Events

Meeting of secondment partners

By Michaela Golser on Feb 16th, 2024

I have the honour of reporting on an inspiring meeting that took place in Melbourne last week. Two staff members from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and two staff members from the University of Leoben met at Deakin University, which hosted the secondments.

The meeting centred around the exciting SME 5.0 project, which is funded by the European Union and which the project partners are working on during their stay. In this project, we are working together to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with innovative technologies and digital solutions. We are convinced that this collaboration will strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs and help shape the future of industry.

Deakin University has a long tradition of international collaboration and it was an honour to meet our Australian secondment partners. We exchanged ideas and best practices and learnt about the latest developments in Industry 4.0.
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Human-Centred SME Factories

By Sarah Wagner (im Namen von Maria Maier) on Feb 12th, 2024

As part of the SME 5.0 project, funded by the European Union, I undertook a three-month secondment at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. I was warmly welcomed and supported by Louis Louw and Dr. Philani Zincume, to whom I would like to express my sincere thanks.

Together with Dr. Zincume, I explored key questions related to the future of work and learning in manufacturing environments, particularly within the context of Industry 5.0. Our joint research focused on identifying the evolving requirements and challenges that both individuals and companies may face in the transition to human-centric, resilient, and sustainable production systems.

In addition, we investigated the competencies and skill sets employees will need to thrive in these future-oriented work environments.

This collaboration represented an important step in advancing the SME 5.0 project’s objectives and deepening the understanding of workforce development in the context of Industry 5.0.
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AISA VIC Branch Meeting

By Tanel Aruväli on Feb 2nd, 2024

A meeting and networking event with interactive presentations and discussions with two guest speakers; Dr Paul Black, Post-Doctoral Researcher-Cyber Security, Federation University and James Spencer, Security Automation Engineer from Monash University. Dr Paul Black of the Internet Commerce Security Lab (ICSL) examines cybersecurity attack trends and operations, by examining the interaction between the user, the operating system and the attacker. James Spencer provided a thought provoking look at a continuum of attacks ranging from fraud to software exploitation, and how future attacks may be prevented using SOAR. This begs the question: do users need these dangerous permissions all the time, or just at a point in time when they actually need them? After the presentations, I had an interesting discussion regarding cyber security threats for mobile devices and the spread of phishing SMS-s in Australia. I was invited to the event by my co-host Dr. Jack Li at Deakin University
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Secondment at Deakin University

By Tanel Aruväli on Jan 23rd, 2024

At Deakin University I collaborated with my main host Prof. Chang-Tsun Li at Waurn Ponds campus and my co-host Dr. Jack Li at Burwood campus. The focus of the collaboration was on interdisciplinary work in the domain of zero-trust in Industry5.0 manufacturing SMEs. During regular meetings, we identified the vulnerabilities that could be mitigated by applying the zero-trust concept in manufacturing.
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SME 5.0 presentation for TFO high school students

By Erwin Rauch on Jan 8th, 2024

What does sustainability mean and how can SMEs in general and along the mobility value chain change their manufacturing and design processes towards a more circular, rather than linear, economy? This and much more has been discussed in a short lecture for 20 high school students of Technological highschool in Bruneck. Sttudents have been welcomed in the new Sustainable Manufacturing Lab of the faculty of Engineering, where Prof. Erwin Rauch hold a short lecture about Sustainability & Circular Economy. “It is crucial for our students to explain already in this age what is the potential and what are possible measures for making SMEs more sustainable”, so Sabine Schneider, teacher at the Technological High School of Brunico.
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Secondment Deakin University - From Austria to Australia

By Johannes Handler on Jan 8th, 2024

In January and February, I had the great opportunity to do a Secondment at Deakin University, collaborating with Prof. Chang-Tsun Li and Dr. Duc Thanh Nguyen from the School of Information Technology. My visit was part of WP4.1, which focused on analyzing the needs for AI and Big Data Analytics.
Deakin University's workspace is all about openness and collaboration. With its open spaces and interdisciplinary approach, it was the perfect place for sparking conversations and sharing ideas with researchers from different fields. This opened up the opportunity for me to take part in a study about using augmented reality in manufacturing and what it could mean for the future of the industry.
In essence, my time at Deakin University was not just an incredible academic experience but also a fantastic journey into new cultures and climates. Moreover, it offered a pleasant escape from the Austrian winter, allowing me to enjoy the warmth of the Australian summer.
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Secondment: Guest lecture

By Jona Rief on Jan 6th, 2024

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Last saturday was my last day at Chiang Mai University and I gave a presentation to the students about the project #SME 5.0 and my PhD project on standardizing miniload warehouses. It was great to see their interest and curiosity about these topics.
I want to thank Asst.-Prof. Korrakot Tippayawong, Asst.-Prof. Chawis Boonmee and the whole Department of Industrial Engineering for their support and hospitality during my stay here. You guys are awesome! I will miss you all and hope to see you again soon!
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Secondment to WPI, USA (Ambelynn Bonello)

By Amberlynn Bonello on Jan 6th, 2024

Ms. Amberlynn Bonello, RSO I and PhD student from the University of Malta spent a month in Worcester, MA, USA between 6th January and 6th February 2024 to directly collaborate with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) under the SME 5.0 project.

Professor Christopher Brown mentored Ms Bonello on the methodology of Axiomatic Design, which was then applied within the context of human-centric and safe human-robot collaboration for SMEs (small and medium enterprises).

The outcome of this work shall be published as a journal article and a conference paper under the SME 5.0 deliverables.
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Publication

By Rungchat Chompu-inwai on Dec 26th, 2023

Rungchat Chompu-inwai and Trasapong Thaiupathump together with co-author Waratinad Wichajaroen jointly wrote an article entitled “Analysis of knowledge and skills essential for Industrial Engineers in context of Industry 4.0 within Thai automobile sector” which was accepted for publication in an academic journal named “Engineering and Applied Science Research” (indexed in Scopus). The article is awaiting publication. This study aims to identify the needs of Thai automobile companies regarding the knowledge and skills of IEs for Industry 4.0. Furthermore, it aims to rank these IE knowledge and skills in terms of importance. The findings indicate that the importance rankings for essential IE knowledge and skills vary across a distinct group of Industry 4.0 adoption levels. The rankings of vital IE knowledge and skills across diverse adoption levels are comparatively analyzed and discussed. While this study primarily centers on the automotive industry, it has the potential to illuminate broader trends that extend to other sectors as well.
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