Analytics

Port Phillip Bay Coastal Hazard Assessment

Coastal hazard assessment tool wins national environment and sustainability award

The Port Phillip Coast Hazard Assessment project, conducted by CSIRO’s Data61 in collaboration with the Victorian Department of Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), has received the Environment and Sustainability award at both the Victorian and National APSEA Industry Awards, held separately in March this year. 

New version of Spark to be used nation-wide to model and predict bushfires

Australia will develop a nationally consistent bushfire modelling and prediction capability under an agreement announced of February 4th between CSIRO’s […]

PaidRight CSIRO's Data61

Advanced data analytics ensuring employees receive the correct pay

Advanced data analytics will now ensure Australian workers are paid correctly after the launch of PaidRight, a spinout of CSIRO’s Data61 and PwC. PaidRight’s platform uses advanced data analytics to enable employers to review the accuracy of their payroll.

World-first biosensor taking cues from oysters to monitor local environments

To improve oyster farming processes, and get the best oysters to your plate, CSIRO’s Data61 and the University of Tasmania have developed a world-first biosensor capable of detecting responses to environmental changes in sentinel animals in commercial environments.  

Companion Collar

Track your pet’s movements in real-time with this smart collar

After releasing a 'fit bit for cows' in 2018, Ceres Tag in collaboration with CSIRO's Data61 are developing a prototype smart tracker for cats and dogs. The Companion Collar will be able to track an animal’s movements in real-time, sending updates to the owner’s phone whenever their pet wanders outside of a virtual boundary they established.

How data science is helping astronauts prospect for lunar ice

The moon will once again play a crucial role in the space race, but this time as the gatekeeper to the solar system, acting as a link […]

Problem-solution technology

How to accelerate problem-solution fit with discovery sprints

Any founder, product manager or user experience (UX) designer will tell you that the key to building products that people […]

How this algorithm makes your energy bill easier

In 2017, power contributed to 3.04 per cent of Australian’s annual household spend, with electricity costs rising by 9 per […]

Measuring trust in technology using behavioural sensor data

We live in a world that is increasingly driven by automation, and much of our daily thoughts, actions and feelings […]

New algorithms help data scientists connect data points from multiple sources to solve high-risk problems

Fraud and cybercrime are highly complex problems that often require immense amounts of connected and extraordinarily dense data to be organised and interpreted. One of the challenges […]