Honour for ‘Big Data’ Expert

Congratulations to ATSE Fellow, Professor Svetha Venkatesh who was recently inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.

Professor Venkatesh is the Director of the Centre for Pattern Recognition and Data Analytics (PRaDA) at Deakin University. Her work has resulted in a number of start-up companies including:

• iCetana which uses artificial intelligence to monitor large video surveillance networks to find anomalies and detect potential security threats.
• Toby Playpad app which allows parents to provides therapy for children with autism and monitor their progress.