Our research

Within the School of Information Technology, our research projects are backed by highly qualified staff, dedicated research laboratories and a passion to explore a range of challenges, from advanced technologies to cultural issues.

Our Computer Science research covers a range of topics including image recognition and processing, parallel computing, complex adaptive systems and bioinformatics. Distributed systems, software engineering and communication networks are also important research areas.

While our Computer Science research has a technological focus, our Information Systems research covers social, cultural and organisational aspects of IT. Our major research themes include end-user computing, computing education and decision support, HCI, multimedia and culture-specific developments.

Our research groups and centres include:

• Applied Artificial Intelligence – Our current projects span fields such as robotics, computer games, automated cinematics, and machine learning.
• Centre for Comparative Genomics – We’re running a number of projects exploring comparative genomics for wheat and legumes, comparative genomics for animal and human pathogens, and comparative genomics as a tool to enhance human gene analysis and diagnostics.
• Game and Simulation Research Group – Our current areas of focus include educational games, augmented reality and pervasive media, and driving simulators.
• Intelligent Systems Research Group – This work explores the disciplines of intelligent and thinking systems, particularly intelligent data analysis and data mining.