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A workshop on the eight Data Science programmes funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment’s (MBIE) Strategic Science Investment Fund and Catalyst fund
Programme
Click the "Talk" link to view the presentation recording (where available)
09:30
10:00
10:15
10:30
10:45
11.30
12.00
13:00
15:00
15:30
15:45
16:00
Registration
Karakia and Mihi Whakatau
Opening Comments
Professor Albert Bifet
Ministerial Address - Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Programme presentations
MBIE SSIF programme and NZ-SQ Catalyst programme
Albert Bifet Time-Evolving Data Science/Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Open Environmental Science [Talk]
Peter-Lucas Jones A Language Platform for a Multilingual Aotearoa
Mark Gahegan Beyond Prediction: Explanatory and Transparent Data Science
Mengjie Zhang Data Science for Aquaculture [Talk]
Miao Qiao Advanced Graph Analytics for Human Brain Connectivity
Michael Witbrock Natural Language Processing for Q&A in Indigenous/Vernacular Languages
Jan Schindler Bridging the Gap between Remote Sensing and Tree Modelling with Data Science
Nikola Kasabov Computational Neuro-genetic Modelling for Diagnosis & Prognosis in Mental Health [Talk]
(5 minutes each)
How AI research can put Aotearoa NZ at the forefront internationally
Panel discussion
Chair - Professor Gillian Dobbie (University of Auckland & Diversity Chair AI Researchers Association)
Panelists - Minister Verrall, Professor Mark Gahegan (University of Auckland), Professor Richard Green (University of Canterbury & Co-Chair AI Researhers Association), Peter-Lucas Jones (Te Hiku Media), Yun Sing Koh (University of Auckland & AI Researchers Association Board), Bing Xue (Victoria University of Wellington & AI Researchers Association Board)
Lunch
Deep dive session on all Programmes
15 minutes SSIF + 10 NZ-SGP Catalyst
Phil Morout Time-Evolving Data Science/Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Open Environmental Science [Talk]
Peter-Lucas Jones A Language Platform for a Multilingual Aotearoa
Mark Gahegan Beyond Prediction: Explanatory and Transparent Data Science
Mengjie Zhang Data Science for Aquaculture [Talk]
Miao Qiao Advanced Graph Analytics for Human Brain Connectivity
Michael Witbrock Natural Language Processing for Q&A in Indigenous/Vernacular Languages
Jan Schindler Bridging the Gap between Remote Sensing and Tree Modelling with Data Science
Maryam Doborjeh Neuro-genetic Modelling for Diagnosis & Prognosis in Mental Health [Talk]
Discussion on cooperation and collaboration
Closing Comments
Karakia and Poroporoaki
End of Day Two
Organiser
Speakers
Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Minister for Research, Science and Innovation
Professor Albert Bifet
AI Institute
Professor Mark Gahegan
University of Auckland
Professor Mengjie Zhang
Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Nik Kasabov
AUT
Professor Ruili Wang
Massey University
Peter Lucas Jones
Te Hiku Media
Dr Jan Schindler
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Dr Maryam Doborjeh
AUT
Dr Miao Qiao
University of Auckland
