Industry@ICS - 2003 Events
Macquarie University/CSIRO Internet Innovation Centre Technology Trends Seminar
The Technology Trends seminars provide insights into the emerging ICT and Internet technologies that will power the next wave of Internet products and services. The seminars are FREE and are presented monthly by CSIRO and Macquarie University researchers who are leaders in their fields and able to communicate technology issues in a clear and focused way. The seminar is expected to commence at 5:30 with the talk and questions spanning an hour. After each seminar there will be time for informal networking, discussion and refreshments.
The parking rates are: $3 < 1 hour; $6 < 3 hours; and $8 > 3 hours. The parking ticket machines accept $1 and $2 coins only. For details of Macquarie University parking, see the University parking map.
To find out more please contact Louise Arnott at larnott@ics.mq.edu.au or on 61 2 9850 9101.
| Date | Topic | Speaker | |
| 10/02/03 | Future of Wireless LANs | Dave Skellern | details >> |
| 10/03/03 | Web Services: Facts, Fables and Futures | Paul Greenfield Paul Watters |
details >> |
| 14/04/03 | Can you Patent Software? | Chris O'Sullivan | details >> |
| 12/05/03 | Cyber Security | Christine O'Keefe | details >> |
| 16/06/03 | eLearning Centre of Excellence | James Dalziel | details >> |
| 14/07/03 | Next Generation Spoken Language Dialogue | Robert Dale | details >> |
| 11/08/03 | Grid Computing | Peter Lamb | details >> |
| 08/09/03 | NICTA | Arun Sharma | Cancelled |
| 13/10/03 | Quantum Informatics | Barry Sanders | details >> |
| 10/11/03 | Bioinformatics for proteomics: an integrated platform for high-throughput research |
Marc Wilkins | details >> |
Bioinformatics for proteomics: an integrated platform for high-throughput research
5:30 Monday 10th November 2003
Room 102 Building E6A Macquarie University
Dr Marc Wilkins developed the concept of the proteome and coined the term, and co-edited the first book on proteomics. A co-founder of the company Proteome Systems, he has been responsible for the establishment of a Bioinformatics business unit, the development of a series of bioinformatics products, and the establishment of a global strategic alliance with IBM. He serves on the Australian Government's Expert Task Force for Bioinformatics.
In this presentation, Marc will outline some of the scientific and information management challenges that are faced by proteomics researchers, including areas such as analysis of mass spectra, protein identification and characterization, and data mining. A series of solutions to these challenges will be outlined, including a web-based integrative platform, BioinformatIQ, that serves to co-ordinate the acquisition, storage, processing of massive amounts of proteomic data, and serves as a platform for advanced data analysis.
Speaker: Marc Wilkins Vice President, Bioinformatics Proteome Systems Limited
Marc Wilkins developed the concept of the proteome and coined the term. This was recently acknowledged in the Scientific American, April 2002. He is a co-founder of the company Proteome Systems, which was established in January 1999. Prior to Proteome Systems, he was a senior post-doctoral fellow in the Australian Proteome Analysis Facility, and held a post-doctoral fellowship from 1995-1997 at the University of Geneva, Switzerland working with Prof. Denis Hochstrasser and Dr. Amos Bairoch. He co-developed many of the protein analysis tools available on the ExPASy Web server.
In 1997, Marc co-edited the first book on proteomics, Proteome Research: New Frontiers in Functional Genomics (Wilkins et al. (eds) Springer Verlag). Marc has also published more than 65 research and review articles, and is invited regularly to present at international scientific conferences.
In Proteome Systems, Marc has established a bioinformatics platform for protein identification, characterization and the organization of discovery project information. More recently, Marc has been responsible for the establishment of the software "BioinformatIQ", an integrative platform for the storage and analysis of proteomic information for use in high-throughput proteome analysis facilities. This software has now been commercialized and serves to integrate Proteome Systems commercial technology platform, ProteomIQ. In the discovery realm, Marc has been responsible for the planning and execution of a two-year major research project in collaboration with Dow AgroSciences, and has worked in the establishment of a large program in Cystic Fibrosis in collaboration with the Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics Corporation.
