At CQUniversity, we are committed to initiating and participating in cross-sectorial dialogue about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We do this through active participation in local, national and global conferences involving government and non-governmental organisations. In addition to this, our researchers, academics and staff collaborate in international research projects and learning initiatives that address the SDGs. Explore our work in cross-sectorial dialogue about the SDGs below.

Participation in Conferences aligned to the SDGs

We purposefully and actively participate in conferences and events aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) throughout the year to have an open and robust dialogue addressing SDGs with our communities and stakeholders.

Our researchers and academics present their research efforts and projects at conferences locally, nationally and internationally.

In this section, you can explore the conference activities of our academics, researchers and staff, in particular, those that are aligned to the SDGs.

A Coskun and U Amarakoon presented a paper titled "Who goes hungry in Australia: Profiling food insecure individuals during COVID-19" at the Australia & New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, held in Perth Australia, from 05 - 07 December 2022. 
 

In 2022 T Williams, D Costa, C Wilson, A Chang, J Manning, D Swain and M Trotter delivered a paper at the Conference for Animal Science in Australia: Anchoring Knowledge - Exploring the Animal Science Ecosystem.  The conference was held in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, from 5 - 7 July, 2022.  The paper was titled "Sensor-based detection of parturition in beef cattle grazing in an extensive landscape: A case study using a commercial GNSS collar" and was published in the Animal Production  Science Journal.

Y Bajagai, M Trotter, T Williams, D Costa, M Whitton, X Ren, C Wilson and D Stanley delivered a paper at the Animal Science in Australia: Anchoring Knowledge - Exploring the Animal Science Ecosystem in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, from 5 - 7 July, 2022.  The paper was titled "The role of microbiota in animal health and productivity: Misinterpretations and limitations" and was published in the journal Animal Production Science 62(11).
 

Simon, M Jha, S Leemans, R Berretta, A Bilgin, L Jayarathna and J Sheard delivered a paper at the Australasian Computing Education Conference held from 14 - 18 February, 2022 as a virtual event.  The paper was titled "Online assessment and covid: opportunities and challenges" and was published in the Proceedings.

M Irfan, S Shahrestani and M Elkhodr presented a paper at the International Conference on Information, Communication & Cybersecurity (ICI2C) in November 2021 held in Khourigba, Morocco.  The paper was titled " Early Detection of the Alzheimer’s Disease: A Novel Cognitive Feature Selection Approach Using Machine Learning" and was published in the Proceedings by Springer in 2022.

M Hayman, K Alfrey, K Waters, S Cannon, S Schoeppe and S Williams delivered a paper titled "How APPropriate are physical activity apps for pregnant women: A systematic search and content analysis of evidence-based content, features of exercise instruction, and expert involvement" at the 2022 Annual meeting of the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity.

 

2022 Conference Presentations

S Fawzia, K Islam, A Karim presented a paper at the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM Socierty International) as a virtual conference, from 20 - 22 December 2022.  The paper was titled "Are the knowledge and skills achieved by students through the university study congruent with their future career choice?" and published in the proceedings.

Simon, M Jha, S Leemans, R Berretta, A Bilgin, L Jayarathna presented a paper at the International Conference for the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) as a virtual conference from 14 - 17 February, 2022.  The paper was titled "Online assessment and covid: Opportunities and challenges", and was published in the proceedings.

2022 Conference Presentations

M Hayman, K Alfrey, K Waters, S Cannon, S Schoeppe and S Williams presented a paper titled "How appropriate are physical activity apps for pregnant women: A systematic search and content analysis of evidence-based content, features of exercise instruction, and expert involvement" at the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) held in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, from 18 - 21 May 2022. 

In 2022, B Ferguson presented the paper titled "Capacity Building Midwifery" on how the postmodern era, women, midwives and maternity services encountered a multitude of established challenges and newly emerging complexities.  This presentation delves into factors contributing to perinatal mortality and morbidity, encompassing both high-income and low to middle-income nations.  It incorporates the author's firsthand encounters across diverse countries.  
 

2022 Conference Presentations

A Rahman, J Rolf, D Akbar presented a paper titled "Consumer preferences in China for imported fresh produce and its attributes: Application of a discrete choice experiment" at the 66th Annual Conference of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics (AARES) held online from 7 - 11 February, 2022. 

T Nguyen, U Amarakoon and G Chapman presented a paper titled "Enhancing Remote Workforce Management Using Workforce Analytics" at the 35th ANZAM Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, held from 5 - 7 December 2022. Australia New Zealand Academy of Management, QLD, Australia.
 

Conference Presentations

K Radel, A Sukumaran and C Daniels presented a paper titled "Incorporating First Nations Knowledges in Local Disaster Management Plans: An analysis", at the Australia & New Zealand Disaster & Emergency Management Conference, held at the Gold Coast, Australia, from 25 - 26 July, 2022.

A Aikhenvald presented a paper titled "The philosophers' ship on Novinsky boulevard: The Legacy of luli Aikhenvald in the Work of His Descendants" at the International Conference dedicated to the centenary of the Philosophy Steamer and the 80th anniversary of The New Review, held in New York from 2 - 3 May 2022.

Conference Presentations

A Altarrazi, M Islam and A Gaithan presented a paper titled "Benefits Realization and Application Challenges of Green Concrete Towards Sustainability in Saudi Arabian Construction" at the Institute of Physics (IOP) Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, held on 01 Jan 2022.

M Islam and L Hadidi presented a paper titled "Comparative cost analysis of different thermal power plant projects", presented at the International Structural Engineering and Constructed held in June 2022.   

Conference Presentations

M Ayazi, M Rasul and M Khan presented a paper titled "Review on performance and emission characteristics of diesel engine fueled with trenary blends of Diesel, Biodiesel and bioethanol fuels", at the International Conference on Energy and Power (ICEP) held in Chiang, Thailand and published November 2022.

 

Conference Presentations

A Sedaghat, S Soleimani, M Al-Khiami, M Sabati, M Rasul, R Narayanan and M Khan presented a paper titled "Development of a Novel Low-Energy Building: Effects of Room Orientation and Wall Materials", at the 11th International Conference on Material Science and Engineering Technology (ICMSET 2022), held in Tokyo, Japan, from 22 - 28 November, 2022. 

Y Hu, M Zhang and S Ullah presented a paper titled "Helical pile installation for offshore renewable energy exploration in clay seabed" at the AGS Victorian Symposium: Digital Geotechnics, held in Melbourne, Australia, on 26 Oct 2022. 

Conference Presentations

C Aiken, R Mulloy, G Dwane and E Jackson presented a paper titled "Groyne designs for novel habitat creation with repurposed sediment within the Port of Gladstone" at the Australasian Coasts and Ports Conference held from 30 November - 3 December, 2021.  The paper was published in the Proceedings on 01 Jul 2022.

W Kiang Hi and S Wibowo presented a paper titled "A deep learning approach for lantana camara weed detection and localization in the natural environment" at the International Conference on Software Engineering Research\Management and Applications, held in Las Vegas, USA from 25 - 27 May 2022.

Conference Presentations

Y Chang, C Yen-Ting, and W Tseng presented a paper titled "How aviation market is influenced by political policy- the case of Taiwan and China" at the 11th International Conference on Air Transport (INAIR) 2022, held in Bratislava, Slovak Republic from 9 - 10 November 2022.
 

2022 International Research Projects

2022 International Collaborations 

  • GPS Cows Project: CQUniversity staff working in collaboration with Oregon State University and the University of Maine in the USA to increase digital literacy in the agricultural industry.

2022 Cooperative Research Centre Activities