Analytics

NationalMap – High-value data is innovation driver

Originally published by InnovationAus.com As the world has become increasingly digitised, data is playing a critical role in almost every aspect of society. Data has the power to provide invaluable insights and drive innovation for policymakers, in turn, contributing to communities, the economy and even the local environment. A recent study by Microsoft which explored the...

Analytics

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...

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...

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...

Bushfire evacuation tool wins three Merit Awards at iAwards

A bushfire evacuation tool created by CSIRO’s Data61 in collaboration with the Victorian Government and RMIT has won three Merit Awards at the 2019 iAwards. Held in Victoria, the Bushfire Evacuation Modelling program took home accolades in the Research and Development Project of the Year, Infrastructure and Platforms Innovation of the Year, and Community Service...

Data economy means more change to Australia than the internet

In his latest op-ed in the Australian Financial Review, CSIRO’s Data61 CEO Adrian Turner looks at the 15-year rise of platform companies going unchecked, and why it’s time for Australia to take the lead in setting an ethical framework for data collection. Data economy means more change to Australia than the internet It seems we’re...

Data61’s role in creating standards for the consumer data right

Read about our contribution to a new effort to grant more control over data to consumers

How data science can help you beat traffic congestion

Transport is a trending topic, with Lyft and Uber looking to file for 'initial public offerings' (IPOs) shortly and companies putting out new products every other day to address various problems in transport – and it is about to get even hotter

Tackling Drought with Data Visualisation

Australia’s drought has become a key issue, in 2018. A long stretch of dry weather during Australia’s April to October growing season is putting pressure on farmers and communities across the country. Part of addressing this challenge involves gathering and interpreting disparate pieces of data to inform decisions. Recently, at Old Parliament House in Canberra...

Molecular visualisation with Dr Michael Kuiper

What’s the process behind water turning into ice? Or salt dissolving? Or the makeup of air? Dr Michael Kuiper, a computational modeller with the Molecular and Materials Modelling group at CSIRO’s Data61 is an expert in the field, specialising in bio-moecular interactions of proteins, DNA and small drug molecules. We’ve included some of his work...