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App may be farmers’ oyster: sensor project to help navigate climate challenges
An NSSN Grand Challenge project hopes to empower oyster farmers to navigate climate change challenges such as heatwaves and floods by creating a connected water quality monitor that will detect and report hazardous water conditions to farmers via an app.
Charting a course for the future of the network: NSSN launches Strategic Plan 2024-27
Issues critical to Australia’s future have been placed at the centre of the NSSN’s new Strategic Plan 2024-27.
Taskforce meeting: supporting ageing citizens with sensors, AI and data
The NSSN Ageing Taskforce has gathered at UTS in Sydney to review the future of digital innovation in healthcare for NSW’s ageing community.
A reality check on feeding and housing AI
As the appetite for AI grows, NSSN Board member Dr Diana Day writes, so is the demand for new power-hungry data centres.
13 significant smart sensing ideas for Western Sydney, report finds
Thirteen significant and transformational ideas for Western Sydney involving smart sensors came from the NSSN’s Sensing the West Forum held in Parramatta in March.
It’s time for a world designed for women too, sensing event hears
The role of sensors to help women in everything from fitting the right bra to potentially protecting them from domestic violence were the subject of discussion at the NSSN’s Women in Sensing Event at Wollongong.
Meet the Researcher: Associate Professor Fatemeh Vafaee
Meet Associate Professor Fatemeh Vafaee from UNSW, an internationally recognised scientist in computational biomedicine.
The Sensor - June 2024
This month, read about our inspiring Women in Sensing event at the University of Wollongong and meet Associate Professor Fatemeh Vafaee from UNSW, an internationally recognised scientist in computational biomedicine.
Better quality data is vital for Australia’s net zero transition, but we’re struggling
If we don’t address the challenges in collecting, processing and sharing data at the right level of quality, outgoing NSSN Board member Frank Zeichner writes, we risk Australia’s progress towards achieving its carbon reduction targets.
NSSN Sensing Industry Connect travels to NSW’s Central West
The NSW Smart Sensing Network welcomed 40 members of NSW’s Central West smart sensing community at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.
Researchers’ sensor system aims to help heart failure patients
An NSSN Grand Challenge project aims to help the 60,000 Australians diagnosed with heart disease each year with a non-invasive sensor system which seeks to detect the serious condition early and improve the management of it.
From entrepreneurs to sports bras: the panel making sense of women’s issues
Five leaders who work with smart sensors will headline a stimulating panel discussion at the next NSW Smart Sensing Network Women in Sensing event at the University of Wollongong on 30 May.