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How astrophysics and machine learning took Michele Sasdelli from Germany to England to NASA to Adelaide

Michele Sasdelli

 Keeping track of space debris is difficult. Read how Dr Michele (Mike) Sasdelli is using machine learning to model the movement of space junk and other objects in Earth's orbit.

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A day in the life of a machine learning engineer

Grant and Sam

Sam works with Principal Machine Learning Engineer Dr Grant Osbourne and other colleagues at AIML to deliver technology solutions for partner industries, including businesses in the transport, health and medical, agriculture and technology sectors. 

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Meet Shin Fang Ch’ng, a robotic vision PhD student with her sights set on leadership

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Shin Fang is a PhD candidate at the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML), University of Adelaide. She sees herself leading a research team in one of the world’s big technology companies and has built strong momentum to ensure success.

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A surgeon, an engineer and a PhD student walk into a virtual classroom. This is Robotic Vision Summer School

Robotic vision summer school 2021

Sixteen graduate students and industry professionals attended the South Australian node of the 2021 Robotic Vision Summer School, held at the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) at the University of Adelaide over January 31 to February 5. 

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AIML scientists were part of a winning team in NASA’s global space robotics competition. Here’s why they got involved

NASA Space Robotics Challenge

A group from The University of Adelaide was recently named as one of only 22 global teams to qualify for the Stage 2 competition round of the Space Robotics Challenge run by NASA in partnership with Space Center Houston. 

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National Youth Science Forum at AIML

AI presentation for students

The Australian Institute for Machine Learning had the pleasure of hosting the Australian National Youth Science Forum attendees for presentations and demonstrations from the researchers in earlier in January.

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Academia and Industry Working Together

Prof Simon Lucey

AIML Co-Director Professor Simon Lucey shares his firsthand perspective on the benefits of collaboration within research and with businesses and industry more broadly.

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AIML Co-Director Professor Anton van den Hengel awarded prestigious fellowship

Professor Anton van den Hengel

Congratulations to AIML’s Co-Director Professor Anton van den Hengel who was named as a 2020 Fellow of the Academy of Technology and Engineering.

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Technology to help doctors find their way around inside knees during surgery

Labelled knee images

Along with colleagues, Professor Gustavo Carneiro at the Australian Institute for Machine Learning is developing a new system to help orthopaedic surgeons find their way around inside knees that require surgery.

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A new tool to ensure AI in workplaces is acceptable and safe

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Artificial intelligence (AI) promises a lot when it comes to improving workplace efficiency - but what about the people involved, and how will AI affect them?

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