Our panels and seminars showcase the breadth of data-intensive research and projects across UoM and beyond, interdisciplinary data-intensive research and methods, and working with disruption in data science and AI.
Panels
Complexities in health informatics
This panel explores complexities in the ‘data to evidence-based improvements’ journey in health, from identifying a problem, and research and data informatics, through to implementation in a range of areas, including apps, software, healthcare settings, and ethics and equity.
With Priyanka Pillai, Roma Klapaukh, Olivia Metcalfe and Jo Hickman.
Hosted by MDAP, the Centre for Digital Transformation of Health and HaBIC R²
Exploring complexity in data preservation
This discussion brings together experts across a range of domains. It considers what the word 'preservation’ can mean with respect to keeping knowledge and data safe. The panel will explore why data preservation matters, and issues we need to consider when working in complex data ecosystems such as University institutions.
With Karen M Thompson, Dr Joanne Birch, Ailie Smith and Jared Winton.
Novel approaches to tackling complex data
As the volume of data collected for research continues to grow at a rapid pace, understanding and dealing with its complexity becomes crucial. Complexity looks different across disciplines and can emerge from working with big data, using new techniques and technologies, or combining multiple data sources.
With Dr Vanessa Ferdinand, Dr Pip Karoly, Zeb Nicholls and Professor Michael Kirley.
Seminars
The ATLAS test harness: Evaluating LLM-RAG systems for humanities research
ATLAS is an open source ‘test harness’ to evaluate AI in historical research. ATLAS is designed to help researchers ‘look under the hood’ of LLM-based tools and services, revealing the many design choices and configurations that shape their output.
With Prof James Smithies, Director of the HASS Digital Research Hub, ANU
Models of support for digital HASS researchers at UoM
Professor David Goodman, Director of the Digital Studio discusses plans for digital HASS research support in the Faculty of Arts Digital Studio and beyond, drawing in part from an on-going collaborative project and discussions with colleagues at the University of Toronto Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI).
Collaborating with AI in speculative enquiry
A space to think deeply about what collaborating with AI coupled with speculative thinking makes possible for digital research. Includes AI-assisted mini-making session using pulp-o-mizer. With Sarah Healy and Amanda Belton.
Digitisation of the built environment
We are seeing an unprecedented global move towards the digitisation of the built environment, driven by national and international urban digital twin initiatives. These initiatives aim to improve real-time and longer term strategic decision making, planning and investment. Significant progress has been made in the development of built environment digital twins. But, we need to address major challenges to realise their full potential.
With Stuart Barr.