Meet the revolutionary researchers informing the next big thing in Australian manufacturing.

Forum i4.0 is the leading online roundtable linking researchers, technologists and entrepreneurs working at the forefront of industrial innovation and consumer participation. Hosted by Swinburne University, with speakers from Australia’s most progressive industrial research institutes and support from the Innovative Manufacturing CRC, the monthly event brings together boundary-pushing researchers united in their desire to help Australian product makers deliver their innovations directly into the hands of tomorrow’s consumers.

Since the forum began in 2019, it has linked researchers, designers and manufacturers in fields as diverse as robotics, smart cities, digital modelling, mass customisation, 3D printing, autonomous vehicles, and consumer psychology. Research partnerships have been born, bridges built with industry, and bright ideas transformed into prototypes. On Thursday 1 July, the 19th Forum i4.0 will stretch its wings the length of the eastern seaboard – with presenters from QUT, UTS, Swinburne, and James Cook University.

As usual, the forum will be followed by our provocative ‘Collaborate’ session – where individuals have an opportunity to share ideas, ask difficult questions, and find partners in other disciplines and institutes.

Speakers

Presented by the Smart Cities Research Institute

Chairperson
Panneer Ponnusamy

Opening
Prof Mark Burry, Director, Smart Cities Research Institute

Social Innovation Research Institute
Dr Julie Tucker, Centre for Social Impact Swinburne 

Department of Media and Communications
David Reid, Lecturer, Advertising

QUT Design Lab | School of Design | QUT Design Lab | Queensland University of Technology
Dr Jared Donovan

Manufacturing Futures Research Institute
Prof Xiaoqi Chen, Deputy Director, Manufacturing Futures Research Institute

JCU | Cyber Security | College of Science and Engineering
Dr Chao Chen, James Cook University

Smart Cities Research Institute
Dr Gregory Quinn, Major Discipline Coordinator for Architectural Engineering, School of Design

Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute
Nalika Ulapane, PhD Student

UTS Commercialisation & Industry 4.0 National Test Lab
Michael Behrens

Close
Prof Mark Burry, Director, Smart Cities Research Institute

“Collaborate” with the Innovation Precinct follows the Forum 1300-1330, led by Assoc Prof Elaine Saunders