OPENAIR (The Operational Network of Air Quality Impact Resources) received the Research Award at the IoT Awards in Sydney in June, 2024. The IoT Awards are the awards of Australia’ peak industry body for IoT, IoT Alliance Australia. The OPENAIR project was led by the NSSN in collaboration with UTS and the NSW Department of Planning and Environment.
The NSW Smart Sensing Network and the NSW Department of Environment’s OPENAIR project have been named research finalists in the 2024 Australian IoT Awards, which is the official awards program of IoT Alliance Australia. The OPENAIR project has been recognised by the Awardee as a multi-disciplinary initiative that connected researchers from five universities and the NSW Department of Environment with local governments. One of the significant outcomes of the project is the development of a vendor-agnostic harmonised air quality data …
We are excited to share that The Operational Network of Air Quality Impact Resources (OPENAIR) has won the esteemed Healthy Planet, Healthy People Award at the 35th National Banksia Sustainability Awards. This notable awards program recognizes pioneers who are transforming industries, redefining best practices, and spearheading the path towards a future where sustainability is an integral part of our society. Let’s celebrate this achievement with OPENAIR.
We are delighted to announce that Ms. Lakmini Wijesekara has been awarded the highly coveted Best PhD Presentation Award at Optimize 2023. This esteemed event, organized by the School of Computer, Data, and Mathematical Sciences at Western Sydney University, provided an exceptional platform for participants to showcase their innovative projects, enhance their digital communication skills, and forge valuable professional connections with academic and industry experts.We congratulate Ms. Wijesekara on this remarkable achievement and applaud her exceptional talent and hard work. …
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We are pleased to announce that Mr. Yasiru Kirindearachchi has won the esteemed People’s Choice Award at the inaugural Research Theme Image Competition hosted by Western Sydney University’s Research Theme Program. The competition aimed to showcase the University’s innovative and cutting-edge research in an engaging and visually inspiring way. The competition received an impressive 46 entries across various research themes from both faculty members and students. From these entries, a distinguished panel of judges selected ten finalists whose entries were …
We are pleased to announce that Ms Prathayne Nanthakumaran has won first place in the School of Computer, Data, and Mathematical Sciences (SoCDMS) 3MT competition held on June 17th. In addition, she was also awarded the People’s Choice Award for the same competition. Her presentation focused on identifying environmental risk factors associated with cataracts to aid in the management and control of the disease. Prathayne has been chosen to represent SoCDMS in the upcoming WSU finals. Furthermore, she was the …
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We extend our congratulations to Ms Lakmini Wijesekara for her outstanding achievement in receiving the People’s Choice Award for the “Best Lightning Talk for the theme of Health and Society” at the WSU Junior Researchers Conference 2022. Her presentation, entitled “Spatiotemporal Data Analysis to Identify Environmental Risk Factors Associated with Diabetes,” was well-received and stood out among her peers. The award is a testament to her dedication and expertise in the field of health and society. We applaud her for …
At the Western Sydney University Research Continuity Student Council Higher Degree Research (WSU RCSC HDR) Conference held on June 10, 2021, Ms Prathaynee Nanthakumaran was presented with the coveted “Best Lightning Talk for the theme Environment and Sustainability” award. Ms Nanthakumaran was honored for her brilliant presentation on “Identifying environmental risk factors associated with Asthma attacks for disease management and control.” The presentation was well-received by the audience and judges alike, and it showcased Ms Nanthakumaran’s exceptional research skills and …
The School of Computer, Data, and Mathematical Sciences recently hosted the 3MT competition, which awarded second place to Ms. Lakmini Wijesekara for her presentation titled “Spatiotemporal Data Analysis to Identify Environmental Risk Factors Associated with Diabetes.” During her presentation, Ms. Wijesekara detailed her methodology for pre-processing data and analyzing the environmental factors that are linked to diabetes. Her research provides valuable insights into the relationship between environmental factors and diabetes, and has potential implications for the broader field of public …
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Dr K. A. D. Deshani won the Gold medal for Best Post Graduate Research in 2019 from the Institute of Applied Statistics in Sri Lanka. Her PhD research, titled “Data-Driven Demand-Response Modelling for Electricity Consumption in Sri Lanka,” was supervised by Dr Dilhari Attygalle (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka) and Dr Liwan Liyanage Hansen (Western Sydney University, Australia). Dr Deshani captivated the audience with her findings at the academic sessions of the Institute of Applied Statistics on November 1st, 2019.The …
