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Research institutes and centres in design and creative technologies at AUT University
This page has links to research institutes and centres associated with the faculty of design and creative technologies at AUT University.
Research institutes
Creative Industries Research Institute
The AUT Creative Industries Research Institute is a hub which weaves together the many creative strands running through the faculty of design and creative technologies.
- AUT Rapid Prototyping Laboratory
- Researches new manufacturing technologies.
- Centre for Performance Research
Promotes research into the broad field of performance.
- Centre for Rapid Product Development
Aims to develop a range of tools and techniques for adding value to the product development process.
- CoLab
Promotes interdisciplinary research and collaboration between education, creative and commercial industries.
- Multimodal Research Centre
Examines human communication from a multimodal perspective.
- Pacific Media Centre
Seeks to stimulate research into contemporary Māori, Pasifika and ethnic diversity media and culture production.
- Textile and Design Laboratory
Aims to contribute to the growth and development of the NZ fashion and textile industries.
Institute of Biomedical Technologies
Institute for Radio Astronomy and Space Research
Continues to grow astronomy at AUT and for New Zealand.
Knowledge Engineering and Discovery Research Institute
Researches the development of intelligent information systems that enable knowledge engineering and knowledge discovery. Primary activities include fundamental research and applied research, with a focus on biomedical applications.
Research centres and clusters
Engineering Research and Innovation Cluster
A multi-disciplinary research institute.
Computing and mathematical sciences research cluster
- Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research
Aims to create, develop and commercialise innovative IT products.
- GeoInformatics Research Centre
Projects include data mining and modeling, trend analysis and prediction systems and audio mining (speech and voice recognition).
- Software Engineering Research Laboratory
Undertakes research directed at understanding and improving the practice of software systems.
- Digital Forensics Lab
- Human Computer Interactive Lab
- Radiofrequency Identification Application Lab
Strong industry links and is a member of the New Zealand RFID pathfinder.
Other centres
- Journalism, Media and Democracy Centre
Aims to make AUT University a centre of excellence for journalism and media scholarship.
- Sensor Network and Smart Environment Research Centre
A research incubator in the field of intelligent sensor networks.
- Industrial Information and Control Centre
Researches and implements projects in process control (PID through to MPC and RTO), system identification, modelling and optimization.
Schools within the faculty
Interdisciplinary Unit:
Research staff
Tony Clear, Acting Associate Deantony.clear@aut.ac.nz
Adam Winship, Research Development Manager
adam.winship@aut.ac.nz
Eva Ihaia, Research Support Analyst
eva.ihaia@aut.ac.nz
Last updated: 16 Feb 2012 4:30pm