On 19 March 2024, The University of Queensland hosted forty of Australia’s foremost leaders in artificial intelligence to workshop joint opportunities to bring Australian enterprise to the forefront of AI and address the industry call to establish a world-first institute for enterprise AI, capability, trust and governance in Australia. Led by Professor Shazia Sadiq, Director of the ARC Training Centre for Information Resilience (CIRES), and facilitated by Peter Townson from QUT Centre for Future Enterprise, the workshop sparked conversations between industry, government, and academia about what is needed to bring Australian public and private enterprises together and adopt novel, sustainable, and safe AI methods and technologies.
Month: March 2024
Women in Computing ACM-W Chapter
CIRES celebrated 2024 International Women’s Day with the launch of the UQ Association for Computing Machinery – Women (ACM-W) Chapter, a new initiative to support and encourage women in computing at UQ and beyond. As the first university in Australia to establish a Student Chapter, UQ is excited to be welcomed into a global network of professional women in computing.
The UQ ACM-W Student Chapter will provide an environment for students to make professional and social connections, learn about technology, get career advice, participate in mentoring, organise events, and provide community service. The chapter is led by CIRES Centre Director, Professor Shazia Sadiq and supported by ten Student Leaders who promote and celebrate the achievements of UQ’s women in computing community.
The Association for Computing Machinery – Women (ACM-W) celebrates, and advocates for Women in Computing with more than 70,000+ members world-wide.
Best CIRES Demo Award 2024
We are excited to announce the inaugural Best CIRES Demo Award 2024.
This year, CIRES will select the best demo developed by one of our CIRES PhD researchers, Affiliated PhD researchers, Masters Thesis, or Honours students. You must be currently enrolled in one of these programs and supervised by a CIRES Chief Investigator to submit an application.
The prize for the best demo is $1,000 AUD. The winner will be notified via email on the 15th November 2024, and invited to receive the award before the 30th November.
Selection Criteria:
- The demo was already published/submitted to a reputable peer-reviewed publication venue
- The demo aligns well to the functions of information resilience (see this link)
- The demo can demonstrate practical value to the CIRES partner (or industry sector) the student is working with
Deadline for submission: 30th October 2024 23:59 Anywhere On Earth (AoE)
Submission format: Submissions must be in English, in PDF format, and be at most 4 pages (including figures, tables, proofs, appendixes, acknowledgments, and any content except references) in length, with unrestricted space for references, in the current ACM two-column conference format. Suitable LaTeX, Word, and Overleaf templates are available from the ACM Website (use “sigconf” proceedings template for LaTeX and the Interim Template for Word).
Shorter than 4 page submissions are acceptable. A URL to a live demo (better) or a video recording of your demo is highly encouraged.
Please submit your application including uploading your PDF submission via this Google Form
Questions?
Please contact CIRES Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Junliang Yu jl.yu@uq.edu.au or the CIRES Team via cires@uq.edu.au