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Funnelback and Me: Celebrating 30 Years of Funnelback Technology 1991-2021

In 1991, under the auspices of the ANU-Fujitsu CAP project, the author started a research project in Information Retrieval whose aim was to support fast and effective search over enormous collections of electronic documents. Later in the 1990s the project moved to the ANU-CSIRO Advanced Computational Systems (ACSys) Cooperative Research Centre and eventually worked to create a commercial product — a search engine for the websites and document repositories held by organisations, known as P@NOPTIC. The first P@NOPTIC installation provided search of ANU’s hundreds of web sites, and it delivered obvious benefits. From the associated research, the author gained a PhD by Published Work, and became a research scientist in CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences. After ACSys ended in 2000, CSIRO took on commercialisation, licensing P@NOPTIC to universities, companies and government agencies. After a slow start, the business grew too large to remain within CSIRO and Funnelback Pty Ltd was spun off.

In 2009, Funnelback was acquired by another Australian company, Squiz Pty Ltd. At the time of writing (2021) Funnelback technologies were still being sold and supported by Squiz. P@NOPTIC/Funnelback earned tens of millions of dollars in revenue, created a peak of around 50 hi-tech jobs, and improved the quality of search in hundreds of organisations in Australia, the UK, the US, and Europe.

The book attempts to describe in easily understandable form the quarter century of research behind Funnelback — questions addressed, discoveries made, breakthroughs achieved, and challenges faced. It also chronicles the commercialisation journey, with its many ups and downs, and discusses possible reasons why Funnelback never became as successful as Google. Academics contemplating the commercialisation of their research may be interested in the Funnelback journey and in the lessons learned.

Badge ‘Ask me about Student First’

Student First is a multi-year program of work that will uplift and improve the student experience. Central to this work is the active participation and involvement of the ANU community in co-designing solutions, with an emphasis on creating the space for a strong and meaningful student voice. https://services.anu.edu.au/planning-governance/planning-review/digital-master-plan-dmp/student-first-program

ANU partners with Jawun

During National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2022, with a launch video the University announced a national 'Collaborate' partnership with Jawun for the University community to be enriched by two-way learning and connection between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia. The program works to develop solutions that result in greater self-sufficiency for Indigenous peoples and communities. Chief Operating Officer, Paul Duldig, has pledged his commitment to the secondment program during last year's NRW and is pleased to be launching the program during NRW 2022.

Lapel pin traditionally awarded to graduating Tuckwell Scholars

The Tuckwell Scholarship Program is the most transformational undergraduate scholarship program in Australia. Every year, we offer 25 talented school-leavers the opportunity to fulfil their potential by actively participating in the very best that ANU has to offer. Scholars are selected on the basis of intellect, character, leadership and their commitment to Australia. https://tuckwell.anu.edu.au/

75th Anniversary Debate: University of the Future

The University's 75th Anniversary was a year-long celebration that began on 1 August 2021 and the centrepiece to our celebrations included a public debate on the future of universities. During our 75th anniversary celebrations we have reflected on our history, what we've achieved and who helped us along the way.

This panel style discussion looks at the next 75 years - how will our university and others will look, how we are ensuring graduates are ready for the future of work, and how the higher education sector meets the needs for a rapidly changing world. Speakers:

Professor Giselle Byrnes, Provost, Massey University, New Zealand
Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell, Director of the School of Cybernetics
Professor Sherman Young, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education & VP, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Professor Michelle Ryan, Director of the Global Institute of Women's Leadership (GIWL)
Dr Timo Henckel, Senior Lecturer, ANU College of Business & Economics

Australian National University 75th Anniversary Time Capsule

  • AU ANUA 761
  • Series
  • 2022 - ?

This series contains items symbolic of ANU during its 75th anniversary year. These include objects showing the impact of the 2020 hail storm and COVID 19 on the campus, teaching and research between 2020 and 2022, an updated paid parental leave scheme, the ANU First Nations Portfolio, cooperation with Indigenous communities, mementous discoveries in science and 75th anniversary events.

Australian National University

The History of ANU Computing: a Cast of Characters; an Array of Machines; a Record of Achievement

Written in 2021 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Computer Science teaching at ANU, this book tries to record all significant aspects of computing at ANU since the arrival of the first computer (an IBM 610) at Mt Stromlo in 1960. It covers computing in research and teaching, general computer resources, microcomputers, administrative computing, networks, the World Wide Web, and supercomputing. The stories of many influential people are included, and the important contributions of women are highlighted. A hundred people have contributed material.

