National ICT Australia (NICTA) has unveiled a $12 million, three-year research project which will use big data to deliver biodiversity and ecological insights for scientists. According to Chief Scientist for Australia’s Professor Ian Chubb, the research could lead to a “new generation” of big data analytics tools that may be used by scientists around the world to advance knowledge discovery. A team from NICTA, online services provider SIRCA, Macquarie University and the University of Sydney will use data science to look at how ecosystems will be affected by climate change and other factors. In addition, the project will combine geological data from Geosciences Australia with SIRCA technology that helps predict stock market movements, to picture what Australia was like 1.5 billion years ago and how its rich metal deposits were formed. Addressing the top four big data challenges NICTA and Infosys sign ICT research collaboration deal Sydney Water and NICTA partner to predict water breakages “The [big data] research will help discover analysis processes that can reduce the amount of raw data needed to conduct successful experiments, potentially hastening the rate of scientific progress,” Chubb said in a statement. The $12 million in funding is made up of $4 million from the Science and Industry Endowment Fund and $8 million from NICTA, SIRCA, Macquarie University and the University of Sydney over three years. Follow Hamish Barwick on Twitter: @HamishBarwick Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia Related content feature Expedia poised to take flight with generative AI CTO Rathi Murthy sees the online travel service’s vast troves of data and AI expertise fueling a two-pronged transformation strategy aimed at growing the company by bringing more of the travel industry online. By Paula Rooney Jun 02, 2023 7 mins Travel and Hospitality Industry Digital Transformation Artificial Intelligence case study Deoleo doubles down on sustainability through digital transformation The Spanish multinational olive oil processing company is immersed in a digital transformation journey to achieve operational efficiency and contribute to the company's sustainability strategy. By Nuria Cordon Jun 02, 2023 6 mins CIO Supply Chain Digital Transformation brandpost Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success As global data volumes rise, business must prioritize their resiliency strategies. By Neal Weinberg Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Democratizing HPC with multicloud to accelerate engineering innovations Cloud for HPC is facilitating broader access to high performance computing and accelerating innovations and opportunities for all types of organizations. By Tanya O'Hara Jun 01, 2023 6 mins Multi Cloud Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe