting online businesses. Advisory Council, Australia.
He is also the founder and CEO of The Smiths, Brendan Lyon is the Chief Executive of an app agency, and he is mentor at Rockstart Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, the Accellerator. He talks about the Internet Chief Executive Officer, iAccelerate, peak infrastructure policy partnership of Things, Startups, net neutrality and app University of Wollongong, Australia. between Australia’s Commonwealth and state development. governments, and the business sector. Omar’s background is diverse and includes Dr Matt Ives working in many sectors undergoing transition Joining IPA on its formation a decade ago, and growth – from the space shuttle to Brendan initially led the policy and research bicycle advocacy; internet networks to online team, before being appointed CEO in early 2008. communities; energy saving to environmental sustainability; not-for-profit to revenues of $500 Through strong, evidence-based ent programs Infrastructure Systems Modeller, Environmental million; local to global. and developing business and strategic plans. Change Institute, University of Oxford, UK. This experience has been gained working in Specialities: Specialising in defining, improving various industry sectors including agribusiness, Dr Matt Ives is a research scientist with extensive and building new organizations and businesses; health, biotechnology, creative industries and experience in systems modelling, environmental creating great teams; delivering new products most recently the water industry. sustainability, economics, and information and services in digital and technology-driven technology. He has experience in both the sectors; enhancing environmental/ethical/social private and public sectors including modelling responsibility. Dr Charles ‘Chick’ infrastructure adaptation in UK, assessing Macal AusAID-funded sustainable infrastructure He recently joined the University as the CEO of projects in China; working on sustainability iAccelerate. indicators with the US Forest service; on Systems Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory, fisheries assessment and population modelling in Professor Amal USA. Australia; and in developing software systems for Kumarage private enterprises. Charles ‘Chick’ Macal is a senior systems engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. He Dr Ives is currently employed as an Infrastructure specialises in a type of computer simulation Systems Modeller at the Oxford University’s Senior Professor, Department of Transport and called agent-based modeling, which calculates Environmental Change Institute where he Logistics Management, University of Moratua, likely decisions for each “actor”— one person, is combining his passion for environmental Sri Lanka; Member, SMART Scientific Advisory for example — in a simulation and then sees sustainability with his years of experience in Committee. what impact those have on other agents. He has systems modelling. As a key member of the applied agent-based modeling to simulate the Oxford-led Infrastructure Transitions Research Amal is a Senior Professor at the Department spread of MRSA bacteria, to forecast economic Consortium (ITRC) Dr Ives managed the of Transport and Logistics Management, panics and to predict consumer behaviour, development of the National Infrastructure University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. After visiting among other projects. Systems Model for long-term planning (NISMOD- the University of Wollongong as an Endeavour LP). Executive Fellow in 2014, Amal was invited to join the SMART team, where he is primarily Dr Nicola Nelson Through collaborations with HM Treasury conducting collaborative research. Infrastructure UK and the new National Infrastructure Commission Dr Ives has been Amal received his PhD from the University applying the NISMOD-LP tool in the UK to help of Calgary, Canada in 1990. He is one of the inform decisions around future infrastructure Manager, Health, Environment & Asset Science, eminent Sri Lankan academics working in the requirements and the implications of changing Sydney Water, Australia; Member, SMART transport planning and logistics area. Amal has socio-economic and climatic conditions on Scientific Advisory Committee served as Chairman of the National Transport our economic sustainability and prosperity. Commission of Sri Lanka, scientific adviser to Dr Ives is also currently working with the UN Dr Nelson has extensive experience in the the governments of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to develop management of research and development. This and consultant to the World Bank and the Asian international infrastructure modelling capabilities includes an understanding of both the research Development Bank. in post-disaster, post-conflict areas to help and end-user perspectives, having completed a ensure that infrastructure is being ‘built back PhD in agricultural science, lead industry R&D better’ and that interdependencies between programs and assisted private companies with infrastructure sectors are incorporated into commercialisation of R&D. planning decisions. Dr Nelson has also held a number of
12 Join the conversation on Twitter with #ISNGI2016 management roles in both the public and private 2011. He currently is the Director of the SMART sector leading business development programs Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong. Dr Richard Sharp and developing business and strategic plans. This experience has been gained working in He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW. He various industry sectors including agribusiness, is also a member of the Modelling and Decision health, biotechnology, creative industries and Support Division of Simulation Australasia and of Principal, Arup; Member, SMART Advisory most recently the water industry. the Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia Council, Australia. and New Zealand (MSSANZ).
