Oscar Perez-Concha

Oscar Perez-Concha

About Oscar Perez-Concha

Health Data Science and Health Artificial Intelligence. For more information, check my profile at UNSW: https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/oscar-perez-concha
On Saturday the 24th of October 2022, the sunrise looked promising: clear skies, a beautiful balmy sun, and the perfect Sydney weather conditions that we haven’t seen in a while. Eleven brave SRAP members and university work colleagues started walking around 9.15 am from Springwood train station through lush and […]

SRAP Bushwalk – Blue Mountains: Sassafras, Glenbrook and Magdala Creek’s ...

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This workshop reviewed the history of Big Data and gave an overview of the main technologies developed over the course of that history. The workshop was organised and presented by SRAP-IEAP member Dr. Óscar Pérez-Concha (UNSW). The workshop was divided in five parts: The power of data: how data have […]

Workshop: Basic notions & first steps with Big Data

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https://cultura.cervantes.es/sidney/en/Research-Bites-Unión-Europea/121720 Research Bites are periodical meetings organised by the Spanish Researchers Asia-Pacific Association (SRAP). Aiming to facilitate the exchange of local experiences and to transfer knowledge among other researchers based in Australia. These informal gatherings have been previously organised in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart to promote networking in the Spanish […]

Research Bites: European Union

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Professor Ayuso-Mateos’ visit was co-sponsored by the Association of “ Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific” (SRAP) and “Instituto Cervantes Sydney”  Prof Ayuso-Mateos is Chairman and Director of the Department of Psychiatry of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), and clinically  affiliated with the Hospital Universitario de la Princesa. He is Principal Investigator of […]

Visit of Professor Ayuso-Mateos in Sydney

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Dear SRAP Members, Christmas is almost around the corner! Let's have a Christmas party! It will be an excellent opportunity for networking. Hope to see you all.
Sydney:
Cuándo: Viernes 8 de diciembre
Dónde: The Nag's Head Hotel. 162 St Johns Rd, Glebe NSW 2037
Hora: A partir de las 7pm
Melbourne:
Cuándo: Sábado 9 de diciembre
Dónde: Luna Park, en la puerta principal, justo al lado del "boca" de entrada.
The Esplanade. St Kilda.
Hora: 12.30 pm

SRAP Christmas Parties 2017: Sydney (8-Dec) & Melbourne (9-Dec)

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Dear SRAP members, Remember that tomorrow, Friday 3-November-2017, SRAP will host the 3rd Australia-Spain Research Forum: Air [https://airforum2017.srap-ieap.org] in Sydney. Sydney: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/air-forum-2017-sydney-tickets-38719265365?aff=es2 If you miss it, no worries. Monday 6-November-2017, the Air Forum continues in Canberra. Canberra: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/air-forum-2017-canberra-tickets-38719325545?aff=es2 Find more details below. Kind regards, Oscar on behalf of the SRAP Board. Dear SRAP members, It is […]

Announcement of the 3rd Australia-Spain Research Forum: Air

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Dear Members, We are pleased to invite you to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific (SRAP) to be held on Friday 3th November 2017 at 17:30 at the Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University. We will email you our Annual Report very soon. This Annual Report summarises all activities undertaken by the association during this year (including the President’s report for 2017). We will also send a reminder to pay next year’s membership fee ($40/year). Hard copies of these reports will be available at the AGM meeting. The AGM will take place at the end of the 3rd Australia-Spain Research Forum: Air. Please check the program and register to attend the forum https://airforum2017.srap-ieap.org/ This year the forum will take place in two cities: Sydney on the 3rd Nov and Canberra on the 6th Nov. With regard to the AGM and the association in general, we would love to hear from you: any ideas that you have, any activity that you would like the association to get involved or any event that you would like to organise. Feel free to email us your ideas and any items that you want to include in the agenda of the meeting to srap.ieap@gmail.com. In addition, we would love to have you as part of the board. Feel free to nominate yourself to any of the roles of the association or just pop by and say that you want to help.  For example, these are some of the positions of the board: -Secretary -Assistance secretary -Head of communications (website, social media) -Event organiser (research and social activities) I encourage you all to attend both the forum and the AGM meeting in person. If this is not possible, please consider joining us by teleconference via Zoom- here are the details: Topic: 2017 SRAP AGM meeting Time: Nov 3, 2017 5:30 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/326171168 Or iPhone one-tap :     Australia: +61280152088,,326171168# Or Telephone：     Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location)：         Australia: +61 (0) 2 8015 2088     Meeting ID: 326 171 168     International numbers available: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=0SeMGfDmxfRGAqCcE5-op976NtUtxewq We look forward to seeing you at the AGM meeting. Regards, Sergio Leon-Saval President of SRAP

Annual General Meeting 2017

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Spanish Tapas to celebrate the beginning of SRAP activities calendar in Melbourne.
Dear researchers in Melbourne,
We would like to invite you to an informal gathering in Melbourne.
This will be a networking social event to get in touch with other researchers, where we will discuss the next activities of our association.
RSVP via MeetUp: Españoles investigadores en Melbourne - SRAP (https://www.meetup.com/Espanoles-investigadores-en-Melbourne-SRAP/) Confirmation and commitment of assistance is required as table needs to be booked in advance.
You don't need to be a SRAP member for this particular event.
However, future activities will be free for SRAP members ($40 a year).
Looking forward to meeting you soon!
Alenjandro Caro.
PS: How does MeetUp work?
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Melbourne Gathering: Spanish Tapas

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Dear SRAP Members, We hosted one of our SRAP debates, 24 August 2017, at the Eveleigh Hotel with a special guest, Professor Hernán Míguez (http://mom.icmse.csic.es/group-members/hernan-miguez/). Professor Hernán Míguez is a Research Professor of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) and leads the group of Multifunctional Optical Materials (http://mom.icmse.csic.es). The topic was […]

Brain Drain: Urban Myth or Tough Reality?

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(Post only available in Spanish) ¡Hola socios de SRAP! En la junta de la SRAP llevamos tiempo buscando excusas para organizar unas copas/tapas/drinks. Ahora creemos que es una buena ocasión, juntarnos para conocernos, hacer contactos, y celebrar/despotricar sobre la “famosa” diplomacia científica del gobierno español. Para los que hayáis seguido […]

Social drinks and Spanish Science Policy

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