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Data61’s Year in Review

As we come to a close on 2019, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on what an exciting year it’s been at CSIRO’s Data61.  Our fourth year saw a flurry of activity, with a number of exciting milestones reached, including the launch of the Mixed Reality Lab in Melbourne, our largest D61+ LIVE...

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Largest machine learning conference coming to Sydney

Australia has won an international bid to host the Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) in Sydney 2021, with CSIRO’s Data61 leading the successful tender in partnership with strategic bidding organisation BESydney and with the support of the New South Wales (NSW) Government. The largest and most prestigious machine learning conference in the...

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World-first computational model predicts dengue outbreaks

A world-first computational model that accurately predicts the spread of infectious diseases carried by air passengers, such as dengue fever, could help prevent future outbreaks. Developed by scientists at CSIRO’s Data61 in collaboration with Queensland University and Queensland Health, the tool draws on travel data from the International Air Transportation Association and dengue incidence rates...

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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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Spotlight on Women in STEM: Dr Alexandra Bratanova

Dr Alexandra Bratanova, Research Scientist, Insight Team, CSIRO’s Data61 talks about what inspired her to pursue a career in STEM. TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. I’m Alex and I’ve just started my 5th year at CSIRO. Yes, I’ve been here before Data61 which feels like a century ago. I’ve got a PhD from the University...

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Artificial Intelligence: A discussion series

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of those technologies, like advances in gene editing or quantum computing, which has the power to change life itself. It has the potential to transform economies, unlock new societal and environmental value and accelerate scientific discovery. With AI estimated to generate $13 trillion in economic activity globally by 2030, the...

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Trust in a Trustless World: What does data mistrust look like now and how can we overcome it?

 Digital deceit and data privacy scandals plagued 2018, with everyone trying to keep up with expeditiously evolving platforms and technologies. What does data mistrust look like now and how can we overcome it? Is regulation the answer and who should take responsibility for it? Can technology be both the problem and the solution? Four experts – Prof...

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Data61’s Year in Review

As we come to a close on 2019, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on what an exciting year it’s been at CSIRO’s Data61.  Our fourth year saw a flurry of activity, with a number of exciting milestones reached, including the launch of the Mixed Reality Lab in Melbourne, our largest D61+ LIVE...

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Largest machine learning conference coming to Sydney

Australia has won an international bid to host the Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) in Sydney 2021, with CSIRO’s Data61 leading the successful tender in partnership with strategic bidding organisation BESydney and with the support of the New South Wales (NSW) Government. The largest and most prestigious machine learning conference in the...

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World-first computational model predicts dengue outbreaks

A world-first computational model that accurately predicts the spread of infectious diseases carried by air passengers, such as dengue fever, could help prevent future outbreaks. Developed by scientists at CSIRO’s Data61 in collaboration with Queensland University and Queensland Health, the tool draws on travel data from the International Air Transportation Association and dengue incidence rates...

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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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Scalable graph machine learning: A mountain we climb?

Graph machine learning is still a relatively new and developing area of research, so you could be forgiven for a lack of familiarity with its place in deep learning. But we’re fast discovering that interconnected problems like money laundering, media propagation and cybercrime are particularly well suited to graph analytics. We can draw powerful insights...

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Spotlight on Women in STEM: Dr Alexandra Bratanova

Dr Alexandra Bratanova, Research Scientist, Insight Team, CSIRO’s Data61 talks about what inspired her to pursue a career in STEM. TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. I’m Alex and I’ve just started my 5th year at CSIRO. Yes, I’ve been here before Data61 which feels like a century ago. I’ve got a PhD from the University...
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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...

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D61+ LIVE Answers: What a digital-driven economy will demand of Australian business

We’ve seen first-hand how digital development is impacting our nation. New industries and jobs are being created, while existing industries are transforming and are demanding new skills and approaches.  While Australia offers world class research expertise and a skilled workforce, our nation is currently lagging behind its OECD peers in digital innovation. This digital technology...

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David Thodey on the science of growth

Originally published by InnovationAus.com CSIRO chairman David Thodey has cautioned government and business alike against tightening research and innovation budgets in the face of Australia’s somewhat anaemic economic outlook. After the 27 years of continuous growth, the economy is quite clearly tightening, and it is becoming harder to find new growth. Offering a word to...

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Our billion-dollar AI opportunity

The AI revolution is not on the horizon — it’s already here. In fact, AI is estimated to generate $13 trillion in economic activity across the world by 2030. So how can we build a positive AI future?

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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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