About the ICT Centre
CSIRO's ICT Centre is one of the largest information and communication technologies research facilities in Australia. One of 16 research divisions within CSIRO, we undertake ICT research in a wide range of application areas. This makes us unique in Australia for developing use-inspired ICT.
Two-thirds of our scientists work with the National Research Flagships on areas of national priority. They work in multi-disciplinary teams that combine ICT research with deep domain knowledge in such areas as water, climate change, health and mining. Our scientists also contribute to the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder project.
Our ICT research recognises that ICT is a vital science in its own right and is widely recognised as providing productivity and efficiency gains across all sectors of the economy.
The ICT Centre comprises five capability laboratories. These are:
- Autonomous Systems
- Information Engineering
- Wireless and Networking Technologies
- Australian e-Health Research Centre (a joint venture with the State of Queensland)
- Tasmanian ICT Centre (established in 2006 with joint funding by the Australian Government through the Intelligent Island Program and CSIRO).
Areas of specialisation within our laboratories include: field robotics, sensor networks, adaptive systems, vision-controlled systems, health data management, biomedical imaging, user modelling, database management, web services, security and privacy, network science, immersive environments, virtualisation, human factors, antennas and propagation, microwave and millimetre-wave technologies, wireless communications and signal processing.
Each year, the ICT Centre focuses on specific research themes which aim to secure future success for CSIRO outcomes in science, delivery of impact with our partners and commercialisation opportunities. Current focus areas being led by the ICT Centre for CSIRO include wirless broadband, e-health and sensor and sensor networks research.
The ICT Centre draws on 80 years of CSIRO research expertise in the area of radiophysics. Our achievements include the development of the world’s first high speed wireless LAN. This technology is now incorporated in millions of devices around the world.
