Location-Based Personalisation in Mobile Commerce (M-Commerce). M-commerce, though playing an important role in future competitiveness of Australia, suffers a low user demand. While location-based services have taken off in Europe, they are still at their infancy in Australia. In terms of IT access, Australia is ranked lower than many Asian countries. Our work gains an understanding of users' concerns and expectations of location-based services, which leads to better application designs and thus ....Location-Based Personalisation in Mobile Commerce (M-Commerce). M-commerce, though playing an important role in future competitiveness of Australia, suffers a low user demand. While location-based services have taken off in Europe, they are still at their infancy in Australia. In terms of IT access, Australia is ranked lower than many Asian countries. Our work gains an understanding of users' concerns and expectations of location-based services, which leads to better application designs and thus a wider adoption. An examination of users' attitude towards personalised content and concerns about data privacy provides insights to Australian legislation in relation to telemarketing and data-driven marketing. National benefits will stem from a balance between telemarketing efficiency and users' benefits.Read moreRead less
Engineering Artificial Intelligence: A Spatial Representation and Reasoning Perspective. Spatial information is important in areas of national interest such as mining and exploration, environmental monitoring and planning, emergency response, and defence. Mission control centres, for instance, receive different forms of spatial data from satellites, radar, or people on the ground. They have to process the input data and make intelligent decisions in a very limited time. Intelligent systems that ....Engineering Artificial Intelligence: A Spatial Representation and Reasoning Perspective. Spatial information is important in areas of national interest such as mining and exploration, environmental monitoring and planning, emergency response, and defence. Mission control centres, for instance, receive different forms of spatial data from satellites, radar, or people on the ground. They have to process the input data and make intelligent decisions in a very limited time. Intelligent systems that are able to assist with processing different forms of spatial data efficiently and that offer reliable decision support are essential for improving the quality and reliability of such applications. This research enables future intelligent systems with these capabilities. This will directly benefit applications in areas of national interest.Read moreRead less
Sparse grid approximations and fitting using generalised combination techniques. Sparse grid techniques provide an effective tool to deal with the
computational curse of dimensionality which is a constant challenge in
modelling complex data. The proposed research is aimed at the
development and analysis of algorithms for data fitting with sparse
grids using variants of the combination technique. The outcome of the
research is a theory which will provide insights in the applicability,
limit ....Sparse grid approximations and fitting using generalised combination techniques. Sparse grid techniques provide an effective tool to deal with the
computational curse of dimensionality which is a constant challenge in
modelling complex data. The proposed research is aimed at the
development and analysis of algorithms for data fitting with sparse
grids using variants of the combination technique. The outcome of the
research is a theory which will provide insights in the applicability,
limitations and the convergence properties of the proposed
algorithms. The outcomes will be widely applicable in modelling of
large scale and complex data as is encountered in areas of
bioinformatics, physics and experimental studies of complex systems.
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ARC Financial Integrity Research Network. The integrity of the financial system is constantly under stress because of the development of ever more complex financial instruments, structures and strategies, and the associated research technologies that continues to accelerate worldwide. FIRN's vision is to harness the considerable strengths of Australia's internationally renowned finance, accounting and economics researchers into a research agenda to address issues concerning the integrity of the ....ARC Financial Integrity Research Network. The integrity of the financial system is constantly under stress because of the development of ever more complex financial instruments, structures and strategies, and the associated research technologies that continues to accelerate worldwide. FIRN's vision is to harness the considerable strengths of Australia's internationally renowned finance, accounting and economics researchers into a research agenda to address issues concerning the integrity of the financial system. It will enable Australian research in this area to match the scale and impact of similar research in other major international financial centres, and play an essential role in placing Australia among the world's leaders in financial markets related research.Read moreRead less
Integrated Intelligent Decision Support for Field Design and Management of Census Operations in Australia. This project contributes to a more reliable and accurate measurement of the number and key characteristics of Australian people by supporting a more efficient and effective field design and management of the Census operations. As the Census provides a snapshot of Australia and is crucial to communities, private institutions and all levels of government in the planning of services and facili ....Integrated Intelligent Decision Support for Field Design and Management of Census Operations in Australia. This project contributes to a more reliable and accurate measurement of the number and key characteristics of Australian people by supporting a more efficient and effective field design and management of the Census operations. As the Census provides a snapshot of Australia and is crucial to communities, private institutions and all levels of government in the planning of services and facilities, this project not only addresses the research priority of smart information use, but also contributes to strengthening Australia's social and economic fabric. This project will also train highly qualified IT specialists critical to Australia's scientific and industrial development, thus increasing our competitiveness in information technology R&D.Read moreRead less
