About Us
The Centre for Complex Software Systems and Services (CS3) is a Swinburne University research centre located in the Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. It is established as a Tier-1 university research centre in July 2008, but has its roots in the former Centre for Information Technology Research (CITR) established in December 2005.
CS3 is one of the leading research centres in Australia and has an international reputation in its research areas with internationally leading researchers. It carries out research in close collaboration with industry and research partners nationally and internationally, supported by a wide range of research grants, strategic partnerships and industrial R&D projects. With some 50 research staff and postgraduate research students, and a substantial portfolio of aligned research activities the Centre is one of the largest and most concentrated research centres in Complex Software Systems and Services in Australia.
Research
The Centre carries out research across the following research programs:
- Component Software Technology
- Intelligent Agent Technology
- Web and Data Technology
- Workflow Technology
targeting the following application areas:
- Service Oriented Systems
- Enterprise Software Systems
- Social Software Systems
- Cloud Computing Systems.
Research Publications and Community Activities
The Centre members have a strong international reputation established through high-quality research and active engagement with the international research community.
The Centre has published some 200 high quality research articles in leading journals and conferences, including more than 10 best papers awarded in renowned international conferences in the past 3 years.
The Centre members serve on the editorial and advisory boards of several international journals and societies, are regular guest editors in special issues of leading international journals and transactions published by IEEE, Springer, Elsevier and Kluwer, and have founded, chaired and been program committee members at more than 300 international conferences.
Research Environment and Training
The Centre provides a supportive and vibrant research environment for research staff and students. CS3 has about 30 PhD and other research students, pursuing research across a diverse range of areas within the Centre. A large majority of these students are supported by scholarships from Governments, University, project grants and industry organisations. Over the past 2 years alone, some 15 candidates have completed their research higher degrees (mostly PhD).
With a strong research record, the Centre’s research graduates have been very competitive in securing academic and research positions in leading institutions. CS3 also offers opportunities for undergraduate and coursework postgraduate students to undertake research projects, through honours programs, units of research studies and vacation scholarships.
Funded by research grants, CS3 has a number of research-only staff, mostly postdoctoral research fellows. The Centre offers a stimulating, multidisciplinary environment for them to grow their research careers and go on to be future research leaders.