Marc is increasingly involved in strategy and corporate affairs inside Proteome Systems. He established the Global Strategic Alliance with IBM, and manages this relationship. The success of this relationship was recognized by IBM awarding Proteome Systems the 2003 "Rookie of the Year Award" for the Asia-Pacific region. He undertakes business development work in the areas of the proteomic platform, ProteomIQ, and Proteome Systems bioinformatics, and continues to lead Proteome Systems Bioinformatics R & D team. More recently, Marc has been invited to serve as an expert member for the Bioinformatics Task Force, a National Task force to advise the Australian Government on the current and future bioinformatics requirements of Australia.
Quantum Informatics
5:30 Monday 13th October 2003
Room 136 Building E6B Macquarie University
Quantum informatics is a burgeoning field of research that is bringing together physicists, computer scientists and engineers into one of the most exciting research endeavours in recent times. Quantum information science offers great promise for applications such as guaranteed secure cryptographic communication and computers that can make difficult-to-solve problems solvable. This lecture presents a general explanation of quantum information science and its potential applications and limitations.
Speaker:
Barry Sanders conducts leading research in quantum information science with dual emphases on testing and implementation proposals for new quantum information protocols and tasks and on identifying the resources consumed in performing quantum information tasks. Professor Sanders is well known for significant contributions to theoretical quantum optics and quantum information science.
Grid Computing
5:30 Monday 11th August 2003
Room 136 Building E6B Macquarie University
presentation ~ pdf
The talk will look at the application of Grid Technology to Astronomy; the concept of a Virtual Observatory where collections of astronomical data, astronomical data processing software, and even astronomical instruments are to be brought together from sites around the would to form a seamless data search, acquisition and analysis system for astronomers.
The problems that this generates in modeling the data and computation resources and demands, and the composition of resources to meet demands will be addressed.
Speaker:
Peter Lamb is leader of the Grid Computing group in CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences. The group's main project is in the area of the provision of scientific data access and data processing services in Virtual Observatories, an application of Grid technologies to astronomy, in particular data maudlin and data reduction for Radio Interferometry data.
Next Generation Spoken Language Dialog Systems
5:30 Monday 14th July 2003
Room 102 Building E6A Macquarie University
presentation ~ pdf
What does the future look like for spoken language dialog systems? In this talk, we take a look into the crystal ball to see what's coming in the next 5-10 years. From a technical perspective, research coming out of the labs focuses on techniques for processing the acoustic signal, techniques for managing the interaction with the user, and techniques for improving the quality of synthesised speech. We will look at coming developments in each of these areas in terms of the impacts they'll make on applications of spoken language technology:
- advances that will result in better quality applications;
- advances that will take us beyond telephony; and
- advances that will broaden the scope of possible applications.
The talk will be structured around ten developments to watch out for in the next 5-10 years.
Speaker:
Professor Robert Dale is Director of Macquarie University's Centre for Language Technology. He is author or editor of five books and around 60 papers in various aspects of natural language processing, and the editor of the Journal of Computational Linguistics. He is also Director of Language Technology Pty Ltd, a small consultancy that provides services in speech and language processing.
eLearning Centre of Excellence
5:30 Monday 16th June 2003
Room 102 Building E6A Macquarie University
presentation ~ pdf
Despite the initial hype about e-learning during the dot com era, the past few years have seen a more realistic appreciation of its strengths and weaknesses. While e-learning has obvious advantages in terms of flexible delivery of content (time, place and pace), it often lacks the engaging interpersonal elements of face to face learning. It has become clear that the success of e-learning depends on many factors outside of the technology itself, such as organisational culture, learner attitudes, and the strategic importance (or otherwise) of training and development to an organisation. Yet in the knowledge economy, human capital is the most powerful element of any business, so this talk will explore the strengths and weaknesses of e-learning as a contributor to human capital development.
