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AI provides a picture of mental wellbeing from the bushfires and through COVID-19

It’s been an undeniably challenging start to 2020 for many Australians. The Black Summer of December and January destroyed environments, homes, businesses and communities, while in March the COVID-19 pandemic forced daily life as we knew it to a halt.   Lifeline has seen a significant increase in calls for help, with usage up by 25 per cent after 90,000 Australians phoned the crisis support service each...

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Telehealth in Australia during COVID-19 and beyond: Insights

Telehealth has traditionally been used as a mechanism to improve access to healthcare services in rural and remote areas where such services are difficult to access in person. It can reduce the distance that people need to travel for healthcare services and expand the reach of specialist and allied health services, which are less accessible...

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This new phishing detection system can decode fraudsters

Australians have lost almost half a million dollars this year to phishing scams according to Scamwatch, with over 13,000 reports of attacks affecting individuals aged 18 to over 65. A form of online malicious activity, phishing has increased significantly since 2010, with the outbreak of COVID-19 and a shift to working from home exacerbating the practise.  Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit...

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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 and 2,000 species of spider. Parents of two and with regularly visiting British relatives, Nic and Murray Scarce know the benefit of being able to accurately identify some of Australia’s most notorious wildlife. “During one...

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Pivoting a retail business during COVID-19: Insights

The Australian retail sector is the nation’s second largest employer after healthcare. In August 2019, there were over 1.2 million Australians employed in retail[1], with more working as owner operators in micro or small businesses. For many working in this sector, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lock-down has been devastating. For others, however, there have...

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How you can a-Void a voice spoofing attack

‘Hey CSIRO’s Data61, how can I prevent spoofing attacks on my voice assistant?’   Good question – if you’re one of the 2.9 million smart speaker or voice assistant owners in Australia (that’s 14% of the population), ensuring your smart device isn’t used to impersonate you and trick third parties into releasing your personal information is crucial.  ...

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Designing robots to detect and deactivate landmines

There have been 122,000 landmine casualties since global tracking began in 1999, with 25% occurring between 2015 to 2018 and a substantial percentage children.   Demining is currently a painstakingly difficult task, with the detection, cost, and human risk presenting significant challenges to creating safe and secure landmine-free communities.   Robotics are uniquely equipped to handle dangerous tasks such as these, a fact...

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AI provides a picture of mental wellbeing from the bushfires and through COVID-19

It’s been an undeniably challenging start to 2020 for many Australians. The Black Summer of December and January destroyed environments, homes, businesses and communities, while in March the COVID-19 pandemic forced daily life as we knew it to a halt.   Lifeline has seen a significant increase in calls for help, with usage up by 25 per cent after 90,000 Australians phoned the crisis support service each...
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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 is a world-renowned expert in software engineering and human-computer interaction, with a particular interest in IT for social good, AI research in health sciences and sustainable development. He will begin his leadership of Data61 on...

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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 for magpie geese, a population considered to be a key indicator of ‘healthy country’ by traditional owners. It’s hard for local park rangers to monitor and manage this weed in this vast landscape – and...

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D61+ LIVE 2019 Highlights video

70 international and local experts speaking, 46 exhibition booths, seven keynotes, 12 panels, five masterclasses, and 1,600 attendees – spanning two days in early October and held at Carriageworks in Sydney, D61+ LIVE 2019 was one of our largest showcases yet. Everything from how researchers can commercialise their findings, what influence a highly-connected world has...

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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