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Accessing opportunity

5 March 2012

One Laptop Per Child is a social enterprise changing Australia’s educational landscape with specially designed laptops for children in remote communities. The CEO's former lecturer Laurel Evelyn Dyson nominated him for the Elizabeth Hastings Memorial Award for Community Service.

Joining forces for a smarter planet

16 February 2012

Imagine a world where your phone displays the current position and direction of the elevator, where the building can help locate a colleague, and where your fridge can notify your car to collect milk on the way home from work.

This future is a step closer thanks to an ambitious new collaboration between UTS and IBM that seeks to create an intelligent ecosystem that connects people, devices, technologies and the built environment.

UTS student hits the fast lane with taxi booking app

7 February 2012

Spurred into programming action by a competition to design applications for Android smart phones, UTS IT student Zac Altman is now turning down offers for his Taxi Pro taxi booking app.

NICTA and Optus launched a new "Unleash Your App" Android application development competition late 2011 with the purpose of unearthing innovative Android applications.

Real Robotics Builds Aspiration

6 February 2012

Over 25 young and engaged minds aged 15-17 years from high schools in south-western Sydney attended UTS Engineering and IT's 'Make a Real Robot' Summer School.

UTS makes study real for priority school students

19 January 2012

Design, video production, sustainability in science, nursing and robot building are all in a day's work for about 150 year 11 students, including 10 Indigenous students, taking part in the 2012 UTS summer schools.

The UTS Make it Real Summer Schools program is now in its fourth year, running over two weeks during the January school holidays. 

Good to do Business With

18 January 2012

A strategic partnership between Telstra and UTS is helping both organisations stay at the leading-edge of research and design.

Cloud Success

18 January 2012

World's fastest cloud computing platform? Check. Built from the ground up with no external investors? Check. Run by three guys under 25? Welcome to OrionVM.

Intelligent collaboration with leading China university

6 January 2012

Increased research collaboration is beginning between UTS and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) through a joint research centre in Intelligent Systems

Zunz Anniversary Lecture - Do Great Buildings Make Great Cities?

21 December 2011

Open to the general public for the first time, the tenth anniversary of the UTS: Zunz lecture series was held at the Sydney Opera House on 15 December to a sell-out crowd.

Sydney unis unite to open the way to higher-ed participation

14 December 2011

UTS is one of five Sydney universities sharing in more than $21 million for initiatives that expand opportunities for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter and succeed in higher education.

The universities have combined their resources and expertise as part of the transformative Bridges to Higher Education initiative.

Two UTS researchers named among NSW's finest

24 November 2011

Two leading UTS researchers were recognised at the 2011 NSW Science and Engineering awards announced last night. Professor Geoff Smith was joint winner in the Invention category, while Professor Chengqi Zhang won the Engineering and Information and Communications Technology category.

Professor Smith was recognised for his pioneering work into sustainable and energy efficient technologies, especially his contributions to green roofing systems, window and lighting technologies.

Professor Hung Nguyen Nominated for NSW Australian of the Year

21 November 2011

Professor Hung Nguyen, has been nominated as a NSW Australian of the Year Finalist for his work developing his revolutionary autonomous wheelchair, the Aviator.

Projecting success

7 November 2011

For civil engineer Drenka Andjelic, studying engineering at UTS was a tough gig, yet dropping out was never an option.

UTS takes lead in launching research degrees in analytics

3 November 2011

Research in fields such as business analytics, data mining and decision science will receive new focus with the launch of the first specific research degrees in analytics in Australia from next year at UTS.

 

Robotics lab promises a new world for people with disabilities

2 November 2011

UTS is investing $4 million to drive research and collaboration in assistive robotics.

Engineering a Tower of Strength - John Holland Tower Building Competition

26 October 2011

In the wake of the successful Bridge Building Competition hosted by Consult Australia as part of 2011 Engineering Week in August, the UTS Engineering Society held their first ever Tower Building Competition.

