The Smart and Distributed Computing (SDC) Lab

focuses on the research areas of cloud computing, edge computing, federated learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The lab’s mission is to design and develop the building blocks enabling innovative compute continuum technologies applied in various applications in areas such as health, food, agriculture, and smart cities.

The SDC Lab has a wide range of research topics, including resource management, reliability and fault-tolerance, performance modelling, intelligent algorithms, machine learning, smart sensing, and smart applications.

The research projects at the SDC Lab have been supported by:

  • Australian Research Council (ARC)
  • Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
  • CSIRO’s Data61
  • Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN)
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Maridulu Budyari Gumal (SPHERE)
  • AerVision Technologies