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Expert insights: Tech trends to watch in 2023

Anticipating what’s next in technology’s rapidly changing landscape is no easy feat. However, understanding and preparing for these powerful trajectories […]

National AI Centre’s Artificial Intelligence Leadership Summit

Leaders from around the country flew into Sydney last Thursday to help drive Australia's artificial intelligence (AI) opportunity at the National AI Centre's (NAIC) AI Leadership Summit.

Spotlight on Women in Tech: Dr Maisie Li

Dr Maisie Li develops innovative tools, powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML/AI), to help us get to the bottom of biology faster and with greater accuracy. We caught up with her to find out more and discover her gene-ius ideas for improving diversity in the AI workforce.

Spotlight on Women in Tech: Dr Hansi Weeratunge

Since high school, Dr Hansi Weeratunge was fascinated by the power of science and maths and complex problems they could solve. She’s now applying that curiosity at CSIRO’s Data61, where she’s developing robotic solutions that could improve farming techniques and manufacturing processes.

Spotlight on Women in Tech: Dr Eromanga Adermann

As someone who enjoys pondering the mysteries of the universe, it's no surprise that Dr Eromanga Adermann choose CSIRO's Data61 to solve them. A quantum physics enthusiast, Dr Adermann is developing next-generation tech to enable quantum computing.

This AI-powered platform can identify insect and snake species from photo

‘Is it venomous?’ is arguably one of the most common questions asked in Australia, home to 170 species of snakes […]

Q&A with Professor Jon Whittle, the new Director of CSIRO’s Data61

Professor Jon Whittle has been announced as the new Director of CSIRO’s Data61 after a competitive international search. Professor Whittle […]

AI + Indigenous Knowledge a powerful tool posing critical questions

In Kakadu National Park, an invasive weed is choking precious wetlands. Para grass is displacing native plants and reducing habitats […]

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CSIRO's Data61 Mixed Reality Lab

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Data61 Mixed Reality Lab

A ‘technology game-changer’ for manufacturing and multiple other industries, the newly launched Mixed Reality Lab in Melbourne will enable organisations to create ‘digital twins’, or computer-generated copies, of real-world objects.

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