Tag: University of Melbourne

Gig Guide: Home Affairs loses tech chief Kovacevic to Austrade

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government’s trade investment agency has poached Home Affairs’ long-serving chief digital officer Radi Kovacevic, as the public service continues to grapple with the internal impact of artificial...

CSIRO builds world’s first proven quantum battery

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The world’s first proven quantum battery is alive and charging in a lab in Melbourne, and researchers at the national science agency are now seeking development partners for the...

Aussie quantum joins brain-on-a-chip biotech research effort

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Treatments for severe brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, epilepsy and schizophrenia could be fast-tracked with a prototype research platform under development by a collaboration of Australian and international academics and...

Breakthrough Aussie research unlocks faster future networks

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Principles of quantum mechanics can amplify wireless communications technology, world-first research by Australian scientists has shown, paving the way for future 6G networks to be faster and more energy...

Gig Guide: Advanced Navigation welcomes new APAC sales lead

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Sydney-based autonomous systems manufacturer Advanced Navigation has appointed long-serving military legal officer Michelle Toscan as its new head of Asia-Pacific sales. Ms Toscan most recently worked as an executive...

Breakthrough Victoria backs next wave of researcher-founders

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Three university graduates have been named as inaugural fellows in Breakthrough Victoria’s pre-seed funding program, which will distribute up to $150,000 each to 50 researchers developing commercial ventures. The...