2021 Ihaka Lecture Series: Looking on the Bright Side

We should be worried about how much of our personal data businesses are gathering, but are there benefits to be had from allowing our health system to know more about us?

We are on constant guard to protect our computers from viruses, but when a virus strikes humanity, can our computers help to protect us?

We know that giving teenagers the ability to communicate 24/7 can have negative outcomes, but what happens when scientists get hold of social media tools?

The 2021 Ihaka Lecture Series features three speakers who will describe how modern computing can be used to positively impact the world.

There are three lectures in the series on 29 July, 5 and 12 August - lectures commence at 6.30pm.

Please note that we will have some refreshments at 6pm, prior to the lectures in the Conference Centre Foyer (423 - 300L1).

Livestreams are available for each lecture - please find streaming links below.

29 July

Data Science in the Connected Era

Dr Simon Urbanek, Senior Lecturer, Department of Statistics, University of Auckland

LIVESTREAM: Simon Urbanek

5 August

Implementing a Machine-Learning Tool to Support High-Stakes Decisions in Child Welfare: A case study in Human Centred AI

Professor Rhema Vaithianathan, Centre for Social Data Analytics, AUT

LIVESTREAM: Rhema Vaithianathan

12 August

Modelling to support the COVID-19 response in Aotearoa New Zealand

Dr Rachelle Binny, Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research and Te Pūnaha Matatini

LIVESTREAM: Rachelle Binny

For more details, please view the Ihaka Lecture Series webpage

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