Early statisticians at CSIRO

CSIRO’s first three statisticians were all women and all three had trained at Rothamsted Experimental Station in the UK under RA Fisher or F Yates, two of the founders of modern statistics.

Software and technical reports downloads

We have a range of products, software and reports available for download.

Detecting outbreaks of flu and other illnesses

Health services need to know when a flu outbreak is normal or not so they can, if needed, quickly implement measures to contain it.

Decision technologies for the services economy

CSIRO’s research in this area enables decision makers in business and industry to understand their data and to make reliable, productive and informed decisions.

Dr David Lovell: helping transform CSIRO’s bioscience research

Dr David Lovell leads bioinformatics and analytics in CSIRO’s Transformational Biology Platform.

Dr David Clifford: bringing a statistical perspective to bioinformatics

Dr David Clifford is a researcher who uses his skills in statistics to make sense of large and complex biological datasets.

Creating machines that sense and respond

Our expertise in computing and sensors is helping create machines with near-human problem-solving capabilities. Our expertise combining intelligent sensors and computing leads to machines and products that can interact with their environment and alter the way they function.

The CSIRO Times

The CSIRO Times is CSIRO's conference and events newspaper. Editions are compiled for various scientific conferences and public events.

Counting whales

CSIRO statistician Mark Bravington has been counting invisible whales in the Southern Ocean, the ocean that encircles Antarctica. Read how he does it in this article from Scientriffic magazine.

Communication networks overview

CSIRO is developing the communication networks of tomorrow – high speed, large capacity networks both wireless and optic fibre. CSIRO is developing the communication networks of tomorrow – high speed, large capacity networks both wireless and optic fibre.

Algorithms for visual cockpit displays

CSIRO has filed a patent for a new type of proximity management system suitable for cockpit displays, giving pilots greater information to operate in a complex 3D situation.

Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics visitors program

Opportunities exist for significant research collaborations and high profile visitors to collaborate with CSIRO Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics Division.

Visitor programs at CSIRO Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics

Visitor programs are available for mathematical sciences researchers and distinguished guests to collaborate with CSIRO's Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics research team.

CSIRO Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics

At CSIRO Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics, we apply mathematics and statistics to answer important questions from medical research to environmental monitoring and industrial processing. CSIRO Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics takes a quanitative approach to solve problems in areas such as medical research and environmental monitoring.

Clever environmental management

CSIRO’s information and communication technologies and mathematical and statistical services are providing the information about complex natural systems needed to better manage our environment.

Protecting Australia’s critical infrastructure with CIPMA

Technology for modelling and analysing relationships and dependencies between Australia’s critical infrastructure systems is being built by the Attorney-General’s Department, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia.

Working together

CSIRO has developed a collaborative environment allowing people in multiple locations to work together in real-time on documents, data and high resolution images.

Dr Chris Solnordal: combining engineering expertise with computational fluid dynamics

Dr Chris Solnordal, research scientist and engineer, combines classical engineering approaches with computational fluid dynamics to solve a wide range of industrial problems in the mineral and process industries. 

Putting remote sensing on the map

CSIRO and the Department of Climate Change have developed remote sensing tools and technologies that allow Australia to accurately measure land cover change since 1972.

Reliable tools for the new carbon economy

CSIRO is providing tools and software to help the forestry industry and land managers make effective decisions in the new carbon economy.

BurrliOZ statistical software: a flexible approach to species protection

BurrliOZ is a statistical software package for use in environmental management of species with regard to understanding the effects of levels of toxins in an environment.

Modelling proves no mission is impossible

Complex modelling work by CSIRO researchers has helped identify and solve flow distribution problems at BP's Bulwer Island refinery. Article from Process October 2007.

Dr Brent Henderson: delivering statistical solutions for healthier ecosystems

Dr Brent Henderson is an environmental statistician whose primary focus is on water quality and ecological health monitoring programs.

Biological markers to identify different types of aggressive brain tumours

The discovery of new biomarkers will help neuropathologists more accurately diagnose brain tumours and better predict patient survival.

Biotechnology solutions for industry

CSIRO's biotechnology research delivers biotechnology applications for human health, agriculture, the environment and industrial biotechnology sectors.