Through UQ's partnership with the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), the School of Languages and Cultures runs the Language Data Commons of Australia (LDaCA) project which explores language-related technologies, data collection infrastructure and Indigenous capability programs.
About the Australian Research Data Commons
The ARDC enables Australian research community and industry access to nationally significant, data intensive digital research infrastructure, platforms, skills and collections of high quality data.
As a national research infrastructure provider, the ARDC facilitates partnerships to develop a coherent research environment that enables researchers to find, access, contribute to and effectively use services to maximise research quality and impact.
About the Project Team
The projects are being led by researchers and e-research professionals across our partner institutions. Staff based in the School of Languages and Cultures include:
- Professor Michael Haugh (Project Direct and lead Chef Investigator)
- Dr Martin Schweinberger (Chief Investigator)
- Robert McLellan (Program Manager)
- Sue Plunkett-Cole (Project Coordinator)
- Dr Peter Sefton (Data and Technology Lead)
- Dr Simon Musgrave (Engagement Lead)
- Dr Ben Foley (Applications Lead)
- Moises Sacal (Software Development Lead )
- Dr Alvin Sebastian (Senior Software Developer)
- Dr Sam Hames (Data Scientist)
- Dr Harriet Sheppard (Research Data Analyst)
- Maria Weaver (Data Librarian)
- Mark Raadgever (Data Librarian)
- Rosanna Smith (User Design Analyst)
- Teresa Chan (Communications Officer)
- Otis Carmichael (Web Designer, Indigenous Data Analyst)