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Transform, perturb, pollute

There’s a tenuous and fragile balance between the usability of data and the privacy of the people to which it refers. At CSIRO’s Data61, we’re focused on finding ways to ensure data can remain private without sacrificing too much of its usefulness.

An interview with Adrian Turner on privacy

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, OAIC, have created a week dedicated to focus on the need for organisations to develop and re-assess systems, processes, culture and practice to make sure they put their customers’ personal information first.

Leadership Insights

Adrian Turner at AFTRS – Full Video

Data61 CEO Adrian Turner's full presentation at the Australian Film and Television Radio School. Entitled 'Shift Happens', Adrian explores the fourth industrial revolution. What it is, what it means, and what the CSIRO's Data61 unit is doing about it.

Leadership Insights

If Australia were a company, would you buy its shares?

Below is an extract from an op-ed published in the Australian Financial Review in March 2018, entitled "If Australia were a company, would you buy its shares?", by Data61's CEO, Adrian Turner.

Newsletter

The importance of the ASEAN region as an opportunity for Australia

The recent ASEAN-Australia Special Summit renewed the focus on ASEAN, which is undergoing a period of rapid social and economic transition.

Facebook’s scandal highlights a world rethinking the lifecycle of data

Recent news about social media platforms, leaky privacy and opaque business models shows attitudes towards data are changing around the world. Our research and products address some of these issues, with plenty of opportunities for Australia to lead the way in finding a better balance between privacy and utility.

Robotics

Spiderbot Vs Mars: Demonstrating how our bots find their way

Data61's Zee hexapod, designed for remote inspections, traverses the simulated Mars environment at the Powerhouse Museum. Featuring Ryan Steindl, Mechantronics Engineer at our Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies (QCAT).

Robotics

Lasers, legs and lidar: how robots are learning to see and move

Machines are blind when they’re born – we create them with only enough sensory capacity to do what they need to do. Your blender, for instance, can’t sense touch. Your washing machine (probably) can’t see, and your GoPro can’t sense heat.

Robotics

The best of the best: Data61’s top five robot creations

What you see is what you get - some of the coolest robots created by CSIRO's Data61. Enjoy!

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