Pioneering woman launches PhD with ANU Computing
4 Oct 2023
Chunyi Sun skipped a year of school during her youth in Nanjing, China and had started university a year early when a surprising swerve in her study interests led her to The...
New support for ANU-led space technologies
27 Sep 2023
Canberra is set to establish itself as Australia’s gateway to space, with a series of significant investments in its growing space industry and space technologies led by The Australian National University (ANU)....
Computing pioneer aims for impact as researcher, mentor
26 Sep 2023
Dr Xiaoyu Sun is the first recipient of the Pioneering Women Lectureship, designed to address the need for more women in computing.
Medal-winning scholar takes machine learning to new heights
25 Sep 2023
Edmund Hofflin recently accepted a PhD position at Oxford University. “This will be in mathematics, focused on the background theory of artificial intelligence,” said the School of Computing’s 2022 University Medal winner....
Pioneering Women Scholarship welcomes computing standout from Sri Lanka
20 Sep 2023
The Australian National University (ANU) is addressing underrepresentation of women in computing through a new Pioneering Women Program. We spoke to inaugural scholarship recipient Sumayya Ziyad about the award, her study journey...
ANU duo wins Eureka Prize for genomics software that armed humanity against COVID-19
24 Aug 2023
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have been recognised for their pivotal efforts in the battle against COVID-19 in Australia’s premier science awards, the 2023 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
Health and computing: An interview with Professor Hanna Suominen
9 Aug 2023
Professor Hanna Suominen juggles teaching responsibilities at The Australian National University (ANU) School of Computing with Our Health In Our Hands (OHIOH), a strategic initiative of ANU applying advanced computing to healthcare and...
Eureka Prize winner reflects on software that armed humanity against COVID-19
19 Jul 2023
Dr Robert Lanfear and Dr Minh Bui of the Australian National University (ANU) have been awarded the 2023 Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software for their genomics software IQTree2.
ANU alumni and entrepreneurs network in Singapore
5 Jul 2023
World-leading academics and standout students from the Australian National University (ANU) recently joined esteemed alumni and friends in Singapore at an ANU Technology and Entrepreneurship Networking event. Twenty current ANU students had applied...
Bots heard ‘round the world: AI and the future of astronomy
22 Jun 2023
“So far, astronomers have dealt with images of the night sky. Now that we have film of the night sky, what we need are algorithms capable of taking this information and summarising...