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Big health data, the challenges and connections
Perth is one of the cities taking part in the global ‘Big Data Week’ event and to support BDW iVEC, a national supercomputing facility based in Perth has planned a week-long program of events that . . . include presentations, networking opportunities and activities which will look at some of the challenges and opportunities presented by the growth of Big Data.
To start with the University of Western Australia, Curtin and Edith Cowan Universities will host a lunch-time series of presentations and demonstrations. Each event will be followed by lunch and discussions. These events are open to everyone from research, business, and community to share success stories, best practices, failures, cautionary tales, and future developments in big data.
This event will kicked off with a presentation entitled “Big health data, the challenges and connections”, presented by Dr Trish Williams – Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer and Security Science at ECU.
This presentation will be followed by a demonstration provided by Associate Professor James Boyd, Director of the Population Health Research Network (PHRN) Centre for Data Linkage. The PHRN a ground-breaking programme aimed at creating Australia’s first national data linkage network. For more information about the PHRN, please visit: www.phrn.org.au/
At this event, James will provide a demonstration of national data linkage infrastructure and tools which supporting research.
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Timing: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Theme: Health & Science
Organised by ivec
eresearch@ivec.org
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Level: Intermediate
Format: Presentation
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Dark – The Movie
Showing in Horizon – the Planetarium at Scitech all throughout ‘Big Data Week’ will be the show ‘Dark’.
Dark is presented by Dr Alan Duffy, a brilliant young astronomer from the Internationa . . .l Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) at the University of Western Australia – who creates simulations of Dark Matter evolution using big data and supercomputers.
Dr Alan Duffy Alan introduces us to the idea of Dark Matter and why astronomers think it exists. The search for Dark Matter is the most pressing astrophysical problem of our time. At first hand, see how understanding Dark Matter will help us realise why the Universe is as it is, where it came from, and how it has evolved over billions of years. Visit the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) Telescope, in remote Western Australia. Discover why ASKAP is so well-suited to help astronomers discover the nature of Dark Matter.
For further details on how to get to Scitech and about the show go to http://www.scitech.org.au.
Available all week during ‘Big Data Week’, Monday 22nd until Sunday 28th April, Horizon – the Planetarium at Scitech.
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Timing: 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Theme: Cross Sector
Organised by Horizon, the Planetarium (at Scitech)
jeff@scitech.org.au
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Level: Basic
Format: Presentation
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Introduction to Cloud Computing for big data
This training session will provide a brief introduction to Cloud computing, including hands on training on how to launch a cloud instance and connect to it and use this for analysis of big data.
After . . . completing the training session the attendee will be able to:
- Start a Cloud Instance
- Configure and set up their SSH Keys
- Connect to their Cloud instance to analyse big data
Additional information:
Participants will be required to bring their own notebooks/laptops and assistance will be provided in configuring these to run with with the Cloud. Some form of SSH client such as putty and puttygen will be required, as well as an SFTP client.
The training is free of charge and open to all, however places are limited. Light refreshments and lunch will be provided on each day.
Venue: Pod B, 20 Dick Perry Ave, Kensington, Perth, WA. Free parking available on-site.
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL. Thanks for your interest, iVEC.
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Timing: 10:00am – 12:30pm
Theme: Data & Communications
Organised by iVEC
education@ivec.org
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Level: Intermediate
Format: Classroom
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Georabble
GeoRabble is about celebrating the every day challenges and triumphs of working with location, technology, data or whatever gets your GeoRocks off.
We are a group of geo-obsessed people who want to ce . . .lebrate the real work done by other geo-obsessed people, unfiltered by professional bodies, government and private company agendas and industry politics.
Anything to do with GeoTech, GeoDev, GeoBusiness, GeoTrends, GeoFutures, – you name it, as long as you’re passionate and want to share your challenges, triumphs, frustrations and pride in the work that you do.
GeoRabble is here to connect, inspire and really have some fun with what is the coolest tech around – and if you don’t believe that, then GeoRabble is not for you.
GeoRabble Rules
The purpose of GeoRabble is to have fun, share and inspire. There are a few simple rules:
Celebrate each others’ triumphs
Respect each others’ choice – no technology bigotry
No sales pitches – this includes services, software, data etc.
No company logos or ‘about us’ slides
Keep it short – 10 minutes per talk
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Timing: 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Theme: Cross Sector
Organised by
Perth@georabble.org
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Level: Not applicable
Format: Meetup
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Digital rock physics: an approach based on micro-computed tomography and computational fluid dynamics using big data
As part of the lunch-time seminar series during Big Data Week, Stefan Iglauer from Curtin University will present “Digital rock physics: an approach based on micro-computed tomography and computationa . . .l fluid dynamics”.
