Tag: Data61

Govt poaches Microsoft AI head to lead new centre

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has poached Microsoft’s global artificial intelligence solution sales lead to head its new National AI Centre, which it says will serve as the “front door” for...

WA made robot ‘spider’ unveiled

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
An Australian company that is exporting robotic parts to help with the clean-up of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant has unveiled its latest invention: a spider-like robot with magnetic feet...

Data61 cuts put spotlight on research priorities

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia needs to be more accepting of changes in strategies and willing to let go of “sacred cow” research areas, following news Data61 will be cutting up to 70...

Shock cuts at Data61 put jobs, research at risk

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The loss of up to 70 jobs and seven research capabilities at CSIRO’s Data61 is a “shock” and particularly concerning in light of the science agency’s increased funding and...

China, Singapore line up for dumped CSIRO seL4 team

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The world-leading Australian research team dumped by the CSIRO’s Data61 last week is in the acquisition sights of a large Chinese company and the Singapore Government’s R&D agency. The...

Data61 drops world-class seL4 security team

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The world-leading Australian research team that developed the extremely hard to hack seL4 microkernel has been disbanded by the CSIRO, with staff to be moved to AI projects or...

Turning rules and laws into computer code

Posted on   |  by Stuart Corner
“If I can book an aeroplane flight online, why can’t I find out online whether I’m liable for something?” That rhetorical question came from Adrian Kelly, cofounder of SmartLegal...