From Universal Induction to Intelligent Systems. The dream of creating artificial devices that (out)reach human intelligence is an old one. What makes this challenge so interesting? A solution would have enormous implications for our society, and there are arguments that the AI problem might be solved within a couple of decades. Specialized intelligent systems are actually already pervasive (finger print, handwriting, speech, and face recognition; spam filtering; search engines; computer chess; ....From Universal Induction to Intelligent Systems. The dream of creating artificial devices that (out)reach human intelligence is an old one. What makes this challenge so interesting? A solution would have enormous implications for our society, and there are arguments that the AI problem might be solved within a couple of decades. Specialized intelligent systems are actually already pervasive (finger print, handwriting, speech, and face recognition; spam filtering; search engines; computer chess; robots). This decade the first presumably complete mathematical theory of AI has been proposed. By working out this theory, this project will significantly contribute to the foundations of inductive inference and AI, and ultimately lead to smarter software and intelligent systems.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0561221
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$142,450.00
Summary
Australian Virtual Observatory. The explosion in the rate of data acquisition in disciplines such as Astronomy requires new database structures and management systems. Scientists need fast access and analysis of data from many diverse telescopes, instruments and theoretical modeling packages. In 2005, we will begin the critical process of unifying the different aspects of the Australian Virtual Observatory based on GrangeNet. This program is complementary to and builds on substantial investm ....Australian Virtual Observatory. The explosion in the rate of data acquisition in disciplines such as Astronomy requires new database structures and management systems. Scientists need fast access and analysis of data from many diverse telescopes, instruments and theoretical modeling packages. In 2005, we will begin the critical process of unifying the different aspects of the Australian Virtual Observatory based on GrangeNet. This program is complementary to and builds on substantial investments in Europe, the US and the UK to develop the International Virtual Observatory. The Australian Virtual Observatory will be a key demonstrator for Australia's information infrastructure.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0453677
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$308,700.00
Summary
Australian Astronomy Grid. An explosion in the rate of data acquisition in disciplines such as Astronomy will require new database structures and management systems. Scientists need fast access and analysis of data from many diverse telescopes, instruments and theoretical modeling packages. In 2004, we will start building the Australian Astronomy Grid based on GrangeNet,including at least three nodes. This program is complementary to and builds on substantial investments in Europe, the US and ....Australian Astronomy Grid. An explosion in the rate of data acquisition in disciplines such as Astronomy will require new database structures and management systems. Scientists need fast access and analysis of data from many diverse telescopes, instruments and theoretical modeling packages. In 2004, we will start building the Australian Astronomy Grid based on GrangeNet,including at least three nodes. This program is complementary to and builds on substantial investments in Europe, the US and the UK to develop the International Virtual Observatory. The Australian Astronomy Grid will be a key demonstrator for Australia's information infrastructure.
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Adaptive data stream processing in heterogeneous distributed computing environments using real-time context. This project falls within the ARC research priority goal, Smart Information Use. The innovative contributions of this project through the development of adaptive data stream mining algorithms for heterogeneous devices will have an impact on a range of emerging application areas such as:
1. Meeting time-critical, intelligent information needs of the mobile workforce (e.g. mobile healthca ....Adaptive data stream processing in heterogeneous distributed computing environments using real-time context. This project falls within the ARC research priority goal, Smart Information Use. The innovative contributions of this project through the development of adaptive data stream mining algorithms for heterogeneous devices will have an impact on a range of emerging application areas such as:
1. Meeting time-critical, intelligent information needs of the mobile workforce (e.g. mobile healthcare professionals, stockbrokers). 2. Improving Intelligent Transportation Systems via in-vehicle analysis and crash prevention. 3. Facilitating 'on-board' analysis in sensors that monitor the environment and patients. The project will enhance Australia's leading international role in the area of data stream processing in distributed computing environments.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0347466
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$262,000.00
Summary
Australian e-Astronomy. An explosion in the rate of data acquisition in disciplines such as astronomy will require new database structures and management systems. Scientists require fast access and analysis of data from many different telescopes, instruments and theoretical modelling packages. The new directions being explored internationally are based on datagrids, where individual nodes house the physical data archives and expertise, but are networked into a unified system, providing open a ....Australian e-Astronomy. An explosion in the rate of data acquisition in disciplines such as astronomy will require new database structures and management systems. Scientists require fast access and analysis of data from many different telescopes, instruments and theoretical modelling packages. The new directions being explored internationally are based on datagrids, where individual nodes house the physical data archives and expertise, but are networked into a unified system, providing open access to all astronomers. Australian e-Astronomy will provide Phase 1 of a project to develop an astronomy datagrid in Australia, linking to the powerful programs which have just commenced in Europe, UK and the USA.Read moreRead less