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Guest blog by Barbara Ainsworth
Trevor Robinson contributed to the development of computing in Australia for more than 60 years in many different areas
combining good technical knowledge with an understanding of the needs of the computer customers in a rapidly evolving computer industry.
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Consumers' Grid.
It is not clear that our current regulators can reinvent themselves within their bureaucratic mandates to deliver an efficient and optimal
future.]]>
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CIRRUS is installed for your viewing
pleasure on Level 1 Ingkarni Wardli at Adelaide University. More of her accessories and signage to be displayed in the new year. On behalf
of all Australians, our appreciation to the Adelaide University Librarian, Siân Woolcock, and the Library Special Collections
team (Fiona Borthwick, Kate Moskwa, Kate Sinclair and Elizabeth Pascale) for their outstanding efforts in restoring and presenting CIRRUS.]]>
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2025-12-20 03:35:00
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Prof David Skellern AO and Dr Cathy Foley were inducted into the 2025 Pearcey Hall of Fame at the Pearcey
National Awards event. The presentations were part of the 70th anniversary of the University of Melbourne School of Computing and
Information Systems celebration evening held at Melbourne Connect on 21 November 2025.]]>
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Prof David Skellern AO was awarded the prestigious 2025 Pearcey Medal at the Pearcey National Awards event. The presentation was part of the 70th anniversary of the University of Melbourne School of Computing and Information Systems
celebration evening held at Melbourne Connect on 21 November 2025.]]>
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Grant Petty, National and Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur award recipient in 2020, has partnered with APPLE to once again make professional video creation and editing accessible to every creative effort.]]>
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2025-10-03 05:45:00
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Karl
von Moller
we hear first hand from the people who pioneered this era of modern electronics innovation in Australia.]]>
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IT
Innovation in Australia, A Long-Term Perspective.]]>
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2025-08-20 23:00:00
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Guest blog by Barbara Ainsworth
Mary Lee Woods enjoyed a short career in Australia at Mount
Stromlo. Her son, Tim Berners-Lee, is known as the “Father of the Web”. Mary accepted the name “Grandmother of the Web’. She should be
celebrated for her own career in programming.]]>
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Prof Andrew Dzurak was elevated to the Pearcey Hall of Fame in November 2024. Unfortunately, Andrew was overseas at the
time of the presentation and so the Chair of the Pearcey Foundation presented the certificate in person on Friday 14 February at the Diraq lab at UNSW Campus in Kensington, NSW.]]>
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National
Entrepreneur Award, the Pearcey Hall of Fame and the Pearcey Medal.
These most prestigious awards recognise outstanding Australians in the ICT sector for their entrepreneurial spirit, achievements and
lifetime commitment to the betterment of our society through technology enabled change.]]>
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2024-12-01 06:59:00
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2024-11-11 06:15:00
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Chris Piastri, recipient of the 2024 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award is interviewed by 9News about his Pearcey award
and the work he has done to receive this prestigious recognition.]]>
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2024-10-30 13:00:00
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Musica ex Machina: Machines Thinking Musically is an exhibition at EPFL Pavilions in Lausanne, Switzerland, that explores the
intersections of algorithmic and computational thinking in music. The exhibition highlights the evolution of these concepts from historical
to contemporary contexts, showcasing how technological advances have expanded musical possibilities. A significant part of the exhibition is
dedicated to CSIRAC, the first computer to play music, featuring its pioneering role in the history of computer music. CSIRAC's
contributions are illustrated through historical documentation and audiovisual installations. More details about the exhibition and its
themes can be found here .
Details about the associated symposium are
here
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th February 2024 at the age of 93. His legacy is profound and not only in IT. He was
made an Officer (AO) of the general division of the Order of Australia for "Distinguished service to the information technology sector and
the mining industry, particularly through the development of industry standard computer programs for strategic mine planning and
optimisation”.
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2024-01-26 05:27:00
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Professor Ariel Liebman was a key supporter of Australia 4.0. He worked at the intersection of ICT and the future renewable
grid. Ariel was going to moderate one of the Australia 4.0 sessions but, since he was to be overseas at the time, he arranged for other colleagues to assist. Sadly, Ariel passed away after a brief illness on November 9th 2023 and will be sorely missed by his
family, friends and colleagues.]]>
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Aidan and David Tudehope, co-founders of Macquarie Technology Group and Pearcey Fame inductees, Richard
White, Founder and CEO of Wisetech Global, and Professor Jean Armstrong, engineer, inventor, teacher and researcher. The Pearcey National Entrepreneur Award recipient was Didier Elzinga, Founder and CEO of CultureAmp.]]>
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Building on the work of Dr Trevor Pearcey and his invention of the first digital computer in Australia, which put us at the global forefront
of the digital age, we have recognised outstanding Australians:
161 Pearcey Entrepreneur Awards
62 Pearcey Hall of Famers
24 Pearcey Medals
Peer-selection is the hallmark of the Pearcey awards. Selected by past award recipients, this is the community recognising the significant achievements of its peers.]]>
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Ada Lovelace Day honours all the innovative women in STEM, commemorating their ingenuity that has changed the course of
history.
Proudly sponsored by the Pearcey Foundation.
The Monash University Faculty of IT is exploring the role of Australian women in early digital computing – and the opportunities in the
future. Join us for insightful speeches, a thought-provoking panel discussion and networking over a light lunch in our celebration ‘Australian
women in IT yesterday, today and tomorrow’
which will be opened by Professor Ann Nicholson, the first female Dean of our faculty. It will then venture into the life of Ada
Lovelace and how women can carry on her legacy of impact today and tomorrow.]]>
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2023-10-04 05:25:00
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Didier Elzinga, founder and CEO of Culture Amp. Award was
presented at a special dinner in Melbourne, by the Honourable Ben Carroll MP, Minister for Industry & Innovation, State Government of
Victoria. A flagship event of the Victorian Digital Innovation Festival and of the Melbourne Connect Innovation Week
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2023-09-30 09:43:00
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Our guest was the former Head of the Dept of Computer Science at the Uni of Melbourne and explains how CSIRAC led to the rapid adoption of
computing at the university and fostered the discipline.
Guest: Dr Peter Thorne, former Head of the Department of Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Chair, Heritage
Committee, The Pearcey Foundation.
Broadcast 3 Sep 2023]]>
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2023-09-06 14:00:00
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Many of us recall Harry as the crusty but jovial former head of TRL – Telecom Research Labs, for many years. His passing on
31 July at age 93 marks the end of an era when Telecom Australia dominated all aspects of Telecommunications in Australia. ]]>
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2023-07-31 04:41:00