From cole at uow.edu.au Tue Oct 19 13:39:59 2021 From: cole at uow.edu.au (Sally Cole) Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 02:39:59 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] Associate Professor Patrick Stokes - Agora Online Speaker Series, Thursday 21 October, 3.30 to 5pm AEDT Message-ID: The School of Liberal Arts, University of Wollongong invites you attend the Online Agora Speaker Series Thursday 21 October, 3.30 to 5.00 PM AEDT. Register here Associate Professor Patrick Stokes (Deakin University) Can You Survive Death Online? As we spend more and more of our lives online, we are also finding ourselves surrounded by the dead in new and unexpected ways. Social media is increasingly full of the 'digital remains' of users who have died, raising tricky legal and ethical questions of deletion or preservation. At the same time, and against the background of rapid developments in artificial intelligence and 'deepfake' technology, a range of start-ups have offered to make the disturbing world of 'Black Mirror' a reality, by offering various forms of 'digital immortality' from AI chatbots to more ambitious plans for mind-uploading. But is it possible to survive your death through a digital avatar? What sort of survival could this be, and what does this possibility tell us about the nature of selfhood and personal identity? All are welcome to participate. Please find below instructions on how to register for anyone interested to attend. * In order to participate in Agora Speaker Series events, you will be required to register here, you will receive an email confirming your registration. * Prior to the event, registered participants will be contacted with further information, including the Access Code for the Webinar. * Please note that our team will be using Zoom to host this webinar and - if you do not already have Zoom installed it is advised, though not necessary, that you download the software to your device. * This webinar is scheduled to be recorded and will be uploaded to UOW owned websites and/or platforms, noting that the Q&A session may be edited for privacy reasons. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this, please contact us at sola-enquiries at uow.edu.au * The session chair will explain any additional rules and expected norms of engagement to participants at the outset of sessions. The Agora Speaker Series is proudly hosted by The School of Liberal Arts Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia SOLA Enquiries sola-enquiries at uow.edu.au T +61 2 4221 4160 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pierrick.bourrat at mq.edu.au Thu Oct 21 12:29:27 2021 From: pierrick.bourrat at mq.edu.au (Pierrick Bourrat) Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:29:27 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] Macquarie Philosophy Seminar - A/Prof David Kaplan - Tuesday 26th October 1 pm In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear All, This is a reminder of our seminar next Tuesday. Note that this will be the last seminar of the semester. When: Tuesday 26th October 1 pm via Zoom Please click this URL to start or join: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/48C9C4QOPEiBZWMYLSOLPbJ?domain=macquarie.zoom.us Password: seminar Speaker: A/Prof David Kaplan (Macquarie University) Title: Noise as signal in neuroscience Abstract: In a well-known series of papers, Bogen and Woodward (1988; Woodward 1989, 2000) describe the problem of detecting a phenomenon (i.e., a stable, repeatable pattern or effect) as one of detecting a signal embedded in noise. More recently, Bogen (2010) has suggested that noise can itself be treated as a signal or phenomenon to be explained. However, this produces a tension since noise is standardly defined as random or unpredictable disturbances that are not part of a signal. In this talk, I explore the tension, and Bogen?s proposed answer to it, in the context of neuroscience where cellular, synaptic, sensory, and motor noise are routinely treated as objects of prediction and explanation. I argue that in order to make sense of noise as a genuine phenomenon, intrinsic variability must be distinguished from noise. This requires accounting for the causal sources of variability as well as appreciating its effects on brain structure and function. Find details of upcoming seminars on our department website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/d7vlC5QPXJiZyK5gqiODCe8?domain=mq.edu.au. Philosophy seminar series - Macquarie University Date Speaker Topic Venue and time; 02/03/2021: Dr Ignacio Ojea Quintana: The Coordination Dilemma for Epidemiological Modelers: 25b Wally's Walk, Level 5, Room C326, 1-2 pm www.mq.edu.au Best wishes, Pierrick Pierrick Bourrat | DECRA Fellow & Senior Lecturer [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/4227C6XQ4LfrR9jVQimqQPl?domain=docs.google.com] Philosophy Department| Macquarie University | NSW | 2109 W www.pierrickbourrat.com Research Affiliate, The University of Sydney Theory and Method in Bioscience | W griffithslab.