Study level

  • PhD
  • Master of Philosophy
  • Honours

Faculty/School

Faculty of Science

School of Mathematical Sciences

Topic status

We're looking for students to study this topic.

Research centre

Centre for Data Science

Supervisors

Dr Bernadette Hyland-Wood
Position
Lecturer - Master of Digital Communication, School of Communication
Division / Faculty
Faculty of CI, Education & Social Justice
Professor Richi Nayak
Position
Professor
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Science
Associate Professor Gentry White
Position
Associate Professor in Data Science and Government Statistics Chair (acting)
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Science

Overview

The Australian Census collects data every ten years to reflect who we are as a nation. But the data collected by the Census only tells part of our story.

Indigenous people lived in Australia for thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers, accumulating a wealth of knowledge about Australia's land, climate, flora and fauna. Researchers have only begun tapping this knowledge as the basis for modern scientific research.

This project will combine machine learning and text-analytics tools to develop a tool for automatically finding stories and scientific research based on Indigenous knowledge. Participants will present the technical results of the project and its findings as a written report.

Research activities

This project will combine machine learning and text-analytics tools to develop a tool for automatically finding stories and scientific research based on Indigenous knowledge.

Outcomes

Participants will present the technical results of the project and its findings as a written report.

Skills and experience

Some experience in IT/CS/Statistics is preferred but the project can be scoped to your skills.

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Contact

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