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🔦 UQ Alumni Spotlight – Featuring Professor Tim Miller We’re thrilled to announce that Professor Tim Miller will be speaking at the upcoming UQ Alumni event, Beyond the boundaries: the newest discoveries shaping your future. Tim will present his groundbreaking research, innovations that have the potential to transform the way we live and interact with technology. 📅 Date: Wednesday 29 October 2025 📍 Location: Online or in person at UQ Brisbane City, Room 227, 208 Queen Street, Brisbane 🔗 Register here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gCDQykKZ Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of UQ’s leading minds in engineering and computer science. #UQAlumni #EECS #LeadershipInSTEM

Cyberattacks cost Australian businesses millions of dollars in lost revenue, time and productivity every year - and the ripple effects are felt by individuals through disrupted services, compromised data, and rising security costs. Through a new 3-year partnership under Cisco’s National Industry Innovation Network (NIIN), #UQ and Cisco will join forces to develop advanced AI-driven systems to detect and defend against cyber threats.   Leading the project is Professor Marius Portmann, newly appointed UQ-Cisco Chair of Network Security.   “By leveraging advanced AI models, we can create tools that detect and mitigate cyber-attacks in real time,” Professor Portmann said. “This partnership ensures innovation moves from theory to application.”   Professor Michael Brünig, Head of UQ School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, said the collaboration puts UQ at the forefront of digital innovation.   “Joining the NIIN connects UQ with Cisco, universities and industry partners to drive meaningful innovation,” he said. “It also gives our students and researchers hands-on access to emerging technologies and positions us to contribute to solutions that benefit both industry and society.”   Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/g5CNxyS2 The University of Queensland UQ Strategic Partnerships UQ Engineering and Computing   #UQeecs #CyberSecurity #AI #Cisco #NIIN #DigitalInnovation #NetworkSecurity #ResearchImpact #IndustryPartnerships #CyberDefence Photo credit: Adobe

📢 ARC Training Centre for Information Resilience (CIRES) is launching an exciting initiative: From Evidence to Influence – The Data Storytelling Masterclass. A valuable opportunity for those working in data, research translation, and innovation.

Congratulations to the Neurodesk team, winners of the AIIA Technology Platform iAward 👏 Presented by the Australian Information Industry Association AIIA, the iAwards are Australia’s longest-running awards for innovation in the digital space.   Neurodesk, developed at #UQ, is an open-source platform accelerating brain research by bringing together a wide range of neuroimaging tools into a fully reproducible system. It helps researchers explore complex brain disorders with greater confidence, consistency, and scale.   The iAward win signals a broader shift toward open, collaborative platforms in scientific research. Developed by a team led by Dr Steffen Bollmann from the Queensland Digital Health Centre, Neurodesk enables researchers to share reproducible analysis workflows through computational notebooks that can run seamlessly in cloud environments.   One of the biggest challenges in neuroimaging is achieving consistent results across different computing systems. Neurodesk tackles this head-on using software containers, allowing tools to be run reliably across laptops, cloud platforms, and high-performance computing environments, improving reproducibility and removing barriers to large-scale collaboration. From small datasets to full imaging studies, Neurodesk simplifies and accelerates complex workflows, reducing processes that once took years to just weeks.   Dr Michèle Masson-Trottier, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UQ School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, pitched Neurodesk to the judging panel and accepted the award on behalf of the team.   “This recognition validates everything we've worked toward as a team,” Michele said.   This achievement reflects the strength of collaboration between UQ School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology AIBN, and the National Imaging Facility.   Congratulations to the entire Neurodesk team on your work to advance open science and help shape the future of brain health and digital research. UQ Engineering and Computing   #Neurodesk #iAwards #OpenScience #Neuroimaging #DigitalHealth #Reproducibility #CloudComputing #TechForGood #UQ #EECS #ResearchInnovation #CollaborativeScience

#UQ has formalised a new strategic agreement with Powerlink Queensland, deepening a collaboration that spans more than two decades. The renewed partnership aims to support the development of future energy leaders through a focus on research, innovation, workforce development, and practical engineering education. Professor Tapan Saha from UQ School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science said the agreement reflects the trust and shared purpose built over many years of collaboration. “This new agreement allows us to move faster, think bigger, and have greater impact together,” Professor Saha said. The agreement also enables closer coordination on joint federal funding applications and supports collaborative research projects through initiatives like the Australasian Transformer Innovation Centre (TIC), hosted at UQ. Powerlink are contributing to the IEEE PES AUPEC 2025 conference, hosted by UQ this week, through thought leadership and engagement with researchers and students. Importantly, the partnership extends beyond research, with both organisations committed to building a diverse, skilled, and future-ready energy workforce. Powerlink’s ongoing support for UQ’s Women in Engineering initiative reflects this shared commitment to equity and inclusion in the sector. Read the full article ➡️https://lnkd.in/gCd8gFj3 UQ Strategic Partnerships The University of Queensland UQ Engineering and Computing #EnergyTransition #NetZero #UQ #Powerlink #FutureOfEnergy #ResearchImpact #AUPEC2025 #WomenInEngineering #WorkforceDevelopment #EnergyInnovation

