Month: August 2026

Dr Anthony Dona1 1Digital Science Biography: Anthony Dona is Vice President, Government and Funders APAC at Digital Science, bringing a unique dual background in academic medical research and an understanding of analytics and infrastructure to support the research ecosystem. Anthony...

Jake Caroll1 1The University of Queensland Biography: Jake Carroll is the Director of the Research Computing Centre (RCC) at The University of Queensland. He leads a team that designs and operates UQ’s high-performance computing, AI and research data storage services,...

Kurt Sterzl1, Robert Shen2, Sam Doherty1, Jaden Dzubiel1, Justin Middler3 1AWS, 2RMIT, 3YUMA IT Proposed Leaders: Dr Carina Kemp, AWS (Moderator) Gabriel Noeje, NVIDIA (Moderator) Proposed Speakers: Kurt Sterzl,  Solution Architect and Research Specialist, AWS. Prof Robert Shen, Professor and...

Biography: Bio to come Abstract: Starting at 9:30 am, we will begin with an introduction to Ceph, covering: What Ceph is Core architecture and concepts Common use cases How organisations are using Ceph today Then, from about 10:00 am to...

Dr Johan Barthelemy1, Dr Wei Fang1, Bharatkumar Sharma1 1NVIDIA, , Australia Biography: After completing his PhD in Applied Mathematics at the University of Namur in Belgium, Dr. Johan Barthélemy joined the SMART Infrastructure Facility at the University of Wollongong in...

Biography: Bio to come Abstract: Demand for research compute has outrun supply. The 2026 national merit allocation round funded a little over half of what researchers asked for, and partner scheme requests exceeded available GPU capacity outright. Researchers who miss...

Biography: Bio to come Abstract: Start at your desk, build and experiment locally, Scale when science demands it. This is a half-day, hands-on technical briefing about what it takes to move AI from a researcher’s desktop into a university environment....

Joshi D1, Esteva M1 1XENON Systems, Springvale, Australia Biography: Malcom Haak joined XENON Systems in 2025 as a talented Solutions Architect/Engineer, based in Queensland. Malcolm is a seasoned professional, with over 18 years of experience in IT, 13 years of...

Mafisa M1 1Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa Biography: Mamello Mafisa is a Manager within the Wits Research & Innovation department. He has an MBA from Wits Business School and a Computer Science undergraduate degree from the University of Cape Town....

Sheehy K1 1Western Sydney University, Kingswood, Australia Biography: Karen Sheehy was the Research Data Consultant at Western Sydney University for three years, leading initiatives that enhance the visibility, stewardship, and strategic management of research datasets across the institution. Her work...