The UTS Research Cross Faculty Collaboration Scheme is designed to enhance opportunities for cross-disciplinary research and support UTS research teams forge new collaborations across faculties and disciplines.
UTS Cross-Faculty Collaboration Scheme
2022 Cross-Faculty Collaboration recipients
In 2022, funding has been provided to 24 projects from across UTS including 132 researchers from all faculties.
Some of the projects supported are addressing critical real-world issues such as hydrogen storage materials, water management, the student mental health and learning and building disability workforce.
The 2022 round was different to the previous year, by having 5 Focus streams of funding:
- HASS-DSI: this scheme promotes collaboration between Humanities, Arts and Social Science researchers (who mostly sit outside UTS Research centres) and researchers from the Data Science Institute (DSI)
- Good Health and Wellbeing: available to academics based in the Faculty of Health to collaborate on projects with researcher in other faculties, focusing on Health Sustainable Development Goal 3.
- Respect.Now.Always: this focus stream seeks to understand the views, expectations, needs and requirements of UTS students around this complex issue of sexual harassment and sexual assault within the UTS community.
- Visualisation Institute: The scheme aims to promote research translation by facilitating novel applications of ‘visualisation’ (in the broadest sense of the word) to address or explore real world challenges.
- General stream: any area of cross faculty research, but for project where the lead CI has no external research funding
The supported projects are as follows:
General stream
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF CUSTOMIsED MEDICAL GRADE FOOTWEAR SUPPLY CHAIN
Lead CI: Dr Md Maruf Hossan Chowdhury (Faculty of Business)
Team Members: Dr Hamish Robertson (FoH); Dr Mickey Michael Clemon (FEIT); Dr Moira Scerri (BUS); Sayed Ahmed (Partner Investigator)
STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH, LEARNING AND EXPECTATIONS: RCT EVIDENCE FROM A SMARTPHONE APP INTERVENTION
Lead CI: Dr Nathan Robert Kettlewell (Faculty of Business)
Team Members: Prof Adeline Laure Delavande (BUS); Mrs Sonal Babita Singh (CSJI); Doctor Rachael Cheri Murrihy (SCI); Dr Beate Mueller (FASS); Prof Peter Matthew Siminski (BUS)
THE RIGHT INFORMATION AT THE RIGHT TIME: PROTOTYPING AN INTERACTIVE VISUAL INTERFACE FOR DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKERS
Lead CI: A/Prof Jacqueline Lorber-Kasunic (Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building)
Team Members: Prof Kate Sweetapple (DAB); A/Prof Phillippa Kathleen Carnemolla (DAB); Dr Baki Baki Kocaballi (FEIT); Prof Jo Francis Travaglia (FoH); Dr Hamish Robertson (FoH)
INVESTIGATING COLLABORATIVE ROBOTIC WIRE ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (WAAM)
Lead CI: A/Prof Tim Schork (Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building)
Team Members: Dr Matthias Rudolf Guertler (FEIT); A/Prof Teresa Alejandra Vidal Calleja (FEIT); Dr Mickey Michael Clemon (FEIT); A/Prof Dongbin Wei (FEIT)
DEVELOPMENT OF A WEARABLE TILT SENSOR FOR ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF CEREBRAL PALSY AND SIMILAR MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
Lead CI: Dr Xiaoxue Xu (Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology)
Team Members: Prof Simon Andrew Darcy (BUS); Cathy Morgan (Partner Investigator); Dr Charlene Lobo (SCI)
COMMUNITY DETERMINED DATA: THE ETHICAL, LEGAL AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF COLLECTING AND LINKING DATA FOR LGBTQ+ POPULATION HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Lead CI: Dr Daniel Demant (Faculty of Health)
Team Members: Prof Beth Ann Goldblatt (LAW); Dr Paul Michael Byron (FASS); Dr Jo Terry River (FoH); A/Prof Adam Michael Berry (FEIT); Suneel Kumar Jethani (FASS); Dr Mark Andrew Goodhew (FoH); Dr Deborah Suzannah Debono (FoH); Prof Michael Thomson (LAW)
BUILDING THE DISABILITY WORKFORCE IN VIETNAM: CO-CREATING SAFE AND ENJOYABLE MEALS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITY AND SWALLOWING DISORDERS IN VIETNAM (FOCUS ON FAMILIES AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS)
Lead CI: Prof Bronwyn Hemsley (Faculty of Health)
Team Members: Dr Deborah Suzannah Debono (FoH); Prof Simon Andrew Darcy (BUS); Lindy McAllister McAllister (Partner Investigator); Sally Hewat (Partner Investigator); Joanne Walters (Partner Investigator); Le Khan Dien Dien (Partner Investigator)
AI-EMPOWERED PRIVACY AND ETHICS RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL
Lead CI: Dr Yi Jun Tian (Faculty of Law)
Team Members: Dr Yi Zhang (FEIT); Dr Yiliao Song (FEIT); Mr Feng Liu (FEIT); Adrian Coorey (Partner Investigator)
TRANSLATING GENOMICS FROM RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE: HARNESSING TRANSDISCIPLINARITY BY INTEGRATING IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CLINICAL PRACTICE, AND POLICY
Lead CI: Mx Hossai Gul (Trans Disciplinary School)
Team Members: Ms Lucinda Freeman (GSH); Dr Erin Turbitt (GSH); Dr Baki Baki Kocaballi (FEIT); Vanessa Fitzgerald (Partner Investigator); Lucinda Murray (Partner Investigator)