AUPEC 2025 is officially underway at The University of Queensland! We've just kicked off Day 1 of the Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, welcoming researchers, industry leaders, and emerging innovators from across Australasia and beyond to Brisbane for several action-packed days of collaboration and cutting-edge energy research. This morning’s sessions are diving straight into the latest in energy transition challenges and opportunities during the leadership forum, and then in Energy storage systems and their integrations, power electronics, and the expanding role of AI and data analytics in power systems. We’re looking forward to hearing compelling insights into electricity market and economics, deep learning for solar forecasting, and new approaches to distributed energy management. Later today, we’ll explore demand-side management, cyber-physical energy security, and next-gen battery technologies, including digital twins, synthetic data, and lithium-ion safety. This afternoon we’ll also spotlight exciting new contributions from early-career researchers. It’s a strong start to what promises to be a dynamic and future-focused few days. Welcome to AUPEC 2025, and welcome to UQ. The University of Queensland UQ Strategic Partnerships #AUPEC2025 #UQ #PowerEngineering #EnergySystems #SmartGrids #AI #BatteryTech #EnergyInnovation #FutureOfEnergy

With AUPEC 2025 fast approaching, excitement is building as we prepare to welcome delegates from 13 countries, including representatives from 18 industry organisations and 35 universities. It’s shaping up to be a truly global and collaborative event! 🌏   From 29 September to 2 October, #UQ will become the hub for the brightest minds in power and energy - all coming together to explore the future of resilient energy systems ⚡   This year’s conference captures the urgency and opportunity of our times: smarter grids, clean energy transitions, digital innovation, and more. Whether you’re presenting or attending, expect inspiring leadership forum, plenary sessions, Women in Engineering session, deep technical sessions, and plenty of chances to connect with industry leaders, researchers, and students from across Australasia and beyond.   Professor Tapan Saha, Conference Chair says, “AUPEC has always been a platform for cutting-edge research, and this year, we’re focused on creating energy systems that can adapt and thrive.”   We can’t wait to welcome everyone to Brisbane and share ideas that will shape the future of energy.   Stay tuned for updates throughout the conference - the countdown is on! Find out more: https://lnkd.in/g4F8Ue_c With thanks to partners: UQ School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science NOJA Power AppVision EPEC Group ConsultJR Engineering Services Pty Ltd Iberdrola Australia Powerlink Queensland @CRC RACE for 2030, OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES Australian Power Institute IEEE Power & Energy Society   #AUPEC2025 #EnergyInnovation #SmartGrids #SustainableEnergy #UQ #PowerEngineering #FutureEnergy UQ Strategic Partnerships The University of Queensland

Master of Data Science student, Keerthi Parthipan is using AI to predict how climate change could affect runoff into the Great Barrier Reef - critical work to support smarter land management and protect one of Australia’s most iconic ecosystems 🌊🌿   Partnering with the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation as part of her Industry Capstone project, Keerthi is building lightweight, efficient AI models that can deliver fast, accurate water quality predictions, without the computational overhead of traditional systems.   “The project offers invaluable insights into the essential aspects of being a data scientist,” Keerthi says. “It is teaching me how crucial it is to communicate data clearly to my stakeholders for real impact.” We're super proud to see Keerthi featured in The Australian Financial Review Tech Special Report on preparing for the AI revolution 💫   From cutting-edge research to practical solutions, #UQ students like Keerthi are helping shape an AI-powered future that’s ethical, impactful, and ready for the challenges ahead.   Read the full AFR story: Unis respond to new challenge of AI revolution by Alexandra Cain (Sep 18)   https://lnkd.in/gzg9eRmG The University of Queensland UQ Strategic Partnerships

Here's an opportunity to join us at UQ School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and UQ Cyber! Please help us to spread the word! You’ll contribute to cutting-edge areas such as Engineering Trustworthy Software, Binary Code Analysis, Operating Systems Security, AI-assisted Software Testing and DevOps, AI for Cyber Security, and Vulnerability Assessment. This role offers the chance to apply generative AI and large language models (LLM) to real-world challenges—making software more secure by design or through proactive threat detection. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gKNkzXfa