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 […]
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 […]
The Digital Sciences Initiative(DSI) is hosting a Digital Transformation Colloquium to be held on Wed 29th of May 2024 in line with the strategic focus of bringing together researchers and industry partners to cross-pollinate ideas across different disciplines and explore innovative solutions in the digital space. The focus areas will be digital transformation in agriculture, […]
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 the […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Presented by Dr. Jose-Miguel Bello Villarino 12pm-1pm, Wednesday 19th June 2024 Venue: Rm 277, Sydney Knowledge Hub Abstract Regulation of disruptive technologies is always a challenge. Yet, from Brazil to the EU, and from China to the US, the last three years have seen a race to regulate AI, based on a combination of hard regulation, […]