Bridging the gap to a future in engineering

19 October 2011

UTS students take home first prize in Bridge Building Competition

Outstanding FEIT researchers dominate 2011 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence

19 October 2011

Leading Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) researchers and staff were rewarded at the 2011 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence

Students learn innovative ways to use their degree

19 October 2011

Students from BiG, the largest IT society at UTS and UTS Club of the Year, hosted another successful career event, called "How Can I Use My IT Degree Innovatively?" on 11 October.

Engineering a future in construction: UTS student is honoured at 2011 NAWIC annual awards

17 October 2011

Dilligence, hard work, persistence and a can-do attitude are the traits that bachelor of engineering (civil) student Alyce Smith credits with her recent win at the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) awards evening.

Electrical engineering student wins 2011 Eldred G Bishop Prize

17 October 2011

Electrical engineering student Thomas Elliot was presented with the prestigious annual Eldred G Bishop Prize.

Five Star Rating awarded to UTS in QS World University Rankings

5 October 2011

Five Star Rating awarded to UTS in QS World University Rankings for 2011, with the specialist strength awarded to Engineering and Technology.

FEIT staff receive UTS Career and Professional Development (CAP) Awards for 2011

5 October 2011

Congratulations to our high achieving faculty staff, Des Saunders and Gunasmin Lye who were recognised at the recent UTS Career and Professional Development (CAP) Awards.

Ask the expert

5 October 2011

Stephen Burdon was one of 10 Western experts invited to Saudi Arabia in April this year to advise their Minister of Education on higher education policy and international collaboration.

UTS triumphs in Robocon Vietnam 2011 sponsorship bid

26 September 2011

UTS has won the rights to sponsor the winning team of Robocon Vietnam 2011, playing host to the champions as they spent a week touring the University’s robotics facilities and research laboratories.

Joint program to produce broadband masters of the world

23 September 2011

A world-class training program provided by telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent in partnership with UTS will launch for the first semester next year.

UTS:IT researchers win Innovation Island prize at Tech 23

12 September 2011

UTS:IT congratulates the LiquidKeyboard™ inventors Christian Sax and Hannes Lau on winning an Innovation Island prize at Tech 23 for 2011.

UTS:IT Hosts Wise Technical Forum

9 September 2011

WiseTechGlobal, an Australian based international technology development company, presents Wise Technical Forum at UTS.

Keeping Sydney's water flowing

2 September 2011

One of the world's largest water infrastructure projects is being launched this week with UTS as a key project partner. The project will be supported by leading water and environmental agencies.

UTS opens the door wider for Open Day 2011

19 August 2011

There's a lot packed into UTS Open Day and this year it's spilling out into the streets.

Clearing up the cloud

1 August 2011

The ‘democratisation of IT’ is here with a vengeance. As cloud computing envelops the corporate and commercial world with hype and misinformation, UTS Fellow Rob Livingstone guides us on how to navigate the pitfalls of IT’s newest ‘big opportunity’.

Zunz Lecture 25 - Desalination and Beyond: The Technical Challenges for a Sustainable Water Supply

12 July 2011

Water supply and demand have been brought into balance through water efficiency, increased recycling, desalination and existing dam storages, explained Sydney Water Managing Director, Dr Kerry Schott, in an address to engineering industry leaders on Thursday 23 June at the University of Technology, Sydney.

UTS:IT Grads go Global with Charity 2.0 Mash-up

4 July 2011

UTS:IT graduates, Matt Byrne and John FitzGerald have sealed a big partnership which will take their Brookvale based IT company, Com Connect, into new territory.

Sparking innovation

3 July 2011

Leigh Angus is a UniQuest Manager of Innovation and Commercial Development. Keith Willey is an engineer who has been involved in the development of SPARKPLUS, a web-based self- and peer-assessment resource kit. They discuss the tensions between academia and the realities of commercialising research.  

Twitterverse exposed

3 July 2011

Though some critics label the musings on microblogging website Twitter ‘mundane’ and ‘egocentric’, new research is unveiling an untapped mine of useful data. Lecturer in Executive Education and social media researcher in the UTS Business School Dr Suresh Sood, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology’s Senior Research Associate Dr Benjamin Johnston, and Professor of Information Technology Ernest Edmonds have teamed up to capture, analyse and use Australian tweets to create a mood map of the nation.

