SMART Infrastructure Facility
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The SMART Infrastructure Facility at the University of Wollongong
Established2010
Field of research
Infrastructure
Staff150 research
Students200 postgraduate
AddressBuilding 6, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue
LocationWollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Campus12,000 m2 (130,000 sq ft)
AffiliationsUniversity of Wollongong
Websitesmart.uow.edu.au

SMART Infrastructure Facility (SMART) is a research institution in Wollongong, Australia. SMART is an acronym for "simulation, modelling, analysis, research and teaching". It opened in 2011 as Australia's first multi-disciplinary applied infrastructure research and training facility.

History

The facility was created through funding from:

Research groups

SMART's commissioned research program ranges from big data on cities, economic analysis and scenario planning tools for land use and transport. They investigate how infrastructure can be better designed, delivered and managed to meet the changing needs of the society over the long term.

Research groups contribute to specific commissioned research projects, and promote academic key performance indicators such as publications, HDR students and competitive research grants. Commissioned research projects and consultancies fund the facility through revenue and strategic partnerships.

The seven research groups consist of:

Henry Ergas is a professor there.[7]

References

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