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 opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing 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