Introducing computer-based documentation to Residential Aged Care: a multi-method evaluation of success. Improvements to quality and use of evidence-based methods in residential aged-care are restricted due to the very slow adoption of electronic information systems. This research will provide key investors, government, aged care providers and IT vendors, with tools to measure success in introducing IT into this sector. The project will create a platform with the national peak body, to dissemina ....Introducing computer-based documentation to Residential Aged Care: a multi-method evaluation of success. Improvements to quality and use of evidence-based methods in residential aged-care are restricted due to the very slow adoption of electronic information systems. This research will provide key investors, government, aged care providers and IT vendors, with tools to measure success in introducing IT into this sector. The project will create a platform with the national peak body, to disseminate lessons in successful implementation of computerised systems in residential aged-care, based on studies in two states. The studies will also benefit the international community researching technology adoption, by extending its boundary condition to a novel setting.Read moreRead less
Learning strategies for personal agents to assist professional users in searching the Web. Many professional groups have large unmet information needs, with significant consequences for the public. We will take a novel strategy-based approach to the design of agents that assist humans in information search tasks, which represents a significant departure from the dominant paradigm of content-based retrieval. Our goal is to develop automated methods to learn task specific search strategies, embed ....Learning strategies for personal agents to assist professional users in searching the Web. Many professional groups have large unmet information needs, with significant consequences for the public. We will take a novel strategy-based approach to the design of agents that assist humans in information search tasks, which represents a significant departure from the dominant paradigm of content-based retrieval. Our goal is to develop automated methods to learn task specific search strategies, embed them in agents, and use them to guide human-agent interactions and search behaviours. To discover the effectiveness of our approach we will evaluate our methods with health care professionals.Read moreRead less
An knowledge-based approach to multi-document text summarisation for automated meta-analysis of the scientific literature. The biomedical sciences produce literature at an exponential rate, and the size of this knowledge base far exceeds the capacity of humans to keep up with the growth in new knowledge. This project will develop computational text summarisation methods to abstract the content of scientific journal articles reporting clinical trials, and develop multi-document summarisation meth ....An knowledge-based approach to multi-document text summarisation for automated meta-analysis of the scientific literature. The biomedical sciences produce literature at an exponential rate, and the size of this knowledge base far exceeds the capacity of humans to keep up with the growth in new knowledge. This project will develop computational text summarisation methods to abstract the content of scientific journal articles reporting clinical trials, and develop multi-document summarisation methods to synthesise these abstracts using automated statistical meta-analysis methods. These methods have broad potential to improve text-summarisation technologies in general, to profoundly enhance our ability to integrate published knowledge, and to make a highly significant and specific contribution to improving the quality of evidence used in health decision-making. Read moreRead less
Special Research Initiatives - Grant ID: SR0354584
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$10,000.00
Summary
ARC Research Network in Multimedia Technology and Applications (MTA). Multimedia Information Technology is becoming a major stream for modern computers, networks, and new platforms (e.g. embedded-systems, mobile-phones, PDAs, digital-TV) in various applications, including media production and e-healthcare where Australia has tremendous strengths. This proposal aims to bring top researchers in the related areas, including IT, Healthcare, Architecture and Visual-arts, to push a new technological w ....ARC Research Network in Multimedia Technology and Applications (MTA). Multimedia Information Technology is becoming a major stream for modern computers, networks, and new platforms (e.g. embedded-systems, mobile-phones, PDAs, digital-TV) in various applications, including media production and e-healthcare where Australia has tremendous strengths. This proposal aims to bring top researchers in the related areas, including IT, Healthcare, Architecture and Visual-arts, to push a new technological wave in Australia, to provide its value promised to Australian business, and to take international leadership in multimedia computing. Its outcome includes the formation of research teams, coordinated by a board, for 10 programs, and a CSCW-system & related website to facilitate the group work.Read moreRead less
An Ontology Driven Framework for Legal Software. Legal resources and documents are increasingly available in electronic form allowing previously impossible collaborative and searching techniques for legal practitioners. By adding extra semantic markup to legal resources and documents increased processing capabilities are enabled. These include the ability to search for resources based on there existing a conceptual link and the ability to integrate resources that use different terminology. This ....An Ontology Driven Framework for Legal Software. Legal resources and documents are increasingly available in electronic form allowing previously impossible collaborative and searching techniques for legal practitioners. By adding extra semantic markup to legal resources and documents increased processing capabilities are enabled. These include the ability to search for resources based on there existing a conceptual link and the ability to integrate resources that use different terminology. This project will enable these capabilities via the development of a novel ontology driven framework for collaborative legal software. This will allow significant efficiency gains and cost savings in the $9.5 billion Australian legal services sector.Read moreRead less