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ysjames at gmail.com Fri Oct 22 09:37:27 2021 From: ysjames at gmail.com (Yves Aquino) Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:37:27 +1100 Subject: [SydPhil] Webinar on Artificial Intelligence, 2 Nov, University of Wollongong Message-ID: Hi all, Apologies for cross-posting. UOW CENTRE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AI DAY WEBINAR When: Tue, 2 November 2021, 9:00 AM ? 5:20 PM AEDT Zoom: Link to be provided closer to event Registration link: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/c4wJCP7LAXfKBxA11szgIe5?domain=eventbrite.com.au Artificial Intelligence (AI) has recently achieved significant progress and demonstrated unprecedented performance in many research tasks and practical applications. AI is transforming the world and changing the way we live. Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI) at University of Wollongong conducts pioneering research to understand AI technologies and develop innovative theories and techniques for AI. It transfers knowledge to industry, community, and society to help people maximally benefit from the deployment of AI. In this webinar, the members and collaborators of the Centre will present their latest research in various AI-related areas including computer vision, machine learning, multi-agent system, intelligent manufacturing, and smart applications. This event invites leading national and international researchers to share their findings. Also, it invites the key figures from academia, industry, business, and national science agency to discuss the potential impact of AI. Keynote Speakers Rama Chellappa, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Title: Are Machines Learning Abstract: In this talk, I will briefly survey my group?s recent works on building operational systems for face recognition, vehicle re-identification, and action recognition using deep learning. While reasonable success can be claimed, many open problems still remain to be addressed. These include bias detection and mitigation, domain adaptation and generalization, and handling adversarial attacks. Some of our recent works addressing these challenges will be presented. Mohammed Bennamoun, Winthrop Professor, School of Physics, Maths and Computing, Computer Science and Software Engineering, The University of Western Australia. Title: Towards Intelligent Multi-Modal Human-Robot Interaction Abstract: Robotics has made significant progress in cases of structured and constrained environments, e.g. manufacturing. However, it is still in its infancy when it comes to applications in unstructured and unconstrained situations e.g. social environments. In some aspects such as speed, strength and accuracy, robots have superior capacities compared to humans but that is not the case for person/object recognition, language, manual dexterity, and social interaction and understanding capabilities. On the other hand, new technologies in robotics are crucial to ensure e.g., an economically sustainable workforce in an ageing society and allow people to live independently with dignity and greater quality of life. Such technology will have broad commercial, economic and social impacts. This talk will describe few 3D computer vision projects and tools used towards the development of a platform for assistive robotics in messy living environments. Various systems with applications and their motivations will be described including 3D object recognition, 3D face/ear biometrics, Grasping of unknown objects, and systems to estimate the 3D pose of a person. Panelists Dr Olivier Salvado, Lead AI for Mission, CSIRO Dr Lixin Fan, Chief AI Scientist, WeBank Prof. Stacy Carter, Director, ACHEEV, University of Wollongong Dr Shujia Zhang, Chief Data Scientist & Co-founder, REEJIG Full program available in the registration page: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/c4wJCP7LAXfKBxA11szgIe5?domain=eventbrite.com.au For any queries, please email cai-admin at uow.edu.au -- *Dr. Yves Saint James C. Aquino, MD, PhD* He/him/his Postdoctoral Research Fellow Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values University of Wollongong, New South Wales, *Australia* Website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/gdUJCQnMBZfknW411TPxbU_?domain=yvesaquino.com Twitter: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/1asnCROND2uvwLPDDcPtuWe?domain=twitter.com UOW Scholars Page Recent publication: ?Hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19: Critiquing the impact of disease public profile on policy and clinical decision-making.? 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