EVENT DETAILS

“A mountain of research shows that professional networks lead to more job and business opportunities, broader and deeper knowledge, improved capacity to innovate, faster advancement, and greater status and authority.”1

So, networking is important, but how do I do it? In this hybrid panel discussion co-hosted by ACC, BRIC and SEAM we aim to provide some guidance to an ECR audience on just this topic.

Presentations include:

How I Network presented by Assoc Prof. Chris McCarthy, Chief Investigator Australian Cobotics Centre,

Using LinkedIn to Network presented by Denison Chang, PhD, Biointelect Pty Ltd, and

Curating an Industry Partnership presented by Prof. Scott Wade, Chief Investigator at SEAM and BRIC

After the presentations there will be ample opportunity for audience Q&A and discussion with/amongst the panel followed by a light lunch and an opportunity to (you guessed it) network!

About the speakers

Assoc. Prof. Chris McCarthy
An Associate Professor in the Department of Computing Technologies within the School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies (SoSCET). His research is in computer vision algorithms for robotics, intelligent transport systems and human-computer interaction (in particular for assistive technologies). Chris currently serves as Stream Leader in the Swinburne Innovative Planet Research Institute, leading the Intelligent Transport stream. Chris is also a Chief Investigator with the Australian Cobotics Centre, an Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Collaborative Robotics in Advanced Manufacturing, funded by the Australian Research Council.

Denison Chang, PhD
A Biotech consultant with hands-on experience as a Senior Scientist and Program Manager Denison has a proven track record of working productively in multidisciplinary projects across multiple countries and cultures including anaging the progression of an mRNA vaccine candidate for SARS-CoV-2 (first in country) from preclinical to phase I clinical trials.

Prof. Scott Wade
Scott is a Professor at Swinburne University and a CI at ARC ITTC’s SEAM and BRIC. Prior to this he held research positions at a number of universities in the UK and Australia. His research investigates various aspects of corrosion, including microbially influenced corrosion, novel coatings and corrosion sensing. The majority of his career has involved collaboration with leading industrial, government and academic institutions. He is also heavily involved with various national and international professional organisations such as the Australasian Corrosion Association and the International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation society.