Intelligent archiving and retrieving of clinic laboratory records in pathology/radiology informatics study. Pathology/radiology Informatics has emerged as an arm for developing next-generation pathology/radiology reporting methods, databases, imagery, and diagnostics. Current report archiving systems are very primitive, restricting any sophisticated use of the reports. This proposal aims to develop an innovative pathology/radiology report archiving system capable of automatically extracting usef ....Intelligent archiving and retrieving of clinic laboratory records in pathology/radiology informatics study. Pathology/radiology Informatics has emerged as an arm for developing next-generation pathology/radiology reporting methods, databases, imagery, and diagnostics. Current report archiving systems are very primitive, restricting any sophisticated use of the reports. This proposal aims to develop an innovative pathology/radiology report archiving system capable of automatically extracting useful information from reports. This system will make a smart use of pathology/radiology data and open a new way to extend current tests and examinations from being disease-focussed to being wellness focussed. It will also significantly reduce the number of tests, i.e., associated cost for healthcare.Read moreRead less
Intelligent archiving and retrieving of clinic laboratory records in pathology/radiology informatics study. Since 80% of the critical decisions made in medicine involve a pathology test or radiology examination, Pathology/radiology Informatics has emerged as an arm for developing next-generation pathology/radiology reporting methods, databases, imagery, and diagnostics. Current archiving systems are very primitive, restricting any sophisticated use of the reports. This proposal aims to collabora ....Intelligent archiving and retrieving of clinic laboratory records in pathology/radiology informatics study. Since 80% of the critical decisions made in medicine involve a pathology test or radiology examination, Pathology/radiology Informatics has emerged as an arm for developing next-generation pathology/radiology reporting methods, databases, imagery, and diagnostics. Current archiving systems are very primitive, restricting any sophisticated use of the reports. This proposal aims to collaborate with Lossless Data Compression Pty Ltd in developing an innovative pathology/radiology report archiving system capable of automatically extracting useful information. This system will make a smart use of pathology/radiology data and open a new way to extend current tests and examinations from being disease-focussed to being wellness focussed.Read moreRead less
Personalized, Adaptive, and Semantic-driven Selection and Composition of Web Services. Web services are the pillar of the new generation of Internet technologies. They provide standardized access to functionality that would otherwise be hidden inside enterprise information systems. As the existing base of web services expands, there is a need for techniques to select, configure, assemble, and coordinate web services to perform complex user tasks. This project will advance the fundamental underst ....Personalized, Adaptive, and Semantic-driven Selection and Composition of Web Services. Web services are the pillar of the new generation of Internet technologies. They provide standardized access to functionality that would otherwise be hidden inside enterprise information systems. As the existing base of web services expands, there is a need for techniques to select, configure, assemble, and coordinate web services to perform complex user tasks. This project will advance the fundamental understanding and know-how in this area by addressing three complementary research challenges: how to, organize and search semantically rich service descriptions; select services with respect to flexible and personalized criteria; and coordinate services in an adaptive and context-aware manner.Read moreRead less
Supply Chain Management and eProcurement. This project will assist Australian firms assess the impact of emerging Internet-enabled electronic business (e-business) initiatives in the area of procurement and supply chain management. The aims are to identify factors that constrain/enable e-procurement in creating sustained value; describe key elements of suceses in the development, application and effective use of e-procurement; provide the basis for assessing progress in understanding and use of ....Supply Chain Management and eProcurement. This project will assist Australian firms assess the impact of emerging Internet-enabled electronic business (e-business) initiatives in the area of procurement and supply chain management. The aims are to identify factors that constrain/enable e-procurement in creating sustained value; describe key elements of suceses in the development, application and effective use of e-procurement; provide the basis for assessing progress in understanding and use of successive waves of innovation in areas of e-procurement and supply chain management; and develop industry benchmarks for critical dimensions of effectiveness in these areas.Read moreRead less
Special Research Initiatives - Grant ID: SR0354729
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$10,000.00
Summary
Smart Use of Information Technologies (SUITs). The SUITs network will develop critical mass in world-class, leading-edge research into the smart use of information and communication technology (ICT) through integration of research within the dispersed Australian ICT research community and through facilitating international linkages. The network will undertake research applicable in key sectors including the health, education, service, knowledge and media industries. The aim is to establish a h ....Smart Use of Information Technologies (SUITs). The SUITs network will develop critical mass in world-class, leading-edge research into the smart use of information and communication technology (ICT) through integration of research within the dispersed Australian ICT research community and through facilitating international linkages. The network will undertake research applicable in key sectors including the health, education, service, knowledge and media industries. The aim is to establish a higher order of coordination and collaboration in research into ICT applications.
The feasibility study proposed will engage key stakeholders, refine research goals and investigate linkage mechanisms to improve Australia's ICT research and its contribution to economic and social well-being.
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