Leadership Insights

How Australia becomes a global leader in digital innovation

It’s easy to be pessimistic when the latest global rankings on innovation come out, but we actually have a lot to be positive about. When it comes to emerging digital technologies, Australia is performing rather well. Take artificial intelligence as an example.

Professor Josef Pieprzyk awarded IACR Fellowship

Professor Josef Pieprzyk of CSIRO’s Data61 can now add International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) Fellow to his list of outstanding achievements in the field of data security. Below, Josef looks back on his career milestones, most impactful research, and proudest moments, and shares some insights into his next big breakthrough.

Q&A with Dr Fawad Nazir, the new Research Director for Engineering and Design

Please join us in welcoming Dr Fawad Nazir, the new Research Director of Engineering and Design at CSIRO’s Data61. With […]

Spotlight on Women in Tech: Dr Monica Wen Chen

We’re speaking to Dr Monica Wen Chen, an award-winning AI research scientist in the Decision Making Under Uncertainty group within the Analytics and Decision Sciences Program here at CSIRO’s Data61. Dr Chen discusses her career path, what she’s currently working on, one of the biggest changes that needs to take place in the tech industry and her advice on breaking into the world of data science.

Spotlight on Women in Tech – Dr Cecile Paris

We're talking to Dr Cecile Paris, Group Leader of the Knowledge Discovery and Management group at CSIRO's Data61, about her most impactful projects, career advice for anyone looking to break into the tech industry, and using natural language processing to study the emotional health of populations in real time.

Spotlight on Women in Tech: Katrina Lo Surdo

Meet Katrina Lo Surdo - she's an Electrical and Computer Engineer in the Robotics and Autonomous Systems Group at CSIRO's Data61 and is a crucial member of our DARPA team, where she develops hardware and assists with the power and emergency stop circuitry for two robotic platforms.

ASEAN Foresight Community of Practice CSIRO's Data61

Improving ASEAN’s resilience through foresight in science, technology and innovation

Representatives from ASEAN nations came together to develop foresight skills in the areas of science, technology and innovation, to prepare […]

Spotlight on Women in Tech: Dr Sisi Liang

We're talking to software engineer Dr Sisi Liang from the Robotics and Autonomous Systems Group at CSIRO's Data61 about what drew her to a career in tech, developing algorithms for computer vision applications, Industry 4.0, and how women can be encouraged from an early age to pursue an interest in STEM.

Spotlight on Women in Tech: Dr Dilusha Weeraddana

We’re talking to Dilusha Weeraddana from CSIRO’s Data61’s Data City on how her love of mathematics brought her to a career in AI, how her work is creating impact, and what change she thinks needs to happen to bring more women into STEM.

Spotlight on Women in Tech: Dr Claire Mason

We’re talking to Claire Mason from CSIRO’s Data61’s Inclusive Socio-Technical Innovation team on how social science ties into technology, why gender diversity is important in STEM, and the advice she’d give to someone wanting to pursue a career in STEM.

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