Rail crew rostering: improved work schedules

CSIRO rostering software has revolutionised work schedules for train crew of the Australian National Rail Corporation.

Dr Quanxi Shao: statistical modelling and inferences in hydroclimate

Dr Quanxi Shao leads several water-related projects including water use accounting, statistical downscaling for climate models, and data blending techniques for multiscale data.

Quantitative risk management

CSIRO’s work in risk management covers all aspects from identifying a problem to providing a software-based solution.

Program: 2008 Innovation, Services and Smart Information Use symposium

This is the program for the 2008 Innovation, Services and Smart Information Use symposium, a satellite meeting of the Australian Statistical Conference (30 June - 3 July 2008) in Melbourne.

Statistics predicting food safety

CSIRO statisticians are helping food microbiologists to predict the safety of our food.

Privacy-Preserving Analytics: software for analysing confidential data

CSIRO has developed technology called PPA that allows personal or commercially sensitive data to be statistically analysed while protecting confidentiality and privacy.

Developing offshore gas resources without production platforms

CSIRO is developing technologies to produce, process and transport gas directly from subsea wells to shore without the need of production platforms. CSIRO is developing technologies to produce, process and transport gas directly from subsea wells to shore without the need of production platforms.

Dr Phil Schwarz: computational fluid dynamicist

Dr Phil Schwarz leads the Fluids Process Modelling team, which is focused on the development and application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and other experimental modelling techniques to equipment and processes within the minerals extraction and energy industries.

Dr Petra Kuhnert: developing new statistical methods to understand our aquatic environment

Dr Petra Kuhnert is a statistician who uses her statistical expertise to help solve environmental science problems.

Dr Peter Witt: investigating fluidised beds with computational fluid dynamics

Research Scientist Dr Peter Witt uses computational fluid dynamics to better understand and solve processing problems within the minerals processing, chemical processing, petroleum and power generation industries.

Pesticide impact rating index software

After ten years of CSIRO research, the off-site impacts of different pesticides and land uses can be compared using a simple risk indicator.

Dr Peter Caccetta: improving environmental knowledge and management through use of remote sensing technologies

Dr Peter Caccetta leads the award winning Terrestrial Mapping and Monitoring research group within CSIRO Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics.

Dr Pavel Shevchenko: bringing mathematical expertise to managing risk in the financial sector

Dr Pavel Shevchenko leads mathematical research and commercial projects in financial risk management. He is involved in modelling market, credit and operational risks; options pricing; insurance; and the development of relevant numerical methods and software.

Dr Paul Jackway: what bug is that?

Dr Paul Jackway’s research in image analysis and automated microscopy is finding new ways to rapidly recognise insects with minimal human intervention.

Dr Paul Cleary: leading CSIRO research in fluid flow mathematics

Dr Paul Cleary heads a team of world-leading mathematicians and engineers highly regarded for innovative Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) algorithms.

Pathways: a new approach to social service systems

Mapping and analysing pathways through social welfare systems could show which programs work best.

PARMS-Planning: protecting our pipelines

CSIRO’s Pipeline Asset and Risk Management System (PARMS-Planning) is a new suite of software tools that assists water utilities in analysing the costs associated with pipeline infrastructure and make informed asset and risk management decisions.

Search for parathyroid cancer biomarkers

A new biomarker to help detect parathyroid cancer has been identified with the assistance of CSIRO statisticians.

From vacation student to Oxford Scholar

When Jared O'Connell started his vacation scholarship with CSIRO Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics he never would have imagined it would lead him to a job with CSIRO and then a PhD at Oxford University, England.

Our resilient coastal Australia

The Wealth from Oceans Flagship is providing Australia's governments, industries and communities with the scientific knowledge, tools and approaches to make wise decisions about our uses of coastal environments.

Optimising bulk material supply chains and port operations

New optimisation methods developed by CSIRO enhance throughput at Australia’s bulk material shipping terminals, and offer improvements over conventional approaches.

Mathematical modelling for optical lens design

Lens design software developed by CSIRO has allowed leading spectacle lens company SOLA to improve their progressive lenses. They now give clearer, more comfortable vision to millions of people.

Statistics for the northern prawn fishery project

CSIRO statisticians work closely with CSIRO marine scientists and external partners to support the sustainability of the Northern Prawn Fishery, the most valuable Commonwealth fishery.

Online communities: improving communication with customers

CSIRO is working with Centrelink to develop and trial an online forum with a target group of Centrelink customers.

Australia's National Carbon Accounting System Leads the World

The Department of Climate Change, CSIRO and the Australian National University have jointly developed a world-leading National Carbon Accounting System that won the 2008 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Environmental Research.