LEARNING TO NAVIGATE EXPERT-EXPERT DISAGREEMENT: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Lead CI: Dr Simon Knight (Trans Disciplinary School)
Team Members: Prof Amanda Jane Wilson (FoH); Dr Marian-Andrei Rizoiu (FEIT); Dr Shibani Aileen Shibani Michael Xavier (TD School); Dr Jane Elizabeth Frawley (FoH); Dr Keith Robert Heggart (FASS); Dr Catriona Bonfiglioli (FASS); Prof Nola Ries (LAW)
SATELLITE AND MACHINE LEARNING ASSISTED FORECAST OF GRASS FEED SUPPLY FOR SUSTAINABLE GRAZING MANAGEMENT
Lead CI: Dr Qiaoyun Xie (Faculty of Science)
Team Members: Prof Jian Zhang (FEIT); Distinguished Professor Alfredo Huete (SCI); A/Prof Andy Leigh (SCI); Allan Peake (Partner Investigator)
HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS FOR THE TRANSPORT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTORS
Lead CI: Dr Charlene Lobo (Faculty of Science)
Team Members: Dr Zhenguo Huang (FEIT); Dr Scott Michael Dwyer (Institute for Sustainable Futures)
Good Health and Wellbeing
DEVELOPING AN OBJECTIVE VIRTUAL REALITY VISUAL FIELD-TESTING SYSTEM FOR NON-ADHERENT PATIENTS
Lead CI: Mr Howe Yuan Zhu (Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology)
Team Members: Dr Vincent Nguyen (GSH); Prof CT Lin (FEIT); Dr Lucy Ellen Gillham Bryant (GSH)
HASS DSI
EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL FOR REAL TIME DATA ANALYSIS OF BUILDING PERFORMANCE AND USER BEHAVIOUR IN UTS BUILDING CB06
Lead CI: Ms Arezoo Shirazi (Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building)
Team Members: Dr Simona Mihaita (FEIT); Prof Sidney Newton (DAB)
USING LEARNING ANALYTICS TO ENHANCE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN ONLINE LEARNING IN SECONDARY SCHOOL
Lead CI: Dr Nicholas Hopwood (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
Team Members: Dr Kun Yu (FEIT); Dr Khaled Saleh Saleh Mahmoud Aboufarw (FEIT); Dr Tracey-Ann Palmer (FASS); Dr Mun Yee Lai (FASS); Dr Sarah Elizabeth Loch (FASS); Anthony England (Partner Investigator)
PERSPECTIVES ON AI: RAISING THE VOICES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY
Lead CI: A/Prof Adam Michael Berry (Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology)
Team Members: Dr Deborah Suzannah Debono (FoH); Prof Bronwyn Hemsley (GSH); Prof Simon Andrew Darcy (BUS); A/Prof Valerie Carole Jeanne Gay (FEIT); Dr Hamish Robertson (FoH); Ms Lauren Esther Whitehouse Perry (CSJI); Edward Santow (CSJI); Mr Peter Lee (Institute for Public Policy and Governance)
MANY-OBJECTIVE OPTIMISATION FOR LOCAL INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT
Lead CI: Prof Amirhossein Gandomi (Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology)
Team Members: Dr Simon Anthony Fane (Institute for Sustainable Futures)
HEY GOOGLE: IS THIS ETHICAL? REPRESENTING UNCERTAINTY AND DISAGREEMENT IN SEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS
Lead CI: Dr Simon Knight (TD School)
Team Members: A/Prof Jianlong Zhou (FEIT); A/Prof Heather Ford (FASS)
Respect Now Always
RESPECT.NOW.ALWAYS STUDENT VOICE RESEARCH REPORT
- Lead CI: Ms Mitra Gusheh (Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion)
Team Members: A/Prof Karen O'Connell (Law); Dr Katie Monica Blair (Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion); Ms Dianne Elizabeth Moy (Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion); Ms Catharine Pruscino (Office of Provost)
Visualisation Institute
FILMIC IDENTITIES IN THE AGE OF DEEP FAKE TECHNOLOGY
Lead CI: Dr Sara Oscar (Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building)
Team Members: Dr Andrew John Burrell (DAB); Ms Monica Louise Monin (DAB); Dr Mukesh Prasad (FEIT); Dr Jun Li (FEIT)
FLAT-PANEL SATELLITE GROUND TERMINAL OPERATION AND SATELLITE CONNECTIVITY VISUALISATION
Lead CI: Dr Dushmantha Thalakotuna (Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology)
Team Members: Distinguished Professor Karu Esselle (FEIT); David Bencheom (Partner Investigator); Dr William Luke Raffe (FEIT); Ms Linda Marjorie Matthews (DAB)
GAME OF PROTEINS: ADVANCED IMMERSIVE 3D PROTEIN VISUALISER
Lead CI: Dr Nico Pietroni (Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology)
Team Members: Prof Andrew James Johnston (FEIT); Mr Ben Simons (OPS IT); Dr Andrew Care (SCI); Dr Bill Soderstrom (SCI); A/Prof Iain Geoffrey Duggin (SCI)
MODELS OF LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT FOR HIGHLY INTERDISCIPLINARY CAREERS
Lead CI: Dr William Luke Raffe (Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology)
Team Members: Dr Jaime Andres Garcia Marin (FEIT); Prof Andrew James Johnston (FEIT); A/Prof Franziska Trede (DVCES); Dr Penni Russon (FASS); Dr Robert Sazdov (FASS); Ms Deborah Szapiro (FASS); Dr Kaye Rebecca Chan (BUS)
USING FITBITS AND MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT DEPRESSION IN OLDER ADULTS
Lead CI: Dr Jaime Andres Garcia Marin (Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology)
Team Members: A/Prof Kris David Rogers (GSH); A/Prof Phoebe Bailey (GSH); Dr William Luke Raffe (FEIT); Dr Peter William Stubbs (GSH); Prof Ian Knee
