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Author Mary de Ruyter

How AI research could help predict floods

A Unitec research project using Artificial Intelligence to help predict rainfall run-off drew interest at a recent stormwater conference. Floods are becoming a more pressing problem in New Zealand; in fact, they are the country’s number-one hazard in terms of… Continue Reading →

Photography lecturer a visible success

Creative Industries lecturer Allan McDonald plays a key role in three events in the 2018 Auckland Festival of Photography – examining ideas of visibility and control, and celebrating his award-winning photobook Carbon Empire. In a building that once housed a… Continue Reading →

Keeping island communities connected

Understanding the communication networks of an island or island group is crucial to helping these communities thrive. Dr Evangelia Papoutsaki, Associate Professor in Communication Studies, discusses what she learned during a recent research fellowship to Japan – and the doors… Continue Reading →

Latest research published by open-access ePress

How could myrtle rust affect indigenous fauna if the disease becomes established in New Zealand? What have today’s creative industries students found when analysing everything from film and music to politics? How can we achieve gender equality in overseas disaster… Continue Reading →

New head of high-tech research network aims to push boundaries

Pushing boundaries in cybersecurity and other things excitingly techy is the goal of Unitec’s High Tech Transdisciplinary Research Network. The network’s new director, Christian Probst, writes about current projects, possibilities and his own background. The global discussion about privacy, recent… Continue Reading →

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