About the Network

HCSNet was awarded five years' funding by the Australian Research Council in late 2004. Our aim is to promote and facilitate interdisciplinary research in human communication science by connecting leading researchers in language, speech and sonics.

HCSNet is one of 24 research networks funded by the Australian Research Council; see a complete list of the ARC Research Networks.

HCSNet promotes interdisciplinary research in speech, language, and sonics. The Network' principal functions are to connect leading and emerging researchers across disciplines, to exploit previously unrecognised intersections, to support interdisciplinary graduate training and exchanges, to provide database storage infrastructure, and to consult with industry and government to set new research agendas.

By enabling an explosion of new approaches and knowledge, the network aims to build Australia's reputation as a leader in communication science and technology via advances in areas as diverse as automatic speech recognition, distress call monitoring, hearing prostheses, web interfaces, and data retrieval and data mining systems.

Priority Areas

HCSNet’s activities are clustered around five priority research areas. These are areas of research focus which we believe have much to gain from interdisciplinary collaboration:

For Students

As the next generation of researchers, students are best-placed to benefit from new interdisciplinary ideas. A number of our activities are particularly focussed on assisting students.

HCSNet Annual Reports