About Us
MATRIX is a residential research institute for the mathematical sciences in Australia.
Bringing brilliant and creative minds together at residential research institutes world wide is the optimal way to deepen mathematical knowledge, initiate collaborations and stimulate innovative thinking.
MATRIX started as an initiative in 2015 born out of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS) as a foundational partner. It was soon after launched in 2016 as a two-way partnership between The University of Melbourne and Monash University.
Based on a shared desire to strengthen Australia’s mathematical sciences and enhance its position internationally, the Australian National University (ANU) joined Monash University and the University of Melbourne as a MATRIX partner in 2020. The University of Queensland followed, joining as an associate member in 2021 before becoming a MATRIX partner in 2024.
In 2025, MATRIX welcomed the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) as an associate member, followed by the University of Sydney and Adelaide University in 2026 as our newest associate members.
MATRIX provides a central venue where mathematical scientists can collaborate in a unique Australian landscape.
MATRIX House is located in Creswick, 90 minutes to the west of Melbourne, an inspiring environment for creative thinking.
Our research programs are designed so that researchers have ample unstructured time to stimulate discussions and out-of-the-box thinking to further develop knowledge in the mathematical sciences as well as on specific questions that mathematics can help resolve.
Since 2016, MATRIX has stimulated international collaborations through 150 weeks of residential research programs across the spectrum of the mathematical sciences, attracting over 2100 scientists from 44 countries.
MATRIX has hosted research programs in a wide range of pure and applied research areas including infectious diseases; data science; quantum systems; geometry; probability; discrete mathematics; representation theory; mathematics of risk; and high dimensional computing.
MATRIX also hosts an international online seminar series featuring high profile speakers, online PhD student symposia, and co-ordinates the mathematical outreach program MathsCraft for school teachers and students.