Ensuring Black voices matter: Why your voice assistant is racist, and what you can do about it
Saturday September 19th, 2020
Does your voice assistant support multiple languages? At PyConAU 2020, Kathy Reid explores why not - and how we can fix it.
Beach Wreck Ignition: Challenges in open source voice – presentation at linux.conf.au 2019, Christchurch
Thursday January 31st, 2019
This talk, accepted into the main track of linux.conf.au 2019 Christchurch, covers challenges at all levels of the open source voice stack.
From data hacks to smart cities: Presentation at #MAVtech18
Sunday March 25th, 2018
Co-presentation with City of Greater Geelong Acting Manager of Digital, Information and Technology at City of Greater Geelong, Matthew Szymczak on Geelong's transformation from data hacks to smart cities at #MAVtech18 conference.
Professional layout design with Scribus
Saturday February 1st, 2020
This tutorial, from linux.conf.au 2020 at the Gold Coast, provides an introduction to professional layout design with Scribus, an open source desktop publishing tool.
Presentation to Joining the Dots: The Art and Science of Data Visualisation symposium
Wednesday August 23rd, 2017
As part of the broader GEEmap project, I presented on the data visualisation techniques used in its production at Joining the Dots: The Art and Science of Data Visualisation at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.
Good, better, breast: building a sensing mastectomy prosthetic with open hardware – presentation at linux.conf.au 2020, Gold Coast
Saturday February 1st, 2020
This talk, from linux.conf.au 2020 at the Gold Coast, documents the development of SenseBreast - an open source sensing mastectomy prosthetic.
IoT and Big Data MasterClass at Technology Geelong Digital Lean-In
Sunday March 25th, 2018
Invited by Technology Geelong for their inaugural 'Lean In' event, this presentation provided a jargon-free introduction to the concepts behind both the Internet of Things and Big Data.
Women, dystopia, science fiction and you – VALA AGM Guest Talk
Sunday November 26th, 2017
Women, science fiction, dystopia and you - as science fiction becomes science fact, dystopia is closer than we think it is. What can we do about it?
Girls leading advanced manufacturing – Your digital future
Sunday November 26th, 2017
This talk was presented to the Girls Leading Advanced Manufacturing end of year event, inspiring women and girls to pursue careers in STEM.
API Workshop at #VALATechCamp
Sunday July 16th, 2017
The inaugural #VALATechCamp, run by VALA, partnered with Linux Australia to deliver a rich and varied two-day conference. As part of the conference, I delivered a one-hour API workshop - Application Programming Interfaces. The workshop covered an introduction to HTTP protocol and ReST, and terminology associated with APIs.