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 or not each proposed research program is consistent with the National Research Priorities and Commonwealth and Essential Participant approved Activities
  • To assist in the review and identification of worldwide developments and directions, and emerging technologies and trends in the marketplace, 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 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 expert advice in the context of the CRCSI Strategic and Operational Plans and Budget and in consultation, where appropriate, with relevant Program Boards

Membership and Term

Membership is limited to ten 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 members and Chair are appointed by the Board from nominations received from CRCSI Colleges and elsewhere. The CRCSI CEO is a member of the Committee.

Members of RIC can access their private discussion forum here.

  • Prof Graeme Wright, Chairman

    Graeme is the 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 in Brisbane.

    James Bangay

  • Arthur Berrill

    Arthur is Vice President of Software Design and 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 centre on geographic information science, spatial analysis, and uncertainty in geographic data.

    Prof Mike Goodchild

  • Scott Ramage

    Scott is Managing Director and Chairman of AAM and Director of AAM Surveys (the AAM holding company). 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 is also a Director of subsidiary companies AOC Geomatics (Proprietary) Ltd in South Africa and AAM NZ Limited in New Zealand.

    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

  • Peter Woodgate

    In June 2003, Peter was appointed to the position of CEO of the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI). Peter was previously CEO of RMIT’s Geospatial Science Initiative. During this period he was responsible for a number of developments that included helping establish Spatial Vision Innovations Pty Ltd; the Risk and Community Safety Research Centre and RMIT's Global Sustainability Institute.

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    Peter Woodgate