Tailored learning

29 June 2011

Too many students fail to realise how much potential they have to express their creativity through their degree structure and university experience.

UTS:IT at CeBIT Australia 2011

23 June 2011

UTS:IT exhibited recently at CeBIT Australia 2011 - the largest business technology event in Australasia - with a booth in the Skills Alley section of the expo.

IT Girl

20 June 2011

A computer geek at heart, Alicia Navarro is growing accustomed to life as CEO of a burgeoning global enterprise.

Smart wheelchair soars in top innovations list

9 June 2011

Aviator, the smart wheelchair technology developed in the UTS Centre for Health Technologies, has been awarded third place in the Anthill SMART 100 Index. Anthill is an online business channel dedicated to the promotion of Australian innovation and entrepreneurship. It is one of the top 1000 Australian websites and founded the SMART 100 Index to identify and promote new innovations around Australia.

UTS:ITMP CIO Roundtable 2011

1 June 2011

UTS hosted the 2011 IT Management Program (ITMP) CIO Roundtable in June, with a distinguished panel discussing the topic, "how is IT enabling the business today and into the future". The event partners were Gartner and Wipro IT Business. UTS thanks these sponsors for helping to make this event possible and such a success.

Forging new academic links between India and Australia

27 May 2011

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and UTS will establish the Rajiv Gandhi Visiting Chair of Contemporary Indian Studies, ICCR's first chair in Australia.

Four UTS Teams at RoboCup 2011!

19 May 2011

The Faculty will have an unprecedented level of participation at global research and education initiative "RoboCup" this year, up from one team in 2003 to four in 2011.

Magic happens in UTS lab

20 April 2011

IBM PhD Fellowships are hard to come by, as UTS PhD student Rony Novianto will attest. Rony is the sole Australian recipient of a 2011 award, thanks to his groundbreaking work on cognitive software architecture.

Girl Geek Sydney International Womens' Day at UTS

24 March 2011

Girl Geek Sydney International Womens' Day at UTS 10 March 2011

Zunz Lecture 24 - The challenges of a changing energy sector

21 March 2011

The challenges Australia will face from a changing energy sector were discussed by New South Wales Chief Scientist Professor Mary O'Kane in an address to engineering industry leaders at the University of Technology, Sydney on Thursday 3 March.

UTS:IT @ the Telstra FITT International Women's Day luncheon

9 March 2011

UTS:IT was a proud sponsor of the Telstra Females in IT and Telecommunications (FITT) International Women's Day on 8 March 2011.

From ancient Greeks to geeks it's the world's favourite number

24 February 2011

Led by pi expert Professor Jonathan Borwein, the history, pop culture and hard maths of the world's favourite transcendental number will be explored at a special public event on Monday 14 March at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Shaking it up at the Powerhouse Museum

14 February 2011

The general public can now experience for themselves what the UTS Engineering Remote Laboratory is all about at the Innovations and Inventions Gallery at the Powerhouse Museum.

A high-tech solution to missing the bus

26 January 2011

Bus passengers in Mosman are the first to benefit from a new automated bus tracking system developed by University of Technology, Sydney engineering student Trevor Russell.

All ten fingers for a magic touch to typing

17 January 2011

UTS computer systems researcher Christian Sax his fellow researchers have achieved a breakthrough that would make typing on touch screens far easier for more people.

UTS:IT PhD graduate wins Chancellor's Award

7 January 2011

UTS:IT PhD graduate, Ya Gao, has won the Chancellor's Award for the most outstanding research degree thesis submitted in 2010.

BIT Graduate Awarded Employee of the Year

7 January 2011

BIT graduate, Bryce Guderjahn, was recently awarded a prestigious Westpac Employee of the Year Award.

The XO has landed

23 December 2010

From Cape York and Arnhem Land, to the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia, Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Computing graduate, Rangan Srikhanta and his team at One Laptop per Child Australia are working with isolated communities to change the educational landscape of the nation.

Teachers @ UTS:IT Day

22 December 2010

UTS:IT aims to help meet the need for professional development opportunities for Computing/IT teachers in High Schools via a successful day-long program.

UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT Awards Excellence

15 December 2010

The 2010 Faculty Prize Night celebrated as high a calibre of students as ever - over forty prizes were awarded to seventy-five of the best faculty students of the year.

John Hughes Memorial Scholarship awarded to Ginevra Martin

10 November 2010

The first recipient of the John Hughes Memorial Scholarship in 2010 was Bachelor of Science in IT, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies student, Ginevra Martin, who had the opportunity to meet with John’s family, friends and former students at a small ceremony to celebrate her award.

Concrete evidence of excellence

10 November 2010

Recent UTS graduate Craig Scheffers and Senior Lecturer Dr R Sri Ravindrarajah have won Engineers Australia's 2010 Warren Medal, awarded annually for the best paper in the discipline of civil engineering.

UTS:IT Team wins at APAC NetRiders 2010

1 November 2010

Very ably led by UTS:IT staff Karla Felix Navarro and Max Hendriks, three Master of Science in Internetworking students have won both the Cisco Networking Academy ANZ NetRiders and APAC NetRiders competitions for 2010!

UTS hosts Requirements Engineering Conference 2010

1 November 2010

Organised by Professor Didar Zowghi, the 18th International Requirements Engineering Conference was held for the first time in Australia at UTS.

Business unusual

1 November 2010

Engineering graduate Andrew McMillan swaps Sydney for an Indian community project, where he hopes to improve water management in small villages.

Effective project management - not just hypothetical

27 October 2010

The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Industry Partnering Unit, in conjunction with our Industry Advisory Network (IAN), put on a Hypothetical Debate for students to demonstrate the breath, depth and complexity of designing and implementing large projects.

Outstanding FEIT researchers rewarded

26 October 2010

Leading Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) researchers were rewarded at the inaugural 2010 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence.

Thought Control

20 October 2010

As the new Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Professor Hung Nguyen is modest but proud of the breakthrough UTS has made in biomedical devices – and rightly so. He conceived the idea for the Smart Wheelchair, an innovative wheelchair that thinks for itself.

It all starts with a spark

15 October 2010

It all started with a love of electricity which was sparked in primary school and it looks like that love is going to light a bright future ahead for Natasha Kelaher. The second year electrical engineering student is the 2010 winner of the Zonta Club of Sydney Breakfast Award for 2010.

Thought control

1 October 2010

“I have two wheelchairs. One is SAM, for Samantha, and it’s a semi-autonomous machine. The other is TIM. He’s a thought-controlled intelligent machine. TIM takes more risks. SAM is a bit more considerate.”
As the new Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Professor Hung Nguyen is modest but proud of the breakthrough UTS has made in biomedical devices – and rightly so. He conceived the idea for the Smart Wheelchair, an innovative wheelchair that thinks for itself.

UTS student to take part in the Australia-China Youth Dialogue

23 September 2010

Katrie Lowe, a final year combined degree student in Civil and Environmental Engineering and International Studies, has been chosen as one of 15 Australians to take part in the Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) in October.

Remembering John Hughes

23 September 2010

In 2010, the first John Hughes Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Ginevra Martin.

International scholarship winners congratulated

22 September 2010

The International and Enterprise Development Office hosted an afternoon tea to congratulate the recent winners of the faculty's International Scholarships.

Clearer vision for robotics researcher

22 September 2010

Working for the world's second largest robotics research centre has given Sonja Caraian a taste for research at the leading edge of developments in the field.

ZUNZ 23 Cochlear CEO sees innovation in the blue sky

7 September 2010

Chairman of Research Australia and CEO of hearing implant company Cochlear, Dr Chris Roberts, gave a lecture on the importance of blue sky research in a highly competitive industry as part of the Faculty of Engineering and IT's Zunz lecture series.

Moving Forward? What will it take for women in engineering and science?

6 September 2010

The findings of a new survey of professional women in science and engineering by APESMA that they have experienced a high rate of gender-based discrimination, harassment and continuing pay inequity in their fields in Australia is very sobering but it is hardly news.

Nao robots dance at Open Day

28 August 2010

Nao robots danced with hip hop dancers Wickid Force at the UTS Open Day.

Road to recovery

27 August 2010

Traffic jams, crowded trains and buses too full to stop. Rosemary Sharples, says there is no quick fix for Sydney’s transport woes.

