1330th OGM and Open Lecture

“Engineering the Future”

Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte
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NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer

Date: Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 6.00–8.00 pm AEDT
Venue: Michael Crouch Room, Mitchell Building, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney  
Registration: Information to follow
Entry: Members, $20; Non-members, $30; Students, $0
Drinks:  A cash bar will operate from 5.30 pm
All are welcome

Summary: To follow.

Hugh Durrant-Whyte is the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer and Natural Resources Commissioner.

Previously from:

• 2016–18, Hugh was Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Ministry of Defence
• 2014–16 and 2002-2010, he was a Professor and ARC Federation Fellow at the University of Sydney
• 2010–2014, he was CEO of National ICT Australia (NICTA)
• 1995–2010, he was Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems and of the Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR).

Hugh is a world-leading authority on machine learning and robotics and their applications in areas that include cargo handling, mining and defence. He has published over 300 research papers, graduated over 70 PhD students, and has won numerous awards and prizes for his work, including being named 2010 NSW Scientist of the Year and 2008 Engineers Australia NSW Engineer of the Year.

In his career, he has worked with many major companies and has co-founded three successful start-up companies. He is particularly well known for his work with Patrick in delivering the automated container terminals in Brisbane and Port Botany, and for his work with Rio Tinto in pioneering and delivering the automated “Mine of the Future”. He is an honorary Fellow of Engineers Australia, a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of London.

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