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Partnerships

Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre
The Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre brings together the best in innovative research and technology to the capital markets domain. Staff and students from the school are working on projects with the Capital Markets CRC.

National ICT Australia (NICTA)
NICTA is a national organisation with the objective of becoming a world-class research institute and centre of excellence in science and innovation. NICTA brings together many of Australia’s and the world’s top researchers in ICT, including several staff from the school.

Smart Services Cooperative Research Centre
The Smart Services CRC is funded by the Australian Government to enable research and development to support innovation in Australia’s services economy. Staff and students from the school are working on projects with the Smart Services CRC.

Microsoft Research Asia (MRA)
MRA is Microsoft’s fundamental research arm in the Asia Pacific region. The University of Sydney and MRA have signed an MOU which allows for student exchange and research collaboration. MRA also sponsors several prizes, scholarships and activities in the school.

Professional Associations

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
ACM is the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society. Professor Alan Fekete was named as a distinguished scientist by the ACM, “in recognition of significant accomplishments in, and impact on, the computing field”.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS)
The school’s undergraduate degrees have been awarded professional level accreditation by the ACS. Professors David Feng, Peter Eades and Jon Patrick are fellows of the ACS.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
IEEE is the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology. Professors David Feng and Albert Zomaya are fellows of the IEEE. Professor Zomaya was recently awarded the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC) Medal for Excellence in Scalable Computing, and the IEEE Parallel Processing Technical Committee Outstanding Service Award.

Working with industry

At the University of Sydney, we collaborate with industry to make relevant technological breakthroughs. Undergraduate students have the chance to work with industry when completing project units of study or summer scholarships.