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6 January, Fast Five Chats, QUT12 January, ABC Radio16 January, The ConocoPhillips Science Experience, QUT24 January, Kinderling Kids Radio interview31 January, ACSW Promotion Panel, University of Queensland8 February, Boeing, Brisbane Powerhouse8 February, 2SER radio interview, Sydney14 February, Channel 10 Scope, QUT16 February, QUT Exec Insights Podcast19 February, CPA talk, Brisbane26 February, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne28 February, Insect Workshop, Katoomba, NSW22 March, World Science Festival co-event with Dr Arthur Benjamin, QUT1 May, Future of AI, Bayside City Council Business Breakfast, Sandringham Yacht Club, Melbourne, Victoria8 May, STEM Talk, Murrumba Downs Maths Tournament, Brisbane14 May, Navigation, neuroscience and neural networks: Pint of Science public talk, Brisbane15 May, Keynote at 9th Annual Queensland Transport Infrastructure Conference, Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane16 May, CEBIT talk: Artificial Intelligence 101: how it works, what you need, what can it do and how can it fail and VIP lounge panel, Sydney17 May Myriad Panel on Future Energy Ecosystems, Royal International Convention Centre18 May Myriad Panel on Flying Cars, Royal International Convention Centre18 May Myriad Talk on Autonomous Vehicles, Royal International Convention Centre21 May, Invited Talk at Representing a Complex World: Perception, Inference, and Learning for Joint Semantic, Geometric, and Physical Understanding workshop at ICRA2018, Brisbane:25 May, AI Justice Panel at Forces of Change – Defining Future Justice Conference, Brisbane25 May, Channel Ten’s The Project – video link here30 May, Future Transport Panel, Brisbane8 June, EduTech Main Stage Talk, Sydney19 June, QUT Principals’ Dinner Keynote Speaker, QUT, Brisbane20 June, Keynote at Future Vehicles Conference, Melbourne26 June: RSS2018 Paper Presentation27 June: Research Presentation at Uber ATG Presentation28 June: Research Presentation at Argo.AI Presentation02 July: Research Presentation at University of Maryland05 July: Research Presentation at Nvidia, San Francisco05 July: Research Presentation at Bosch, San Francisco05 July: Research Presentation at AutoX, San Francisco06 July: Research Presentation at Nuro.AI, San Francisco13 July: Future of Robotics, AI and Autonomous Vehicles, University of the Third Age18 July: Future of Robotics, AI and Autonomous Vehicles, Brisbane Investors Group19 July: Future of Robotics and AI and Career Advice, Monash University PhD Retreat, Melbourne[tentative] 31 July – 1 August, Invited talk at Autonomous Vehicles Summit, Sydney[tentative] 1 October, Language and Robotics workshop at the 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Madrid, Spain.2 August, Global Perspective AI and Self-driving Cars, Brisbane.AI Future Event, Brisbane10 August, What’s Possible – Putting AI to Work, Transport and Main Roads, Brisbane23 August, UQ Early Career Event Talk, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane28 August, Future of Transport Panel with King & Wood Mallesons, Sydney28 August, Politics in the Pub: Future Transport, Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane30 August, Future of Transport Panel with King & Wood Mallesons, Melbourne30 August, Autonomous Cars Boardroom Presentation, Melbourne14 September, Tech & Human Rights Consultation, Australian Human Rights Commissioner9 October, What’s up with Robotics, Autonomous Cars and AI, Morgans Financial National Conference, Brisbane.9 October, University of Queensland’s Advanced Science & Advanced Humanities student-lead symposium, TechnoSapiens.11 October, Hollywood Physics, Superheroes, Superconductors & Quantum electronics: Pub Physics, Barbara, Brisbane16 October, Navigating the Underground Labyrinth, Mining3 Innovation Showcase, Brisbane Convention Centre.[event postponed] 22 October, Autonomous Cars: State of Play in 2018, Brisbane Airport Corporation, Brisbane.[event postponed] 24 October, NXG3N Invited Speaker, Brisbane24 October, Corinda State High School Speech Night Keynote, Brisbane Convention Centre1 November, Research Talk at The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom2 November, Research Talk at Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom2 November, Research Talk at Blippar, London, United Kingdom10 November, Autonomous cars, artificial intelligence and robotics, Australian Electric Vehicle Expo, Brisbane15 November, Keynote on AI at AI Conference, Brisbane16 November, Inquiry into job creation opportunities in Queensland arising from the establishment of an Australian space industry, Queensland Parliamentary Enquiry, Brisbane19 November, NeuroRobotic Navigation: A Case Study in Navigating the Tension Between Terrific and Terrible Transdisciplinary Research, Macquarie University, Sydney[event cancelled] 27 November, From Rats to Robots to Autonomous Underground Mining Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence inMinerals & Petroleum Conference, Perth22 November, ARQ Group, Brisbane28 November, Opening Keynote on AI/Robotics at National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (NAGCAS) Conference, Brisbane29 November, Math Thrills: Embedding STEM in Everyday Entertainment, Reimagine Education Conference, San Francisco, United States.6 December, Artificial Intelligence 101 at National Procurement Week Summit, Sydney