Application themes
Data science and artificial intelligence has applications across a wide variety of different industries. Find out how we're taking our expertise into the world.
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Primary industry
Data science and artificial intelligence are optimising processes in primary industries including aquaculture, agriculture, horticulture and food safety.
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Climate change and the environment
We're able to track changes in the environment and respond to climate change by applying data science and using artificial intelligence tools.
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Health and biomedical sciences
The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the health and biomedical science industries has the capacity to greatly improve human lives.
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Security, energy, and high-value manufacturing
Artificial intelligence and machine learning tools are invaluable in sectors like transportation, cyber-security, superconductivity and the Internet of Things.
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Society, public policy, and ethics
We're conducting research into the public policy implications of AIML technologies, as well as their ethical application to everyday life.