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Welcome to the Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences (ECMS).

With schools ranked in the top 50 globally* and an outstanding reputation for teaching, research and the quality of our graduates, a qualification from the Faculty of ECMS can open the door to a world of opportunity.

*2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities

Study with us

With a degree from the Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, you could work in a wide range of industries. Specialise in an area of interest with our undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and research degrees.

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Research

We are committed to delivering research that helps solve complex global problems and contributes to national priorities. We are home to a number of research institutes and centres and have expertise across a range of areas.

Research

Engage with us

From providing commercial testing services and media expertise, to supporting primary and secondary school teachers with educational activities; we work closely with industry, government, alumni and the wider community.

Engage with Us

Undergraduate

Options for majors and minors include:

  • Cybersecurity
  • Defence Systems
  • Medical Technologies
  • Smart Technologies
  • Renewable Energy

See all majors and minors

Postgraduate

Options for postgraduate coursework degrees include:

  • Engineering
  • Data Science
  • Computer Science
  • Computing and Innovation

postgraduate degrees

Student support

Are you a current or commencing student? Our Ask ECMS team can assist with all types of queries, from enrolment and study plans, to degree checks and credit transfers. Access our online resources, including study plans and forms.

Student support

Our Schools

Our faculty’s eight schools offer undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and research degrees across the disciplines of architecture, engineering, computer and mathematical sciences.

Architecture & built environment  Australian school of petroleum and Energy Resources

chemical engineering & advanced materials  Civil, Environmental & Mining Engineering  computer science  

electrical & electronic engineering  mathematical sciences  mechanical engineering  
  

Ingenuity

Ingenuity is an interactive showcase of our student's projects exploring the real-life applications of engineering, computer and mathematical sciences. Each year we welcome school students, teachers, industry representatives and the public—which is the biggest event of its kind in South Australia.

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The Portal - your gateway to commercialisation

Operated by the Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, The Portal provides specific commercialisation advice and technology assessments to University staff and students all the way from idea to market.

Submit your innovation

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)

You have 3 minutes and 1 slide to make an impact with your research. Can you do it?

Register online for the Virtual University of Adelaide 3MT competition by 18 June 2021.

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ECMS news

The link between disrupted sleep and increased risk of death

Associate Professor Mathias Baumert and team have discovered a clear link between the "frequency and duration of unconscious wakefulness during night-time sleep and an increased risk of dying from diseases of the heart and blood vessels... particularly in women".

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Photonics COVID-19 project for present & future pandemics

Dr Abel Santos and his team have been awarded funding for their project "Photonic Viropsy: Harnessing light on chip for precise SARS–CoV–2 diagnosis", which will be critical to enabling breakthroughs in the understanding and control of present and future pandemics.

Find out more

Early detection of smoke exposure in wine production

Dr Cheryl Suwen Law's project tailors ‘lab-on-a-chip’ sensing technology for rapid detection and quantification of smoke exposure in the vineyard and smoke taint in grape juice and wine, enabling the industry to make more informed decisions during growing seasons affected by bushfires.

Learn more

Automating cryptographic code

This research aims to automatise the process of translating quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms into efficient implementations by developing a toolkit to automatically generate optimised post-quantum cryptographic code.

More about cryptographic code

News

19

May

Job opportunity: multiple roles with Accenture Australia

Working within our Adelaide Hub, you will hone your skills in cyber security, technology and innovation. You’ll also have the chance to work across a variety of industries – from health to education, cyber, automation, aerospace and defence, with roles open to applicants from technology, engineering and mathematics. Applications close 1 June.

18

May

Machine learning intern with design giant Canva

As a Machine Learning Engineering Intern, you will get the opportunity to learn and apply best-practice data science and software engineering, focused on strong software engineering fundamentals and pragmatism. Apply today!

18

May

Be the new Data Analytics Intern at Canva

As a Data Analytics Intern, you will have the opportunity to learn from a world-class team of Data Analysts, working on a modern data stack with a truly enormous amount of data. Our Analysts have come from a range of companies and institutions from all over the world, and are solving some of the most challenging problems in data.

18

May

Canva seeking software engineering (frontend) intern

As a backend software engineering intern, you'll be working on a fat client layer, built on Native JavaScript and a new React Mobx Typescript stack. We've got some nifty bespoke components that do a bit of magic as well! Applications close 1 June.

18

May

Canva seeking software engineering (backend) intern

As a Backend software engineering intern, you'll be working on a massive distributed backend environment – built on Java microservices, hosted on AWS, and utilising a variety of tools, technologies, services, and libraries. Applications close 1 June.

18

May

University Library Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources

The University Library has a range of resources and services that support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, staff and Indigenous coursework and research.

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Events

27

May

Getting started with High-Performance Computing (HPC)

High-Performance Computing (HPC) allows you to accomplish your analysis faster by using many parallel CPUs and huge amounts of memory simultaneously.

09

Jun

Austmine STEM METS Career Pathway Internship info session

Austmine will be holding a number of information sessions to provide students information about the Austmine STEM Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) Career Pathway Program. 

01

Aug

2021/2022 Fishbowl Challenge

The Fishbowl Challenge is a 6-month intensive venture-building program and competition for young university entrepreneurs. Participants work in international teams with students across the globe to build tech-based social ventures. Applications close 1 July 2021.

20

Sep

CVPR-AU@AIML

We are bringing together the Australia Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) community to present and to discuss recent CVPR 2021 papers.

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