The NSSN Sensing the West Forum has heard there is great opportunity for innovative smart sensing solutions to reduce risk and enable evidence-based decision making in Western Sydney.
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The definition of a smart sensor is described in lay terms in this Thought Piece by the NSSN’s Business Development Manager, Laura Earl.
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As we celebrate Harmony Day, we recognise the breadth and depth that cultural diversity brings to the NSSN, and the valuable contributions that researchers from all different backgrounds bring to smart sensing research.
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This International Women’s Day we are proud to highlight several researchers in our network who identify as women and whose work is connected to smart sensing: from wearables and compression stockings, to bushfires and nanosensors.
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Biosensing technology developed by a team of UNSW engineers and led by NSSSN Ambassador Scientia Professor Ewa Goldys has made it possible to create gene test strips that rival conventional lab-based tests in quality.
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In the month’s newsletter, read about the NSSN Sensing the West Forum to be held in Parramatta this month; learn how managers of natural disasters and smart city initiatives can integrate dual-use smart sensors; and read about engineer and gender equity champion Dr Negin Shariati.
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Leaders from government, industry and research will explore how innovations in smart sensing can benefit new Western Sydney developments such as the Western Sydney Aerotropolis (pictured) at the Sensing the West Forum in Parramatta on March 13.
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There has been little overlap between Smart Cities and Natural Hazard initiatives, even though both use sensors to collect data for informed planning and decision making. In this Thought Piece, the NSSN’s Peter Runcie discusses why and how the two areas could integrate dual-use smart sensors.
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Developers and deployers of smart sensors heard about the “time, quality, cost dilemma” of electronics design at the NSW Smart Sensing Network’s Sensing Industry Connect event at UNSW last week.
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A NSW Smart Sensing Network Grand Challenge project involving researchers from the University of Sydney and UNSW has developed smart fibre optic sensors which can monitor corrosion in concrete structures and help extend the service life of a bridge.
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Dr Negin Shariati is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and IT at UTS whose passion for nature and environmental conservation has led to the creation of environmentally sustainable sensing solutions for farmers which can operate autonomously. Dr Shariati is also the Director of Women in Engineering at IT, which is the longest-running gender equity and diversity program for women students in engineering and IT in Australia.
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Welcome to the February edition of The Sensor. This month read how artificial intelligence is benefitting smart sensing projects. Learn about two innovative projects which involve the delivery of healthcare to linguistically diverse communities and vital sign monitoring of inmates who are at risk of self-harm in their cells. And read about an NSSN industry partner which has developed a system to remove microfibres from industrial laundry wastewater.
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