Day 2 - Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI in Digital Transformation
Keynote
Driving Human Centric Digital Transformation
Abstract:
The need for digital transformation is well acknowledged both locally and globally. While Industry 4.0 has paved significant inroads to support this transformation it is still an emerging area for many organisations (especially Small to Medium Businesses). In this talk, I will introduce key concepts of Industry 4.0 and the emerging Industry 5.0 paradigm that aid Human Centric Digital Transformation. Through a series of real-world digital transformation industry case studies in the areas of manufacturing and smart cities I will highlight key research in the area of Human Centric Digital Transformation. I will conclude the talk by identifying open research opportunities and challenges.
Short Biography:
Prof. Prem Prakash Jayaraman is a Professor in Internet of Things and Distributed Systems and Director of Swinburne’s Factory of the Future (FoF) and Digital Innovation Lab (DIL). He leads several industry-focused programs and multi million-dollar projects that focus on delivering digital transformation and uplift of Australian industries enabling them to be more efficient and locally/globally competitive. He is also the Deputy Director of the ARC Industrial Research Transformation Hub for Future Digital Manufacturing.
Prof. Jayaraman has received over $18 Million in competitive external research funding from both industry and Australian Research Council to fund his research (a significant portion of this income is to conduct industry-based research). He has published over 150 papers in several top venues including IEEE Communication and Tutorials, ACM Surveys, Transaction of Cloud Computing, Elsevier Computational Science, Transactions on LargeScale Data- and Knowledge-Centred Systems, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, The Scientific World Journal in the related area of his research. His Google Scholar citation is 8000+ with a h-index of 46. He is also top 2% of highly-cited researchers by the influential Clarivate Analytics in 2021, 2022, 2023. He has pioneered the Internet of Things systems research area developing and deploying Industrial IoT solutions for various domains including Agriculture, Manufacturing, Food and Beverages, Mining and Health. Prof. Jayaraman has been awarded two Vice Chancellor Awards for his excellence in industry-based research and has won two best paper awards at top tier computer science conferences.
Industry Panellists / Speakers
Syed Ahmed is the Executive Director of Data and Analytics at the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP), where he leads the strategic direction and operational management of data initiatives across five key areas: Data Engineering, Insights and Analytics, Open Data, Advanced Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence. With a career that began as a junior software developer, Syed has honed his expertise in data-focused roles, for the last two decades. Passionate about using data to drive impactful decisions, Syed is dedicated to fostering a data-driven culture within DTP, ensuring teams are equipped with the right skills and tools to enhance transport infrastructure, sustainability, and digital transformation. Outside of his professional role, Syed is most proud of raising his two sons, who inspire him with their resilience and unique strengths. He enjoys playing chess with them, staying active through sports like basketball and squash, and spending time with his 3-year-old Labrador, Charlie. Syed also finds balance by reading philosophy, which keeps his mind engaged while providing a relaxing outlet.
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Dr Behnam Atazadeh is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Fellow
in the Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration (CSDILA),
Department of Infrastructure Engineering at the University of Melbourne. Serving as a
research team leader in digital land administration, he specializes in modelling,
capturing, validating, integrating, visualizing, querying, and analysing land and
geospatial data. He is dedicated to developing new 3D digital and intelligent solutions
for land and property ownership in complex built environments.
Beyond this, Behnam
has contributed to the modernization of land administration systems in different
jurisdictions. Notable projects include the ARC linkage project "3D Property
Ownership Map Base for Smart Urban Land Administration," conducted in collaboration
with government agencies and industry partners such as Land Use Victoria,
Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM), City of Melbourne, ePlan
project for the Victorian government, 3D land administration project for the Malaysian
government, and SmartLand project for the Indonesian government.