Prof. Suzanne Robinson
Chair and Director, Health Economics, Deakin Institute for Health Transformation
Deakin University
Adjunct Professor at Curtin University
Prof. Mingming Cheng
Professor in Digital Marketing and Director of the Social Media Research Lab
Curtin University
Prof. Warren Mansell
Professor of Mental Health, School of Population Health
Curtin University
Prof. Owen Nevin
Chief Executive Officer
Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI)
Panel Discussions
Day 1
Data science is a relatively new field drawn from many different existing research areas, how do we define and promote data science careers for early to mid-career researchers?
Moderator
Dr Farzana Jahan, FHEA
Lecturer in Statistics, Associate Dean of Engagement (Mathematics & Statistics)
Murdoch University
Panellist
Dr Daniel Marrable
Director
Innovation Central Perth
Panellist
Distinguished Prof. Kerrie Mengersen
Director, QUT Centre for Data Science
Queensland University of Technology
Panellist
Prof. Melanie Johnston-Hollitt
Director
Curtin Institute for Data Science
Panellist
Prof. Michael Small
Director
UWA Data Institute
Day 2
How do current training options in higher education meet industry requirements for data science careers? Are there areas to improve?
Moderator
Dr Rebecca Handcock
Senior Data Scientist, Curtin Institute for Data Science
Curtin University
Panellist
Prof. Joanna Batstone
Director
Monash Data Futures Institute
Panellist
Dr Paul Hancock
Data Science Project Lead, Curtin Institute for Data Science
Curtin University
Panellist
Mrs Sarah James
Director Insights and Data
Capgemini
Panellist
Mr Shiv Akarsh Meka
Chief Data Scientist
Royal Perth Hospital
Day 3
What are the barriers to working closely between universities and industry, and what strategies do we have to create more collaborations?
Moderator
Ms Trish Radotic
RDA Regional Community Manager (Oceania & East Asia)
Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
Panellist
Prof. Graham Gardner
Director, Centre for Animal Production and Health, Food Futures Institute
Murdoch University
Panellist
Mr Martyn Weir
Co-founder, Managing Director & CEO
Oqea
Panellist
Mr Nick Jenkins
Program Manager – Research Software
Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
Panellist
Dr Roberta Fornarelli
Principal, Advanced Analytics
Rio Tinto
Panellist
Prof. Ryan Loxton
Director, Centre for Optimisation & Decision Science
Curtin University