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Digital Human – Simulation of human biophysics for health, performance and safety

Detailed, 3D simulations of everyday activities such as eating, moving and working allows us to improve health, performance and safety without expensive and invasive measurements and, with the use of high performance computing, can be used to optimise outcomes for community, for sports, and for workplace safety. A “Digital Human” A digital replication of a...

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This common action is putting you at risk of being deepfaked

As we move further into the Computer Age, fake news, digital deceit and widespread use of social media are having a profound impact on every element of society, from swaying elections and manipulating science-proven facts, to encouraging racial bias and exploiting women.  Once a topic only discussed in computer research labs, deepfakes were catapulted into...

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Spotlight on Women in Tech

A Q&A with Lucy Cameron from the Data61 Insights team on her career journey and why she decided to get involved with Hopper Down Under, taking place in Brisbane on 29-31 July. #WeAreHere WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO PURSUE A CAREER IN SCIENCE AND TECH?  My Dad was a maths and economics teacher, and at home...

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Online match-making tool promoting a circular economy goes national

We create more than 2 billion tonnes of waste annually, with that number expected to grow to 3.4 billion by 2050. According to the World Bank, the majority (33%) of worldwide waste is disposed in an open dump, while 25.2% is discarded in unspecified (opposed to sanitary or controlled) landfill. Australia generates 67 million of...

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AFP using AI innovation to protect investigators from abhorrent material

‘The more data the better’ is a recurring request from organisations when it comes to mining data sets to solve complex problems. However, in unique cases, being exposed to too much data can be harmful to one’s mental health when working on the data-driven front line. The Australian Federal Police are tasked with identifying abhorrent...

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Mars and our path to being an interplanetary species

In his latest op-ed in the Australian Financial Review, CSIRO’s Data61 CEO Adrian Turner argues that as we look back and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing, now is the time to set our sights on Mars. In 1961 John F Kennedy challenged America to put humans on the moon. That same year...

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Australia wins (robot) Soccer World Cup

* Feature image credited to RoboCup Federation Not just fancy footwork – two sport savvy researchers from the University of Sydney and CSIRO’s Data61 with expertise spanning coding, data and complex systems have scored first place at one of the world’s most prestigious robotics competitions. Fifteen international teams from Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Iran, Japan...

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Spotlight on Women in Tech

We are chatting to Sue Keay, CSIRO’s Data61 Cyber Physical Systems research director, on the importance of diversity and showcasing the contributions of women in tech. Sue has been working hard over the past 18 months to bring Hopper Down Under to Australia, scheduled to be held in Brisbane this year from 29-31 July. #WeAreHere...

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Why we’re vaccinating algorithms against adversarial attacks

Is the image on the left that of a temple, or of a large bird native to Africa? According to a machine learning model that’s been duped by an adversarial  attack, it’s an ostrich.  As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning across our society and economy is increasing, so too is the...

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Machine Learning made more meaningful through Graph Analytics

In this information age, data is the greatest asset. A successful digital transformation rests on the ability to master data to the fullest extent, despite its ever-expanding volume and complexity. Our world is deeply connected, but connections within data are often not obvious, with this information often siloed and occasionally representing only a partial picture...

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