At the 2019 Eureka Prize ceremony held on 28 Aug in the Sydney Town Hall hosted by the Australian Museum, Prof Longbing Cao was announced as the winner of the 2019 Eureka Prize for Excellence in Data Science, which is sponsored by the University of Technology Sydney. The Eureka Prizes are known as the Oscars of Australian science, representing the most high-profile science awards in Australia.
Prize summary:
Professor Longbing Cao is a global leader in data science research, education and innovation. He has developed cutting-edge theories and systems to analyse real-life complex data for smarter business transformation. His work has enabled more efficient, active and tailored debt recovery and payment collection practices, producing significant socio-economic benefits to Australia.
Relevant media reports:
The Youtube video about Prof Cao’s award:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byN8Y7Vp6LY
The 2019 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes winners:
https://australianmuseum.net.au/get-involved/eureka-prizes/2019-eureka-prize-winners/
Australian Museum Eureka Prizes social media announcement:
https://twitter.com/eurekaprizes
InnovationAus on Science heroes win Eureka fame
And others appeared in Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Conversation, etc.
Acknowledgment:
The Eureka Prize is a recognition of the massive teamwork conducted in the past 15 years led by Prof Cao at the Data Science Lab in UTS. It is a great recognition of the leadership of UTS and the Advanced Analytics Institute in data science. It encourages the Data Science Lab to continue its long-term vision and dedication to high-quality Research, high-caliber Education, and high-impact Development (the RED model).
Prof Cao would like to sincerely thank all current and former students, team members, colleagues and executives at UTS and all domestic and international collaborators and partner organizations in industry, government and research institutions for their generous and continuous support to his long-term journey of pursuing excellent data science research, education, applications, and leadership.
