Partners

ICRI 2024 will be delivered by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO (the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation). With a history extending over 100 years, CSIRO is focused on solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. One of the world’s largest multidisciplinary and mission-driven research organisations, CSIRO works with universities, governments, businesses, industries, and communities worldwide. 

CSIRO has sites located in major city and regional centres throughout Australia, including Brisbane. It also hosts research infrastructures and scientific collections on behalf of the nation, including the Australia Telescope National Facility, Australia’s 94-metre ocean research vessel (RV) Investigator, the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, the Atlas of Living Australia and other facilities. The organisation also works with international partners such as the European Space Agency, NASA and the SKA Observatory to operate major science research facilities.

One of the great strengths of Australia’s research infrastructure is its collaborative nature, which is key to driving greater innovation in the sector. The Department of Education funds the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), which connects and strategically invests in open access to equipment, online datasets and tools, and technical expertise. NCRIS makes research infrastructure accessible to academic researchers, industry, government, and citizen scientists across the country and around the world.

Australia has a strong history as a partner and leader in international research, and research infrastructure has an important role in developing international linkages and contributing to the production and dissemination of knowledge. NCRIS projects – and other research infrastructure facilities around Australia – drive international collaborations at scales from institutional to government-to-government, and in fields from social sciences to nuclear physics.

Research is an innovation practice – with researchers needing access to tools that enable rapid experimentation. Amazon Web Services (AWS) works with higher education institutions, research labs, and researchers around the world to offer cost-effective, scalable, and secure compute, storage, and database capabilities to accelerate time to science. With AWS, researchers can quickly analyze massive data pipelines, store petabytes of data, and advance research using transformative technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and quantum – all while securely sharing their results with collaborators around the world. AWS also provides researchers with access to open datasets, funding, and training to accelerate the pace of innovation.

QUT is a major Australian university based in Brisbane with a global reputation and a real-world focus.

Our courses equip students and graduates with the skills and mindset they need to realise their full potential in a rapidly changing world.

We are an ambitious institution, home to more than 50,000 students, with strong research programs which connect with fundamental enquiry into societal outcomes. Our strategy establishes QUT as ‘the university for the real world’, and charts our provision of transformative education, student experiences and research that is relevant to our communities.

Consistently ranked among the world’s top universities, The University of Queensland (UQ) is a leader in research innovation.

Our highly experienced researchers partner with government, industry and other institutions to understand their opportunities and challenges and find creative solutions that deliver impact.

The University currently has more than 3,400 active research projects. Many address national and global challenges in climate change and energy transition, food and water security, biodiversity conservation, defence and space, minerals and resources, and disease prevention and treatment.

Our multi-million-dollar infrastructure provides access to state-of-the-art technologies, experienced and multi-disciplinary staff and expert training. Equipment and facilities include databases, laboratories, imaging and fabrication technology, microscopes and spectrometers.

We are excited to sponsor the International Conference on Research Infrastructures to strengthen the connections within our local and international research infrastructure community.

CSIRO’s ON Innovation Program exists to help researchers on their translation journey, providing the skills, networks and knowledge to understand the potential of, and translation opportunities for their research.

Australia recognises our current research translation system has room for improvement. It’s not from a lack of want, rather the pathway to translate research into real-world impact is difficult, convoluted, and not well understood.

Adding to this, the road from laboratory to market is long for any technology, but especially arduous for deep tech innovations.

We possess specialised expertise cultivated over decades of leading scientific exploration and collaboration to shepherd researchers through this journey.

With the right support system and network, we can help researchers translate discoveries into real world impact.