The Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Optimisation Technologies, Integrated Methodologies, and Applications (OPTIMA), has received Australian Government funding of $4.86 million through the Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Program. The University of Melbourne, Monash University, and an inaugural group of ten industry partners have invested a further $3 million and made significant in-kind contributions. OPTIMA has 18 chief investigators across the University of Melbourne and Monash University, and a further 13 partner investigators across our industry organisations and three international partner universities.
OPTIMA works with industry to conduct world-class research and provides training for research students working in industrial optimisation. OPTIMA addresses industry’s urgent need for decision-making tools to support global competitiveness: reducing lead times and financial and environmental costs while improving efficiency, quality, and agility. Despite strong expertise in academia, industry is yet to fully benefit from optimisation technology due to its high barrier to entry. Connecting industry partners with world-leading interdisciplinary researchers and talented students, OPTIMA will advance an industry-ready optimisation toolkit while training a new generation of industry practitioners and over 120 young researchers, vanguarding a highly skilled workforce of change agents for the transformation of priority sectors including advanced manufacturing, energy resources, and critical infrastructure.
Optima's Mission
Industrial transformation via increased uptake of trusted and sophisticated optimisation technologies.
Optima's Goal
Advancing an industry-ready optimisation toolkit, while training a new generation of industry practitioners and over 120 young researchers, who will vanguard a highly skilled workforce of change agents for industrial transformation.
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We are hiring a postdoc at level A for three years!
We require strong programming skills and familiarity with modern version control systems such as git.
Full-time, part-time or flexible hours are negotiable.
https://optima.org.au/jobs/postdoctoral/
OPTIMA PhDs with a top-up scholarship. We still need students whose skillsets match our industry projects. Available projects are with Woodside Energy, AGL, South East Water, and AusNet Services. More details on our website https://optima.org.au/work-at-optima/
#students #projects #industry
We are lucky to have chief investigators that are exceptional researchers. Our Director Professor Kate Smith-Miles, was announced as a Melbourne Laureate Professor. These appointments recognise exceptional academic distinction and performance and are a significant honour.
As a new research centre, we expect new industry partners to come on board throughout the next 12 months. That is why our PhD expression of interest remains open. Interested right now? Check out our PhD projects on the OPTIMA webpage https://optima.org.au/work-at-optima/
It is an exciting day here at OPTIMA. Our website is live. Come and check us out. Our people, our industry partners, our projects. https://optima.org.au/
Congratulations to OPTIMA Chief Investigator Professor Doreen Thomas who yesterday received an AM in the Queen's Birthday honours for significant service to tertiary engineering education and research, and to women.
We are hiring three postdocs at our University of Melbourne node. Although advertised full-time, part-time working hours and flexible conditions will be considered.
http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/904801/optima-postdoctoral-research-fellow
It's #IDAHOBIT. Last week, the Centre Executive agreed to form an OPTIMA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion sub-committee. All OPTIMA Centre members will have the opportunity to join the committee to ensure OPTIMA is an inclusive and welcoming centre.
Dr Charlotte Hurry (she/her)
To celebrate Women in Maths day the OPTIMA Centre Director Prof. Kate Smith-Miles has given a podcast discussing her involvement in the just-released “Australian Women of Mathematics” exhibit. https://acems.org.au/podcast/episode-48-aus-women-of-maths-exhibit
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