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Data privacy is a critical business need – here’s why

If data is the new oil, then consumer privacy is the refinery that transforms the product into the safe and useable end result. As we move further into the Digital Revolution, new and innovative solutions are needed to ensure we’re protecting one of our most valuable resources. In 2017, it was revealed that Cambridge...

Data Privacy – what is it, why is it important, how to ensure it, and what are its opportunities

Back in 2019, Flo Health’s ovulation tracker app shared private user information with Facebook, alerting the social media giant when a user was having her menstrual cycle or was intending to conceive. That data was then matched to an individual’s Facebook profile, with relevant ads being targeted towards that particular user. When contacted for comment by The Journal,...

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...

Artificial Intelligence

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...

Analytics

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...

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...

Analytics

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...

Leadership Insights

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...

Artificial Intelligence

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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