Sensing, Control and Diagnostics for a Sustainable Future

Programs

Signals and Systems
Biological Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
Networked Sensing and Control

Vision
The vision is to utilise the strong pillars of research in the School of Engineering to establish a leading research capability in sustainable systems development, while introducing a philosophical change to the traditional approach of systems design. The design and implementation of any modern technological system inherently constitutes a unified approach in simultaneous design and optimisation in every fundamental aspect that constitutes the overall design. Functionality, total cost, the versatility of the designs has been considered as crucial aspects in systems design.

To overcome the future challenges and maintain a competitive edge in the open market, the overall systems need to meet sustainability criteria. Ever increasing demands on diminishing fossil fuel, adverse environmental impacts and carbon emission play a pivotal role in future systems. Durability, efficiency in a multitude of aspects and the use of alternative power sources are essential to competitive and sustainable system development for future applications. A more fundamental change in core technical philosophy is paramount of importance. A conceptual change in systems design in the infant level provides a key overriding advantage in meeting the eventual end results of superior sustainable systems. The crucial modifications inevitably lie in the cornerstones of system design which essentially forms the design foundations.

Sensing, processing, control and micro fabrication are the complete set of pillars of any technological systems design. Incorporation of sustainability in all these fundamental aspects provides the essential change necessary for the expansion of the knowledge required to develop sustainable system for the future. All the key fundamental areas in systems at Deakin Engineering have come together in providing a leading philosophical change in systems design to address the next industrial revolution of meeting the sustainable systems design. Proven research track records in terms of output, in each of these key fundamental areas that reside under one roof at Deakin Engineering provide the ideal breeding grounds for the inception of novel design approach for sustainable systems.

Our vision is to facilitate and lead research in the sustainability area with ERA compatible high quality research output from competitive (ARC) research input for collective advancement.

The mission is to create critical mass with new capabilities for interdisciplinary collaborative research for scientific advancement. Development and application of clean and sustainable technologies maximise the efficiency of design processes via the use of renewable resources and minimises the impact on health, safety and environment.

Objectives

1. To further advance our unified ranking.
2. Maintain the research output in all criteria of ERA.
3. Initiate and maintain a leading role in sustainable systems in Australia.
4. Foster industry relationships in progressing to a new university strategic research centre.
5. Excellence in our core activity of dissemination of knowledge through sustainable postgraduate training and undergraduate programmes of relevance.
6. Improve quality over quantity.

For more information, please contact: A/Prof Pubudu N. Pathirana - +61 3 52272914 - pubudu@deakin.edu.au