
NSW Smart Sensing Network
The NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN) is a not-for-profit Innovation Network funded by the NSW Government through the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer.
The NSSN brings together universities, industry and government to translate world-class research into innovative smart sensing solutions that create value for the economy, environment and society of NSW and beyond.
Our Impact
Completed
worth over
$17,600,000
Active
worth over
$13,000,000
Our Members
Our members are the leading universities across NSW & ACT.
Our Partners
We work with a wide range of industry and government partners to deliver innovative smart sensing solutions.
























































Latest News
This month: Read about the four innovative teams which will share $360,000 of NSSN Grand Challenge funding for impactful projects; Nicholas Haskins writes about the power of triple helix collaboration; and meet some of the trailblazing women in science to lead the NSSN Women in Sensing Summit.
Next generation ‘Fitbits’ to track the health of livestock, and an Australian-first prospective study that will advance understanding of the impact of hearing interventions on human health are two of four projects which have secured funding in this year’s NSSN Grand Challenge Fund.
The power of triple helix collaboration is a key driver of innovation and economic growth in NSW. As NSW Smart Sensing Network Chief Operating Officer Nicholas Haskins writes in this month’s thought piece, the NSSN is a successful example of this model.
From pioneering quantum research to transformative AI applications, the NSSN Women in Sensing Summit 2025 will bring together trailblazing scientists, industry leaders, and innovators to explore the cutting edge of sensing technology.
Creating valuable graphene from a byproduct of sugar cane and converting agricultural waste into ethanol were some of the cutting-edge waste-to-profit technologies presented at the NSSN’s Creating Profits from Waste event last week.
This month: learn how the Western Sydney Manufacturers forum will help businesses comply with new emissions rules; read about our Creating Value from Waste: Profits not Costs event; and meet our two new Board members.
An innovative UNSW project supported by the NSW Smart Sensing Network has been awarded a federal grant to develop a rapid and affordable scanning technology for the identification of grass seed infestation.
Dr Marilia Lyra Bergamo is a computer artist and a lecturer in Design and Digital Art at the University of Newcastle. Her research focuses on the intersection of art and technology, examining how sensors play a fundamental role in the interactive processes of physical interfaces.
Australia’s manufacturing sector contributes 10 percent of the nation’s greenhouse gases. As NSW Decarbonisation Hub CEO Scientia Professor Deo Prasad and NSW Smart Sensing Network Net Zero Theme Lead Laura Earl discuss, businesses can take simple steps to start their carbon reduction transition.
Climate Change Authority Chair Matt Kean will open the Western Sydney Manufacturers Forum in Penrith on 2 April. The forum will help businesses achieve their state and federal greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
The European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2025 brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. NSSN’s Natural Hazards and Smart Places theme lead, Peter Runcie, will be presenting the OPENAIR initiative in a session on and collaborative strategies involving low-cost air quality sensing.
The 2025 NSW Commercialisation Showcase celebrates the success of research commercialisation programs run across the NSW Government and offers important learnings to ensure the growth of high-tech industries going forward.
The NSSN’s Sensing Industry Connect is a networking event aimed at providing manufacturers, designers, developers, deployers or researchers of smart sensing a space to build valuable relationships.