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Could AI help safeguard democracy?

Could AI help safeguard democracy?

What if we could spot threatening narratives before they escalate?

Simon Angus

SoDa Labs

Cybersecurity: how data scrutiny can thwart attacks

Cybersecurity: how data scrutiny can thwart attacks

Can a new method of analysing big datasets help organisations fight off cyber attacks?

Rob J Hyndman

Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics

How a career in data took Patricia from the Great Barrier Reef to Antarctica

How a career in data took Patricia from the Great Barrier Reef to Antarctica

Good data analysis is all about finding the real adventure in the numbers, says Dr Patricia Menéndez.

Patricia Menéndez

Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics

The fourth industrial revolution and what happens next: Professor Simon Wilkie

The fourth industrial revolution and what happens next: Professor Simon Wilkie

The future does not belong to the robots. With Head of Monash Business School, Professor Simon Wilkie.

Simon Wilkie

Senior Leadership team

“I worried I was weaponising people”: global data expert, Professor Galit Shmueli

“I worried I was weaponising people”: global data expert, Professor Galit Shmueli

Artificial Intelligence simply doesn't understand "fairness" and teaching advanced data analysis means ensuring people “have a heart as strong as their brain".

Richard Hall

Senior Leadership team

Forecasts are always wrong (but we need them anyway)

Forecasts are always wrong (but we need them anyway)

From weather-watchers to the lovelorn, ancient conquerers to prison wardens; we all want to know what lies in our future. With Professor Rob Hyndman.

Rob J Hyndman

Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics

Is it time to back a female athlete to go ‘sub-130’?

Is it time to back a female athlete to go ‘sub-130’?

Eliud Kipchoge drew acclaim by running a marathon in under two hours. But female athletes are setting the pace in pushing the boundaries of physical endeavour, argues Associate Professor Simon Angus.  

Simon Angus

Department of Economics

Breaking through the sub-two-hour marathon barrier

Breaking through the sub-two-hour marathon barrier

The marathon runner's dream of breaking through the two-hour barrier is now in sight.

Simon Angus

Department of Economics

Seizing the initiative: What else the Panama Papers reveal

Seizing the initiative: What else the Panama Papers reveal

While the 2016 Panama Papers investigation revealed unprecedented tax avoidance, a new study unearths another role offshore entities play: helping those involved avoid governments confiscating their property.

Paul Raschky

Department of Economics

Providing Venezuelans with trusted information in a time of crisis

Providing Venezuelans with trusted information in a time of crisis

As the national power outage in Venezuela grinds on, the IP-Observatory is providing real-time insights through big-data.

Simon Angus

Department of Economics

Future predictions: revolutionising the accuracy of business forecasting

Future predictions: revolutionising the accuracy of business forecasting

Anticipating customer demands into the future can be tricky. But a new tool could revolutionise the accuracy of business forecasting.

Rob J Hyndman

George Athanasopoulos

Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics

No more poker face: facial recognition could change how we view tennis

No more poker face: facial recognition could change how we view tennis

New technology that captures faces and monitors tennis players’ emotions may be in its early stages, but could be a game changer.

Dianne Cook

Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics