Like many universities, it has been a challenge for Monash University to precisely understand the impact of various investments at the university level. The Monash Systems & Analytics team, working closely with Amazon Web Services (AWS), has taken an innovative approach to understanding return on investment in university research.

By combining graph technology with artificial intelligence (AI), they’ve developed a tool that delivers precise insights into how university investments are paying off—and gives administrators, researchers, students a new way of making connections across university equipment, personnel, and research output.

Join our live session to see how this innovative tool is engineered, and how it works in practice across several use cases.
  • Why graph technology is particularly well suited for understanding critical connections and relationships—and why it pairs so well with artificial intelligence
  • The context for the development of the Research Automated Publication Processing Assistant (RAPPA)
  • How graph and AI combine to deliver in-depth, contextual insights on research return on investment, researchers and equipment, and research activities
  • A detailed look under the hood at the technical architecture of RAPPA
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    Dr. Mahyar Nasabi
    Program Manager of Systems & Analytics, Monash University
    Mahyar Nasabi is currently the Program Manager of the Systems & Analytics team at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He also manages the Australian Research Infrastructure Network. He is particularly interested in coming up with data driven solutions and design systems to improve business processes. Dr. Nasabi holds a PhD in micro and nano fabrication technology from RMIT University.
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    Philippe Gabert
    Solutions Architect, AWS
    Philippe Gabert is a Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Sydney, Australia, specialising in Higher Education institutions. He is particularly passionate about working with researchers and understanding their unique computational and data challenges. Philippe was the AWS Technical Lead for the RAPPA project, guiding the technical architecture and implementation.
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    Jean Villedieu
    General Manager & Co-founder @ Linkurious
    Jean is the co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Linkurious. Over the years, he has worked with a wide range of Fortune 500 companies and government agencies to help them find insights in complex connected data. Previously, he worked in the consulting industry. Jean double-majored in both political sciences and competitive intelligence.