Bishop Prize Winner 2010

16 August 2010

Congratulations to final year Mechatronics student David Knight who won this year's Eldred G Bishop Prize.

To seek and prosper

2 August 2010

A new cutting-edge computer model could allow government policy makers and companies to understand their would-be impact on regions and industries and seek new ways of prospering.

Partnership to grow next digital technology leaders

27 July 2010

UTS and global telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent have partnered to equip a new generation of students with the cutting-edge knowledge to build, manage and exploit new networks in a broadband-enabled Australianetworks in a broadband-enabled Australia

Water Wise

5 July 2010

Future is STIC

5 July 2010

Robots to the Rescue

30 June 2010

Partnership to grow next digital technology leaders

28 June 2010

UTS and global telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent have partnered to equip a new generation of students with the cutting-edge knowledge to build, manage and exploit new networks in a broadband-enabled Australia.

Jump at your own risk

15 December 2009

Social Media Hammer Time

12 November 2009

Bishop prize winner 2009

15 August 2009

Educating the Future

3 August 2009

Net-Working Success

19 May 2009

Scholarship Forum 2009

15 April 2009

BIT Welcome 2009

8 April 2009

Electric Green

15 October 2008

World Wide Welfare

15 October 2008

Industry cocktail event

12 August 2008

A taste of the future

15 June 2008

BIT Welcome

1 April 2008

Past events

Women in Engineering & IT hands-on day for years 11 & 12 - Register now

27 April 2012

The Women in Engineering & IT (WiE&IT) Program of the University of Technology, Sydney is running a one day interactive seminar for senior students where you can meet undergraduates and professionals in engineering and IT, and explore the possibilities of engineering and IT as study options and careers.

UTS Info Day

4 January 2012

WTF#3 - Seamless Computing

15 November 2011

Sports Video Analysis: Semantics Extraction, Editorial Content Creation and Adaptation

4 November 2011

Dean's leadership in innovation series. Speaker: Professor Changsheng Xu, National Lab of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Bell Labs Innovation Showcase - in conjunction with Alcatel-Lucent and UTS

2 November 2011

BELL Labs Innovation Showcase in conjunction with UTS and Alactel-Lucent

Cochlear implants: A remarkable past and a brilliant future

27 October 2011

Dean's leadership in innovation series. Speaker: Professor Blake Wilson.

Internet Security and You

20 October 2011

Progsoc seminar - Internet Security and You.

Sampling

10 October 2011

Dean's Leadership and Innovation Seminar Series. Speaker: Laureate Professor Graham Goodwin.

UTS:IT @ CeBIT 2011

31 May 2011 to 2 June 2011

BIT Welcome 2011

30 March 2011

Celebrate π-day at UTS

14 March 2011

2010 Participatory Design Conference Events

23 November 2010 to 3 December 2010

Information Technology Postgraduate Info Evening

28 September 2010

Information technology, IT management and strategic IT leadership, Internetworking, Interactive Multimedia Program, IT Project Management.

UTS: Sydney International Animation Festival 2010

24 September 2010 to 26 September 2010

UTS:IT @ UTS Open Day

28 August 2010

UTS:IT @ CeBIT 2010

24 May 2010 to 26 May 2010

UTS:IT School Visit Program 2010

19 April 2010 to 30 November 2010

BIT Welcome 2010

29 March 2010

UTS:IT @ UTS Advisory Day

5 January 2010

Next up @ Beta_space:

6 November 2009 to 29 November 2009

UTS:IT @ UTS Info Day

29 August 2009

Image Ecologies with Memory Flows

25 June 2009 to 29 July 2009

UTS:IT @ CeBIT 2009

12 May 2009 to 14 May 2009

UTS:IT School Visit Program 2009

16 April 2009 to 30 November 2009

UTS:IT Orientation Camp 2009

9 February 2009 to 11 February 2009

Next up @ Beta_space: Drifting, by Julia Burns

28 January 2009 to 28 February 2009

The Seven Valleys by Chris Nelson

17 October 2008 to 15 November 2008

UTS:IT @ UTS Info Day

30 August 2008