Research Investment Committee

Purpose

To advise the Board on investment decisions relating to the Research Program, including utilisation issues, market applications of the science and technology within the Activities, and any technical, research and education issues.

Role

  • To provide expert advice and recommendations to the CEO and the Board on the scope and effectiveness of existing and planned CRCSI Activities, through regular review of CRCSI initiatives be they proposals or functioning projects, as referred by the Board or CRCSI Executive
  • To report to the CEO and the Board on whether each proposed research program is consistent with the National Research Priorities and Commonwealth and Essential Participant approved Activities
  • To assist to review and identify worldwide developments and directions, emerging technologies and trends in the marketplace that have potential for consideration in the CRCSI research program
  • To provide expert advice and recommendations to the Board on whether any outcomes from the Activities warrant pursuing patent protection, or other forms of Intellectual Property protection
  • To provide expert advice and recommendations to the Board on the best pathways for the utilisation of Centre IP that maximises the commercial return to CRCSI stakeholders consistent with the Essential Participants Agreement
  • To provide their expert advice in the context of the CRCSI Strategic and Operational Plans and Budget and in consultation where appropriate with relevant Project Control Boards and Program Advisory Boards

Membership and Term

Membership is to be set at 10 with the Board retaining discretion to vary this number as needed. The Term of appointment is for two years. The Committee brings together a membership base with technical, research, education, fund raising and applications areas. The Committee members and Chair will be appointed by the Board from nominations received from CRCSI Colleges and elsewhere. The CRCSI CEO is a member of the Committee.

  • Prof Graeme Wright, Chairman

    Graeme is the Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Development at Curtin University.

    He has extensive knowledge and experience in education and research, and engagement with higher education policy at strategic level.

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    Prof Graeme Wright, Chairman

  • James Bangay

    James holds a first class Honours Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Central Queensland University. Since 2004, he has been the Manager of Information Strategy at Ergon Energy Corporation Brisbane. He has been the Project Leader of a Brisbane-based CRC-SI Demonstrator Project since 2007

     

    James Bangay

  • Arthur Berrill

    Arthur is VP Software Design & Innovation at DMTI. He has been the Managing Director of SpatialWare™ from its inception and was the principal innovator, designer and manager of SYSTEM 9, a completely full-featured 3D GIS.

     

    Arthur Berrill

  • Prof Mike Goodchild

    Michael F. Goodchild is Professor of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Director of UCSB’s Center for Spatial Studies.

    He was elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and Foreign Member of the Royal Society of Canada (2002), member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006), and Foreign Member of the Royal Society and Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy (2010); and in 2007 he received the Prix Vautrin Lud.

    His current research interests center on geographic information science, spatial analysis, and uncertainty in geographic data.

    Prof Mike Goodchild

  • Guy Perkins

    Guy is the managing Director of 1-Spatial Australia Ltd. Prior to this he was Chief Operating Officer, NearMap Pty Ltd, and Managing Director of ESRI Australia.

    Guy Perkins

  • Scott Ramage

    Scott is Managing Director and Chairman of AAM and Director of AAM Surveys (the AAM holding company). Scott is also a Director of subsidiary companies AOC Geomatics (Proprietary) Ltd in South Africa and AAM NZ Limited in New Zealand. As Managing Director Scott is involved in the corporate management of and responsibility for the AAM group of companies, including statutory compliance and business strategy.

    Scott Ramage

  • Em Prof John Trinder

    John Trinder graduated from UNSW with a BSurv, MSc at ITC in The Netherlands, and PhD from UNSW.

    He is currently Emeritus Professor of the School of Surveying and SIS at University of NSW, having taught and researched for over 45 years in a range of topics in Spatial Information. He has published more than 160 scientific papers in journals and conference procedings. 

    John has also held a number of executive positions in the Council of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS).

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    Em Prof John Trinder