LEADS - Life and Economy Applications of Data Science

04/10/2021

We are looking for several Level B (Lecturer) academics to join our Computing and IT and Data Science and Statistics disciplines at the University of Newcastle - please share!

Link to the job ads:
https://uniofnewcastle.secure.force.com/academicext

05/09/2021

Data scientists create and use a variety of tools and frameworks to examine patterns in data. These findings are then communicated to inform decision making and business strategies across a broad range of industries.

29/10/2020

Probably one of our last papers in breast cancer, so please share the link widely!

25/03/2020

One of Australia's leading intensive care specialists has pleaded with the Federal Government to urgently fund a study to help prepare intensive care units f...

17/03/2020

Doctors sign an open letter demanding state and federal governments enforce stricter measures to slow the spread of coronavirus, warning Australia is on track to be in a worse position than Italy.

02/03/2020

$252 million gift will seed construction of a new home for the Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society

03/10/2019

The IT Challenge is the first international student competition dedicated to technological innovation. The competition aims at encouraging the next generation of IT professionals to achieve their personal best.

23/09/2019

When solving multi-objective optimization problems (MOPs) with big data, traditional multi-objective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs) meet challenges because they demand high computational costs that...

22/09/2019

We use a large dataset of one million messages sent on the microblogging platform StockTwits to evaluate the performance of a wide range of preprocessing methods and machine learning algorithms for...

22/07/2019

Newcastle's three known copies of our recently launched book "Business and Customer Analytics: New Ideas" met at the NewSpace building of The University of Newcastle for a group photo. Do you own one too? Share a nice picture of your city with your book online!

In the background Newcastle City Hall and Newcastle Art Museum.

09/07/2019

04/07/2019

A new application of memetic algorithms in a problem we all know pretty well.

In recent years, there have been an increasing number of automobiles in cities around the world. This is due to more people living and working in cities as a result of urbanization. Street parking remains a common option for motorists, due to it being cheap and convenient. However, this option leads...