28 Feb Showcasing Multidisciplinary Data Science for the Future
The annual DARE Symposium in early February showcased the innovative research of our PhD candidates, who are harnessing Data Science to tackle pressing environmental challenges across biodiversity, mineral resources and water security.
We were pleased to highlight five years of innovation, collaboration and impact of the DARE Centre. Over the past five years, we have trained a new generation of data scientists equipped to tackle critical challenges in the environment and resource sectors.
Seven PhD candidates shared their research in a 10-minute thesis presentation. Many of these students commenced their studies in early 2022, so took on the challenge of summarising two years of research in just 10 minutes. The variety of presentations demonstrated the impact of applying sophisticated data science methods for mineral resource estimation, optimising hydrological modelling, species occurrence prediction, e-waste recycling and more.
- Arpit Kapoor: Enhancing Process-Based Hydrological Modelling with Deep Learning
- Samudra Madushani: Reinforcement Learning for Evolutionary Game Analysis of Multiple Stakeholders in E-Waste Recycling Industry
- Sam Davis: Species Occurrence Modelling
- Sam Mason: Spatio-temporal Species Distribution Modelling
- Yiyi Ma: Integrating Neural Networks with Statistical Models for Spatial Extremes
- Maria Lopes: A Random Forest Approach to Assess Troglofauna Occurrences in the Northern Part of Western Australia
- Fabian Leal: Deep Learning and Bayesian Models for Mineral Resource Estimation
We were also delighted to welcome Professor Sally Cripps to present the keynote on Uncertainty. Professor Cripps is an internationally recognised expert in Bayesian Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
She is currently the Director of Technology at the Human Technology Institute and Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Technology Sydney. As the founder of DARE and co-supervisor for many of our PhD students, it was an honour to have her at the event. Her keynote highlighted the impact of quantifying and explaining uncertainty in making evidence-based decisions.
The Symposium was a great success, showcasing the vital role of interdisciplinary collaboration in driving future research and enhancing environmental sustainability.
Thank you to all those who supported the Symposium and to our wonderful speakers!