Using Open Data for Interdisciplinary Research: Workshop and Speed-Meeting
The Team: Dr Vicki Huang
The use of open data and large-scale data analytics is rare in law and other HASS fields. This is likely due to a lack of awareness of data availability and a lack of skills to explore that data. For example, in relation to the former, there is little awareness amongst (at least) law academics of the Government’s various initiatives to make data open and accessible specifically for academic research. In relation to skills with data, there is a lack of awareness by HASS researchers of the work done by STEM academics; their more advanced use of large data sets and affinity for working in teams. For example, in law, there is a cultural preference for sole-authored works. This grant will be used to run a workshop on Government open data initiaties for academics, followed by a ‘speed-meeting’ session between HASS and STEM researchers. The broad research topic addressed will be: “How can analysis of big data enhance interdisciplinary research?”
The Team: Dr Vicki Huang (lead CI, pictured)
A collaboration between the Faculty of Business and Law, IP Australia, and CSIRO Data 61