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  • Women uneasy about smart home technology

    A study of 31 Australian households which have installed smart home technology has found the early adopters are concerned about the potential security threats for women, and the gendered stereotypes reinforced by virtual assistants.

    Written by George Nott29 April 19 10:50
  • RMIT launches self-driving car course with Udacity

    The university said the program would take students “beyond the hype and headlines” and give them the skills required in career as a qualified self-driving car engineer.

    Written by George Nott02 Oct. 18 10:04
  • Technology universities drive labour market demand

    Australian employers have their sights firmly set on high-tech university graduates. These institutions are holding the own against the traditional sandstone universities, says a report tracking the trends for higher education.

    Written by Shahida Sweeney13 Oct. 14 11:10
  • RMIT pours $30M into micro and nano tech

    RMIT University is spending $30 million on a new research facility to drive advancements in micro and nano technologies.

    Written by Byron Connolly01 Sept. 14 11:56
  • Victoria's Trifid supercomputer to hit 45.9 TFLOPS

    A new supercomputer being installed by RMIT University, La Trobe University and the Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing (VPAC) will be ready for use on 17 November.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald30 Oct. 12 08:30
  • RMIT behavioural analytics to target rogue IT staff

    Assessing the internal threat from rogue system administrators and other IT staff to industry and government organisations may become easier thanks to a new research project run by Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and funded by CA Labs and the Australian Research Council (ARC).

    Written by Hamish Barwick30 June 11 11:44
  • Incoming RMIT exec turns IT focus outward

    Though only two months in the role, RMIT’s newly appointed executive director of IT services already has big ideas for the university.

    Written by James Hutchinson22 March 11 11:01
  • Cloud email crawls to RMIT students, staff

    Though self-admittedly lagging on a trend most universities completed in the past few years, RMIT in Melbourne has committed to migrating its student and staff email accounts to a hosted solution.

    Written by James Hutchinson21 March 11 23:43
  • RMIT launches Games and Experimental Entertainment Lab

    The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) is this month launching the Games and Experimental Entertainment Laboratory (GEELab) in an effort to drive innovation in the games, entertainment and creative media industries.

    Written by Lisa Banks11 March 11 15:27
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