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A summer of machine learning and data sovereignty

1 Jul 2022 | Our stories

1 July 2022 Dion Wharerau spent the summer as an intern with Te Hiku Media, working to improve their automatic speech recognition model for te reo Māori. Dion Wharerau has enjoyed maths since his first years at Kaikohe West School. His teachers supported him by...

PhD scholarship on modelling spreading processes on real-world networks

7 Jun 2022 | Te Pūnaha Matatini Scholarships

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship at the University of Auckland, to work on a project modelling and understanding the dynamics of spreading processes on multilayer and multiplex networks. There is growing understanding that spreading processes on...

Efficient and fair surgical schedules with algorithms

1 Apr 2022 | Our stories

1 April 2022 Dr Thomas Adams is working to improve surgical scheduling using algorithms and individualised surgical duration predictions. Increased throughput, increased utilisation, decreased overtime, fewer overdue operations, and less staff time required for...

PhD scholarship on modelling and optimising healthcare delivery

10 Mar 2022 | Te Pūnaha Matatini Scholarships

Ngā Ara Hou ki te Ora / New Pathways to Wellbeing Healthcare delivery: Wellbeing, justice, equity and efficiency Applications are invited for a PhD studentship to work on a project modelling healthcare delivery and optimising for wellbeing, justice, equity, and...

PhD scholarship on game theory and fundamental social and biological interactions

26 Nov 2021 | Te Pūnaha Matatini Scholarships

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship to examine fundamental social and biological interactions using game theory. Do you want to know why fundamental aspects of social and biological interactions are the way they are? Such as why sexual reproduction nearly...