Research specialisations

Our research focuses on areas of strategic importance to the class of computer science and computer engineering that will be produced over the next decade as well as their intellectual challenge. We have a strong commitment to both pure and applied research of practical importance.

Our strong industry-based research collaborations have resulted in many successful partnerships, and we have attracted support from many companies and external funding agencies. 

Bioinformatics and Biometric Security

The Bioinformatics and Biometric Security group was established in 2010 due to the arrival of Professor Phoebe Chen, joining the Department of CS&CE. Professor Chen is the Chief Investigator (Victoria) in the ARC Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics. This group will be collaborating with La Trobe AgriBioscience research and La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS) on computational solutions to genomics and biomedical science. Projects have been funded through national competitive grants.

The research focus is to find the best solutions for mining, integrating and analysing complex genomic data structure and functions for scientific and biomedical applications. The group also offers high quality supervision for Honours, Master's and PhD students. The group has maintained consistent collaboration with international institutes and industries.

Researchers

If you are interested in Honours or postgraduate research, contact a member of the bioinformatics and biometric security group:

Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Technologies

The Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Technologies Group is the combination of Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Technologies research activities and development. The group focuses on the integration of theory and technology, and their practical multimedia and game application to research/industry projects.

Topics that are involved in multimedia and game are video and image retrieval, audio recognition, content-based analysis, 3D modelling, artificial intelligence and game technology and development. We also offer teaching in game technology and development, where students explore innovative technologies for game production and development.

Researchers

If you are interested in Honours or postgraduate research, contact a member of the Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Technologies group:

Databases and Information Systems

The Databases and Information Systems group has been awarded numerous competitive and industry-based grants in the past few years. These grants include:

  • a national competitive Australian Research Council Discovery grant for building the next generation of database systems which use flash memory
  • the Australian Research Council Linkage grants for data integration in multi-site project management
  • industry collaboration grant from Airservices Australia for building the next generation aeronautical global database system
  • an international grant in health informatics for consolidating patient medical records databases
  • an international standard body for geospatial data representation (OGC) funding for data representation for aviation weather information system.

In addition, the group also offers high quality teaching in the area of databases systems. This is evidenced by the consistent high student satisfaction ratings from teaching evaluation surveys.

Researchers

If you are interested in Honours or postgraduate research, contact a member of the databases and information systems group.

Pervasive Computing and Network

The Pervasive Computing and Network Group conducts research in state-of-the-art next generation technologies, exploring mobile computing systems and software for a variety of platforms ranging from iPhone to Nokia smart phones, sensor-based technologies including RFID, advanced non-traditional computer-human interaction, context-aware mobile services, computing involving cooperating computers on the user and computers situated within and pervading the environment of the user, and advanced mobile applications in Intelligent Transportation Systems, mobile learning, and health education.

Many projects in the area are supported by externally funded PhD scholarships, and several by the Australian Research Council. The group also offers quality teaching in Mobile and Pervasive Computing, where students explore innovative technologies and futuristic technology scenarios, with consistent high interest and student satisfaction.

Researchers

If you are interested in Honours or postgraduate research, contact a member of the Pervasive Computing and Network group:

 

Software Engineering

The Software Engineering Group has attracted research and consultancy grants with industry through its close collaboration with industry such as AutoCRC. Jointly with the Database Research Group, this group is involved in a large research project with Airservices Australia.

The Software Engineering group provides high quality, industry-based teaching. The group has won the Dean's and Vice Chancellor awards for Excellence in Teaching, and Software Engineering students through their industry projects have won four national and state awards, organised between Australian universities by AIIA, the Australian Information Industry Association.

Researchers

If you are interested in Honours or postgraduate research, contact a member of Software Engineering group:

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