AI Horizons – Conversations with Australia’s leading and emerging researchers
Join us for AI Horizons, a dynamic event that brings together Australia’s most established artificial intelligence researchers and the next generation of innovators. This unique gathering is designed to spark meaningful conversations, foster collaboration, and showcase the depth and diversity of AI talent across the country.
From cutting-edge developments in machine learning and robotics to ethical frameworks and real-world applications, AI Horizons highlights the breadth of research shaping the future of AI. Attendees will experience a series of engaging panel discussions, live demonstrations, and networking opportunities that bridge academia, industry, and policy.
This event is a celebration of Australia’s growing influence in the global AI landscape. It provides a platform for emerging voices to share their work alongside renowned experts, creating a vibrant space for knowledge exchange and inspiration. Whether you're a researcher, student, technologist, or simply curious about the future of AI, AI Horizons offers a front-row seat to the ideas and people driving innovation forward.
Come and witness the future of AI—made in Australia.
Speakers

Michael is at the forefront of visual place recognition technology, pioneering new methods for use in mission-critical contexts, including collaborations with Ford and Caterpillar.
Michael’s world-first advancements translating abstract neuroscience into technology for real-world commercial applications were recognised by ATSE in 2019 in awarding him the Batterham Medal for engineering excellence.
For more than 20 years, Michael has been creating STEM educational resources for students.

Professor Venkatesh and her team have tackled a wide range of problems of societal significance, including the critical areas of autism, security and aged care. The outcomes have impacted the community and evolved into publications, patents, tools and spin-off companies. This includes 668 publications, three full patents, one start-up company (icetana) and two significant products (TOBY Playpad, Virtual Observer).
Professor Venkatesh has tackled complex pattern recognition tasks by drawing inspiration and models from widely diverse disciplines, integrating them into rigorous computational models and innovative algorithms. Her main contributions have been in the development of theoretical frameworks and novel applications for analysing large scale, multimedia data.
This includes development of several Bayesian parametric and non-parametric models, solving fundamental problems in processing multiple channel, multi-modal temporal and spatial data.
Moderator
