Welcome to Postdoctoral Research Fellow Zixin Wang

We’d like to welcome Zixin Wang to CIRES! Zixin joined the Centre as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in July 2024 and is based at The University of Queensland. Her research focuses on domain adaptation and test-time adaptation in computer vision. Her work involves utilizing AI models for data-centric learning across various vision-based contexts, including image classification, segmentation, and 3D detection. She has developed models that contribute to the literature in the multimedia and computer vision field, including the Best Student Paper award at ACM Multimedia 2023.

She is enthusiastic about collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders, from multidisciplinary researchers to industry and government partners, to advance research on applying AI models in real-world applications.

She will be working closely with Centre Director Professor Shazia Sadiq and looks forward to building successful collaborative relationships across the Centre and making significant contributions to CIRES.

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

 

 

Visiting Researcher Professor Susan P. Williams

Professor Susan Williams from the Universität Koblenz Germany, is visiting our Swinburne University of Technology node from the 4th to 9th February 2024. Sue is a Professor of Enterprise Information Management and will be collaborating and working with CIRES Chief Investigator Dr Paul Scifleet, and CIRES PhD Researchers Lufan Zhang and Pa Pa Khin.

As an interdisciplinary researcher with expertise in the areas of social and organisational informatics, Sue’s work focuses on information ecologies and the design of the digital workplace. With an academic background in computer and information science, her research examines complex socio-technical change (STC) and human-centred technology design. Her long-term research programme investigates the challenges associated with understanding how new information infrastructures are shaping work and work practices, and the design of digital workspaces and workplaces to support distributed collaborative work.

CIRES Chief Investigator Dr Paul Scifleet is looking forward to the collaboration. “Professor William’s is one of the world’s leading researchers in Enterprise Information Management and the challenges businesses face today in managing the ever-increasing amount of vital information shared in workplace collaboration technologies. We are excited to be working with Professor Williams to improve the information resilience of Australian businesses facing the same concerns.”

CIRES CI Hongzhi Yin 2023 Young Tall Poppy Science Award Finalist

A huge congratulations to CIRES Chief Investigator and Associate Professor Yin Hongzhi for being a finalist in Queensland’s 2023 Young Tall Poppy Awards! Hongzhi was nominated for his research to return control of AI and its reliance on data to users. The award ceremony was held in Brisbane on the 18th October 2023.

Privacy and AI domination are significant challenges that humankind faces in the context of big data and AI, and AI’s reliance on data has led to the empowerment of tech giants and reshaping the global order. Hongzhi has developed a new decentralised intelligent computing model that collaboratively processes and analyses data on connected personal devices, providing real-time intelligent services without relying on a central controller.

Held annually around Australia, in Queensland the Young Tall Poppy Science Awards are hosted by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science in partnership with the Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist. The awards recognise and celebrate researchers who demonstrate scientific excellence combined with a unique passion for science communication, which can inspire young people to enter STEM study and careers.

Read the full media release here