Data. Uncertain.

The ARC Training Centre in Data Analytics for Resources and Environments (DARE) is using data science to help better manage Australia's natural resources.

DARE ARC Training Centre

A two-day conference on understanding and quantifying uncertainty

<h3>For conference program please visit <a href="https://darecentre.org.au/data-uncertain-2020/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">DARE Centre website</a></h3>The phrase “these uncertain times” has never seemed more relevant. In Australia in 2019/2020 we have ricocheted from one extreme event to another; the worst bushfires on record; flooding in previously drought-stricken areas; a global pandemic. What next? Humans beings find uncertainty stressful and in order to resolve it often gravitate to solutions which offer the allure of certainty. Yet the promise of certainty is false; to quote the Pliny the Elder “the only certainty is that nothing is certain”. It is by learning to accept, understand and quantify uncertainty, that leads to robust policies and informed decision making and ultimately to a deeper understanding of our world.Data. Uncertain. is the first globally connected conference for industry, government and academia specifically dedicated to the communication of uncertainty and improving our understanding of it. The conference will provide practical dialogue on how data science can help quantify uncertainty to substantially improve our ability to manage and communicate it.The event is hosted by the Data Analytics for Resources and Environments (DARE) ARC Centre. With connections to leading institutions in Australia and overseas, the Centre stays at the forefront of data science research to offer new insights and solutions for complex real-world problems.This conference brings together the world-leading academics from institutions including Columbia, Australia’s leading universities and NSW Senior Government officials to lead the discussion on embracing uncertainty."We will not become enthusiastic for the fact, the knowledge, the absolute truth of the day, but remain always uncertain … In order to make progress, one must leave the door to the unknown ajar." - Richard Feyman<h3>DAY 1 | Wednesday 1 July 2020, 9am-1pm </h3>Social environments9.35-9.55am | Anecdotal thinking in health and businessSpeaker: Dr Micah Goldwater, Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology, University of Sydney9.55-10.15am | Embracing Variation and Accepting UncertaintySpeaker: Professor Andrew Gelman, Director of the Applied Statistics Center at Columbia University10.20-10.40amSpeaker: Ben Gales, Executive Director, Strategic Coordination at the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet10.40-11am | Harnessing data to disrupt cycles of disadvantageSpeaker: Jeni Whalan, Chief Programs Officer at the Paul Ramsay FoundationHealth11.25-11.45am | The art and science of extracting meaningful information from electronic medical recordsSpeaker: Dr Charmaine Tam, Analytics Translator and Senior Research Fellow at Northern Clinical School and the Centre for Translational Data Science, University of Sydney11.45am-12.05pm | Unprecedented times: using REMAP trials to resolve uncertainty in disease pandemicsSpeaker: Professor Tom Snelling, Director of the Health and Clinical Analytics team in the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney12.10-12.30pm | Predicting COVID-19: What did the models tell us?Speaker: Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, an epidemiologist working in chronic disease, a regular contributor with the Guardian12.30-12.50pmSpeaker: Professor Sally Cripps, Director of the Data Analytics for Resources and Environments (DARE) Centre<h3>DAY 2 | Thursday 2 July 2020, 1.45pm-6pm</h3>Urban environments 2-2.20pm | Data Science with impactSpeakers: Professor Fang Chen, Head of Data Science at UTS2.45-3.05pm | Business decision-making in COVID-19Speaker: Rob McLean AM, Chair of The Nature Conservancy Australia Board and Director of the Paul Ramsay Foundation3.05-3.25pm | Data, Sharing and Use – what do we need to know about our data, can we actually know it, and where does it lead us?Speaker: Dr Ian Oppermann, NSW Government’s Chief Data Scientist Natural resources3.50-4.10pm | Data and Decisions in Natural Resource StewardshipSpeaker: Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte, NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer4.10-4.30pmSpeaker: Dr Jim Bentley, Chief Executive Officer, NSW Water Sector and Deputy Secretary of WATER, DPIE4.35-4.55pm | On Uncertainly in MiningSpeaker: Dr Eric Nettleton, Head of Automation at Newcrest Mining4.55pm-5.15pmSpeaker: Julie Batch, Chief Strategy &amp; Innovation Officer at Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG)

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