National Industry Innovation Network
Research Chair Program

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Cisco Research connects engineers and researchers from Cisco and world-class research labs from academia, to explore new and promising technologies that are of strategic interest to Cisco’s vision. We are constantly expanding into new areas of research to maximize business, technology and societal impact.

Research Chairs

Dr. Alison Craswell

Digital Health and Ageing
University of the Sunshine Coast

Cisco Research Chair in Digital Health and Ageing and based at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Dr Craswell will establish the Digital Health Productivity Lab. This Lab is designed to support the uptake of digital technologies, of critical importance to improving the productivity of the healthcare sector. Dr Craswell's is actively engaging in projects investigating automation opportunities in nursing, telemedicine in rural care and improving clinical support coordination post care, with a current research focus on ;

  • Acute Care of Older Adults
  • Digital health and informatics
  • Health service evaluation
  • Hospitals Models of Care

Prof. Wei Xiang

AI and IoT
La Trobe University, VIC

Professor of AI and IoT and Director of the Cisco-La Trobe Centre for AI and IoT, based at La Trobe's Bundoora's campus. Wei is engaged with Innovation Central Melbourne and focuses on the development of R&D Strengths around:

  • AI
  • IoT
  • Data analytics
  • Computer vision
  • 5G/6G and IoT communications
  • AI for cybersecurity

Prof. Trish Williams

Digital Health
Flinders University, SA

Professor in Digital Health Systems at Flinders University in South Australia. Co-Director of the Flinders Digital Health Research Centre and Director of the Cisco-Flinders Digital Health Design Lab.

Engaged with developing the Innovation Central Adelaide.

Prof. Flora Salim

Digital Transport
University of New South Wales, NSW

A thought leader in digitisation of transport, based at Innovation Central Sydney.

Focus areas include:

  • Congestion management
  • Safety critical systems
  • Mobility as a service
  • Automation
  • Predictive Services

Dr. Nadine Ostern

Trust, Retail, Logistics and Finance
Queensland University of Technology, QLD

A thought leader in trust, trust management and trust establishment across retail and logistics, based at Innovation Central Brisbane.

Research will bring together and cover areas such as:

  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Logistics
  • Retail trust
  • Consumer engagement
  • Security
  • Sustainability
  • Cyber security

Prof. Frank den Hartog

Critical Infrastructure
University of Canberra, ACT

A long track record in industry as well as academia with a focus on the cyber security of critical infrastructures such as telecommunication networks and Industry IoT. Based at Innovation Central Canberra, his current research topics include: .

  • Zero Trust Architectures
  • Physical Layer Security
  • Programmable Networks
  • Secure Industry 4.0
  • Cyber-physical systems