Collaboration with Huawei towards research and educational excellence. Professor Archie Johnston Dean Engineering and Information Technologies

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1 Collaboration with Huawei towards research and educational excellence Professor Archie Johnston Dean Engineering and Information Technologies

2 Provide Smart learning environment The Future of Learning Encourage proactive Study and value Creativity Support intelligence and Inspire Innovation.

3 Learning and Teaching in the Future Education in the 21st century Mobile device Ubiquitous learning Community Group learning MOOC Online learning Smart education Flipped classroom Interactive teaching Tutor guidance Heuristic teaching Online tracing Personalized teaching

4 University of Sydney Australia s oldest university established in 1850 Strategic partnership with Huawei through its HAINA program in ICT education Research collaboration with Huawei in various telecommunications areas

5 Engineering and Information Technologies 5,000 undergraduates (25% international students) 1,800 postgraduates (55% international students) 560 PhD students 700 staff

6 TOP TEN TECHNOLOGIES 1. FUTURE CITIES smart tools and technologies 2. ENERGY.. expand energy options & reducing the environmental & health impacts 3. ADVANCED MATERIALS.creating materials to transform manufacturing 4. BIG DATA.capturing, analysing, sharing & visualising the large & complex data sets 5. MANUFACTURING sector is ever changing 6. ROBOTS poised to rewrite world economics 7. PRECISION FARMING AND FOOD SECURITY feed 11 billion people 8. MEDTECH and HEALTH technologies to help people lead longer, healthier lives 9. CYBER SECURITY cyber-attacks have more than tripled in the last three years 10. Networked Society BILLIONS of devices are connected through the internet

7 University of Sydney: Multidisciplinary approach By uniting expertise across disciplines to understand today s world Charles Perkins Centre addressing one of humanity s greatest health challenges obesity, diabetes & cardiovascular disease.

Multidisciplinary approach Australian Institute for Nanoscience and Technology houses the latest precision laboratories designed for nanoscience & technology research China Studies Centre focuses on

8 Multidisciplinary approach Australian Institute for Nanoscience and Technology houses the latest precision laboratories designed for nanoscience & technology research China Studies Centre focuses on research into all aspects of greater China Brain & Mind Research Centre reduces the burden of disease due to brain & mind disorders through research, education & clinical services Australian Institute for Nanoscience

9 Engineering multidisciplinary strengths: Field Robotics Agricultural Robotics Biomedical Engineering and Technologies Human-Centred Technology Complex Systems Materials & Structures Food Processing Clean, Intelligent Energy Networks Data Science

cooperative control Rio Tinto Centre for Mine Automation Automated container handling.

10 Field robotics World leading Australian Centre for Field Robotics 120 researchers - fundamental and applied research sensing, data fusion, navigation, machine learning, cooperative control Rio Tinto Centre for Mine Automation Automated container handling..port of Brisbane.Patrick Stevedores BAE Systems Centre for Intelligent Mobile Systems Qantas

11 Agricultural Engineering Ladybird scans corn and beetroot: weed detection and yield monitoring

12 Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology undertakes transformational research: image processing & data management image visualisation & analysis bioinformatics & data mining medical devices & networking biomaterials & regenerative tissue engineering.

13 Electrical Engineering Research (Three IEEE Fellows) Fibre optics engineering (led by Associate Prof Xiaoke Yi) Smart sensor technology ICT fibre networks technology Power / energy systems engineering (led by Prof Zhao Yang (Joe) Dong) Smart grid technology Future grid technology Grid applications Software and computer engineering (led by Professor Dong Xu) Cloud computing, grid computing, data analytics, image & signal processing, biomedical VLSI, HPC technology, networking, internet of things Telecommunications(Professors Branka Vucetic, Jamalipour and Y.C Liang & Yonghui Li) Wireless Communication Networks Smart grid technology (telco networks, LTE) Sensor & measurement, signal processing, security/efficiency coding, telo networks

14 Telecommunications Research Expertise: Wireless Networks for Industrial Internet of Things 5 G wireless communications Channel and Network coding Advanced transceiver design Cellular networks Satellite communications Ad Hoc wireless networks Machine learning and its applications Wireless surveillance, sensor networks Physical layer security Track record: $5M research funding in past five years 200 IEEE journal publications Many successful collaborative research projects with industry partners

15 Telecommunication research 5G cellular networks Wireless networks for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

Ultrahigh reliability High capacity Low delay (<1ms) Low

devices Standardised Long battery life Wide range of QoS

Building vertical application networks unsustainable not

16 Ultrahigh reliability High capacity Low delay (<1ms) Low cost High security Privacy Flexible access Massive number of devices Standardised Long battery life Wide range of QoS demands No current network meeting these requirements! Building vertical application networks unsustainable not enough spectrum to support them all! Wireless Network Requirements for IIoT

17 5G for IIoT Appplications One network will meet requirements of various IIoT applications 17

18 Our Focus on Mission Critical IIoT Ultralow latency <1ms air link; <10ms E2E Ultra reliable networks - reliability higher than % No wireless standard available or on the horizon

Education in the coming 21st century Internet of Things Software Defined Network (SDN) Mobility Smart classroom

19 Smart Education Driven by Innovative ICT Technologies Innovative ICT Smart teaching environment Smart education Cloud computing (Big) Data Social network Smart education cloud Flexible Teaching resources Smart campus Flexible Classrooms. Education in the coming 21st century Internet of Things Software Defined Network (SDN) Mobility Smart classroom Learning becomes active. Smart device Diversified learning approaches Learning is enjoyable. Effective teaching Innovation focus

Rapidly developing technologies Industry

professionals and engineers Requires people

experience Need to closely track the industry

technology Need for industry exposure for

20 Rapidly developing technologies Industry requires qualified multi-skilled ICT professionals and engineers Requires people with vendor certifications and hands-on experience Need to closely track the industry trends and introduce students to cutting-edge technology Need for industry exposure for students when learning and researching Need to provide skills required by industry

21 Huawei- Sydney HAINA Program Provides training to students & professionals in ICT at USyd Enhances educational linkage between Huawei and USyd Inputs to students with hands on experience in ICT area Inputs to existing programs B.E. Electrical Engineering Honours (Telecommunications) M.E. Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications) M.P.E. Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications)

22 USyd - Shanghai JiaoTong University $2M Biomedical Engineering Alliance Biomedical Eng. & Translational Medicine Research. Joint programs in cancer, genetics, infectious diseases, child health and education. USyd Tsinghua $2M Energy Alliance Joint research programs in Energy Networks. USyd with major Australian electricity companies. Tsinghua with State Grid Corp Ltd, South China Grid Ltd Explore investment & business development opportunities

23 Copyright 2016 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. The information in this document may contain predictive statements including, without limitation, statements regarding the future financial and operating results, future product portfolio, new technology, etc. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the predictive statements. Therefore, such information is provided for reference purpose only and constitutes neither an offer nor an acceptance. Huawei may change the information at any time without notice.

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