Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Futures Institute
Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Futures Institute
Bridging cyber-secure emerging technologies and data-centric tech for resilient agriculture and environment of the future.
The Regional AgriTech and Environmental Data Science Program heralds a transformative approach to modern agriculture and environmental practices. This program seeks to address the escalating challenges faced by the agricultural and environmental sectors, ranging from sustainability concerns to the pressing need for efficiency optimisation.
The AgriTwins program heralds a transformative approach to modern agriculture, intertwining advanced cybersecurity with emergent data-centric twin technologies. This program seeks to address the escalating challenges faced by the agricultural sector, ranging from sustainability concerns to the pressing need for efficiency optimisation, integrating the latest digital twin and quantum twin methodologies to model and enhance agricultural innovation, ensuring digital resilience and cybersecurity. This amalgamation allows for real-time operational data insights, precision farming, advanced greenhouse emission management, and proactive agronomy. Our aspiration is not merely to adapt to the digital era but to actively shape the future of agriculture, ensuring it remains resilient against both present and unforeseen challenges.
This focus area looks at data science to monitor, preserve and enhance biodiversity and sustainability across agricultural practices.
Project 1: Wine Australia. Functional biodiversity solutions for Australian vineyards: harnessing groundcovers, vineyard surrounds and native plants to deliver key ecosystem services. (2021-2023)
Project 2: Wine Australia. Functional Biodiversity Project Extension: a focus on scale insect pests and enhancement of their parasitoids (2023-2025)
Project 3: AgriFutures. Diseases, pests, and weeds of sesame in Australia and their management (Theme 1: Sesame Crop Protection) (2024-2026)
Project 4: AgriFutures. Australian Hazelnut Program of Research, Theme3 Project3, Advances in technologies for optimized biosecurity in hazelnut orchards(2024-2029)
