Day of AI Australia Dolphin Tank 2024

As part of National Science Week, join Day of AI Australia for our inaugural Dolphin Tank! 

As part of Day of AI Australia's program in Term 2, primary and high students from across Australia submitted their ideas for how AI could be used to help tackle climate change and sustainability.

Six teams from across Australia were invited to refine their idea together with experts from Rokt and UNSW's AI Institute and School of Computer Science and Engineering. These six finalist teams have been working to improve their idea and develop a prototype of their AI system. 

Join us on Wednesday 14 August to hear these teams pitch their ideas to a panel of expert judges in the Dolphin Tank 2024. Think Shark Tank, but smarter! And friendlier.

You will also have the opportunity to hear from AI experts and people using AI in cutting edge applications and ways you might not expect... How is AI used in one of the world's fastest solar vehicles? How is it being used to manage wildlife populations? 

Winners of the Day of AI Australia Student Challenge will also be announced at the Dolphin Tank event.

Event details

Join Day of AI Australia, Rokt and UNSW in this unique National Science Week celebration event.

Date: Wednesday, 14 August

Time: 12.00 - 1.35pm AEST

Location: Virtual. Access information will be sent to registered attendees in advance of the event.

Event agenda

• Welcome
• Dolphin Tank teams pitch their revised ideas. Teams will have 8 minutes each to impress the judges.
• Lightning Talks! Hear from researchers, experts and people using AI in interesting and unexpected ways. These talks will be under 5 minutes but will leave you inspired about what AI can do!
• Announcement of winners for Dolphin Tank as well as Student Challenge.

Please note the agenda is subject to change at short notice.

The Dolphin Tank 2024 is brought to you by 

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Day of AI Australia is a free AI literacy program for teachers and students in Years 5-10. Day of AI lessons include what AI is, how it works, its risks and limitations to help students and educators become more responsible and ethical users and designers of AI systems.

Rokt is the global leader in ecommerce technology, enabling companies to unlock value by making each transaction relevant at the moment that matters most, when customers are buying. Rokt’s AI-powered relevance platform built over the last 12 years and scaled network powers billions of global transactions annually for the world’s leading companies such as Uber, Ticketek, Disney+, Flight Centre, MyDeal, Domino's and more.  Rokt Ads allows brands to connect with customers who are ready to purchase by placing relevant offers on the confirmation pages of e-commerce sites. Rokt Ads is enabling companies to diversify their acquisition channels, acquire new customers at scale, connect with customers in the buying mindset and increase engagement rates by using Machine Learning to reach the right customers and optimize for performance goals while customers are most engaged. Rokt Ecommerce uses advanced AI and machine learning to offer each customer the most relevant messages, products, services, and experiences, from the cart to the confirmation page. This enables companies to add additional profit to every transaction. 

UNSW's School of Computer Science and Engineering is one of the largest Australian schools in this technology area, and part of the highly ranked Faculty of Engineering, UNSW. The school prides itself on the cutting-edge technical skills of its students, the span, variety and high quality of its research endeavours, and the relevance and impact of the school’s work in the Australian and global context.  The School's engagement with primary and high schools is an important aspect of its operations. The School conducts world leading research in the disciplines of Computer Systems, Secure and Trustworthy Systems, Theory, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Information Systems, and Humans and Machines.

UNSW's AI Institute is the flagship UNSW Research Institute in artificial intelligence, data science and machine learning. It proudly supports the endeavours of more than 300 esteemed UNSW academics and over 50 distinguished research groups, labs, and centres. With a remarkable global reputation, the institute's researchers possess a remarkable track record in AI research and development, spanning across multiple faculties such as Engineering, Science, Business, Law, Medicine, Arts, Design & Architecture, and UNSW Canberra.