HDR Seminar Series 2026
A recurring Higher Degree by Research (HDR) seminar series for students to present progress, pilot ideas, and engage with peers and staff. Weekly sessions from July to November 2026 (Adelaide time). Schedule is tentative until speakers are confirmed.
Program (tentative)
| Week | Date | Topic | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
27 Jul 2026 16:00–17:00 |
User Interfaces for AR: The Last Frontier – Us(ers) | Bruce Thomas | CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
| 2 |
3 Aug 2026 16:00–17:00 |
Frontier research in NLP / LLM | Lingqiao Liu | CE: Napier 108; ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
| 3 |
10 Aug 2026 16:00–17:00 |
Student research presentation practice (round 1) | Volunteer (TBC) | CE: Napier 108; ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
| 4 |
17 Aug 2026 16:00–17:00 |
Why do we publish? | Tat-Jun Chin | CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
| 5 |
24 Aug 2026 16:00–17:00 |
Student research presentation practice (round 2) | Volunteer (TBC) | CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
| 6 |
31 Aug 2026 16:00–17:00 |
SW Engineering Job Readiness in the AI Era | Wolfgang Mayer | CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
| 7 |
7 Sep 2026 16:00–17:00 |
Student research presentation practice (round 3) | Volunteer (TBC) | CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
| 8 |
14 Sep 2026 16:00–17:00 |
TBC | TBC | CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
| 9 |
21 Sep 2026 16:00–17:00 |
Student research presentation practice (round 4) | Volunteer (TBC) | CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
| 10 |
28 Sep 2026 16:00–17:00 |
AI driven decision making in complex systems | Claudia Szabo | CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
| 11 |
5 Oct 2026 16:00–17:00 |
Student research presentation practice (round 5) | Volunteer (TBC) | CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
| 12 |
12 Oct 2026 16:00–17:00 |
AI/ML tool use in the industry | Simon Ratcliffe | CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
| 13 |
19 Oct 2026 16:00–17:00 |
Student research presentation practice (round 6) | Volunteer (TBC) | CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
| 14 |
26 Oct 2026 16:00–17:00 |
TBC | TBC | CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
| 15 |
2 Nov 2026 16:00–17:00 |
Student research presentation practice (round 7) | Volunteer (TBC) | CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15 |
Session details
-
HDR seminar
27 Jul 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- Bruce Thomas
- Date and Time:
- Monday 27 July 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- User Interfaces for AR: The Last Frontier – Us(ers)
- Location:
- CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 1 of 15.
-
HDR seminar
3 Aug 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- Lingqiao Liu
- Date and Time:
- Monday 3 August 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- Frontier research in NLP / LLM
- Location:
- CE: Napier 108; ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 2 of 15.
-
HDR seminar
10 Aug 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- Volunteer (TBC)
- Date and Time:
- Monday 10 August 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- Student research presentation practice (round 1)
- Location:
- CE: Napier 108; ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 3 of 15 (tentative). Student presentation practice with faculty feedback.
-
HDR seminar
17 Aug 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- Tat-Jun Chin
- Date and Time:
- Monday 17 August 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- Why do we publish?
- Location:
- CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 4 of 15.
-
HDR seminar
24 Aug 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- Volunteer (TBC)
- Date and Time:
- Monday 24 August 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- Student research presentation practice (round 2)
- Location:
- CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 5 of 15 (tentative). Student presentation practice with faculty feedback.
-
HDR seminar
31 Aug 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- Wolfgang Mayer
- Date and Time:
- Monday 31 August 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- SW Engineering Job Readiness in the AI Era
- Location:
- CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 6 of 15.
-
HDR seminar
7 Sep 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- Volunteer (TBC)
- Date and Time:
- Monday 7 September 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- Student research presentation practice (round 3)
- Location:
- CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 7 of 15 (tentative). Student presentation practice with faculty feedback.
-
HDR seminar
14 Sep 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- TBC
- Date and Time:
- Monday 14 September 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- TBC
- Location:
- CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 8 of 15 (tentative).
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HDR seminar
21 Sep 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- Volunteer (TBC)
- Date and Time:
- Monday 21 September 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- Student research presentation practice (round 4)
- Location:
- CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 9 of 15 (tentative). Student presentation practice with faculty feedback.
-
HDR seminar
28 Sep 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- Claudia Szabo
- Date and Time:
- Monday 28 September 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- AI driven decision making in complex systems
- Location:
- CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 10 of 15.
-
HDR seminar
5 Oct 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- Volunteer (TBC)
- Date and Time:
- Monday 5 October 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- Student research presentation practice (round 5)
- Location:
- CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 11 of 15 (tentative). Student presentation practice with faculty feedback.
-
HDR seminar
12 Oct 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- Simon Ratcliffe
- Date and Time:
- Monday 12 October 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- AI/ML tool use in the industry
- Location:
- CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 12 of 15.
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HDR seminar
19 Oct 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- Volunteer (TBC)
- Date and Time:
- Monday 19 October 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- Student research presentation practice (round 6)
- Location:
- CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 13 of 15 (tentative). Student presentation practice with faculty feedback.
-
HDR seminar
26 Oct 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- TBC
- Date and Time:
- Monday 26 October 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- TBC
- Location:
- CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 14 of 15 (tentative).
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HDR seminar
2 Nov 2026 · 16:00–17:00
- Speaker:
- Volunteer (TBC)
- Date and Time:
- Monday 2 November 2026, 16:00–17:00 (Adelaide)
- Title:
- Student research presentation practice (round 7)
- Location:
- CE: Ingkarni Wardli 5.57 (IW5.57); ML: Mawson Lakes Building J, J2-15
- Abstract:
- HDR Seminar Series — Week 15 of 15 (tentative). Student presentation practice with faculty feedback.