Finance industry counts on CSIRO (Podcast 18 Nov 2011)

In an unpredictable global financial system, CSIRO's skills are increasingly sought after as leading financial institutions look to surpass the performance of their peers. (7:55)

CSIRO technology underpinning trusted, secure, multiparty collaborative environments

CSIRO is developing communication standards and an integrated set of technologies to allow many parties to work together over a computer network.

Dr Yogesan Kanagasingam: Research Director

Dr Yogesan Kanagasingam is Research Director of the Australian e-Health Research Centre and acting leader of CSIRO's e-health research theme.

World's fastest, most spectrally efficient wireless communications link

CSIRO achieved a world first in wireless communications by transmitting data over a wireless link at six gigabits per second with no perceptible delays or loss of quality.

Phenonet: wireless sensors in agriculture

The High Resolution Plant Phenomics Centre is using CSIRO-developed smart sensor nodes to record microclimate and plant data in the field in an effort to select new plant varieties suited to difficult growing conditions.

The latest equipment for farmers: wireless sensor networks

CSIRO is providing sensor web and smart sensor network solutions to the agricultural sector.

Broadband for Australia

CSIRO is developing technologies to connect people and machines with high speed broadband and enable them to access the wireless internet anytime, anywhere.

Creating a wireless world

CSIRO is working on enabling technologies for future mobile and wireless communications networks and developing next generation imaging and sensing systems. CSIRO is developing improved communications systems and sensors for innovative medical and industrial applications.

Wealth from Oceans Flagship video

In this video, discover how the Wealth from Oceans Flagship is helping Australia secure its social, economic and environmental future through knowing our oceans.
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CSIRO in global push to develop the Web

CSIRO hosts the Australian World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Office, developing common protocols promoting the evolution of the Web and ensuring its interoperability.

Award-winning healthcare technology overcomes the tyranny of distance

CSIRO developed an award-winning real-time telepresence link enabling specialists to treat critically ill patients at remote locations.

Trust can be portable

CSIRO has developed the world's first portable trusted computing platform that enables users to do business across the Internet from any computer with confidence.

Text analysis tools to find what you’re looking for

CSIRO is developing analysis technologies that work out the meaning within the written word.

Bringing specialist eye care to rural and remote communities

CSIRO aims to reduce preventable blindness with an inexpensive telehealth system that sends patients’ eye images over a broadband connection to city specialists.

Science of human behaviour informs tax system review

How can ‘doing your tax’ be made simpler? Science has some answers.

Improving marine management with TasMAN

The Tasmanian Marine Analysis Network (TasMAN) is demonstrating low cost monitoring technologies, improving understanding of coastal regions and enabling better informed environmental management.

Starbug: CSIRO's award-winning robotic submarine

Starbug is an inexpensive, miniature autonomous underwater vehicle ideal for data collection and ecosystem surveys.

Smart vision system identifies expressions and analyses behaviour

CSIRO is developing self-learning computer vision technology to aid in the diagnosis of medical conditions and to make telecollaboration more natural.

Smart sensors monitoring water quality and catchment health

CSIRO and a local water authority have developed Australia's largest integrated intelligent wireless sensor network for monitoring drinking water.

Smart systems for safer vehicle management

CSIRO is developing systems for management of vehicles in industrial situations, which offer improved efficiencies in fleet operation, and safer operating conditions for drivers.

Smart agents: an intelligent way to manage and control energy

CSIRO researchers are developing a range of intelligent, self learning devices known as agents to improve the efficiency of electricity networks.

Improving quality of service across networks

CSIRO has developed a protocol that guarantees quality of service across computer networks like the Internet while fully utilising network resources.

Wireless sensor networks: a new instrument for observing our world

CSIRO is developing robust wireless sensor network hardware and smart software to increase the quality and reduce the cost of collecting environmental data.

What trust and security really mean

In the world of information and communications technology, these words have specific meanings, as you’ll read here.

Customised flyers on demand

CSIRO’s SciFly combines information retrieval software with text-based search technology to produce a personalised flyer on the spot. CSIRO’s SciFly combines information retrieval software and interactive hardware to produced customised flyers on the spot.