Speaker:
Dr Dalziel has been involved in cutting-edge e-learning innovation since 1996. He is cofounder and Executive Director of WebMCQ Pty LTD, one of Australia's leading five e-learning companies (IDC, 2001), which was formed as a spin-off from the University of Sydney in 1998. James is a regular speaker at national and international conference on e-learning, and has a particular interest in the use of e-learning standards. He has recently joined the staff of Macquarie University as Director of the new E-learning Centre of Excellence.
Cyber Security
5:30 Monday 12th May 2003
Room 136 Building E6B Macquarie University
presentation ~ pdf
Web Services technology has the potential to be a complete and useful computing platform, looking set to dominate the deployment of new application solutions over the next few years. However, Web Services need security in order to enjoy widespread deployment, and many aspects of Web Services present particular challenges for security. In this talk we review Web Services, look at the challenges for Web Services Security and introduce some of the current initiatives designed to address them.
In some ways this talk is a sequel to the presentation “Web Services: Facts, Fables and Futures” given on 10 March, in this forum, by Paul Greenfield.
Speaker:
Christine O'Keefe leads the Security and Privacy group in the CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences Division. The main research focus of the group is addressing the security and privacy issues involved in linking, analysing and sharing confidential information held in locally-controlled, distributed databases over the web.
Before joining CSIRO Christine was a researcher in various universities in Australia, Italy and Belgium, and is currently affiliated with the University of Adelaide. In 1996 Christine was awarded the Hall Medal of the Institute for Combinatorics and its Applications for outstanding contributions to the field, and in 2000 she was awarded the Australian Mathematical Society Medal for distinguished research in the Mathematical Sciences.
Can you Patent Software?
5:30 Monday 14th April 2003
Room 102 Building E6A Macquarie University
presentation ~ pdf
Speaker:
Chris O'Sullivan BSc(Hons) (Elec Eng) graduated from the University of London and worked in Intellectual Property in the UK for five years before migrating to Australia. He was registered as a patent attorney in Australia in 1990 and joined F B RICE & CO as a partner in 1995. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA) and of the Academy of IPTA. Chris has served as a Director on the Supervisory Board of Computer Patent Annuities, and he is currently President of the Australian group of AIPPI.
Chris specialises in patenting all aspects of electronics, software, control and security systems and, more recently, information technologies and expert systems developed for service industries. He has appeared as an expert witness in patent litigation, and has been involved in small and large scale litigation support.
Web Services: Facts, Fables and Futures
5:30 Monday 10th March 2003
Room 136 Building E6B Macquarie University
presentation ~ pdf
Are Web Services really going to revolutionise enterprise computing and usher in a new age of peaceful coexistence and integration? Or are Web Services little more than marketing hype? Some basic Web Services standards are mature and widely implemented while other necessary features, such as reliability and security, are still being actively developed by competing industry groups. This talk will look at the grand Web Services vision, today’s reality and how the vision may finally turn into a complete and useful computing platform, if the politics and rivalry subside for long enough for everyone to agree on common standards.
Speaker:
Paul Greenfield is the leader of the Network Applications and technologies group in the CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences division. The research focus of this group is investigating the impacts that emerging computing and networking technologies will have on businesses and their customers. Paul joined CSIRO in 1998 after working for twelve years as a developer, architect and consultant in the computing industry.
Future of Wireless LANs
5:30 Monday 10th February 2003
Room 102 Building E6A Macquarie University
presentation ~ pdf
Speaker:
Dave Skellern is Technology Director, Wireless Networking
Business Unit at CISCO based in San Jose. Dave has an
engineering and science degree as well as completing a
Doctorate in electrical engineering from University of
Sydney. He founded the Laboratory for Communication Science
and Engineering at University of Sydney, serving as Director
from 1984 - 1989. Prior to establishing the company, Radiata,
in 1997, Dave served as Professor of Electronics and Chair
of the Electronics Department (which he established in
1989) at Macquarie University.
Dave is considered a pioneer in the wireless arena and responsible for two key advances: The 5 GHz radio on a chip and a chip with integrated modem. These innovations together provided an inexpensive, high performance solution for wireless converting and its integration with common digital technology.
To find out more please contact Louise Arnott at larnott@ics.mq.edu.au or on 61 2 9850 9101.