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Dr Chirath Hettiarachchi. Photo: Crystal Li/ANU

From code to care: ANU research on AI is changing lives

8 Sep 2025

Dr Chirath Hettiarachchi is harnessing artificial intelligence to help people living with diabetes and depression. And he’s only just getting started.

The ANU College of Systems and Society 2025 3MT final PhD candidates and judges. Back row from left to right: Anjalie Edirisooriya (School of Engineering PhD candidate), Sharmin Akter (Fenner PhD candidate), Buddhi Kothalawala (School of Computing PhD candidate), Lachlan McGinness (School of Computing PhD candidate), Dr Richard Greene (Fenner judge), and Dr Ehsan Nabavi (CPAS judge). Front row from left to right: Shoshana Rapley (Fenner PhD candidate), Professor Valeska Ting (College Interim Associate Dean HDR), Samantha Shippley (Fenner PhD candidate), Dr Bea Velasco (School of Engineering judge), Associate Professor Pascal Bercher (School of Computing judge), and Rachel Clarke (Fenner judge).

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Communicating complex ideas, in just three minutes: our 2025 3MT candidates

9 Jul 2025

Imagine condensing an 80,000-word thesis into a three-minute presentation. That’s exactly the challenge faced by PhD students in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at the recent College final.

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Exploring uncharted depths at ANU Game Jam

8 Apr 2025

ANU students take the express lane as they fast-track their game development skills in just two days.

Left to right: Dr Robin Vlieger, Dr Mousumi Rizia, Professor Hanna Suominen, and Dr Chirath Hettiarachchi from the ANU Neuroinformatics group.

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ANU neuroinformatics researchers recognised for contribution to brain science

18 Feb 2025

Three early-career researchers from the ANU Neuroinformatics group have been recognised for their impactful contributions to the field.

Dr Amanda Parker named as one of Australia’s Superstars of STEM

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ANU machine learning expert joins Superstars of STEM

11 Dec 2024

Congratulations to The Australian National University (ANU) machine learning expert Dr Amanda Parker, who has been selected as one of Australia’s Superstars of STEM!

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AI meets astrophysics: a Jubilee Joint Fellow’s journey of growth

9 Dec 2024

“As a Fellow, I truly enjoyed becoming a catalyst—it is my favourite way to conduct research. To be a catalyst means to open doors for interdisciplinary research and bring together great teams...

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Level up: game development

2 Dec 2024

The latest student creations from our ANU game development course are ready to test and play!

The Australian researchers who received the 2024 Gordon Bell Prize – (from left to right): Fiona Yu, Calum Snowdon, Jorge Vallejo, Giuseppe Barca, Ryan Stocks, Elise Palethorpe – at the ACM Supercomputing 24 conference.

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ANU researchers win Gordon Bell Prize for record-breaking algorithm

26 Nov 2024

A team of researchers from ANU has been awarded the 2024 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for a record-breaking algorithm that advances our understanding of chemistry and biology.