2017 news archive

  • Research by Dr Markus Luczak-Roesch is devoted to finding ways to encourage more diversity in the way we get our information and to build up a more complete picture of what's happening in the world.

    Data science to pop the filter bubble

    Research by Dr Markus Luczak-Roesch aims to break down "filter bubbles"—where algorithms on Facebook or Twitter only present certain information based on users’ previous behaviour.

  • (L-R) MYOB IT Challenge winners Nanda Hibatullah, Adiraj Gupta, Mona Ruan and Liam Dennis with judges.

    Victoria students win MYOB IT Challenge

    Four Victoria University students plan to make life easier for business owners with a digital assistant that helps with the day-to-day tasks of running their operations.  The idea formed part of the winning entry for the national MYOB IT Challenge.

  • School of Information Management researchers Dr Yi-Te Chiu and Professor Benoit Aubert

    Shaking up the office

    After the Kaikoura earthquake, digital technologies were crucial to ensure continuity of business processes for organisations unable to fully access buildings.

  • Conference photo – three men stand at the front of a lecture hall.

    CSWCSD17 Conference April 2017

    It was a great pleasure to host the 2017 IEEE 21st International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD 2017), which took place at the Victoria Business School, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, from April 26 to 28, 2017.