ARC Training Centre in Data Analytics for Resources & Environments (DARE)

#Flashback to the CSIRO's Data61 AI for Climate Symposium last month! The inspiring event brought together industry, government, academics and global experts to explore how AI innovations can contribute to a sustainable and thriving future in a changing climate. DARE Director Willem joined the concluding panel discussion on how we can collaborate across disciplines to develop and implement AI solutions for climate and environmental challenges. Rajitha showcased his research in an Innovation Talk, sharing his Bayesian approach to modelling river flow under climate variability. Thank you to the Data61 team for inviting us to be a part of this fantastic symposium! #FlashbackFriday #CSIRO #Data61 #AI4Climate #ClimateChange #AI #DataScience

Don't miss the final DARE Seminar for 2024! 🌏 In the latest #SeminarSeries video, Dr Qiaoyun Xie discusses how vegetation phenology data can inform environmental management and climate actions. Vegetation is crucial for the health of environment – it stabilises soil, supports beneficial pollinators and other animals, purifies water, stores carbon, and provides food and habitat for biodiversity. The Australian continent supports a vast array of ecosystem types, yet we lack sufficient data to be able to understand how these ecosystems work at both large temporal and spatial scales. Whilst Australia is at the forefront of climate change, there is an urgent need for such information to inform environmental management and climate actions. In this talk, Dr Xie first provides a bit of context on how we use various approaches to track vegetation growth from space using satellite remote sensing data, ground measurements and citizen science data. She then moves on to discuss why Australia lacks vegetation phenology information and how their research improved that. Finally, a case study regarding grassland species distribution to demonstrate how we could use such nation-wide vegetation phenology information for agriculture, biodiversity, and climate change research and management. Learn more in the seminar video! The University of Western Australia | Centre for Water & Spatial Science (CWSS) | UWA Sage | #ClimateChange #DataScience #VegetationDynamics #EnvironmentalManagement

⌛ Time is Running Out! Get Your ADSN 2024 Tickets Now ⏰ The Australian Data Science Network Conference 2024 is fast approaching, with ticket sales closing on November 22, 2024. This conference offers a unique opportunity to participate in thought-provoking discussions, explore the latest advancements in data science, and connect with renowned experts and industry leaders. 📅 When: December 2 - 4, 2024 📍 Where: Curtin University and The Hub 🎟️ Ticket Sales End: November 22, 2024 🔗 Secure your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/gQyBBmpF We look forward to seeing you at the ADSN 2024! #DataScience #AustralianDataScienceNetwork #ADSN #ADSNConference #ADSN24 #ADSN2024 #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #MachineLearning #DataAnalytics #ResearchConference #AcademicConference #DataVisualisation

As part of the Amira Global P1336 Global Basins Program, Australian Spoke, we are pleased to invite you to an early-stage round table to discuss the opportunity for collective sponsorship of the proposed DARE Research Hub.   The proposed project  focus is Global Sedimentary Basins Data Integration and Uncertainty Quantification. This project offers a unique collaborative platform to address critical challenges in basin research. 𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 RoundTable: 13th November 2024  Time: 1-3pm (Perth, WA Time zone)

Don't miss the latest news, job opportunities and resources from the Australian Data Science Network! #DataScience #ADSN

You're invited to join us on Zoom for our upcoming seminar featuring Dr Qiaoyun Xie! 🙌 Qiaoyun, or Dr X, is a geospatial scientist and a Lecturer at the School of Engineering at The University of Western Australia. Dr X and her lab ‘take the pulse of nature’ by using geographical information systems and remote sensing technologies to monitor vegetation dynamics and its interactions with climate. Using satellite data, or what she describes as her ‘eyes in the sky’, along with field measurements, she tracks ecosystem dynamics, especially plant growth. Her research on ecosystem monitoring focuses on vegetation parameter retrieval; vegetation dynamics; vegetation phenology and shifting seasonality with climate variability; land surface responses and their interactions with climate; and land use activities and major disturbance events. We'd love to see you on Tuesday for Qiaoyun's seminar! 📅 Tuesday 5th November 4pm AEDT (1pm AWST) 💻 Join on Zoom: https://lnkd.in/gWCPQkYN #SeminarSeries #ClimateChange #DataScience #VegetationDynamics Centre for Water & Spatial Science (CWSS)

Congratulations to DARE Researcher David Warton for his induction into the Australian Research Council's College of Experts for 2025! An incredible achievement. UNSW | UNSW Science #teamDARE #ARC

In the latest #SeminarSeries video, Dr Weronika Gorczyk from The University of Western Australia discusses our understanding of the Proterozoic assembly of Australia. Continuous Proterozoic plate reconstructions consistent with plate geodynamics were designed to reconcile data, conceptual models, and human imagination as applied to the assembly of the Australian craton. The reconstructions were created using GPlates and considered available magmatic and metamorphic UPb zircon data. Two tectonic scenarios for the Paleo- to Mesoproterozoic assembly of the cratonic lithosphere of Australia were tested for their geodynamic and geochronological viability. The scenarios are founded on tectonic events that are relatively well-established and well-supported by data, but also with several periods and areas that are disputed mostly due to scarcity of data. For these scenarios, Dr Gorczyk and her team test geodynamic criteria to explore a) which possibilities are better supported by our geodynamic criteria, and b) the implications of those models for the larger-scale plate tectonic setting. The time frame in this model set includes assembling two supercontinents, Nuna (1900–1800 Ma) and Rodinia (1300–900 Ma), and the transition between them. Both models are geodynamically plausible, yet each lacks sufficient data support to conclusively resolve the differences and deepen our understanding of the Proterozoic assembly of Australia. Learn more in the seminar video! Centre for Exploration Targeting #UWA #CET #NaturalResources #Geodynamics #Proterozoic

💧 In a country as dry as Australia, groundwater is an important source of water for towns, industries and irrigators, particularly in rural areas of NSW where the climate is much drier. It also plays an important role in maintaining the health of the environment, with groundwater discharge helping sustain wetlands, rivers and streams during dry periods, providing vital food and habitat for animals. In fact, Australia is home to one of the largest and deepest underground freshwater resources in the world - the Great Artesian Basin. This #WaterWeek, we're taking a closer look at key water sources, such as groundwater and the Great Artesian Basin, and why their effective management is critical to our plants, animals, environment and people. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g8ZtVVbr

Well done to DARE's Rajitha Athukorala who presented an Innovation Talk at the CSIRO's Data61 AI for Climate Symposium last week! Rajitha showcased his PhD research focused on modelling streamflow in a changing climate for Australia. He outlined two data-driven methods developed to address the challenges of river shifts and rising waters, in predicting streamflow. These methods assist in understanding and managing the evolving hydrological systems impacted by climate change. CSIRO #AI4Climate #AI4C #AI #DataScience #ClimateChange #Climate #CSIRO #Data61