Life Celebrations: ANU Obituaries 2000 - 2021

  • AU ANUA 748
  • Series
  • 2021

A volume of obituaries of 192 ANU members 2000 - 2021. Compiled and edited by James J. Fox on behalf of the ANU Emeritus Faculty, for the 75th anniversary of the ANU.
The subjects of the obituaries are: Gordon Ada, David Adams, Antonio Alfonso, Heinz Arndt, Eric Bachelard, Donald Baker, Desmond Ball, John Ballard, John Banks, John Barnes, Allan Barton, Athelstan (Athel) Beckwith, Peter Bishop, Wilfred (Mick) Borrie, Howard Bradbury, Leonard Broom, Robert Brown, Christopher Bryant, Ian Buckley, John (Jack) Caldwell, Burgess Cameron, Ken Campbell, Denis Carr, Leslie (Les) Carron, John Carver, Ian Castles, Edward (Ted) Chapman, Bruce Chappell, John Chappell, Axel Clark, Michael Coper, David Craig, Keith Crook, Helen Cumpston, David Curtis, Charles Ian Donaldson, Audrey Donnithorne, Michael Dopita, Steve Dowrick, George Dracoulis, David (Noel) Dunbar, John Eddy, Ralph Elliott, Margaret Evans (née Newell), Thomas Faunce, Frank Fenner, Raymond Firth, Ernest (Fred) Fisk, Derek Freeman, John Frodsham, Eric Fry, Bryan Furnass, John Gage, Peter Gage, Kenneth Gardiner, Quentin Gibson, William (Bill) Ginnane, Robin (Bob) Gollan, Alan Gray, James Grieve, Colin Groves, Murray Groves, Charles Hamilton, Donald Hardman, Peter Herbst, Luise Hercus, Alison Hope Hewitt, Christopher Heyde, Barry Hindess, Ross Hohnen, Alec Derwent (A.D.) Hope, Diana Howlett, Helen Hughes, Thelma Hunter, Mehmet Mehdi Ilhan, Ken Inglis, Helen James, Richard (Dick) Johnson, Rhys Jones, Jan Willem de Jong, Joseph Jordens, Peter Karmel, Douglas Kelly, Hal Kendig, Eleanor Joan Kerr, Elizabeth Kingdon, Kailash Kumar, Kevin Lafferty, Ronald Lampert, William Graeme Laver, Kenneth Le Couteur, Godfrey Linge, Liu Ts’un-yan, Lo Hui-min, Helmut Loofs-Wissowa, Peter Loveday, Donald Low, Isobel Low (née Smails), Andrew Mack, James (Jamie) Mackie, Lewis Mander, Richard Mark, Allan Martin, Russell Mathews, Colin Mayrhofer, Jacqueline Mayrhofer, Oliver MacDonagh, Ian McDougall, Alan McIntosh, Tony McMichael, Leslie Melville, Peter Menzies, Geoffry Mercer, Robert (Bob) Meyer, J.D.B. (Bruce) Miller Klaus Moje, John Molony, Ann Moyal, Derek John Mulvaney, Noel Bede Nairn, Hyland Neil (Hank) Nelson, Bernhard Neumann, Graeme Max Neutze, Lawrence (Laurie) Nichol, Maev O’Collins, Marcus (Mark) Oliphant, Trevor Ophel, William (Bill) Packard, Robert Parker, John Passmore, Mervyn Paterson, Colin Plowman, Charles Price, Stephen Procter, Ian Proudfoot, Igor de Rachewiltz, William (Bill) Ramson, Michael (Mike) Raupach, Beryl Rawson, Marie Reay, Jack Richardson, James Richardson, Rodney (Rod) Rickards, Merle Calvin Ricklefs, Diana (Di) Riddell, Thomas Henry (Harry) Rigby John Ritchie, Derek Robinson, Deborah Bird Rose, Andrée Rosenfeld, Ian Gordon Ross, Geoffrey Rossiter, George Russell, Ladislav (Lado) Růžička, Pierre Ryckmans, Peter Sack, Alan Sargeson, Derek Scales, Jörg Schmeisser, Timothy Shopen, Marian Simms, Ralph Slatyer, John (Jack) Smart, Francis Barrymore, (Barry) Smith, Soepomo Soerjohoedojo, Oskar Spate, Ray Spear, Joseph (Joe) Starke, Nicholas (Nick) Tapp, Mike Taylor, Stuart (Ross) Taylor, Ian Templeman, Alan Thorne, Patrick Troy, Darrell Tryon, John Turner, Iwu Utomo, Andrzej Walicki, Alan Weatherley, Maurice Weidemann, Phillipa Weeks, Patricia (Pat) White, Wesley (Wes) Whitten, Gehan Wijeyewardene, Ian Wilson, Sofija (Sonya) Witheridge, Iain Wright, Derek Wrigley, Stephen Wurm, Elspeth Young, Leslie Zines, Jerzy (George) Zubrzycki.

ANU Emeritus Faculty

ANU Emeritus Faculty Histories

  • AU ANUA 737
  • Series
  • 2021

This series consists of personal accounts of the University’s activities, developments and achievements. from members of the ANU Emeritus Faculty.

ANU Emeritus Faculty

Sex venues

Adam Carr paper for Victorian AIDS Council (VAC) (drafts: Apr and Jul 1988).

Sex workers and sex industry (Victoria)

Australian Prostitutes Collective (Vic) 'Background' (to c. 1987); Prostitutes Collective of Victoria (PCV) correspondence and papers (incl. correspondence with Truth, Feb 1989), Feb - Aug 1989; PCV Annual report (Apr) 1989; AIDS and prostitutes, press release Aug 1989; PCV submission to VAAC versus compulsory testing, Aug 1989; copy of Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) budget submission made by PCV, Sep 1989.

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