Uncovering early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

A major Australian study has provided new insights into the loss of structure in regions of the brain and its potential association with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Brisbane: Pullenvale, Qld (Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies)

The Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies (QCAT) is a joint venture between CSIRO and the Queensland Government. It is a multi-divisional research site where innovative solutions for the mining, manufacturing and energy sectors are produced.

Australian Centre for Broadband Innovation (ACBI)

Connecting people to the benefits of broadband through innovative services.

Cutting hospital waiting times

CSIRO software predicts how many patients will arrive at emergency, their medical needs and how many will be admitted or discharged.

Advancing human performance: CSIRO and AIS forge a partnership

CSIRO partners with the Australian Institute of Sport to build and capitalise on Australia's international reputation in sports performance.

Prof. Branko Celler: Chief Scientist, CSIRO ICT Centre

Prof. Celler is Chief Scientist at the CSIRO ICT Centre in Australia and has an international reputation as a leader and innovator in the area of physiological modelling and biological signal processing and over the last 20 years has undertaken pioneering work in the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in health.

Meet our senior executives

We deliver innovative solutions for industry, society and the environment through great science – and we can’t do that without great people.

Craig Lindley: Research Program Leader for Intelligent Sensing and Systems

Dr Craig Lindley is the Research Program Leader for the Intelligent Sensing and Systems Laboratory (ISSL) of the ICT Centre located in Hobart, a joint venture between CSIRO, the Australian Federal Government, and the Tasmanian State Government.

Dr Michael Brünig: Director, CSIRO ICT Centre

As Director of the CSIRO ICT Centre, Dr Brünig has responsibility for the scientific direction and for delivering research outcomes through CSIRO’s Flagship program.

Dr Tim Wark: Transformational Capability Platform Leader - Sensors and Sensor Networks

Dr Tim Wark leads the Sensors and Sensor Networks Transformational Capability Platform (SSN TCP) - a large, multidisciplinary program aimed at transforming data-driven scientific discovery.

CSIRO information sciences group

This group houses the core of CSIRO’s research in astronomy, mathematical services and information and communication technologies.

Dr Sarah Dods: leading the health services revolution

Dr Sarah Dods is leading a group of researchers who are improving the safety, quality and efficiency of health services for all Australians.

Ensuring sustainable water resource use

CSIRO is using web-based technology to improve our knowledge of the current and future state of our fresh water resources.

Dr Jonathan Roberts: Research Director

Dr Jonathan Roberts is Research Director of the Autonomous Systems Laboratory in CSIRO’s ICT Centre.

Robust, dependable flying robots

CSIRO is developing technologies supporting the safe, reliable, and cost effective operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for scientific and civilian applications.

UAV finds (and nearly saves) Outback Joe (Podcast 15 Oct 2012)

In what is believed to be a world-first for a non-military drone, an Unmanned Airborne Vehicle (UAV) was able to locate a dummy of a missing bushwalker without human intervention during the A$50,000 Outback Challenge in Kingaroy, Queensland. (9:11)

Controlling mines from a distance

CSIRO is developing remote operation systems for industry, such as a telerobotic rockbreaker for the mining industry.

Smart vehicles to handle hot metal safely

We're applying technology developed for mining vehicles to hot metal carriers, the vehicles used in aluminium smelters to move hot metal from the pot lines to the casting machines.

Bath time’s over for computer models

It’s time for computer models of tsunamis and storm surges to get out of the bath, according to a CSIRO researcher speaking at the Coast to Coast Conference in Brisbane on September 21, 2012. More realistic models are needed for infrastructure planners and emergency managers to better prepare for disasters.

Perth: Floreat, WA (Centre for Environment and Life Sciences (CELS))

The Centre for Environment and Life Sciences draws together the capabilities of seven CSIRO research areas to provide solutions to environmental management problems and to improve the health of Australians.

CSIRO innovation advancing government services

The impact of demographic changes, urbanisation and emerging economic constraints are reshaping the way public services are delivered. Governments need to develop new business delivery models and systems that will be citizen centric, adaptable and cost effective.

Summer scholarships for students of information and communication technologies

Spend the summer working on your own project at CSIRO's ICT Centre.

CSIRO Complex Systems Science

The CSIRO Complex Systems Science team supports a network of scientists who research complex systems, by providing opportunities for collaboration, sharing of ideas and capacity building.

Unmanned aircraft to the ResQu

Unmanned aircraft could provide vital intelligence to help Australian authorities fight natural disasters, such as the 2011 Queensland floods, thanks to a $7 million project underway in Brisbane.

Robots fly to the rescue (Podcast 13 Jul 2012)

The development of potentially lifesaving unmanned aircraft capable of flying in conditions considered too dangerous for manned aircraft, is being fast-tracked under the joint research venture Project ResQu. (8:24)