Advanced Graduate Coursework Program
The Research Training Network (RTN) provides an opportunity for students enrolled in an Australian university, undertaking a PhD in the ICT field, to access advanced research coursework units of study.
Advanced coursework units are offered by NICTA in partnership with a University or a NICTA laboratory. Presenters are leading researchers in their fields.
2012 Courses
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Course Title |
Course Presenter |
Dates |
Venues |
Contact |
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| Foundations in ICT for new NICTA students covering the fundamentals of each of NICTA's six Research Groups: - Computer Networks - More details - Computer Vision - More details - Optimisation - More details; Part 1 Slides; Part 2 Slides; Assignment - Control and Signal Processing - More details - Operating Systems - More details - Machine Learning - More details |
NICTA researchers, expert in each field, |
One day each week from Tuesday 21 August to Wednesday 7 November See course description for further details |
Hosted at NICTA Research Laboratories More details |
Karyn Knowles |
| Security and Privacy in Intelligent Transportation Systems Course Outline |
Visting Professor Prof Frank Kargl |
18 July 2012, 9am-5pm* 19 July 2012, 9am-1pm* 20 July 2012, 9am-5pm* * Sydney time |
NICTA Research Laboratories More details |
Prashanthi Jay |
| Integer Programming and Discrete Optimization with Applications to Telecommunications Course Outline |
Visting Professor Dr Di Yuan |
6 February 2012, 9am-5pm* 7 February 2012, 9am-1pm* 8 February 2012, 9am-5pm* * Sydney time |
NICTA Research Laboratories More details |
Prashanthi Jay |
2011 Foundations of ICT Short Courses
As part of the RTN, each of NICTA's six Research Groups are offering 2-day introductory courses to students enrolled in a NICTA enhanced PhD program. The courses will provide students with the opportunity to gain a broad understanding of each of NICTA's main research areas. Details of the course are offered below.
Further information and registration details:
Click here for a .pdf document providing course descriptions and course registration information.
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Course Title |
Dates |
Register By |
Contact |
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Introduction to Machine Learning Course Outline / Course Website
Please see Course Website for software downloads required for this course |
15 and 18 November | 11 November 2011 | Kimberly Owen |
| Decision Support, Optimisation and MiniZinc Course Outline | 21 and 23 November | 17 November 2011 | Belinda Selig |
| Introduction to Control and Signals Processing Course Outline | 28 and 29 November | 24 November 2011 | Annette McLeod and |
| Empirical Research in Software Systems Course Outline | 1 and 2 December | 29 November 2011 | Rema Zogabe |
| Introduction to Computer Networks Course Outline Venue and Dial-in Details | 6, 7 and 8 December | 2 December 2011 | Prashanthi Jay |
| Introductory Course in Computer Vision and Image Understanding Course Outline | 12 and 13 December | 10 December 2011 | Kimberly Owen |
All NICTA students are strongly encouraged to attend all short courses.
These courses will be followed by semester-long advanced courses to be offered in 2012.
Other Courses held in 2011:
| Name of Course | Presenter | Date | Location | Registration |
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| Structural Pattern Recognition Course Outline |
Professor Horst Bunke Institute of Informatics and Applied Mathematics University of Bern |
19-21 October 10.30am |
NICTA, Victoria |
Contact: Natasha Baxter |
| Markov Decision Processes: Decision-theoretic Approach to Planning Under Uncertainty Course Outline |
Pascal Poupart | 4-6 April |
NICTA, Neville |
Closing Date: |