Our achievements

Latest awards (2022)

  • 2021 Gondwana Research Best Paper Award
    Abhirup Dikshit won the Best Paper Award for his paper “Pathways and challenges of the application of artificial intelligence to geohazards modelling”. The award is instituted by International Association for Gondwana Research (IAGR). The full paper can be found at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2020.08.007
  • 2020 Atmosphere Best Paper Award
    Abhirup Dikshit won the Best Paper Award for his paper “Temporal Hydrological Drought Index Forecasting for New South Wales, Australia Using Machine Learning Approaches” by the journal Atmosphere, MDPI. The announcement can be found here: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere/awards/1600

Honours and awards

  • 2021: Best Paper Award for the paper “Pathways and challenges of the application of artificial intelligence to geohazards modelling” (Abhirup Dikshit, HDR Student)
  • 2021: Best Paper Award for the paper “Temporal Hydrological Drought Index Forecasting for New South Wales, Australia Using Machine Learning Approaches” (Abhirup Dikshit, HDR Student)
  • 2020: CAMGIS researchers won two prizes in Maxar Spatial Challenge under the Urban Spaces Category.  The contest is designed to encourage collaboration to find new sustainable solutions to address Australia’s biggest challenges. Read about it: https://blog.maxar.com/leading-the-industry/2020/winners-of-the-maxar-spatial-challenge-develop-unique-geospatial-solutions-for-australia

Patents and contributions

  • 2021 Australian Innovation Patent, Modelling Calibration of Friction Parameters for Debris Flow, (Distinguished Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan)

Frontier technologies (ARC Discovery Projects)

  • Modernise geotechnical investigation and analysis with machine learning ARC-Discovery (2023-2026); Total: $450,000 (Co-CI: Distinguished Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan)
  • Assessment of Dynamic Pile Driving Using Machine Learning ARC-Discovery (2023-2026); Total: $412,353 (Leading CI: Prof. Hadi Khabbaz, A/Prof. Behzad Fatahi)
  • Climate impacts on grass phenology, diversity and pollen exposure ARC-Discovery (2021-2024); Total: $523,000 (Leading CI: Distinguished Prof. Alfredo Huete)
  • Satellite tracking of emerging health threats from grass pollen exposure ARC-Discovery (2017-2020); Total: $522,000 (Leading CI: Distinguished Prof. Alfredo Huete)
Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.