A closer look at cells with image analysis

Maths-based medical imaging analysis software developed by CSIRO scientists is helping cell biologists to understand diseases such as diabetes.

Dr Ian Saunders: applying statistics to the problems of human health

Dr Ian Saunders uses his expertise in statistics to design efficient experiments and analyse complex data in the area of biological sciences.

Dr Huwaida Rabie: working towards identifying genes related to colorectal cancer

Dr Huwaida Rabie is a Postdoctoral Fellow with CSIRO Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics who contributes to the Preventative Health National Research Flagship.

Hyperspectral imaging for analysing materials

Checking the contents of tablets, finding new ore bodies to mine, identifying tumours – these are just some of the applications of hyperspectral imaging. This technology has been the focus of CSIRO research which helps determine the composition of different materials and how composition varies throughout the material.

Minerals to markets: optimising transport network infrastructure for future demand

CSIRO is helping the Queensland government plan regional infrastructure for the needs of the mining industry and communities 25 years into the future.

Health information and patient management

New health management systems, through the applications of advanced information and communication technology, data analysis and statistics, are delivering improved patient treatments and new ways to retrieve, organise and communicate healthcare data.

Enabling a revolution in healthcare through e-health innovation

CSIRO is using information and communication technologies to build a sustainable health care system for Australia and meet the challenges of an aging population.

Dr Harri Kiiveri: making sense of multivariate data

Dr Harri Kiiveri is a research statistician who develops statistical methods for analysing massively multivariate data.

Global banks use CSIRO financial maths

CSIRO has partnered with GFI Group to develop a powerful collection of models to assist banks and financial institutions in pricing all major exotic foreign exchange (FX) options.

Giving undergraduate science students the foundation for diverse careers

Dr Murray Cameron, Chief of CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences, reflects on how to ensure Australia has the science graduates it needs to be a technology leader.

GeneRave: software for bioinformatics

GeneRave is a new statistical technique specifically for microarray data that is able to cope with the multivariate nature of microarray data and extract meaningful information from it, available as an add-on library to the statistical software package R.

Speeding up science: CSIRO's CPU-GPU supercomputer

CSIRO's latest supercomputer cluster is among the world's first to combine traditional CPUs with more powerful graphics processing units or GPUs, providing a world class computational and simulation science facility to advance priority CSIRO science.

The Gemmological Digital Analyser: an automated system for grading opals

CSIRO researchers in collaboration with opal miners have developed an automatic imaging device that can accurately and objectively grade opals.

CSIRO awards mathematician for industry engagement

CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences Chief Scientist, Dr Frank de Hoog, has been awarded the Sir Ian McLennan Achievement for Industry Award.

Forecasting: dealing with uncertainty

CSIRO is finding new ways of reporting uncertainties in forecasts, such as climate change predictions, for more reliable environmental planning and policy making.

Identifying, measuring and pricing risk

CSIRO specialises in identifying, quantifying, measuring and pricing risk for the finance and insurance industries. We offer flexible customer relationships for research, consulting and technical services.

Experimental design for high-throughput bioscience

CSIRO is helping bioscience researchers get the most out of their experiments.

Dr Eric Lehmann: integrating and analysing remotely sensed data

Dr Eric Lehmann uses information from remotely sensed (satellite) and other data to provide information on environmental factors such as vegetation cover.

Environmental monitoring and risk assessment

CSIRO statisticians are finding new ways to help manage the risks associated with the use, protection and sustainable economic development of Australia’s natural resources, particularly in fresh and estuarine waterways.

Environmental monitoring and analysis

Our scientists are providing quality information to planners and policy-makers about the complex systems that make up the natural environment. Our scientists are providing quality information to planners and policy-makers about the incredibly complex systems that make up the natural environment.

Environmental and agricultural informatics: strength in numbers

Major issues such as climate change, sustainable fisheries and urban water quality benefit from CSIRO's statistical and mathematical expertise. Our methods are being adopted and, in some cases, mandated by state and federal governments, and international agencies.

Using remote sensing for environmental monitoring and mapping

Remote sensing is an important tool in environmental management, providing up-to-date, detailed information about land condition and use.

Dr Emma Huang: exploring complex plant genetics with statistics

Dr Emma Huang is developing methods for statistical bioinformatics of important agricultural crops like wheat and sugarcane.

Dr Eddy Campbell: statistical modelling of complex environmental systems

Dr Eddy Campbell is a research statistician who uses both statistical and physical methods to model environmental systems such as climate.

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.