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ADSN 2024 Conference - Curtin University, Perth

ADSN 2024 was a three-day event held in Perth and hosted by the Curtin Institute for Data Science (CIDS). The program featured a keynote talk by Prof Suzanne Robinson from Deakin University, three panel discussions, three invited talks, 30 accepted talks and 27 poster presentations. In total, the program included 74 presenters spanning industry, academia, and government. Topics covered applications of data science in health, social media, environmental research, and more.

The conference attracted 137 attendees with a fairly even split between academia (39%), government (27%) and industry (34%) affiliations. The gender breakdown of attendees was 57% male, 43% female or non-binary, and the presenter breakdown followed a similar makeup: 58% male, 42% female or non-binary. Sponsorship was provided by the ARDC, Zhamatix and the CIDS.