The 'cross-sensing' conference aims to unite scientists from diverse fields with industry professionals and experts in artificial intelligence. The week-long meeting is divided into two parts: a 2-day training workshop and a 3-day cross-disciplinary conference, centred on a hack day.
The training workshop (Monday and Tuesday) will host tutorials in data-science methods and machine learning. We will be covering a number of topics (listed on the website) at an intermediate level, using Python.
The cross-disciplinary conference (Wednesday - Friday) will host invited speakers and participant talks, but is largely focused on a hack-day designed to bootstrap cross-disciplinary projects. On the hack day, you will have access to:
Experts from industry and academia in machine learning, statistics, data-science, drones, satellites, aerial imaging and advanced sensors.
On-site computing resources, including NVIDIA DGX GPU clusters for training machine-learning models.
Edge computing hardware, including Raspberry Pis.
A range of sensors and cameras.
3D printers for creating custom parts.
Some drones - large and small.
Selected GIS data and 3D aerial imagery from Nearmap.
Who is the conference for?
The conference is for data-focused scientists working in a wide variety of fields: astronomy, biology, linguistics, ecology, archaeology, geology, geography, medical imaging, sensors and many others. All these fields face similar 'big data' challenges. The training workshop aims to teach data-science and machine learning techniques. The conference aims to be a cross-disciplinary research accelerator, seeding exciting new science projects.
Why should you come to this conference?
You should definitely come to this conference if:
You want to learn how to incorporate machine-learning into your research.
You are interested in starting a cross-disciplinary project.
You are a creative thinker and want to be inspired by research in other fields.
You are considering a career in industry and want to build your network.
You want to spend time in a creative environment to spark ideas.
Each field brings unique perspectives so opportunities for cross-pollination will result in advances in new directions and greater efficiency to solve current problems. The conference will help build a dynamic community of industry-connected scientists with the skills to leverage the power of artificial intelligence.
Invited Speakers
We are lining up fantastic speakers to inspire you help you achieve your hack-day goals.
Dr Michael Bewley - Senior Director of AI Systems at Nearmap
Dr Ilana Feain - Scientific Commercialisation Specialist at CSIRO
Associate Professor Shawn Ross - Director of e-Research at Macquarie University