Members
NICTA is a company limited by guarantee. Its members comprise:
- the Australian National University (ANU)
- the University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- the NSW Government and
- the ACT Government.
NICTA's alliance partners are:
- the University of Sydney
- the Victorian Government
- the University of Melbourne
- the Queensland Government
- the Griffith University
- the Queensland University of Technology and
- the University of Queensland.
NICTA’s five research laboratories are located in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Brisbane. In Sydney, NICTA’s Executive Offices and one research laboratory are located at the Australian Technology Park (ATP) in Eveleigh. Another research facility is located at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Kensington campus. The Canberra laboratory is located at the Australian National University (ANU), and the Melbourne facility is at the University of Melbourne campus.
Advisory Committees
Two external advisory groups also support the board with senior international membership:
- International Scientific Advisory Group (ISAG) and
- International Business Advisory Group (IBAG).
2009 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADVISORY GROUP MEMBERSHIP
Mr Duane Zitzner, HP, Executive Vice President, Retired
Mr Narayana Murthy, Infosys, Chief Mentor Officer and co-founder of Infosys
Mr Bob Bishop, Silicon Graphics, Vice Chairman and former CEO
Ms Heather Killen, Hemisphere Capital, Founder and Managing Partner
Dr Ya-Qin Zhang, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft China R&D Group
2009 INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE ADVISORY GROUP MEMBERSHIP
Dr Jean Vuillemin, Ecole Normale Superieure & former Scientific Director, INRIA
Prof. Dieter Rombach, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering, Executive Director; and Director of ICT Cluster
Prof. Jeffrey Ullman, Stanford, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
Prof. Rodney Brooks, Panasonic Professor of Robotics, MIT (on leave) and Founder, Chairman and CTO, Heartland Robotics, Inc
Dr Stuart Feldman, Google Labs East Coast, Vice President Engineering
Sir John Tayor FRS, FREng, Chair, Roke Institute
Click here for ISAG IBAG member bios
Under the influence of these advisory groups, NICTA’s strategic research and commercial initiatives are constructively scrutinised by leading international figures.
RESEARCH STRATEGY ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSAC)
The Research Strategy Advisory Council (RSAC) provides advise to NICTA on the national research and innovation context.
NICTA's goal is to add to Australia's innovation capability. The purpose of this advice is to help achieve that goal by informing decisions about the strategic direction of NICTA's research. In particular, it will assist NICTA to identify opportunities to achieve greater national benefit through alignment of research directions, collaboration or avoidance of duplication with other research institutions.
The RSAC membership comprises of NICTA Lab Directors and senior executives in addition to the following external members:
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Australian National University |
Prof. Michael Cardew Hall, A/g Dean & Director, College of Engineering & Computer Science |
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University of New South Wales |
Prof. Paul Compton, Head of School of Computer Science & Engineering |
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University of Melbourne |
Prof. Iven Mareels, A/g Dean, Faculty of Engineering |
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Griffith University |
Prof. Ned Pankhurst, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology Group) |
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Queensland University of Technology |
Prof. Simon Kaplan, Dean, Faculty of Information Technology |
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University of Queensland |
Prof. Stephen Walker, Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Physical Sciences & Architecture |
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University of Sydney |
Prof. Albert Zomaya, Head of School of IT |
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DSTO |
Dr Mark Anderson, Chief Division Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Division |
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CSIRO |
Dr Alex Zelinksy, Director, CSIRO ICT Centre |
Funding
National ICT Australia is funded by the Australian Government as represented by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and the Australian Research Council.