Meet Australia’s team of robot ‘Olympians’

Meet Dr Navinda Kottege and the robot 'Olympians' representing Australia in the DARPA Subterranean Final Challenge.

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How digital humans are helping Australian athletes

With a digital human, we can evaluate the functions, movement and health of a person without putting them through ongoing tests.

Data 61

Technically speaking: celebrating women in STEM

We support and celebrate women in STEM. Introducing four more of our fabulous female researchers.

Five Women in STEM from CSIRO's Data61.

Women in STEM: Spotlight on Data 61

Women in STEM have played a key role in the scientific achievements of Australia but their representation in the field is still low.

Developing smart collars for our best four-legged friends

Smart collars will be able to track an animal’s movements in real-time and provide updates straight to their owner’s phone.

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Digital invisibility cloaks outsmart smart devices

New research has revealed smart camera object detectors can be exploited with digital invisibility cloaks.

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Lunar ice and data science making Mars mission a reality

The moon will once again play a crucial role in the space race. But, this time, as a giant link in the planetary supply chain.  

COVID-19 in Indonesia

Using data to tackle COVID-19 in Indonesia

A partnership between Data61 and the Indonesian Government is providing tools to help tackle COVID-19 in Indonesia.

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VariantSpark: Analysing genetic data with machine learning

In a world-first, VariantSpark has allowed us to process one trillion points of genomic data.

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How computational science is advancing scientific discovery

Computational science helps us visualise complex scientific problems. Our new partnership with Microsoft can help us find even more solutions.

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Phishing, smishing and spear phishing: avoid a cybersecurity attack

Humans are the weakest link in cyber attacks. Learn how to avoid a cybersecurity attack by understanding some common cybersecurity terms.

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Critterpedia: Taking the guesswork out of animal spotting

A Data61 collaboration is seeing the construction of a tool that uses machine learning and citizen science to take the guesswork out of animal spotting.