Mr Robert Ogie Dr Richard Sharp is a Principal of Arup, and In 2002, he received an ARC-International leads its Management Consulting practice Linkage Fellowship to develop social modelling in Australasia. Richard has over 30 years’ research at the Australian National University. experience in the infrastructure sector, working Professor Perez has published 148 refereed across road, rail, information technology, papers and book chapters. In 2006, he co- Associate Research Fellow, SMART commercial office buildings, industrial and edited with his colleague David Batten the book Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong, residential property, hotels and education ‘Complex Science for a Complex World’ (ANU Australia. facilities. He has worked for both Government E Press). and for the private sector, and has had extensive Robert is a Data Analyst and early career dealings at very senior levels of Defence and Prof. Perez is responsible for the management researcher at SMART Infrastructure Facility, Government in Australia and the US. and delivery of all aspects of infrastructure University of Wollongong. Before joining SMART, modelling and simulation at the SMART Robert worked in both the IT banking industries. Richard has led reviews of major capital Infrastructure Facility. As Director he is His areas of expertise include (but are not limited works funding and delivery for the Federal responsible for SMART’s academic governance to) infrastructure network modelling and analysis, Government, has led complex technical and and for establishing strategic scientific geospatial analysis and GIS applications, commercial assessments of assets such as the partnerships in Australia and beyond. data analysis and data-driven innovations, Sydney Harbour Tunnel and Lane Cove Tunnel, cyber security and critical infrastructure, and undertaken extensive masterplanning work for knowledge sharing in cyber security. Dr Ricardo Peculis universities, provided Project Diagnostic advice for rail operators, and developed Knowledge His motivation in research is driven by a strong Management systems for State Road Authorities. desire to systematically and creatively translate He is a member of Infrastructure Partnerships his expertise into a new stock of knowledge for Australia’s Transport Taskforce, a member of enhancing the security and safety of people, Senior Research Fellow, SMART Infrastructure the Advisory Council for the Engineering Faculty and the infrastructure on which they depend. Facility, University of Wollongong, Australia. at UTS, an accredited Gateway Reviewer, and He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Electronics Engineering from the Nnamdi Azikiwe Dr Ricardo Peculis is an engineer experienced Directors. University, Nigeria. In 2013, he was awarded a in large software-intensive systems for defence master’s degree in Information Systems from and civil applications in Australia and abroad. the University of New England, Australia. His Dr WW ‘Wijnand’ Dr Peculis joined SMART Infrastructure Facility ongoing PhD program is being undertaken on a Veeneman in 2016 as a Senior Research Fellow, a position part-time basis at the University of Wollongong. which will see him apply the skills acquired The research will provide new understanding throughout his career to the research being of how to promote knowledge sharing in cyber conducted at the Facility. Prior to joining SMART, Scientific Director, Next Generation security. Dr Peculis has had extensive experience working Infrastructures, Delft University of Technology, on major Australian defence projects both in The Netherlands. Professor Pascal Australia and the USA. Perez Researching, educating and advising on Ricardo was awarded PhD in Systems infrastructure governance, with a focus on public Engineering in 2012 by the University of South transport organisation and management for both Australia. His thesis “A Framework for Steering public transport authorities and operators. Director, SMART Infrastructure Facility, Software-Intensive Acquisitions to Success” University of Wollongong, Australia. addressed socio-technical aspects of large Teaching and researching project management software-intensive acquisitions and proposed in large engineering projects in masters and Professor Pascal Perez received his PhD ways to improve effectiveness of these complex executive programs of organisations like Delft in Environmental Studies from Montpellier enterprises. The research also applied Agent- University of Technology, Shell, Essent, Toptech University, France in 1994. Pascal is a specialist Based Modelling and Simulation to explore, and other technology companies. of integrative infrastructure modelling, using expand understanding and testing “what if various computer simulation technologies to scenarios” in the social-technical systems of Specialties: Comparative analysis of governance explore complex interactions between social large software-intensive projects. in infrastructures, governance models and and technological components of infrastructure strategies for clients, including tendering systems. He has a 30-year experience in strategies: both preparing terms of reference complex system modelling, first in France, then from the principal perspective as well as bids at the Australian National University and CSIRO. from the agents perspective. Pascal joined the University of Wollongong in Currently, Wijnand is member of the committee