The presentation is being held in Room 116 of Building 216 (south side entrance) on the Curtin University (Bentley) Campus.
This presentation is free, however registration is required.
http://www.amiando.com/Digitalrockphysics.html
The presentation will be followed by a light lunch.
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Timing: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Theme: Health & Science
Organised by iVEC
ivec@curtin.edu.au
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Level: Intermediate
Format: Presentation
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Underwater stereo-video & tools for big marine data
Perth is one of the cities taking part in the global ‘Big Data Week’ event and to support BDW iVEC, a national supercomputing facility based in Perth has planned a week-long program of events that . . . include presentations, networking opportunities and activities which will look at some of the challenges and opportunities presented by the growth of Big Data.
To start with the University of Western Australia, Curtin and Edith Cowan Universities will host a lunch time series of presentations and demonstrations. Each event will be followed by lunch and discussions.
These events are open to everyone from research, business, and community to share success stories, best practices, failures, cautionary tales, and future developments in big data.
This event will kicked off with a presentation entitled “Underwater stereo-video and tools for managing big marine data” provided by Professor Euan Harvey from the Oceans Institute, UWA
This will be followed by a demonstration of big data tool (under development) entitled CATAMI, which will show how data marine data (images and video) can be accessed and annotated for key features. Further information from Project CATAMI is available here – http://catami-australia.blogspot.com.au
Please register for the event here: http://www.amiando.com/BIGFISHDATAUWA
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Timing: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Theme: Health & Science
Organised by iVEC
eresearch@ivec.org
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Level: Intermediate
Format: Presentation
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Rock, soil, water on the web – Linking geosample data on the Internet
The International Geosample Number (IGSN) assigns unique identifiers to geoscience samples and specimens.
The IGSN registry allows any geological sample data to be retrieved on the web, for correlatio . . .n of observations on samples published in scientific papers and reports.
IGSN promises to increase data integrity of earth sciences research. Presently several academic publishers are adapting their online publication systems to automatically link references to geosamples identified by IGSN.
Dr Jens Klump of GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam is the coordinator of the IGSN Implementation Organization, and is currently visiting CSIRO in Perth. Dr Klump will present on this work during big data week, at the CSIRO ARRC facility in Kensington, Perth.
This presentation is followed by a networking sundowner.
This event is open to all, however registration is required (for catering purposes).
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Timing: 3:30pm – 5:30pm
Theme: Cross Sector
Organised by CSIRO
eresearch@ivec.org
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Level: Not applicable
Format: Multi-Format
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Big Data and iOS
While at first glance, Big Data doesn’t appear to have much in common with devices that only store a maximum of 64 GB, Big Data concepts and techniques have heavily influenced mobile development.
This . . . meetup will cover examples of using Big Data and related NoSQL technologies for mobile focused server components, as well as a demo of LevelDB (a Google BigTable-influenced embedded database) running on the iPhone.
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Timing: 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Theme: Cross Sector
Organised by Spacecubed
sam@samritchie.net
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Level: Not applicable
Format: Meetup
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Big Data: the Big Picture
The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research is one of the largest independent not-for-profit successful medical research institutes in Australia, comprising a dedicated and diverse team of more t . . .han 500 staff and students.
The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research is supporting Big Data Week by hosting an event entitled “Big Data: the Big Picture” on Friday 26 April.
The presentation will be held in the Seminar Room at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, 100 Roberts Rd, Subiaco.
This is a free event, but registration is essential. To register please call: 08 9489 7779 or email: events@childhealthresearch.org.au
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Timing: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Theme: Health & Science
Organised by Telethon Child Health Research
events@childhealthresearch.org.au
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Level: Not applicable
Format: Presentation
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Big Data – the challenges, opportunities and encounters
Ever had a data problem? Ever thought it was an insurmountable big wave? Come along and listen to our panelists discuss, debate, reflect and advise on the challenges, opportunities and encounters of b . . .ig data. No data set is too large, too small, too complex or too simple to be excluded.
Panel discussion / debate (followed by networking):
· 3 people per team
· 2 teams
· 1 topic = lively discussion
Time: Doors open at 2:30pm for afternoon tea and debate / discussion starts 3:00pm
Venue: Landgate exhibition room, St George’s Terrace, Perth.
Chair: Charles Schwartz, Technical Director, iVEC
Panellists: iVEC, SGI, AARNet, NexGen, and the CRC for Spatial Information
Cost: Free
RSVP: rsvp@ivec.org (RSVP is essential – numbers are limited by the venue size)
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Timing: 2:30pm – 5:00pm
Theme: Cross Sector
Organised by iVEC
pr@ivec.org
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Level: Not applicable
Format: Debate
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