Predictive maintenance pilot
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Curtin Institute for Data Science - cms test · Established 2016
Applied AI, data science and software for real-world problems
Messy data, an unproven AI idea, or research that needs to become working software. Bring the problem and CIDS will help find the method, scope the work and build it with you.
- 94
- projects completed since 2020
- 114
- partner organisations in 2024
- $14.6M
- collaboratively acquired funding in 2024
How we can help
Discovery
- Problem discovery & technical scoping
- Data assessment & feasibility
- AI readiness, training & grants
Data
- Data engineering
- Data science & advanced analytics
- Visualisation & simulation
AI & Models
- AI/ML development
- Generative AI & NLP
- Computer vision
- Optimisation & decision support
Software & Compute
- Research software development
- High-performance & GPU computing
Who we work with
Industry & business
You have a business, operational or technical problem and need capability you do not have in-house.
Government & public sector
You need trusted, independent expertise with research rigour behind it.
Researchers & academics
You need specialist AI, data science, HPC or research software capability for a grant or active project.
Startups & innovators
You need to validate an idea, prototype quickly and access expertise that would otherwise be out of reach.
Evidence Gallery
Data-first project previews for outcome-led case studies and dashboards.
Computer vision proof of concept
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Data governance uplift
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Research to production bridge
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Grant-funded discovery
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Decision support dashboard
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The track record
The numbers behind CIDS.
94
projects completed
Since 2020
$14.6M
collaboratively acquired funding
$10.2M to CIDS in 2024
Behind the figures is a permanent team of data scientists, data engineers, research software developers and project managers working across research and applied delivery.
114
partner organisations
In 2024
47
publications
In 2023
35
CIDS-led training programs
In 2024
45
industry events
In 2024
10+
research software developers
Professional in-house team
2016
established
Australia's largest university-based data science institute
How it works
Six steps, one team.
The process stays simple even when the project gets complex.
- 1
Talk
Bring the problem, opportunity or idea. No specification needed.
- 2
Explore
We work through your needs, your data and the possible approaches.
- 3
Scope
We define outcomes, team, resources, timeframe and budget together.
- 4
Fund
We explore direct funding, grant pathways and in-kind contributions.
- 5
Build team
We connect the right mix of CIDS specialists, Curtin researchers and external expertise.
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Deliver
Research, develop, test and translate through to something usable.
Why CIDS
Consultancies deliver. Universities research. We do both, in one team.
People
People you can actually reach
Data scientists, data engineers, more than ten professional research software developers and a dedicated project management office, plus access to Curtin researchers across health sciences, humanities, business and law, and science and engineering.
Whatever your problem touches, we can usually find someone who has spent a career on it.
Signals
- Data scientists and engineers
- 10+ research software developers
- Curtin researchers in every faculty
Facilities
Infrastructure for serious technical work
In-house HPC, GPU and AI development infrastructure, national supercomputing access through the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre and the National Computational Infrastructure, secure data environments and commercial cloud on AWS and Azure.
Relevant computing resources can be considered during scoping and, where appropriate, offered as an in-kind contribution to your project.
Signals
- In-house HPC and GPU
- Pawsey and NCI access
- Secure data and cloud
Research depth
We publish, and we ship
Consultancies deliver and universities research. We do both in one team. That means methods you can defend under scrutiny, built by people who care whether the thing works in production, with our project management office running the full life cycle so the project is managed, not just staffed.
We also connect beyond CIDS, including close collaboration with Curtin's Centre for Optimisation and Decision Science for mathematical modelling across mining, energy, logistics, agriculture and manufacturing.
Signals
- Peer-reviewed methods
- Production-grade software
- End-to-end PMO delivery
Experience
We have done this before
94 projects completed since 2020 with 114 partner organisations in 2024, alongside more than 60 research projects across health sciences, humanities, business and law, and science and engineering, across mining and energy, transport, manufacturing, agriculture and aquaculture, astronomy, arts and culture, government and not-for-profit.
Most of our projects started as a question rather than a specification, so a problem that resembles yours has usually been through here already.
Signals
- 94 projects since 2020
- 114 partner organisations
- Every Curtin faculty
You don't need a spec or funding to start
Start with the problem
Most partners come to CIDS with a question, not a finished plan.
Explore the pathway
We can help shape the project concept, collaboration model and technical route.
Find funding options
We can identify grant, industry, government and research funding pathways.
Bring in the right people
We can connect Curtin researchers, CIDS specialists and external partners.
Shape the evidence
We can provide technical input into applications, scope and deliverables.
Support collaborative grants
If there is strategic and technical alignment, we can support a collaborative application.
Bring us the problem you want to test.
Share a few details and CIDS can help shape the first conversation.
Industry, research, startups, and government teams welcome
Trusted by teams across research, government and industry
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