Join the conversation on Twitter with #ISNGI2016 13 preparing an advice for the Dutch Council of the Chief of the Entomology Division in 1995. From Environment and Infrastructure on the relation 1997 to 1999 he was Head of the Innovation Dr Jie ‘Jack’ Yang between local and supranational decision and Science Division, Department of Industry, making: Between you and the Union (Tussen Science and Resources, Canberra. In 1999 Brussel en de burger). He is also member of he returned to the CSIRO as Deputy Chief Review Board of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Executive. Associate Research Fellow, SMART the High Speed Train program. In addition, he Infrastructure Facility,University of Wollongong, chairs the advisory board of the Netherlands He is currently a board member the University Australia. Institute of Government. of Wollongong, Dubai, a Trustee of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS), China, Dr. Jie (Jack) Yang has extensive experience in and a Director of the Illawarra Health and Dr Ian J Watt AC machine learning and cloud computing. Prior to Medical Research Institute (IHMRI). Professor joining University of Wollongong, Jie completed Wellings also serves on the Australian Research his Master degree from Huazhong University Council (ARC) Advisory Committee, the Global of Science and Technology (HUST), China. He Foundation Advisory Council and the Bundanon was awarded the “University Prize for Top Ten Trust Board. Chair, SMART Advisory Council, SMART Students in Scientific Research” from HUST, Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong, and also received the second prize from “China Professor Wellings was appointed Commander Australia. National Mathematical Modelling” in 2007. of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to higher Dr Ian J Watt AC has had a long career as one He was awarded his PhD in Spatial Modelling in education. He received an Honorary DSc from of Australia’s most distinguished public servants, 2013 from the University of Wollongong and has Lancaster University in 2014. with nearly 20 years at the highest levels of the received 3 national awards related to his work. public service. His most recent and most senior appointment was as Secretary of the Department Dr Tim Williams At SMART, Dr. Yang is responsible for translating of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and head of conceptual models into implementation programs the Australian Public Service, a position he held and code prototyping (in particular, machine from 2011 until the end of 2014. Prior to that, he learning algorithms). Dr. Yang also assists with was Secretary of the Departments of Defence; the migration of machine-based workflows to Finance; and Communications, Information Chief Executive Officer, The Committee for SMART’s new cloud computing facility. Technology and the Arts between 2001 and Sydney, Australia. 2011. Before that, he was Deputy Secretary His current work involves the development of of the Department of the Prime Minister and Dr Tim Williams is CEO of the Committee for a big data analytic framework for numerous Cabinet. Sydney which the Premier recently described applications, such as social media, public as ‘a fantastic organisation, challenging the transportation, and user activity. Dr Watt serves on the Boards of Citigroup city to be great’. Before coming to Australia in Pty Ltd, Smartgroup Corporation, the Grattan late 2010, Tim was recognised as one of the Institute (University of Melbourne) and O’Connell UK’s thought-leaders in urban regeneration and Street Associates Pty Ltd, and is a Member of economic development for his role in developing the Male Champions of Change. He is also Chair East London as CEO of the Thames Gateway of the National Innovation and Science Agenda London Partnership, where he helped secure Implementation Committee and Chair of the the Olympics for Stratford. He has also served International Centre for Democratic Partnerships. as a special advisor on urban development, governance, city strategy and planning to five successive UK cabinet ministers, and to the Professor Paul Mayor of London. He was a founding associate Wellings CBE member of Tony Blair’s Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit and was MD of Navigant Consulting’s public services team in London.
Vice-Chancellor, University of Wollongong; His work for the Committee for Sydney Member, SMART Advisory Council, Australia. focuses on the Big City policy issues in policy- making for Sydney – on how to ensure it Professor Paul Wellings joined the University of flourishes and provides opportunities throughout Wollongong as Vice-Chancellor in January 2012. Greater Sydney. The Committee is currently Prior to his current role, Professor Wellings held working with the NSW Government on the new the position of Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster Financial Services Knowledge Hub and on University from 2002-2011. developing a strategy for Sydney as a Global Talent Hub. Tim has a PhD in history and is a Educated at the Universities of London, Durham qualified barrister. He is an adjunct professor at and East Anglia, Professor Wellings began UTS Business School. Tim was raised in public his career as a NERC Research Fellow and housing in Old South Wales and is now on the moved to Australia as a research scientist at board of Compass Housing, one of the biggest the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial social housing providers in Australia. Research Organisation (CSIRO), becoming
14 Join the conversation on Twitter with #ISNGI2016 About the SMART Infrastructure Facility
The University of Wollongong’s SMART Infrastructure Facility is This work is augmented by collaborations with experts across one of the largest research institutions in the world dedicated to UOW’s faculties in infrastructure-related fields such as energy helping governments and business better plan for the future. generation and storage, water sustainability, spatial geotechnics and environmental engineering. SMART aims to be internationally recognised as a leading pro- vider of research and learning for smart infrastructure solutions. Since opening in 2011 SMART has built an international profile The facility provides a collaborative environment that delivers working with government agencies in Australia and around the cutting edge research and analysis to create a step change in the world, and has developed a strong network of global collabora- universal quality of life. tors, as demonstrated by our ISNGI host partners. This global network has resulted in commissioned research from Indonesia, The facility is committed to collaborating with industry to develop Vietnam and China. innovative solutions and technologies that deliver real impact. SMART’s high-level advisory council, is led by Dr Ian Watt AO, Our dedicated team of researchers tackle infrastructure issues and includes leaders of industry and finance, professional plan- from an integrated and multi-disciplinary perspective, with a focus ners, former government infrastructure regulators and heads of on how infrastructure and social behaviour intersect to ensure government agencies. more liveable cities and regions.
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