Month: October 2026

Kolman S1, D’Arcy G2, Samaha G3 1ICT, The University Of Sydney, 2AARNet, 3Sydney Informatics Hub, The University of Sydney Biography: Stephen has worked in the University’s central IT department since 2016, where he supports the University’s centrally-managed digital research services...

Professor Alan Duffy Swinburne University of Technology Biography: Professor Alan Duffy is the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Flagship Initiatives at Swinburne University of Technology, bringing together diverse research teams with industry and government stakeholders to deliver transformative programmes in Flagship sectors...

Sarah Beecroft1 1Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre Biography: After completing a PhD in neurogenetics, Dr Sarah Beecroft transitioned to the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre as a Supercomputing Applications Specialist. There, she is the primary interface between Pawsey’s HPC infrastructure and Australia’s...

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,...

Professor Paul Bonnington Biography Professor Paul Bonnington is Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure) at The University of Queensland, a role he has held since 2022. He has been a leader in the Australasian eResearch community for more than two decades, including 15...

Andrew Underwood1, Mr Angus Macoustra2, Dr Peyman Moghadam2, Gabriel Noaje3 1Dell Technologies, 2CSIRO, 3NVIDIA Abstract: Beyond the Lab: How CSIRO Is Building Sovereign AI Infrastructure for Real-World Robots Edge AI for Physical AI — a live case study in sovereign,...

Dr Stephanie Russo Carroll1 1University of Arizona Biography: Dr. Stephanie Russo Carroll (she/her) is Ahtna, a citizen of the Native Village of Kluti-Kaah in Alaska, and of Sicilian-descent. Based at the University of Arizona (UA), she is Associate Professor, Public...

Ryan Fraser1 1Aarnet Biography: Ryan is Director, Research and Innovation at AARNet, responsible for strengthening AARNet’s engagement with the research sector and maximising the value of its capabilities and services. His team collaborates with partners on innovative applied research programs...

Professor Ross D. King1 1Chalmers Institute of Technology Biography: Ross D.King started his PhD at the Turing Institute forty years ago, the subject was the first application of machine learning to predict protein structure. As a postdoc he developed one...

Associate Professor Negin Nazarian Biography Negin Nazarian is a Scientia Associate Professor at UNSW Sydney and Deputy Director (Science Partnerships) of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century. An urban climatologist, she leads the Climate-Resilient...