Tag: UNSW

Online retailers ‘race to the bottom’ on privacy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Online retailers offer no genuine competition on privacy to Australian consumers, allowing them to conduct “pervasive” and “unnecessary” data collection, a leading privacy expert has told the competition and...

Attila Brungs named UNSW vice-chancellor

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Professor Attila Brungs has been appointed  as the new UNSW Sydney president and Vice-Chancellor, moving over from the same role at the University of Technology Sydney where he has worked...

Defence tips new millions into quantum, 3D printing

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Department of Defence has backed two international research collaborations by Australian universities for quantum computing and additive manufacturing, committing $2 million to each from its $1.2 billion technology...

Dumped CSIRO team gets funding lifeline from UNSW

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The research team behind the extremely hard-to-hack microkernel seL4 has received lifeline funding to the end of the year from the University of New South Wales. The team, known...

Predictive policing: Handle with extreme care

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The intersection of the law and technology has long provided a fountain of issues for society’s most fearsome and fascinating debates. This is especially the case right now through...

Building the AI talent pipeline: Toby Walsh

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian policymakers should follow the UK government’s lead by investing in artificial intelligence and data science conversion courses for our top graduates as the fastest way to create a...

UNSW quantum team delivers again

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A UNSW research team led by Michelle Simmons has published breakthrough research in the journey toward silicon-based quantum computing technology. The research demonstrates a new compact sensor technology for...

Unis partner for engineering hub

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The University of NSW and Western Sydney University have partnered to build an engineering innovation hub in the heart of Parramatta in Sydney’s west to house a joint undergraduate...