Articles related to 'Information Technology'
Related topics: Computing, Industry Collaboration, Business & Workplace
Job search software engineered for success
Swinburne engineering alumnus Mike Giuffrida saw in the world wide web an opportunity most recruiters now take for granted.
Frequent online shoppers
Australians lead the world when it comes to frequency of internet purchases, however research suggests online shopping is not the main cause of the current retail trade downturn.
IT tools give maths pizzazz
Research shows smart use of new technologies is boosting maths skills.
Swinburne’s gSTAR heralds ‘mega science’
The Australian astronomy community is tapping into the superpowers of processing technology developed for gaming.
Research brings cloud computing costs back to earth
Swinburne researchers are developing tools to make cloud computing more affordable.
Digital divas out to shake, rattle and roll the IT world
Teenage girls from secondary schools across Victoria are the foot soldiers in the battle to correct gender imbalance in ICT
The challenge to plug the human leak
New Swinburne research is focusing on people's behaviour to strengthen information security within government organisations.
Fellowship recognises optical leadership
Professor Min Gu's world leading research is recognised with the awarding of an Australian Laureate Fellowship.
Accelerating the digital researcher on the information super highway
Preparation is underway for Swinburne to share data generated from our research across the world.
Social media’s workplace evolution
Swinburne research into social media usage in the workplace may lead to self-monitoring tools for employees.
Simulated trouble to keep airlines calm and aloft
A new simulator will help instruct airline operations controllers to make better decisions under pressure and get more planes and passengers to their destinations on time.
Continuous system check could release data-processing ‘brake’
Swinburne has developed software that can check the accuracy of data processing as it is happening, eliminating the need for time-consuming verification checks afterwards
Cars that 'think' may help drivers who don't
Automotive IT researchers are taking the first steps towards building intelligent cars that may make the roads safer and less polluted.
IT tool gives trauma teams extra eyes
Keeping a severely injured person alive after an accident can be one of the most stressful circumstances in which complex decisions have to be made second-by-second. It makes sense to enlist the processing power of a computer.
New common software for seamless commerce
The growing ‘connectedness’ between businesses has led to a rising demand for new software systems that enable better integration of routine processes, such as inventory checks, orders and sales, between businesses without the need to operate different and unconnected computer programs.
Computing sees the light
In a bid to overcome the limitations of existing microchips, researchers are now working on developing the next generation of integrated circuits.
New environment to debug global-scale I.T. upgrades
Testing new computer systems before they go live is usually standard procedure for introducing new software across a business. But when it comes to large, distributed systems such as those used by global companies, this is not an easy exercise.
Cloud riders to be the envy of web surfers
A quick scan of the daily newspaper shows just how much data-driven information is being produced these days and how everyone, from decision-makers in business and government to scientists and researchers, is drawing on ever-increasing volumes of data to try to solve problems.
The internet ‘road gang’ fixes network potholes
Swinburne researchers are looking at how the internet's underlying engineering can be improved to address service failures and intermittent connections.
Business born from ‘real-world’ degrees
People can leave uni with a lot of theoretical knowledge only to start their first job and find themselves thrown in the deep end. Not so for Swinburne alumni Zoe Warne and Matt Agar who attribute much of their subsequent success to Swinburne’s Industry-Based Learning (IBL) program.
Bird behaviour inspires fire-spotting plan
As bushfires raged across California in October 2007, Professor Tim Hendtlass was attracting a great deal of attention on the other side of the US, where he was describing to conference delegates how unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could be deployed in large numbers to monitor remote and inaccessible terrain for fires.
Services get smartened up
Customers will soon have a bigger say in how they can access services, particularly online services. It’s all part of a new field of technology known as smart services.
Mobile internet finds new meaning
In the state of Orissa, India, the lack of internet access in rural and regional areas has led one company to implement an unusual approach to connectivity.
Phone health an elusive call
To investigate whether mobile phones and base stations affect people's health, researchers are having to come up with clever tests that pull together several strands of research.
Future CD's to be a digital Aladdin's cave
Imagine being able to put your entire DVD collection on a single disc. And not just your collection, but also that of your family, friends and neighbours
Tool kit challenge for tomorrow's nano-factories
The two-photon fluorescence microscope has the capability to diagnose very early-stage cancer
