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Environment and Sustainability Projects

The Curtin Institute for Data Science is supporting partners from academia, industry, and government across various sectors such as, health sciences, astronomy, agriculture and aquaculture, manufacturing, transport with their data science, software development, and computational needs.

At present, the Institute would typically contribute to 30-40 research projects per annum, working with over 50 external organisations.

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Harrier Project management; SeaGIS; In-situ Marine Optics; The Business Research and Innovation Initiative

The ‘Automated Fish Identification’ (AFID) Project

Australian fisheries are worth $2.5 billion per year, forming an important food source and sociocultural resource. In order to safeguard this resource, detailed and ongoing monitoring of fish stocks is required. However, the manual counting of fish involved in monitoring programs is costly and time-consuming. By combining ‘Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems’ and machine-learning algorithms, the process of fish counting can be automated to make it both more cost and time efficient.

LandCorp, City of Fremantle; Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute; CRC for Low Carbon Living; ARENA; Balance Utility Solutions; Power Ledger

White Gum Valley Project – Environmental Observation

The White Gum Valley Project in Fremantle is a carbon-positive urban redevelopment demonstrating sustainable urban infill to support Australia’s Paris Agreement commitment to reduce fossil fuel use. WGV employs a smart embedded network (SEN) to optimise distributed energy resources like solar PV and batteries, minimising grid imports, reducing carbon footprints and enabling community energy sharing. Early modelling indicates 60% lower carbon emissions, 70% reduced water usage through rainwater harvesting and stormwater reuse for irrigation and 20% lower operating costs, with potential for carbon-positive outcomes.