From Big Data to AI: Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age

As data breaches dominate the headlines, we explore the role that privacy plays in AI and machine learning.

  • How can we balance the benefits of using big data in AI with concerns over privacy and security?
  • What are the opportunities and complications of data sharing?
  • How can we effectively keep data private?

Meet our speakers:

Professor Raja Jurak – Queensland University of Technology

Raja Jurdak is a Professor of Distributed Systems and Chair in Applied Data Sciences at Queensland University of Technology, and Director of the Trusted Networks Lab. He received a PhD degree in Information and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine. Professor Jurdak established and led the Distributed Sensing Systems Group at CSIRO’s Data61, to become one of the world’s leading large scale sensing research groups, from 2011 to 2019. He also spent time as visiting academic at MIT and Oxford University in 2011 and 2017. His research interests include trust, mobility and energy-efficiency in networks. Prof. Jurdak has published over 250 peer-reviewed publications, including 3 authored books in the areas of Internet of Things, Cyberphysical Systems, and Blockchain. He was an Embark Fellow in 2006, and Endeavour Fellow in 2011, and has won the CSIRO Medal for Environmental Achievement in 2011. He is an Adjunct Professor with the University of New South Wales, a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Distinguished Visitor of the IEEE Computer Society.

Dr Ides Wong – CSIRO

Dr Ides Wong is currently program manager at CSIRO Australian eHealth Research Centre, managing the program of works under a joint venture between Queensland Health and CSIRO. She works with business and clinical areas, government departments, research and industry partners to develop strategic digital and data efforts that drives better system and patient outcomes. Dr Wong is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at QUT. After completing her PhD in mobility, health and aging, she completed postdoctoral research fellowships at the World Health Organisation (Geneva) and University of Queensland. After experimenting as a consultant, she found joy in the public sector working at Queensland Health, advising on health and mental health policies and managing the budget estimates process. Supporting our pandemic response, she was the data strategy lead, and the data and reporting lead for the COVID Vaccination Taskforce at Queensland Health.

Dr Kelvin Ross – Queensland AI Hub

Dr Kelvin Ross is a Director of the Queensland AI Hub, the Director of IntelliHQ, Chief Technology Officer of Datarwe and the founder and non-exec Chairman of KJR. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Institute for Intelligent and Integrated Systems at Griffith University and sits on the ACS National Committee for AI Ethics.

Details:

Location: Queensland Ai Hub, 315 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006
Start Date: 17/04/2023 [add to calendar]
Start Time: 5:30 pm
End Time: 8:00 pm
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