ASCA Webinars & Workshops - 2022 - 2025

Professor Flora Salim is an academic in the field of human-centred AI, machine learning, and ubiquitous computing. Her work focuses on developing innovative multimodal machine learning solutions for time-series and sensor data, for applications in human behaviour understanding and in energy, climate, and transport and complex systems modelling.

Watch this Interoperability test facility (NEXUS - Innovation Hub) Presentation on test facility for energy optimisation and interoperability of assets (Internet of Things), which opened in Aug this year.

Professor Chris Pettit is the Director of the City Futures Research Centre UNSW – an internationally renown institute which has been conducting scholarly applied public interest research on our cities since 2005.

James Maddock shares insights on Facilities & Building Management efforts to add sensors and controls to support safe operations and meet targets to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. James Sankar talks about UNSW's new WIFI network and how this enables better coverage and speed and access to location data to support new business value through informed insights and new location services.

Mirkom has expertise in project management, design, and implementation of complex technology solutions. They have a strong industry reputation for high-quality work and exceptional service. Mirkom's success comes from establishing long-term partnerships with the government, private businesses, and the construction sector across Australia.

Essential Energy in conjunction with selected partners has developed a multi-use composite streetlight column. The column can accommodate an EV charger as well at the head of the column assets such as security cameras or 5G repeaters.

Mario presents updates on the complementary national standards work on standards for smart street lights, building on composition, size, design and lumin aspects from Australia (SA TS5386:2023) and work in Germany to standardise secondary use cases within the same pole beyond lighting.

Frame Secure shares insights from their security researchers to help organisations stay informed about evolving threats. Jacques is a cyber security expert with a deep understanding of the Essential Eight framework and its role in Australia's evolving cyber security landscape.

Adopting a sustainable AI framework is essential for developing smart cities, ensuring safe and responsible AI, and aligning with long-term sustainability goals. At the heart of this framework lies the integration of ethical AI practices with data-driven innovation to address urban challenges while prioritising environmental, social, and economic sustainability.

Rob Post, the Territorial Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprises, shares insights in deploying network and sensor technology with a sample of cities and links to more information.

Kishor is a seasoned Technology Advisor, Mentor, and Design Strategist with 47+ years of experience in Electrical, Electronics, and ICT. Since founding NARNIX in 1981, he has led cutting-edge research, design, and strategic advisory efforts across diverse technology domains.

Michael's talk covers the work of the IEC Systems Committee for Smart Cities and includes recent developments on a possible ISO/IEC standards restructure.