11am-12pm, Wednesday 16th August 2023 Digital Science in Healthcare: CFD, FEA, SPH, FSI and Beyond Presented by Adjunct Prof. David Fletcher Venue: J07.Mechanical Engineering Building, Seminar Room 2 S226 Abstract -The advances in healthcare taking place are nothing short of miraculous, whether it be in diagnosis, drug discovery, prevention or the response to a pandemic. Traditionally, advances are […]

12pm-1pm, Wednesday 6th Sept 2023 Data-Centric Engineering: A Robotics-Centric Perspective Presented by Professor Ian Manchester Venue: J12 Board Room 124, Computer Science Building Abstract: This talk will provide both an overview of robotics research at Sydney, as well as some personal perspectives on data-centric engineering. It will discuss some past and on-going research with a data-centric flavour […]

12pm-1pm, Wednesday 13th Sept 2023 Collaborative Human-AI Systems for Databases, Diplomacy, and more Presented by Dr. Jonathan Kummerfeld Venue: J12 Board Room 124, Computer Science Building Abstract: No task in NLP is perfectly solved, even by the latest language models, between intrinsic ambiguity and subtle edge cases. Meanwhile, generative models hallucinate, reproduce bias, and do not justify […]

12pm-1pm, Wednesday 27th September 2023 Can AI help mathematicians solve tough problems? Presented by Prof Geordie Williamson Venue: Carslaw Seminar Room 351, F07 Abstract: In many applications of AI, one only cares about getting the answer right (or right most of the time). If a self-driving car doesn’t crash we are happy. However, for applications in […]

Presented by Professor Kimberlee Weatherall  The discussion over “regulation of AI” is at an interesting juncture, with Australia in the midst of a Commonwealth-government led process aiming to identify what, if any changes need to be made to our legal and regulatory system to ensure human and societal interests are protected in the race to extend […]

Presented by Professor Bart Preneel, University of Leuven   The ongoing encryption debate, commonly known as the “crypto wars,” revolves around the delicate balance between preserving individual privacy and meeting the demands of law enforcement in our increasingly digital world. The previous crypto wars primarily centred on key escrow for end-to-end encrypted communications, exemplified by […]

Presented by Professor Tim Shaw Date: 12pm-1pm, Wednesday 25th Oct 2023 Venue: J02, PNR Learning Studio 315 Healthcare is in the midst of a digital disruption which has been accelerated by the COVID-19 Pandemic. This talk will explore how digital technologies are being used in health care, what are the key barriers to digitisation and […]

Presented by Professor Sally Cripps Date: 12pm-1pm, Wednesday 29th Nov 2023 Venue: F23 Michael Spence Building Auditorium (2) 105 Understanding and identifying which factors impact outcomes is at the core of scientific discovery. Graphical models and the Bayesian paradigm are useful frameworks to describe and analyse these cause-and-effect relationships however, they are not without challenges […]

12pm-1pm, Wednesday 14th Feb 2024 Presented by A/Prof. Tongliang Liu Venue: Rm 277, Sydney Knowledge Hub Abstract: With the rise of large AI models, data assets have gained increasing importance. Understanding how to identify and correct label errors in our datasets is crucial. This is because label errors are pervasive in the era of big data, […]

12pm-1pm, Wednesday 13th March 2024 Presented by Dr. Clement Canonne Venue: Rm 277, Sydney Knowledge Hub Abstract: This talk will provide an overview of differential privacy, one of the leading approaches to data privacy, with a focus on what guarantees it provides, why these guarantees are meaningful and necessary, how to understand and think about its “privacy […]

  12pm-1pm, Wednesday 10th April 2024   Presented by Prof. Terry Flew, ARC Laureate Fellow and Professor of Digital Communications, The University of Sydney Venue: Rm 277, Sydney Knowledge Hub This talk will provide an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of trust research, considering how both the scale of interactions (local, national, global) and the manner in […]

12pm-1pm, Wednesday 8th May 2024   Presented by Prof. Gemma Figtree. Gemma  is a Professor in Medicine, The University of Sydney Venue: Rm 277, Sydney Knowledge Hub Abstract Identification of the four standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (SMuRFs)-diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia, hypertension, and cigarette smoking-has allowed the development of risk scores. These have been used in conjunction […]